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In 2021, 149 farmers in cities within Powder River County received a total of $5.1 million in 407 farm subsidies, a 10.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.7 million in 405 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 Powder River County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. B. Ranch | $174,909 | $306,630 | 75.3% |
| Open 8 Ranch, LLC | $95,157 | $203,607 | 114% |
| Steve Stoddard | $247,210 | $168,748 | -31.7% |
| Alvie J. Fortner | $240,200 | $167,482 | -30.3% |
| Collins Ranch, LLC | $108,932 | $164,324 | 50.9% |
| Karrels Cattle Company, LLC | $255,144 | $153,050 | -40% |
| Jurica Corporation | $235,511 | $138,045 | -41.4% |
| Mangen Ranch | $127,130 | $135,663 | 6.7% |
| Horseshoe I Ranch, Inc. | $128,951 | $131,523 | 2% |
| Quentin Rumph | $91,471 | $129,460 | 41.5% |
| Kermit Rumph | $102,009 | $126,285 | 23.8% |
| Donald Pearce | $95,574 | $122,179 | 27.8% |
| Fulton Ranch, LLC | $98,763 | $121,661 | 23.2% |
| Rumph Ranch Partnership | $0 | $113,841 | -- |
| Rumph Ranch Partnership | $126,557 | $113,841 | -10% |
| Phil Verwolf | $74,986 | $113,538 | 51.4% |
| Smith Ranch, Inc. | $108,223 | $110,746 | 2.3% |
| Clayton Patten | $75,756 | $104,807 | 38.3% |
| Kalan Pluhar | $89,356 | $100,860 | 12.9% |
| Tracy Fruit | $100,301 | $99,782 | -0.5% |
| Kady Creek Cattle, LLC | $94,180 | $97,027 | 3% |
| John Thomas Giacometto | $102,131 | $91,969 | -9.9% |
| Charles Carter, Inc. | $51,991 | $75,704 | 45.6% |
| Lacy Williams | $91,241 | $75,694 | -17% |
| Kendra H. Hartman | $42,670 | $72,931 | 70.9% |
| Tom Riggs | $67,670 | $72,239 | 6.8% |
| Theodore H. Elgin | $84,836 | $69,876 | -17.6% |
| Hilda Ann Brimmer | $69,880 | $67,870 | -2.9% |
| Ted L. Quade | $67,365 | $65,902 | -2.2% |
| Owen Rumph | $14,834 | $64,534 | 335% |
| Patten Ranch Company | $50,830 | $60,716 | 19.4% |
| Enoch Schaffer | $0 | $58,549 | -- |
| Fredrickson Ranch, LLC | $60,500 | $56,279 | -7% |
| Betty Aye | $13,162 | $54,525 | 314.3% |
| Ronald C Mackaben | $100,190 | $54,248 | -45.9% |
| Kurt Collins | $59,353 | $51,079 | -13.9% |
| John C Giacometto | $22,506 | $47,341 | 110.3% |
| Luke P. Earley | $57,443 | $47,188 | -17.9% |
| Randy Shannon | $53,641 | $46,852 | -12.7% |
| Nina Schaffer | $0 | $46,826 | -- |
| Tedi Jo Williams | $47,457 | $43,643 | -8% |
| Dale Edwards, Inc. | $104,214 | $42,514 | -59.2% |
| Damm Bros, Inc. | $50,202 | $41,589 | -17.2% |
| Russell & Rumph Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $39,110 | -- |
| Roger G. Schofield | $0 | $36,959 | -- |
| 969 Ranch | $164,960 | $34,926 | -78.8% |
| Thomas D. Andrews | $26,970 | $29,427 | 9.1% |
| Avin C. Rogers | $21,202 | $28,916 | 36.4% |
| Anne Gergen | $33,238 | $28,745 | -13.5% |
| Linda Morella | $22,808 | $28,022 | 22.9% |
| Mackpat, LLC | $0 | $27,585 | -- |
| Randall, Inc. | $119,821 | $26,097 | -78.2% |
| Darla Reaves | $47,269 | $23,293 | -50.7% |
| Daniel Cahoon | $0 | $21,829 | -- |
| Robert A. Smith | $42,961 | $21,812 | -49.2% |
