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In 2021, 134 farmers in cities within Lake County received a total of $4.6 million in 314 farm subsidies, an 18.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.7 million in 335 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzgerald Partners, Inc. | $326,636 | $327,506 | 0.3% |
| Flynn & Company, LLC | $193,762 | $299,122 | 54.4% |
| Withers Ranch, Inc. | $388,801 | $278,159 | -28.5% |
| 70 Ranch, Inc. | $89,480 | $164,617 | 84% |
| Jack Flynn Cattle Company | $169,690 | $159,019 | -6.3% |
| Leehmann & Sons, Inc. | $143,727 | $154,422 | 7.4% |
| Tracy Ranch, LLC | $260,859 | $153,399 | -41.2% |
| Justin R. Ferrell | $75,614 | $143,969 | 90.4% |
| O'Leary Ranch, Inc. | $245,344 | $143,009 | -41.7% |
| Shullanberger Ranch, LLC | $77,992 | $140,997 | 80.8% |
| Matt Engelhart | $64,386 | $134,003 | 108.1% |
| Evans Ranch, Inc. | $140,083 | $126,026 | -10% |
| Laird Ranch, LLC | $106,729 | $117,428 | 10% |
| T 7 Cattle Company, LLC | $161,637 | $110,744 | -31.5% |
| Education Garrett Ranch, Inc. | $107,018 | $109,070 | 1.9% |
| O'Leary Livestock, LLC | $148,864 | $108,550 | -27.1% |
| Dinsdale Farm & Equipment, LLC | $115,448 | $99,437 | -13.9% |
| Murphy Ranch, LLC | $137,953 | $97,422 | -29.4% |
| Donald Lann | $183,830 | $95,521 | -48% |
| Edward M Ginochio | $86,792 | $94,085 | 8.4% |
| J-Spear Ranch Company | $4,720 | $78,830 | 1,570.1% |
| Cornelius Fitzgerald | $160,114 | $74,269 | -53.6% |
| Linda Hutchison | $29,630 | $70,567 | 138.2% |
| JJF Ranch, LLC | $0 | $70,438 | -- |
| School Ranch, LLC | $37,441 | $68,244 | 82.3% |
| Royal Crown Cattle Company | $89,662 | $55,853 | -37.7% |
| Flying K Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Carrie Brown | $23,960 | $46,673 | 94.8% |
| Taylor Ranch, Inc. | $203,899 | $45,193 | -77.8% |
| Joseph R Mantua | $0 | $41,034 | -- |
| Vernon Ranch | $70,268 | $38,197 | -45.6% |
| Eskil Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $38,050 | -- |
| Jerry W. Patzke | $0 | $33,528 | -- |
| Roger W. Linton | $46,091 | $32,162 | -30.2% |
| Andrew Rustan | $17,611 | $30,926 | 75.6% |
| Jason Kruse | $19,785 | $29,742 | 50.3% |
| Maxwell Cattle, Inc. | $170,341 | $29,165 | -82.9% |
| Herb Jasper | $75,146 | $28,338 | -62.3% |
| Geren Moon Ranch | $0 | $27,953 | -- |
| Keith Little | $24,299 | $27,399 | 12.8% |
| Judy Garrett | $25,349 | $26,694 | 5.3% |
| Shine Brothers Ranches, LLC | $1,936 | $25,694 | 1,227.2% |
| The Poplars Ranch, Inc. | $23,110 | $25,545 | 10.5% |
| John I. Marcus | $43,321 | $24,664 | -43.1% |
| Warner Ranch, LLC | $43,984 | $24,444 | -44.4% |
| Cottonwood Cattle Company, LLC | $25,904 | $22,351 | -13.7% |
| Nicki R. Alves | $31,247 | $20,421 | -34.6% |
| Lyle W Garrett Trust Dated February 21, 2013 | $0 | $18,900 | -- |
| Lawson Ranch, Inc. | $79,013 | $16,202 | -79.5% |
| Miles Hay Farms, Inc. | $12,048 | $14,276 | 18.5% |
| Lois E. Parmelee | $25,145 | $13,620 | -45.8% |
| Kenneth D. Weekly | $9,192 | $13,602 | 48% |
| Peter Talbott | $32,139 | $13,444 | -58.2% |
| Joe Flynn | $52,877 | $13,294 | -74.9% |
| David Lawson | $38,563 | $12,858 | -66.7% |
| Dustin W. Counts | $24,933 | $12,111 | -51.4% |
| Britten Ranch, LLC | $0 | $11,229 | -- |
| Brett Jasper | $26,972 | $10,632 | -60.6% |
| Dennis Amsbaugh | $15,467 | $9,990 | -35.4% |
| Pamela J. Amsbaugh | $9,990 | $9,990 | 0% |
| Norman E. Perry | $9,141 | $9,972 | 9.1% |
| Taylor Westside Ranch, Inc. | $42,130 | $9,953 | -76.4% |
| Gary A. McManus | $23,574 | $9,631 | -59.1% |
| Ben Azevedo | $49,672 | $9,600 | -80.7% |
| Emmett Livestock, LLC | $0 | $9,568 | -- |
