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In 2021, 241 farmers in cities within Crook County received a total of $5.9 million in 625 farm subsidies, a 28.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.2 million in 674 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 Crook County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip W. Habeck | $317,942 | $389,711 | 22.6% |
| Jeanne M. Habeck | $317,174 | $388,933 | 22.6% |
| 21 Ranch, Inc. | $198,339 | $237,154 | 19.6% |
| Busenitz Land & Cattle, Inc. | $969,047 | $236,791 | -75.6% |
| Snook Land & Livestock, LLC | $304,015 | $203,193 | -33.2% |
| Williams Ranch Company, LLC | $261,555 | $165,624 | -36.7% |
| Antlers Angus Ranch, LLC | $122,277 | $161,597 | 32.2% |
| Busenitz Ranch, Inc. | $446,969 | $152,014 | -66% |
| Keyhole Ranch, Inc. | $71,286 | $146,824 | 106% |
| Ellsbury Livestock, LLC | $122,233 | $140,626 | 15% |
| Hoese Cattle Company, Inc. | $73,553 | $130,432 | 77.3% |
| Graham Livestock, Inc. | $79,414 | $111,652 | 40.6% |
| James D. Schlosser | $61,101 | $104,106 | 70.4% |
| Tim Moore | $36,677 | $103,107 | 181.1% |
| Roger M. Ballou | $127,666 | $99,547 | -22% |
| Nuckolls Ranch, Inc. | $169,731 | $96,811 | -43% |
| Empire Ranch, Inc. | $56,033 | $89,768 | 60.2% |
| Ista Joint Venture | $70,980 | $88,580 | 24.8% |
| Ellsbury Ranch, LLC | $68,736 | $85,751 | 24.8% |
| J. O. McDonald | $78,080 | $85,266 | 9.2% |
| Tope Livestock, LLC | $58,511 | $79,271 | 35.5% |
| Vance Steedley | $50,223 | $78,713 | 56.7% |
| Rocky Point Grazing Association | $55,121 | $70,538 | 28% |
| Justen Robinson | $91,256 | $69,947 | -23.4% |
| Merle Clark | $46,684 | $57,202 | 22.5% |
| Y-Cross Ranch, LLC | $53,077 | $54,961 | 3.5% |
| David C. Reed | $41,639 | $54,459 | 30.8% |
| Swenson Operating, LLC | $55,115 | $53,644 | -2.7% |
| Paul L. Baker II | $40,153 | $53,119 | 32.3% |
| Sully Simons | $96,176 | $50,245 | -47.8% |
| Tom Wolf | $34,952 | $49,866 | 42.7% |
| Spyglass Enterprise, LLC | $67,543 | $44,226 | -34.5% |
| Negaard Ranch, Inc. | $111,144 | $43,071 | -61.2% |
| Merten Farms, Inc. | $124,618 | $42,297 | -66.1% |
| Schelldorf Ranches, Inc. | $33,046 | $42,059 | 27.3% |
| James E. Maupin | $32,776 | $41,870 | 27.7% |
| Taylor Snook | $14,801 | $39,745 | 168.5% |
| Donald D. Zimmerschied | $30,803 | $39,676 | 28.8% |
| James R. Wood | $32,951 | $39,101 | 18.7% |
| Victor Jones | $43,114 | $37,741 | -12.5% |
| Reinecke Ox Yoke Ranch, Inc. | $70,922 | $36,720 | -48.2% |
| Daniel E. Taylor | $26,012 | $36,697 | 41.1% |
| Beth Michele Smith | $84,843 | $36,512 | -57% |
| Ivan Cranston | $32,540 | $32,780 | 0.7% |
| Double D Land & Cattle, Inc. | $211,019 | $32,321 | -84.7% |
| Jw Moore | $0 | $31,855 | -- |
| Tony Rathbun | $54,147 | $31,692 | -41.5% |
| James A. Miller | $40,359 | $31,573 | -21.8% |
| Jami Helkenn | $31,316 | $31,387 | 0.2% |
