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In 2021, 245 farmers in cities within Sheridan County received a total of $5.2 million in 525 farm subsidies, a 19% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.4 million in 602 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 Sheridan County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| K D Company | $62,336 | $273,900 | 339.4% |
| Faddis-Kennedy Cattle Company | $146,688 | $264,725 | 80.5% |
| Neal B. Sorenson | $127,880 | $199,171 | 55.7% |
| Mike Odegard | $169,450 | $193,865 | 14.4% |
| B & L Betz Cattle Company | $63,558 | $137,160 | 115.8% |
| Douglas Masters | $81,979 | $113,349 | 38.3% |
| Powder River Livestock Company, Inc. | $69,873 | $102,299 | 46.4% |
| Auzqui Ranch | $66,426 | $95,233 | 43.4% |
| Donald E. Adamson | $75,451 | $90,575 | 20% |
| Middle Prong Land & Livestock LP | $65,233 | $85,315 | 30.8% |
| Cameron W. Forbes | $75,582 | $83,655 | 10.7% |
| Ballek Land & Livestock, Inc. | $84,228 | $83,013 | -1.4% |
| Thad Stoltz | $62,480 | $79,299 | 26.9% |
| Duane Odegard | $108,276 | $78,302 | -27.7% |
| Mary Katherine Odegard | $108,229 | $78,302 | -27.7% |
| Kathleen A. Hollcroft | $37,549 | $76,984 | 105% |
| S&W Livestock, LLC | $165,669 | $75,933 | -54.2% |
| Susan Dow Trust | $119,854 | $75,880 | -36.7% |
| Waylon J. Carson | $113,307 | $75,034 | -33.8% |
| WB Cattle, LLC | $50,886 | $74,936 | 47.3% |
| Martin Masters | $65,336 | $70,836 | 8.4% |
| Bauer Land & Livestock, LLC | $152,316 | $69,815 | -54.2% |
| Powder River Ranch, Inc. | $78,598 | $67,350 | -14.3% |
| James W. Guercio | $0 | $66,295 | -- |
| Padlock Ranch Company | $459,701 | $62,378 | -86.4% |
| Hanft Ranch Lp | $78,310 | $61,899 | -21% |
| Flying F Cattle Company, LLC | $18,371 | $56,300 | 206.5% |
| JC Ranch, Inc. | $65,704 | $54,083 | -17.7% |
| AHT Cattle Company, LLC | $45,472 | $53,165 | 16.9% |
| Schauer Cattle, LLC | $97,525 | $51,431 | -47.3% |
| Hat Curved Arrow Ranch, Inc. | $56,543 | $50,234 | -11.2% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| William F West | $40,643 | $49,453 | 21.7% |
| Susan L. Packard | $22,965 | $46,548 | 102.7% |
| Jerry Blackburn | $22,011 | $46,291 | 110.3% |
| Karlon Kenard Knudson | $41,452 | $45,361 | 9.4% |
| Koltiska Cattle & Hay, Inc. | $51,469 | $44,858 | -12.8% |
| Robert C. Arndt | $54,008 | $42,427 | -21.4% |
| Chris Odegard | $16,741 | $42,033 | 151.1% |
| Knudson Land & Livestock, LLC | $28,523 | $41,770 | 46.4% |
| Ward Ranch, LLC | $88,875 | $41,635 | -53.2% |
| Sundance a & E, LLC | $0 | $41,404 | -- |
| Bow & Arrow Ranch, Inc. | $66,524 | $41,101 | -38.2% |
| Riley Leroy Malli | $13,693 | $40,484 | 195.7% |
| Tony N. Larsen | $77,615 | $40,363 | -48% |
| Daniel Reinke | $22,790 | $39,198 | 72% |
| Sean P. Carroll | $127,077 | $39,194 | -69.2% |
| White Ranch, LLC | $0 | $38,869 | -- |
| Randall L. Clabaugh | $29,628 | $38,530 | 30% |
| Cole Benton | $26,400 | $35,506 | 34.5% |
| Kelby K. Kretschman | $43,344 | $34,584 | -20.2% |
| Terry Powell | $0 | $33,375 | -- |
| Yonkee Land & Livestock Company | $44,661 | $32,305 | -27.7% |
| Jerry L. Hampshire | $28,259 | $31,470 | 11.4% |
| Ross Peterson | $25,312 | $31,020 | 22.6% |
| Ankney Ranch Company, Inc. | $58,067 | $30,376 | -47.7% |
| Peter A. B. Widener Jr. | $51,374 | $30,337 | -40.9% |
| Suranyi Ranch, Inc. | $60,123 | $30,128 | -49.9% |
| Lomax Land & Livestock Company, Inc. | $20,509 | $28,851 | 40.7% |
| Dan Marshall | $74,740 | $28,136 | -62.4% |
| Thomas J Gorzalka | $38,092 | $25,321 | -33.5% |
| Lucy Widener | $25,259 | $25,259 | 0% |
| Adam J. Duvall | $0 | $23,356 | -- |
