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In 2021, 205 farmers in cities within Lincoln County received a total of $3.3 million in 416 farm subsidies, a 46.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6 million in 471 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 Lincoln County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Land & Livestock | $515,717 | $239,893 | -53.5% |
| Willis Ranch, LLC | $285,785 | $202,808 | -29% |
| Jason John Thornock | $198,918 | $199,717 | 0.4% |
| Robert Fox | $93,528 | $166,162 | 77.7% |
| Fred Roberts | $114,427 | $126,893 | 10.9% |
| Teichert Brothers, LLC | $309,516 | $121,236 | -60.8% |
| Child Ranch, LLC | $606,260 | $119,683 | -80.3% |
| Evan Pope | $133,221 | $105,166 | -21.1% |
| Kim Clark | $0 | $97,771 | -- |
| Sims LA Barge Creek Ranch, LLC | $87,527 | $96,050 | 9.7% |
| Bruce E. Jones | $138,830 | $81,903 | -41% |
| V Cross Cattle Company | $66,996 | $73,046 | 9% |
| Mosquito Creek Ranch, LLC | $56,397 | $61,255 | 8.6% |
| Sunny Brooks Farms | $477,146 | $59,755 | -87.5% |
| Birch Creek Ranch, Inc. | $73,536 | $57,965 | -21.2% |
| Gregory S. Nate | $76,858 | $56,642 | -26.3% |
| Mr. Kim Clark | $239,237 | $49,705 | -79.2% |
| Tory Talbot | $86,095 | $46,181 | -46.4% |
| Marc Clark | $58,820 | $43,197 | -26.6% |
| Barnes Ranch | $32,732 | $35,612 | 8.8% |
| Ken Clark | $34,063 | $33,971 | -0.3% |
| Richard Thoman | $16,496 | $32,141 | 94.8% |
| Ren Jensen | $51,704 | $31,342 | -39.4% |
| Evan Heiner | $31,193 | $30,629 | -1.8% |
| Clinton G. Proffit | $21,010 | $27,053 | 28.8% |
| Brog Farms, Inc. | $60,140 | $27,038 | -55% |
| Walker Ranch, LLC | $0 | $26,237 | -- |
| Esterholdt Management, Inc. | $64,469 | $25,251 | -60.8% |
| Travis Lancaster | $20,677 | $24,914 | 20.5% |
| Brown Farms, LLC | $31,932 | $24,670 | -22.7% |
| Lauren J. Preston | $23,012 | $24,147 | 4.9% |
| Payne Livestock, LLC | $18,286 | $23,443 | 28.2% |
| D Milliron Cattle Company | $109,584 | $23,033 | -79% |
| Kendall Jenkins | $36,961 | $21,528 | -41.8% |
| Diamond H Ranch Corporation | $95,689 | $20,147 | -78.9% |
| Clark Ranch 89, LLC | $0 | $18,939 | -- |
| Fox Ranches, Inc. | $70,309 | $18,853 | -73.2% |
| Karen E. Buck | $16,003 | $18,304 | 14.4% |
| 3D Ranch, LLC | $20,526 | $17,007 | -17.1% |
| Crow Creek Ranches | $17,776 | $16,883 | -5% |
| Petersen Ranches, Inc. | $12,721 | $16,835 | 32.3% |
| Nicholas R Aullman | $7,813 | $16,738 | 114.2% |
| Jon J. Clark | $33,948 | $16,499 | -51.4% |
| Clark Livestock Limited Partnership | $0 | $16,373 | -- |
| Samuel Grover | $0 | $15,871 | -- |
| Blaine Thoman | $70,301 | $15,298 | -78.2% |
| James a & Linda L Sandner Trust | $10,974 | $14,624 | 33.3% |
| Kurtis Weber | $11,290 | $14,237 | 26.1% |
| Warren Ranch, LLC | $31,397 | $13,738 | -56.2% |
| Hat Ranch Cattle Company, LLC | $27,005 | $13,534 | -49.9% |
| Aaron J. Carollo | $17,344 | $13,240 | -23.7% |
| DJ Ranch, LLC | $20,699 | $12,853 | -37.9% |
