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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Park County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Park County received $2.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 303 farmers in cities within Park County received a total of $3.4 million in 622 farm subsidies, a 41.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.8 million in 763 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 Park County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
HP Livestock, LLC$296,307$200,314-32.4%
George Farms$500,692$152,978-69.4%
Mccarty Ranching, LLC$105,530$98,716-6.5%
Murraymere Farms$210,142$86,197-59%
Pitchfork Ranch, LLC$52,155$86,17365.2%
Brian F. Duyck$11,871$85,160617.4%
Juarez Farms, Inc.$55,294$81,07146.6%
Shoshone Valley Crop & Seed, Inc.$120,148$77,418-35.6%
Ricardo Rodriguez Farms, Inc.$90,689$76,718-15.4%
Richard Schlenker$47,164$75,89860.9%
Gilbert Farms, Inc.$8,968$69,852678.9%
91 Ranch$79,068$63,878-19.2%
Rick Stroh$62,449$57,582-7.8%
Hetzel Family Living Trust$21,513$48,330124.7%
Schlenker Ranch, Inc.$84,078$46,888-44.2%
David L. Johnson$2,405$42,9291,685%
Christofferson Farms, LLC$33,655$41,81124.2%
Asher Farms, Inc.$31,620$38,14620.6%
Frey Family Trust$39,083$37,305-4.5%
William Schlenker$32,921$33,8522.8%
Johnson & Schuebel Farms, LLC$63,599$33,723-47%
Stutzman, Inc.$40,815$32,439-20.5%
Ja Land & Cattle, LLC$42,240$31,815-24.7%
Bob and Pug Land Company, LLC$31,364$31,3640%
Steve-Steve &ellen Bales Joint LVG Trust$0$30,637--
Timothy B. Duyck$3,740$30,527716.2%
Faxon Farms$29,651$28,013-5.5%
Poteat Land & Cattle, LLC$0$27,493--
Farwell Farms, Inc.$82,538$27,456-66.7%
Charles J. Nye$16,342$27,41367.7%
MN Baker Farms, LLC$21,113$26,87227.3%
Daniel G. Kraft$44,179$24,536-44.5%
Horton Land and Livestock$38,610$23,554-39%
Tom Bales-Thomas A. Bales Living Trust$0$23,422--
Stromberger Farming, Inc.$0$23,077--
Grover Farms, Inc.$25,890$22,623-12.6%
Charles Fisher - Fisher Family 1989 Trust$0$21,872--
Jim Shepherd$37,489$21,776-41.9%
Hogg's Black Diamond Cattle LP$35,516$21,772-38.7%
James M. Seckman$29,576$21,652-26.8%
Cox & Fisher, Inc.$28,017$21,526-23.2%
Regan R Smith Living Trust$113,629$21,355-81.2%
Priscilla Bell$31,673$21,271-32.8%
Reed Farms, Inc.$34,158$21,185-38%
Peter Leo Kukowski$23,735$20,511-13.6%
Larsen Ranch Company$95,794$19,635-79.5%
Heart Mountain Cattle Company, LLC$17,533$18,5275.7%
Joel Grant Schaefer$11,003$18,24665.8%
Northrup Farms, Inc.$24,560$17,986-26.8%
Gillett Farms$69,071$17,957-74%
Donald Fred Eden$24,393$17,897-26.6%
Lyle T Evelo$23,092$17,848-22.7%
Double Doc Ranch, Inc.$35,034$17,816-49.1%
Ondrea L Culver$0$17,759--
