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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Lake County

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Farms throughout cities in Lake County received $5.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 342 farmers in cities within Lake County received a total of $2.1 million in 566 farm subsidies, a 73% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.7 million in 912 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 Lake County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Lakes Glacier View Farms, Inc.$145,401$91,584-37%
William D. Daugherty$106,735$69,852-34.6%
Jocko Valley Cattle, LLC$217,906$49,216-77.4%
Valley Tens, LLC$76,704$47,144-38.5%
Nash Ranching Corporation$127,239$45,723-64.1%
Kenneth N. McAlpin$64,523$42,644-33.9%
Keith Christian$47,126$41,341-12.3%
Kellie M. Christian$47,126$41,341-12.3%
Lloyd L. Allen$69,155$40,930-40.8%
Joel A. Clairmont$118,152$33,008-72.1%
Tobol Farms, Inc.$248,325$32,340-87%
Valley View Charolais Ranch, Inc.$136,550$31,726-76.8%
Cody R. Sherman$90,836$31,700-65.1%
Kurt McPherson$92,441$30,001-67.5%
Bryan H. Bohn$50,715$29,761-41.3%
Jaye W. Johnson$80,812$28,783-64.4%
Larson Forest Management, Inc.$0$28,253--
Larson Farm Properties, LLC$27,912$26,648-4.5%
Starkel Farms, Inc.$418,494$26,484-93.7%
Roy L. Anderson$0$25,165--
Richard J. Fisher$32,401$24,711-23.7%
Brent Powell$81,175$24,366-70%
Bauer Land and Livestock, LLC$6,175$23,763284.8%
Vergeront Farms, Inc.$35,666$23,618-33.8%
Daniel H. Hartung$54,240$23,213-57.2%
Wacey D Cathey$62,551$22,848-63.5%
Larry R. Coleman$118,537$20,167-83%
James R. Horner$67,843$19,921-70.6%
Michael Krantz$67,184$17,887-73.4%
Dustin L. McCollum$63,621$16,485-74.1%
Fleming Farms, Inc.$232,401$16,446-92.9%
Joseph E. Dupuis$45,467$16,067-64.7%
G & G Livestock$67,823$15,681-76.9%
Adrian A. Roylance$28,394$15,287-46.2%
Lucille Peterson$8,889$15,01468.9%
Lake Farms, Inc.$224,868$14,996-93.3%
Paul Guenzler$75,124$14,975-80.1%
Timothy Herreid$34,171$14,944-56.3%
Edward Starkel, LLC$344,904$14,855-95.7%
Dianna L. Smith$53,674$14,708-72.6%
Blackhorn Investments, LLC$0$14,015--
Dave Stipe$0$13,683--
Mission Valley Farms, LLC$40,480$12,990-67.9%
Gulch Cattle, Inc.$33,523$12,296-63.3%
Todd Ludeman$19,939$12,213-38.7%
Roylance Diamond Ranch$39,086$11,844-69.7%
Thomas Lankford$11,281$11,2810%
C. F. Sanders Jr.$43,571$11,270-74.1%
Bill Hafliger$18,069$11,090-38.6%
Edward Scott Schall$0$10,396--
Coleman Limousin Ranch, Inc.$60,849$10,373-83%
Francis Bruce Elverud$12,822$10,162-20.7%
Ramona C. Lynch$23,219$10,094-56.5%
John R. Salomon$46,060$10,064-78.2%
Lonnie Haack$17,099$9,744-43%
Stephen M. Hughes$34,006$9,646-71.6%
Trenton G. Harding$17,647$9,602-45.6%
Alan W. Slack$34,794$9,422-72.9%
Meuli Limited Partnership$45,285$9,314-79.4%
Schock's Mission View Dairy$20,334$9,208-54.7%
Jaren Lynn Koehn$10,560$8,683-17.8%
Montana Power Ranch, Inc.$22,420$8,679-61.3%
