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In 2021, 189 farmers in cities within Weston County received a total of $4.2 million in 453 farm subsidies, a 32.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.2 million in 451 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 Weston County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| D & W Livestock | $309,205 | $241,046 | -22% |
| Christensen Ranch | $136,650 | $210,763 | 54.2% |
| Ritthaler Cattle Company | $267,881 | $201,214 | -24.9% |
| Fiddleback, LLC | $196,981 | $145,274 | -26.2% |
| Keeline Ranch, Corp. | $109,450 | $111,527 | 1.9% |
| Matt Perino | $91,520 | $92,901 | 1.5% |
| 4 W Livestock, LLC | $72,366 | $92,057 | 27.2% |
| Bryan Stroh, Inc. | $128,949 | $88,599 | -31.3% |
| Lonetree Land and Livestock, LLC | $282,736 | $85,294 | -69.8% |
| Oleson Ranch, LLP | $189,393 | $84,420 | -55.4% |
| Brian Wayne Birkley | $55,670 | $71,648 | 28.7% |
| Policky Ranch Limited Partnership | $108,861 | $70,474 | -35.3% |
| 3 Fingers, Inc. | $58,256 | $68,752 | 18% |
| Double Triangle Ranch | $64,042 | $62,137 | -3% |
| Charles A. Grieves | $46,210 | $61,085 | 32.2% |
| Marlin Geier | $379,937 | $60,563 | -84.1% |
| Barker Ranch, LLC | $0 | $59,630 | -- |
| Tim L. Tysdal | $32,307 | $57,908 | 79.2% |
| Rhonda Mae Stirling | $61,917 | $57,615 | -6.9% |
| Hamilton's, Inc. | $104,045 | $55,931 | -46.2% |
| Harry Tavegia | $154,816 | $54,499 | -64.8% |
| Michael V. Harris | $45,243 | $53,875 | 19.1% |
| Jonathon Michael Carr | $33,653 | $50,506 | 50.1% |
| Kelvin & Donna Kennedy Family Rev Trust | $0 | $48,990 | -- |
| Todd Tavegie | $71,573 | $46,172 | -35.5% |
| M Troy Tavegie | $71,679 | $46,165 | -35.6% |
| Deep Creek Land and Livestock, LLC | $56,825 | $44,099 | -22.4% |
| Triple T Land & Livestock, Inc. | $40,249 | $44,092 | 9.5% |
| V M Diamond Ranch, LLC | $62,070 | $43,119 | -30.5% |
| J & D Cattle Company, LLC | $135,673 | $42,462 | -68.7% |
| William Lambert | $91,984 | $42,458 | -53.8% |
| Donald L. Simmons | $89,639 | $42,434 | -52.7% |
| Lloyd E. Davis | $39,668 | $40,733 | 2.7% |
| Joyce Ann Tracy Rev. Trust | $21,318 | $40,129 | 88.2% |
| Preston Perino | $29,744 | $39,590 | 33.1% |
| Lauris Tysdal | $46,875 | $37,999 | -18.9% |
| Sonya Tysdal | $0 | $36,367 | -- |
| Bayne Ranches, Inc. | $38,468 | $35,278 | -8.3% |
| Mary Geier | $131,021 | $34,768 | -73.5% |
| Scott Sewell | $33,407 | $34,594 | 3.6% |
| Wade Perino | $22,220 | $33,828 | 52.2% |
| Spur Land and Livestock, LLC | $75,770 | $32,254 | -57.4% |
| The MW Cattle Company, LLC | $115,097 | $31,886 | -72.3% |
| Craig Deveraux | $73,867 | $31,864 | -56.9% |
| Jacci L Tracy | $17,820 | $31,221 | 75.2% |
| Jonathan Tidyman | $46,002 | $30,793 | -33.1% |
| Shawn Steven Fligge | $28,792 | $30,760 | 6.8% |
| Marc Tracy | $52,032 | $29,559 | -43.2% |
| Karen J. Abas | $40,010 | $29,480 | -26.3% |
| Patton Land & Cattle Company | $30,927 | $28,821 | -6.8% |
| Flying J Ranch | $23,496 | $27,633 | 17.6% |
| Patt Lynch | $28,226 | $27,448 | -2.8% |
| Ivan Brovont | $39,137 | $27,028 | -30.9% |
| Shane Sweet | $62,678 | $26,856 | -57.2% |
| Todd Family, LLP | $47,446 | $25,182 | -46.9% |
| Taft Ranch | $29,907 | $24,593 | -17.8% |
| Alvaro A. Baeza | $28,336 | $24,086 | -15% |
| Glenn Riggs | $23,235 | $23,235 | 0% |
| Troy D. Dysart | $17,795 | $23,183 | 30.3% |
| Watt Sheep, LLC | $72,793 | $22,766 | -68.7% |
