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In 2021, 80 farmers in cities within Sublette County received a total of $2.4 million in 139 farm subsidies, a 42.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.2 million in 189 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Land and Livestock Corporation | $0 | $307,671 | -- |
| Grindstone Cattle Company | $243,587 | $198,296 | -18.6% |
| Pape Ranches, Inc. | $180,796 | $172,479 | -4.6% |
| Rocking Chair Cattle Company | $133,415 | $142,620 | 6.9% |
| Eastfork Livestock, Inc. | $112,215 | $122,384 | 9.1% |
| Alsade Limited | $86,647 | $89,905 | 3.8% |
| Barney Ranches, Inc. | $235,576 | $85,195 | -63.8% |
| Carnahan Cattle Company, LLC | $101,147 | $79,580 | -21.3% |
| Richie Ranch, LLC | $73,106 | $78,912 | 7.9% |
| Sarah Faith Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $68,951 | -- |
| Carroll David Noble Revocable Trust | $0 | $63,153 | -- |
| J F Ranch, Inc. | $140,382 | $62,666 | -55.4% |
| Michael R. Beard | $60,786 | $52,254 | -14% |
| Bousman Livestock, Inc. | $51,875 | $46,348 | -10.7% |
| Mosquito Creek Outfitters, Inc. | $59,600 | $42,728 | -28.3% |
| Rees Triangle 5, LLC | $0 | $37,734 | -- |
| Frank Fear Cattle Company | $48,039 | $37,447 | -22% |
| Roberts Cattle Company, Inc. | $173,855 | $36,239 | -79.2% |
| ZC Livestock, LLC | $43,985 | $34,733 | -21% |
| Muddy Land & Livestock, LLC | $31,844 | $33,906 | 6.5% |
| Blaha Ranch, Inc. | $34,188 | $33,467 | -2.1% |
| Piney Creeks Ranch | $106,461 | $32,742 | -69.2% |
| Fish Creek Flying W Ranches, Inc. | $131,626 | $27,206 | -79.3% |
| John C Budd Ranches, Inc. | $95,480 | $27,093 | -71.6% |
| Cross Lazy Two Land & Livestock I | $96,308 | $27,026 | -71.9% |
| K-Diamond Ranch, LLC | $25,135 | $25,141 | 0% |
| Pearson Livestock, LLC | $68,480 | $24,782 | -63.8% |
| Doug Vickrey | $73,072 | $24,737 | -66.1% |
| Bray Ranch, Inc. | $18,689 | $23,341 | 24.9% |
| Double J Ranch, LLC | $49,853 | $22,673 | -54.5% |
| Keith Manning | $22,264 | $21,512 | -3.4% |
| Michael Dee Vickrey | $50,979 | $18,345 | -64% |
| John J. Chrisman | $18,103 | $18,103 | 0% |
| Milleg Partnership | $52,943 | $17,168 | -67.6% |
| Madeleine S Murdock - Madeleine S Murdock Living T | $0 | $16,068 | -- |
| Murdock Land and Livestock Company | $37,697 | $15,606 | -58.6% |
| Louis Y. Roberts | $42,812 | $14,867 | -65.3% |
| Sommers Ranch, LLC | $61,204 | $14,578 | -76.2% |
| Campbell Cattle Company | $54,087 | $13,418 | -75.2% |
| Ja Bar Cattle | $11,121 | $13,110 | 17.9% |
| William H. Mayo | $11,429 | $11,597 | 1.5% |
| Kent C. Price | $47,036 | $11,516 | -75.5% |
| Louis Roberts | $49,181 | $10,518 | -78.6% |
| Glenn R. Millard | $43,097 | $10,112 | -76.5% |
| Murdock Cattle Company | $28,908 | $9,996 | -65.4% |
| Charles Price | $39,336 | $9,421 | -76% |
| Klaren Cattle Company | $28,791 | $8,663 | -69.9% |
| Wanda Griffin | $0 | $8,487 | -- |
| Mcneel Cattle, LLC | $30,350 | $8,106 | -73.3% |
| John L Schwabacher JR | $8,349 | $6,452 | -22.7% |
| Willson Cattle Company | $36,591 | $6,344 | -82.7% |
| Lyman Clark | $32,164 | $5,474 | -83% |
| Mark A. Jones | $26,015 | $5,368 | -79.4% |
| Rudnick Cattle Company, LLC | $17,902 | $5,215 | -70.9% |
| Steven C. James | $22,693 | $4,764 | -79% |
| Richard E. Griffin | $0 | $3,899 | -- |
| R Square Livestock | $18,304 | $3,701 | -79.8% |
| Beau Faler | $0 | $3,520 | -- |
| James Gang, Inc. | $33,204 | $3,513 | -89.4% |
| Y Lazy T Slash Ranch | $11,594 | $3,502 | -69.8% |
| 351 Productions, Inc. | $45,998 | $2,807 | -93.9% |
| Donald W. Rogers Jr. | $12,903 | $2,686 | -79.2% |
| Grant Whitman | $15,445 | $2,595 | -83.2% |
| Larry Braun | $13,003 | $2,561 | -80.3% |
| Michael D. Krueger | $0 | $2,350 | -- |
| White Rabbit Ranch, LLC | $10,450 | $2,188 | -79.1% |
| Wyoming Premium Beef, LLC | $9,751 | $2,124 | -78.2% |
| Sommers Herefords, LLC | $8,613 | $2,089 | -75.7% |
| David W. Moore | $7,546 | $1,637 | -78.3% |
| Clayton Foster | $6,578 | $1,439 | -78.1% |
| Gregory A. Rosenberger | $0 | $1,086 | -- |
| Malenda Hoelscher | $950 | $950 | 0% |
| James Urbigkit | $8,259 | $906 | -89% |
| Milford L. Lockwood | $3,861 | $803 | -79.2% |
| Pinkerton Farms, LLC | $2,140 | $676 | -68.4% |
| Colin W. Barney | $2,717 | $554 | -79.6% |
| Wayne E Fornstrom | $2,121 | $500 | -76.4% |
| Kenneth F. Clark | $2,288 | $467 | -79.6% |
| Matthew W. Cooper | $365 | $365 | 0% |
| Benjamin H. Brown | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Miller Land and Livestock Corpora | $531,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick K. Whitman | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Slade J. Morton | $3,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam & Jennifer Clark Living Trust | $32,659 | $0 | -100% |
| Vera G. Roberts | $10,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Carroll David Noble Revocable Trustee | $68,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt W. Krech | $4,416 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Updyke | $783 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary M. Noble | $14,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Delta Ann McCormick | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. McCormick | $2,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Gooch | $5,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Schroeder | $2,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary J. Ferrier | $1,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Madeleine Murdock - S. S. Madeleine | $16,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick R. Pfister | $4,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Lynn | $1,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,169,896 | $2,393,465 | -42.6% |
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