| Steed Canyon Cattle Company | $40,162 | $12,312 | -69.3% |
| East Side DRY Farming, LLC | $9,487 | $12,217 | 28.8% |
| Brigham Herman Teichert | $4,884 | $11,854 | 142.7% |
| NK Cook Ranch, LLC | $32,719 | $11,705 | -64.2% |
| Jayson Fox | $52,745 | $11,404 | -78.4% |
| Samuel Bennion Jr. | $10,719 | $11,190 | 4.4% |
| Mike Nelson | $13,181 | $11,069 | -16% |
| Hal Heiner | $19,869 | $10,453 | -47.4% |
| Nick John Hunsaker | $18,017 | $10,401 | -42.3% |
| Richard Bateman | $24,928 | $10,198 | -59.1% |
| Ladell Heiner | $12,660 | $10,155 | -19.8% |
| Quinten Cazier | $7,511 | $10,015 | 33.3% |
| Carter Enterprises | $8,536 | $10,003 | 17.2% |
| Wagon Wheel Cattle Company, LLC | $36,960 | $9,987 | -73% |
| Kyle Veigel | $32,331 | $9,684 | -70% |
| Stewart Landon Petersen | $18,689 | $9,605 | -48.6% |
| Peternal Cattle Company, LLC | $45,156 | $9,336 | -79.3% |
| Erick Esterholdt | $8,539 | $9,300 | 8.9% |
| James G. Willis | $12,462 | $8,800 | -29.4% |
| Blair Hurd | $7,765 | $8,789 | 13.2% |
| George Carollo | $30,019 | $8,302 | -72.3% |
| Bert G. Erickson | $0 | $7,837 | -- |
| Kayden Cole Vacher | $15,034 | $7,788 | -48.2% |
| Dewayne Carollo | $7,832 | $7,658 | -2.2% |
| Larry Lancaster | $5,805 | $7,560 | 30.2% |
| Dick Heiner | $6,309 | $7,525 | 19.3% |
| Dale A. Fluckiger | $13,387 | $7,354 | -45.1% |
| Heap Dairy, Inc. | $10,559 | $7,219 | -31.6% |
| Rollin C. Gardner | $10,839 | $6,999 | -35.4% |
| Sheldon Merritt | $12,137 | $6,739 | -44.5% |
| Johnson Willow Creek Ranch, LLC | $5,752 | $6,644 | 15.5% |
| Gene Warren | $28,667 | $6,591 | -77% |
| Edward Jenkins | $15,303 | $6,559 | -57.1% |
| Lucky U Cattle, LLC | $36,285 | $6,380 | -82.4% |
| Kdell Bagley | $8,233 | $6,321 | -23.2% |
| Haslem Cattle Company, LLC | $27,272 | $5,924 | -78.3% |
| Jerry Nelson | $4,476 | $5,760 | 28.7% |
| Zane T. Groll | $23,518 | $5,697 | -75.8% |
| Kelly A. Johnson | $7,830 | $5,579 | -28.7% |
| Aaron Lancaster | $14,655 | $5,575 | -62% |
| Wade Rex Payne | $24,221 | $5,520 | -77.2% |
| Daisy MacKey | $9,824 | $5,265 | -46.4% |
| Robert Jenkins | $25,674 | $5,189 | -79.8% |
| Chad K. Jenkins | $4,916 | $5,139 | 4.5% |
| Double Diamond Red Angus | $13,226 | $5,135 | -61.2% |
| Justin McKinnon | $24,882 | $4,912 | -80.3% |
| Michele Crook | $6,636 | $4,820 | -27.4% |
| Shumway Farms, LLC | $29,107 | $4,771 | -83.6% |
| Don W. Johnson | $16,311 | $4,689 | -71.3% |
| Chad Dana | $5,907 | $4,471 | -24.3% |
| Lynn Veigel | $3,887 | $4,448 | 14.4% |
| Ben Petersen | $6,072 | $4,315 | -28.9% |
| Shane Crook Farms, Inc. | $14,203 | $4,304 | -69.7% |
| Michael Brown | $5,540 | $4,253 | -23.2% |
| Scott Linford | $24,990 | $4,158 | -83.4% |
| Chad D. Cazier | $5,721 | $4,051 | -29.2% |
| Gregg W. Draney | $10,011 | $3,890 | -61.1% |
| Kade G. Erickson | $15,477 | $3,866 | -75% |
| Tobe West | $16,084 | $3,840 | -76.1% |
| Blair Hillstead | $8,380 | $3,831 | -54.3% |
| 21 Livestock | $12,925 | $3,604 | -72.1% |
