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In 2021, 234 farmers in cities within Bannock County received a total of $2.3 million in 478 farm subsidies, a 47.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.3 million in 719 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 Bannock County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNabb Farms | $243,345 | $176,825 | -27.3% |
| Etcheverry Sheep Company | $439,392 | $135,731 | -69.1% |
| Ralph Wheatley | $209,056 | $82,630 | -60.5% |
| Michael W. Vaughan | $84,554 | $76,270 | -9.8% |
| Bradley C. Kent | $87,759 | $61,234 | -30.2% |
| Worlton Farms, LLC | $54,302 | $54,461 | 0.3% |
| Elmer H. Stanger | $63,975 | $53,279 | -16.7% |
| Mckee Family Ranch, LLC | $52,165 | $51,170 | -1.9% |
| Koester Farms, Inc. | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Sheldon Hatley | $54,089 | $45,792 | -15.3% |
| Randal L. Morris | $115,880 | $44,474 | -61.6% |
| Lori A. Kent | $58,423 | $40,784 | -30.2% |
| Grant Olson | $39,291 | $36,364 | -7.4% |
| Egan Ranch, LLC | $93,720 | $34,981 | -62.7% |
| Steve Criddle | $71,294 | $34,761 | -51.2% |
| Peck Farms, Inc. | $42,115 | $33,861 | -19.6% |
| Arkansas Ranches | $57,273 | $33,619 | -41.3% |
| Sally Evans | $47,381 | $32,465 | -31.5% |
| Circle E Ranch, LLC | $67,040 | $31,807 | -52.6% |
| Broken Bar Land and Cattle, LLC | $54,681 | $29,673 | -45.7% |
| Paul Hatch | $29,082 | $29,082 | 0% |
| Berna Deane Lusk | $26,344 | $26,344 | 0% |
| Marsha Lish | $50,745 | $25,273 | -50.2% |
| Michael V. Burrup | $29,432 | $25,031 | -15% |
| Fred S. Burmester | $28,679 | $24,843 | -13.4% |
| Ruth Burrup | $24,805 | $24,805 | 0% |
| Kap Properties, LLC | $24,115 | $24,270 | 0.6% |
| Fish Creek Farms, Inc. | $26,924 | $23,244 | -13.7% |
| Docs Acres, LLC | $23,464 | $22,799 | -2.8% |
| Frederick Bullers Trust | $24,548 | $22,572 | -8% |
| Allen Ranch, LLC | $20,169 | $21,881 | 8.5% |
| Brett Casperson | $25,128 | $19,053 | -24.2% |
| NF Davis Ranch, LLC | $52,195 | $18,929 | -63.7% |
| Darren R. Howe | $13,811 | $18,657 | 35.1% |
| Hartvigsen Family, LLC | $19,173 | $18,526 | -3.4% |
| Mark Bloxham | $30,333 | $18,059 | -40.5% |
| Douglas E. Grant Jr. | $17,514 | $17,514 | 0% |
| Bastian Family Enterprises | $6,787 | $16,808 | 147.6% |
| Penny Bennett | $23,849 | $16,638 | -30.2% |
| Morgan Evans | $58,322 | $16,469 | -71.8% |
| Kent Jensen | $25,361 | $16,295 | -35.7% |
| Charla Evans | $57,148 | $15,817 | -72.3% |
| Jan V. Price | $18,253 | $15,785 | -13.5% |
| Timothy L. Losee | $61,673 | $14,744 | -76.1% |
| Shane Irick | $22,079 | $14,674 | -33.5% |
| Bruce R. Bradley | $38,080 | $14,609 | -61.6% |
| Donald R. Petersen | $16,363 | $14,132 | -13.6% |
| Kevin Koester | $34,663 | $14,022 | -59.5% |
| Wendell Marley | $14,866 | $13,529 | -9% |
| WH Land & Livestock | $53,845 | $13,268 | -75.4% |
| Jeromey Stanger | $9,586 | $12,817 | 33.7% |
| Doug D. Johnson | $30,164 | $12,145 | -59.7% |
| Avery Ranch | $24,319 | $11,539 | -52.6% |
| Nancy Armstrong | $11,671 | $11,526 | -1.2% |
| David R. Bloxham | $16,334 | $11,248 | -31.1% |
| Donna Petersen | $12,857 | $11,104 | -13.6% |
| Meadow Haven, Inc. | $63,042 | $10,670 | -83.1% |
| Robert Richard Baker | $20,180 | $10,635 | -47.3% |
| Rex Nielsen | $17,329 | $10,574 | -39% |
