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In 2021, 250 farmers in cities within Sanpete County received a total of $9.3 million in 730 farm subsidies, a 35.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14.4 million in 662 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 Sanpete County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Larson Sheep Company | $361,859 | $453,907 | 25.4% |
| Mickel Brothers, LLC | $351,776 | $416,273 | 18.3% |
| Preston E. Allred | $302,421 | $287,862 | -4.8% |
| Wintch Livestock Company | $374,677 | $242,379 | -35.3% |
| Skyline Sheep Company, Inc. | $369,235 | $236,345 | -36% |
| Paul Frischknecht | $141,888 | $220,771 | 55.6% |
| John Henry Hammond | $264,722 | $215,501 | -18.6% |
| Box L Ranch, LLC | $511,923 | $209,374 | -59.1% |
| Southwest Farms, Inc. | $31,410 | $196,315 | 525% |
| Bown Dairy | $992,474 | $167,468 | -83.1% |
| Triple J Feeder, LLC | $573,510 | $162,014 | -71.8% |
| John D. Bown | $286,615 | $152,595 | -46.8% |
| Christian J. Olsen | $48,270 | $151,245 | 213.3% |
| Franklin James O'Driscoll | $255,475 | $149,690 | -41.4% |
| Pickett Farms, LLC | $216,967 | $141,104 | -35% |
| Deep Creek Dairy, LLC | $430,616 | $140,469 | -67.4% |
| Nathan Kay Thomson | $129,875 | $136,184 | 4.9% |
| Jay Yardley Dairy, LLC | $423,262 | $130,904 | -69.1% |
| Blackhawk Cattle Company | $116,944 | $128,130 | 9.6% |
| Joe M. Frischknecht | $123,824 | $127,749 | 3.2% |
| K Larsen Farms, Inc. | $67,230 | $125,870 | 87.2% |
| V-Dot Cattle Company, LLC | $84,792 | $125,597 | 48.1% |
| Barex Dairy | $1,100,232 | $120,508 | -89% |
| Jarvis L. Sorensen | $77,717 | $111,213 | 43.1% |
| Dustin M. Allred | $313,769 | $110,852 | -64.7% |
| Olsen Agrilivestock, Inc. | $167,962 | $109,152 | -35% |
| Chance Elmer Allred | $253,533 | $108,549 | -57.2% |
| Anderson Brothers Limited | $159,078 | $105,961 | -33.4% |
| S Miller Livestock, LLC | $305,993 | $105,279 | -65.6% |
| Larson Farms | $111,320 | $99,313 | -10.8% |
| Sorensen Farms, Inc. | $33,512 | $93,167 | 178% |
| Keith Jensen | $272,682 | $93,078 | -65.9% |
| Uintah Springs Agent, LLC | $94,350 | $91,563 | -3% |
| D & R Farm, LLC | $152,739 | $90,618 | -40.7% |
| Brent B. Peterson | $17,481 | $90,031 | 415% |
| Double 77 Agri, Inc. | $38,204 | $89,743 | 134.9% |
| Kory Stephensen | $151,121 | $89,556 | -40.7% |
| Nielson Farms, Inc. | $8,761 | $78,317 | 793.9% |
| T & T Turkey Farms, LLC | $0 | $77,373 | -- |
| Matthew R. Olsen | $43,055 | $77,188 | 79.3% |
| Steven Andrew Olsen | $43,124 | $77,164 | 78.9% |
| Dyreng Farms & Dairy, LLC | $7,965 | $76,432 | 859.6% |
| Thomas E. Lund | $84,511 | $72,832 | -13.8% |
| C&L Olson Farms, LLC | $9,922 | $69,404 | 599.5% |
| Heritage Heights Dairy, LLC | $528,550 | $66,332 | -87.5% |
| Karl L. Lund | $37,434 | $64,130 | 71.3% |
