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In 2021, 203 farmers in cities within Judith Basin County received a total of $5.6 million in 506 farm subsidies, a 41.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.6 million in 624 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Judith Basin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise Creek Hutterian Brethern | $410,712 | $285,645 | -30.5% |
| Sanna Skelton | $85,609 | $259,432 | 203% |
| Robert Peterson | $168,254 | $176,015 | 4.6% |
| Stevenson's Diamond Dot, Inc. | $299,874 | $143,581 | -52.1% |
| Helmak | $171,215 | $133,789 | -21.9% |
| Randal G. Ridgeway | $215,002 | $128,686 | -40.1% |
| Leroy Strand Estate | $174,758 | $127,775 | -26.9% |
| Leonard L. Proctor | $147,929 | $119,357 | -19.3% |
| R Land, Inc. | $135,883 | $113,293 | -16.6% |
| Daniel T. French | $98,189 | $98,004 | -0.2% |
| Charles L. Hedrick | $47,417 | $95,944 | 102.3% |
| Lander Ridgeway | $68,274 | $94,927 | 39% |
| Cindy Ann Kulish | $109,569 | $91,912 | -16.1% |
| James Lee Kulish | $109,570 | $91,912 | -16.1% |
| Gale A. Harlow | $141,804 | $90,423 | -36.2% |
| Keith A. Stevenson | $182,820 | $86,771 | -52.5% |
| Annala Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $83,542 | -- |
| Wertheimer a, Inc. | $94,546 | $82,530 | -12.7% |
| Wertheimer H, Inc. | $94,546 | $82,530 | -12.7% |
| Rodney J. Mikkelsen | $166,149 | $82,377 | -50.4% |
| Dawn A. Ridgeway | $98,981 | $82,128 | -17% |
| John M. McCray | $112,395 | $81,393 | -27.6% |
| Hills Ranch | $229,024 | $71,328 | -68.9% |
| Dustin R. Probert | $69,157 | $65,777 | -4.9% |
| Bruce Neumann | $101,604 | $62,307 | -38.7% |
| X. D. Ranch | $82,233 | $61,029 | -25.8% |
| Rosman Ranch | $72,411 | $60,821 | -16% |
| Daniel Flugge | $99,831 | $59,359 | -40.5% |
| James A. Dye | $100,811 | $58,376 | -42.1% |
| Kane Ranch, LLC | $162,022 | $57,499 | -64.5% |
| Hughes Livestock Company | $71,271 | $57,248 | -19.7% |
| Hughes & Sons Cattle Company | $53,569 | $56,934 | 6.3% |
| Kochivar Brothers | $43,858 | $53,379 | 21.7% |
| Jackie K. Urick | $70,168 | $52,222 | -25.6% |
| Anderson, Myrtle E | $77,106 | $49,811 | -35.4% |
| Mark J. Holzer | $55,648 | $48,716 | -12.5% |
| White Rock Ranch, Inc. | $65,726 | $48,405 | -26.4% |
| Kandace R Kochivar | $27,761 | $48,051 | 73.1% |
| Michael a Kochivar | $27,761 | $48,050 | 73.1% |
| D and M Ranch, Inc. | $54,300 | $45,639 | -16% |
| M P Livestock Trust | $90,261 | $44,585 | -50.6% |
| Campbell Ranch | $33,115 | $44,484 | 34.3% |
| Bynum Livestock, LLC | $154,362 | $44,276 | -71.3% |
| Finlayson Farms, LLC | $25,915 | $42,186 | 62.8% |
| Travis A. Berg | $75,225 | $41,363 | -45% |
| Merrimac Cattle Company | $67,209 | $40,252 | -40.1% |
| Reilly Ranch, LLC | $49,531 | $39,750 | -19.7% |
| Dan Annala | $34,914 | $39,554 | 13.3% |
| Jeffrey L Mikeson | $68,915 | $38,395 | -44.3% |
| Charles R. Hill | $50,359 | $36,651 | -27.2% |
