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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies fall in cities associated with Glacier County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Glacier County received $270,943 less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 378 farmers in cities within Glacier County received a total of $14.1 million in 853 farm subsidies, a 1.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.4 million in 869 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 Glacier County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Bureau of Indian Affairs$1,397,360$2,463,20276.3%
Big SKY Colony, Inc.$765,140$618,278-19.2%
Hidden Lake Colony, Inc.$498,692$551,33910.6%
Glacier Colony, Inc.$431,121$544,95926.4%
Growing Green Farms$242,661$456,94388.3%
Zenith Colony, Inc.$292,883$404,59638.1%
R L Johnson, Inc.$49,924$316,920534.8%
Glendale Colony, Inc.$329,432$309,394-6.1%
Horizon Colony, Inc.$523,855$306,940-41.4%
Seville Colony, Inc.$708,559$304,012-57.1%
Rock Creek Farm, Inc.$157,783$293,05885.7%
Gilham Creek Farm, Inc.$91,102$257,313182.4%
Barcus Ranch$0$247,506--
South Milk River Farms, Inc.$151,388$203,82234.6%
Rocky Farms, Inc.$82,645$185,685124.7%
Wade Swenson$159,852$179,39812.2%
David Cooper$10,900$171,7411,475.6%
Eney Farms 2015$158,628$151,851-4.3%
Vermulm Farms, Inc.$172,271$144,833-15.9%
Harvey Farms, Inc.$12,301$142,2681,056.6%
Stanley Wahl$80,672$141,47075.4%
Vasboe Agent, Inc.$8,773$134,4371,432.4%
C W Cooper Farms, Inc.$4,975$125,0192,412.9%
Tyler McLean$66,106$124,32588.1%
Cattail Acres, Inc.$66,863$123,00484%
Silver Dell Ranch, Inc.$106,695$111,2254.2%
Mountain Breeze Farms, Inc.$153,775$111,142-27.7%
Twila Wahl$63,386$105,13965.9%
Ralph Johnson Farms$33,217$101,754206.3%
Tom T. Tuma$77,353$96,52624.8%
Triangle Land & Livestock Company, Inc.$64,056$94,60047.7%
Fred N. Volkman$42,255$91,111115.6%
Michael J. Loring$51,793$86,75667.5%
Little Rock, Inc.$18,224$86,595375.2%
Susan Frederick$4,278$86,5381,922.9%
GT, Inc.$63,218$84,38333.5%
Mark Lewis$13,625$83,562513.3%
Lon Peterson$6,997$82,2601,075.6%
Altenburg Farms$4,158$80,9631,847.2%
Mark T. Suta$91,595$74,883-18.2%
James Runningfisher$71,037$74,1854.4%
Henry A. Alme$106,412$73,718-30.7%
First State Company$36,294$72,23699%
Rumney Ranch$183,630$70,797-61.4%
Landslide Farms, Inc.$30,675$69,637127%
Liane Johnson$89,668$65,141-27.4%
Gordon J. Connelly$55,386$64,93717.2%
R M Kraft Agent, Inc.$95,511$64,436-32.5%
Miles D. Lewis$14,401$62,185331.8%
Bradley Farms, Inc.$28,194$61,550118.3%
David J. Broberg$8,328$57,167586.4%
Wheatland Acres, Inc.$38,429$56,71247.6%
John V Anderson Land & Cattle, Inc.$11,637$56,578386.2%
Ricky Ray Winkowitsch$0$55,232--
Rodney W. Perry$41,182$54,95533.4%
Gerald Swenson$48,995$52,9188%
Starbuck Hjartarson Seifert$34,490$51,12648.2%
Dan Bird$123,805$50,289-59.4%
Glen R. Pfeifer$53,290$50,281-5.6%
Patricia Compton$10,170$49,104382.8%
Boundary Cattle Company, Inc.$22,233$48,654118.8%
JVMMC$0$48,645--