Dale Pat Marks$21,851$8,553-60.9%
Dana F. Tryon$19,078$8,267-56.7%
Justin B. Krantz$21,003$8,108-61.4%
Travis Levi Elverud$15,492$8,035-48.1%
Loren Unruh$0$7,892--
Canyon View Farms, Inc.$138,523$7,736-94.4%
Suzanne B. Speckert$30,648$7,446-75.7%
Foust Farms, Inc.$32,789$7,432-77.3%
Frank & Martha Nichols Trust$3,515$7,403110.6%
Gordon Eye$15,529$7,357-52.6%
Stan W. Delaney$28,679$7,354-74.4%
Wade Adam Shepard$25,726$7,349-71.4%
Shirley Tanner$22,268$7,261-67.4%
Blake Carruthers, Inc.$28,113$7,205-74.4%
Roy C Bilile$26,044$6,980-73.2%
Dennis Krantz$22,081$6,834-69.1%
Zimmy Dean Lytle$24,334$6,829-71.9%
Tracy Brian Wall$12,412$6,678-46.2%
Jack McCready$31,737$6,470-79.6%
Paul Hunsucker$9,424$6,237-33.8%
Allen Detert$8,613$6,186-28.2%
Ernest Tyrone Moran Jr.$23,986$6,114-74.5%
Sigurd M Jensen$26,213$6,077-76.8%
Jane Spahr Bohn$35,171$6,025-82.9%
Lonnie P. Metzger$20,383$5,839-71.4%
Vernon C. Stipe$41,627$5,826-86%
Charles Randall Hanson$21,186$5,814-72.6%
Raymond Thomas Tanner$7,675$5,792-24.5%
Leroy D. Morin$20,415$5,694-72.1%
Linda Earl$9,081$5,691-37.3%
Roger R. Detert$6,440$5,684-11.7%
Kerry Lee Doney$23,353$5,670-75.7%
Kenneth J. Doppler$5,611$5,6110%
Randy Morton$0$5,577--
Wade James Hendrickson$28,990$5,380-81.4%
Burley Mcavoy Farms, Inc.$14,693$5,228-64.4%
Wayne Blevins$0$5,209--
Richard D. Erb$10,564$5,167-51.1%
Aaron L. Jones$12,112$5,157-57.4%
Zon Lloyd$16,667$5,113-69.3%
Joan M. Sherman$16,082$5,098-68.3%
Edmond G. Priddy$0$5,073--
Dave Vincent$17,132$5,022-70.7%
Harvey Kenitzer$5,133$4,988-2.8%
Darren Val Thomas$7,107$4,981-29.9%
Wendy R. Olson$37,890$4,837-87.2%
Chris Hertz$18,112$4,769-73.7%
Lisa Wimett$0$4,765--
Leroy L. Wilson$0$4,761--
Donna M. Marks$4,470$4,6995.1%
Kale L. Gardner$21,716$4,688-78.4%
Douglas W. Crockett$0$4,680--
J Bar Stenberg Ranch, LLC$49,737$4,676-90.6%
Dusty Smith$14,003$4,672-66.6%
Marvin F. Bauer$7,766$4,653-40.1%
Raymond L. Swenson$8,644$4,636-46.4%
Shawn P. Matt$4,972$4,545-8.6%
Salomon Dairy$4,406$4,345-1.4%
Peter A. White$16,026$4,337-72.9%
Patrick Keith Cable$27,874$4,297-84.6%
Chad C. Hoover$19,880$4,227-78.7%
Bonnie L. Cable$17,446$4,166-76.1%
Rodney S. Munson$11,419$4,143-63.7%
Kathryn I Mapston$0$4,119--
Shayla Dell Cheff$28,425$3,884-86.3%
Lynda J. Brown$9,891$3,811-61.5%
Stevens Matt$9,614$3,800-60.5%
Laurence F. Krein$13,635$3,792-72.2%
Glacier Red Angus$19,598$3,764-80.8%
Jacob A. Welker$16,610$3,749-77.4%
Charles Vaughan$11,919$3,676-69.2%
Sammual P Herreid$13,850$3,654-73.6%
Norman D. Reum$17,124$3,651-78.7%
Marc Vergeront$16,723$3,612-78.4%
Thomas F. Linse$19,791$3,597-81.8%
Dave Edward Bick$8,193$3,541-56.8%
Michael Shannon Gillin$11,822$3,516-70.3%
James R. Harrison$10,115$3,479-65.6%
Clinton J. Sohr$15,521$3,413-78%
Jack R. Clapp$20,200$3,405-83.1%
Aaron D. Leishman$3,476$3,396-2.3%
Leo Fleming$16,773$3,338-80.1%
Blevins Angus Ranch, LLC$15,935$3,326-79.1%
Jeffrey S. Wayman$16,955$3,325-80.4%
Wesley Mapston$13,514$3,322-75.4%