| Beau Brian Smith | $70,517 | $36,052 | -48.9% |
| William Metcalf | $42,933 | $35,367 | -17.6% |
| T Lazy T Ranch, Inc. | $65,939 | $34,782 | -47.3% |
| Hughes Newford Company | $86,112 | $33,519 | -61.1% |
| Todd Farms, LLC | $15,940 | $32,218 | 102.1% |
| John William Flanagan Estate | $17,391 | $32,045 | 84.3% |
| Clayton Annala | $52,983 | $31,682 | -40.2% |
| Taylor Agricultural Enterprises, LLP | $0 | $30,524 | -- |
| Sandmeyer Ranches, Inc. | $93,439 | $29,653 | -68.3% |
| Cole Jelinek | $0 | $28,923 | -- |
| Shabarpro Enterprises, LLC | $9,367 | $28,470 | 203.9% |
| Catherine M. Becker | $30,530 | $28,362 | -7.1% |
| Robert D. Noel | $26,178 | $26,623 | 1.7% |
| Roger Riley | $29,650 | $26,277 | -11.4% |
| Hughes Brothers, LLC | $154,469 | $25,812 | -83.3% |
| Marvin Antila | $36,102 | $25,602 | -29.1% |
| Lance S. Pospisil | $50,184 | $25,005 | -50.2% |
| Robert J. Stevenson | $192,045 | $24,105 | -87.4% |
| Robert Lee McCray Jr. | $43,593 | $23,933 | -45.1% |
| Jess Alger | $18,758 | $23,910 | 27.5% |
| Skelton Ranch Company | $106,060 | $23,901 | -77.5% |
| James Hicks | $32,022 | $23,186 | -27.6% |
| Harvey E. Thompson | $25,634 | $23,112 | -9.8% |
| Josh Soulsby | $39,545 | $21,384 | -45.9% |
| James Robert Noel | $18,201 | $21,367 | 17.4% |
| Jeffrey J. Harwood | $41,267 | $21,049 | -49% |
| Clayton Kaiser | $53,973 | $20,967 | -61.2% |
| Myron Campbell | $37,885 | $20,828 | -45% |
| Bing K. Schmitt | $61,328 | $20,123 | -67.2% |
| Noland Ranch | $25,963 | $19,990 | -23% |
| Kyle Burke Schmitt | $54,560 | $19,779 | -63.7% |
| Lance Hughes | $15,850 | $19,775 | 24.8% |
| Jacob D. Schmitt | $54,175 | $19,698 | -63.6% |
| Hobson Farm Company | $31,361 | $19,687 | -37.2% |
| Jon Wigen | $31,306 | $19,627 | -37.3% |
| Clinton W. Stevenson | $26,987 | $18,321 | -32.1% |
| T D Ranch, Inc. | $935 | $18,065 | 1,832.1% |
| Dale Peterson | $27,721 | $18,002 | -35.1% |
| Bret Vaskey | $19,897 | $17,999 | -9.5% |
| David McCray | $20,315 | $17,706 | -12.8% |
| Ronald F. Sherer | $26,601 | $17,614 | -33.8% |
| Brad Schmitt | $61,777 | $17,404 | -71.8% |
| Kelly Norskog | $20,414 | $16,954 | -16.9% |
| Caleb John Ridgeway | $22,117 | $16,474 | -25.5% |
| Kenneth Annala | $16,630 | $15,710 | -5.5% |
| Kevin Fiechtner | $0 | $14,674 | -- |
| J & K Livestock | $23,435 | $14,600 | -37.7% |
| Allen and Norma Zimmer Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $14,559 | -- |
| Fred Reed | $19,027 | $14,441 | -24.1% |
| Walter Schweitzer | $34,820 | $14,099 | -59.5% |
| J. E. McCollum | $36,681 | $13,975 | -61.9% |
| Loren E Drivdahl | $15,026 | $12,696 | -15.5% |
| Jed Stevenson | $33,476 | $12,490 | -62.7% |
| Chris Aune | $29,279 | $12,212 | -58.3% |
| Eric Hill | $12,421 | $12,170 | -2% |
| Janine T. Merrill | $36,588 | $11,685 | -68.1% |
| Gerald W. Evans | $18,327 | $11,616 | -36.6% |
| Kacey J. Wichman | $32,484 | $11,495 | -64.6% |
| Tom Skelton | $16,083 | $11,266 | -30% |