Grant Ostby$34,434$46,58835.3%
Jack R. Lenoir$16,576$45,443174.1%
Jerod D. Wahl$34,825$44,71328.4%
Alyssa J. Wahl$34,825$44,53427.9%
Arnie Johnson$32,388$43,38934%
Raleigh G. King$101,915$42,755-58%
Chantry J. Wahl$37,600$40,9548.9%
Kara M. Wahl$37,600$40,8448.6%
Michael Koepke$42,015$40,787-2.9%
Dennis A. Fitzpatrick Jr.$60,322$40,479-32.9%
Kylan Ray Berkram$6,402$38,989509%
Zona Swenson$57,240$38,615-32.5%
Eric A. Morrisett$14,812$38,042156.8%
Kate M. Morrisett$14,020$37,732169.1%
Koepke Farms$32,409$37,25915%
Triple S Farm, Inc.$36,707$36,7070%
Sutacres, Inc.$25,809$34,08732.1%
Purnee Brandvold$21,616$33,80856.4%
Gregory P. King$12,364$33,451170.6%
Joshua R. Winkowitsch$0$33,279--
Wade Berkram$9,416$31,376233.2%
Kenneth W. Christopherson$26,617$30,48114.5%
Richard Carlton Peterson$23,562$28,66021.6%
Wayne R. Hibbs$49,044$27,575-43.8%
Robert McLean$10,786$27,472154.7%
Marvin G. Kimmet$32,220$27,399-15%
Guy R. Bradley$36,240$26,642-26.5%
Eddie D. Altenburg$0$25,342--
Barbara Broberg$8,328$24,750197.2%
Joseph M. Skierka$13,754$24,66279.3%
Kraft D. B. Farms$121,180$23,852-80.3%
William Larry Whitford$41,630$23,717-43%
Curtis L. Halvorson$21,873$22,3382.1%
Diana L. Croft$25,513$22,255-12.8%
Diamond Box Livestock, Inc.$102,318$21,704-78.8%
Whistling Swan Farms, Inc.$0$21,371--
Ryan Douglas Winkowitsch$6,211$21,210241.5%
William Icenoggle$4,273$20,874388.5%
Michael Mccauley$0$20,674--
Kyle M. Swenson$14,826$20,59338.9%
Lisa Ray Sammons$24,991$20,302-18.8%
Ronald Campbell$20,168$20,1680%
Amanda Swenson$10,392$20,07493.2%
R W Michaels, Inc.$6,355$19,908213.3%
Brandon R. Lane$5,475$19,852262.6%
Alva & Sons, Inc.$0$19,492--
Darrol R Berkram$19,352$19,244-0.6%
Kevin John Connelly$43,003$18,850-56.2%
Robert M. Lytle$33,231$18,626-43.9%
Gary Enneberg$28,484$18,519-35%
Sidney G. Brandon$7,260$18,164150.2%
William L. Hoffman$25,013$18,115-27.6%
Faye Hoyt$12,293$17,71344.1%
Jc Seewald$16,480$17,6727.2%
Mark Allen Enneberg$23,961$17,556-26.7%
James A. Augare$16,914$17,1501.4%
Marilyn J. Perry$22,179$16,984-23.4%
Fred J. Volkman$12,063$16,62937.9%
Georgia Icenoggle$21,249$16,466-22.5%
Sylte & Geer, Corp.$24,209$15,655-35.3%
Polite A. Pepion$34,958$15,499-55.7%
Kevin R. Bundy$8,227$15,35286.6%
Johnson Cattle Company, Inc.$71,071$14,949-79%
Larry Salois$260$14,4115,442.7%
Robert Lee Winkowitsch$8,594$14,32866.7%
Carl E. Sundquist$49,075$13,885-71.7%
Whistling Swan Farms, LLC$16,563$13,866-16.3%
Lila J. Evans$44,000$13,274-69.8%
Ralph Ronald Dempsey$5,382$12,503132.3%
West Rim Agriculture, Inc.$14,912$12,418-16.7%
Charlene Jean Beuerman$21,967$12,393-43.6%
Kenneth Berkram$4,459$12,359177.2%
Threasa Snyder$0$12,257--
Sonnemaker Farms$5,612$12,089115.4%
Kole Fitzpatrick$62,840$11,633-81.5%
Nolan Conway$49,049$11,550-76.5%
Kathy Ann Maggi$6,245$11,53684.7%
Jay Vasboe$24,225$11,017-54.5%
Charlotte Barry$49,958$10,881-78.2%
Lorraine H. Rumney$0$10,860--
Yunck Farms, Inc.$1,957$10,372430%
Carla J. Sullivan$0$10,123--
Rick L. Whitford$44,506$9,890-77.8%
Brandie L. Lane$0$9,752--