| Darrel W. Smith | $0 | $20,206 | -- |
| Scott James Sanburn | $0 | $19,400 | -- |
| Matthew W. Earley | $33,328 | $18,797 | -43.6% |
| Pilgrim Creek Grazing Association | $0 | $18,474 | -- |
| Tom D. Collins | $1,929 | $15,984 | 728.6% |
| Fortner Ranch, Inc. | $11,825 | $15,808 | 33.7% |
| Tim Fortner | $18,040 | $15,553 | -13.8% |
| MBP Cattle Company | $7,083 | $14,099 | 99.1% |
| Jerry R. Wilson | $0 | $13,625 | -- |
| Ward E. Patten | $2,428 | $13,474 | 454.9% |
| Levi Rex McEuen | $56,299 | $12,856 | -77.2% |
| John Elgin | $24,695 | $12,725 | -48.5% |
| Vernon C. Rice | $6,765 | $12,584 | 86% |
| Graham MT Ranch, Inc. | $59,919 | $12,441 | -79.2% |
| David Nisley | $48,070 | $12,016 | -75% |
| Gali Ranch | $69,919 | $11,252 | -83.9% |
| Billy J. Gergen | $17,236 | $11,096 | -35.6% |
| Canyon Creek Cattle Company | $11,821 | $10,554 | -10.7% |
| Boni Kuhbacher | $48,937 | $10,390 | -78.8% |
| Ezekiel J. Mader | $16,483 | $9,638 | -41.5% |
| Elizabeth J. Riter | $7,496 | $9,343 | 24.6% |
| Chester C. Bruce | $5,122 | $9,063 | 76.9% |
| Kirk D. Askin | $23,922 | $8,955 | -62.6% |
| Margaret Schaffer | $13,035 | $8,774 | -32.7% |
| Hugh Fulton | $8,195 | $8,597 | 4.9% |
| Arnold M. Mader | $48,242 | $8,478 | -82.4% |
| Larry Clements Ranch, LLC | $438 | $8,173 | 1,766% |
| Fred Romanjenko | $6,188 | $7,938 | 28.3% |
| Dave B. Mader | $37,510 | $7,838 | -79.1% |
| John A. Stuver | $9,877 | $7,803 | -21% |
| William Stuver | $9,899 | $7,776 | -21.4% |
| Robert Scoles | $0 | $7,544 | -- |
| Jesse M. Barnhart | $8,431 | $6,989 | -17.1% |
| Loyd Williams | $11,263 | $6,505 | -42.2% |
| Stanley Powell | $7,870 | $6,141 | -22% |
| Robert Strackbein | $11,571 | $6,024 | -47.9% |
| Victor Henry Phillippi | $26,092 | $5,428 | -79.2% |
| Raymond Traub | $0 | $5,269 | -- |
| Rick R. Turnbough | $10,087 | $4,743 | -53% |
| Riesland Childrens Ranch | $34,646 | $4,393 | -87.3% |
| Jay Robert Schroeder | $7,417 | $4,334 | -41.6% |
| Jason Schaffer | $18,780 | $4,096 | -78.2% |
| Sterling & Lyda, Inc. | $0 | $4,040 | -- |
| Johnathon Herman | $21,252 | $3,975 | -81.3% |
| Lester Aye | $1,617 | $3,959 | 144.8% |
| Linda Lawrence | $19,869 | $3,376 | -83% |
| Forestgreen Ranch, Inc. | $11,176 | $3,238 | -71% |
| T & R Farming, Inc. | $0 | $3,166 | -- |
| James W. Burley | $15,026 | $3,096 | -79.4% |
| David R. Calvert | $35,449 | $3,032 | -91.4% |
| Francis Taylor | $7,425 | $2,926 | -60.6% |
| Rod Schaffer | $22,397 | $2,768 | -87.6% |
| Teel Mullanix | $11,286 | $2,365 | -79% |
| Kurt Copps | $0 | $2,361 | -- |
| Daniel Gali | $8,690 | $2,285 | -73.7% |
| Skyler D. Gali | $13,828 | $2,285 | -83.5% |
| Thomas W. Brewer | $8,673 | $2,251 | -74% |
| Eddy Guy Schaffer | $5,654 | $2,134 | -62.3% |
| Daniel M. Copps | $0 | $2,069 | -- |
| Dana R. O'Gorman | $0 | $2,027 | -- |
| Matthew Patten | $8,657 | $1,910 | -77.9% |
| Benjamin Patten | $6,994 | $1,815 | -74% |
| Grant M. Olson | $3,050 | $1,780 | -41.6% |
| Evan J. Rumph | $8,552 | $1,698 | -80.1% |
| Fuller Ranch, LLC | $470 | $1,600 | 240.4% |
