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In 2021, 221 farmers in cities within Missoula County received a total of $2.2 million in 371 farm subsidies, a 46.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 492 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 Missoula County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying U, LLC | $0 | $241,233 | -- |
| RJT, Inc. | $0 | $239,240 | -- |
| Douglas a Buxbaum | $250,499 | $104,804 | -58.2% |
| Ryan M. Handley | $58,251 | $93,072 | 59.8% |
| Christian Farms, LLC | $57,539 | $90,099 | 56.6% |
| BLS Transport, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Cahoon Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Barbara Christian | $45,540 | $45,540 | 0% |
| John R. Frye | $22,660 | $41,229 | 81.9% |
| Joan H Wolf Trust | $65,834 | $32,929 | -50% |
| Lazy TT Family Partnership, Ltd. | $116,540 | $32,839 | -71.8% |
| Kirby S. Christian | $31,552 | $31,552 | 0% |
| Calvin T Christian Revocable Trust | $0 | $31,166 | -- |
| Marva K Christian Revocable Trust | $0 | $31,166 | -- |
| Holly Mohorcich | $34,740 | $29,945 | -13.8% |
| Blair C. Wood | $23,033 | $27,526 | 19.5% |
| Anthony F. Catania | $24,846 | $24,846 | 0% |
| Walking J Livestock, LLC | $180,645 | $23,417 | -87% |
| Dinosaur Cattle, LLC | $102,421 | $21,171 | -79.3% |
| Ralph S. Walters | $24,107 | $21,036 | -12.7% |
| Berge Farms, Inc. | $30,352 | $21,011 | -30.8% |
| Mark Mohorcich | $27,219 | $17,869 | -34.4% |
| Bailey Mohorcich | $18,789 | $16,803 | -10.6% |
| 220 Livestock, LLC | $262,372 | $16,546 | -93.7% |
| Kai Nielsen Puhrmann | $0 | $16,074 | -- |
| Katherine Buchman | $16,074 | $16,074 | 0% |
| Mark Mohorcich Irrevocable Trust | $49,525 | $15,281 | -69.1% |
| Nerison Farms, LLC | $14,639 | $14,951 | 2.1% |
| Richard W. Geiger | $0 | $14,748 | -- |
| J & B Lands, Inc. | $16,726 | $14,685 | -12.2% |
| Wm Herbert Clarke | $19,434 | $14,682 | -24.5% |
| Monroe Cattle Company, LLC | $85,314 | $14,300 | -83.2% |
| Klingler, Inc. | $25,924 | $14,277 | -44.9% |
| Calvin T. Christian | $45,726 | $14,064 | -69.2% |
| Marva K. Christian | $45,726 | $14,064 | -69.2% |
| Dick Lucier | $45,609 | $13,603 | -70.2% |
| Leadore Land Partners, LLP | $0 | $13,440 | -- |
| Charles R. King | $14,470 | $13,070 | -9.7% |
| John F. Jenks | $17,680 | $12,493 | -29.3% |
| Gary Crane | $0 | $12,488 | -- |
| Ralph Naylor Farms, LLC | $20,516 | $12,418 | -39.5% |
| Roy P. Handley | $85,661 | $12,221 | -85.7% |
| Tracy Ellen Fatland | $0 | $12,177 | -- |
| J R Katzenberger Farms, Inc. | $16,461 | $12,157 | -26.1% |
| Kristi Lepper | $0 | $11,765 | -- |
| Norheim Farming, Corp. | $31,820 | $11,577 | -63.6% |
| Carol A. Larson | $0 | $11,406 | -- |
| Rae Lynn D'Angelo | $19,983 | $11,380 | -43.1% |
| Carol Larson | $0 | $11,098 | -- |
| Double Will Farms, Inc. | $0 | $10,992 | -- |
| Srsnyder Farms, Inc. | $0 | $10,722 | -- |
| Eugene L. Tripp Jr. | $11,451 | $10,250 | -10.5% |
| Mother Fungi, LLC | $0 | $10,011 | -- |
| Joanne J. Brenner | $11,619 | $9,852 | -15.2% |
| Heien Farms, Inc. | $44,296 | $9,580 | -78.4% |
| H. C. Labrier | $11,275 | $9,502 | -15.7% |
| Sherrie L. Campbell | $8,636 | $8,636 | 0% |
| Lucky Breaks, Inc. | $8,575 | $8,575 | 0% |
| Mound Prairie Ranch, LLC. | $45,004 | $8,415 | -81.3% |
| Weaver Ranch, Inc. | $23,386 | $8,244 | -64.7% |
| Carla Getz | $8,181 | $8,181 | 0% |
| Dave Jones | $0 | $8,151 | -- |
| Janet Leigh Lyon | $2,495 | $8,061 | 223.1% |
| Angela Heitz | $7,739 | $7,739 | 0% |