| Shipwheel Livestock, Inc. | $69,755 | $31,054 | -55.5% |
| Mosher Family, LLC | $0 | $30,883 | -- |
| Tom Moore | $9,989 | $30,477 | 205.1% |
| John a Mannetter | $43,165 | $30,426 | -29.5% |
| Lake Ranch Livestock, LLC | $15,532 | $29,387 | 89.2% |
| Casey Tenke | $45,143 | $28,233 | -37.5% |
| Mark a Semlek | $76,431 | $27,340 | -64.2% |
| Spangler Ranch Partnership, Ltd. | $21,292 | $25,927 | 21.8% |
| H Crown Ranch, LLC | $0 | $25,712 | -- |
| Wayne W. Garman | $18,881 | $24,900 | 31.9% |
| Dustin Buckmiller | $37,272 | $24,836 | -33.4% |
| Leon Jay | $41,256 | $23,826 | -42.2% |
| Pamela D. Garman | $17,141 | $23,002 | 34.2% |
| Brandon B. Ackerman | $16,874 | $22,546 | 33.6% |
| DRY Creek Livestock | $45,671 | $22,021 | -51.8% |
| Robert Wagner | $23,091 | $21,632 | -6.3% |
| Roger Croell | $70,565 | $20,866 | -70.4% |
| Richard D. Peterson | $0 | $20,296 | -- |
| Nicholas E. Bohl | $26,168 | $20,043 | -23.4% |
| Joey Kanode | $18,069 | $19,786 | 9.5% |
| Kennedy O. Kimsey | $75,366 | $19,646 | -73.9% |
| Williamson Land & Cattle, Inc. | $81,576 | $19,550 | -76% |
| Everett L. Zimmerschied | $0 | $19,379 | -- |
| Tina Croell | $16,579 | $19,359 | 16.8% |
| Jackpot Ranch Corporation | $4,545 | $19,129 | 320.9% |
| Matthew J. Wood | $16,005 | $18,048 | 12.8% |
| Bryan Keith Riley | $22,133 | $17,042 | -23% |
| Lamoine Sell | $21,096 | $16,958 | -19.6% |
| Tuf Ranches, Inc. | $15,154 | $16,758 | 10.6% |
| Christian Quaal | $29,144 | $16,684 | -42.8% |
| Lila Butts | $18,996 | $16,331 | -14% |
| Arthur Lee Hauber | $16,281 | $16,289 | 0% |
| Larry Steele | $36,995 | $15,663 | -57.7% |
| Mosher, LLC | $0 | $15,195 | -- |
| Zachary J. Steele | $13,657 | $14,769 | 8.1% |
| Wesley Jay Stinson | $32,773 | $14,542 | -55.6% |
| Warren L. Crawford | $39,025 | $14,440 | -63% |
| Huseby Ranch, LLC | $12,138 | $14,063 | 15.9% |
| Dave J. Redding | $12,689 | $13,147 | 3.6% |
| Leland Russell Stinson | $17,557 | $12,969 | -26.1% |
| Deborah Snook | $20,037 | $12,710 | -36.6% |
| James Lyman Halverson | $10,730 | $12,362 | 15.2% |
| Sourdough Ranch II, Inc. | $12,599 | $11,975 | -5% |
| Snook Ranch, LLC | $0 | $11,732 | -- |
| Linda K. Griffith | $11,565 | $11,491 | -0.6% |
| Scott Hinkhouse | $9,975 | $11,217 | 12.5% |
| Mike Dirks | $16,334 | $11,020 | -32.5% |
| Elizabeth Nelson | $0 | $10,709 | -- |
| Schloredt Enterprises, LLC | $62,037 | $10,705 | -82.7% |
| John D. Grieves | $21,343 | $10,428 | -51.1% |
| Kenneth Schuricht | $38,940 | $9,095 | -76.6% |
| Jordan Ann Thurston-Miller | $5,855 | $8,922 | 52.4% |
| Dorothy E. Erickson | $8,057 | $8,759 | 8.7% |
| Ty Krell | $18,633 | $8,489 | -54.4% |
| Skyler Helkenn | $8,205 | $8,454 | 3% |
| Wace Snook | $29,763 | $8,238 | -72.3% |
| Monte Miller | $14,513 | $8,085 | -44.3% |
| Bobbie Lou Bush | $21,578 | $8,035 | -62.8% |
| Dewey Ranch, LLC | $26,009 | $7,422 | -71.5% |
