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In 2021, 131 farmers in cities within Boundary County received a total of $3.1 million in 256 farm subsidies, a 12.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.5 million in 375 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Morter Farms, LLC | $219,752 | $123,363 | -43.9% |
| Kootenai Valley Ranch, Inc. | $241,795 | $122,436 | -49.4% |
| D & T Amoth Farms, Inc. | $125,616 | $92,966 | -26% |
| Olson's Valley Ranch, Inc. | $183,248 | $92,691 | -49.4% |
| Canyon Creek Cattle Company | $107,849 | $89,279 | -17.2% |
| Houck Farms, Inc. | $121,757 | $71,082 | -41.6% |
| T & T Farms, Inc. | $100,163 | $66,718 | -33.4% |
| Nystrom Farms, Inc. | $109,665 | $58,387 | -46.8% |
| Rymo Cattle Company | $151,357 | $57,014 | -62.3% |
| Timothy Tucker | $56,743 | $53,202 | -6.2% |
| Bennett Bros, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Fousts, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Kevin Flory | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Maggi Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ty T. Iverson | $95,893 | $51,321 | -46.5% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| Hubbard Farms, Inc. | $97,306 | $46,865 | -51.8% |
| Figgins Farms, Inc. | $90,757 | $43,163 | -52.4% |
| Peterson Farm, Inc. | $67,139 | $41,519 | -38.2% |
| Kendall Dirks | $81,372 | $37,501 | -53.9% |
| Craig W Hubbard Family, Inc. | $73,991 | $36,931 | -50.1% |
| Vance Warden Logging, Inc. | $0 | $35,591 | -- |
| Copeland Farms, Inc. | $50,773 | $26,397 | -48% |
| Pat Dirks | $61,870 | $25,073 | -59.5% |
| Greg Dirks | $57,337 | $24,781 | -56.8% |
| Wesley C. Hubbard | $51,964 | $24,288 | -53.3% |
| Frank D. Mastre | $42,518 | $22,421 | -47.3% |
| Olson Farms | $39,223 | $21,892 | -44.2% |
| Legacy Custom Log Works, LLC | $0 | $16,661 | -- |
| Tom Daniel | $25,899 | $16,394 | -36.7% |
| Tim Jantz | $6,572 | $16,114 | 145.2% |
| Roger Morter | $38,432 | $15,714 | -59.1% |
| Brian L. Miller | $19,697 | $14,149 | -28.2% |
| Mike Riebli | $10,986 | $12,103 | 10.2% |
| Madson Family Limited Partnership | $17,218 | $12,013 | -30.2% |
| Luke Koehn | $0 | $11,666 | -- |
| Tom Koehn Company, Inc. | $22,203 | $11,428 | -48.5% |
| Legacy Foundation, Inc. | $4,193 | $11,362 | 171% |
| James N. Henslee | $19,935 | $11,004 | -44.8% |
| Justin C. Pluid | $1,380 | $10,385 | 652.5% |
| Beloit Mendenhall | $0 | $8,156 | -- |
| Scott & Denise Halley Trust | $10,966 | $6,837 | -37.7% |
| Todd Jones | $0 | $6,169 | -- |
| Bradly Walt Studer | $6,338 | $5,992 | -5.5% |
| Coral Dewilliam-Studer | $6,338 | $5,992 | -5.5% |
| Merrill Jantz | $8,514 | $5,676 | -33.3% |
| Greg Johnson | $7,844 | $5,660 | -27.8% |
| Gregory Frago | $18,942 | $5,399 | -71.5% |
| Bill Hayden | $4,879 | $4,766 | -2.3% |
| Hubbard Enterprises | $7,971 | $4,642 | -41.8% |
| Mike Ripatti | $23,175 | $4,620 | -80.1% |
| Dennis Wynn Beachy | $12,761 | $4,482 | -64.9% |
| Thomas Roy Cowley | $3,743 | $4,210 | 12.5% |
| Alva V. Baker | $5,843 | $4,155 | -28.9% |
| Maurine Myers - Maurine Myers Revoc Liv Trustee | $0 | $4,127 | -- |
| Jim Dahlberg | $1,831 | $4,020 | 119.6% |
| Benjamin Scott Robertson | $4,557 | $3,786 | -16.9% |
| Dillin Farms, LLC | $2,160 | $3,749 | 73.6% |
| Russell D. Maas | $8,279 | $3,713 | -55.2% |
| Jake Oxford | $6,291 | $3,668 | -41.7% |
| George Shutes | $7,840 | $3,500 | -55.4% |
| Shelton Farms, LLC | $13,771 | $3,452 | -74.9% |
| Eugene L. Harms | $2,588 | $3,300 | 27.5% |
| DRL Timber, LLC | $15,323 | $3,284 | -78.6% |
| Vicki D. Downing | $6,840 | $3,207 | -53.1% |
| Sam Testa | $3,701 | $3,141 | -15.1% |
| Richard Justus | $4,987 | $3,123 | -37.4% |
| John Alt | $3,881 | $2,900 | -25.3% |