| Douglas G. Willden | $35,092 | $61,761 | 76% |
| Zachary T. Coates | $28,991 | $61,042 | 110.6% |
| O L Cook & Sons, Inc. | $0 | $60,989 | -- |
| Brent R. Willard | $0 | $60,822 | -- |
| Mower Ranch, Ltd. | $32,835 | $59,540 | 81.3% |
| Gene Royce Peckham | $28,493 | $58,675 | 105.9% |
| Nielson Family Farm, LLC | $132,139 | $57,453 | -56.5% |
| Trevor James O'Driscoll | $64,263 | $55,111 | -14.2% |
| Jared E. Sorensen | $41,202 | $54,689 | 32.7% |
| Lazy C Ranch, LLC | $33,511 | $51,910 | 54.9% |
| Ryan Cook | $92,805 | $50,179 | -45.9% |
| Bar Y Dairy Farm, LLC | $63,578 | $47,670 | -25% |
| Russell L. Faatz | $56,641 | $46,892 | -17.2% |
| Scott D. Bartholomew | $34,202 | $46,395 | 35.6% |
| Bernard Sorensen & Boys | $41,489 | $45,798 | 10.4% |
| Warren Nielson | $14,368 | $41,964 | 192.1% |
| Michael C. Mitton | $10,499 | $41,622 | 296.4% |
| Jon C. Nuttall | $12,141 | $40,334 | 232.2% |
| Hammond Ranch, LLC | $69,235 | $40,121 | -42.1% |
| Ronde R Larsen | $15,349 | $40,089 | 161.2% |
| Ron D. Robison | $38,490 | $38,490 | 0% |
| John E. Mikkelsen | $58,198 | $38,313 | -34.2% |
| Justin Marriott Hammon | $98,668 | $37,658 | -61.8% |
| Kennith M. Childs | $10,444 | $37,495 | 259% |
| Dwain H. Finlinson | $1,180 | $36,881 | 3,025.5% |
| Ann Mikkelsen Okelberry | $28,308 | $34,634 | 22.3% |
| Kent William Christensen | $24,163 | $34,254 | 41.8% |
| Denton Ranch, LLC | $36,302 | $33,824 | -6.8% |
| K C Farms, Inc. | $7,186 | $32,419 | 351.1% |
| Lamont Christensen | $8,521 | $31,812 | 273.3% |
| Michael T. Rigby | $25,312 | $30,437 | 20.2% |
| James E. Ivory | $3,461 | $30,402 | 778.4% |
| Johansen Turkey Farm, Inc. | $4,620 | $30,113 | 551.8% |
| R Larson Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $29,850 | -- |
| Randy Butler | $10,021 | $28,907 | 188.5% |
| Karl Christensen | $11,242 | $28,474 | 153.3% |
| Sand Ridge Farms, Inc. | $30,040 | $27,752 | -7.6% |
| Donald B. Watson | $60,191 | $27,543 | -54.2% |
| Douglas H. Taylor | $18,584 | $27,315 | 47% |
| Michael F. Black | $44,006 | $27,108 | -38.4% |
| Lund Ranch | $89,679 | $27,004 | -69.9% |
| Michael S. Cox | $75,687 | $26,484 | -65% |
| B & G Land & Livestock, LLC | $33,152 | $26,111 | -21.2% |
| Aaron Ray Sorensen | $4,551 | $24,751 | 443.9% |
| Daryl Scott Terry | $20,611 | $24,260 | 17.7% |
| Russell Stansfield | $35,824 | $24,173 | -32.5% |
| C & E Management | $0 | $23,916 | -- |
| Ronald H. Christensen | $15,521 | $22,568 | 45.4% |
| Helen Faye Jackson | $0 | $22,259 | -- |
| Sam Kogianes JR | $32,700 | $21,367 | -34.7% |
| Lazy JW | $10,009 | $21,296 | 112.8% |
| Burg Farms, LLC | $15,007 | $20,253 | 35% |
| Kenneth D. Palmer | $7,310 | $20,077 | 174.7% |
| Phillip E. Allred | $20,711 | $19,392 | -6.4% |
| Gene P. Jacobson | $12,163 | $19,205 | 57.9% |
| Ky Oberg | $26,840 | $18,576 | -30.8% |