| Bradley Holyoak | $21,393 | $7,395 | -65.4% |
| Nut Tree Family Descendants' Trust | $0 | $7,211 | -- |
| Zack Jay | $11,799 | $7,142 | -39.5% |
| Craig J. Monnens | $14,924 | $6,594 | -55.8% |
| Loretta A. Monnens | $14,924 | $6,594 | -55.8% |
| David A. Wagner | $23,913 | $6,572 | -72.5% |
| Cole Robinson | $36,344 | $6,504 | -82.1% |
| Clarine J Knighten | $5,608 | $6,197 | 10.5% |
| The Grubb Ranch | $13,369 | $6,150 | -54% |
| Chase Williams | $27,159 | $6,144 | -77.4% |
| Livingston Ranch, Inc. | $16,070 | $6,091 | -62.1% |
| John Ayer | $26,048 | $5,837 | -77.6% |
| Robert Miller Revocable Trust | $26,268 | $5,752 | -78.1% |
| Don Kinstetter | $24,486 | $5,732 | -76.6% |
| Jeri Ann Pierson | $28,116 | $5,708 | -79.7% |
| Lyndon T. Busenitz | $38,581 | $5,691 | -85.2% |
| David Lee Wolfskill Jr. | $3,388 | $5,668 | 67.3% |
| Gary Lynch | $3,841 | $5,591 | 45.6% |
| Lisa K. Christensen | $0 | $5,541 | -- |
| William Aram Yemington | $8,121 | $5,488 | -32.4% |
| Vicki Ackerman | $4,708 | $5,340 | 13.4% |
| Kelly Dennis | $4,336 | $5,306 | 22.4% |
| Vickie Clark | $4,443 | $4,674 | 5.2% |
| Carla Snook | $6,842 | $4,657 | -31.9% |
| Alan Elshere | $9,978 | $4,403 | -55.9% |
| Reese Lamb | $6,292 | $4,356 | -30.8% |
| Robert Yemington | $13,323 | $4,261 | -68% |
| Neiman 77 Ranches, Inc. | $20,152 | $4,256 | -78.9% |
| Don J. Vitto | $6,416 | $4,167 | -35.1% |
| Matthew M. Disney | $20,510 | $4,087 | -80.1% |
| Joseph Wondercheck | $10,274 | $3,989 | -61.2% |
| Eddie Chatfield | $19,057 | $3,701 | -80.6% |
| Chris E. Tomford | $5,035 | $3,592 | -28.7% |
| Luann Jacobson | $3,525 | $3,525 | 0% |
| Clinton Snook | $6,872 | $3,396 | -50.6% |
| Greg Kinstetter | $14,454 | $3,363 | -76.7% |
| River Valley Ranch, LLC | $2,475 | $3,327 | 34.4% |
| Shane Mix | $14,971 | $3,267 | -78.2% |
| Cold Creek Ranch | $6,554 | $3,250 | -50.4% |
| Flying C Ranch, LLC | $11,176 | $3,238 | -71% |
| Virgil Virchow | $1,784 | $3,215 | 80.2% |
| Downey Ranch, LLC | $7,406 | $3,158 | -57.4% |
| Trisa Linford | $5,024 | $3,136 | -37.6% |
| Pauline Jolley | $914 | $3,125 | 241.9% |
| Laurie J. Schell | $15,613 | $3,088 | -80.2% |
| Wade E. Mitzel | $7,039 | $3,026 | -57% |
| Patricia Heinz | $4,559 | $2,911 | -36.1% |
| Shane T. Wolf | $0 | $2,680 | -- |
| David Holland | $12,903 | $2,668 | -79.3% |
| Heath Turbiville | $18,837 | $2,616 | -86.1% |
| Douglas R. Peterson | $2,614 | $2,608 | -0.2% |
| Bonnie Beaudoin | $3,211 | $2,582 | -19.6% |
| Allan Miller Revocable Trust | $11,310 | $2,464 | -78.2% |
| Echo Lynn Bohl | $2,452 | $2,452 | 0% |
| Ada Westover | $8,426 | $2,367 | -71.9% |
| Duffy Buresh | $0 | $2,366 | -- |
| Douglas E. Moore | $11,614 | $2,251 | -80.6% |
| Kyle Kallhoff | $6,248 | $2,241 | -64.1% |
| Ryan Veal | $16,616 | $2,235 | -86.5% |
| Bryce Conzelman | $10,142 | $2,229 | -78% |
| Jon Lienemann | $4,150 | $2,215 | -46.6% |
