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In 2021, 186 farmers in cities within Sevier County received a total of $2.3 million in 399 farm subsidies, a 68.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.2 million in 558 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 Sevier County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurney Cattle Company, LLC | $931,965 | $248,892 | -73.3% |
| Bar Backward C Group, LLC | $330,672 | $241,547 | -27% |
| Wasden Ranch, LLC | $78,508 | $94,871 | 20.8% |
| Double C Livestock | $117,516 | $94,382 | -19.7% |
| Johnson Livestock Oak Ranch | $151,901 | $90,511 | -40.4% |
| Scorup Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $72,660 | -- |
| Johnson Mountain Ranch, LLC | $170,130 | $71,496 | -58% |
| Black Knolls Sheep & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $61,794 | -- |
| Richard M. Nelson | $99,311 | $57,976 | -41.6% |
| Annabella Land & Cattle Company | $84,264 | $56,752 | -32.6% |
| Scott Gurney | $271,043 | $50,894 | -81.2% |
| VL Livestock, LLC | $12,485 | $46,934 | 275.9% |
| Richard K. Nielson | $142,565 | $43,229 | -69.7% |
| TKK, LLC | $65,088 | $38,266 | -41.2% |
| Danny H. Albrecht | $26,262 | $37,847 | 44.1% |
| Last Chance Cattle, LLC | $88,935 | $37,346 | -58% |
| Circle K Farms, LLC | $0 | $31,629 | -- |
| Diamond H Farm & Ranch, LLC | $71,336 | $27,709 | -61.2% |
| Talmage Bagley | $14,079 | $26,660 | 89.4% |
| Michael G. Burr | $0 | $26,310 | -- |
| Wilson Gates Nowers | $26,337 | $25,204 | -4.3% |
| Buchanan Ranches, Inc. | $19,286 | $25,020 | 29.7% |
| Richard K. Larsen | $47,617 | $24,583 | -48.4% |
| Brad Thompson | $11,044 | $23,578 | 113.5% |
| Keith Hampton | $83,960 | $22,168 | -73.6% |
| Coates Family, LLC | $34,839 | $21,827 | -37.3% |
| Carlisle Livestock | $65,809 | $21,659 | -67.1% |
| Larry Crane | $55,998 | $21,436 | -61.7% |
| Rickenbach Brothers, LLC | $41,731 | $19,856 | -52.4% |
| Theron Mills & Son, Inc. | $30,476 | $18,681 | -38.7% |
| Hampton Farming & Livestock, Inc. | $0 | $18,464 | -- |
| Jim Shaw | $29,277 | $18,200 | -37.8% |
| Dan Charles Jorgensen | $42,074 | $17,778 | -57.7% |
| Darren J. Ence | $84,753 | $17,619 | -79.2% |
| Kade Nielson | $50,970 | $15,320 | -69.9% |
| Randy A. Crane | $25,378 | $13,691 | -46.1% |
| Ace Cattle, LLC | $383,430 | $13,491 | -96.5% |
| Dustin Scott Christensen | $19,941 | $13,005 | -34.8% |
| Cedar Ridge Dairy, LLC | $1,515,196 | $12,898 | -99.1% |
| Glen K. Christensen | $20,779 | $12,873 | -38% |
| Huntsman Farms, Ltd. | $15,786 | $12,051 | -23.7% |
| 3 Star Farms, LLC | $12,693 | $11,795 | -7.1% |
| Lannce Sudweeks | $15,656 | $11,453 | -26.8% |
| David Harold Brown | $21,134 | $10,875 | -48.5% |
| Chad Anderson Farm, Inc. | $23,238 | $10,733 | -53.8% |
| Charles Brown | $18,968 | $9,925 | -47.7% |
| Gary Mason | $8,071 | $9,801 | 21.4% |
| Terry Quinn Christensen | $35,843 | $9,421 | -73.7% |
| Douglas Olsen | $29,025 | $9,097 | -68.7% |
| Jeffrey Bliss Robinson | $14,850 | $8,874 | -40.2% |
| Swalberg Farms LP | $16,676 | $8,563 | -48.7% |
| Skyler W. King | $8,667 | $8,559 | -1.2% |
| Andrew Dahlsrud | $9,394 | $8,251 | -12.2% |
| Brock James Buchanan | $36,542 | $8,214 | -77.5% |
| Timothy Wallace | $17,944 | $7,592 | -57.7% |
| Tyler R. Okerlund | $5,783 | $7,099 | 22.8% |
| Jon Quarnberg | $10,881 | $6,959 | -36% |
| Jaden Gurney | $32,549 | $6,650 | -79.6% |
| Brent D. Robins | $21,516 | $6,597 | -69.3% |
| Coby Robert Eyre | $17,973 | $6,507 | -63.8% |
| Verl Burr | $15,922 | $6,302 | -60.4% |
| Dan Carlo Jorgensen | $4,875 | $6,114 | 25.4% |
| Jacob Bastian | $10,663 | $6,063 | -43.1% |
| Jason Tom Goble | $15,962 | $5,995 | -62.4% |
| Weston Michael Brindley | $9,091 | $5,404 | -40.6% |
| Kirt G. Rippstein | $8,046 | $5,272 | -34.5% |
