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In 2021, 224 farmers in cities within Caribou County received a total of $5.2 million in 468 farm subsidies, a 60.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $13.3 million in 656 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 Caribou County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clodhopper Farms | $341,668 | $373,931 | 9.4% |
| Jorgensen Farms Joint Venture | $1,690,098 | $219,078 | -87% |
| Barker Ag | $409,266 | $195,519 | -52.2% |
| Toone Dairy Farm, Inc. | $398,247 | $194,099 | -51.3% |
| Ozburn Brothers Partnership | $222,491 | $175,138 | -21.3% |
| Lakey Farms, LLC | $186,056 | $169,077 | -9.1% |
| Golden Valley Idaho Farms, LLC | $58,571 | $146,958 | 150.9% |
| RNR Enterprises, LLC | $802,880 | $145,129 | -81.9% |
| R & L Farms, Inc. | $193,609 | $128,984 | -33.4% |
| Torgesen and Sons, Inc. | $118,318 | $119,055 | 0.6% |
| Yost & Yost Farms, LLC | $129,526 | $106,178 | -18% |
| CV Ranches | $284,905 | $104,646 | -63.3% |
| BKR Farms, LLC | $412,081 | $100,761 | -75.5% |
| Thompson Brothers Farms, LLP | $3,843 | $99,639 | 2,492.7% |
| Super View Holsteins, LLC | $74,118 | $82,156 | 10.8% |
| Scattered Acres, Inc. | $105,517 | $81,128 | -23.1% |
| Stoddard Farms, Inc. | $969,224 | $77,429 | -92% |
| Gem Valley Farm, Inc. | $430,283 | $75,101 | -82.5% |
| TBS Farms, Inc. | $388,276 | $74,149 | -80.9% |
| Darrell Godfrey & Sons, Inc. | $85,420 | $71,446 | -16.4% |
| Gibbs Farms, LLC | $598,976 | $71,160 | -88.1% |
| Badj Enterprises, LLC | $90,595 | $67,921 | -25% |
| Mathews Bros, LLC | $198,416 | $67,729 | -65.9% |
| Gilbert Farms, L.L.C. | $333,585 | $61,711 | -81.5% |
| Philip J. Yost | $99,123 | $61,298 | -38.2% |
| Torgesen Boys, Inc. | $66,837 | $60,144 | -10% |
| Eric L. Simonson | $87,071 | $58,828 | -32.4% |
| Eliason & Sons, Inc. | $61,144 | $53,690 | -12.2% |
| Eight Mile Ranch, LLC | $249,982 | $52,329 | -79.1% |
| Jerry Kim Welch | $87,209 | $52,318 | -40% |
| Ayers Farm, LLC | $99,017 | $52,086 | -47.4% |
| Morris D. Cole | $56,479 | $48,439 | -14.2% |
| Milton Milton E and Grace E Blatter Fam E Blatter | $47,076 | $47,076 | 0% |
| Stanley Wistisen | $103,082 | $46,274 | -55.1% |
| Brody Welch | $74,671 | $44,155 | -40.9% |
| Idaho Citizens Grazing Association | $43,385 | $43,385 | 0% |
| Elton Sorensen Grain, LLC | $39,079 | $43,213 | 10.6% |
| Rindlisbaker Farms, Inc. | $69,691 | $42,478 | -39% |
| Cody M. Cole | $39,262 | $41,705 | 6.2% |
| Lisa J. Yost | $60,621 | $40,864 | -32.6% |
| Glen J. Wight | $46,637 | $40,631 | -12.9% |
| Nicholas Wood | $69,688 | $40,472 | -41.9% |
| Beverly Wight | $42,629 | $38,625 | -9.4% |
| L/R Canyon Ranch, LLC | $51,630 | $38,372 | -25.7% |
| Darwin Josephson | $100,526 | $37,911 | -62.3% |
| Shawn D. Ellis | $186,855 | $37,724 | -79.8% |
| Farmer Brown, LLC | $44,083 | $37,149 | -15.7% |
| Brantly R. Hatch | $78,400 | $35,493 | -54.7% |
| Thayne Casperson | $51,175 | $31,656 | -38.1% |
| John Colter Welch | $57,566 | $28,367 | -50.7% |
| Corbett Farms, Inc. | $34,021 | $27,921 | -17.9% |
| Samuel Curtis Reed | $14,804 | $26,910 | 81.8% |
| Karen Crane | $26,130 | $26,130 | 0% |
| Keith Bitton | $71,550 | $23,937 | -66.5% |
| David Modersitzki | $32,387 | $23,612 | -27.1% |
| Michael Tingey | $70,173 | $22,961 | -67.3% |