| Janice Lei Cook Trust 1999 | $12,568 | $10,492 | -16.5% |
| Barbara C. Thompson | $11,228 | $10,469 | -6.8% |
| T Paul Davids Family Trust | $8,825 | $10,143 | 14.9% |
| Andrus Suffolks | $40,173 | $10,142 | -74.8% |
| Kevin Ardean Higbee | $11,457 | $10,070 | -12.1% |
| Ronald Jolley | $11,263 | $9,609 | -14.7% |
| Darlene Criddle | $12,701 | $9,562 | -24.7% |
| David Potter | $19,784 | $9,440 | -52.3% |
| Dennis Thompson | $9,730 | $8,874 | -8.8% |
| Robert E. Vaughan | $813 | $8,640 | 962.7% |
| Lyle Criddle | $11,503 | $8,532 | -25.8% |
| Dale Evans Dairy | $77,262 | $8,123 | -89.5% |
| Arlene Colling | $8,192 | $8,098 | -1.1% |
| Kenneth L. Colling | $8,192 | $8,098 | -1.1% |
| T J Smith & Sons | $36,192 | $7,917 | -78.1% |
| Broken Bar Livestock, LLC | $26,740 | $7,882 | -70.5% |
| 3V Ranch, LLC | $13,939 | $7,653 | -45.1% |
| Gregory M. Williams | $7,502 | $7,502 | 0% |
| Roger Morris | $3,718 | $7,454 | 100.5% |
| Marsh Center Farms, Inc. | $14,303 | $7,446 | -47.9% |
| James Guthrie Jr. | $22,834 | $7,086 | -69% |
| Barbara Guthrie | $20,381 | $7,028 | -65.5% |
| Nick Phillips | $24,341 | $6,951 | -71.4% |
| Philip J. Fergus | $10,332 | $6,564 | -36.5% |
| Cassi Bennett | $6,365 | $6,365 | 0% |
| Nielsen Farmland, LLC | $12,092 | $6,146 | -49.2% |
| James Robb Hamblen | $6,474 | $5,932 | -8.4% |
| Don G. Marley | $8,681 | $5,657 | -34.8% |
| Randy Bertagnole | $17,909 | $5,224 | -70.8% |
| Dean Morris | $16,082 | $5,152 | -68% |
| TCB Farms Partnership | $13,538 | $5,121 | -62.2% |
| Tyson Koester | $5,739 | $5,093 | -11.3% |
| Dave Erickson | $21,749 | $5,024 | -76.9% |
| David R. Lish | $5,021 | $5,021 | 0% |
| Grant B. Egley | $10,079 | $4,880 | -51.6% |
| Dave D and Sharon D Hall Family Trust 1998-2021 | $8,259 | $4,762 | -42.3% |
| Rose L. Evans | $15,662 | $4,614 | -70.5% |
| Craig Criddle | $32,913 | $4,480 | -86.4% |
| Gina Criddle | $32,913 | $4,480 | -86.4% |
| Wagener Ranch, LLC | $9,229 | $4,044 | -56.2% |
| Rufi Ranch, LLC | $19,578 | $3,950 | -79.8% |
| Spencer M. Bennett | $11,432 | $3,927 | -65.6% |
| Goodenough Creek Ranch, LLC | $10,835 | $3,913 | -63.9% |
| Lynn Brower | $0 | $3,803 | -- |
| Gilbert Ranch, LLC | $8,948 | $3,766 | -57.9% |
| Michael Bullock | $12,490 | $3,593 | -71.2% |
| Brady's Plant Ranch, Ltd. | $16,361 | $3,534 | -78.4% |
| James Guthrie Sr. | $11,145 | $3,503 | -68.6% |
| Craig Smith | $10,119 | $3,367 | -66.7% |
| Ben Evans | $16,647 | $3,360 | -79.8% |
| Ty D. Smith | $4,293 | $3,270 | -23.8% |
| Cody Christensen | $10,231 | $3,212 | -68.6% |
| Corey Hillman | $10,507 | $3,192 | -69.6% |
| Kory J. Morrison | $3,082 | $3,040 | -1.4% |
| Barry Neilsen | $5,412 | $3,002 | -44.5% |
| John Spinner | $7,680 | $2,936 | -61.8% |
| Sandra Smith | $8,892 | $2,933 | -67% |
| James Thompson | $4,814 | $2,713 | -43.6% |
| Cory N. Losee | $5,129 | $2,362 | -53.9% |
| Neil R. Mathews | $7,553 | $2,345 | -69% |
| Kent Winward | $11,384 | $2,287 | -79.9% |
| Fawn Potter | $3,920 | $2,272 | -42% |
| Dean Hunter | $7,005 | $2,235 | -68.1% |
| Cherry Creek Trees, LLC | $4,352 | $2,209 | -49.2% |
| Seren Chandler | $5,589 | $2,208 | -60.5% |
| Tejay W Barnes | $5,148 | $2,207 | -57.1% |
| Petersen Ranch Management, LLC | $4,253 | $2,192 | -48.5% |
| Lloyd Marley | $4,263 | $2,098 | -50.8% |