| Linda Phillips | $16,298 | $22,653 | 39% |
| X Ring Ranch, LLC | $36,769 | $22,642 | -38.4% |
| John Riesland | $16,276 | $22,601 | 38.9% |
| Y Ranch, LLC | $19,723 | $22,068 | 11.9% |
| Thomas Sewell | $24,518 | $20,666 | -15.7% |
| Matthew Pzinski | $20,744 | $19,944 | -3.9% |
| Chris R. Christensen | $12,815 | $19,573 | 52.7% |
| Clyde O. Bayne | $21,274 | $18,918 | -11.1% |
| Clayton Branscom | $35,048 | $18,121 | -48.3% |
| Bar T Bar Ranch Trust | $4,381 | $18,045 | 311.9% |
| Harold Tysdal | $22,107 | $17,662 | -20.1% |
| Cody J. Stewart | $19,833 | $17,563 | -11.4% |
| Materi Land and Livestock, LLC | $43,881 | $17,424 | -60.3% |
| Turkey Track Ranch, LLC | $45,477 | $16,937 | -62.8% |
| Phillip T. Holmes | $35,264 | $16,892 | -52.1% |
| Helen Nicolls | $17,335 | $16,472 | -5% |
| Janet M. Perino | $8,836 | $16,113 | 82.4% |
| Eraclio Martinez | $18,606 | $15,583 | -16.2% |
| Joseph D. Simmons | $45,683 | $15,275 | -66.6% |
| Timothy R. Jones | $0 | $15,076 | -- |
| Circle Nine Cattle Company | $16,456 | $13,342 | -18.9% |
| Alaina M. Liggett | $0 | $12,804 | -- |
| Triple T Enterprises, Inc. | $42,197 | $12,614 | -70.1% |
| Kelli L Tavegie | $0 | $12,413 | -- |
| Howard White | $32,545 | $11,843 | -63.6% |
| Micah G. Popma | $13,904 | $11,771 | -15.3% |
| James R. Darlington | $15,627 | $11,060 | -29.2% |
| Fred and Clara Wilson Ranch, LLC | $46,511 | $10,950 | -76.5% |
| John C. Liston | $10,726 | $10,726 | 0% |
| Michael C. Morrison | $24,038 | $10,218 | -57.5% |
| Joseph F. Ondriezek | $19,391 | $10,071 | -48.1% |
| James A. Burleson | $8,133 | $10,060 | 23.7% |
| Roger H Kyar | $18,139 | $9,737 | -46.3% |
| Geraldine E. Mirich | $15,333 | $9,566 | -37.6% |
| Richard Wehri | $19,550 | $9,538 | -51.2% |
| Jennifer Kirkeby Kadera | $9,472 | $9,472 | 0% |
| Nickalina Groenewold | $23,430 | $9,292 | -60.3% |
| Lucas Stolhammer | $21,850 | $8,866 | -59.4% |
| Leroy Whitney | $13,349 | $8,203 | -38.5% |
| Jordan Reed | $22,707 | $8,198 | -63.9% |
| Glenn Gordon | $21,219 | $8,196 | -61.4% |
| Cory R. Peterson | $21,461 | $7,871 | -63.3% |
| James Perino | $13,318 | $7,412 | -44.3% |
| Rankin Ranch, LLC | $0 | $7,378 | -- |
| James W. Pitts | $10,005 | $7,294 | -27.1% |
| Kathleen Merrill | $7,205 | $7,210 | 0.1% |
| Thomas R. Wright | $18,236 | $7,186 | -60.6% |
| R & R Livestock, LLC | $60,376 | $7,063 | -88.3% |
| Barney A. Hiser | $16,302 | $6,463 | -60.4% |
| Morece Dillon | $116 | $6,059 | 5,123.3% |
| Will Lambert | $21,238 | $5,945 | -72% |
| Debbie Whitney | $7,655 | $5,803 | -24.2% |
| Jesse J. Dean | $18,546 | $5,773 | -68.9% |
| Lynn Jespersen | $14,278 | $4,865 | -65.9% |
| Tami Waite | $4,816 | $4,816 | 0% |
| Emily Hartinger | $11,873 | $4,751 | -60% |
| RCC Pharmco | $2,075 | $4,351 | 109.7% |
| Hazel I. Olson | $8,778 | $4,294 | -51.1% |
| Elise Geier | $11,457 | $4,284 | -62.6% |
| Barbara Hagerman | $0 | $4,200 | -- |
| Kay D. Wright | $8,021 | $4,108 | -48.8% |
| Jeffery D. Seeley | $7,172 | $4,067 | -43.3% |
| Everett L. Kraft | $8,280 | $3,433 | -58.5% |
| Randall Farella | $3,696 | $3,397 | -8.1% |
| Daniel D. Patton | $19,196 | $3,302 | -82.8% |
| Judy S. Rawhouser | $1,909 | $3,286 | 72.1% |
| Mcfarland Land & Livestock, LLC | $0 | $3,242 | -- |
| Joy Dixon | $9,003 | $3,216 | -64.3% |
| Leland Davis | $3,104 | $3,104 | 0% |
| Andrea Jimylynne Gregory | $6,721 | $3,011 | -55.2% |
| Carl Kuemmerle | $2,618 | $2,950 | 12.7% |