| Blaine Kemp | $5,937 | $3,300 | -44.4% |
| Robert J Peternal | $0 | $3,246 | -- |
| Bryce Erickson | $2,436 | $3,197 | 31.2% |
| Flying High Ranch, LLC | $0 | $3,054 | -- |
| Patricia M. Carter | $3,879 | $2,966 | -23.5% |
| Luke Lancaster | $4,974 | $2,877 | -42.2% |
| Melvin D. Hutchings | $2,257 | $2,846 | 26.1% |
| Kevin R. Payne | $10,123 | $2,719 | -73.1% |
| Jon Crook | $6,386 | $2,641 | -58.6% |
| Lance Robinson | $0 | $2,411 | -- |
| Stephanie Kay Zimmerman | $1,326 | $2,400 | 81% |
| Wan Wolfley | $2,025 | $2,393 | 18.2% |
| Jody L. Kennington | $7,297 | $2,374 | -67.5% |
| Teichert Cattle Company of Nebraska, LLC | $0 | $2,247 | -- |
| Hadley Harmon | $3,208 | $2,224 | -30.7% |
| Dianna Lindstrom | $1,442 | $2,118 | 46.9% |
| Kent R. Kunz | $3,264 | $2,109 | -35.4% |
| Circle 7, LLC | $1,716 | $2,100 | 22.4% |
| Rowan Anderson | $7,604 | $2,073 | -72.7% |
| Blair Erickson | $4,958 | $1,905 | -61.6% |
| Tyson Hepworth | $13,172 | $1,888 | -85.7% |
| James I. Ridge | $1,403 | $1,870 | 33.3% |
| John Carricaburu | $1,224 | $1,850 | 51.1% |
| McKayla Shay McLain | $0 | $1,837 | -- |
| Tyler Moyer | $7,546 | $1,792 | -76.3% |
| Scott Milne | $6,545 | $1,785 | -72.7% |
| Ralph K Haderlie Revocable Trust | $1,377 | $1,760 | 27.8% |
| Lindsay L. Smith | $4,330 | $1,696 | -60.8% |
| Robyn Dean Heiner | $1,743 | $1,598 | -8.3% |
| Ron Potter | $7,039 | $1,471 | -79.1% |
| Michael W. Freimuth | $1,535 | $1,470 | -4.2% |
| Randall R. Nate | $6,622 | $1,394 | -78.9% |
| Seth Matthew Haderlie | $7,590 | $1,334 | -82.4% |
| Timothy J. Moyer | $6,226 | $1,325 | -78.7% |
| Vaughn Hood | $979 | $1,306 | 33.4% |
| Evelyn Heap | $1,607 | $1,285 | -20% |
| Linda Willis | $955 | $1,274 | 33.4% |
| Skye Clark | $6,149 | $1,264 | -79.4% |
| Frank F. Russo | $1,245 | $1,236 | -0.7% |
| Wayne Kaa Cook | $1,231 | $1,231 | 0% |
| Charles Hardesty | $1,586 | $1,145 | -27.8% |
| Lyman Harmon | $2,871 | $1,124 | -60.8% |
| Kyle R. Weber | $822 | $1,095 | 33.2% |
| Dan Worton | $961 | $1,057 | 10% |
| Pamela J. Hillstead | $1,252 | $964 | -23% |
| Karl Dee Wilde | $1,632 | $963 | -41% |
| Guy Jacobson | $943 | $943 | 0% |
| Paxton Wolfley | $2,220 | $930 | -58.1% |
| Von Potter | $2,731 | $901 | -67% |
| Lynn Ferguson | $461 | $895 | 94.1% |
| Jason Brooks | $4,653 | $880 | -81.1% |
| Evan Leon Pope | $4,512 | $873 | -80.7% |
| Julie Anne Reed | $694 | $827 | 19.2% |
| Shirley Thoman | $2,793 | $819 | -70.7% |
| Verna Warren | $3,674 | $814 | -77.8% |
| Anita Harmon | $3,023 | $805 | -73.4% |
| Mack Balls Farm, Inc. | $10,157 | $800 | -92.1% |
| Jonathan Munger | $3,619 | $794 | -78.1% |
| Boyd J. Siddoway | $15,642 | $692 | -95.6% |
| Elray Eggleston | $716 | $550 | -23.2% |
| Wyatt Nield | $1,056 | $548 | -48.1% |
| Curtis Haderlie | $8,017 | $534 | -93.3% |
| Scott A. Moyes | $882 | $521 | -40.9% |
| Ballard Johnson | $3,373 | $454 | -86.5% |
| Steven Johnson | $3,373 | $454 | -86.5% |