Bret Faber$28,492$17,417-38.9%
Lacey Kremer$62,359$17,282-72.3%
Tolman Livestock Company$0$16,414--
BJ Murdock Rvoc Trustee$16,226$16,194-0.2%
Lynn Robirds$35,502$15,833-55.4%
Corey Rogers Forman$0$15,338--
Farm Service Agency$13,821$14,6125.7%
Jones Farms$45,164$14,601-67.7%
Steven R. Thompson$60,365$14,543-75.9%
Eastman Enterprises, LLC$36,987$14,537-60.7%
Cody Aaron Easum$16,403$14,530-11.4%
Forman Farms$9,309$14,35254.2%
John M. Brence$24,341$14,102-42.1%
Lyle R Bjornestad$24,518$14,092-42.5%
Bridger Trail Farms, LLC$6,192$13,958125.4%
Smith Farms$16,914$13,832-18.2%
Lloyd Brown$35,018$13,690-60.9%
Farm Service Agency$23,435$13,584-42%
Turnell Cattle Company$63,327$13,379-78.9%
Kenneth R. Fulton$12,761$12,7610%
Cow Country Genetics, Inc.$38,810$12,251-68.4%
Murray Family, LLC$17,688$12,076-31.7%
Orrin Lee Denney$71,488$11,531-83.9%
Charles W. Ashby$16,794$11,477-31.7%
Churchill Farms$32,525$11,446-64.8%
Tim a French Living Trust$18,524$11,226-39.4%
Northern Lights Land & Cattle Company, LLC$0$11,196--
James Brown$8,817$11,11226%
Wayne McClaflin$1,328$10,979726.7%
Maury O. Tate$9,649$10,93713.3%
Wade Shuler$87,762$10,865-87.6%
Joshua Friesen$49,341$10,657-78.4%
Ray Green$27,192$10,089-62.9%
Beau Fulton$7,152$9,97139.4%
Farm Service Agency$937$9,898956.4%
Fulton Family Trust$11,896$9,758-18%
Rick Harrison$39,608$9,473-76.1%
DB Farms, Inc.$7,366$9,15424.3%
Lazy BV Cattle LP$54,104$8,800-83.7%
Ronald L. Scott$10,745$8,618-19.8%
Wyoming Farms, LLC$21,318$8,441-60.4%
Gimmeson Farms$9,094$8,240-9.4%
David Shawn McCracken$27,353$7,911-71.1%
Linda L Johnson 1998 Living Trust$11,214$7,788-30.6%
Diana Renee Olsen$6,659$7,69215.5%
Park County Farm Service Agency$15,394$7,681-50.1%
Barry A. Zeller$34,829$7,636-78.1%
Shiloh Wallingford$18,378$7,547-58.9%
Mary Beth Hetzel$8,087$7,469-7.6%
David Howrey$7,453$7,4530%
Kim Anderson$0$7,303--
JS Crop & Cattle, LLC$11,719$7,297-37.7%
Two SW Ranches, Inc.$3,403$7,056107.3%
Douglas Heny$73,023$6,911-90.5%
Ondrea Shepperson$33,363$6,881-79.4%
Adam George$9,870$6,693-32.2%
John F. Manske$0$6,676--
Rolling T Livestock, Inc.$38,711$6,663-82.8%
David Neff$5,720$6,63516%
Don Dunleavy$9,687$6,514-32.8%
Timothy Wallace Downer$6,387$6,5031.8%
Gary Fulton$13,050$6,320-51.6%
Rusty Lee Karst$15,190$6,267-58.7%
Richard Edwin Jones$1,858$6,261237%
Dale Neff$12,050$6,210-48.5%
DE Vries Farms$7,603$6,184-18.7%
James C. Linebaugh$6,802$6,031-11.3%
Dustin Linebaugh$18,440$5,978-67.6%
Park County Farm Service Agency$10,439$5,881-43.7%
Braten Family LVG Rev Trust$5,052$5,77814.4%
Nathan Friesen$7,164$5,768-19.5%
Wendy S Smith Living Trust$8,107$5,653-30.3%
Leon Walker$4,332$5,56528.5%
John a & Janice C Kwiatkowski Revocable Trust$0$5,476--
