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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Franklin County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Franklin County received $7.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 359 farmers in cities within Franklin County received a total of $5.1 million in 757 farm subsidies, a 58.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.3 million in 1,012 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 Franklin County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Swainston Farms, LLC$286,869$218,385-23.9%
69 Farms, LLC$374,031$181,669-51.4%
Hobbs Turf Farm, Inc.$8,444$147,6221,648.2%
Lavern Talbot and Sons Farms, LLC$222,664$141,659-36.4%
Bosen Land & Livestock, L.L.C.$578,652$136,358-76.4%
Bowles Dairy, Inc.$261,443$135,899-48%
Lindhardt Bros Farm, LLC$169,213$131,862-22.1%
Gittins Dairy, LLC$196,198$129,105-34.2%
Bowles Rafter 4 Dairy, LLC$278,948$127,517-54.3%
Beutler Farms, L.L.C.$614,541$126,058-79.5%
Wheatley Dairy, LLC$217,674$124,407-42.8%
Beckstead Jersey Farm, Inc.$131,194$122,370-6.7%
Jay Hurren$145,824$121,282-16.8%
Hymas Dairy, LLC$108,665$108,438-0.2%
Mike Eldredge$349,421$98,775-71.7%
Turnbow Farms, LLC$118,152$96,044-18.7%
Kay Carter$103,023$94,771-8%
Renown Dairy, Inc.$236,350$90,170-61.8%
Lynn R. Price$115,822$84,504-27%
Zayne Fredrickson$92,919$82,658-11%
Wheatgrass Partnership$69,619$68,109-2.2%
Circle 7 Ranch, Inc.$483,198$65,202-86.5%
Daryl Geddes$75,754$63,723-15.9%
Lazy Y7 Ranch, LLC$76,902$61,062-20.6%
Cox Land & Livestock, Inc.$95,348$59,269-37.8%
Double Diamond Dairy 2, LLC$104,000$55,677-46.5%
Hull Dairy, LLC$46,363$54,40517.3%
Deevirile Christensen$59,387$51,005-14.1%
Hawarden Jerseys, Inc.$56,583$49,590-12.4%
Steven Buttars$64,006$45,686-28.6%
Reed O Griffiths Family Trust$55,762$44,490-20.2%
Michael and Tristan Geddes Dairy, LLC$56,043$43,646-22.1%
Scott R. Workman$51,433$40,388-21.5%
Clendon Christensen$47,298$39,876-15.7%
Zackery K. Carter$49,920$39,279-21.3%
J & S Palmer Dairy, LLC$54,167$39,248-27.5%
Justin N Roberts Farms, LLC$52,523$37,287-29%
C & S Livestock$201,230$37,157-81.5%
Pauline W. Beckstead$86,266$32,302-62.6%
Dean Fox$152,997$31,939-79.1%
JNR Ranch$45,960$31,516-31.4%
Geddes Farms, Inc.$39,568$31,318-20.9%
Elizabeth Koller$30,474$30,4740%
M & M Gelbvieh Ranch, LLC$104,368$30,243-71%
Chatterton's Lazy J C Ranch, LLC$47,582$29,185-38.7%
Jensen Turf, LLC$0$27,671--
Steve M. Anderson$24,362$26,93810.6%
Jay N. Fonnesbeck$36,725$25,690-30%
Verl M. Christensen$28,871$25,301-12.4%
Todd Workman$43,089$25,269-41.4%
Kevin L. Olson$32,291$25,204-21.9%
Battle Mountain, LLC$30,286$25,121-17.1%
Wayne L. Bingham$32,438$25,012-22.9%
Ivan Jensen$24,791$24,615-0.7%
Merri-Canna Farm, LLC$37,892$22,990-39.3%
Nel, LLC$23,304$21,920-5.9%