| Jason D. Whitney | $10,882 | $2,946 | -72.9% |
| Pamela Schilling | $12,903 | $2,804 | -78.3% |
| Corina L. McPeters | $0 | $2,788 | -- |
| The Garden Table | $0 | $2,781 | -- |
| Roger Koch | $5,511 | $2,727 | -50.5% |
| Duffy Buresh | $8,909 | $2,713 | -69.5% |
| Colter Burleson | $1,485 | $2,642 | 77.9% |
| Leslie Whitney | $1,375 | $2,610 | 89.8% |
| Casey M. Kraft | $6,512 | $2,482 | -61.9% |
| Jacob Harris | $11,198 | $2,348 | -79% |
| Garrett Tysdal | $7,480 | $2,199 | -70.6% |
| Terry C Dressor | $2,463 | $1,936 | -21.4% |
| Sherie Hilgenkamp | $1,177 | $1,852 | 57.3% |
| Cody Pedulla | $440 | $1,689 | 283.9% |
| Chermey Bowe | $4,506 | $1,648 | -63.4% |
| Bill Christensen | $1,100 | $1,445 | 31.4% |
| Amanda Tysdal | $975 | $1,300 | 33.3% |
| Donald Kokesh | $2,546 | $1,246 | -51.1% |
| Randy Rossman | $6,083 | $1,240 | -79.6% |
| Tony Farella Jr. | $5,940 | $1,233 | -79.2% |
| Tyrone Farella | $5,940 | $1,233 | -79.2% |
| Nathan C. Todd | $5,753 | $1,226 | -78.7% |
| Martens Ranch, LLC | $3,663 | $1,135 | -69% |
| Samuel K. Wagner | $2,332 | $1,121 | -51.9% |
| Tess Averill Policky | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Jerry Whitney | $5,651 | $1,059 | -81.3% |
| Douglas J. Livingston | $2,860 | $996 | -65.2% |
| Norma Shelton | $2,066 | $977 | -52.7% |
| Mark Christol | $947 | $840 | -11.3% |
| Bruce Martensen | $3,498 | $831 | -76.2% |
| Josephine A. Fulton | $2,013 | $810 | -59.8% |
| Janice Dummer | $3,689 | $773 | -79% |
| Jonathan B. Peterson | $2,321 | $706 | -69.6% |
| Alison Davis | $3,157 | $634 | -79.9% |
| Wesley Busenitz | $2,838 | $584 | -79.4% |
| Jack Hansen | $1,003 | $490 | -51.1% |
| James Whitney | $2,506 | $467 | -81.4% |
| Jared Foy | $2,299 | $461 | -79.9% |
| Susan Christol-Deacon | $1,220 | $455 | -62.7% |
| Joseph Whitney | $2,060 | $423 | -79.5% |
| Paul Eitel | $3,221 | $379 | -88.2% |
| Peter Larsen | $0 | $315 | -- |
| Barbara Guild | $812 | $303 | -62.7% |
| Kathryn A. Kay | $812 | $303 | -62.7% |
| Robert Quimby | $814 | $303 | -62.8% |
| Joni Eileen Spaulding | $4,738 | $295 | -93.8% |
| Raymon Dale Schmidt | $1,760 | $278 | -84.2% |
| Donald J. Mitich | $524 | $256 | -51.1% |
| Zane Marty | $3,697 | $197 | -94.7% |
| Frank Pedulla | $550 | $180 | -67.3% |
| Mark Pantalone | $440 | $174 | -60.5% |
| Sherolyn K Watt Trust | $316 | $168 | -46.8% |
| Diane Simon | $0 | $160 | -- |
| Robert Walter Christol | $407 | $152 | -62.7% |
| Rochelle L. Connors | $407 | $152 | -62.7% |
| Shannon Lee Scovel | $407 | $152 | -62.7% |
| Barbara Riggs | $0 | $120 | -- |
| Billie Dean Hagerman | $0 | $87 | -- |
| Donald Rawhouser | $8,523 | $0 | -100% |
| Kent Elliott | $1,059 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Farella | $4,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Owen D. Miller | $236 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Carr | $13,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Isaiah Kuhbacher | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelvin & Donna Kennedy Family Rev | $33,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Norris | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara J. Rankin | $16,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon L Kissier | $2,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen G. Langer | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,195,463 | $4,201,869 | -32.2% |
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