Travis W. Jackson$16,203$5,474-66.2%
Gary Gillett$26,092$5,473-79%
Bennett Creek Cattle Company$0$5,442--
Nathan S. Nix$13,574$5,330-60.7%
SLS Cattle Company, LLC$31,093$5,130-83.5%
Mark Bullinger$7,927$5,099-35.7%
Larry Webber$21,817$5,025-77%
Davison Farms$12,223$4,929-59.7%
Hay Ewe Ranch, LLC$3,791$4,92930%
Lucinda K. Greer$5,950$4,873-18.1%
David Pool$12,387$4,751-61.6%
Quin Lafollette$21,117$4,678-77.8%
Bitter Creek Farms, LLC$7,788$4,664-40.1%
Raildog Ranch, Inc.$16,865$4,558-73%
Carrie I. Peters$9,213$4,548-50.6%
Faxon Family Rev Trust$5,557$4,480-19.4%
Park County FSA$6,276$4,446-29.2%
Tye L. Henderson$8,379$4,375-47.8%
Barbra Knopp$8,875$4,266-51.9%
David L. Zuercher$8,904$4,144-53.5%
Gallagher Natural Beef & Produce, LLC$0$4,106--
Robert Palmersheim$10,193$4,011-60.6%
Jerry R. Farwell$15,645$3,832-75.5%
Debbie A. Urick$3,964$3,812-3.8%
Leonard M. Urick$3,964$3,812-3.8%
John Allen Wolfe$3,695$3,8083.1%
Bartel Ranch, Inc.$25,193$3,780-85%
Linda Martin$21,227$3,770-82.2%
Jared Snell$9,964$3,621-63.7%
Maple Creek Farms, Inc.$10,873$3,591-67%
Glenn C. Warren$0$3,453--
Glenn D Musser John L Musser Joint Venture$0$3,413--
Donald K & Josephine C Miller Trust$0$3,396--
Max Wright$10,734$3,324-69%
Robert B. Webber$9,356$3,298-64.7%
Monica Reiswig$1,937$3,25067.8%
Jacque Zurcher$15,307$3,133-79.5%
Marc Anthony Rodriguez$4,350$3,095-28.9%
Lloyd Thiel$13,970$2,988-78.6%
Spencer George$5,183$2,980-42.5%
Kenneth James Stewart III$9,787$2,910-70.3%
Neil Cross$0$2,880--
Miguel Aguilar$4,514$2,874-36.3%
Dick Loeper$6,172$2,740-55.6%
Shane Smith$3,676$2,632-28.4%
Stacey R. Carter$1,343$2,61894.9%
Sally Martin$1,980$2,61031.8%
Ronald R. Jones$12,487$2,540-79.7%
Fred Kunz$13,513$2,510-81.4%
Robert M. Kruse$4,186$2,424-42.1%
Steve Ward$11,939$2,386-80%
Hay Hook Angus, LLC$11,890$2,362-80.1%
Gary L. Mills$10,395$2,234-78.5%
Ray Gimmeson$3,298$2,212-32.9%
RTS Investments, LLC$1,648$2,19733.3%
Kary Losey$3,973$2,194-44.8%
Joe Carpenter$0$2,160--
Howard C. Ando$3,169$2,134-32.7%
Irvin L. Yeager$5,165$2,112-59.1%
James a & Kathryn R Williams Joint Trust$0$2,112--
Rodney Layne Anderson$8,284$2,043-75.3%
Chance Karst$5,453$1,925-64.7%
Wooden Shoe Farm$10,894$1,901-82.6%
Clay Dietz$7,431$1,840-75.2%
Glenn B. Ledgerwood$2,282$1,810-20.7%
Cory E. Alexander$3,757$1,802-52%
Harvey Willis$16,849$1,801-89.3%
Robert W. Rush$2,621$1,797-31.4%
Jay A. Holloway$2,170$1,776-18.2%
Mark Alan Horton$1,746$1,729-1%
Doug Loyning$8,698$1,720-80.2%
Jason Charles Pindell$3,327$1,611-51.6%
James L. Johnson II$1,609$1,6090%
Allen Hatch$1,496$1,5735.1%
Janelle Prows$7,494$1,548-79.3%
Heritage FLP$1,520$1,5240.3%
Mark J. George$0$1,496--
John Klein$7,249$1,492-79.4%
Mark W. Law$9,403$1,466-84.4%