Don C. Meek$45,121$20,554-54.4%
Evan O Koller Revocable Living Trust$0$19,495--
Thomas S. Cattani$27,614$19,297-30.1%
Double Diamond Dairy, LLC$26,388$18,800-28.8%
Bingham Farms, LLC$140,220$18,446-86.8%
Richard C. Stewart$18,443$18,154-1.6%
Robert J. Hobbs$43,868$17,859-59.3%
Paul F. Campbell$20,597$17,638-14.4%
Shawn Greaves$24,718$16,797-32%
Clinton K. Aston$17,848$15,870-11.1%
Miles Geddes$18,714$15,855-15.3%
Lawrence B. Fox$18,862$14,626-22.5%
David Monroe Denton$14,608$14,6080%
Keith L. Griffin$14,394$14,3940%
MKKK, LLC$13,820$14,3133.6%
Daniel Ralphs$23,495$14,267-39.3%
Nadine Jensen$14,410$14,261-1%
Webster Farm, LLC$20,194$13,870-31.3%
Paul McKay$18,017$13,592-24.6%
Circle a Farms, Inc.$38,039$12,182-68%
Yance D. Bosen$40,507$11,933-70.5%
Brian Jensen$27,742$11,780-57.5%
Jason R. Fellows$26,953$11,291-58.1%
Reeder Ranch, LLC$14,382$11,052-23.2%
J & F King Farm, Inc.$12,176$10,713-12%
Scott Hansen$35,314$10,574-70.1%
Kevin Ashby$14,572$10,552-27.6%
Gerald C. Cole$10,892$10,389-4.6%
Blair Greaves$17,277$10,329-40.2%
Daniel Garner$14,936$9,841-34.1%
Kip Rawlings$12,977$9,277-28.5%
Bret Rasmussen$9,152$9,1640.1%
Bodily Dairy, LLC$107,038$8,603-92%
Chase R. Workman$10,069$8,590-14.7%
Egley Farms, LLC$7,491$8,53213.9%
Jeremy Wood$10,678$8,431-21%
Mark H. Schumann$26,393$8,363-68.3%
Twin Lakes Canal Company$8,618$8,338-3.2%
Seth J. Christensen$31,803$8,302-73.9%
Dallas W. Schumann$8,731$8,191-6.2%
Steve J. Sant$8,879$8,171-8%
John Cannon$31,153$7,979-74.4%
Zane L. Jensen$7,885$7,8850%
Caribou Mountain Farms, LLC$5,471$7,84943.5%
Travis Kevin Ashby$12,719$7,849-38.3%
Ardell Merrill Lyon$8,143$7,741-4.9%
Pearson Family Partnership$7,444$7,4440%
Kevin Carter$40,602$7,352-81.9%
Glade D. Schvaneveldt$10,743$7,335-31.7%
Larry Johnson$15,209$7,194-52.7%
B and R Cattle, LLC$31,306$7,119-77.3%
KPS Farms, LLC$8,109$7,084-12.6%
Swainston Dairy, L L C$9,420$7,072-24.9%
Twin Rivers Dairy, Inc.$519,436$7,055-98.6%
E & P Farms, LLC$20,149$7,034-65.1%
Nancy Elgan$9,067$7,025-22.5%
Bear Creek Ranch, LLC$6,856$6,8560%
Carter Angus Ranch, LLC$38,529$6,824-82.3%
Cherry Canyon Ranch, LLC$6,608$6,7121.6%
Dynamite Ranch, LLC$6,610$6,7111.5%
Jems Dairy, Inc.$62,527$6,647-89.4%
William Geddes$7,718$6,529-15.4%
Nolan K. Robbins$7,251$6,446-11.1%
Phillip R. Smith$20,105$6,437-68%
Brian K. Williams$6,251$6,2510%
Jay Wilde$22,110$6,251-71.7%
Reb Frew$18,683$6,178-66.9%
Kent G. Aston$12,424$6,136-50.6%
Ben A. Gittins$0$6,060--
Henry Povey$14,499$6,002-58.6%
Don C. Workman$6,864$5,916-13.8%
Chris Tripp$10,282$5,913-42.5%
S3 Ranch Trucking, L.L.C$31,138$5,842-81.2%
Blair Knapp$0$5,785--
Paul C. Swainston$5,769$5,7690%
Ken Hobbs$23,436$5,758-75.4%
Rao D. Tueller$6,197$5,611-9.5%
Jim Hull$18,196$5,608-69.2%
Alan Mel Beckstead$0$5,511--
Verdon Hansen Family Trust$5,444$5,4440%
Ray S. Bennett$5,760$5,429-5.7%