| Kade David Brown | $10,407 | $5,264 | -49.4% |
| Mark Kardell Rasmussen | $9,256 | $5,224 | -43.6% |
| Kerby Parker | $12,086 | $5,204 | -56.9% |
| Nolan Bastian | $63,729 | $5,199 | -91.8% |
| R S J Land & Livestock | $7,013 | $5,094 | -27.4% |
| Rick G. Porter | $7,453 | $5,075 | -31.9% |
| Matthew Tarl Gayler | $10,025 | $4,993 | -50.2% |
| Dale Coates | $8,181 | $4,840 | -40.8% |
| John Schena | $10,775 | $4,746 | -56% |
| Justin Zenger | $0 | $4,725 | -- |
| Farm Service Agency | $35,046 | $4,693 | -86.6% |
| Leron Ware | $4,129 | $4,665 | 13% |
| Daryl Noyes | $4,223 | $4,518 | 7% |
| Greg Torgerson | $13,640 | $4,288 | -68.6% |
| Caj Farm, LLC | $0 | $4,140 | -- |
| Trevor Barton Van Nosdol | $6,607 | $4,111 | -37.8% |
| Tyler Dustin Christensen | $4,948 | $4,103 | -17.1% |
| L. van Beutler | $16,620 | $4,086 | -75.4% |
| Carl J. Shaw | $16,203 | $3,982 | -75.4% |
| Bastian Farms, Inc. | $4,114 | $3,902 | -5.2% |
| David John Owens | $4,736 | $3,901 | -17.6% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $3,770 | -- |
| Karson Gary Rippstein | $4,633 | $3,637 | -21.5% |
| Michael D. Roberts | $3,427 | $3,556 | 3.8% |
| Walker Bagley | $6,149 | $3,364 | -45.3% |
| B & K Anderson Ranch, LLC | $0 | $3,260 | -- |
| Travis Harvey | $6,134 | $3,107 | -49.3% |
| Brock L. Hansen | $5,495 | $3,071 | -44.1% |
| Dusty C. Ross | $5,842 | $3,048 | -47.8% |
| Steven C. Peterson | $12,276 | $2,828 | -77% |
| White Trash Buckers | $6,501 | $2,679 | -58.8% |
| Kendrick Wade Jensen | $1,507 | $2,610 | 73.2% |
| Terry Winn | $1,089 | $2,591 | 137.9% |
| Scott Bagley | $11,984 | $2,588 | -78.4% |
| Lance Mickelsen | $9,624 | $2,574 | -73.3% |
| Robins Nest Ranches, LLC | $2,225 | $2,527 | 13.6% |
| Ryder K. Rippstein | $3,748 | $2,447 | -34.7% |
| Jeff Ogden | $4,341 | $2,344 | -46% |
| Stephanie Sorensen Morgan | $6,814 | $2,283 | -66.5% |
| Ron E. King | $10,117 | $2,206 | -78.2% |
| Chester Johnson | $3,879 | $2,046 | -47.3% |
| Kurtley T Peterson | $2,058 | $2,002 | -2.7% |
| Thad Troseth | $3,044 | $1,987 | -34.7% |
| KG Farm, Inc. | $2,008 | $1,986 | -1.1% |
| Chad M. Sorenson | $5,095 | $1,880 | -63.1% |
| Tanner Ivan Mills | $2,595 | $1,809 | -30.3% |
| Mark King | $22,873 | $1,806 | -92.1% |
| Russel & Carolyn Christensen Farms, Inc. | $0 | $1,731 | -- |
| Garn Christensen | $3,370 | $1,724 | -48.8% |
| Robert S. Werry | $7,942 | $1,695 | -78.7% |
| Randy Meacham | $2,502 | $1,683 | -32.7% |
| Alex Lane | $5,191 | $1,646 | -68.3% |
| Lee W. Mumford | $12,466 | $1,592 | -87.2% |
| Pat M. Robins | $31,875 | $1,535 | -95.2% |
| Drake Robinson | $5,207 | $1,514 | -70.9% |
| Richard S. Clark | $4,831 | $1,459 | -69.8% |
| Dick Brian | $1,634 | $1,384 | -15.3% |
| Jay Robinson | $2,655 | $1,383 | -47.9% |
| Sidney Nielson | $0 | $1,380 | -- |
| Jace Mark King | $4,897 | $1,337 | -72.7% |
| D & M Farms | $1,297 | $1,336 | 3% |
| Phillip Burr | $10,546 | $1,321 | -87.5% |
| Kade R. Wasden | $2,417 | $1,284 | -46.9% |
| Levi W. Hendrickson | $1,824 | $1,271 | -30.3% |
| Tyler Kevin Hampton | $1,951 | $1,266 | -35.1% |
| Colten Breinholt | $0 | $1,237 | -- |
| Christine Dastrup | $4,357 | $1,199 | -72.5% |
| Wayne Fillmore | $1,442 | $1,189 | -17.5% |
| Jason MacKelprang | $1,008 | $1,145 | 13.6% |
| Chad S. Outzen | $1,307 | $1,121 | -14.2% |
| Tucker Maven Bagley | $4,675 | $1,098 | -76.5% |
| Lucas Bagley | $5,393 | $1,058 | -80.4% |
| David Jensen | $754 | $1,005 | 33.3% |
| Trampus Quarnberg | $10,927 | $991 | -90.9% |
| Blaine L. Poulson | $966 | $968 | 0.2% |
| Reed John Payne | $1,769 | $874 | -50.6% |
| James W. Leavitt | $4,188 | $854 | -79.6% |
| Leon W. Stewart | $0 | $852 | -- |
| Alan Partridge | $716 | $838 | 17% |
| Julie Wanlass | $604 | $806 | 33.4% |
| Troy K. Savage | $724 | $788 | 8.8% |