| Ted J. Svoboda | $7,759 | $2,180 | -71.9% |
| 62 Timber and Livestock, LLC | $0 | $2,093 | -- |
| Dewey Turbiville | $18,756 | $1,834 | -90.2% |
| Christina R. Wood | $2,211 | $1,773 | -19.8% |
| John Wondercheck Jr. | $1,892 | $1,725 | -8.8% |
| Trevor Schlegel | $5,302 | $1,710 | -67.7% |
| Gary Ty Bischoff | $7,458 | $1,694 | -77.3% |
| Cassie Lou Watson-Wilson | $7,403 | $1,668 | -77.5% |
| Tod M. Vineyard | $12,309 | $1,660 | -86.5% |
| L O Ranch Limited Partnership | $1,558 | $1,630 | 4.6% |
| Mills Cattle Company, LLC | $8,429 | $1,538 | -81.8% |
| Reeves Land & Cattle, LLC | $2,706 | $1,530 | -43.5% |
| Floyd K. Canfield | $7,148 | $1,526 | -78.7% |
| Dickie D Conzelman Revocable Trust | $0 | $1,504 | -- |
| T3 Angus, LLC | $6,713 | $1,440 | -78.5% |
| Hal Bowles | $5,896 | $1,412 | -76.1% |
| Wade L. Crawford | $5,764 | $1,406 | -75.6% |
| Mervin Peterson | $4,700 | $1,398 | -70.3% |
| Monte Straley | $4,763 | $1,396 | -70.7% |
| Jeffrey Garman | $3,152 | $1,356 | -57% |
| Paul Brooks | $3,256 | $1,346 | -58.7% |
| Catherine Kay Hodson | $6,281 | $1,323 | -78.9% |
| Oryn Douglas Watson | $3,379 | $1,320 | -60.9% |
| Corey Middleton | $7,359 | $1,315 | -82.1% |
| Judy A. Mahoney | $1,247 | $1,149 | -7.9% |
| Medicine Lake Ranch, Corp. | $4,807 | $1,070 | -77.7% |
| Phillip James Busenitz | $21,545 | $1,049 | -95.1% |
| Richard R Sackett | $883 | $1,040 | 17.8% |
| Lewis Busenitz | $5,236 | $1,037 | -80.2% |
| Quaal Ranch | $1,039 | $1,031 | -0.8% |
| William R. Wilhelm | $6,696 | $1,024 | -84.7% |
| Eric A. Thomas | $0 | $974 | -- |
| David Ayer | $4,840 | $970 | -80% |
| Joseph Julian | $1,339 | $927 | -30.8% |
| PFR, LLC | $0 | $911 | -- |
| Daniel J. Trunk | $4,697 | $908 | -80.7% |
| Roxanna Lossing | $3,652 | $804 | -78% |
| Wayne C. Altaffer | $6,030 | $796 | -86.8% |
| Donald Peterson | $1,512 | $740 | -51.1% |
| Cody D. Chabot | $4,537 | $736 | -83.8% |
| Jeffrey S Carrier - Marie & Jeff Carrier Trustee | $1,212 | $724 | -40.3% |
| Tiffany Latoya Johnson | $3,760 | $714 | -81% |
| Bush Land Development, Inc. | $320 | $699 | 118.4% |
| Katherine E. Painter | $2,959 | $613 | -79.3% |
| Natasha A. Gilbert | $2,431 | $610 | -74.9% |
| Habeck Investments, LLC | $2,794 | $602 | -78.5% |
| Sourdough Ranch I, Inc. | $2,574 | $586 | -77.2% |
| John W. Phillips | $0 | $570 | -- |
| H & H, Inc. | $0 | $567 | -- |
| Wesley Jones | $1,892 | $527 | -72.1% |
| Henry Martin | $2,799 | $489 | -82.5% |
| Edward G. Painter | $2,717 | $486 | -82.1% |
| Madison George | $3,100 | $484 | -84.4% |
| Patricia Frolander | $813 | $443 | -45.5% |
| Lauren Clark | $1,091 | $427 | -60.9% |
| Peggy Susan Garman | $1,727 | $384 | -77.8% |
| Keith 0 Drinkwalter | $1,892 | $383 | -79.8% |
| Paul Materi | $608 | $351 | -42.3% |
| Jerome Fischbach | $1,170 | $350 | -70.1% |
| Wade Helkenn | $243 | $324 | 33.3% |
| Wayne Ballou | $580 | $288 | -50.3% |
