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In 2021, 107 farmers in cities within Summit County received a total of $2.2 million in 194 farm subsidies, a 47.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 281 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Pine Ranches, Inc. | $422,460 | $305,540 | -27.7% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $257,230 | -- |
| Half Circle Cross Ranch, LLC | $158,798 | $163,642 | 3.1% |
| Joseph O Fawcett & Sons | $176,099 | $118,403 | -32.8% |
| Brown Dairy, Inc. | $180,255 | $106,046 | -41.2% |
| Norman T Richins Livestock | $248,469 | $90,379 | -63.6% |
| Wright Dairy | $96,072 | $86,122 | -10.4% |
| Dennis J. Richins | $304,319 | $84,295 | -72.3% |
| Kirt H. Richins | $33,132 | $84,100 | 153.8% |
| Richins Brothers | $293,033 | $83,701 | -71.4% |
| DC Land & Livestock LC | $175,817 | $65,542 | -62.7% |
| Blazzard Farms | $52,091 | $55,978 | 7.5% |
| Hirschi Matthew-Airo Livestock, LLC | $0 | $42,679 | -- |
| Samuel Bruce Rowser | $59,686 | $38,202 | -36% |
| Milky Way Dairy | $44,971 | $33,243 | -26.1% |
| Ercanbrack Livestock, LLC | $25,348 | $31,345 | 23.7% |
| Three Bar Cattle Company, LLC | $28,831 | $30,860 | 7% |
| Thomas Lazenby | $8,338 | $25,186 | 202.1% |
| Cory Pace | $64,329 | $24,570 | -61.8% |
| River View Ranch, LLC | $110,836 | $24,297 | -78.1% |
| Dennis W. Rees | $58,989 | $23,433 | -60.3% |
| Kip O'Brien | $53,350 | $20,610 | -61.4% |
| C & D Livestock, LLP | $40,101 | $19,229 | -52% |
| Dakody Gines | $0 | $17,605 | -- |
| Gerald E. Young | $63,546 | $17,503 | -72.5% |
| Moore's Shorthorn, LLC | $32,054 | $14,961 | -53.3% |
| Michael F. Brown | $21,166 | $14,462 | -31.7% |
| L & G Pace Farm | $66,695 | $13,846 | -79.2% |
| Ure Ranches, Inc. | $121,886 | $13,845 | -88.6% |
| Jeff Young | $21,527 | $12,895 | -40.1% |
| Kenneth O'Brien | $55,024 | $12,013 | -78.2% |
| Cameron T. Page | $17,138 | $11,445 | -33.2% |
| Kory D. Richins | $11,116 | $11,066 | -0.4% |
| Ed Keyes | $26,288 | $9,496 | -63.9% |
| Kim R. Richins | $16,795 | $8,928 | -46.8% |
| Bradley R. Smith | $18,866 | $8,836 | -53.2% |
| Kent C. Wilde | $21,583 | $8,442 | -60.9% |
| Ward Rees | $21,113 | $8,433 | -60.1% |
| Wendell Stembridge | $15,870 | $8,203 | -48.3% |
| Justin F. Hobson | $11,972 | $7,993 | -33.2% |
| McCoy Cutter Pace | $0 | $7,970 | -- |
| Rick W. Potter | $11,881 | $7,923 | -33.3% |
| Robert K. Siddoway | $5,594 | $7,539 | 34.8% |
| Kent Leavitt | $15,652 | $7,152 | -54.3% |
| Clifton Blonquist | $5,192 | $6,731 | 29.6% |
| Kevin J. Orgill | $4,239 | $6,555 | 54.6% |
| Donald - V Jones & Sarah D Jones Living | $210,903 | $6,486 | -96.9% |
| Tyler K. Page | $8,239 | $6,311 | -23.4% |
| Seven Farms, LLC | $6,737 | $5,529 | -17.9% |
| Dikkerhill Properties, LLC | $4,087 | $5,114 | 25.1% |
| Eugene F. Richins | $21,571 | $4,921 | -77.2% |
| Ben Keyes | $15,967 | $4,395 | -72.5% |
| Timothy Richins | $15,641 | $4,320 | -72.4% |
| Larry Chad Wright | $6,748 | $4,154 | -38.4% |
| Arlin S. Ovard | $6,260 | $4,087 | -34.7% |
| Chase Rees | $9,515 | $4,033 | -57.6% |
| David E. Wilde | $5,423 | $3,788 | -30.1% |
| 22 Bar Livestock, LLC | $16,170 | $3,508 | -78.3% |