| John R. Heitz | $7,739 | $7,739 | 0% |
| Valerie A. Bashor | $7,610 | $7,610 | 0% |
| JBK Ranches, LLC | $28,270 | $7,555 | -73.3% |
| Leinart Family Solar Farms, LLC | $7,196 | $7,196 | 0% |
| Dwayne K. Rehbein | $7,064 | $7,064 | 0% |
| Nina M. Monson | $6,869 | $6,869 | 0% |
| James R. Lewis | $24,108 | $6,810 | -71.8% |
| Walter Edward Congdon | $19,327 | $6,669 | -65.5% |
| Eric Kress | $6,157 | $6,659 | 8.2% |
| BLC Homestead, LLC | $19,763 | $6,554 | -66.8% |
| Tim Nichols | $6,318 | $6,318 | 0% |
| Alfred Deschamps Jr. | $16,266 | $6,185 | -62% |
| Mccarty Family, LLLP | $118 | $5,951 | 4,943.2% |
| Dave Jones Farms, Inc. | $6,368 | $5,923 | -7% |
| Nicole R Rienhart | $5,815 | $5,815 | 0% |
| Betty D Bidlake | $21,475 | $5,742 | -73.3% |
| Marinkovich Trust | $0 | $5,637 | -- |
| Lynn Kurtz | $3,007 | $5,306 | 76.5% |
| Jolinda Benjamin | $11,141 | $5,175 | -53.5% |
| Judy Donham | $5,171 | $5,171 | 0% |
| Donald J. Anderson | $2,139 | $5,165 | 141.5% |
| Joyce C. Anderson | $2,139 | $5,165 | 141.5% |
| David W Diacon | $6,693 | $5,142 | -23.2% |
| Rory E Indreland | $19,246 | $5,021 | -73.9% |
| Barbara Ann Nicholson | $7,107 | $4,981 | -29.9% |
| Brian S Bidlake | $18,927 | $4,962 | -73.8% |
| Patricia Coussens Newton | $4,837 | $4,837 | 0% |
| Dale Bautz | $4,785 | $4,785 | 0% |
| Todd Bender | $11,879 | $4,691 | -60.5% |
| Robert D. Simonson | $4,683 | $4,683 | 0% |
| Schultz-Ochsner, LLC | $6,204 | $4,556 | -26.6% |
| Sherril McCabe | $4,584 | $4,517 | -1.5% |
| Howard N. Grinde | $4,895 | $4,516 | -7.7% |
| Gregory E. Cavanaugh | $0 | $4,508 | -- |
| Jay Nelson | $5,400 | $4,388 | -18.7% |
| John E. Firebaugh | $5,840 | $4,346 | -25.6% |
| Patricia R Nissen-Cross | $0 | $4,292 | -- |
| Dan G. Jacobs | $4,328 | $4,011 | -7.3% |
| Chris W. Busch | $3,930 | $3,930 | 0% |
| Claudine Shelden | $2,040 | $3,874 | 89.9% |
| Gordon E. Sorenson | $10,560 | $3,853 | -63.5% |
| Orin Olsgaard | $3,818 | $3,818 | 0% |
| Donald Mullins | $6,930 | $3,774 | -45.5% |
| Bear River Farm, LLC | $4,015 | $3,590 | -10.6% |
| Clark Fork Coalition | $12,365 | $3,572 | -71.1% |
| Brian Riggers | $3,560 | $3,560 | 0% |
| Steve E. Marcure | $10,840 | $3,481 | -67.9% |
| Jonathan R. Bouma | $15,257 | $3,214 | -78.9% |
| Paul Allen Hanson | $26,370 | $3,207 | -87.8% |
| Ann Lebsock | $5,489 | $3,197 | -41.8% |
| Shannon E Holdsambeck | $5,256 | $3,194 | -39.2% |
| Lester Debruin Trust | $0 | $3,044 | -- |
| Tony Chinikaylo | $0 | $2,970 | -- |
| Scharie Stewart | $5,764 | $2,799 | -51.4% |
| Patricia Baker | $3,542 | $2,721 | -23.2% |
| Linda Swanberg | $3,661 | $2,649 | -27.6% |
| Lazy F6 Cattle, LLC | $9,405 | $2,597 | -72.4% |
| Joanne Stewart | $4,370 | $2,468 | -43.5% |
| Wendy S. Deaton | $2,660 | $2,448 | -8% |
| Susan Dean Nelson | $0 | $2,411 | -- |
| Gary P. Zimmerman | $4,509 | $2,401 | -46.8% |
| Marilyn Zimmerman | $5,479 | $2,401 | -56.2% |
| Shelley Heien Will | $3,173 | $2,049 | -35.4% |
| Tckey, LLC | $3,126 | $2,019 | -35.4% |
| Elizabeth Anne Mclemore Kelsey | $0 | $1,948 | -- |
| Katrina M. McRoberts | $0 | $1,940 | -- |
| Susan J. Snyder | $3,002 | $1,936 | -35.5% |
| Charles Oates | $957 | $1,928 | 101.5% |
| Timothy J. Polich | $3,782 | $1,906 | -49.6% |
| Donna Marie Bakke | $1,789 | $1,831 | 2.3% |
| Douglas N. Kopp | $8,339 | $1,774 | -78.7% |
| Trenton Mersen Brown | $999 | $1,758 | 76% |
| Lia Land Company, LLC | $2,964 | $1,733 | -41.5% |
| Rosalie C. Veeder | $1,854 | $1,723 | -7.1% |
| Douglas G. Bardwell | $10,008 | $1,649 | -83.5% |
