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In 2021, 71 farmers in cities within Treasure County received a total of $1.1 million in 167 farm subsidies, a 53.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.3 million in 205 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Ranch, Inc. | $85,112 | $105,399 | 23.8% |
| Icopini Farms, Inc. | $101,890 | $61,481 | -39.7% |
| Gregory Lackman | $83,806 | $57,780 | -31.1% |
| David Scott Redding | $60,408 | $51,288 | -15.1% |
| Brian McNaney | $113,857 | $50,521 | -55.6% |
| Dallas & Cindy Steiger | $71,885 | $50,224 | -30.1% |
| David J. Olson | $94,834 | $48,051 | -49.3% |
| Tyler C. Larson | $38,645 | $43,700 | 13.1% |
| D & S Cattle Company | $162,037 | $42,987 | -73.5% |
| Shirley Redland | $153,617 | $42,193 | -72.5% |
| James G. Larson | $43,419 | $42,133 | -3% |
| Stephenson, LLC | $53,114 | $39,650 | -25.3% |
| SWL Farms, Inc. | $65,129 | $38,815 | -40.4% |
| Cross Bar, Inc. | $118,954 | $38,215 | -67.9% |
| Greg Lackman Farms, Inc. | $64,743 | $32,500 | -49.8% |
| FLY Ranch Cattle Company, Inc. | $58,241 | $31,950 | -45.1% |
| Kolb Brothers | $38,843 | $25,601 | -34.1% |
| David and Shane Lackman Farms, LLC | $37,517 | $23,122 | -38.4% |
| Redland Farms | $55,346 | $18,227 | -67.1% |
| James Clark Pinkerton | $34,761 | $15,672 | -54.9% |
| Tom McCormick | $45,462 | $15,088 | -66.8% |
| Matthew Asay | $19,966 | $13,724 | -31.3% |
| Robert Redland | $49,733 | $12,340 | -75.2% |
| James C. Millar | $25,898 | $11,384 | -56% |
| James Allen Baue | $43,389 | $11,139 | -74.3% |
| Daniel Peters | $0 | $10,220 | -- |
| James Patrick Irish | $38,669 | $10,055 | -74% |
| Marlo Moehr | $11,946 | $9,996 | -16.3% |
| William M. Gates | $38,773 | $9,645 | -75.1% |
| Gary Van Haele | $13,515 | $9,321 | -31% |
| O Lazy K Ranch | $36,780 | $8,681 | -76.4% |
| Jerry James Decock | $20,572 | $8,514 | -58.6% |
| Kathleen E. Newman | $20,937 | $7,621 | -63.6% |
| Chad Moke | $25,011 | $6,789 | -72.9% |
| Ronald G. Crum | $32,802 | $6,754 | -79.4% |
| Stacey Ogren | $72,605 | $6,716 | -90.7% |
| Robert del Warren | $26,418 | $6,692 | -74.7% |
| Rm Farms | $9,298 | $6,472 | -30.4% |
| Terry Robert Decock | $12,806 | $6,313 | -50.7% |
| Hopf Farms | $16,910 | $5,442 | -67.8% |
| P and L Cattle Company | $27,908 | $4,801 | -82.8% |
| Lawrence J. Fox | $4,786 | $4,261 | -11% |
| Judith E. Knapp | $3,158 | $3,825 | 21.1% |
| RDK Farms | $2,761 | $3,681 | 33.3% |
| William D. Willems | $11,628 | $3,549 | -69.5% |
| Lyle Newman | $18,168 | $3,508 | -80.7% |
| David John Olson | $22,710 | $3,196 | -85.9% |
| Richard D. Cunningham | $3,439 | $2,790 | -18.9% |
| Fox Land & Cattle, LLC | $12,871 | $2,441 | -81% |
| Justin L. Edwards | $10,269 | $2,400 | -76.6% |
| David Bodi | $0 | $2,323 | -- |
| Richelle Decock | $5,698 | $1,742 | -69.4% |
| Joe D. Lind | $10,114 | $1,555 | -84.6% |
| Sharon D. Decock | $4,642 | $1,331 | -71.3% |
| Marcus Baue | $4,428 | $1,075 | -75.7% |
| Julio J. Morales | $2,858 | $1,032 | -63.9% |
| Kayla Stevens | $11,656 | $956 | -91.8% |
| Wade C. Keyes | $3,608 | $843 | -76.6% |
| Julio J. Morales Jr. | $4,259 | $803 | -81.1% |
| Wales Coulee, LLC | $1,147 | $797 | -30.5% |
| Pauline King | $4,193 | $738 | -82.4% |
| Joe Lackman | $495 | $659 | 33.1% |
| Kari T. Willems | $519 | $519 | 0% |
| Todd W. Lackman | $333 | $444 | 33.3% |
| Robert H. Schultz | $247 | $286 | 15.8% |
| Dannah M Freese | $1,243 | $245 | -80.3% |
| Bob Fjelstad | $193 | $223 | 15.5% |
| Larisah Moreland | $396 | $199 | -49.7% |
| Brady Warren | $1,133 | $194 | -82.9% |
| Doyle Shipp | $1,232 | $160 | -87% |
| David McNaney | $440 | $128 | -70.9% |
| Charles G. Hopf | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Crystal M. Hopf | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Arneson | $2,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Hadden | $1,924 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith E. Kuhl | $1,934 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Cardwell | $1,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Dawn Rigby | $1,817 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Rogers | $5,291 | $0 | -100% |
| Wood's T Bar 6 Ranch LP | $39,504 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,329,447 | $1,093,119 | -53.1% |
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