Farms throughout cities in Lewis County received $1.9 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 158 farmers in cities within Lewis County received a total of $4.6 million in 393 farm subsidies, a 29.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.5 million in 523 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 Lewis County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riggers-Clearwater Farms JV | $506,668 | $366,699 | -27.6% |
| Branson Farms | $501,944 | $332,058 | -33.8% |
| Camas Prairie Ranch, LLC | $243,845 | $220,980 | -9.4% |
| J & M Farms Joint Venture | $207,427 | $185,825 | -10.4% |
| C J Mosman and Son | $261,410 | $182,035 | -30.4% |
| Zenner, Inc. | $105,517 | $162,180 | 53.7% |
| B4 Sunrise Farms, LLC | $171,180 | $160,047 | -6.5% |
| Justin and Scott Mcleod | $215,614 | $153,831 | -28.7% |
| Jerry L. Reid | $142,058 | $135,200 | -4.8% |
| Ralstin Hereford Ranch | $166,976 | $120,397 | -27.9% |
| Dale Lunders | $182,320 | $107,952 | -40.8% |
| Eric W Hasselstrom | $144,823 | $91,609 | -36.7% |
| Leitch Farms | $115,712 | $89,753 | -22.4% |
| Donald K. Bybee | $50,878 | $89,600 | 76.1% |
| Flory Farms, Inc. | $163,541 | $89,085 | -45.5% |
| Meacham Farms, Inc. | $132,261 | $84,269 | -36.3% |
| Roger Dean Riggers | $142,215 | $78,110 | -45.1% |
| JL Land Company | $134,378 | $76,054 | -43.4% |
| JC Rosenau Farms, LLC | $123,953 | $70,624 | -43% |
| Andy Goeckner | $150,338 | $69,871 | -53.5% |
| Lux, Inc. | $133,978 | $67,017 | -50% |
| R Mosman Farm, Inc. | $57,120 | $65,114 | 14% |
| Bruce A. Long | $21,472 | $62,712 | 192.1% |
| Cole Robert Riggers | $98,642 | $56,513 | -42.7% |
| Duuck Farms, LLC | $27,260 | $54,648 | 100.5% |
| John – John & Shelly Schlader Trust | $32,649 | $54,078 | 65.6% |
| Lowe Bros, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| 77 Ranch, L.L.C. | $89,158 | $48,788 | -45.3% |
| Neil J. Uptmor | $105,289 | $48,486 | -53.9% |
| Dennis J. Dau | $41,900 | $44,320 | 5.8% |
| Monica A. Dau | $23,497 | $44,318 | 88.6% |
| Tracy L. Hill | $67,736 | $42,536 | -37.2% |
| Damon Leitch | $56,531 | $41,094 | -27.3% |
| L & R Farms | $25,531 | $39,874 | 56.2% |
| Tom E. Zenner | $49,940 | $36,261 | -27.4% |
| Sandy Zenner | $49,936 | $36,258 | -27.4% |
| Circle M Ranch, Inc. | $68,748 | $34,650 | -49.6% |
| Eric Eggers | $55,108 | $30,248 | -45.1% |
| Dean Andrew Mosman | $55,280 | $26,635 | -51.8% |
| Sandra J. Riggers | $39,525 | $26,217 | -33.7% |
| Brett T. Arnzen | $38,617 | $26,056 | -32.5% |
| Whispering Pine Ranch, LLC | $44,714 | $25,777 | -42.4% |
| Lux Farms, Inc. | $48,440 | $24,843 | -48.7% |
| Matthew J. Mosman | $53,679 | $24,516 | -54.3% |
| Andy Koepl | $30,054 | $24,352 | -19% |
| Andrew James Baldus | $31,527 | $23,866 | -24.3% |
| Camas Prairie Farm, LLC | $29,527 | $20,612 | -30.2% |
| Willson F. Lowe | $10,903 | $20,578 | 88.7% |
| Michelle Koepl | $22,104 | $19,836 | -10.3% |