| Titan Enterprises of Ephraim, LLC | $43,857 | $18,448 | -57.9% |
| Valley West Turkey, Inc. | $10,022 | $18,146 | 81.1% |
| Mark A. Johnson | $0 | $18,137 | -- |
| R Mckray Johnson | $5,408 | $17,906 | 231.1% |
| Tyler David Lemon | $0 | $17,482 | -- |
| Bruce E. Fuller | $13,354 | $17,465 | 30.8% |
| Bryan E. Allred | $40,616 | $16,785 | -58.7% |
| Shand Family Limited Partnership | $734 | $16,746 | 2,181.5% |
| William D. Bown | $41,988 | $16,635 | -60.4% |
| Whitbeck Investments, Inc. | $7,963 | $16,324 | 105% |
| Michael T. Olsen | $5,800 | $15,412 | 165.7% |
| Erval O Hansen | $5,230 | $14,945 | 185.8% |
| Trent R. Jorgensen | $28,685 | $14,642 | -49% |
| Randle K. Dye | $12,452 | $14,156 | 13.7% |
| Earl D. Petersen | $16,800 | $13,827 | -17.7% |
| Circle N Ranch, LLC | $0 | $13,613 | -- |
| James O. Sorensen | $9,185 | $13,457 | 46.5% |
| David G. Madsen | $14,976 | $13,254 | -11.5% |
| Jay A. Petersen | $303 | $12,047 | 3,875.9% |
| Canyon Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $19,236 | $11,768 | -38.8% |
| Arthur P. Lamb | $21,674 | $11,569 | -46.6% |
| Diane E. Cheney | $0 | $11,445 | -- |
| Chad Devon Beck | $10,883 | $11,285 | 3.7% |
| Sheldon R. Larson Ranch, Inc. | $3,237 | $11,236 | 247.1% |
| FSA | $459 | $10,395 | 2,164.7% |
| Kim Gary Madsen | $12,290 | $10,168 | -17.3% |
| Kevin J. Jensen | $1,656 | $10,047 | 506.7% |
| Betty J. Woodside | $3,995 | $9,046 | 126.4% |
| Kristann Gillies | $9,188 | $8,969 | -2.4% |
| Joel Shepherd | $8,005 | $8,341 | 4.2% |
| Jay Ivan Olsen | $6,653 | $8,175 | 22.9% |
| Russell K. Barton | $3,375 | $8,151 | 141.5% |
| Richard M. Daybell | $0 | $8,115 | -- |
| James R. Cheney | $16,092 | $7,856 | -51.2% |
| Kevin E. Washburn | $0 | $7,602 | -- |
| Nelson A. Hammon | $23,451 | $7,477 | -68.1% |
| Travis J. Otten | $5,536 | $7,381 | 33.3% |
| David J. Sorensen | $903 | $7,356 | 714.6% |
| Mardell Jensen | $1,306 | $7,283 | 457.7% |
| Kirk V. Hansen | $32,146 | $7,118 | -77.9% |
| Mr. Mark Kent Jorgensen | $5,308 | $7,078 | 33.3% |
| Taylor Family Trust | $21,738 | $6,529 | -70% |
| Joseph Dee Jorgenson | $10,460 | $6,467 | -38.2% |
| Jennifer D. Atkinson | $6,104 | $6,078 | -0.4% |
| Mark Brinkerhoff | $11,970 | $6,072 | -49.3% |
| Kim V. Dyches | $0 | $6,014 | -- |
| Wayne H. Sorensen | $7,531 | $5,916 | -21.4% |
| Trent E. Christensen | $336 | $5,846 | 1,639.9% |
| Curtis R. Stevens | $149,714 | $5,728 | -96.2% |
| Alfred Ron Lamb | $9,191 | $5,423 | -41% |
| Mark E. Bailey | $8,477 | $5,351 | -36.9% |
| Jorgensen Farms, Inc. | $4,196 | $4,998 | 19.1% |
| Joshua Rex Larsen | $19,113 | $4,984 | -73.9% |
| Wade C. Carter | $0 | $4,719 | -- |
| Beck Brothers Farms, LLC | $4,442 | $4,606 | 3.7% |
| Jared Clinton Oberhansley | $0 | $4,512 | -- |
| Kevin Cook | $0 | $4,475 | -- |
