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In 2021, 241 farmers in cities within Delta County received a total of $4 million in 431 farm subsidies, a 26.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.5 million in 651 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 Delta County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotchkiss Ranches, Inc. | $202,648 | $240,893 | 18.9% |
| Levalley Ranch II RLLP, Ltd. | $63,575 | $218,060 | 243% |
| Richard J. Morfitt | $10,768 | $155,738 | 1,346.3% |
| Daniel F. Sullivan | $61,930 | $152,518 | 146.3% |
| Brent S. Hines | $12,143 | $146,633 | 1,107.6% |
| Graff Brothers Dairy, Inc. | $396,976 | $138,588 | -65.1% |
| Allen Ranches, LLC | $131,585 | $127,024 | -3.5% |
| Danny P. Todd | $46,710 | $118,767 | 154.3% |
| Sperry Livestock, Corp. | $219,904 | $114,527 | -47.9% |
| Ronald C Klaseen | $57,852 | $111,154 | 92.1% |
| Allen Livestock, LLLP | $122,876 | $110,710 | -9.9% |
| 4C Ranch, LLC | $14,744 | $92,333 | 526.2% |
| Buttermilk Land Company, LLC | $65,822 | $87,168 | 32.4% |
| David Kuntz Land & Livestock, LLC | $64,333 | $80,737 | 25.5% |
| Michael R. Clarke | $35,517 | $74,422 | 109.5% |
| Steven G. Hinchman | $95,389 | $73,090 | -23.4% |
| Richard A. McCollum | $68,382 | $69,705 | 1.9% |
| Vaughan Ranches, Inc. | $15,698 | $68,909 | 339% |
| Darold G. Hawk | $22,231 | $68,151 | 206.6% |
| Trent C. Snyder | $24,653 | $64,566 | 161.9% |
| Larry R. Boyd | $0 | $61,350 | -- |
| Lazy HX, LLC | $41,345 | $61,054 | 47.7% |
| First Fruits Organic Farms, Inc. | $90,181 | $55,301 | -38.7% |
| Andrew Paul Pipher | $0 | $54,783 | -- |
| John R Realph | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Rumble Livestock, LLC | $21,265 | $44,334 | 108.5% |
| Bud Hawkins | $42,498 | $40,767 | -4.1% |
| Scott L. Brew | $4,729 | $38,595 | 716.1% |
| Mr. Raymond Mark Roberts | $39,831 | $38,152 | -4.2% |
| Camp Stool Ranch, Inc. | $20,350 | $35,366 | 73.8% |
| John Brew | $10,024 | $33,563 | 234.8% |
| Kings Cowboys, LLC | $18,557 | $32,073 | 72.8% |
| Kent Raim | $72,849 | $31,766 | -56.4% |
| Gayle M. Ware | $15,557 | $27,492 | 76.7% |
| Adam Ranch, LLC | $31,866 | $26,195 | -17.8% |
| Marlin McCracken | $23,612 | $25,952 | 9.9% |
| Steven B. Schmalz | $9,984 | $25,819 | 158.6% |
| Todd Harding | $16,291 | $24,817 | 52.3% |
| Leroy McLaughlin | $14,575 | $24,577 | 68.6% |
| Ronald L. Smith | $8,752 | $24,361 | 178.3% |
| Ahlberg Farms, LLC | $233,052 | $22,990 | -90.1% |
| Barth Family LP | $30,350 | $22,742 | -25.1% |
| Anthony E. Scheetz Jr. | $16,002 | $22,386 | 39.9% |
| Farmboy, Inc. | $11,427 | $22,328 | 95.4% |
| Bryan J Klaseen | $29,997 | $21,926 | -26.9% |
| Naab Farms, LLC | $23,583 | $20,473 | -13.2% |
| State-Line Crop Consulting, Inc. | $18,860 | $20,426 | 8.3% |
| Cox Family Partnership | $56,657 | $19,797 | -65.1% |
| Jay Cunningham | $6,710 | $19,291 | 187.5% |
| Monty Lynn Little | $19,743 | $17,872 | -9.5% |