| Kenneth N. Hart | $22,154 | $18,904 | -14.7% |
| Robert L. Randall | $31,448 | $18,637 | -40.7% |
| Steve Bateman | $0 | $18,456 | — |
| Jeann Willson | $35,295 | $17,932 | -49.2% |
| John a Johnson, D.D.S. | $28,459 | $17,901 | -37.1% |
| Larry Riggers | $30,604 | $17,638 | -42.4% |
| Michael D. Moore | $8,845 | $16,811 | 90.1% |
| Devon G. Zenner | $12,164 | $16,732 | 37.6% |
| Neil Wassmuth | $21,085 | $16,255 | -22.9% |
| Lunders Farm, LLC | $23,550 | $16,233 | -31.1% |
| Scott T. Zenner | $27,397 | $15,629 | -43% |
| Andy T Kuther | $23,810 | $15,432 | -35.2% |
| Westlake Enterprises, LLC | $47,209 | $15,379 | -67.4% |
| Timothy Kinzer | $23,709 | $15,221 | -35.8% |
| Russell J. Snyder | $9,097 | $14,014 | 54.1% |
| FPJ Farms LP | $21,071 | $13,814 | -34.4% |
| David Crow | $20,641 | $13,315 | -35.5% |
| Conner McLeod | $14,993 | $12,774 | -14.8% |
| Brent J. Goeckner | $21,341 | $12,666 | -40.6% |
| Shannan Randall | $21,108 | $12,529 | -40.6% |
| Callie M. Zenner | $21,524 | $12,281 | -42.9% |
| Robert J. Smith | $15,734 | $12,161 | -22.7% |
| Ernest & Magdalena Lauby Trustee | $11,409 | $10,827 | -5.1% |
| Darci Braun | $10,671 | $10,671 | 0% |
| Donald R Kuther | $9,733 | $10,188 | 4.7% |
| O & P Schlader Trust | $9,481 | $9,481 | 0% |
| Susan K Duuck Schlader | $17,106 | $9,397 | -45.1% |
| Magdalena Lauby Trust | $9,701 | $9,366 | -3.5% |
| Jennifer Lux | $15,586 | $8,752 | -43.8% |
| Marty Lux | $15,586 | $8,752 | -43.8% |
| Edward W. Braun | $7,995 | $8,751 | 9.5% |
| Vicky L. Riggers | $15,073 | $8,690 | -42.3% |
| Stone-Younger Farms, LLC | $17,771 | $8,470 | -52.3% |
| Watson Farms, LLC | $13,221 | $8,192 | -38% |
| Crow Cattle Company, LLC | $27,047 | $7,606 | -71.9% |
| K & R Farm | $6,819 | $7,010 | 2.8% |
| Duane Hendrix | $9,330 | $5,988 | -35.8% |
| Jeanne L Kuther | $167 | $5,654 | 3,285.6% |
| Susan Meek | $7,777 | $5,507 | -29.2% |
| Chance Lunders | $12,174 | $5,456 | -55.2% |
| Martin N. Thompson | $13,424 | $5,336 | -60.3% |
| David A. Baldus | $5,975 | $5,107 | -14.5% |
| Janice Baldus | $5,975 | $5,107 | -14.5% |
| Linda Hill | $7,243 | $5,102 | -29.6% |
| Robert J. Stach | $8,753 | $5,063 | -42.2% |
| Derek Lunders | $11,653 | $4,997 | -57.1% |
| Linda K. Watson | $2,460 | $4,856 | 97.4% |
| Harley Miller | $90,347 | $4,854 | -94.6% |
| Theodore R. Jacobs | $6,225 | $4,425 | -28.9% |
| Genevieve Broker | $5,990 | $4,362 | -27.2% |
| Ivan Hamilton | $10,780 | $4,140 | -61.6% |
| Barbara L. Thompson | $6,256 | $3,826 | -38.8% |
| Chad Crow | $2,211 | $3,741 | 69.2% |
| Dale Arnzen | $11,880 | $3,442 | -71% |
| Megan L. Snyder | $16,335 | $3,424 | -79% |
| Willis Humphrey | $5,363 | $3,139 | -41.5% |
| Ronald J. Hamilton | $6,112 | $2,834 | -53.6% |
| Gregjen Land, LLC | $0 | $2,794 | — |
| Emile H. Braun | $5,016 | $2,566 | -48.8% |
| Robert Hansen | $2,332 | $2,332 | 0% |
| William Hansen | $2,332 | $2,332 | 0% |