| Darin R. Sampson | $590 | $786 | 33.2% |
| Craig C. Ross | $830 | $778 | -6.3% |
| Justin Porter | $2,829 | $766 | -72.9% |
| Carson Nowers | $570 | $761 | 33.5% |
| Eric Valantine Utley | $1,396 | $761 | -45.5% |
| R. D. Sorensen | $747 | $760 | 1.7% |
| Charles Evans | $717 | $752 | 4.9% |
| Stan C. Powell | $2,210 | $747 | -66.2% |
| Chad E. Little | $730 | $676 | -7.4% |
| Nathan Earl Young | $6,717 | $669 | -90% |
| Trevor R. Okerlund | $497 | $663 | 33.4% |
| Darren Loren Obray | $1,187 | $629 | -47% |
| Kent Allen Frischknecht | $2,536 | $550 | -78.3% |
| Darren J. McBride | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Faron S. Mitchell | $1,817 | $515 | -71.7% |
| Jennifer Buchanan | $2,436 | $502 | -79.4% |
| Branton T. Nielson | $2,365 | $495 | -79.1% |
| Lane K. Abraham | $4,455 | $488 | -89% |
| Joshua Miller | $4,271 | $483 | -88.7% |
| Scott Johnson | $539 | $473 | -12.2% |
| Deloy Farnsworth | $1,360 | $441 | -67.6% |
| Hansen Brothers | $339 | $424 | 25.1% |
| Jerome Kent Black | $256 | $421 | 64.5% |
| Collin E. Rose | $990 | $392 | -60.4% |
| Johnson Feedlot, Inc. | $1,819 | $364 | -80% |
| Marvin Turner | $1,606 | $351 | -78.1% |
| Cortney A. Christensen | $238 | $317 | 33.2% |
| Jan A. Quarnberg | $557 | $303 | -45.6% |
| Chris Wood | $1,452 | $281 | -80.6% |
| Heirlooms & More, Worden Produce | $360 | $264 | -26.7% |
| Cory James Johnson | $4,527 | $203 | -95.5% |
| Kendall Sorensen | $427 | $171 | -60% |
| Donald C. Sudweeks | $462 | $170 | -63.2% |
| Brent Darwin Poulsen | $646 | $146 | -77.4% |
| Jon Delange | $886 | $144 | -83.7% |
| Celia Faye Slagowski | $520 | $132 | -74.6% |
| Richard Kunzler | $330 | $121 | -63.3% |
| Mark A. Pieper | $93 | $116 | 24.7% |
| Sharon Satsuki Albrecht | $208 | $96 | -53.8% |
| Colton Robins | $4,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Anne Elizabeth Zenger | $17 | $0 | -100% |
| Burr Dairy | $19,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Lazy M Cattle Company, LLC | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn L. Lords | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| Warm Springs Dairy Corporation | $433,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Christensen | $5,913 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce E Nielson Family Rev Trust | $9,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark T. Pearson | $421 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $26,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome Kent Black | $762 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Bagley | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Watts | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Yardley | $12,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Russel & Carolyn Christensen Farm | $4,094 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Ward Savage | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Sevier Farm Service Agency | $830 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley Baldwin | $798 | $0 | -100% |
| Sterling Hansen | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Tabletop, Inc. | $4,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Coates Family, LLC | $2,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Rae Noyes | $549 | $0 | -100% |
| Talking T Cattle Company, LLC | $325,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa Lynn Robins | $1,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Zions First National Bank | $8,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Fullmer | $25,404 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhett Fullmer | $573 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,161,908 | $2,274,206 | -68.2% |
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