Delfino Juarez$2,608$1,443-44.7%
Black Hat, LLC$8,864$1,431-83.9%
Eugene Borcher$2,019$1,426-29.4%
Sandra Snider$2,739$1,403-48.8%
Nina L. Chute$3,452$1,401-59.4%
Kister Family Enterprises, LLC$1,693$1,280-24.4%
Robert G. Wellner$7,259$1,278-82.4%
Abby Shuler$2,425$1,267-47.8%
Floyd Derry$4,242$1,246-70.6%
Jan Sapp Edwin B & Jan M Sapp Living Trust$0$1,238--
Justin Umphlett$5,037$1,228-75.6%
Janet Carpenter$0$1,225--
George F. Whitlock Jr.$8,052$1,194-85.2%
David Allshouse$1,320$1,189-9.9%
O'Mara Enterprises, Inc.$10,944$1,167-89.3%
Jim Ownbey$1,436$1,150-19.9%
Giles B New$641$1,10171.8%
Reese Lee Karst$5,214$1,098-78.9%
Barry Cook$34,975$1,096-96.9%
Leslie Hanson$2,159$1,096-49.2%
Shirley Cox$1,463$1,089-25.6%
Delbert Fetzer$1,121$1,086-3.1%
John R. Pascoe$4,128$1,065-74.2%
Martin Kimmet$4,987$1,041-79.1%
Ramon Frias$4,741$992-79.1%
Bonnie Whitt$3,125$906-71%
Lesta Esser Living Trustee$2,532$904-64.3%
Britt M. Deboer$763$88616.1%
Clinton Graft$4,279$882-79.4%
David Erickson$880$8800%
Cassie Newkirk$3,553$876-75.3%
Grant Cadwallader$1,365$874-36%
Spenser R. Thompson$6,069$870-85.7%
Baird Land & Livestock, LLC$382$833118.1%
Rick Atour Stroh$874$818-6.4%
Richard L. Preator$888$808-9%
L Eugene Wilson Trust$2,525$798-68.4%
James Cox$8,334$791-90.5%
John Ross Brown$0$770--
Jerry Ostrom$2,025$765-62.2%
HJT Farms, LLC$0$759--
Shoshone Operations FLP$796$746-6.3%
Winninger Livestock, LLC$3,575$738-79.4%
Travis Smith$4,387$718-83.6%
Weston Theodore Borcher$27,833$699-97.5%
Frank Barrett$1,859$696-62.6%
James Foote$2,000$682-65.9%
Travis Benton White$0$677--
Vera B Fisher Living Trust$857$655-23.6%
Skalsky Family Revocable Trust$6,940$654-90.6%
Rodriguez Farms$1,738$614-64.7%
Robert L Lafrentz Robert L Lafrentz Rev Living Trustee$0$594--
Keith Eden$601$582-3.2%
Paul Edward Mains Jr.$3,974$575-85.5%
Mary Etta Friesen$1,389$571-58.9%
Betty L Lundvall Living Trust$3,004$556-81.5%
Tim L. Morgan$693$536-22.7%
Emilie Hoffert$1,452$535-63.2%
Christopher Lynn Ashby$0$533--
Cynthia Johnson Bennett$530$5300%
William J Goolsbey$4,296$474-89%
Shawn Wiant$2,387$470-80.3%
Joyce Irene Boyer$714$468-34.5%
Robert E. Torczon$2,090$440-78.9%
Donna Stewart$150$418178.7%
Jarren Kuipers$0$410--
Mike & Donna Reile Irrevocable Trust$0$409--
John a Brown LVG Trust$1,463$406-72.2%
Kenneth V Sons$432$377-12.7%
Gary Kurz$490$375-23.5%
Hugh McKeen$1,668$370-77.8%
Smith Family Living Trust$583$335-42.5%
Robert C. Hadley$3,696$294-92%
Robert M. Bauer$375$288-23.2%
The West 40, LLC$0$275--
Shirley Shumway Benson Trust$0$264--
Evan Buchan$1,002$243-75.7%
Cheryl White$311$239-23.2%
James E Hillberry James E. Hilberry Rev Trust$0$215--
Jessica A. Loeper$514$196-61.9%
Sharon M Shumway Sharon M Shumway Trust$0$157--