Greg Dell$15,540$9,648-37.9%
Boyd Evans$0$9,330--
Skierka & Sons Company$26,005$9,310-64.2%
Beau W. Michael$36,724$9,204-74.9%
Stephen Reeverts$44,462$9,148-79.4%
Roger Sammons$20,994$9,090-56.7%
Chris Robert Lewis$4,455$9,078103.8%
Francis M. Bird$3,290$8,574160.6%
Jonathan D Stgoddard$10,269$8,548-16.8%
Craig G. Rice$2,825$8,166189.1%
LMI Land & Livestock$39,115$8,156-79.1%
Kelsey M. Pepion$0$7,902--
Bert Guith$1,806$7,670324.7%
Alcinda S Barcus$0$7,426--
Daniel B. Barcus$0$7,426--
Peter Lozing$5,108$7,33143.5%
Rock Gobert$8,899$7,307-17.9%
Brian Fitzpatrick$15,740$7,306-53.6%
Joe Kipp$25,158$7,178-71.5%
Edward McCauley$28,213$6,999-75.2%
Vincent Michael$28,545$6,852-76%
Susan Berger$1,414$6,657370.8%
Eugene Matt Sr.$0$6,631--
Starry Range, Inc.$16,704$6,617-60.4%
Lisa J. Sheble$0$6,318--
Bertha M. Jacobsen$1,668$6,258275.2%
Tysen Tuma$7,720$6,216-19.5%
Doug Sheble$0$6,208--
Shane Vasboe$6,713$6,131-8.7%
Betty Dagel$10,416$6,037-42%
Berkram Farms, Inc.$10,121$5,993-40.8%
Steven R. Dezort$0$5,849--
Guy Meiwald$12,582$5,734-54.4%
Hughie W. Monroe$25,048$5,403-78.4%
Red Dirt Farms$38,854$5,385-86.1%
Gilbert England$25,564$5,300-79.3%
Cook-Reynolds Partnership$1,961$5,260168.2%
Donna Mae Taylor$6,411$5,213-18.7%
Jace L. Kimmet$3,464$5,03245.3%
Kim E. Norman$4,158$4,95819.2%
Clint Billedeaux$23,771$4,933-79.2%
Kenneth H. Luther$8,043$4,809-40.2%
Hugh A. Bradley$23,824$4,808-79.8%
Marvin J. Reid$5,300$4,701-11.3%
Leonard Guardipee$4,026$4,67616.1%
A Tinker's Damn Ranch, Inc.$10,089$4,578-54.6%
Andrew Schildt$23,273$4,570-80.4%
Nelse Stgoddard$19,459$4,410-77.3%
Judith Winkowitsch$0$4,323--
Clinton Ray Dagel$0$4,226--
Dr. Ethel Ann Connelly$2,882$4,13243.4%
Marla M. Williams$10,036$4,073-59.4%
Grace Ann Smith$0$4,056--
Donald A. Presnell$2,897$3,93135.7%
Polite Merlin Dale Pepion$7,425$3,876-47.8%
Dustin Bird$16,540$3,875-76.6%
Ruth Fitzgerald$0$3,829--
Richard C. Powell$13,387$3,692-72.4%
Danna Jo Rogers$0$3,673--
Jay Runningfisher$7,818$3,635-53.5%
Neal Roberts$15,452$3,626-76.5%
William E. Fenner$9,597$3,589-62.6%
Ron T. Johnson$9,962$3,374-66.1%
Joe Matt$4,092$3,294-19.5%
Bernard a Stgoddard JR$20,324$3,290-83.8%
William C. Whitford$15,598$3,288-78.9%
Ross R. Williams$29,533$3,222-89.1%
Scott Fritz$79,302$3,155-96%
Whitford Livestock, LLC$5,775$3,150-45.5%
Yvonne Mae Augare$0$3,060--
Rhonda E. Littrell$13,915$3,049-78.1%
Valerie Fay Heptner$18,098$3,024-83.3%
Laurie J. Williams$8,549$2,957-65.4%
Gus Vaile$0$2,840--
Robert J Yunck JR$3,423$2,832-17.3%
Collin M. Johnson$0$2,829--
Kobe Whitford$0$2,750--
Ernest Arrowtop SR$2,475$2,7109.5%
Eli John Stillsmoking$2,728$2,636-3.4%
Richard Allen Laverdure$20,533$2,626-87.2%
Amy Ilene Deroche$0$2,493--
Cindy Kimmet$0$2,470--
Shayne Manecke$11,500$2,434-78.8%
Carol Marie Murray$11,099$2,372-78.6%
Doug Norman$0$2,354--
Ramona M. Scofield$0$2,320--
Willeena Harwood$9,900$2,242-77.4%
Steven Berkram$12,855$2,223-82.7%
Shawn Michael Bird$9,680$2,215-77.1%
Maryann Denny$0$2,204--
Jacqueline A. Parsons$8,272$2,158-73.9%