| Jerry N. Hines | $17,776 | $17,776 | 0% |
| Lawrence Zeldenthuis | $10,363 | $17,663 | 70.4% |
| Monty Todd | $3,850 | $17,496 | 354.4% |
| Kathy L. English | $0 | $17,137 | -- |
| Steve Schmalz | $5,891 | $16,541 | 180.8% |
| Christopher L. Allison | $26,839 | $16,007 | -40.4% |
| Doug Wilson | $3,201 | $15,405 | 381.3% |
| Debbie Gray | $9,152 | $14,715 | 60.8% |
| Mertens Cattle Company | $15,174 | $14,118 | -7% |
| Luce Pipher | $20,554 | $13,315 | -35.2% |
| Jason W. Wrich | $6,380 | $13,283 | 108.2% |
| Julie Ferrier L. Cunningham | $4,125 | $13,206 | 220.1% |
| Anchor Cattle Company, LLC | $44,801 | $12,694 | -71.7% |
| Nadyne Kinser | $12,666 | $12,493 | -1.4% |
| Kenneth E. Norell | $201,917 | $12,040 | -94% |
| Matthew D. Pierce | $7,516 | $11,579 | 54.1% |
| Humminbird Farms, LLC | $1,851 | $11,286 | 509.7% |
| Ed Conner | $23,320 | $11,275 | -51.7% |
| Shea Feedlot, LLLP | $38,549 | $11,166 | -71% |
| Hannah J. Todd | $11,185 | $11,079 | -0.9% |
| Jerry L. Cunningham | $10,429 | $10,921 | 4.7% |
| Edward Angelovich | $10,295 | $10,295 | 0% |
| Wanda K. Boyd | $64,895 | $9,580 | -85.2% |
| Stillwater Land & Livestock, LLC | $15,917 | $9,573 | -39.9% |
| Richard C. Hotchkiss | $13,223 | $9,487 | -28.3% |
| Stover Ranch | $64,319 | $8,953 | -86.1% |
| Carnation Farms, LLC | $0 | $8,880 | -- |
| Donald R. Hart | $44,402 | $8,788 | -80.2% |
| Shane A. Atchley | $55,834 | $8,528 | -84.7% |
| Fortunate Fruit, LLC | $128,461 | $8,343 | -93.5% |
| Campbell and Sons, LLLP | $36,956 | $8,197 | -77.8% |
| T & M, Inc. | $50,127 | $8,010 | -84% |
| Christie Family Enterprises, Inc. | $6,001 | $7,605 | 26.7% |
| Dan R. Varner | $48,900 | $7,588 | -84.5% |
| Butterfly Fields, LLC | $367 | $7,533 | 1,952.6% |
| Matt Shea | $40,081 | $7,350 | -81.7% |
| Jerry Zeldenthuis | $16,131 | $7,313 | -54.7% |
| Vinton R. Cannon | $13,841 | $7,253 | -47.6% |
| Andy L. Crawford | $22,893 | $7,170 | -68.7% |
| Colby Hines | $25,136 | $7,100 | -71.8% |
| Bruce Parker | $6,907 | $6,830 | -1.1% |
| Creta Roys | $4,779 | $6,531 | 36.7% |
| Gary Vernon Hintz | $5,335 | $6,511 | 22% |
| Elizabeth Y. Orton | $0 | $6,415 | -- |
| Rick J. Zimmerman | $0 | $6,062 | -- |
| Dion M. Luke | $29,640 | $5,934 | -80% |
| Wildlife Habitat Cultivating, LLC | $5,906 | $5,745 | -2.7% |
| Cherri M. Lilly | $7,726 | $5,611 | -27.4% |
| Mr. Randy Lee Hines | $28,489 | $5,495 | -80.7% |
| 3 Degree Fruit, LLC | $11,310 | $5,336 | -52.8% |
| Katie Hebert | $13,001 | $5,318 | -59.1% |
| John Paul Coats | $3,201 | $5,267 | 64.5% |
| Charles Ray Zeldenthuis | $12,462 | $5,138 | -58.8% |
| Lilac Farms, LLC | $367 | $5,013 | 1,265.9% |
| Hart's Cattle, LLC | $12,188 | $4,934 | -59.5% |
| Luther L. Pipher | $3,231 | $4,838 | 49.7% |
| Craig Hammes | $20,014 | $4,715 | -76.4% |
| Curley Pipher | $3,095 | $4,711 | 52.2% |
| Theodore P. Hotchkiss | $22,082 | $4,697 | -78.7% |
| Bryce Atchley | $31,691 | $4,395 | -86.1% |