| Jacob Mortensen | $1,794 | $1,601 | -10.8% |
| Arlie & Mildred Foor 1977 Trust | $0 | $1,551 | -- |
| Greg Gullickson | $2,118 | $1,514 | -28.5% |
| G J Johnson Family Property, LLC | $1,724 | $1,492 | -13.5% |
| Rebecca Hanich | $7,459 | $1,465 | -80.4% |
| Sheila a Wolf Living Trustee | $1,401 | $1,401 | 0% |
| Bole Bench, LLC | $2,464 | $1,384 | -43.8% |
| William H. Watson | $2,178 | $1,368 | -37.2% |
| Cathlyn Johnson | $3,791 | $1,330 | -64.9% |
| Steven V Bidlake | $1,356 | $1,316 | -2.9% |
| Joseph W Boyer JR | $0 | $1,295 | -- |
| Daniel K Nelsen - Nelsen Family Trust | $0 | $1,286 | -- |
| Lazy 44, LLC | $1,265 | $1,265 | 0% |
| H Lazy Heart, LLC | $5,643 | $1,176 | -79.2% |
| Jon Rust | $0 | $1,171 | -- |
| Mary Ann Lorette Rust | $0 | $1,171 | -- |
| Diane K. Taylor | $1,000 | $1,110 | 11% |
| Barbara J. Cameron | $1,416 | $1,087 | -23.2% |
| David Sandgren | $1,052 | $1,052 | 0% |
| Julian Colescott | $947 | $1,046 | 10.5% |
| Robert B. Torgerson | $2,085 | $1,042 | -50% |
| Kenneth Lloyd Wabaunsee | $4,653 | $1,034 | -77.8% |
| Susan Domingo | $1,013 | $1,013 | 0% |
| Robert Plenger | $993 | $1,009 | 1.6% |
| Scott C. Huntley | $1,222 | $1,001 | -18.1% |
| Bette A. Lowery | $689 | $976 | 41.7% |
| James Valeo | $712 | $949 | 33.3% |
| Randy Boehnke | $1,111 | $941 | -15.3% |
| Gary Harvey | $937 | $937 | 0% |
| Susan Cravens | $1,083 | $857 | -20.9% |
| Michael R Bidlake | $4,158 | $831 | -80% |
| D o. Christopher 'Connor | $441 | $800 | 81.4% |
| Hickethier Grain Farm, LLC | $840 | $784 | -6.7% |
| Fred Stout | $1,532 | $761 | -50.3% |
| Kane Hellebust | $1,018 | $757 | -25.6% |
| Michael T. Schmechel | $155 | $749 | 383.2% |
| Mary Jane Sippy Revocable Trust | $1,848 | $742 | -59.8% |
| Lawrence J. Schilling | $746 | $695 | -6.8% |
| Connie Chestnutt | $689 | $689 | 0% |
| Daphne Richardson | $2,072 | $662 | -68.1% |
| Randy Harrington | $3,146 | $649 | -79.4% |
| Richard E. Richardson | $116,425 | $598 | -99.5% |
| Curtis Schneider | $554 | $554 | 0% |
| Bruce Kramer | $1,577 | $549 | -65.2% |
| Mark Heyka | $531 | $529 | -0.4% |
| Patrick A. Byrne | $2,106 | $509 | -75.8% |
| A & a Sawitzke Family Trust | $597 | $504 | -15.6% |
| Howard C. Newman | $682 | $500 | -26.7% |
| Ellen Harriet Spurlock | $1,511 | $470 | -68.9% |
| Darla Austin | $754 | $420 | -44.3% |
| Elaine Christensen | $664 | $417 | -37.2% |
| Ronald V Hepp | $0 | $401 | -- |
| Judith Kathleen Visscher | $384 | $384 | 0% |
| Marvin D. McMichael | $598 | $379 | -36.6% |
| Angela Campbell | $6,611 | $352 | -94.7% |
| Casey McLean | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Snyder Farm Properties, LLC | $0 | $326 | -- |
| Lisa Lynne Jones Park | $1,022 | $293 | -71.3% |
| Vernon R. Swanson | $538 | $275 | -48.9% |
| Kramer Boden, LLC | $648 | $263 | -59.4% |
| Todd Peterson | $365 | $260 | -28.8% |
| Pat Nagy Swartz | $515 | $252 | -51.1% |
| Scott Allen Jacobson | $1,559 | $242 | -84.5% |
| Gregg A. Swanberg | $2,778 | $232 | -91.6% |
| John A. Fuchs | $361 | $222 | -38.5% |
| Anne Lee Holt | $439 | $209 | -52.4% |
| Tim H. Cole | $649 | $173 | -73.3% |
| Judith A. Barker | $816 | $160 | -80.4% |
| Marlee Quick Kimmell | $325 | $159 | -51.1% |
| Kim Klevenberg | $148 | $148 | 0% |
| Scott H. Dahmer | $232 | $136 | -41.4% |
| Delaine Butorac | $171 | $135 | -21.1% |
| Jeanne Nottingham | $0 | $129 | -- |
| Cayuse Prairie, LLC | $161 | $108 | -32.9% |
| Craig Seibold | $0 | $91 | -- |
| Demarise Raunig | $184 | $90 | -51.1% |
| Brian R. Hood | $81 | $81 | 0% |