| C V Cattle Company, Inc. | $41,177 | $22,710 | -44.8% |
| Johnson Family Farms, Inc. | $116,850 | $21,631 | -81.5% |
| Jayson R. Hatch | $52,263 | $20,962 | -59.9% |
| Crandall Farms, Inc. | $21,925 | $20,148 | -8.1% |
| Ryan Lloyd | $57,685 | $19,719 | -65.8% |
| Carl A. Hatch | $36,787 | $18,617 | -49.4% |
| Larry D. Simmons | $7,736 | $17,436 | 125.4% |
| Erma Banks | $17,062 | $17,062 | 0% |
| Levi K. Spencer | $58,743 | $16,862 | -71.3% |
| Kim Frandsen | $19,979 | $16,536 | -17.2% |
| Rolling Pin Ranch, LLC | $50,520 | $16,169 | -68% |
| Banks Brothers, LLC | $52,969 | $15,834 | -70.1% |
| Barbara Payne | $22,672 | $15,383 | -32.1% |
| Rulon F Wistisen | $29,176 | $15,332 | -47.4% |
| Dirk Johnson | $57,391 | $14,691 | -74.4% |
| Robert Harris | $16,733 | $13,720 | -18% |
| Marty McCullough | $21,079 | $13,699 | -35% |
| Lyndon Henrie | $38,517 | $13,396 | -65.2% |
| Craig Wilker | $65,993 | $13,311 | -79.8% |
| Hubbard Ranch, Inc. | $22,903 | $13,030 | -43.1% |
| Kirk Young | $21,800 | $12,741 | -41.6% |
| Todd C. Holbrook | $50,366 | $12,597 | -75% |
| Dwight Carter | $37,728 | $12,470 | -66.9% |
| Doug Porter-Porter Living Trust | $42,491 | $12,301 | -71.1% |
| Varley Farms, Inc. | $104,867 | $11,874 | -88.7% |
| Val Gibson | $11,799 | $11,528 | -2.3% |
| Owen Gunnell | $15,072 | $11,451 | -24% |
| Rae Lee Faulkner | $13,809 | $11,361 | -17.7% |
| Edith P, LLC | $11,162 | $11,162 | 0% |
| Angela L. Mendenhall | $37,431 | $11,100 | -70.3% |
| Lago Ranch, LLC | $14,095 | $11,013 | -21.9% |
| Joseph G. Olsen | $13,541 | $10,749 | -20.6% |
| Mark Mathews | $25,201 | $10,503 | -58.3% |
| Randy G. Robbins | $23,574 | $10,006 | -57.6% |
| Randy Nelson | $9,480 | $9,516 | 0.4% |
| Lynn Rasmussen | $47,370 | $9,502 | -79.9% |
| Dale R Wistisen | $19,285 | $9,380 | -51.4% |
| Gordon Gibson | $33,113 | $9,378 | -71.7% |
| Sid R. Cellan | $14,632 | $9,293 | -36.5% |
| Labrouche Agriculture & Livestock, LLC | $14,668 | $9,267 | -36.8% |
| William L. Rasmussen | $16,682 | $8,611 | -48.4% |
| Karen Modersitzki | $10,739 | $8,380 | -22% |
| Harris 101 Ranch, LLC | $41,572 | $8,213 | -80.2% |
| Ronald Nichols | $7,875 | $7,786 | -1.1% |
| John Lau | $30,245 | $7,558 | -75% |
| Rim Rock Ranch, LLC | $8,638 | $7,547 | -12.6% |
| Lester Barfuss | $45,069 | $7,500 | -83.4% |
| Mary Cellan Q-Tip Trust | $10,147 | $7,422 | -26.9% |
| Stanley Christensen | $34,263 | $7,323 | -78.6% |
| Roxie R. Holsten | $17,508 | $7,284 | -58.4% |
| Wilder L. Hatch | $18,296 | $7,158 | -60.9% |
| Andrew Chad Bybee | $18,841 | $6,437 | -65.8% |
| Jay Gepford | $15,005 | $6,355 | -57.6% |
| Richard D. Porter | $22,221 | $6,211 | -72% |
| Kent R. Clegg | $18,333 | $6,208 | -66.1% |
| Sandra L Johnston Revocable Living Trust | $18,742 | $6,156 | -67.2% |
| Doing It for the Dough, LLC | $9,416 | $6,061 | -35.6% |
| William P Hansen Trust | $19,387 | $6,013 | -69% |
| Kent Allen | $29,664 | $5,796 | -80.5% |
| Ambrosek Farm, LLC | $16,117 | $5,752 | -64.3% |
| John Kunz | $9,023 | $5,640 | -37.5% |
| Janice Millward | $5,604 | $5,604 | 0% |
| Benjamin J. Daniels | $12,596 | $5,535 | -56.1% |
| Danny Rasmussen | $6,783 | $5,534 | -18.4% |
| Roger B. Wilson | $23,714 | $5,333 | -77.5% |
| Christopher Banks | $19,075 | $5,297 | -72.2% |