| Sheeley Ranch, Inc. | $61,073 | $23,142 | -62.1% |
| Jerry L Dobrenz | $68,482 | $23,129 | -66.2% |
| Perry Cattle, LLC | $61,255 | $21,872 | -64.3% |
| Winterholler Ranch, LLC | $53,429 | $21,299 | -60.1% |
| Kyle J. Sampson | $28,501 | $21,174 | -25.7% |
| Shawn T. Ankney | $29,164 | $21,033 | -27.9% |
| Peters Grazing Association | $0 | $20,010 | -- |
| Stephen Masters | $20,625 | $19,929 | -3.4% |
| Paula Leuschen | $51,317 | $19,430 | -62.1% |
| Sweetbriar Farms, LLC | $49,419 | $18,958 | -61.6% |
| Love Land & Cattle Company | $30,719 | $18,621 | -39.4% |
| Alan J Kobielusz | $17,691 | $17,599 | -0.5% |
| Chris J. Rodriguez | $48,384 | $17,554 | -63.7% |
| Drake Ranch, LLC | $29,128 | $17,261 | -40.7% |
| Todd Robert Watkins | $14,812 | $16,690 | 12.7% |
| Reagan O'Neal | $15,105 | $15,105 | 0% |
| Clifford J. Reed | $6,132 | $14,779 | 141% |
| Peter K. Burgess | $16,852 | $14,363 | -14.8% |
| Warren Adams | $29,679 | $13,818 | -53.4% |
| Kathy Larsen | $14,971 | $13,673 | -8.7% |
| Ken Balkenbush | $34,518 | $13,447 | -61% |
| John Rueb | $19,292 | $13,351 | -30.8% |
| Daniel W. Koltiska | $24,168 | $13,288 | -45% |
| The Bluffs, LLC | $9,471 | $12,855 | 35.7% |
| Tana Ankney | $15,108 | $12,821 | -15.1% |
| Klebba Ranch, LLC | $11,200 | $12,732 | 13.7% |
| RRL, LLC | $28,221 | $12,475 | -55.8% |
| Ira D. Sankey | $40,948 | $12,226 | -70.1% |
| Mary Ann Bledsoe Trust | $14,563 | $12,013 | -17.5% |
| CSC Livestock, LLC | $31,724 | $11,952 | -62.3% |
| Carlton P. Dewey | $12,295 | $11,328 | -7.9% |
| Peak Genetics, LLC | $22,211 | $11,145 | -49.8% |
| Paul Borgialli | $12,458 | $11,098 | -10.9% |
| Darin August Davison | $5,834 | $10,748 | 84.2% |
| Bonnie Powers | $10,687 | $10,687 | 0% |
| Robert J. Ligocki | $8,019 | $10,649 | 32.8% |
| Jody Spellman-Cheser | $17,038 | $10,373 | -39.1% |
| Mark Mollman Estate | $0 | $10,155 | -- |
| Brett L. Sorenson | $8,143 | $9,914 | 21.7% |
| Ival Weaver | $16,327 | $9,714 | -40.5% |
| Billy Lee Ackerley - Somerled Trust | $0 | $9,645 | -- |
| Fred Kusel and Sons | $8,063 | $9,213 | 14.3% |
| Jack Morey | $13,503 | $9,140 | -32.3% |
| Smith Canyon Ranch, LLC | $18,157 | $9,053 | -50.1% |
| Mary Beth White | $43,258 | $9,033 | -79.1% |
| Sherry Doubet | $0 | $8,952 | -- |
| Ray Baker | $8,767 | $8,769 | 0% |
| Here and There Livestock, LLC | $29,920 | $8,670 | -71% |
| Juaquin Michelena | $0 | $8,529 | -- |
| Eighteen Mile Ranch, LLC | $8,030 | $8,030 | 0% |
| Havillah F 'billy' White | $0 | $7,768 | -- |
| Dana A. Kerns | $30,833 | $7,751 | -74.9% |
| George Mohatt | $9,673 | $7,532 | -22.1% |
| Porter Ranch, LLC | $10,395 | $7,185 | -30.9% |
| Garber Agri-Business, Inc. | $9,883 | $7,105 | -28.1% |
| Marshall Land, LLC | $8,635 | $7,069 | -18.1% |
| Bart E Osthoff Trust | $6,887 | $6,887 | 0% |
| Margaret Holloway Tiernan Estate | $17,390 | $6,862 | -60.5% |
| David James Belus | $17,580 | $6,792 | -61.4% |
| T & P Partnership | $11,863 | $6,654 | -43.9% |
| Jack M. Fiedor | $54,653 | $6,515 | -88.1% |
| Thomas N. Gronseth | $6,165 | $6,165 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Kelsey | $6,042 | $6,042 | 0% |
| Charles D Gorzalka | $5,885 | $5,677 | -3.5% |
| Mr Jonathan Gorzalka | $5,885 | $5,677 | -3.5% |
| James E. Hallworth Sr. | $8,107 | $5,334 | -34.2% |
| Fence Creek Land & Cattle, LLC | $24,981 | $5,318 | -78.7% |
| William P. White | $21,734 | $5,193 | -76.1% |
| Parrott Land and Cattle | $36,858 | $5,192 | -85.9% |
| James Fudge | $6,357 | $5,111 | -19.6% |
| Lawrence E Barbula | $9,329 | $4,944 | -47% |
| Greg Michelena | $6,259 | $4,795 | -23.4% |
| Erwin L. Rogers | $8,839 | $4,441 | -49.8% |
