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In 2021, 193 farmers in cities within Power County received a total of $7.1 million in 364 farm subsidies, a 69.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $23.5 million in 560 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 Power County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wegner Farms of Idaho | $419,138 | $317,639 | -24.2% |
| Gehring Agri-Business | $3,085,980 | $285,281 | -90.8% |
| 2P Farms | $299,185 | $253,194 | -15.4% |
| Woodworth Partnership | $407,254 | $249,824 | -38.7% |
| Monty & Carolene Funk Partnership | $1,335,701 | $236,862 | -82.3% |
| Nelson 7ud Ranches | $247,137 | $224,101 | -9.3% |
| Koompin Farms | $1,108,970 | $212,000 | -80.9% |
| Lance & Lisa Funk Partnership | $1,365,610 | $209,346 | -84.7% |
| Hofmeister Deep Creek Farms, GP | $202,198 | $177,295 | -12.3% |
| Kress Agent Partnership | $257,496 | $173,992 | -32.4% |
| Grant Neibaur & Sons | $1,838,534 | $146,016 | -92.1% |
| Diamond K. Farms | $1,127,070 | $144,371 | -87.2% |
| Webb Basin Dairy, LLC | $1,048,221 | $139,942 | -86.6% |
| Kyle Matthews | $188,669 | $128,746 | -31.8% |
| Nature Ridge Organic Dairy, LLC | $917,449 | $127,173 | -86.1% |
| Shelly Matthews | $182,863 | $124,139 | -32.1% |
| Cleft of the Rock Farms | $220,500 | $122,908 | -44.3% |
| Conrad J. Isaak | $179,341 | $110,105 | -38.6% |
| Brett and Lisa Leyshon | $137,835 | $101,797 | -26.1% |
| Spring Farms | $186,224 | $96,827 | -48% |
| Lamar Isaak | $137,703 | $85,356 | -38% |
| Hofmeister Brothers, LLP | $118,828 | $84,377 | -29% |
| Koompin Agent, LLC | $391,660 | $82,491 | -78.9% |
| Larry and Veronica Kress Farm | $61,325 | $79,555 | 29.7% |
| Wild West Farms | $359,106 | $76,701 | -78.6% |
| Carl Hofmeister | $87,639 | $73,459 | -16.2% |
| Matthew J. Hornbacher | $63,997 | $70,773 | 10.6% |
| Excalibur Ranches, Inc. | $115,228 | $70,088 | -39.2% |
| Windy Wheat, LLC | $114,570 | $69,881 | -39% |
| Violet Isaak | $110,405 | $67,746 | -38.6% |
| Jerome Clinger | $131,269 | $66,014 | -49.7% |
| Tina Clinger | $131,269 | $66,014 | -49.7% |
| Isaak Ranches | $117,742 | $61,717 | -47.6% |
| Parker Funk | $107,309 | $59,925 | -44.2% |
| Stanley P. Schmidt | $56,739 | $58,457 | 3% |
| Juniper Ridge Ranch, Inc. | $54,984 | $52,498 | -4.5% |
| Jennie Lois Osborn Trust | $55,203 | $51,908 | -6% |
| Paul R. Schmidt | $79,739 | $51,777 | -35.1% |
| Ronald L. Nelson | $69,445 | $51,592 | -25.7% |
| Lori Nelson | $56,539 | $48,772 | -13.7% |
| Call Farms | $257,210 | $46,781 | -81.8% |
| James Robinson | $50,378 | $43,883 | -12.9% |
| Rodney Lynn Ralphs | $45,125 | $43,644 | -3.3% |
| KBC Farms, LLC | $43,030 | $43,030 | 0% |
| D & R Farms | $155,133 | $42,839 | -72.4% |
| Daralis Robinson | $44,827 | $42,755 | -4.6% |
| Debra E. Tiede | $73,515 | $40,725 | -44.6% |
| James Tiede | $183,572 | $40,725 | -77.8% |
| Wesley Leisy | $40,391 | $40,391 | 0% |
| Kathleen Barkdull | $16,139 | $39,205 | 142.9% |
| Melvin R Munk & Mary K Munk Trust | $32,689 | $38,520 | 17.8% |
| Green Valley Farms, LLC | $58,970 | $36,873 | -37.5% |
| Gary & Boys Farms, Inc. | $64,212 | $36,709 | -42.8% |
| Darwin Mingo | $26,349 | $35,754 | 35.7% |
| George Udy | $46,614 | $35,728 | -23.4% |
| Martin Munk | $37,084 | $35,484 | -4.3% |
| Susan Munk | $37,084 | $35,484 | -4.3% |
| Shirley Udy | $45,660 | $35,252 | -22.8% |
| Stanley Groom | $47,078 | $35,089 | -25.5% |
| Duane Isaak | $39,888 | $34,958 | -12.4% |
| Steve Kent Deeg | $33,376 | $33,376 | 0% |
| Hanging L Farms | $37,457 | $32,409 | -13.5% |