| Ernest J. Fuchs | $2,340 | $2,320 | -0.9% |
| Bovey Family Farm, LLC | $4,947 | $2,215 | -55.2% |
| Ashley Severns | $5,619 | $2,198 | -60.9% |
| Dione Renee Severns | $6,404 | $2,198 | -65.7% |
| Richard Southern | $2,149 | $2,149 | 0% |
| David J Kuther | $4,259 | $2,027 | -52.4% |
| Steven L. Buchanan | $2,859 | $2,007 | -29.8% |
| Brenda L Stigum | $2,412 | $1,870 | -22.5% |
| Dennis Tiede | $1,742 | $1,729 | -0.7% |
| Richard Albers | $2,979 | $1,721 | -42.2% |
| Kenneth Mathison | $3,530 | $1,606 | -54.5% |
| Randall Family Farm, LLC | $2,505 | $1,564 | -37.6% |
| Jared Troy Arnzen | $3,850 | $1,507 | -60.9% |
| FPJ, Inc. | $2,344 | $1,435 | -38.8% |
| Kelly S. Thomason | $2,222 | $1,397 | -37.1% |
| Donald Johnston | $3,208 | $1,387 | -56.8% |
| Mike Pratt | $1,977 | $1,365 | -31% |
| Steve J. Meek | $1,552 | $1,078 | -30.5% |
| Gene Willson | $2,173 | $1,078 | -50.4% |
| Clark Christiansen | $1,998 | $1,060 | -46.9% |
| Janell Willson | $1,259 | $843 | -33% |
| Barbara S. McLeod | $843 | $760 | -9.8% |
| Scott McLeod | $843 | $760 | -9.8% |
| Kaleb Scott | $3,289 | $742 | -77.4% |
| Allysun Kuther | $2,574 | $720 | -72% |
| Mike Howard | $3,509 | $703 | -80% |
| Carman C Duuck Sole Property | $80,362 | $522 | -99.4% |
| Ronald M. Stone | $5,418 | $518 | -90.4% |
| Daniel J. Thompson | $982 | $488 | -50.3% |
| Beverli C Longeteig | $855 | $453 | -47% |
| Roy Hill | $2,615 | $355 | -86.4% |
| Ralph Mathison | $3,519 | $327 | -90.7% |
| Ron Broker | $1,636 | $291 | -82.2% |
| Julia Williams | $0 | $290 | — |
| Larry E. Braun | $2,286 | $287 | -87.4% |
| Leslie J. Marker | $6,809 | $256 | -96.2% |
| Ted Wemhoff | $1,210 | $242 | -80% |
| Heidi A. Trueblood | $439 | $186 | -57.6% |
| John D. Trueblood | $439 | $186 | -57.6% |
| Tony Anderson | $281 | $157 | -44.1% |
| Craig Herndon | $459 | $151 | -67.1% |
| Shirley A. Marker | $3,666 | $137 | -96.3% |
| Rose Wallace | $1,543 | $132 | -91.4% |
| Brooke a Klaveano | $251 | $123 | -51% |
| Kyle Stapleton | $0 | $94 | — |
| David Coursey | $257 | $86 | -66.5% |
| Tyler D. Higgins | $363 | $73 | -79.9% |
| Regina Michelle Buchanan | $1,969 | $52 | -97.4% |
| Brandon Randall | $4,059 | $0 | -100% |
| Lavina Bovey | $6,554 | $0 | -100% |
| Mildred E. Stillman | $2,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy J. Riggers | $6,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R Riggers Credit Shelter Trust | $1,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Vince Floyd | $5,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne L. Baker | $361 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrea K. Baldus | $24,673 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Baldus | $31,402 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Dill | $53 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheila Marie Hasselstrom | $42,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,509,274 | $4,606,353 | -29.2% |