| Merrill Marley | $4,263 | $2,098 | -50.8% |
| Larry R. Christensen | $10,417 | $2,095 | -79.9% |
| Dan N. Dimick | $3,000 | $2,045 | -31.8% |
| Robert Barnes | $2,756 | $1,894 | -31.3% |
| Robert Sink | $5,837 | $1,840 | -68.5% |
| Kevin H. Smith | $11,623 | $1,823 | -84.3% |
| Michael John Vaughan | $1,350 | $1,800 | 33.3% |
| Robert Bohus | $2,271 | $1,799 | -20.8% |
| Symons Farm and Ranch, LLC | $3,824 | $1,722 | -55% |
| Shaun Morris | $4,664 | $1,686 | -63.9% |
| Jess Jones | $5,878 | $1,620 | -72.4% |
| Justin Casperson | $940 | $1,594 | 69.6% |
| Cornell Smith | $1,698 | $1,550 | -8.7% |
| Quinn Creek Ranches | $8,128 | $1,536 | -81.1% |
| Brent W. Brown | $2,325 | $1,484 | -36.2% |
| Jim Bowman | $2,169 | $1,461 | -32.6% |
| Valarie Jenkins | $1,379 | $1,379 | 0% |
| Emery Nestor | $6,798 | $1,372 | -79.8% |
| Bruce Wheatley | $1,369 | $1,324 | -3.3% |
| Kip J. Smith | $5,884 | $1,298 | -77.9% |
| Jami Montross | $2,608 | $1,286 | -50.7% |
| Kevin Montross | $2,608 | $1,286 | -50.7% |
| Glenn Christiansen | $4,958 | $1,250 | -74.8% |
| Kirk Irick | $5,333 | $1,216 | -77.2% |
| Tillotson Family Revocable Living Trust | $570 | $1,198 | 110.2% |
| Tyler Barfuss | $5,170 | $1,163 | -77.5% |
| Janet D. Coxe | $1,670 | $1,141 | -31.7% |
| Thomas L. Williams | $1,670 | $1,141 | -31.7% |
| Casey Jackson | $3,068 | $1,129 | -63.2% |
| Kelly C. Wright | $4,689 | $1,127 | -76% |
| Robert M. Christiansen | $3,715 | $1,124 | -69.7% |
| Luke Jackson | $3,137 | $1,074 | -65.8% |
| Demar W. Gilbert | $3,246 | $1,061 | -67.3% |
| Jennifer E Housley | $1,718 | $1,007 | -41.4% |
| Jim Hart | $2,001 | $979 | -51.1% |
| Dean Bollinger | $3,520 | $978 | -72.2% |
| Steve R. Williams | $6,758 | $944 | -86% |
| Kevin Lloyd Andrus | $4,675 | $935 | -80% |
| Aspen Hollow, LLC | $4,492 | $900 | -80% |
| Rance D. Howell | $3,883 | $870 | -77.6% |
| Dustin Morrison | $2,351 | $850 | -63.8% |
| Debra Weber | $3,563 | $832 | -76.6% |
| Kaylee Nicole Davis | $3,396 | $819 | -75.9% |
| Shawn Davis | $3,451 | $819 | -76.3% |
| Brent Hansen | $5,912 | $789 | -86.7% |
| Lyle E. Jardine | $849 | $788 | -7.2% |
| Trevor J. Fuhriman | $3,784 | $779 | -79.4% |
| Cade L. Willoughby | $2,053 | $750 | -63.5% |
| Lawrence Nestor | $3,157 | $737 | -76.7% |
| Double a Land & Livestock | $733 | $733 | 0% |
| Max Whitworth | $0 | $714 | -- |
| Carwin D. Smith | $1,313 | $699 | -46.8% |
| Tanner S. McNee | $3,355 | $699 | -79.2% |
| Robert Chase | $1,356 | $698 | -48.5% |
| Michael Jenkins | $690 | $690 | 0% |
| Tom L. Barnes | $959 | $678 | -29.3% |
| Richard Orgill | $1,226 | $663 | -45.9% |
| Chantz Smith | $2,805 | $658 | -76.5% |
| John Quin Gilbert | $3,267 | $655 | -80% |
| Charles A. Breese | $1,257 | $637 | -49.3% |
| Catherine Lee Rhodehouse | $210 | $632 | 201% |
| Wayne Morris | $3,058 | $624 | -79.6% |
| Bj Vaughan | $2,706 | $616 | -77.2% |
| Ronald Vaughan | $2,398 | $591 | -75.4% |
| Tanner Hunsaker | $2,079 | $557 | -73.2% |
| Jacob T. Eames | $2,255 | $516 | -77.1% |
| Cole L. Jacobson | $2,112 | $488 | -76.9% |
| David Phillips | $2,420 | $485 | -80% |
| Troy Phillips | $2,420 | $485 | -80% |
| Kyle Wade | $824 | $480 | -41.7% |
| Morgan J. Evans | $3,708 | $457 | -87.7% |
| Douglas P. Norman | $372 | $435 | 16.9% |
