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In 2021, 106 farmers in cities within Juab County received a total of $1.5 million in 265 farm subsidies, a 36.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 274 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge Farms, LLC | $609,057 | $132,581 | -78.2% |
| Triple P Brand, LLC | $80,662 | $111,849 | 38.7% |
| Hall Land & Livestock, LLC | $46,690 | $111,423 | 138.6% |
| Robert R. Garrett | $82,455 | $102,046 | 23.8% |
| Paul McPherson | $134,577 | $101,997 | -24.2% |
| Herman Young & Sons, Inc. | $17,808 | $64,206 | 260.5% |
| Hb Little Salt Creek Farms | $60,396 | $50,062 | -17.1% |
| Blake Garrett | $82,461 | $40,031 | -51.5% |
| Larry Fitzgerald | $56,899 | $39,267 | -31% |
| Robert B. Shepherd | $61,811 | $33,221 | -46.3% |
| Harper Farms, LLC | $44,568 | $32,569 | -26.9% |
| Jarrett Land & Livestock | $77,089 | $30,871 | -60% |
| Jimmie L. McWilliams | $81,716 | $29,824 | -63.5% |
| Flying X Ranch, LLC | $55,448 | $29,556 | -46.7% |
| George Jackson | $18,784 | $29,402 | 56.5% |
| TNT Livestock, LLC | $54,001 | $26,722 | -50.5% |
| Cole E. Palfreyman | $13,574 | $25,357 | 86.8% |
| Tyler Orton | $25,729 | $24,040 | -6.6% |
| Russell K. Jones | $32,304 | $23,989 | -25.7% |
| Blake T. Aagard | $32,159 | $23,367 | -27.3% |
| Mathew J. Harper | $23,058 | $20,564 | -10.8% |
| Deette Mcwilliams | $19,780 | $19,780 | 0% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $17,808 | -- |
| Kelton McPherson | $11,560 | $17,583 | 52.1% |
| Joshua R. Paxman | $17,500 | $17,568 | 0.4% |
| Brian Anthony Kay | $5,115 | $16,709 | 226.7% |
| Larry M. Jarrett | $22,708 | $15,526 | -31.6% |
| Dale Jackson | $14,285 | $14,050 | -1.6% |
| Aagard Land and Livestock | $0 | $13,585 | -- |
| J Leo Seely, Inc. | $14,268 | $13,231 | -7.3% |
| Bret Oldham | $15,542 | $13,130 | -15.5% |
| James J. Aagard | $32,068 | $13,114 | -59.1% |
| Chad Garfield | $8,413 | $12,805 | 52.2% |
| DT Farms, LLC | $23,092 | $11,647 | -49.6% |
| Michael W. Lynn | $14,900 | $10,597 | -28.9% |
| Swade Brent Bartlett | $6,652 | $10,317 | 55.1% |
| Dale G. Jackson | $0 | $10,094 | -- |
| Rd Jones Farm, LLC | $23,450 | $9,999 | -57.4% |
| Eric Vincent | $8,552 | $9,838 | 15% |
| Richard W. Kay | $49,780 | $9,553 | -80.8% |
| Ted P. Ballow | $10,048 | $9,432 | -6.1% |
| Marlow E. Blackett | $4,858 | $9,423 | 94% |
| Jimmy Larson | $3,366 | $8,898 | 164.3% |
| Michael S. McPherson | $5,124 | $8,835 | 72.4% |
| Newton Family Farm | $7,150 | $8,331 | 16.5% |
| Ben Winn | $3,145 | $7,485 | 138% |
| Morris Blackett | $11,327 | $7,111 | -37.2% |
| Randy Revoir | $27,400 | $7,110 | -74.1% |
| Gurr Family Farms, LLC | $5,975 | $6,945 | 16.2% |
| Richard T. Paxman | $25,503 | $6,199 | -75.7% |
| Steve Leroy McPherson | $3,477 | $5,778 | 66.2% |
| Joseph Mark Humphrey | $5,445 | $5,302 | -2.6% |
| Marty Palmer | $3,329 | $4,911 | 47.5% |
| Terry Messersmith | $0 | $4,750 | -- |
| Tim B. Larsen | $141 | $4,548 | 3,125.5% |
| Harper Family Estates LC | $19,639 | $4,375 | -77.7% |
