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In 2021, 70 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $711,480 in 96 farm subsidies, a 164% increase from 2020, when the total was $269,524 in 133 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad A. Jensen | $0 | $89,350 | -- |
| Gregory K Veitenhans | $0 | $86,888 | -- |
| F/V Chasina, LLC | $0 | $73,800 | -- |
| Martin McCallum | $0 | $66,944 | -- |
| Leland Valley Produce, Inc. | $0 | $58,358 | -- |
| JSB Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Midori Farm, LLC | $0 | $30,819 | -- |
| Silver Spoon, LLC | $0 | $22,116 | -- |
| Rancho Buenaventura 1, LLC | $0 | $18,456 | -- |
| Kemo Sabay, Inc. | $0 | $18,346 | -- |
| Clausen Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $15,014 | -- |
| Jasha Duvernay | $8,206 | $9,193 | 12% |
| James Forrest and Veronica Jane Redman Rvoc Trustee | $9,190 | $9,190 | 0% |
| Nico Duvernay | $8,205 | $9,189 | 12% |
| William R. Hammer Jr. | $0 | $8,001 | -- |
| April M. de Stefano | $5,087 | $7,559 | 48.6% |
| Ellen Taylor | $5,087 | $7,559 | 48.6% |
| Mcmannis Farm, LLC | $3,893 | $7,122 | 82.9% |
| Dale S. Wilde | $7,163 | $6,789 | -5.2% |
| Karl E. Jordan | $0 | $5,089 | -- |
| William E. Ives | $0 | $5,021 | -- |
| Steven Enge | $0 | $4,630 | -- |
| Matthew C. Mahan | $0 | $4,503 | -- |
| Justin D. Wilde | $5,171 | $4,472 | -13.5% |
| Suzanne L Wilde-Duvernay | $5,171 | $4,472 | -13.5% |
| Lisa C. Wilde | $9,258 | $4,441 | -52% |
| Jonathan Moore | $0 | $4,411 | -- |
| Otto J. Smith | $0 | $4,337 | -- |
| Sarah Dean | $0 | $4,161 | -- |
| Cairn Duna of Montana, LLC | $6,344 | $3,894 | -38.6% |
| Larry W. Knutson | $3,888 | $3,888 | 0% |
| Judith A. Henley | $8,597 | $3,654 | -57.5% |
| Nicholas J. Snyder | $0 | $3,622 | -- |
| Andrew Broders | $0 | $3,612 | -- |
| Duna Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $3,506 | -- |
| Glenn J. Gelhar | $4,664 | $3,217 | -31% |
| Brooks H. Hanford | $6,508 | $3,072 | -52.8% |
| Michael K Nealson | $0 | $2,632 | -- |
| Clodfelter Families Rev Trust | $598 | $2,384 | 298.7% |
| Burcham & Associates Limited Partnership | $9,222 | $2,368 | -74.3% |
| Randy J. Kraxberger | $0 | $2,163 | -- |
| Michael David Ziara | $0 | $2,113 | -- |
| Madelyn Pitts | $2,041 | $2,041 | 0% |
| Double B Ranch, LLC | $3,423 | $1,976 | -42.3% |
| Ellen L. Thomas | $3,430 | $1,929 | -43.8% |
| William H. Thomson | $1,834 | $1,834 | 0% |
| C Ivar Dolph | $4,130 | $1,756 | -57.5% |
| Marena S Madden Etal | $3,721 | $1,695 | -54.4% |
| Steven K. Cahill | $1,026 | $1,628 | 58.7% |
| Mariana van Blair | $657 | $1,354 | 106.1% |
| Mark T. Hammer | $0 | $1,234 | -- |
| Jason M. Hammer | $0 | $1,195 | -- |
| James Landreth | $1,838 | $1,161 | -36.8% |
| Christine Llewellyn | $1,113 | $1,113 | 0% |
| Kristine Krusemark | $5,429 | $1,024 | -81.1% |
| Elizabeth Fields | $1,008 | $1,008 | 0% |
| Jerry W. Holmes | $1,008 | $1,008 | 0% |
| Lee Spencer Trustee No 2 | $3,850 | $973 | -74.7% |
| Lee H Spencer Trust No 1 | $2,668 | $704 | -73.6% |
| Irene Courtenay Trust | $1,010 | $702 | -30.5% |
| Arianne Bertucci | $702 | $702 | 0% |
| L Hertlein Farm | $1,194 | $659 | -44.8% |
| Sylvia Brooke | $838 | $618 | -26.3% |
| Donna Larson | $1,253 | $532 | -57.5% |
| Donald M. Miller | $1,955 | $401 | -79.5% |
| Brian Roe | $353 | $353 | 0% |
| Louann P Jahde Coatsworth Rev Trust | $0 | $294 | -- |
| Jefferson Land Trust | $177 | $177 | 0% |
| Benny Joe Holzhausen | $904 | $121 | -86.6% |
| Leon D. Patterson | $0 | $58 | -- |
| Dorothy Alice Kelly Estate | $12,403 | $0 | -100% |
| Louann P Jahde Coatsworth Rev Trustee | $564 | $0 | -100% |
| Set & Drift, LLC | $4,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Samuelson | $11,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane Culbertson-Ginther | $985 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Colee | $981 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel E. Gough | $450 | $0 | -100% |
| Murray Hayes | $2,867 | $0 | -100% |
| Norma J. Owsley | $1,861 | $0 | -100% |
| Smackdown Enterprises, Inc. | $72,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel W. Kawahara | $2,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Lane L Spencer Trustee No 1 | $2,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Lane L Spencer Trustee No 2 | $3,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $269,524 | $711,480 | 164% |
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