| Kevin C. Hood | $81 | $81 | 0% |
| Bryan Allen | $135 | $69 | -48.9% |
| Michael F Barrackman | $126 | $62 | -50.8% |
| Fred M. Rhoades | $753 | $59 | -92.2% |
| Delmer G Hiesterman | $68 | $53 | -22.1% |
| Samuel Hoshor | $529 | $0 | -100% |
| County Rail Farm, LLC | $9,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine Carr Sousa | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Leinart Family Limited Partnershi | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| LRK Cattle Company, LLC | $1,703 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Jean Covington | $554 | $0 | -100% |
| Beery Farms, Inc. | $3,006 | $0 | -100% |
| C N R, Inc. | $10,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles J. Swannack | $1,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Schmechel | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark Fork Organics, LLC | $8,482 | $0 | -100% |
| D/B/A Bitterroot Bison | $18,975 | $0 | -100% |
| Diana K. Olson | $915 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Vern L Guenther | $252 | $0 | -100% |
| Gain Grains, LLC | $1,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Gustafson | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Grady Moog | $9,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Green Bench Orchard | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Senkler | $1,242 | $0 | -100% |
| James N. Sapp | $34 | $0 | -100% |
| Jan McLaren | $298 | $0 | -100% |
| Jenni Graff | $723 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen J. Hendrickson | $941 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn Winona Shanley | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristen Lynn Correll-Bowditch | $2,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Wimett | $4,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynda Pleas | $5,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Larson | $22,504 | $0 | -100% |
| Moxon E. Hart | $984 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Aitken-Nobles | $10,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Nebcat, LLC | $750,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Northwest Farm Credit Services, PC | $162,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela Rae Muirheid Estate | $16,074 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline A. Bovey | $16,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Pine Mountain Vineyards, LLC | $32,937 | $0 | -100% |
| Quin Rasmussen | $2,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Correll | $2,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert P Hasquet Family Trust | $14,873 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger B Plenger | $993 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Ashworth | $16,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Taste of Alaska, LLC | $30,588 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas McCamant | $6,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Tod Trimble | $5,273 | $0 | -100% |
| Twila F Wolfe Restated Revocable | $3,756 | $0 | -100% |
| Wustner Bees, LLC | $32,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Wustner Brothers Honey, LLC | $17,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Lester D. Turnbull | $5,033 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice Greenwood | $1,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,094,409 | $2,179,237 | -46.8% |
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