| Dan Williams | $735 | $399 | -45.7% |
| Willard L East | $150 | $375 | 150% |
| Heather Clark | $1,210 | $356 | -70.6% |
| Ron Myers | $718 | $351 | -51.1% |
| Gilbert Rock Creek, LLC | $628 | $340 | -45.9% |
| Ardean Higbee | $249 | $332 | 33.3% |
| Gene Lish | $1,298 | $326 | -74.9% |
| Debra Jensen | $391 | $300 | -23.3% |
| Sheila Garrett | $553 | $298 | -46.1% |
| Shailee Lish | $1,199 | $290 | -75.8% |
| Peggy L. Ferguson | $650 | $268 | -58.8% |
| MacKenzie Lee Fly | $1,089 | $249 | -77.1% |
| Bradie Hansen | $2,526 | $242 | -90.4% |
| Matthew Scott Shiozawa | $817 | $238 | -70.9% |
| David Cornwall | $8,924 | $225 | -97.5% |
| Zachary Dame | $594 | $222 | -62.6% |
| Jo Deana Dunn | $968 | $212 | -78.1% |
| Nicholas Scott Blanchard | $1,111 | $211 | -81% |
| Highland Cattle Company, LLC | $378 | $202 | -46.6% |
| Morgan Ercanbrack | $0 | $200 | -- |
| Barbara Morrison | $398 | $196 | -50.8% |
| Tom Simko | $0 | $190 | -- |
| Curtis Dunn | $1,041 | $180 | -82.7% |
| Jody F. Chlarson | $809 | $121 | -85% |
| Lonny Dahlke | $90 | $120 | 33.3% |
| Tom Chlarson | $823 | $114 | -86.1% |
| Fagnant Brothers, LLC | $118 | $72 | -39% |
| David L. Foltz | $157 | $68 | -56.7% |
| Lexis Lee Barney Olds | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| Charlotte Vaughan | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Clint Kingston | $0 | $27 | -- |
| Karter Davis | $88 | $26 | -70.5% |
| Marilyn Beck | $52 | $25 | -51.9% |
| Kristi L. Cogdill | $168 | $17 | -89.9% |
| Duck Ranch Enterprises, LLC | $176 | $14 | -92% |
| Lynn Bastian | $11,603 | $0 | -100% |
| Hartland Company | $18,351 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan C. Williams | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay Behrend | $10,371 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell J. Avery | $4,688 | $0 | -100% |
| 3 R Land, LLC | $1,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Barnes Dairy, LLC | $16,724 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan D. Collings | $2,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron Steed | $1,299 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenlee Davis | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Pavlis | $813 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Austin | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Firkins | $652 | $0 | -100% |
| S & M Honey | $13,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Geraldine Mcnee Estate | $3,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Wiley D. Beckstead | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Corwin P. Whitworth | $13,194 | $0 | -100% |
| Headwater Ranch, LLC | $2,844 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen J. Owens | $1,483 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael R. McNabb | $1,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelby Blomquist | $535 | $0 | -100% |
| Terro Anderson | $6,017 | $0 | -100% |
| Amanda Symons | $1,254 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry E. Dunn | $2,904 | $0 | -100% |
| Tietsie FLY | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Wyatt Aagard | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,338,834 | $2,272,480 | -47.6% |
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