Trevor Wayne Motichka$14,838$3,249-78.1%
Kyle Middlemist$12,010$3,217-73.2%
Marianne Johnson$18,630$3,201-82.8%
Wade D. Emerson$6,465$3,162-51.1%
Daniel Reynolds Cahoon$8,302$3,110-62.5%
Heart Two Ranch, LLC$8,082$3,090-61.8%
Matthew Hout$10,136$3,073-69.7%
Dominick Nakia Belcourt$9,153$3,069-66.5%
Shirley A. Christiansen$9,534$3,050-68%
Curtis L Evelo$495$3,034512.9%
Max Krantz$0$2,920--
Robert Daniel Winger$0$2,910--
Zeb Lytle$14,539$2,887-80.1%
Joshua D. Senecal$8,645$2,864-66.9%
Virgil Rinke$13,772$2,846-79.3%
Jessie Covey$7,708$2,834-63.2%
Karen Raisland$14,312$2,771-80.6%
Timothy Anderson$5,555$2,726-50.9%
Lorri Lytle O'Neill$8,145$2,708-66.8%
Mountain Shadow Cattle, LLC$11,979$2,690-77.5%
Richard Esterby$12,089$2,689-77.8%
Roger Clairmont$8,380$2,642-68.5%
Craig H. Blevins$14,043$2,566-81.7%
William A. Harris$15,604$2,548-83.7%
Raymond Dee Hitchcock$15,147$2,539-83.2%
Kristine Gardner$11,762$2,533-78.5%
Robert J. Smith$2,722$2,491-8.5%
Debbie O'Neill$11,949$2,482-79.2%
Don Coffman$11,704$2,427-79.3%
Mark William Jackson$9,430$2,391-74.6%
Gerald R Aznoe$1,305$2,32478.1%
John F. Krantz Jr.$13,476$2,320-82.8%
Taag P Peterson$2,423$2,260-6.7%
Gordon R. Doney$9,933$2,253-77.3%
Dustin Elverud$7,842$2,204-71.9%
Riley Jay Bailey$7,392$2,142-71%
Will Powell$7,392$2,142-71%
James Hollensteiner James a Hollensteiner Trust$0$2,115--
Karen K. Cheff$12,376$2,095-83.1%
Robert Thomas Charlo$11,335$2,088-81.6%
Daniel Charles Jackson$6,663$2,075-68.9%
Dale Walchuk$6,798$2,014-70.4%
Jim Toste$14,064$1,966-86%
Jeremy Dwelle$6,888$1,963-71.5%
Albert Louis Hitchcock$9,593$1,949-79.7%
Sheila K. Rigby$8,620$1,938-77.5%
Donna Helms$6,688$1,938-71%
Wesly Baertsch$9,075$1,901-79.1%
Juan Pablo Maldonado Sierra$0$1,890--
Lisa Wheeler$4,015$1,834-54.3%
Rosezetta V Blevins$8,595$1,832-78.7%
Ingrid Spidel$8,563$1,780-79.2%
Joshua Callahan$4,446$1,766-60.3%
Mr Joeseph Walchuk$7,887$1,752-77.8%
Jordan M. Adams$8,482$1,730-79.6%
Lyle D. Evans$9,993$1,729-82.7%
Dargis/Harriman Ranches$8,629$1,685-80.5%
Ernest Otoupalik$11,256$1,657-85.3%
Nancy K. Nelson$2,336$1,656-29.1%
Bridger K. Wayman$8,734$1,628-81.4%
Paige D. Carney$0$1,560--
Shirley R. Eye$4,608$1,538-66.6%
Gordon a Rungborg$1,930$1,478-23.4%
John Bartel$7,212$1,476-79.5%
Ted Sias$5,582$1,465-73.8%
Reynold J. Snyder$6,391$1,450-77.3%
Jeffrey A. Clairmont$6,886$1,418-79.4%
Orsino Paul Walker$5,929$1,396-76.5%
Janet S. Hunsucker$695$1,393100.4%
William H. Dwelle$10,387$1,367-86.8%
Waterman Family Trust DTD 6/16/97$1,336$1,3360%
Christine M. Niemeyer$5,232$1,335-74.5%
Daniel R. Smith$6,314$1,330-78.9%
Jack Lake$6,545$1,330-79.7%
Karrel D Reynolds II$6,424$1,299-79.8%
William Whirry$1,924$1,289-33%
Tim Orr$3,676$1,245-66.1%
Virginia Dolezal$0$1,244--
Kathleen Senkler$0$1,242--
Sherry A. Clairmont$9,290$1,236-86.7%
Heather Edwards$5,700$1,180-79.3%
Charles Ray Wall$6,925$1,170-83.1%
Jodi Bergh$2,364$1,156-51.1%
Clark Michael Matt$2,904$1,149-60.4%
John Roylance$5,544$1,143-79.4%