| Corey F. Jackman | $29,016 | $4,363 | -85% |
| Orson L. Cook | $0 | $4,320 | -- |
| Steven B. Seely | $0 | $4,226 | -- |
| Tony T Kogianes | $0 | $4,149 | -- |
| Kory Kevin Turpin | $2,403 | $4,092 | 70.3% |
| Meikle Land Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $4,086 | -- |
| Bruce S. Sorenson | $5,087 | $3,984 | -21.7% |
| Douglas K. Sorenson | $5,146 | $3,976 | -22.7% |
| Shawn Sorensen | $3,617 | $3,938 | 8.9% |
| Shane Todd Thomas | $17,094 | $3,708 | -78.3% |
| Bodee Burr | $0 | $3,610 | -- |
| Brady Crane | $4,764 | $3,297 | -30.8% |
| David R. Cox | $1,173 | $3,249 | 177% |
| Austin Ray Sorensen | $0 | $3,224 | -- |
| H. B. Cattle Company | $20,237 | $3,216 | -84.1% |
| Dan Dalley | $0 | $3,120 | -- |
| Roger G. Cox | $2,873 | $3,057 | 6.4% |
| Kyle David Mitchell | $770 | $2,876 | 273.5% |
| Karmal Pratt | $0 | $2,759 | -- |
| Doug J. Jacobson Jr. | $0 | $2,683 | -- |
| Gayle Seely | $0 | $2,643 | -- |
| Matthew Clay Goble | $25,983 | $2,599 | -90% |
| Kyle Brent Turpin | $1,818 | $2,583 | 42.1% |
| Ryan L. Smith | $5,613 | $2,580 | -54% |
| Bryce Wayne Sorensen | $1,896 | $2,563 | 35.2% |
| Seely Family Trust | $4,679 | $2,461 | -47.4% |
| Lynn G. Daley | $6,168 | $2,451 | -60.3% |
| Kirby Pickett | $550 | $2,370 | 330.9% |
| Keith A. Walters | $3,716 | $2,366 | -36.3% |
| Frank E. Winward | $0 | $2,360 | -- |
| Randy Strate | $3,254 | $2,316 | -28.8% |
| Scott B. Dyches | $2,002 | $2,302 | 15% |
| Bignine Farm and Ranch, LLC | $5,332 | $2,244 | -57.9% |
| Michael D. Wignall | $2,234 | $2,233 | -0% |
| Robinette Benton | $0 | $2,170 | -- |
| Steven P. Frischknecht | $1,213 | $2,119 | 74.7% |
| Lee Ray Woolsey | $0 | $2,035 | -- |
| Dillon J. Sorensen | $0 | $1,966 | -- |
| Michael Barkdull | $1,965 | $1,965 | 0% |
| Alexander Thomas Wight | $3,942 | $1,956 | -50.4% |
| Craig S. Childs | $4,605 | $1,802 | -60.9% |
| William E. Robinson | $8,800 | $1,754 | -80.1% |
| Gregory F. Johnson | $1,014 | $1,728 | 70.4% |
| Brent D. Lusk | $0 | $1,649 | -- |
| Ronald W. Rowland | $3,275 | $1,604 | -51% |
| Bennett W. Black | $1,276 | $1,591 | 24.7% |
| Ross Bailey | $18,181 | $1,590 | -91.3% |
| Rex Nielsen Farms, LLC | $297 | $1,543 | 419.5% |
| Doyce L Coates | $0 | $1,525 | -- |
| David Oberhansley | $0 | $1,472 | -- |
| Bench Farm, LLC | $5,965 | $1,456 | -75.6% |
| Mike Cherry | $0 | $1,433 | -- |
| Rob Cherry | $0 | $1,433 | -- |
| Shauna Thompson | $0 | $1,396 | -- |
| Perry B. Sorenson | $4,297 | $1,273 | -70.4% |
| Hal O. Hendrickson | $1,188 | $1,268 | 6.7% |
| Barex Dairy, LLC | $2,361 | $1,226 | -48.1% |
| Boyd a Brothersen | $675 | $1,185 | 75.6% |
| Sydney Eliason | $13,178 | $1,164 | -91.2% |
| Matthew G. Briggs | $0 | $1,137 | -- |
| Doug J. Jacobson | $0 | $1,115 | -- |
| George W. Lee | $0 | $1,060 | -- |
| Rulen Ray Miller | $4,596 | $1,027 | -77.7% |