| Craig Bullock | $3,303 | $3,303 | 0% |
| Travis Ronald Moore | $4,059 | $3,188 | -21.5% |
| Lloyd K. Marchant | $15,867 | $2,963 | -81.3% |
| Tyler B. Ovard | $5,975 | $2,905 | -51.4% |
| Diamond O Livestock & Hunting Company, LLC | $0 | $2,750 | -- |
| Dakody Gines | $17,902 | $2,566 | -85.7% |
| Arlin Judd & Sons, LLC | $12,321 | $2,545 | -79.3% |
| Shoat Roath | $12,653 | $2,375 | -81.2% |
| Sheldon D. Richins | $6,072 | $2,352 | -61.3% |
| Brad Sargent | $2,200 | $2,186 | -0.6% |
| Jeff Richins | $2,739 | $2,156 | -21.3% |
| Ken McQueen | $4,785 | $2,152 | -55% |
| Tracy B. Givan | $6,673 | $2,143 | -67.9% |
| Jordan S. Page | $3,234 | $2,069 | -36% |
| Floydene Atkinson | $9,328 | $2,034 | -78.2% |
| Jimmy Crystal | $11,528 | $1,988 | -82.8% |
| Nicholas K. Richins | $1,100 | $1,828 | 66.2% |
| Lavelle Edgel | $5,548 | $1,672 | -69.9% |
| Jed K. Williams | $6,061 | $1,302 | -78.5% |
| Earl Blonquist | $10,397 | $1,288 | -87.6% |
| Lee Alva Marchant | $4,004 | $1,240 | -69% |
| Tyler James Orgill | $1,177 | $1,156 | -1.8% |
| Dusty R. Morgan | $4,840 | $1,062 | -78.1% |
| Ben Carreno | $1,298 | $941 | -27.5% |
| Skyler L. Page | $1,155 | $898 | -22.3% |
| Craig J. Sargent | $4,323 | $897 | -79.3% |
| Thomas Leslie Marsh | $6,493 | $876 | -86.5% |
| Jodie B. Sargent | $0 | $845 | -- |
| Kaden Vernon | $1,716 | $774 | -54.9% |
| Ur Ranches, LLC | $1,266 | $772 | -39% |
| Rick G. Gines | $0 | $702 | -- |
| Lambert Lewis | $3,970 | $695 | -82.5% |
| Colt Austin Givan | $2,629 | $572 | -78.2% |
| Stephen P. Richins | $1,169 | $572 | -51.1% |
| Rockin W Hunting & Taxidermy, LLC | $2,324 | $522 | -77.5% |
| Cody Lynn Thornton | $2,470 | $502 | -79.7% |
| Nathan Ronald Myers | $1,991 | $442 | -77.8% |
| Kenneth Dawson | $1,154 | $434 | -62.4% |
| Rocky Pace | $11,778 | $370 | -96.9% |
| Bryant Hull | $1,228 | $362 | -70.5% |
| Robert Bates | $1,518 | $336 | -77.9% |
| Timberjack Enterprises | $1,716 | $256 | -85.1% |
| Dalton Ross | $2,604 | $254 | -90.2% |
| Matthew P. Shill | $528 | $250 | -52.7% |
| Rocky Kruise Roath | $1,210 | $242 | -80% |
| Alan L. Siddoway | $0 | $234 | -- |
| Tommy McCormick | $935 | $195 | -79.1% |
| Travis Clegg | $726 | $146 | -79.9% |
| Danita Wright | $1,554 | $35 | -97.7% |
| Jerrold E. Richins | $224 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Blonquist | $6,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Rowdy Lee Thompson | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas K. Richins | $1,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Paskett 3P, LLC | $4,613 | $0 | -100% |
| 4 Leaf Ranch, LLC | $36,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Wiechman | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas L. Snyder | $1,969 | $0 | -100% |
| Airo Livestock, LLC | $171,504 | $0 | -100% |
| Blue Ridge Mink Ranch, Inc. | $4,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Hirschi Matthew-Airo Livestock LL | $144,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodn Star Ranch, LLC | $5,402 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,134,740 | $2,177,467 | -47.3% |
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