Matthew J. Herreid$7,947$1,142-85.6%
Jalayne D Unruh$0$1,138--
Tobin Sinclair$3,960$1,124-71.6%
Amanda Jensen$7,120$1,102-84.5%
F Hanging Six Ranch, Inc.$7,645$1,077-85.9%
Leon Robert Wieder$2,365$1,067-54.9%
Grant R. McPherson$2,906$1,058-63.6%
Foothills Farm, LLC$14,803$1,011-93.2%
Jediah W Hovet$3,608$967-73.2%
Doran M. Dumont$6,532$959-85.3%
Frances Carey$4,290$933-78.3%
Paul Wade Morton$1,890$924-51.1%
Barbara Scherb Smith$3,149$882-72%
James E. Smith$876$867-1%
Douglas C. Spicher$1,083$857-20.9%
Joan Dolezal$1,631$829-49.2%
Bernice Waddell$1,962$815-58.5%
Renall T Hendrickson$1,265$789-37.6%
Wesley Arthur Rogalski$788$7880%
Jerome L. Matt$4,744$769-83.8%
Maxine Brander Whitson$3,745$740-80.2%
Daryl Dee Doney$3,421$737-78.5%
Brett Fitzpatrick$6,006$734-87.8%
Michael D. Jeppesen$3,509$722-79.4%
Zane Fitzpatrick$3,443$716-79.2%
Todd Knutson$3,366$715-78.8%
Aaron Allison$0$702--
James R. Bailey$3,616$694-80.8%
Sherri R. Hocker$3,830$682-82.2%
Shelley L. Howell$976$680-30.3%
Shirley a Laisy$1,392$680-51.1%
Andrew S Skarland$1,325$668-49.6%
Bill Bartel$328$65599.7%
Andrew Rosenbaum$2,772$644-76.8%
Marjorie Patricia Vaughn$1,470$635-56.8%
Edward V. Wehrheim$1,292$632-51.1%
Robert James Bell$2,783$628-77.4%
Donald Wayne Mininger$5,361$621-88.4%
William H. Austin$0$611--
Tricia Andersen$2,706$604-77.7%
Wayne Learn$2,409$602-75%
Tara A. Plog$1,398$582-58.4%
Kelsey Seward$3,039$562-81.5%
Doug Hammill$1,100$554-49.6%
Raymond Seward$1,870$553-70.4%
Thomas Bartel$996$552-44.6%
Kathy M. Woodruff$0$550--
Dan Eastman$930$538-42.2%
Diana Luke$2,486$520-79.1%
Hailey Weible$2,816$514-81.7%
Rick Marcure$1,045$511-51.1%
Brian Wilson$0$505--
Jerry Johnson$0$497--
Nicholas X. Courville$596$494-17.1%
Denice L. Goodale$973$486-50.1%
Dennis Roush$1,389$478-65.6%
Theodore T. North$0$478--
Casey J. Smith$1,122$460-59%
Cummings Family Trust$0$460--
Robin Tougas$917$448-51.1%
Laura N. Wheeler$2,673$446-83.3%
Madeline M. Caye$2,090$438-79%
Harley Coleman$1,606$426-73.5%
Levi Learn$1,819$422-76.8%
Cameron J. Barnes$759$416-45.2%
Kendall O. Dupuis$1,620$411-74.6%
Marla I. Hall$0$406--
Alex Moran$1,969$405-79.4%
Dana Anderson$758$397-47.6%
Randy T Reinlasoder$3,343$392-88.3%
Dennis Lee Clairmont$1,876$387-79.4%
Thomas Forman$303$37122.4%
Lenard Jennison$3,812$367-90.4%
Nancy Jo Schall$1,243$356-71.4%
Adam T. Smith$992$338-65.9%
Duane H. Lien$689$337-51.1%
Rocky Schock$633$319-49.6%
Todd Hoover$1,642$318-80.6%
Donna C. Smith$547$314-42.6%
Minnie Wheeler$584$291-50.2%
Cody W. Wayman$1,298$290-77.7%
Carol M. Gerisch$562$283-49.6%
Cheryl J. Colacurcio$562$283-49.6%
James B. Horner$486$282-42%
Julian Charles Courville$818$277-66.1%
Ryan Pleninger$563$276-51%
Numa Arnold Alexander Caye$1,594$264-83.4%
Toni R. Taylor$1,891$257-86.4%
Augustas Bosley$1,210$242-80%
David R. Peck$6,390$240-96.2%
Karen J. Krantz$439$238-45.8%
William Schutter$0$220--
David H. Sohr$0$217--
Jerry W. Smith$272$208-23.5%
Stephanie S. Smith$382$201-47.4%