BBK Properties, LLC$5,428$5,4280%
Stock Valley Ranch, LLC$4,332$5,31322.6%
Shirley Keller$5,298$5,2980%
Darren B. Larsen$5,404$5,130-5.1%
Buena Vista Hay, LLC$7,208$5,095-29.3%
H & S Dairy, Inc.$31,969$5,008-84.3%
Windy Peaks, Inc.$42,657$4,998-88.3%
Nicholas H. Bowles$8,865$4,996-43.6%
Jerry Petterborg$11,127$4,980-55.2%
Dallas Wayne Peterson$2,900$4,87368%
Patrick Gilbert$18,654$4,843-74%
Royce Christensen$24,182$4,836-80%
Robert Burke Smith$24,107$4,829-80%
Station Creek, Inc.$6,356$4,826-24.1%
Richard Ward$18,755$4,710-74.9%
Idaho Consulting Enterprises, LLC$4,722$4,693-0.6%
Woodward & Company$3,547$4,63530.7%
Terry D. Westerberg$5,562$4,585-17.6%
Delbert T. Rawlings$6,388$4,564-28.6%
Janet D. Pearson$4,521$4,5210%
Idaho Land & Livestock, LLC$20,128$4,483-77.7%
Quinn Skinner$6,589$4,435-32.7%
Claire H. Hatch$4,374$4,297-1.8%
Gary Leak$8,674$4,288-50.6%
Brad Smith$4,619$4,253-7.9%
Busy B's Alpacas, LLC$5,102$4,221-17.3%
Brett Page$7,905$4,077-48.4%
Larry Lynn Hansen$4,076$3,955-3%
Justin D. Andersen$12,867$3,903-69.7%
Bob A. Hobbs$8,048$3,871-51.9%
Ross B. Young$518$3,871647.3%
Brent Morse$3,981$3,868-2.8%
Lin McKay$4,183$3,849-8%
Hollingsworth Beef, LLC$11,933$3,843-67.8%
T5 Farms, LLC$3,568$3,6923.5%
Lavon F. Gregersen$4,117$3,684-10.5%
Glade E. Moser$4,491$3,617-19.5%
Scott Owen$3,847$3,531-8.2%
Wayne Smart$2,296$3,43049.4%
Perry Children Family Trust$3,368$3,3680%
Mark W. Owen$27,103$3,318-87.8%
Patsy Archibald Living Trust$7,158$3,317-53.7%
Randy L. Wanner$3,811$3,267-14.3%
Kirk Iverson$6,771$3,221-52.4%
Blue Diamond Cattle Company, LLC$17,147$3,165-81.5%
Kyle Brown Christensen$3,508$3,161-9.9%
Kory Mark Owen$3,354$3,161-5.8%
Kyle Alan Owen$3,409$3,161-7.3%
Scott B. Christensen$3,153$3,151-0.1%
Michael Geddes$5,041$3,079-38.9%
Charlotte Schvaneveldt$3,193$3,054-4.4%
Devor Morse$3,135$3,033-3.3%
Scott White$3,371$2,957-12.3%
Kaden S. Greaves$15,689$2,938-81.3%
Sunny B Farms, LLC$73,921$2,873-96.1%
David B. Larsen$2,865$2,8650%
Gale C. Moser$4,625$2,850-38.4%
David N. Porter$4,124$2,829-31.4%
Hinckley Farm, LLC$2,617$2,7565.3%
Garry Bessinger$2,740$2,7400%
Kent W. Beckstead$6,731$2,738-59.3%
Lucas John Olson$0$2,733--
David Bouck$2,321$2,71416.9%
Richard W. Free$2,910$2,684-7.8%
Barbara Jones$4,477$2,648-40.9%
Melvin Beutler$1,957$2,60933.3%
Carol Brown$2,873$2,572-10.5%
Lauritz K Smith$4,152$2,568-38.2%
Shane Swenson$0$2,541--
Wesley J. Bodily$7,595$2,519-66.8%
Roger Carter$2,720$2,512-7.6%
Dan M. Keller$8,588$2,501-70.9%
Robert Williams$2,423$2,4230%
David C. Kunz$7,370$2,421-67.2%
Eric W. Nielsen$1,812$2,41633.3%
3R Ranch, LLC$18,885$2,376-87.4%
Val Olsen$2,838$2,351-17.2%
Scott L. Beckstead$0$2,337--
Trent & Brock Alder Farms, LLC$3,681$2,331-36.7%
Wilford B. Meek$2,230$2,2300%
Lee H. Sleight$7,285$2,183-70%
Robert C. Ballif$12,501$2,176-82.6%
