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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Idaho County

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Farms throughout cities in Idaho County received $4.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 351 farmers in cities within Idaho County received a total of $5.6 million in 761 farm subsidies, a 45.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.4 million in 1,120 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 Idaho County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Green Ranch Partnership$800,637$421,781-47.3%
Isidore Farms, Inc.$252,456$193,736-23.3%
Frei Ranch Joint Venture$315,729$176,267-44.2%
Brannan Farms$88,834$175,19197.2%
Frei Farms$258,097$146,940-43.1%
Uhlorn Family Farms, LLC$192,171$118,177-38.5%
Rad Farm & Chemical, Inc.$135,824$117,992-13.1%
Duclos Farms Partnership$181,145$104,546-42.3%
Bill J. Marek$99,998$98,276-1.7%
Rick Hazelbaker$152,380$93,307-38.8%
Ronald J. Lightfield$118,638$86,719-26.9%
WW Transport, LLC$154,128$80,364-47.9%
Arnzen Land and Livestock, Inc.$155,085$75,472-51.3%
Gerald Arnzen$122,925$74,286-39.6%
Adam M. Sonnen$136,783$74,178-45.8%
Schaeffer Farms, LLC$57,945$73,63927.1%
William W. Goeckner$148,982$71,851-51.8%
Mark Baune$90,869$69,157-23.9%
Stubbers Farms, Inc.$72,676$68,412-5.9%
Joe Green$40,523$66,96965.3%
Jeffrey G. Workman$119,805$62,277-48%
Ben Seubert Farms, LLC$109,159$60,767-44.3%
Dain Rad$49,800$53,9148.3%
3-D Enterprises$110,898$53,652-51.6%
Tolo Lake Farms, LLC$92,327$53,224-42.4%
Tom Seubert$88,173$52,939-40%
Jim Mozingo Logging, LLC$0$52,875--
Rob Creutzberg Logging$0$52,875--
Matthew Holman$102,935$49,298-52.1%
Brendan Arnzen$83,749$48,951-41.6%
Doug Lustig$68,173$47,851-29.8%
Karen Lustig$68,127$47,809-29.8%
Clinton E. Mader$88,505$47,029-46.9%
Ox Bow Ranch, LLC$65,514$45,520-30.5%
Ez Ranch, LLC$93,382$45,468-51.3%
Ken Ross Trucking$0$44,740--
Cornelia Seubert-Faur$51,464$44,293-13.9%
Koinonia Farm, LLC$79,478$43,606-45.1%
James M. McDonald Jr.$76,388$43,014-43.7%
John Schumacher$61,523$42,396-31.1%
Travis Daniel Uptmor$59,465$42,104-29.2%
Ken Stubbers$53,717$42,023-21.8%
Heckman Cattle Company$179,588$38,939-78.3%
Ray Stowers$33,392$38,81916.3%
John J Hanley & Associates, Inc.$60,978$38,538-36.8%
Spencer Ranch, Inc.$0$38,456--
Wilkins Agricultural, Inc.$50,465$38,413-23.9%
Chris Duclos$70,553$38,340-45.7%
Mike Hauger$65,816$38,001-42.3%
Douglas P. Schumacher$72,203$36,386-49.6%
Jungert Hereford Ranch$56,818$36,024-36.6%
David Holman$60,260$35,328-41.4%
Robert Lustig$43,637$34,933-19.9%
Patrick Frei$55,125$34,135-38.1%
Kim Dahler$36,211$33,795-6.7%
Martin P Poxleitner$63,582$33,731-46.9%
Ronald Holman$54,595$32,969-39.6%
Paula Schwartz$33,094$32,925-0.5%