| Robert F. Weber | $2,506 | $408 | -83.7% |
| Marvin Park | $538 | $406 | -24.5% |
| Logan Hedges | $2,079 | $405 | -80.5% |
| Tennyson Draney | $500 | $384 | -23.2% |
| Eric Shumway | $496 | $381 | -23.2% |
| Kyle Roberts | $1,892 | $377 | -80.1% |
| Diana Heiner | $559 | $346 | -38.1% |
| Haynes Girls Partnership | $259 | $330 | 27.4% |
| Cheyenne Barnes | $660 | $306 | -53.6% |
| Doyle J. Simpson | $660 | $304 | -53.9% |
| Dianne Miller | $466 | $282 | -39.5% |
| Revis McElheney | $526 | $265 | -49.6% |
| Royce H. Hoopes | $339 | $261 | -23% |
| Curtis L. Pugmire | $1,210 | $242 | -80% |
| Wayne Harmon | $1,277 | $236 | -81.5% |
| Glenn A. Hackwell | $303 | $233 | -23.1% |
| Hal Hepworth | $0 | $231 | -- |
| Dale Call | $207 | $221 | 6.8% |
| Joseph Heiner Jr. | $272 | $210 | -22.8% |
| Daniel Gustafson | $1,042 | $162 | -84.5% |
| Carolyn H. Siddoway | $148 | $133 | -10.1% |
| Lavada Southwick Olsen | $108 | $84 | -22.2% |
| Curtiss Suter | $99 | $76 | -23.2% |
| Joe Conger | $172 | $69 | -59.9% |
| Reeves Dairy | $70 | $54 | -22.9% |
| Ronell Skinner | $57 | $44 | -22.8% |
| Von Merritt | $46 | $36 | -21.7% |
| Dustin Erickson | $10,670 | $0 | -100% |
| Garry Kennington | $507 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Tueller | $361 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Rosenberg | $172 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard E Rechtenbach | $335 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Clawson | $334 | $0 | -100% |
| Hermel Farms, LLC | $14,691 | $0 | -100% |
| Nolan Heiner | $199 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. MacKey | $458 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark Livestock Limited Partnersh | $39,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Damian Nate | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| David Mckay Teichert | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Hoby Knowles | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Teichert Cattle Company of Nebras | $2,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip D. Brooks | $25,857 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Nelson | $6,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Reed Luthi | $427 | $0 | -100% |
| Jann Heiner | $186 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Anderson | $9,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Walker | $11,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Bert G. Erickson | $20,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Lancaster | $663 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Longhurst | $788 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Wolfley | $324 | $0 | -100% |
| Kearsley Nursery, Inc. | $20,284 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Larsen | $372 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,036,976 | $3,253,703 | -46.1% |
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