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In 2021, 54 farmers in cities within Morgan County received a total of $781,860 in 102 farm subsidies, a 47.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.5 million in 136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Family Dairy, Inc. | $278,115 | $138,927 | -50% |
| Morgan Ranching Company, LLC | $64,010 | $73,198 | 14.4% |
| Jeffery C. Jones | $170,064 | $71,516 | -57.9% |
| Scott J. Rees | $0 | $54,623 | -- |
| Bear Lake Ranch, LLC | $49,903 | $49,903 | 0% |
| Lane Mark Pentz | $0 | $48,542 | -- |
| Wbarj Cattle, LLC | $0 | $40,749 | -- |
| Peterson Dairy, Inc. | $48,502 | $37,206 | -23.3% |
| Michael McMillan | $71,815 | $36,715 | -48.9% |
| Dee's Dairy, Inc. | $94,828 | $34,331 | -63.8% |
| James Wiscombe | $0 | $20,981 | -- |
| Denise Earl | $20,152 | $15,886 | -21.2% |
| Circle Bar Investment, Ltd. | $35,058 | $15,716 | -55.2% |
| Michael D Morgan-Diamond D Angus Ranch, LLC | $0 | $14,541 | -- |
| Travis Jones | $43,546 | $12,110 | -72.2% |
| CMJ Holdings, LLC | $16,119 | $11,575 | -28.2% |
| Clark Blazzard | $0 | $8,854 | -- |
| Morgan Tractor, LLC | $45,391 | $8,077 | -82.2% |
| Lane Pentz | $100,388 | $6,944 | -93.1% |
| Spencer Peterson | $22,083 | $6,670 | -69.8% |
| ADW C/O Aaron Waldron, LLC | $6,639 | $6,547 | -1.4% |
| Monica S Brown Trust | $6,466 | $6,466 | 0% |
| Jay Wardell | $35,986 | $5,084 | -85.9% |
| Dean C. House | $16,442 | $4,630 | -71.8% |
| Kevin J. Thurston | $16,014 | $3,978 | -75.2% |
| Moroni Pentz Wardell | $0 | $3,683 | -- |
| Curtis M Morgan-Morgan Livestock, LLC | $0 | $3,656 | -- |
| Wess J. Wardell | $11,632 | $3,283 | -71.8% |
| Jed McMillan | $9,845 | $3,282 | -66.7% |
| Sessions Limousin Ranch, LLC | $14,589 | $2,706 | -81.5% |
| Lance Crowther | $8,448 | $2,192 | -74.1% |
| Mitchell Shaw Francis | $2,651 | $2,165 | -18.3% |
| Don E. Durrant | $7,773 | $2,077 | -73.3% |
| Jeffrey Scott Francis | $3,267 | $1,987 | -39.2% |
| Scott L. Francis | $2,270 | $1,860 | -18.1% |
| Bohman Ranch, LLC | $9,657 | $1,805 | -81.3% |
| Robert Daniel Rowser | $447 | $1,787 | 299.8% |
| Todd P. Kee | $3,481 | $1,641 | -52.9% |
| Tyree Jess Pace | $8,107 | $1,641 | -79.8% |
| Lilac Properties, LLC | $0 | $1,628 | -- |
| Dan B. Wardell | $7,676 | $1,518 | -80.2% |
| Bonnie K. Brown | $6,205 | $1,462 | -76.4% |
| Kent W. Carter | $5,585 | $1,206 | -78.4% |
| Kooper Douglas Pentz | $15,565 | $1,179 | -92.4% |
| David Madsen | $0 | $1,156 | -- |
| Doug Brown | $1,277 | $1,048 | -17.9% |
| Kade V. L. Morrell | $3,139 | $1,027 | -67.3% |
| Cassandra D. Barrett | $1,408 | $872 | -38.1% |
| Marla Trollan | $1,686 | $843 | -50% |
| Kurt Stapley | $2,772 | $636 | -77.1% |
| Vicki L. Doman | $1,771 | $596 | -66.3% |
| Sheldon Steven Pentz | $2,761 | $530 | -80.8% |
| Cynthia Faye Knapp | $704 | $436 | -38.1% |
| David Jones | $396 | $189 | -52.3% |
| Adam Toone | $6,559 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Ryan Nelson | $3,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Olin Peterson | $12,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Braden L. Woolsey | $4,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Stuart | $379 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis M Morgan-Morgan Livestock | $21,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Darin Dawson | $15,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawson Mink Farm, LLC | $21,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Jace D. Sargent | $2,659 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Q. Haslam | $9,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Kade D. Sargent | $3,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Kamry Rose Wardell | $163 | $0 | -100% |
| Kassidy Lorae Wardell | $163 | $0 | -100% |
| Kaydence Ann Wardell | $109 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D Morgan-Diamond D Angus | $80,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Mountain Valley Fur, Inc. | $2,138 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul L. Freed | $11,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Softmink, Inc. | $16,797 | $0 | -100% |
| Stan Stuart | $6,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,493,237 | $781,860 | -47.6% |
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