| Amelia Hammond Christensen | $1,348 | $990 | -26.6% |
| Tyler Lewis Jackman | $5,360 | $934 | -82.6% |
| Kimberly E. Beck | $685 | $914 | 33.4% |
| Brett Larry Stewart | $6,539 | $894 | -86.3% |
| 307 Ranch | $660 | $868 | 31.5% |
| David P. Lund | $641 | $855 | 33.4% |
| Kevin Ned Sorensen | $755 | $842 | 11.5% |
| Dean A. Barton | $1,749 | $842 | -51.9% |
| Cameron Parry | $617 | $823 | 33.4% |
| Randy J. Everitt | $10,912 | $796 | -92.7% |
| Morley Ranch | $2,211 | $787 | -64.4% |
| Terry Louise Mahoney | $4,000 | $769 | -80.8% |
| David K. Peel Jr. | $558 | $744 | 33.3% |
| Brett McFarlane | $3,509 | $730 | -79.2% |
| Sacred Grove, LLC | $541 | $721 | 33.3% |
| Donald Lynn Beesley | $1,666 | $609 | -63.4% |
| Zeb Wignall | $2,717 | $544 | -80% |
| Fred M. Christensen | $2,815 | $482 | -82.9% |
| Polly Jo Martinez | $1,588 | $482 | -69.6% |
| Barton Olson | $2,552 | $414 | -83.8% |
| James Leo Stavros | $6,181 | $383 | -93.8% |
| Blau Family Trust | $1,554 | $322 | -79.3% |
| Ty Shepherd | $6,412 | $320 | -95% |
| Robert C. Anderson | $394 | $290 | -26.4% |
| Quedell Jensen | $1,216 | $283 | -76.7% |
| Colby Ben Christiansen | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Garrett Rand Christensen | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Gary David Limberg | $0 | $140 | -- |
| M & K Farms, LLC | $302,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $11,372 | $0 | -100% |
| FSA Sanpete | $1,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Troy Clark | $1,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Mitchell | $8,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Westen Olen Miller | $598 | $0 | -100% |
| E Ray Okelberry Joint Venture | $53,822 | $0 | -100% |
| Jess Bailey | $5,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Mountain Air Cattle Company, LLC | $87,394 | $0 | -100% |
| OBR Joint Venture | $382,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Noll | $7,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Deep Creek Dairy, LLC | $303,603 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynda F. Palmer | $319 | $0 | -100% |
| Karley Eliason | $7,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Kesley Eliason | $8,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil J. Jorgensen | $11,944 | $0 | -100% |
| Affel H Erekson | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward C. Jessen | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| James T. Jones | $9,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Lavern D. Reierson | $787 | $0 | -100% |
| Chelsey Michelle Black | $2,254 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Paul Steinfeldt | $899 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $14,404,296 | $9,266,910 | -35.7% |
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