| Doug Potter | $8,286 | $5,269 | -36.4% |
| Keith C. Jorgensen | $5,446 | $5,218 | -4.2% |
| Kevin L. McLain | $16,011 | $5,173 | -67.7% |
| Michael S. Toone | $6,474 | $5,111 | -21.1% |
| Chesterfield Land & Livestock Association | $52,212 | $4,847 | -90.7% |
| Troy Davids | $9,379 | $4,777 | -49.1% |
| Sidney Thompson | $20,108 | $4,596 | -77.1% |
| David E. Larson | $4,442 | $4,403 | -0.9% |
| Plowboy Farms, Inc. | $4,312 | $4,312 | 0% |
| Joseph B. Gordon | $8,842 | $4,273 | -51.7% |
| Ross Harris | $5,306 | $4,163 | -21.5% |
| Steven J. Toone | $4,233 | $4,019 | -5.1% |
| June Mason | $2,994 | $3,872 | 29.3% |
| Alan B. Rasmussen | $18,928 | $3,868 | -79.6% |
| Drew W. Dredge | $11,530 | $3,825 | -66.8% |
| Patrick A. Lozier | $9,133 | $3,676 | -59.8% |
| Janet M. Wheeler | $0 | $3,603 | -- |
| Keller Crane | $15,303 | $3,424 | -77.6% |
| Myrna McCullough | $3,417 | $3,417 | 0% |
| Preston Phelps | $5,233 | $3,413 | -34.8% |
| Karen Davids | $3,802 | $3,405 | -10.4% |
| Bonnie Barfuss | $4,039 | $3,319 | -17.8% |
| Myles D. Steadman | $24,336 | $3,202 | -86.8% |
| N & L Johnson Farms, LLC | $4,693 | $3,200 | -31.8% |
| Wade Schvaneveldt | $13,266 | $3,092 | -76.7% |
| Lucile Bagley | $3,103 | $3,028 | -2.4% |
| Carter's Farm & Ranches, Inc. | $5,088 | $2,938 | -42.3% |
| Brody Gibson | $4,989 | $2,897 | -41.9% |
| Shyrl Simons | $36,139 | $2,785 | -92.3% |
| Bart L. Baumeister | $0 | $2,779 | -- |
| Garth D. Monroe | $6,526 | $2,736 | -58.1% |
| John Sweers | $8,283 | $2,669 | -67.8% |
| Douglas K. Freeland | $7,016 | $2,405 | -65.7% |
| Chad Casperson | $13,063 | $2,273 | -82.6% |
| Rhea Godfrey | $2,626 | $2,229 | -15.1% |
| Dawn Perkins | $957 | $2,211 | 131% |
| Todd Kirby | $3,818 | $2,006 | -47.5% |
| Barthlome Ranch, LLC | $9,435 | $1,998 | -78.8% |
| Frank J. Swensen | $3,172 | $1,939 | -38.9% |
| Emmett Collins | $2,456 | $1,931 | -21.4% |
| Robert Bagley | $3,282 | $1,847 | -43.7% |
| Bluebell Ranch, Inc. | $2,681 | $1,813 | -32.4% |
| Harris M. Mickelson | $10,319 | $1,738 | -83.2% |
| Erin Appleby | $0 | $1,705 | -- |
| Lamont Gibson | $1,664 | $1,664 | 0% |
| Ira Brent Tibbitts | $2,428 | $1,659 | -31.7% |
| D & T Lakey Farms, Inc. | $1,658 | $1,658 | 0% |
| Justin Burrell | $4,535 | $1,596 | -64.8% |
| Wayne Cutler | $7,304 | $1,569 | -78.5% |
| Hibbert Farms | $150 | $1,469 | 879.3% |
| Diamond Gulch Farms, LLC | $1,716 | $1,433 | -16.5% |
| Phil Knox | $21 | $1,373 | 6,438.1% |
| Brooks Jensen | $4,576 | $1,326 | -71% |
| Linda Anderson | $1,315 | $1,315 | 0% |
| Jerry L. Beus | $5,403 | $1,314 | -75.7% |
| Tyler Allen | $7,672 | $1,309 | -82.9% |
| Laef Wallin | $1,375 | $1,245 | -9.5% |
| Richard Mathews | $9,345 | $1,229 | -86.8% |
| Duard D Christensen | $6,083 | $1,211 | -80.1% |
| Clifton Rose | $0 | $1,153 | -- |
| Guy W. Robbins | $2,275 | $1,139 | -49.9% |
| Steve Wolf | $306 | $1,089 | 255.9% |
| Claude Sant | $4,796 | $1,017 | -78.8% |
| Michelle L. Stanger | $3,062 | $1,007 | -67.1% |
| Royce Hatch | $4,249 | $990 | -76.7% |
| Dan Wilde | $4,147 | $914 | -78% |
| Bobby Hulse | $2,772 | $908 | -67.2% |
| van Gunnell | $850 | $850 | 0% |
| David Barthlome | $1,299 | $834 | -35.8% |
| Anthony E. Holsten | $2,240 | $815 | -63.6% |
| Dee Steadman | $3,784 | $769 | -79.7% |
| Chesterfield Foundation | $1,510 | $765 | -49.3% |