| Carol Wigen | $21,775 | $11,177 | -48.7% |
| John D. Deegan | $23,542 | $11,062 | -53% |
| Andrew T. Kellom | $186,655 | $10,302 | -94.5% |
| Clint Carr | $35,062 | $10,271 | -70.7% |
| Karnes E. Neill | $23,315 | $10,179 | -56.3% |
| Skyhook Land & Cattle, LLC | $23,559 | $9,468 | -59.8% |
| Richard A. Clary | $38,573 | $8,481 | -78% |
| Leonard N Backa | $24,365 | $8,312 | -65.9% |
| Donald E. Otis | $8,840 | $8,041 | -9% |
| Herbert G. Wilber | $22,346 | $8,016 | -64.1% |
| Anthony F Kochivar | $26,499 | $7,980 | -69.9% |
| Hughes Mountain Ranch, LLP | $0 | $7,847 | -- |
| Cole Hunter Norskog | $12,276 | $7,526 | -38.7% |
| Layton Perry | $37,850 | $7,032 | -81.4% |
| Norma Cripps | $11,726 | $6,960 | -40.6% |
| Abbie Anne Skelton | $32,590 | $6,752 | -79.3% |
| Jason Loose | $22,161 | $6,750 | -69.5% |
| John A. Huberty | $19,060 | $6,741 | -64.6% |
| Todd C. Bedosky | $8,035 | $6,471 | -19.5% |
| Robin R. Stevenson | $62,136 | $6,286 | -89.9% |
| Rick Caquelin | $14,893 | $6,137 | -58.8% |
| Susan B. Evans | $6,629 | $6,104 | -7.9% |
| Daniel A. Deichmann | $19,034 | $5,949 | -68.7% |
| Douglas Hitch | $21,327 | $5,949 | -72.1% |
| Sage Creek Sheep Company | $7,052 | $5,934 | -15.9% |
| Donald L. Derks | $7,095 | $5,862 | -17.4% |
| David C. Smith | $28,019 | $5,795 | -79.3% |
| Jeremy Milburn | $26,439 | $5,794 | -78.1% |
| Harry Pospisil | $11,460 | $5,660 | -50.6% |
| Kurt Myllymaki | $44,134 | $5,269 | -88.1% |
| Clayton Busch | $5,820 | $5,138 | -11.7% |
| Joyce A. Turner | $11,873 | $5,053 | -57.4% |
| 26 Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $14,000 | $4,579 | -67.3% |
| Monte Joe Obert | $5,575 | $4,547 | -18.4% |
| Damian Deegan | $17,019 | $4,385 | -74.2% |
| Thomas C. Brady | $11,317 | $4,245 | -62.5% |
| Peggy L. Hill | $3,495 | $4,104 | 17.4% |
| Michael Antila | $25,634 | $4,075 | -84.1% |
| Dustin J. Solomon | $11,184 | $3,783 | -66.2% |
| Robert D. Evans Jr. | $11,664 | $3,782 | -67.6% |
| Valerie L. Riley | $42,677 | $3,539 | -91.7% |
| Don L Hajenga | $5,682 | $3,423 | -39.8% |
| Dennis M. Bedosky | $11,645 | $3,415 | -70.7% |
| Robert George Smith | $7,387 | $3,402 | -53.9% |
| Kochivar Family Trust | $0 | $3,295 | -- |
| Matthew Neumann | $9,338 | $2,778 | -70.3% |
| Scott D. Hughes | $12,659 | $2,642 | -79.1% |
| Shooting Arrow Cattle | $7,788 | $2,355 | -69.8% |
| Jack Holzer | $11,545 | $2,334 | -79.8% |
| Kyle Carr | $21,985 | $2,100 | -90.4% |
| Wes Wadsworth | $3,592 | $2,082 | -42% |
| Pamela J. Fiedler | $1,864 | $1,985 | 6.5% |
| Darrell L. Mikkelsen | $3,668 | $1,916 | -47.8% |
| Kristy Ann Smith | $1,420 | $1,910 | 34.5% |
| Mark Wertheimer | $3,848 | $1,875 | -51.3% |
| Ross Ritter | $3,512 | $1,818 | -48.2% |
| Greg Rugland | $4,305 | $1,408 | -67.3% |
| Peter N. Hitch | $1,048 | $1,228 | 17.2% |
| Brian Benzing | $6,670 | $1,212 | -81.8% |
| Theodore Campbell | $7,009 | $1,207 | -82.8% |
| Jake Annala | $5,896 | $1,181 | -80% |