| Don Spellman | $4,790 | $4,433 | -7.5% |
| Dick W Birkholz Trust | $4,541 | $4,412 | -2.8% |
| Eric Whitehead | $4,533 | $4,341 | -4.2% |
| Dean Cole | $19,107 | $4,255 | -77.7% |
| Connie Dee Rice | $16,894 | $4,254 | -74.8% |
| Leo Schillinger Farms, Inc. | $5,517 | $4,247 | -23% |
| John B. Tisthammer | $4,147 | $4,147 | 0% |
| Gary Lee Coen | $4,075 | $4,075 | 0% |
| Levi Gorzalka | $18,147 | $4,028 | -77.8% |
| Rick Rogers | $3,198 | $3,999 | 25% |
| Glenn E. Adams | $3,106 | $3,818 | 22.9% |
| John M. Koltiska | $2,640 | $3,463 | 31.2% |
| Jan Buyert | $11,278 | $3,296 | -70.8% |
| Larry J. Ligocki | $14,168 | $3,248 | -77.1% |
| Brug Land & LSTK | $6,566 | $3,218 | -51% |
| Jeanne Ann Camino | $13,544 | $3,217 | -76.2% |
| Haley Jo Timm | $3,839 | $3,162 | -17.6% |
| Megan Roland | $4,377 | $3,093 | -29.3% |
| John Kane | $13,255 | $2,999 | -77.4% |
| Thomas Michelena | $11,781 | $2,939 | -75.1% |
| Gary Koltiska | $7,793 | $2,934 | -62.4% |
| Tucker K. Carroll | $20,402 | $2,918 | -85.7% |
| Edith Clarke Harper | $18,808 | $2,880 | -84.7% |
| Lucas Camino | $9,950 | $2,563 | -74.2% |
| Ohmstede Cattle, LLC | $17,406 | $2,538 | -85.4% |
| James E. Hallworth Jr. | $3,300 | $2,513 | -23.8% |
| James R. Bauman | $2,587 | $2,483 | -4% |
| Michael Robert Gorzalka | $4,609 | $2,476 | -46.3% |
| Barney Bros Land & Livestock, Inc. | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| Jonathan W. Peldo | $11,990 | $2,467 | -79.4% |
| Lance Fletcher | $8,260 | $2,355 | -71.5% |
| Merle Ligocki | $9,955 | $2,287 | -77% |
| PMP Capital, Inc. | $2,200 | $2,200 | 0% |
| Ben Horton | $0 | $2,084 | -- |
| Joan P. Reeves | $2,073 | $2,073 | 0% |
| Lorraine Kobielusz | $0 | $2,037 | -- |
| Jan Ward | $9,625 | $1,966 | -79.6% |
| Stephen Severe | $20,258 | $1,908 | -90.6% |
| Lindsay Tope | $7,656 | $1,824 | -76.2% |
| Pilch Ranch, LLC | $3,710 | $1,823 | -50.9% |
| Timothy Paul Spiekermeier | $1,811 | $1,811 | 0% |
| Anthony Trangmoe | $7,304 | $1,782 | -75.6% |
| Gus Malli Jr. | $8,253 | $1,728 | -79.1% |
| Jeff Holland | $13,469 | $1,675 | -87.6% |
| Kathryn C. Shell | $4,571 | $1,637 | -64.2% |
| Pearce Ranch, LLC | $7,065 | $1,571 | -77.8% |
| Dean A. Fudge | $7,593 | $1,530 | -79.8% |
| Jost Ranch, LLC | $6,900 | $1,442 | -79.1% |
| Lawrence J. Ligocki | $6,633 | $1,423 | -78.5% |
| Deborah L. Durcholz | $3,432 | $1,413 | -58.8% |
| Megan Single | $9,465 | $1,402 | -85.2% |
| Marcyes Schmaus | $3,597 | $1,358 | -62.2% |
| Miller Fam Tr | $3,803 | $1,290 | -66.1% |
| Lindsay R. Wood | $1,247 | $1,247 | 0% |
| Gary Roebling | $5,225 | $1,246 | -76.2% |
| Steven Kelty | $15,115 | $1,219 | -91.9% |
| Dennis Nelson | $0 | $1,210 | -- |
| Karen Dannar | $5,071 | $1,163 | -77.1% |
| George Baker | $8,231 | $1,115 | -86.5% |
| William Cherni | $2,179 | $1,069 | -50.9% |
| Wesley Dobrenz | $4,455 | $1,054 | -76.3% |
| Wade Larsen | $5,348 | $1,046 | -80.4% |
| Jeff Simmons | $1,981 | $1,039 | -47.6% |
| Terry J. Waugh | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Michael Ryan | $3,508 | $982 | -72% |
| Kathleen C. Spellman | $2,589 | $979 | -62.2% |
| Don Spellman | $0 | $979 | -- |
| Kathleen C. Spellman | $0 | $979 | -- |
| Scott Packard | $4,290 | $952 | -77.8% |
| Wayne Anderson | $2,403 | $947 | -60.6% |
| Bell J. Ward | $4,015 | $915 | -77.2% |
| Stephen Silcox | $3,663 | $895 | -75.6% |
| Wade R Kornemann | $1,650 | $862 | -47.8% |
| Megan Mack | $837 | $837 | 0% |
| James E. Riesen | $5,307 | $826 | -84.4% |
| Norma C. Malli | $6,432 | $814 | -87.3% |
| Charles Overturf | $7,672 | $807 | -89.5% |
| Ace Hancock | $3,422 | $802 | -76.6% |
| Anthony R. Belus | $7,143 | $782 | -89.1% |