| Rick G Spalenka | $4,374 | $4,374 | 0% |
| Leon Farms, Inc. | $13,255 | $4,181 | -68.5% |
| Vernon Nutter | $10,749 | $4,009 | -62.7% |
| Vic Egbert | $3,963 | $3,963 | 0% |
| A Cross a Livestock | $97,899 | $3,835 | -96.1% |
| Brandon Daniel Sullivan | $3,267 | $3,811 | 16.7% |
| Barbara A. Bowman | $20,964 | $3,726 | -82.2% |
| Twisted Corn, LLC | $0 | $3,668 | -- |
| C & a, LLC | $6,812 | $3,406 | -50% |
| Andy Kennedy | $9,167 | $3,322 | -63.8% |
| Nick R. Hughes | $13,420 | $3,301 | -75.4% |
| Jesse Sheffield Management Corporation | $10,121 | $3,259 | -67.8% |
| Dale B. Cotten | $7,554 | $3,208 | -57.5% |
| Larry Kier | $15,114 | $3,089 | -79.6% |
| Linda R. Fischer | $0 | $3,065 | -- |
| Cecily Ann Bishop | $3,795 | $3,029 | -20.2% |
| Reginald G Cridler | $2,962 | $2,906 | -1.9% |
| Christopher C. Fischer | $0 | $2,886 | -- |
| Steven E. Shea | $6,792 | $2,882 | -57.6% |
| CBDX Farms, LLC | $0 | $2,878 | -- |
| Troy Wells | $5,651 | $2,754 | -51.3% |
| Gip Gafford 2012 GST Trust | $9,625 | $2,738 | -71.6% |
| Mitchell Ryan | $7,194 | $2,734 | -62% |
| Cox/Harris Investments, LLC | $4,992 | $2,652 | -46.9% |
| Karen E. Black | $5,023 | $2,567 | -48.9% |
| Arthur R. Pontow | $2,093 | $2,511 | 20% |
| Earnest Foote | $11,605 | $2,472 | -78.7% |
| Wyatt Mahaffey | $11,748 | $2,438 | -79.2% |
| Weylin W Johnson | $3,688 | $2,376 | -35.6% |
| Donald Wayne Morfitt | $16,637 | $2,366 | -85.8% |
| Wendell E. Koehn | $9,112 | $2,332 | -74.4% |
| William A. Carpenter | $10,241 | $2,300 | -77.5% |
| Mark E. Young | $2,760 | $2,147 | -22.2% |
| Kc Cattle | $10,780 | $2,133 | -80.2% |
| Penny D. Linman | $8,778 | $2,129 | -75.7% |
| Mark F. Hellman | $3,590 | $2,124 | -40.8% |
| Judy Brim | $2,488 | $2,108 | -15.3% |
| Joann M Steele Rvoc Trustee | $2,450 | $2,075 | -15.3% |
| WM J Reaksecker | $0 | $2,035 | -- |
| Mick Cotten | $10,862 | $1,962 | -81.9% |
| Baker Ranch, LLC | $9,097 | $1,868 | -79.5% |
| Arvin L. Stahl | $20,817 | $1,860 | -91.1% |
| Adam Carpenter | $9,383 | $1,852 | -80.3% |
| Jade Bissell | $0 | $1,805 | -- |
| Brendon Jacob Klaseen | $18,678 | $1,705 | -90.9% |
| Klaseen Dairy, LLC | $8,076 | $1,691 | -79.1% |
| Black Fox Farm, LLC | $9,959 | $1,669 | -83.2% |
| Bryan Tegrotenhuis | $4,082 | $1,658 | -59.4% |
| Mark A. Mummert | $11,109 | $1,610 | -85.5% |
| Wayne Brew | $17,087 | $1,598 | -90.6% |
| Dawson Flowers | $1,320 | $1,551 | 17.5% |
| Hidden Valley Ranch & Cattle Company | $12,410 | $1,538 | -87.6% |
| Mark G. Youngwirth | $3,804 | $1,512 | -60.3% |
| Philip A. Hassinger | $4,553 | $1,496 | -67.1% |
| Kenneth R. Burns Jr. | $8,027 | $1,489 | -81.5% |
| Justin Ross Ryan | $6,864 | $1,416 | -79.4% |
| Richard G. Steele | $0 | $1,390 | -- |
| Matthew R. Jensen | $6,982 | $1,377 | -80.3% |
| Justin Lee Johns | $7,603 | $1,356 | -82.2% |
| Michael Ripp | $5,761 | $1,337 | -76.8% |
| John Cunningham | $10,896 | $1,314 | -87.9% |
| Albert J. Roberts | $13,576 | $1,302 | -90.4% |
