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In 2021, 66 farmers in cities within Bonner County received a total of $606,996 in 96 farm subsidies, a 34.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $932,961 in 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Elsaesser | $133,547 | $85,403 | -36.1% |
| Dunkle Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Tyler Troudt, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Allan Cramer Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Frank L. Hill | $67,288 | $43,903 | -34.8% |
| Timber Solutions, LLC | $0 | $39,715 | -- |
| Daniel W. Wood | $0 | $28,515 | -- |
| Nik Drew Porath Lightning Creek Timber Falling | $0 | $24,057 | -- |
| D E J Investments, LLC | $51,960 | $22,224 | -57.2% |
| J&M Farms | $6,899 | $21,952 | 218.2% |
| Stephen L. Reimer | $78,057 | $20,564 | -73.7% |
| GMT Investments, LLC | $31,464 | $16,025 | -49.1% |
| Nicola-Jewell Land Company, LLC | $20,093 | $15,230 | -24.2% |
| Steve Wood | $62,762 | $12,918 | -79.4% |
| Scott Probert Royal Highlands | $0 | $10,995 | -- |
| Glock Farm, LLC | $0 | $10,588 | -- |
| Leonard Wood | $53,284 | $6,945 | -87% |
| Janice M. Hewitt | $4,865 | $6,772 | 39.2% |
| A-T Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $6,753 | -- |
| SMRDK, Inc. | $12,889 | $6,008 | -53.4% |
| F & W Janney Trustee | $1,962 | $4,764 | 142.8% |
| Eileen M Dunn Trust | $3,486 | $4,751 | 36.3% |
| Glock Ranch, LLC | $0 | $4,676 | -- |
| Joyce M. Cunningham | $4,432 | $4,432 | 0% |
| Marc McGregor | $17,367 | $4,124 | -76.3% |
| Dorothy & Allwin Monson, LLC | $0 | $4,044 | -- |
| Reid Schlotthauer | $6,623 | $3,240 | -51.1% |
| Ben Wood | $16,450 | $2,633 | -84% |
| Ann E. Warwick | $4,474 | $2,349 | -47.5% |
| Byron Jay Steinacher | $0 | $2,320 | -- |
| Gail Frye | $2,239 | $2,239 | 0% |
| Judith Lynn Pietz | $4,599 | $2,113 | -54.1% |
| Larry Morrell | $3,615 | $2,055 | -43.2% |
| Mcnall & Williams Shorthorns, LLC | $10,254 | $2,050 | -80% |
| Todd Russell | $21,025 | $2,010 | -90.4% |
| Phil Mack | $1,785 | $1,785 | 0% |
| Peter J. Taylor | $1,821 | $1,702 | -6.5% |
| Kim Shaw | $0 | $1,630 | -- |
| Wesley Henderson | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| Carol Henderson | $4,486 | $1,270 | -71.7% |
| Allan Eugene Brown | $0 | $1,268 | -- |
| Kevin Porter | $0 | $1,156 | -- |
| Noah Joachim Kinne | $1,051 | $1,141 | 8.6% |
| Jane Clark | $1,600 | $1,129 | -29.4% |
| Archer Valley, LLC | $5,237 | $1,044 | -80.1% |
| Walter J. Filipowski | $4,669 | $793 | -83% |
| Harvey Lippert | $2,794 | $783 | -72% |
| Terry Ball | $285 | $764 | 168.1% |
| April Wheeler | $988 | $504 | -49% |
| James Jensen | $0 | $498 | -- |
| The Selkirk Ranch | $566 | $466 | -17.7% |
| John R. Swader | $1,311 | $450 | -65.7% |
| HMW Farms, LLC | $412 | $412 | 0% |
| Joe Martin Trust | $412 | $411 | -0.2% |
| Poor Ranch, LLC | $0 | $393 | -- |
| Ernest E. Barton | $1,018 | $357 | -64.9% |
| Larry W. Barton | $1,019 | $357 | -65% |
| Erin Eveland | $447 | $352 | -21.3% |
| Gerald H Lewis Pend Oreille Ranch | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Bonnie Miller | $1,408 | $290 | -79.4% |
| Paula Andrews | $66 | $282 | 327.3% |
| Greentree Naturals | $243 | $256 | 5.3% |
| Pack River Farm | $0 | $225 | -- |
| Barbara Carver | $371 | $168 | -54.7% |
| Wood's Meat Processing in | $75 | $163 | 117.3% |
| Rick Ropp | $0 | $140 | -- |
| Katherine Nietmann | $750 | $0 | -100% |
| Moose Meadow Farm, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Owen I. Smith | $199 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond E Millard and Carol L Mil | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Alpine ELK Ranch, Inc. | $5,170 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Miss Jae, LLC | $38,909 | $0 | -100% |
| James Ostrom | $3,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Ostrom Fisheries, Inc. | $40,096 | $0 | -100% |
| William Rickabaugh | $1,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris White | $35,889 | $0 | -100% |
| Ford Elsaesser, Trustee | $14,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Hansen | $31,646 | $0 | -100% |
| Idaho Peat Company, LLC | $3,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathyrne D Lowery Trustee | $2,624 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Rockwell | $10,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Red Wheelbarrow Produce, LLC | $7,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Retirement Living Concepts, Inc. | $4,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Taran White | $80,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $932,961 | $606,996 | -34.9% |
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