| Brian Beisher | $944 | $779 | -17.5% |
| Trenton D. Adams | $3,729 | $779 | -79.1% |
| Braden Herbst | $1,881 | $758 | -59.7% |
| David M. Dewey | $2,134 | $752 | -64.8% |
| Rod Holwell | $2,475 | $736 | -70.3% |
| Stacy Packard | $2,805 | $713 | -74.6% |
| Jeffrey P. Metzger | $3,493 | $668 | -80.9% |
| Joshua E. Beil | $3,141 | $592 | -81.2% |
| Keith R. Jones | $1,844 | $559 | -69.7% |
| Debra Collier | $933 | $536 | -42.6% |
| Jane Gallagher | $506 | $506 | 0% |
| Jacob Holland | $2,299 | $461 | -79.9% |
| Dave Vecchio | $0 | $459 | -- |
| Annette Gaskill | $850 | $443 | -47.9% |
| Craig Blackwell | $388 | $388 | 0% |
| Margaret J Dobrenz | $1,689 | $380 | -77.5% |
| Eugene E Chieslar | $677 | $352 | -48% |
| Sharon K. Elwood | $720 | $352 | -51.1% |
| Thomas L. Mehl | $322 | $322 | 0% |
| Cashlee Jo Cates | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Nash Mefford | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Dusten Turner | $1,408 | $260 | -81.5% |
| Alyssa Jolovich | $1,085 | $230 | -78.8% |
| Jamie M. Foy | $402 | $182 | -54.7% |
| Loretta J. Tonak | $0 | $180 | -- |
| Sandra Boese | $0 | $179 | -- |
| Kaye Lee Mirich | $0 | $168 | -- |
| Karen A. Dehn | $170 | $134 | -21.2% |
| Reed J. Moore | $484 | $105 | -78.3% |
| Esther I Morris Living Trust | $111 | $24 | -78.4% |
| Clinton W. McKenzie | $4,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Packard | $9,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Gibbs Brothers, Inc. | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy Malli | $10,832 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Lou Malli | $4,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Box Cross Ranch, Inc. | $1,260 | $0 | -100% |
| J C Spear, Inc. | $470 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Herschler | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Morton | $89 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Breen | $296 | $0 | -100% |
| Karina J Mysse | $1,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Young's Family Farm, LLC | $7,201 | $0 | -100% |
| Gib Ostheimer | $1,125 | $0 | -100% |
| John P Buyok | $287 | $0 | -100% |
| Muddy Waters, LLC | $27,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Beth A. Burtis | $319 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Lee Ackerley - Somerled Trustee | $7,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Cowboy State Bank | $83,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Varner | $74 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Cahoy | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Fox Angus | $1,569 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda L. Goode | $671 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyle Mitchell | $1,938 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Allison | $3,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Edward Nessan | $522 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael R. Ibach | $24,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Reo J. Barney | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Leresche | $1,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Theresa A. Shaw | $1,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Verplancke Farm Partnership | $1,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren J. Burke | $1,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Marie West | $5,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Tiernan | $3,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,424,782 | $5,203,525 | -19% |
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