| Randy Shetley | $5,753 | $1,174 | -79.6% |
| Rhonda Duclo | $1,580 | $1,171 | -25.9% |
| Robert D. Starr | $5,577 | $1,146 | -79.5% |
| Anthony Lubin | $5,027 | $1,123 | -77.7% |
| Silver Spruce Partners, LLC | $124,279 | $1,000 | -99.2% |
| Two Brothers Organics, Inc. | $1,000 | $1,000 | 0% |
| Twisted Root Organic Farm, LLC | $958 | $1,000 | 4.4% |
| Bill Murray | $4,290 | $958 | -77.7% |
| Daniel L. Simpson | $5,125 | $955 | -81.4% |
| Sheldon Kier | $4,224 | $952 | -77.5% |
| Harold A. Shiflet | $5,732 | $932 | -83.7% |
| Jacky E. Graff | $4,237 | $930 | -78.1% |
| Leonard Willey | $1,403 | $921 | -34.4% |
| Terrill S. Murchison | $0 | $902 | -- |
| Thad Schroeder | $8,241 | $882 | -89.3% |
| Elizabeth L Majnik | $4,345 | $880 | -79.7% |
| Douglas D. Hamilton | $9,530 | $840 | -91.2% |
| Robert Allen Anderson | $983 | $835 | -15.1% |
| Gail D. Frank | $6,266 | $820 | -86.9% |
| Ms. Debra S. Hunt | $4,015 | $814 | -79.7% |
| Gregory A. Flick | $4,136 | $809 | -80.4% |
| Robert D. Felix | $1,172 | $806 | -31.2% |
| Stephen H. Beach | $3,602 | $800 | -77.8% |
| Jeffrey Robert Jones | $12,332 | $770 | -93.8% |
| Wacko Springs Ranch, LLC | $5,659 | $730 | -87.1% |
| Robert J. Schmalz Jr. | $384 | $726 | 89.1% |
| Matt Westerman | $3,741 | $701 | -81.3% |
| Kuntz Chicken Ranch, Inc. | $17,544 | $698 | -96% |
| Lance L. Kappel | $2,827 | $671 | -76.3% |
| Frank W/Patricia J Joyce Living Trust | $0 | $662 | -- |
| Shannon E. Whiteside | $3,939 | $630 | -84% |
| Jerry C. Donaldson Jr. | $436 | $612 | 40.4% |
| Joan L. Taylor | $1,229 | $600 | -51.2% |
| Roy Nelson | $4,174 | $588 | -85.9% |
| Dak Farms, Inc. | $20,810 | $582 | -97.2% |
| Ronald E. Shull | $1,178 | $579 | -50.8% |
| Aaron Soderquist | $2,629 | $553 | -79% |
| Paul A. Abila | $2,464 | $547 | -77.8% |
| Lewis & Groome Orchards | $21,663 | $500 | -97.7% |
| Borden Farms, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Thomas A. Kay | $0 | $500 | -- |
| UTR Corporation | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Darshawn Flowers | $2,365 | $495 | -79.1% |
| Richard M. Frazier | $8,067 | $489 | -93.9% |
| Ronald Pete Sabartinelli | $1,247 | $474 | -62% |
| Black Bridge Winery, LLC | $10,342 | $470 | -95.5% |
| Bryce J Klaseen | $2,343 | $467 | -80.1% |
| Roswell L. Checketts | $0 | $457 | -- |
| Ty Allen Baldwin | $2,630 | $437 | -83.4% |
| Danial Cody Hudson | $2,616 | $412 | -84.3% |
| Carl E. Wood | $1,318 | $403 | -69.4% |
| Brooke Jael Klaseen | $3,987 | $343 | -91.4% |
| Carroll Labree | $1,683 | $336 | -80% |
| Quentin R. Ladner | $951 | $328 | -65.5% |
| Pete Tarr | $0 | $286 | -- |
| Jerry D. Faries | $582 | $284 | -51.2% |
| Eddie Duran Jr. | $1,276 | $277 | -78.3% |
| Robert Mick | $1,331 | $277 | -79.2% |
| Frank L. Robbins | $0 | $263 | -- |
| Robert W. Morris | $1,070 | $178 | -83.4% |
| Gregory W. Krush | $3,777 | $176 | -95.3% |
| David D. Huerkamp | $2,351 | $134 | -94.3% |
| Anne Sievers | $607 | $104 | -82.9% |