Shirley Stubbers$39,228$30,552-22.1%
Nolan Rehder$51,571$30,257-41.3%
Larry Hill$54,518$29,632-45.6%
Shane Stubbers$16,706$29,30675.4%
Wes Lester$55,814$29,020-48%
CRC Logging, LLC$0$27,684--
Tate Randall Stowers$11,559$27,429137.3%
Ernest Robinson$118,981$27,298-77.1%
Wasem Farms$46,830$26,746-42.9%
Cheryl Zehner$51,577$26,229-49.1%
Ken Seubert$40,568$24,652-39.2%
Tom Schwartz$50,217$22,648-54.9%
Ed Rad$30,985$22,121-28.6%
Education Stuivenga$50,219$21,527-57.1%
Robert Enneking$29,916$21,298-28.8%
Levi L. Lustig$33,906$20,654-39.1%
Marianne Lindsey$81,656$20,333-75.1%
Jerry D. Forsmann$30,315$19,916-34.3%
Don Spencer Jr.$45,628$19,379-57.5%
David and Roberta Bodine Rev Trustee$32,023$19,019-40.6%
Brian Gehring$24,488$18,344-25.1%
Timothy V. Straw$15,302$17,42713.9%
Philip A. Wimer$56,271$16,990-69.8%
Tom Johnson$61,780$16,621-73.1%
John Kasch$16,594$16,5940%
Philip Poxleitner$36,059$16,426-54.4%
Stanley Hendren$16,445$15,926-3.2%
Pat Meyer$28,965$15,285-47.2%
Schumacher Ranch, LLC$28,880$15,150-47.5%
Felix J. Nuxoll$31,755$14,999-52.8%
Debra Stuivenga$33,483$14,351-57.1%
Arnzen Ranch, LLC$32,851$14,343-56.3%
Chicane Farms, Inc.$31,357$13,825-55.9%
Chicane Farms, Inc.$31,357$13,825-55.9%
Eric Forsmann$23,885$13,803-42.2%
High Mountain Contracting, LLC$0$13,288--
Joseph E Chicane$23,261$13,196-43.3%
Doug Johnson$54,959$13,162-76.1%
The Don & Charlotte Dearmond Living Trust$23,146$13,147-43.2%
Jack Gehring$40,957$13,138-67.9%
Ralph Stubbers$22,782$13,094-42.5%
Dean E. Klement$61,198$13,050-78.7%
Tim Seubert$40,784$12,775-68.7%
Vernon Workman - Vernon E & Gwendolyn Workman Trustee Workman$22,141$12,749-42.4%
Ed Wemhoff$20,770$12,003-42.2%
Roger D. Sams$9,273$11,91928.5%
Ted A. Schmidt$22,321$11,836-47%
Kevin M. Dahler$7,530$11,59954%
Konnyr T Marek$60,399$11,118-81.6%
Gregory N. Uhlenkott$7,986$10,53631.9%
Jeff Goldman$9,273$10,25810.6%
Raymond Johnston Farm, LLC$23,355$10,201-56.3%
Virgil Frei Farms, LLC$11,582$10,196-12%
Delmer Goeckner$16,953$10,001-41%
Clarissa Huffman$17,114$9,986-41.7%
Pratt Cattle Ranch, LLC$45,681$9,738-78.7%
David C. Wright$10,751$9,554-11.1%
5K Sisters, LLC$16,087$9,321-42.1%
High Prairie Farm, LLC$15,949$9,114-42.9%
Ken Lee Bruegeman$11,032$9,065-17.8%
Patrick E. Long$9,040$9,0400%
Betty Campbell-Betty Ann Campbell Trust Campbell$11,299$9,028-20.1%
Darcy Huffman$16,574$8,999-45.7%
Matthew Beckman$62,293$8,917-85.7%
The Stuivenga 1992 Revocable Living Trust$15,119$8,136-46.2%
Thomas L Nuttman - Nuttman Family Trust$10,671$8,045-24.6%
Douglas H. Boggan$30,295$7,976-73.7%
5a Cattle, LLC$24,474$7,919-67.6%
James Marek$128,566$7,812-93.9%
Heckman Ranches, Inc.$14,671$7,791-46.9%
Rae Loyce Sonnen$7,455$7,4550%
Skookumchuck Ranch Company, Ltd.$32,760$7,286-77.8%