| Ralph L. Killinger | $868 | $756 | -12.9% |
| Richard D. Kirby | $1,471 | $737 | -49.9% |
| Laurie Harris | $731 | $731 | 0% |
| Delores Combs | $0 | $724 | -- |
| Justin S. Jorgensen | $3,146 | $668 | -78.8% |
| John K. Franson | $1,105 | $607 | -45.1% |
| David Orchard | $545 | $580 | 6.4% |
| Fraser Family Farm, LLC | $680 | $565 | -16.9% |
| Mark Priestley | $903 | $516 | -42.9% |
| Constance E Godderidge | $6,731 | $515 | -92.3% |
| Robert N. Jenkins | $552 | $501 | -9.2% |
| James W. Hubbard II | $1,000 | $500 | -50% |
| Terry Johnson | $508 | $463 | -8.9% |
| Jaron R. Hatch | $2,353 | $422 | -82.1% |
| David Richardson | $417 | $417 | 0% |
| Todd E. Jorgensen | $2,019 | $401 | -80.1% |
| Randal Moyer | $2,725 | $383 | -85.9% |
| David Miles | $1,793 | $362 | -79.8% |
| Delvin Humble | $353 | $353 | 0% |
| Lucus Spencer | $574 | $348 | -39.4% |
| Bryant Mathews | $8,781 | $289 | -96.7% |
| D. K. Christensen | $282 | $282 | 0% |
| Gerald Hulse | $1,243 | $270 | -78.3% |
| James Earl Clark | $387 | $231 | -40.3% |
| Dennis Frandsen | $1,089 | $228 | -79.1% |
| VP Farms, LLC | $237 | $156 | -34.2% |
| Marlowe Mickelson | $220 | $152 | -30.9% |
| Daniel A. Valentine | $85 | $65 | -23.5% |
| Joseph B. Shupe | $100 | $56 | -44% |
| Dawna K. Olsen | $421 | $39 | -90.7% |
| Banks Farms, Inc. | $3,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Hatch | $29,873 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon R. Yost | $7,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter J. Eliason | $11,267 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd Farms | $16,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy Josephson | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Mathews | $2,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Cassie Woolsey M. Warnes | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Forsgren | $638 | $0 | -100% |
| E V Farms, LLC | $1,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn Dalton-Twiss | $1,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Hank Carpenter | $1,334 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Twiss | $5,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey M. Hosek | $1,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Lightning 7 Cattle Company, LLC | $35,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas R. Lloyd | $4,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Lee Harris | $2,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Skinner | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl A. Jorgensen | $242 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody James Butler | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey Chatelain | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellen Mullen | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Grant Lau | $15,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason D. Lowry | $13,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark R. Ure | $12,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Odell Christman | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Corder | $537 | $0 | -100% |
| Trenton S. Thompson | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $13,333,397 | $5,231,770 | -60.8% |
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