Elliot V. Larsen$2,597$2,175-16.2%
Boyd Weeks$7,476$2,081-72.2%
Blaine Burton$12,236$2,056-83.2%
Kiley Camille Wright$0$1,976--
Randy K. Peterson$12,303$1,965-84%
Frank S. Priestley$2,270$1,965-13.4%
David B. Aston$1,716$1,95113.7%
Mike Hyde$37,725$1,924-94.9%
Ed Moser$2,887$1,923-33.4%
Blair Gregersen$2,254$1,878-16.7%
Jerry Wanner$0$1,856--
Verlyn J. Reay$1,899$1,831-3.6%
Kenneth Gary Knapp$5,216$1,812-65.3%
Nelson Brothers, LLC$2,110$1,801-14.6%
Rock Farm, LLC$2,390$1,798-24.8%
Kenneth L. Holt$2,774$1,717-38.1%
Jessy M. Wanner$0$1,705--
Beau Derrek Robinson$3,459$1,693-51.1%
Christopher Robinson$3,459$1,693-51.1%
Jesse L. Johnson$1,887$1,633-13.5%
Battle Creek Land & Livestock, LLC$12,743$1,631-87.2%
Lance M. Zollinger$2,327$1,620-30.4%
Billy Rawlings$3,144$1,586-49.6%
Stephen A. Meek$1,574$1,5740%
Steven A. Russell$9,290$1,555-83.3%
Gaylene Stone$1,799$1,526-15.2%
Kent Moser$4,595$1,524-66.8%
A & V Larsen Farms, LLC$2,850$1,518-46.7%
Shawn Patrick Lund$1,563$1,509-3.5%
Derek Blood$2,010$1,494-25.7%
Jon W. Anderson$3,245$1,478-54.5%
Boyd W. Stewart$1,803$1,476-18.1%
Brock & Cynthia Alder Farms, LLC$2,220$1,472-33.7%
Kirk Paskins Family Trust 2018$1,471$1,4710%
Larry E. McNee$5,690$1,460-74.3%
Monte C. Moser$2,907$1,432-50.7%
Delyle S Barrington$244$1,424483.6%
Tom Lucia$1,186$1,41219.1%
Calvin Monson$0$1,409--
Karri D. Beckstead$8,064$1,350-83.3%
Colleen Henderson$1,421$1,327-6.6%
Ryan J. Hansen$8,131$1,292-84.1%
Charles Rasmussen$6,424$1,264-80.3%
Ronald L. Norris$1,803$1,249-30.7%
Leon N. Edwards$5,415$1,242-77.1%
Clifford A. Jensen$1,342$1,221-9%
Stuart Critchlow$0$1,214--
Jeffrey Hyrum Nielson$3,163$1,211-61.7%
Robert J. Cole$4,994$1,195-76.1%
Gene D. Love$5,401$1,187-78%
Devin Stanger$5,412$1,181-78.2%
H D M, LLC$1,434$1,162-19%
Kevin G. Phillips$1,818$1,086-40.3%
Benny L. Kendall$2,839$1,081-61.9%
Bracken Christensen$939$1,05011.8%
Samuel L. Smith$8,696$984-88.7%
Terryl A. Goodey$4,184$980-76.6%
Clyde R. Johnson$4,367$979-77.6%
Spencer J. Palmer$961$9660.5%
Lynn Garner$5,182$955-81.6%
Wesley G. Beutler$947$9470%
Lamonte Waldron$1,138$922-19%
Elray Balls$892$889-0.3%
Phillip J. Christensen$173,705$873-99.5%
Flying Bird Farm, LLC$7,790$838-89.2%
Roger D. Owen$1,036$826-20.3%
Dana R. Palmer$6,736$821-87.8%
Jared K. Egley$604$80533.3%
Ryan K. Nelson$0$787--
Danny Remund$3,610$776-78.5%
Jayson Hurren$1,127$774-31.3%
Skyler M. Gilbert$2,817$743-73.6%
Terrel J. Porter$3,251$730-77.5%
Bryan L. Christensen$171,371$691-99.6%
Clyde Gilbert$788$689-12.6%
Kezerian Dairy, LLC$10,483$689-93.4%
Jake Geddes$3,201$688-78.5%
Dennis Ballif$10,095$687-93.2%
Sanderson Farms, LLC$692$655-5.3%
Scott Wangsgard$2,912$644-77.9%
Jeremy B. Gregersen$2,904$640-78%
Tamara W. Moser$554$62112.1%
Jeremy Bingham$4,280$612-85.7%
Ryon A. Wade$19,966$602-97%
Nathan Ward$2,115$600-71.6%