Tonda S. Vonbargen$11,250$7,251-35.5%
Steve Pratt$22,189$7,246-67.3%
Mike Murphy$14,090$7,157-49.2%
Kaschmitter Farms, LLC$19,397$6,877-64.5%
Matt Rockwell$18,803$6,837-63.6%
Sandra L Scott-Kappler$5,225$6,81730.5%
Fred Arnzen - Frederick J Arnzen Trust$11,865$6,756-43.1%
Lot P. Smith$23,232$6,655-71.4%
Todd Cullin$2,475$6,348156.5%
Joe L. Sherwin$11,819$6,341-46.3%
Donald E. Lustig$10,376$6,113-41.1%
Darrel Newman$23,985$5,913-75.3%
Ricky L. Musick$10,381$5,862-43.5%
Dorothy Jo Jentges$10,062$5,799-42.4%
Marilyn M Rylaarsdam-Schoo$15,114$5,779-61.8%
Edward J. Lustig$6,355$5,734-9.8%
Nancy Lustig$6,263$5,734-8.4%
Vonbargen Ranch, LLP$23,919$5,641-76.4%
Robert S. Langmack$6,040$5,627-6.8%
Mark Wilkins$3,468$5,62062.1%
Kevin Zumwalt$29,809$5,442-81.7%
Kenneth L. Ross$18,184$5,346-70.6%
Jason Klement$26,714$5,326-80.1%
Peggy J. Marek$19,910$5,308-73.3%
Jack C. Bruner II$9,072$5,201-42.7%
Vernon Davis$20,398$5,159-74.7%
John Funke$5,206$4,988-4.2%
Pint Size Ponderosa, LLC$7,131$4,968-30.3%
Nuttman Family Revocable Trust$4,762$4,8321.5%
Webb Honey Company$847$4,803467.1%
Neal Spencer - Neal & Chris Spencer Trust$15,972$4,782-70.1%
Melissa Schmidt$37,428$4,764-87.3%
Mike Kaschmitter$9,080$4,745-47.7%
Michael L. Crea$79,392$4,744-94%
T Lindsley Farms, LLC$11,117$4,709-57.6%
David F. Forsmann$9,804$4,522-53.9%
Urban Wassmuth$8,377$4,446-46.9%
Mary Lou Meyer$8,601$4,430-48.5%
L U Land, LLC$8,439$4,389-48%
Agritak, LLC$9,083$4,376-51.8%
Vanderwall Farms$123,140$4,359-96.5%
Ted Wilkins$7,591$4,288-43.5%
ELK Ridge Cattle Company, LLC$13,792$4,275-69%
Uu Farm and Ranch$0$4,123--
Kim C. Frei$0$3,999--
Austin M. Brannan$4,939$3,975-19.5%
Mitchell Dean Cox$8,230$3,975-51.7%
Joseph M and Kathleen M Kuther Family Trust$10,069$3,946-60.8%
Pat Enneking$7,785$3,921-49.6%
Rick Johnson$11,131$3,908-64.9%
Ken Rehder$5,096$3,887-23.7%
Andy Frei$10,311$3,857-62.6%
Debco, Inc.$59,867$3,710-93.8%
Bryan Cash$7,814$3,675-53%
Gerald Alm$8,238$3,538-57.1%
Fred J. Walser$9,879$3,508-64.5%
Ned Forsmann$5,609$3,457-38.4%
Meranda Small$4,675$3,362-28.1%
Wyatt Small$4,836$3,344-30.9%
Susan Edith Crea Trust$6,521$3,323-49%
Robin M. Groom$14,510$3,280-77.4%
Russell Vessey$13,526$3,167-76.6%
Russell W. Lindsley$6,027$3,146-47.8%
Joe Anderson$15,259$3,129-79.5%
Milton Baerlocher$5,527$3,102-43.9%
James A. Schumacher$2,988$2,9940.2%
Craig E Hazelbaker - the Craig E Hazelbaker Trust$5,805$2,977-48.7%
Canyon View Ranch, LLC$4,374$2,950-32.6%
Chad Jungert and Sons Farms, LLC$4,588$2,846-38%
Carl Crabtree$13,054$2,770-78.8%
David T. Frei$2,723$2,7230%
Nathan D. Duman$10,571$2,716-74.3%
Lee Muench$2,531$2,7006.7%
Larry Seubert$7,711$2,683-65.2%
Guy M. Carlson$9,449$2,632-72.1%
Kenneth Forsmann$6,840$2,582-62.3%
Nathan Allen Duckworth$3,300$2,553-22.6%