Jerry Bales - Jerry & Melissa Bales Trust$0$156--
Marc V. McArthur$115$15333%
Amy Barhaug$645$140-78.3%
Chris Ivanoff$639$140-78.1%
Kenneth Borcher$115$13920.9%
Trudy Fisher$192$139-27.6%
Vicki Lee Nicholls$225$139-38.2%
A. J. Cozzens$182$109-40.1%
Vernon T. Smith$368$100-72.8%
Richard Barrus$108$83-23.1%
Frank Miller$344$76-77.9%
Paul Petty$160$66-58.8%
Allen Caraveau$169$59-65.1%
Richard Loar$75$36-52%
Neil Christofferson$60$35-41.7%
Alfred Schultz$770$0-100%
del Nose$4,125$0-100%
Dennis Misner$440$0-100%
Diane Kress$193$0-100%
Don A. Schlaf$1,143$0-100%
Don Jensen$715$0-100%
James a & Kathryn R Williams Join$3,368$0-100%
Jay B. Taylor$6,439$0-100%
Jerry Bales - Jerry & Melissa Bal$1,576$0-100%
Kassy Hepps$904$0-100%
Northern Lights Land & Cattle Company$16,649$0-100%
Paul Brock$377$0-100%
Ronald Good$821$0-100%
Rudolph Jolovich JR$602$0-100%
Schuebel Land & Livestock, LLC$35,662$0-100%
Scott N. Richard$12,018$0-100%
Steve-Steve &ellen Bales Joint LV$37,110$0-100%
Tom Bales-Thomas A. Bales Living$29,559$0-100%
George T. Renner$6,431$0-100%
Par Ranch$11,110$0-100%
Adam J. Stromberger$8,508$0-100%
Ando Farms, LLC$791$0-100%
Atsma Dairy$44,284$0-100%
Billy W. Bennett$983$0-100%
Brandy Lee Pettet$4,753$0-100%
Brett Duane Williams$7,722$0-100%
Brian H. Sheets$500$0-100%
Charisse Waterworth$486$0-100%
Chelsea Martin$660$0-100%
Corey R. Forman$15,510$0-100%
D & L Farms$2,660$0-100%
Donald K & Josephine C Miller Trustee$4,476$0-100%
Douglas K Rayner - Rayner Family Trust$17,932$0-100%
Dwight E. Gilbert$5,992$0-100%
F. L. Staggs$5,351$0-100%
Gallagher Natural Beef & Produce$29,257$0-100%
Glenn D Musser John L Musser Join$3,197$0-100%
Heather Nicole Jones$292$0-100%
James Beavers$550$0-100%
James E Hillberry James E. Hilbe$185$0-100%
Jan Sapp Edwin B & Jan M Sapp Li$2,910$0-100%
Jesse Fowler$7,209$0-100%
John a & Janice C Kwiatkowski Rev$2,579$0-100%
Jon Marc Carter$134$0-100%
Joseph Bridges$2,025$0-100%
Joshua Bigham$14,959$0-100%
Keith Baker$1,316$0-100%
Larry Nelson$8,058$0-100%
Makensey Lewis Jones$935$0-100%
Max Baker$12,726$0-100%
Mike & Donna Reile Irrevocable Trustee$1,288$0-100%
Morgan Grover Farms, LLC$483$0-100%
Pam Kysar$605$0-100%
Randolph S. Baird$422$0-100%
Rex Fredrick Allen Peterson$1,485$0-100%
Robert L Lafrentz Robert L Lafre$739$0-100%
Rock Creek Ranch$6,600$0-100%
Roger Brazelton$660$0-100%
Sandra Cannon$18,325$0-100%
Sara Skalsky$303$0-100%
Sidney Jordan Karst$614$0-100%
Spencer Fry$1,497$0-100%
The Bennett Creek Sheep Company$15,108$0-100%
The Last Stand Ranch, LLC$3,908$0-100%
Timothy Miller$5,015$0-100%
Travis J. Willis$715$0-100%
Total subsidies$5,764,747$3,352,323-41.8%

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