| Orval Cotten | $66 | $88 | 33.3% |
| Patricia A. Desimone | $60 | $80 | 33.3% |
| Teresa Burns | $146 | $71 | -51.4% |
| Desert Weyr, LLC | $2,422 | $51 | -97.9% |
| Christopher J. Hanning | $409 | $22 | -94.6% |
| ENJ Family Farms, LLC | $718 | $21 | -97.1% |
| Channing C. Fogg | $5,452 | $0 | -100% |
| SLCC Organic | $19,766 | $0 | -100% |
| Williams Orchards, LLC | $308,725 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Kreutz | $5,715 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry R. Jensen | $6,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin R. Palmer | $3,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy H. Hardman | $1,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Cindy L. McCollum | $820 | $0 | -100% |
| Dominguez Canyon Fruit | $39,481 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared Graff | $10,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W. Pulliam | $639 | $0 | -100% |
| Kincaide & Sons Cattle, LLC | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard Hilsen | $520 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Tibbitts | $613 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Norman Pacheco Jr. | $17,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Germann | $746 | $0 | -100% |
| Scooter Farms, LLC | $1,517 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Mahaffey | $713 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd R. Kennedy | $623 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia L. Tidwell | $1,343 | $0 | -100% |
| William H Turner Estate | $5,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Wyatt Schlingman | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher V. White | $4,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel A. Robinson | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Devine Ranch, Inc. | $14,935 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Rabbit Hill, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Shaw | $1,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Peak Spirits, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Lord Enterprises, LLC | $6,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda N. Boden | $1,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin Farm, LLC | $7,867 | $0 | -100% |
| Diamond G Poultry, LLC | $1,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Excelsior Orchard, LLC | $1,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Grange Road Growers | $4,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Smith | $4,125 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman E. Smith | $3,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Maudlin | $8,885 | $0 | -100% |
| West ELK Land & Hops, LLC | $21,383 | $0 | -100% |
| Zephyros Farm and Garden, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,509,402 | $4,029,345 | -26.9% |
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