| Colt Thomas Pospisil | $6,369 | $1,158 | -81.8% |
| Rogers Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $18,656 | $1,134 | -93.9% |
| Amalie Dell | $1,650 | $1,058 | -35.9% |
| Christopher Linhart | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Kent Ridgeway | $4,609 | $989 | -78.5% |
| Eulah M Stout | $1,185 | $968 | -18.3% |
| Cristy S. Loose | $7,157 | $959 | -86.6% |
| Teresa A. Smith | $4,059 | $911 | -77.6% |
| Henry Bob Wertheimer III | $1,599 | $901 | -43.7% |
| Keith Whitfield | $1,237 | $822 | -33.5% |
| Vicki L. Whitfield | $1,237 | $822 | -33.5% |
| Raymond Leslie Soulsby | $1,791 | $776 | -56.7% |
| Oliver J. Urick | $3,410 | $707 | -79.3% |
| Donald J. Carver | $27,518 | $702 | -97.4% |
| Tyler J. Hicks | $3,179 | $658 | -79.3% |
| Trevor Annala | $2,849 | $592 | -79.2% |
| John J Gee | $352,561 | $564 | -99.8% |
| Janna Kay Lemond Vandenbos | $3,042 | $554 | -81.8% |
| John M. Campbell | $3,882 | $543 | -86% |
| Julie Peevey | $1,003 | $510 | -49.2% |
| Michelle Lynn | $1,359 | $506 | -62.8% |
| Wade Allen Mikkelson | $2,541 | $488 | -80.8% |
| Lea Mitchell | $2,134 | $486 | -77.2% |
| Trace Annala | $2,046 | $464 | -77.3% |
| Steve Stahl | $2,046 | $442 | -78.4% |
| William J. Stevenson | $3,221 | $412 | -87.2% |
| 3 S, L.L.C. | $1,104 | $396 | -64.1% |
| Corrie Rae Triplett | $1,353 | $287 | -78.8% |
| Matthew J. Triplett | $6,083 | $287 | -95.3% |
| Kristina L. Hill | $233 | $273 | 17.2% |
| Faith Stevenson | $2,563 | $182 | -92.9% |
| Dale Wayne Skinner | $638 | $138 | -78.4% |
| Chet Skelton | $550 | $86 | -84.4% |
| Annala Cattle Company | $124,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Holly Croff | $7,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Holly M. Croff | $37,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara A. Lamping | $6,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Down T Livestock, LLC | $57,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Eleanor Wigen | $10,708 | $0 | -100% |
| Garth French | $4,541 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Walker | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| P. S. Equus, LLC | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| United Livestock Brokers of M, Inc. | $54,598 | $0 | -100% |
| Watson Limited Partnership | $29,658 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen and Norma Zimmer Irrevocabl | $22,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $1,529 | $0 | -100% |
| John Gee | $103,560 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Schmitt | $1,746 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Keller | $64,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard D. Lynn | $1,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Agricultural Enterprises L | $15,796 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,600,095 | $5,637,700 | -41.3% |
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