Rhonda Lorraine Michael$0$2,154--
Rabe Whitford$0$2,090--
June S. Lemieux$1,947$2,0505.3%
David P Arrowtopknot$1,584$1,96724.2%
Kari L. Lewis$7,926$1,881-76.3%
Sam Bird$0$1,881--
William F. Manley$957$1,87896.2%
Rick Reagan$7,337$1,867-74.6%
Charles R. Pilling$8,932$1,863-79.1%
Eugene Kelly Edwards$7,821$1,800-77%
Kenneth Donald Augare$7,073$1,792-74.7%
David Parsons$4,554$1,766-61.2%
Windy Ridge Ranch, LLP$9,380$1,725-81.6%
Daryl L Stgoddard$20,714$1,682-91.9%
Robert Briody$1,601$1,6543.3%
Lester Gray$5,148$1,651-67.9%
Chad Johnson$7,799$1,634-79%
Kathleen Ann Connelly Kipp$1,198$1,59833.4%
Jay Bob Lytle$27,159$1,565-94.2%
Martin Jacobsen$7,634$1,558-79.6%
Jace Loring$6,732$1,556-76.9%
Brett W. Ridesatthedoor$7,161$1,520-78.8%
Sterling Williams$7,084$1,518-78.6%
Carl Edmund Augare$2,530$1,495-40.9%
Ted W. Hoyt$1,386$1,4756.4%
Raymond D. Augare$6,666$1,430-78.5%
Jay Stgoddard$7,304$1,406-80.8%
James Edwards$17,691$1,404-92.1%
Joseph Wesley Stgoddard$6,395$1,402-78.1%
Ronald L Crossguns II$5,390$1,401-74%
Ronald L Crossguns SR$5,390$1,401-74%
Jeffrey W. Beckett$1,387$1,3870%
Jason Reid$7,569$1,378-81.8%
Dale Roy Bird$0$1,375--
Jimi Champ$0$1,375--
Northstar Farms$7,356$1,348-81.7%
Emerald Fred Grant Jr.$6,962$1,323-81%
Martin D. Eney$825$1,32260.2%
Wanda England$0$1,284--
Heather Meiwald$6,320$1,278-79.8%
Eugene Christopher Blackman Sr.$3,300$1,274-61.4%
Earl Oldperson$0$1,265--
Ahkooeenstamee John Kipp$0$1,247--
Greg Louis$2,429$1,198-50.7%
Rick Ollinger$4,884$1,180-75.8%
Virgil Bullshoe$5,577$1,160-79.2%
Lawrence Timothy Higgins$5,869$1,138-80.6%
Richard L. Whiteman$7,741$1,126-85.5%
Patrice Larson$6,660$1,022-84.7%
Howard J. Conway$2,673$1,016-62%
Richard Rattler$4,675$1,001-78.6%
Scott R. McAlpine$0$990--
A Craig Ironpipe$4,609$966-79%
Donald R Sauby$1,112$964-13.3%
Joey Vasboe Mckechnie$0$949--
Robert Michaels$256$933264.5%
Six, Inc.$0$922--
Elma J. Carlson$3,841$906-76.4%
Lyle S Stgoddard SR$4,158$880-78.8%
Carol L. Larson$0$875--
Michael Lewis Juneau$1,320$856-35.2%
James Karl Andrew Heptner$2,695$855-68.3%
Agnes Blackweasel$4,279$851-80.1%
Vernon Spottedeagle$2,882$833-71.1%
Douglas D. Loring Jr.$1,318$819-37.9%
Justin Robert Pfeifer$1,595$789-50.5%
Randy J. Edwards$0$786--
Richard James Bird$0$770--
Melissa Leann Enneberg$3,740$768-79.5%
Sammy Jo Bird$5,424$759-86%
Zane Peterson$2,013$745-63%
Paige van Winkle$3,828$745-80.5%
Gilbert J. Edwards$1,650$741-55.1%
Christy Rae Curtiss$5,686$731-87.1%
Riley M. Bird$0$715--
Sharon M. Tucker$4,893$711-85.5%
Kristen Ellen Kipp$5,832$705-87.9%
William James Polk$1,776$692-61%
Terry Joseph Tatsey$4,070$690-83%
James Edward Lee Racine$2,574$654-74.6%
Anthony Gallagher D. Horn Sr.$0$620--
Dylan J Vasboe$2,959$613-79.3%
Payson J. Bird$0$605--
Jace R. Berkram$3,443$594-82.7%
Dexter G. Galbreath Jr.$3,969$576-85.5%
Lea M. Whitford$2,959$557-81.2%
Dean Ty Fugle$2,057$552-73.2%
Myrna Galbreath$0$550--
Sydney S. Fitzpatrick$0$550--
Rocky Dale Racine$2,431$550-77.4%
Taylissa Lytle$0$550--
Terry G. Croff$0$540--
Brittany Rose Bird$4,217$535-87.3%