| Kevin Snow | $7,190 | $4,253 | -40.8% |
| Wallace Kay | $18,058 | $4,016 | -77.8% |
| Rex D. Bailey | $4,675 | $3,935 | -15.8% |
| Kevin L. Stanley | $5,307 | $3,871 | -27.1% |
| Matthew Sherwood | $16,900 | $3,779 | -77.6% |
| Thomas Earl Sutherland | $8,022 | $3,690 | -54% |
| Scott Noll | $0 | $3,443 | -- |
| Dylan Kreig Jones | $7,755 | $3,374 | -56.5% |
| Brent Worthington | $24,588 | $2,992 | -87.8% |
| Karen Paxman | $19,506 | $2,778 | -85.8% |
| Julie R. Sutherland | $3,685 | $2,586 | -29.8% |
| Jade Dale Jackson | $4,880 | $2,545 | -47.8% |
| Clay Carter | $3,116 | $2,403 | -22.9% |
| Raymond Lovell | $6,816 | $2,276 | -66.6% |
| Mike T. Jones | $4,587 | $2,245 | -51.1% |
| Gayle W. Lynn | $3,838 | $2,114 | -44.9% |
| Reuel Alder | $1,357 | $1,914 | 41% |
| Leslie Reese Painter Family Trust | $6,332 | $1,700 | -73.2% |
| Gordon P. Jarrett | $415 | $1,413 | 240.5% |
| Shawn Shepherd | $3,700 | $1,319 | -64.4% |
| Shane R. Jackson | $891 | $1,237 | 38.8% |
| Michael C. Peterson | $4,965 | $1,202 | -75.8% |
| Robert Riding | $9,058 | $1,167 | -87.1% |
| Grant E. Worthington | $2,312 | $1,122 | -51.5% |
| Mitchell L Worwood | $4,909 | $1,110 | -77.4% |
| John Lynn Esplin | $0 | $985 | -- |
| Mason Ryan Jones | $4,422 | $924 | -79.1% |
| Russell Mangelson | $2,480 | $897 | -63.8% |
| Edwin Park | $3,331 | $885 | -73.4% |
| Malachi Peterson | $3,982 | $868 | -78.2% |
| Dean Bailey | $0 | $769 | -- |
| Mitchell Blake Larsen | $2,497 | $741 | -70.3% |
| Justin Doug Anderson | $1,419 | $526 | -62.9% |
| Allan S. Kay | $931 | $502 | -46.1% |
| Macdell Land Company | $12,826 | $452 | -96.5% |
| Mark A. Kay | $0 | $448 | -- |
| David K. Shepherd | $990 | $394 | -60.2% |
| Frank Morgan Family LC | $22,228 | $381 | -98.3% |
| Reid L. Jarrett | $694 | $360 | -48.1% |
| Wayne S. Jarrett | $694 | $360 | -48.1% |
| Mark W. Greenhalgh | $472 | $312 | -33.9% |
| Chad P. Winn | $475 | $239 | -49.7% |
| Sandra K. Worthington | $0 | $231 | -- |
| Sharon Michael | $329 | $161 | -51.1% |
| Tate Kiley Shepherd | $2,057 | $160 | -92.2% |
| Clayton Sperry | $1,253 | $156 | -87.5% |
| Brent R. Jackman | $314 | $154 | -51% |
| Brian Bosh | $548 | $136 | -75.2% |
| Larry Ingram | $715 | $132 | -81.5% |
| Rodney C. Wankier | $198 | $93 | -53% |
| Lynn J. Brough | $1,093 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Ingram | $2,459 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn A. Bailey | $5,398 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn J. Esplin | $2,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Rex Dee Chase Descendants Trust | $2,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Richlyn Invest, Corp. | $2,132 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosalie Peterson | $2,687 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Goble | $129 | $0 | -100% |
| Vaughn and Vera Paxman Rev Family | $9,958 | $0 | -100% |
| Zoma W. Painter | $3,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,382,703 | $1,523,061 | -36.1% |
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