Robertson Family Ranch, LLC$0$195--
Andy Bailey$814$181-77.8%
Susan H. Gardner$176$1760%
Gene F Posivio$282$168-40.4%
Katie Jo Elliott$0$146--
Chris Slover$363$128-64.7%
Jacqueline E. Ladner$40$124210%
Duane Edwin Tryon$484$118-75.6%
Circle S Livestock, LLC$231$112-51.5%
Sharon E. Rosenbaum$429$107-75.1%
Richard Dean Fisher$165$76-53.9%
Lawrence Ovila Marceau JR$440$66-85%
Larissa Nicole Hubbard$1,091$51-95.3%
Daniel I O'Hoyt$3,942$14-99.6%
Roger Aspengren$175$8-95.4%
Barney R. Sheridan$3,520$0-100%
Edward Teddy T. Schall$17,600$0-100%
Harlequin Produce, LLC$27,514$0-100%
MRS Kathryn I Mapston$11,055$0-100%
Tom R. Tanner$6,993$0-100%
R. T. Hendrickson$2,046$0-100%
Scott Schall$51,721$0-100%
Sophies Farm and Orchard, LLC$1,973$0-100%
Susan L. Black$574$0-100%
Theodore T. North$2,603$0-100%
Barbara Bartell$444$0-100%
Courtney Hall$4,134$0-100%
Dusti Johnson$5,830$0-100%
Elsie Ann Nentwig$880$0-100%
Kristy Cordis$1,210$0-100%
Leon R. Wieder$3,200$0-100%
Levi Elverud$17,786$0-100%
Lowdown Farm$17,830$0-100%
Nicholas Xavier Courville$806$0-100%
Confederated Salish-Kootenai Trib$17,034$0-100%
Arlen Wisseman$658$0-100%
Beighle Orchard, LLC$951$0-100%
Brian S. Campbell$2,306$0-100%
Callie Orien$2,200$0-100%
Dale Nelson$12,604$0-100%
David M. Kidd$7,587$0-100%
Dennis E. Dellwo$2,310$0-100%
Fresh Roots Farm$2,999$0-100%
GMNS, LLC$1,696$0-100%
Lawrence G. Richards$3,324$0-100%
Louise M. Beighle$571$0-100%
Madsen Orchards, Inc.$7,364$0-100%
Peterson Investments, Inc.$2,325$0-100%
Rosemary McLean$322$0-100%
Rosemary Mclean - Thomas Farm$9,488$0-100%
Sierra Marie Oehlke$1,212$0-100%
Sunnyslope Land & Cattle Company$81,590$0-100%
Victor Carl Schroeder$2,441$0-100%
Webster Orchard, LLC$13,597$0-100%
William J. Tusick$4,526$0-100%
William Tusick$1,820$0-100%
Earl & Son, Inc.$97,820$0-100%
Adam Wood$80$0-100%
Bernard Hakes$43,822$0-100%
Cheryl Jackson$4,510$0-100%
Cornelius Cattle Company$2,305$0-100%
Craig A. Rider$1,540$0-100%
Cummings Family Trust$1,256$0-100%
Dalyn J Unruh$4,972$0-100%
David Crawford$103$0-100%
Farm Service Agency$145$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$23,182$0-100%
Jalayne D Unruh$5,184$0-100%
Janece Hulse$1,769$0-100%
Kevin A. Kirsch$20,967$0-100%
Lake Seed, Inc.$238,491$0-100%
Mission Mountain Organic EGGS, LL$675$0-100%
MRS Valorie L Bartel$1,189$0-100%
Robert D. Rider$1,815$0-100%
Stan Hochhalter$373$0-100%
Wayne Blevins$27,466$0-100%
William C. Cullis$3,861$0-100%
Awesome Acres, LLC$632$0-100%
Charles D Jacquier$2,379$0-100%
Daniel Frederick Decker$5,445$0-100%
George E. Biggs$1,242$0-100%
Richard O. Krantz$8,060$0-100%
Roy Anderson$35,909$0-100%
Shirley A. Cordis$4,306$0-100%
Zachary E. Mohler$8,116$0-100%
Buffalo Wallow, LLC$38,655$0-100%
Curtis L Evelo$7,920$0-100%
Dublin Gulch Ranch, LLC$1,308$0-100%
Katie Jo Sprague$726$0-100%
Robert D. Winger$3,088$0-100%
Total subsidies$7,700,559$2,078,690-73%

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