Tim Luedtke$2,431$530-78.2%
Duane Ladd$1,507$505-66.5%
Rodney D. Hibbs$6,282$490-92.2%
Grant T. Tuma$2,145$485-77.4%
Carolyn Berkram$1,903$475-75%
Moriah A. Kipp$3,885$471-87.9%
Dymond Terrance Runningcrane$1,221$454-62.8%
Frank Harrison III$2,288$448-80.4%
Ty Blue Rattler$2,666$442-83.4%
Taylen Lytle$0$440--
Jesse J. Heavyrunner$2,065$431-79.1%
Steven Heavyrunner$825$431-47.8%
Virgil A. Hall Jr.$0$429--
Ricki V. Hamel$1,914$405-78.8%
Teagan Calfbossribs$1,782$388-78.2%
Kay Peterson$0$387--
Juno Dee Conway$1,705$384-77.5%
Remington R. Winkowitsch$1,023$381-62.8%
Larry Johnson$736$380-48.4%
Ty Neil Vaile$1,999$364-81.8%
Joseph Lee Bullshoe$858$346-59.7%
Coleman J. Connelly$2,857$346-87.9%
William Roy Whitford$7,408$324-95.6%
Alton William Gobert$1,408$290-79.4%
Dale Fenner$0$275--
Gloria Jean Juneau$0$270--
Shayanna England$660$261-60.5%
Dakota Louis$902$236-73.8%
Gayle P Skunkcap SR$550$206-62.5%
Ellen G. Hall$462$200-56.7%
Buddy Anthony Gray$968$194-80%
Lyle Stgoddard JR$913$190-79.2%
Ernestine Deroche$316$189-40.2%
Vicki Olson$285$158-44.6%
William A. Powell$1,943$156-92%
Ruby Gunderson$594$138-76.8%
Riley James Racine$572$124-78.3%
Kristen Rattler$825$121-85.3%
Kimberly N Oldchief$0$110--
Rodrick Lee Butterfly Sr.$0$110--
Ronald Allen Goss$484$107-77.9%
Latrell Bullchild$528$104-80.3%
Misty D. Whitford$20$63215%
James Dudley$0$59--
Benjamin C. Powell$5,049$56-98.9%
Sheldon J. Carlson$0$55--
Lydia L. Wells$0$49--
Kenneth D. Parsons$0$1--
Neil Gus Vaile$20,845$0-100%
Robert Burns$6,950$0-100%
Rockwell Smith$15,950$0-100%
Alcinda S Barcus$32,242$0-100%
Amy I Runningfisher-Deroche$5,060$0-100%
Anthony Gallagher Horn Sr.$1,683$0-100%
Barcus Ranch$99,435$0-100%
Daniel B. Barcus$32,334$0-100%
Daniel R. Edmo$1,320$0-100%
Dillon J. Conway$1,705$0-100%
Joseph A. Kipp$6,517$0-100%
Jozlynn J. Boggs$440$0-100%
Kelsey M. Pepion$7,975$0-100%
Larry Whitford$457$0-100%
Leona A. Pitts$344$0-100%
Roger R. Walter$312$0-100%
Steven R. Fenner$750$0-100%
Terrance Duane Wellman Jr.$8,800$0-100%
Theodore R. Hall$1,317$0-100%
Violet Gilham$172$0-100%
Virgil A. Hall Jr.$1,056$0-100%
Virginia Flesch$3,512$0-100%
Alan McAlpine$495$0-100%
Bonnie Thies$2,607$0-100%
Chad Peterson$1,045$0-100%
D & E Haynes Farms, Inc.$61,870$0-100%
Daniel James Murphy$495$0-100%
Farm Service Agency$59,303$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$756,243$0-100%
Glacier County FSA$191$0-100%
Jack A. Dezort$974$0-100%
Janet Brown$247$0-100%
Kari L. Dell$1,779$0-100%
Kathleen E. Broere$251$0-100%
Logan L. Williams$440$0-100%
Makena M. Williams$495$0-100%
Megan McCauley$507$0-100%
Michael J. McCauley$73,350$0-100%
Roger Hibbs$1,809$0-100%
Ross W. Broere$251$0-100%
Sampson G. Bird III$11,980$0-100%
Stockman Bank$1,171,357$0-100%
Todd Johnson$13,719$0-100%
Tom R. Johnson$74,085$0-100%
USDA-Farm Service Agency$10,260$0-100%
Valerie Wadman$3,928$0-100%
Victor Connelly Estate$5,166$0-100%
Total subsidies$14,386,566$14,115,623-1.9%

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