| Brock Sutfin | $14,224 | $9,454 | -33.5% |
| Favell-Utley Corporation | $2,132 | $9,392 | 340.5% |
| Jack Anderson | $10,418 | $8,974 | -13.9% |
| Luis Gonzales | $38,709 | $8,562 | -77.9% |
| Gary Deniz | $432 | $8,479 | 1,862.7% |
| Tayler Kerns | $0 | $8,136 | -- |
| Kit Alexander | $6,014 | $7,866 | 30.8% |
| Irene Barry | $9,760 | $7,825 | -19.8% |
| Plus One Ranching, LLC | $4,337 | $7,118 | 64.1% |
| JL Land, Inc. | $7,284 | $6,970 | -4.3% |
| Todd Muller | $15,317 | $6,820 | -55.5% |
| Debra L. Vernon | $36,706 | $6,739 | -81.6% |
| Darryl Anderson | $895 | $6,655 | 643.6% |
| Linda M. Perry | $6,930 | $6,612 | -4.6% |
| Robert R. Squires | $8,622 | $6,487 | -24.8% |
| Danny Roberts | $4,779 | $6,372 | 33.3% |
| Geoffrey Lee Wright | $19,747 | $6,049 | -69.4% |
| Juanita A. Anderson | $19,621 | $5,227 | -73.4% |
| Thomas Warner | $10,136 | $5,113 | -49.6% |
| Benjamin R. Holderman | $12,765 | $5,038 | -60.5% |
| Joseph Edward Flynn Estate | $95,687 | $5,008 | -94.8% |
| Cori L. Price | $6,732 | $4,940 | -26.6% |
| Macky Bros Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $4,584 | -- |
| BDL Livestock Limited Partnership | $9,163 | $4,567 | -50.2% |
| JH Hay Farms, LLC | $3,979 | $4,464 | 12.2% |
| Larry Oliveira | $13,229 | $4,380 | -66.9% |
| Alan Cain | $13,789 | $4,148 | -69.9% |
| Benjamin J. Britten | $15,961 | $3,982 | -75.1% |
| Kelly Partin | $0 | $3,756 | -- |
| Anthony Amaro Sr. | $2,713 | $3,618 | 33.4% |
| Michael D. Shults | $0 | $3,594 | -- |
| Jimmy Vanbelle | $3,910 | $3,112 | -20.4% |
| Teresa Albaugh | $5,868 | $3,030 | -48.4% |
| Edlin D. Gage | $11,527 | $3,009 | -73.9% |
| Derek Eugene Herndon | $4,738 | $2,986 | -37% |
| Brad Winters | $4,598 | $2,961 | -35.6% |
| Robin L. Vincent | $4,608 | $2,942 | -36.2% |
| Frank C. Shaw | $0 | $2,577 | -- |
| Kenneth Coley Neider | $7,153 | $2,529 | -64.6% |
| Steve Albertson | $12,381 | $2,478 | -80% |
| William Pennington | $7,549 | $2,430 | -67.8% |
| Stephen M. Bricker | $8,463 | $2,412 | -71.5% |
| Glenn Plato | $0 | $2,339 | -- |
| Kaitlin A. Hasler | $12,170 | $2,236 | -81.6% |
| HLHD, LLC | $298 | $2,137 | 617.1% |
| Daniel Tillman | $4,240 | $2,114 | -50.1% |
| Gary Pennington | $16,038 | $2,070 | -87.1% |
| Everett Hutchison | $4,846 | $1,943 | -59.9% |
| Garrett M. Harlan | $10,847 | $1,885 | -82.6% |
| James H. Cahill | $15,050 | $1,768 | -88.3% |
| Andy Hogue Jr. | $6,163 | $1,731 | -71.9% |
| Valerie A. Worley | $1,595 | $1,664 | 4.3% |
| Alise L. Ashford | $7,342 | $1,389 | -81.1% |
| Jason D. Marcus | $6,960 | $1,136 | -83.7% |
| Hugh J. Cahill | $4,658 | $900 | -80.7% |
| Douglas S Fairclo | $3,410 | $894 | -73.8% |
| Vikki Wyatt | $3,624 | $788 | -78.3% |
| David E. Shanahan Jr. | $3,253 | $613 | -81.2% |
| William L. Albertson | $0 | $579 | -- |
| Amanda Rae O'Bryan | $0 | $552 | -- |
| Justin Mills | $2,398 | $512 | -78.6% |
| Maureen Plato | $0 | $327 | -- |
| Hlor, LLC | $404 | $306 | -24.3% |
| Francisco M. Moncada | $2,096 | $278 | -86.7% |
| Craig Mills | $1,419 | $274 | -80.7% |
| Scott Dale Duffner | $0 | $198 | -- |
| Grace J. Haskins | $814 | $173 | -78.7% |
| Sagariballa Land & Livestock, LLC | $503 | $157 | -68.8% |
| Sheila McKelvie | $1,205 | $49 | -95.9% |
| Jack Reed Graham | $3,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Weekly | $15,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Sean P. Dunagan | $14,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Dinsdale Farm So, LLC | $207,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,653,771 | $4,615,033 | -18.4% |
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