Don Solberg$4,160$2,515-39.5%
Mary Lu Crea$41,076$2,443-94.1%
Lynzie Jo Sendra$12,829$2,421-81.1%
Marcus Gregory Higgins$7,968$2,386-70.1%
Jennifer Pearl Edmondson$3,489$2,358-32.4%
Douglas Joe Gabica$22,901$2,354-89.7%
Erlene E West$2,398$2,323-3.1%
Wayne James$17,378$2,285-86.9%
Orville N. Martin$1,529$2,28549.4%
3C, LLC$7,722$2,270-70.6%
Jana G. Frei$3,672$2,253-38.6%
Michael J. Frei$3,617$2,253-37.7%
Ward D. Fitch$4,905$2,235-54.4%
PJS Lindsley, LLC$4,010$2,228-44.4%
Mike Mager$6,504$2,212-66%
Geralyn Jentges$3,857$2,196-43.1%
Anthony Verdino$17,746$2,188-87.7%
Tony Jentges$3,404$2,188-35.7%
James D. Kingma$5,406$2,147-60.3%
Nick Slichter$8,316$2,072-75.1%
Jack Uptmor$2,028$2,0280%
Mary Lorentz$3,570$2,025-43.3%
Loretta Zehner$3,361$2,019-39.9%
Heath Klapprich$14,245$2,009-85.9%
Lisa A. Forsmann$10,214$2,005-80.4%
Carl Deford$9,669$1,967-79.7%
Dennis Albers$3,279$1,943-40.7%
Heather Ahlers$0$1,887--
Jeff Ahlers$0$1,887--
Lawrence Remacle$2,759$1,886-31.6%
Joseph M. Vonbargen$10,343$1,846-82.2%
Mickey Kindred$0$1,844--
Becky M. Hogg$2,748$1,840-33%
George C. Schwartz$2,159$1,838-14.9%
Keeler Ranch, LLC$6,118$1,723-71.8%
John R. Hastie$2,632$1,626-38.2%
Tony Williams$3,556$1,594-55.2%
Morgan S. Brannan$1,606$1,550-3.5%
John F. Rotter$2,936$1,504-48.8%
Kevin M. Reuter$3,480$1,440-58.6%
Mary Anne Riener$2,242$1,376-38.6%
Caroline Meinen$2,425$1,367-43.6%
Sonnen Family Trust$2,485$1,321-46.8%
Clayton Clark$4,084$1,320-67.7%
Neil Bruegeman$2,354$1,314-44.2%
Roger M. Meyer$2,449$1,313-46.4%
JCD Investments, LLC$2,225$1,305-41.3%
S & S Ranches$5,753$1,298-77.4%
Michael R. Nau$0$1,265--
Nuxoll Ranch, LLC$6,344$1,264-80.1%
James H. Spengler$2,275$1,245-45.3%
Ralph Lamb$1,849$1,218-34.1%
Dennis Rowland$1,901$1,212-36.2%
Prairie Land & Timber$2,077$1,204-42%
Dennis Seubert$1,518$1,173-22.7%
Dan G. Cook$5,214$1,156-77.8%
Bradley D. Olson$5,506$1,129-79.5%
Gregory J. Gibler$1,885$1,102-41.5%
R. E. Doughty$2,248$1,100-51.1%
Jo L. Vanhorn$1,840$1,079-41.4%
Julia McCarthy$3,143$1,074-65.8%
John a Mcboyle JR$1,880$981-47.8%
Benjamin T Kuther$1,170$979-16.3%
Lorraine Puckett$956$9560%
Greg Danly$2,094$933-55.4%
Lorraine Nuxoll$1,981$910-54.1%
Merna Gehring$20,505$890-95.7%
Scott A. Forsmann$3,068$869-71.7%
Tessica Marie Lustig$1,364$867-36.4%
Nick Frei$2,058$866-57.9%
Robert Jackson$3,494$859-75.4%
Sheila Healy Munkers$2,663$800-70%
Mark Kelley$1,437$797-44.5%
Donna L. Powell$790$7900%
Soderburg Tolo Lake Farm Agency$1,144$772-32.5%
Joseph Cladouhos$991$760-23.3%
Casey J. Myers$4,350$758-82.6%
Pratt Land, LLC$1,362$712-47.7%
Darrel Uhlorn$696$6960%
Walter Brewer$1,345$695-48.3%
Linda Uhlenkott$0$674--
Helene Ramos$1,206$643-46.7%
Joyce Lorentz$0$638--
Joyce Wikoff$1,355$633-53.3%
Bilejo M Klapprich$3,595$590-83.6%
David R. Remacle$560$554-1.1%