| Triple G Cattle, LLC | $1,079 | $286 | -73.5% |
| Timothy Ingalls | $432 | $256 | -40.7% |
| Dian Blais | $1,221 | $242 | -80.2% |
| Robert K. Walter | $88 | $223 | 153.4% |
| Clint S. Sell | $0 | $207 | -- |
| Lane Allen Jay | $2,595 | $180 | -93.1% |
| Jerry D. Bush | $0 | $148 | -- |
| Herbert Lenerville | $605 | $140 | -76.9% |
| Karen Disney | $281 | $138 | -50.9% |
| Kelly Corean | $315 | $121 | -61.6% |
| Diane Messner | $95 | $95 | 0% |
| Paul N. Smith | $2,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin D. Butler | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Dalton J. Butler | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawson M. Butler | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Dickie D Conzelman Revocable Trus | $3,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Evva Conzelman Revocable Trust | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Gladys I Clark Rev Living Trust | $124 | $0 | -100% |
| Ingalls Livestock, LLC | $5,091 | $0 | -100% |
| J. D. Schlosser | $60,520 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack E. Terhune | $5,500 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Bush | $3,100 | $0 | -100% |
| James S. Neiman | $1,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Marie McCollum | $1,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert B. Olson | $31,612 | $0 | -100% |
| Sourdough Ranch III, Inc. | $1,331 | $0 | -100% |
| Summit National Bank | $24,612 | $0 | -100% |
| The Joann T Bohmont Trust Number | $710 | $0 | -100% |
| David Dorsett | $8,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Amdahl | $4,565 | $0 | -100% |
| John Jones | $18,711 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Williams | $1,297 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Kolb | $3,300 | $0 | -100% |
| David Schelldorf | $3,532 | $0 | -100% |
| George Meisner | $6,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacobson Land Company, LLC | $11,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Katie Rathbun | $4,034 | $0 | -100% |
| Kody L. Steinbrecher | $12,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Meadow Creek Ranch, LLC | $13,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Merlyn K Walter Estate | $450 | $0 | -100% |
| Mills Ranch Livestock, LLC | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil Hoffine | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Nut Tree Family Descendants' Trus | $17,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Nut Tree Family Trust | $214 | $0 | -100% |
| Perry Livingston | $6,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Spring Creek Livestock, Inc. | $184 | $0 | -100% |
| Traci Eatherton | $270 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,221,304 | $5,908,767 | -28.1% |
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