| Lake Channel Ranch, Inc. | $84,575 | $32,150 | -62% |
| Seth Edward Fehringer | $25,708 | $32,115 | 24.9% |
| Dale Fehringer | $25,708 | $31,534 | 22.7% |
| Marilyn Allen | $145,992 | $31,312 | -78.6% |
| Sid Allen | $145,992 | $31,312 | -78.6% |
| Lynn M. Deeg | $31,013 | $31,013 | 0% |
| Dan E. Ralphs | $31,807 | $30,598 | -3.8% |
| Margie Groom | $36,747 | $29,681 | -19.2% |
| Greg Barkdull | $51,503 | $28,859 | -44% |
| Gail Havlicak | $28,460 | $28,460 | 0% |
| Andy Povey | $48,934 | $27,727 | -43.3% |
| Whitnah Ranches, Inc. | $83,379 | $27,618 | -66.9% |
| Aaron J. Povey | $59,530 | $27,489 | -53.8% |
| 9th Gate Farms, LLC | $136,167 | $27,481 | -79.8% |
| Krein Farms, Inc. | $66,904 | $26,712 | -60.1% |
| Brian L. Permann | $23,645 | $23,645 | 0% |
| Sandra Permann | $23,645 | $23,645 | 0% |
| Brent Woodworth | $28,743 | $23,537 | -18.1% |
| Jon Kress | $24,645 | $23,109 | -6.2% |
| Blaine Udy | $22,438 | $22,438 | 0% |
| Schatz Brothers, Inc. | $151,403 | $22,337 | -85.2% |
| Francine Rudeen | $25,494 | $21,690 | -14.9% |
| Kent Rudeen | $25,494 | $21,690 | -14.9% |
| Terrell Sorensen | $20,680 | $20,686 | 0% |
| Tony Fehringer | $55,663 | $20,555 | -63.1% |
| Ida Deeg | $20,343 | $20,343 | 0% |
| 2M Brand, LLC | $7,495 | $19,863 | 165% |
| Arthur Meadows | $19,732 | $19,732 | 0% |
| Linda L. Barnard | $0 | $19,514 | -- |
| Burt Fehringer | $30,574 | $19,090 | -37.6% |
| Steve Benson | $31,661 | $18,784 | -40.7% |
| Curtis Munk | $25,309 | $18,433 | -27.2% |
| Roscoe Kress & Sons, Ltd. | $19,624 | $18,048 | -8% |
| Benson Ranch at Roy, LLC | $0 | $17,444 | -- |
| Udy Cattle | $102,053 | $17,026 | -83.3% |
| NJB Farms, LLC | $13,877 | $16,432 | 18.4% |
| David J. Zimmerman | $11,245 | $16,172 | 43.8% |
| Ana I. Rowe | $214,089 | $15,466 | -92.8% |
| Will Rowe | $214,089 | $15,466 | -92.8% |
| Cindy Licause | $15,416 | $15,415 | -0% |
| Frankie Woodworth | $14,836 | $14,836 | 0% |
| K-K Enterprises | $328,359 | $14,247 | -95.7% |
| Bench View Farms, LLC | $11,637 | $13,721 | 17.9% |
| Cheryl Meadows | $13,155 | $13,155 | 0% |
| Lorene Zimmerman | $3,704 | $13,102 | 253.7% |
| Lyle D. Woodbury | $103,247 | $12,768 | -87.6% |
| Lakeview Agent and Livestock, LLC | $379,895 | $12,537 | -96.7% |
| Wade Povey | $71,065 | $12,122 | -82.9% |
| Rayma Cates | $12,105 | $12,105 | 0% |
| Kirk Adkins | $13,434 | $11,704 | -12.9% |
| Barbara Young | $11,439 | $11,439 | 0% |
| Linda Udy | $17,573 | $11,273 | -35.9% |
| Richard G. Udy | $17,573 | $11,273 | -35.9% |
| Melanie R. Kress | $11,114 | $11,114 | 0% |
| David D. Robinson | $9,968 | $9,968 | 0% |
| Amy Robinson | $9,967 | $9,967 | 0% |
| Ivan Permann | $9,465 | $9,465 | 0% |
| Poulson Farms, LLC | $455,324 | $8,805 | -98.1% |
| Rae Spillett | $13,193 | $8,433 | -36.1% |
| Clark Holdaway | $0 | $8,302 | -- |
| James A. Udy | $17,332 | $8,100 | -53.3% |
| Larry Kress | $7,987 | $7,987 | 0% |
| Susan Povey | $66,405 | $7,818 | -88.2% |
| Curt Fehringer, Inc. | $16,474 | $7,696 | -53.3% |
| Derrick L. Roth | $15,109 | $7,485 | -50.5% |
| David & Doug Neibaur Farms | $7,184 | $7,184 | 0% |
| Diane Deeg | $7,163 | $7,163 | 0% |
| Katrina Roper | $6,954 | $6,954 | 0% |
| Lance Roper | $6,954 | $6,954 | 0% |
| Timothy P. Deeg | $6,512 | $6,512 | 0% |
| Melvin V. Fehringer | $14,556 | $6,395 | -56.1% |
| Jerry Wageman | $6,338 | $6,338 | 0% |
| Seagull Bay Dairy, Inc. | $259,779 | $6,222 | -97.6% |
| Agricol West, Inc. | $12,023 | $6,215 | -48.3% |
| Tanner Funk | $0 | $5,923 | -- |
| Permann Brothers | $5,784 | $5,784 | 0% |