| James Draine | $9,604 | $1,591 | -83.4% |
| Dennis V Quaring | $7,503 | $1,544 | -79.4% |
| Jason Arithson | $7,406 | $1,518 | -79.5% |
| Quinn Burley | $10,792 | $1,420 | -86.8% |
| Gail Craft | $1,647 | $1,300 | -21.1% |
| Richard Craft | $1,647 | $1,300 | -21.1% |
| Seth M. Bayles | $5,628 | $1,240 | -78% |
| Timothy Draine | $0 | $1,230 | -- |
| Donald K. Rogge | $1,877 | $1,215 | -35.3% |
| Justin Lemke | $5,522 | $1,170 | -78.8% |
| Jed Smith | $4,679 | $1,155 | -75.3% |
| Benjamin M Verwolf | $4,862 | $1,107 | -77.2% |
| Linda Quiroz | $1,872 | $1,085 | -42% |
| Nash Family Trust | $0 | $1,079 | -- |
| Trista Fruit | $3,256 | $961 | -70.5% |
| Dauson Fruit | $2,959 | $806 | -72.8% |
| Kenneth C. Jones | $4,777 | $548 | -88.5% |
| Richard E. Sparks | $7,296 | $508 | -93% |
| Barbara Riesland | $8,339 | $502 | -94% |
| Selma Leann Brimmer | $2,559 | $481 | -81.2% |
| Jerry Coulter | $2,002 | $433 | -78.4% |
| Ted J. Amsden | $851 | $416 | -51.1% |
| Clifford Allen | $957 | $367 | -61.7% |
| Rebecca L. McEuen | $8,367 | $313 | -96.3% |
| Richard Rumph | $1,342 | $312 | -76.8% |
| Curtis W. Olson | $50,630 | $287 | -99.4% |
| Garrett Harrington | $0 | $274 | -- |
| Stacey J. Rabe | $1,056 | $232 | -78% |
| James A. Espy | $1,001 | $211 | -78.9% |
| Nathan Rumph | $681 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Sanburn | $25,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Powell | $28,831 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda L Czoer | $3,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Wilson | $857 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton C. Watters | $2,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Drew Arithson | $3,888 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl Aye | $6,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernie L. Reaves | $1,651 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Cunningham | $4,882 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Bowers Jr. | $9,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanie Hovermale | $4,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Talcott, Inc. | $57,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D Stachey | $222 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence Giacometto | $4,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise Capra Talcott | $3,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret P. Scoles | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Trent | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Wilson | $9,646 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocky Mountain Bank | $19,711 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry M. Considine | $28,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Thelma Taylor | $6,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Bowers | $9,902 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Bowers | $737 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,709,314 | $5,097,825 | -10.7% |
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