Tyrel Garner$2,585$592-77.1%
H & H Livestock, Inc.$264$570115.9%
Robert Moser$560$5600%
Shane Moser$560$5600%
Justin Kurtis Nelson$0$557--
Sheryl Ann Goodey$536$5360%
Mark L. Dayton$974$533-45.3%
Jason Curtis$2,743$530-80.7%
Tyson Moser$2,489$526-78.9%
Beckstead Farm, LLC$13,174$515-96.1%
Warren Choules$4,739$509-89.3%
Kolton T. Cravalho$592$506-14.5%
Ann M Moedl$2,354$479-79.7%
Jane Ellen Pyfer$1,283$473-63.1%
Val G. Jensen$5,896$469-92%
Casey Wilde$1,804$467-74.1%
Tyler Stephen Hinckley$3,020$459-84.8%
Cort R. Jones$2,805$450-84%
Douglas Don Beckstead$2,112$443-79%
Steven L. Cox$0$438--
Rick Clark$0$422--
Jimmie Olson$3,353$421-87.4%
Monte Miles$167$416149.1%
Zachary C. Cox$278$37133.5%
Thane D. Winward$418$360-13.9%
Paul Andersen$2,931$354-87.9%
Micheal Beckstead$252$33733.7%
Alan Thorne$0$318--
Carl J. Burnett$1,672$311-81.4%
Larin Crossley$726$296-59.2%
Corrie L. Bingham$20,583$293-98.6%
Tyler J. Seamons$1,419$292-79.4%
Jeannine Iverson$325$285-12.3%
Gary Hymas$2,580$277-89.3%
Scott Wayne Bingham$1,232$274-77.8%
David White$272$2720%
Steven R. Smith$395$271-31.4%
William S. Palmer$1,288$255-80.2%
Leonard Ward$4,539$250-94.5%
Ross Wilde$2,695$210-92.2%
Kent C. Howell$284$206-27.5%
Justin Perry$592$201-66%
James Charles Simmonds$0$194--
Hazen T. Beckstead$902$180-80%
Ryan J. Naylor$528$112-78.8%
Dalene Smith$0$92--
Shane Anderson$1,316$80-93.9%
Brynlee M Bauman$165$74-55.2%
Cooper T. Seamons$363$73-79.9%
JB Livestock, LLC$8,009$73-99.1%
Britney M. Bauman$213$51-76.1%
Jacob Daniel Slane$82$45-45.1%
Brent Greer$0$45--
Trent Alder$44$17-61.4%
Lisa Larsen$15$11-26.7%
Benjamin Jay Young$2,219$0-100%
CR Cattle, LLC$615$0-100%
Dennis Grisco$2,079$0-100%
Nola Garner$906$0-100%
Robert C. Phillips$2,585$0-100%
Rosalina Grisco$2,079$0-100%
Ryker G. Love$220$0-100%
Shayla L. Love$275$0-100%
Joye M. Hansen$642$0-100%
Hobbs Dairy$5,619$0-100%
Ritewood, Inc.$1,500,000$0-100%
Thad M. Shumway$132$0-100%
Carson R. Norris$550$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$53,586$0-100%
Forrest Christensen$10,126$0-100%
Garland Rasmussen$2,053$0-100%
Jay Ransbottom$1,912$0-100%
Kelly Keith Griffin$4,967$0-100%
Lana B. McCracken$59$0-100%
Layne J. Davis$275$0-100%
Lee Christensen$5,285$0-100%
Lois V. Burton$11,730$0-100%
Manuel Patino$592$0-100%
Peter Peterson$2,255$0-100%
Theron Jay Smith$916$0-100%
Webster Dairy, Inc.$4,436$0-100%
Ashby Land & Livestock$2,396$0-100%
Carl R. Koller$1,100$0-100%
Craig L. Monson$577$0-100%
Evan O Koller Revocable Living Trustee$19,495$0-100%
Jase D. Cundick$3,037$0-100%
Jordan T. Beutler$7,179$0-100%
Ronnie Brooks Keller$518$0-100%
Samuel W. Hilton$2,318$0-100%
Stacy Laird$807$0-100%
Turnbow Farms$891$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,334,542$5,097,113-58.7%

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