| Side by Side, Inc. | $17,405 | $5,610 | -67.8% |
| Steve L. Somsen | $26,400 | $5,442 | -79.4% |
| Steve Udy | $33,830 | $5,405 | -84% |
| Julie N. Mingo | $8,454 | $5,346 | -36.8% |
| Joann Fehringer | $5,389 | $5,336 | -1% |
| Chris Wride | $5,199 | $5,199 | 0% |
| Edith Kopp | $5,143 | $5,143 | 0% |
| Richard Kopp | $5,143 | $5,143 | 0% |
| William A. Isaak | $9,498 | $5,087 | -46.4% |
| Samuel Isaak | $9,498 | $5,087 | -46.4% |
| Brett Leyshon | $6,805 | $4,579 | -32.7% |
| Melvin Wagoner | $12,447 | $4,506 | -63.8% |
| Cenia Wageman | $4,225 | $4,225 | 0% |
| Arthur Gene Nelson | $18,444 | $3,752 | -79.7% |
| Lisa Leyshon | $6,805 | $2,378 | -65.1% |
| Stan Gortsema | $4,433 | $2,335 | -47.3% |
| Brian Woodworth | $4,499 | $2,313 | -48.6% |
| Ron Spillett | $9,035 | $2,008 | -77.8% |
| Teresa Benson | $4,761 | $1,976 | -58.5% |
| Alan Anderson | $1,931 | $1,931 | 0% |
| Ronald Ray Nelson | $7,447 | $1,860 | -75% |
| Linda Rowe | $15,865 | $1,809 | -88.6% |
| Wm P. Rowe | $15,865 | $1,809 | -88.6% |
| Clingers, Inc. | $3,838 | $1,770 | -53.9% |
| Gary Carl Mayer | $1,491 | $1,491 | 0% |
| Vickie Mayer | $1,491 | $1,491 | 0% |
| Larry Bethke | $1,408 | $1,408 | 0% |
| Monica Bethke | $1,408 | $1,408 | 0% |
| Jackie Lee Morris | $6,503 | $1,322 | -79.7% |
| Chris Fehringer | $2,319 | $1,127 | -51.4% |
| Gary Woodworth | $5,073 | $954 | -81.2% |
| Monty R. Anderson | $2,754 | $886 | -67.8% |
| Doug Ralphs | $852 | $852 | 0% |
| Coralea Wegner | $0 | $845 | -- |
| Steve Kopp | $2,358 | $844 | -64.2% |
| Kyle G. Evans | $4,103 | $831 | -79.7% |
| Daniel Earl Phillips | $3,874 | $802 | -79.3% |
| Dean and Mary Lou Williams Irrevocable Trust | $7,763 | $784 | -89.9% |
| Don Rex Anderson | $4,184 | $754 | -82% |
| Charles Woodworth Estate | $0 | $630 | -- |
| Ardean Andersen | $1,557 | $623 | -60% |
| Don R. Haskin | $3,690 | $554 | -85% |
| Jim Woodworth | $1,936 | $552 | -71.5% |
| Clayton Munk | $468 | $468 | 0% |
| Carolyn Merritt | $2,563 | $420 | -83.6% |
| K&S Matthews Farms, LLC | $198 | $402 | 103% |
| Adam C. Jensen | $1,947 | $390 | -80% |
| Esther E. Isaak | $1,120 | $350 | -68.8% |
| Randy Munk | $345 | $345 | 0% |
| Justin Tyler Allen | $1,177 | $225 | -80.9% |
| Bonnie Anderson | $239 | $214 | -10.5% |
| Rita Funk | $336 | $165 | -50.9% |
| Ronald J. Funk | $336 | $165 | -50.9% |
| Ronald K. Miller | $53 | $40 | -24.5% |
| Mary Locklear D. Elder | $0 | $6 | -- |
| Lee A. Kress | $8,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Alex Tiede | $236,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Burgemeister Farms | $1,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Da West Farms | $34,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Gehring Agent Magic Valley, LLC | $8,426 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Fehringer | $6,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Heather Hornbacher | $20,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance Funk | $12,727 | $0 | -100% |
| Thayne Driscoll | $23,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Tina Fehringer | $30,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon D. Mayer | $4,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Vince Fehringer | $32,519 | $0 | -100% |
| Wasia Farms | $35,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Barnard | $25,409 | $0 | -100% |
| John F. Wegner | $17,861 | $0 | -100% |
| Ladd A. Permann | $1,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $23,488,375 | $7,147,357 | -69.6% |
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