| LMJPNP, LLC | $8,322 | $2,884 | -65.3% |
| Peggy Maas | $6,549 | $2,581 | -60.6% |
| Patrick Gardiner | $7,632 | $2,270 | -70.3% |
| Tom MacKey | $2,581 | $2,014 | -22% |
| Richard Fairfield | $2,164 | $2,000 | -7.6% |
| Rick Henslee | $5,698 | $1,760 | -69.1% |
| Deborah Luther | $3,641 | $1,739 | -52.2% |
| Darcy Lammers | $0 | $1,672 | -- |
| Clayton E. Nystrom | $11,614 | $1,661 | -85.7% |
| Lon Merrifield - Merrifield Land | $2,841 | $1,467 | -48.4% |
| John Kellogg | $2,086 | $1,442 | -30.9% |
| Frederick Hendrickson | $1,452 | $1,432 | -1.4% |
| Christine L. Dodge | $2,280 | $1,419 | -37.8% |
| Andy Rice | $3,486 | $1,328 | -61.9% |
| Katherine Raaum | $1,594 | $1,320 | -17.2% |
| Cloud Eleven Mountain Farm, LLC | $390 | $1,196 | 206.7% |
| Thomason Scholarship Foundation, Inc. | $4,195 | $1,180 | -71.9% |
| Ed Holderman | $1,122 | $1,106 | -1.4% |
| Dan Holdeman | $1,067 | $1,067 | 0% |
| Gordon Stanley | $5,024 | $1,039 | -79.3% |
| Walter Dinning | $1,389 | $950 | -31.6% |
| Nicholas Johnson | $0 | $836 | -- |
| Mike Mulvaney | $4,842 | $824 | -83% |
| Lyle D Wheeler Living Trust | $3,151 | $786 | -75.1% |
| Donald Wayne Smith Trust | $1,498 | $727 | -51.5% |
| Ryan D. Peachey | $2,863 | $638 | -77.7% |
| General Feed and Grain | $1,460 | $611 | -58.2% |
| Albert Brackebusch | $714 | $565 | -20.9% |
| Jadon Isaac | $3,704 | $537 | -85.5% |
| Randy Morris | $1,253 | $503 | -59.9% |
| Allicin's Ranch, LLC | $6,369 | $500 | -92.1% |
| Ronnigers Organics | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Tyrell Dirks | $1,459 | $403 | -72.4% |
| Robert D. Pluid | $906 | $379 | -58.2% |
| Michael Wedel | $931 | $369 | -60.4% |
| Milton Atkins | $984 | $358 | -63.6% |
| Judy Swing | $919 | $356 | -61.3% |
| Andrew Durette | $2,130 | $322 | -84.9% |
| Clifty View Nursery | $600 | $316 | -47.3% |
| Dean Kerr | $924 | $290 | -68.6% |
| Randy Johnson | $435 | $289 | -33.6% |
| Diane M. Underwood | $161 | $283 | 75.8% |
| Wayne Tesoriero | $0 | $279 | -- |
| Joshua M. Warren | $38 | $268 | 605.3% |
| Wayne Weible | $957 | $246 | -74.3% |
| Dexter Jantz | $0 | $245 | -- |
| Josh Figgins | $359 | $241 | -32.9% |
| Dennis Dirks | $998 | $220 | -78% |
| Allen Fessler | $737 | $190 | -74.2% |
| Joyce Blackmore | $232 | $170 | -26.7% |
| Brandy K. Warren | $1,692 | $153 | -91% |
| Rusty Ritz | $289 | $145 | -49.8% |
| Sherlene Johnson | $2,304 | $125 | -94.6% |
| Lealan Pinkerton | $262 | $119 | -54.6% |
| Lester Pinkerton | $262 | $119 | -54.6% |
| Mickey Taylor | $405 | $118 | -70.9% |
| Kathryn H. Weiss | $175 | $74 | -57.7% |
| William R. Horton | $175 | $74 | -57.7% |
| Shelby Cowley | $913 | $52 | -94.3% |
| Kody Hanner | $3,949 | $42 | -98.9% |
| Patti Dunwoodie | $88 | $31 | -64.8% |
| Jerrad Fuller | $6,452 | $29 | -99.6% |
| Arthur High | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley Dillin | $4,513 | $0 | -100% |
| Collin Cossairt | $8,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Ann Woods | $524 | $0 | -100% |
| John Ringer | $583 | $0 | -100% |
| John Schnuerle | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Cossairt | $8,337 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurel Avery | $2,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurine Myers - Maurine Myers Rev | $7,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Nelson Mast | $607 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Fitch | $367 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas R. Broderick | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Loren Unruh | $37,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,543,062 | $3,089,560 | -12.8% |
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