Linda Brannan$721$526-27%
Peter Kretzmann$1,020$515-49.5%
Rusty Lorentz$1,694$491-71%
Kevin Asker$792$488-38.4%
Karleen M. Dutcher$2,200$485-78%
Gail L. Carlson$722$484-33%
Paul Hemerick$893$465-47.9%
Brenda K. Claridge$1,489$464-68.8%
James F Poxleitner$1,922$453-76.4%
Cara L. Click$2,145$440-79.5%
Jon Hauger$862$425-50.7%
Mary Lou Uhlorn$418$4180%
Audrey Kay Shira$1,705$407-76.1%
James J. Remacle$405$400-1.2%
Nina R. Hatter$1,103$398-63.9%
Betty A. Watson$599$389-35.1%
Beth Nelson$0$385--
Delvin R. Keeler$4,572$380-91.7%
Jesse J. Geis$550$374-32%
Stephen Goeckner$11,335$370-96.7%
Sydney C Rylaarsdam-Schoo$2,376$363-84.7%
Ellen M. Hoiland$1,672$350-79.1%
Miles B. Hatter$977$336-65.6%
Mike Westhoff$537$331-38.4%
Summit Academy, Inc.$326$3260%
Eleanor L. Wagner$722$322-55.4%
William Uhlenkott$337$322-4.5%
Roy J. Kinner$309$3090%
Jeffrey T. Lindsley$526$308-41.4%
Ron Funke$301$3010%
Samantha Dahler$1,386$298-78.5%
Kathy Allen$510$288-43.5%
Joel Gabriel Costa$504$273-45.8%
Thomas J Kovalicky$534$262-50.9%
Ted S. Lindsley$442$259-41.4%
Daryl Mullinix$176$23533.5%
Douglas Terry Giddings$1,098$217-80.2%
Floyd Whitley$340$209-38.5%
Greg J. Schumacher$535$205-61.7%
Gregory Sonnen$151$20133.1%
Andy Kaschmitter$395$193-51.1%
Jeremy K. Ross$961$183-81%
Todd Brown$362$178-50.8%
Cody Funke$177$1770%
Kevin Vopat$715$170-76.2%
Michael A. Hanson$313$169-46%
Lonnie J. Keeler$323$166-48.6%
Sally Duman$2,110$160-92.4%
Myrna B. Dehaas$309$158-48.9%
Dennis J. Ross$239$148-38.1%
Agatha Walser$252$117-53.6%
Mike Terhaar$289$117-59.5%
Marvin Jackson$152$85-44.1%
Sandra Pratt-Eimers$132$72-45.5%
Dana Graves$60$32-46.7%
Marie Walser$87$31-64.4%
Zane Labudie$0$31--
Phil Remacle$636$16-97.5%
Amber Anderson$440$0-100%
Brad Hibbard$2,090$0-100%
Christopher R. Brannan$127,100$0-100%
Clifford E. Arnzen$2,777$0-100%
Dean Stubbers$440$0-100%
Edna Johnston$1,595$0-100%
Henry Remacle$31$0-100%
Stockcreek Ranch, LLC$21,472$0-100%
David a Dahlsrud$1,088$0-100%
Schaeffer Farms$80,019$0-100%
Wally Williams$8,063$0-100%
Charles Uhlenkott$3,321$0-100%
Dane M. Crea$30,943$0-100%
Daniel John Wemhoff$935$0-100%
Daryl J. Crea$14,988$0-100%
Dearmond Ranch Company$15,889$0-100%
Debra K. Hatter$660$0-100%
Denis Long$3,850$0-100%
Dennis Pecarovich$42,179$0-100%
Grangeville Gun Club$2,285$0-100%
Hayli Goicoa$340$0-100%
Jack B Pecarovich$114,825$0-100%
Larry R. Case$2,578$0-100%
Mark Nail$8,832$0-100%
Ray E. Holes$23,397$0-100%
Richard D. Workman$776$0-100%
Roger Wemhoff$5,555$0-100%
Sunrise Livestock, LLC$1,027$0-100%
Martin J. Stettler$3,706$0-100%
Canyon Native Seeds, LLC$10,671$0-100%
Gale L. Meenach$280$0-100%
Rocky Point, Inc.$25,407$0-100%
Total subsidies$10,370,302$5,648,646-45.5%

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