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In 2021, 277 farmers in cities within Millard County received a total of $5.5 million in 739 farm subsidies, a 52.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.5 million in 796 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 Millard County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple C Farms, L L C | $150,139 | $271,205 | 80.6% |
| Frank Vincent Family Ranch Operations, LLC | $0 | $246,574 | -- |
| Spencer M. Butler | $133,418 | $216,665 | 62.4% |
| Finlinson Land & Livestock, LLC | $276,609 | $194,502 | -29.7% |
| Sunnyboys Dairy | $741,016 | $150,657 | -79.7% |
| Jim Withers | $364,624 | $137,423 | -62.3% |
| Gardner Dairy | $138,837 | $128,139 | -7.7% |
| Crossroads Dairy, LLC | $1,261,717 | $126,667 | -90% |
| Duckworth Dairy | $1,053,916 | $125,470 | -88.1% |
| Ray E. Lyman | $156,738 | $106,764 | -31.9% |
| Daniel Ross Stevens | $53,098 | $98,596 | 85.7% |
| Hawbush Ranches L C | $80,095 | $90,685 | 13.2% |
| Ladd Holman | $55,479 | $80,830 | 45.7% |
| Anderson Farm Enterprises | $80,588 | $72,276 | -10.3% |
| Gale George | $93,606 | $72,204 | -22.9% |
| Chad R. Peterson | $98,435 | $70,835 | -28% |
| Robins McPherson | $185,120 | $67,587 | -63.5% |
| Joel Swallow | $72,318 | $67,278 | -7% |
| Jim Nelson | $88,620 | $60,244 | -32% |
| L. B. Ranch | $44,140 | $57,776 | 30.9% |
| Delyle Carling | $81,264 | $55,166 | -32.1% |
| Corey Cattle Company, LLC | $167,061 | $54,824 | -67.2% |
| Russell A. Greathouse | $105,426 | $53,582 | -49.2% |
| Dutson Honey Company, LLC | $124,636 | $51,399 | -58.8% |
| Doyal K. Mitchell | $37,721 | $47,203 | 25.1% |
| Horsco, Inc. | $110,537 | $45,988 | -58.4% |
| KS Commodities, LLC | $61,830 | $45,957 | -25.7% |
| Greg Greathouse | $62,623 | $44,344 | -29.2% |
| Travis Kesler | $65,039 | $42,696 | -34.4% |
| Daron Smith | $6,390 | $41,541 | 550.1% |
| Vern H. Stewart | $43,713 | $40,499 | -7.4% |
| Cuman Cropper | $32,894 | $40,259 | 22.4% |
| Royce Memmott | $53,511 | $39,993 | -25.3% |
| Ladd Hales | $6,114 | $38,982 | 537.6% |
| Theo Berry | $2,832 | $38,350 | 1,254.2% |
| James Dean Larsen | $43,833 | $36,936 | -15.7% |
| Sylvan Lovell | $16,934 | $36,533 | 115.7% |
| Garth J Lake | $50,371 | $36,405 | -27.7% |
| Gloria Andrade | $114,596 | $35,220 | -69.3% |
| W C Hatch Ranch, LLC | $69,861 | $33,377 | -52.2% |
| Glade Stevens | $5,815 | $33,373 | 473.9% |
| David E. Johnson | $35,727 | $30,997 | -13.2% |
| Don R. Probert | $39,359 | $30,810 | -21.7% |
| Justin C. Johnson | $39,548 | $30,381 | -23.2% |
| Phil Ray Adams | $36,017 | $30,310 | -15.8% |
| Stephenson Honey Company | $24,587 | $30,121 | 22.5% |
| Robert Monroe | $53,393 | $30,066 | -43.7% |
| Monte C. Nielson | $34,744 | $29,990 | -13.7% |
| Lujean Memmott | $10,546 | $29,856 | 183.1% |
| Gregory Smith | $150,694 | $29,271 | -80.6% |
| Keyhole Ranch, LLC | $38,014 | $29,138 | -23.3% |
| Don Marlow Neilsen | $0 | $29,134 | -- |
| Howlett Farms, Inc. | $101,057 | $28,669 | -71.6% |
| Stefanoff Farms Delta, LLC | $44,297 | $28,477 | -35.7% |
| Sandy Monroe | $72,401 | $28,125 | -61.2% |
| Tony M. Anderson | $29,394 | $28,112 | -4.4% |
| Alan K. Williams | $50,012 | $28,092 | -43.8% |
| Brandon W. George | $17,445 | $27,609 | 58.3% |
| van Stott | $19,508 | $27,236 | 39.6% |
| Daniel Charles Anderson | $76,403 | $27,168 | -64.4% |
| Layne Eliason | $35,380 | $25,418 | -28.2% |
| Steve Thatcher Farms | $59,314 | $25,382 | -57.2% |
| Dallas J. Anderson | $24,459 | $25,182 | 3% |
| Abraham Lewis | $51,078 | $25,143 | -50.8% |
| V & J Livestock, LLC | $69,847 | $24,648 | -64.7% |
| Justin Louder | $12,400 | $23,825 | 92.1% |
| Nixon Land & Livestock | $37,007 | $22,750 | -38.5% |
| Howard Dutson | $0 | $22,701 | -- |
| Neuel's Horse Play, LLC | $36,980 | $22,438 | -39.3% |
| Nickle Farms, LLC | $36,815 | $21,933 | -40.4% |
| Robison Farms Lc | $0 | $21,612 | -- |
| Randy Coats | $19,222 | $21,284 | 10.7% |
| Randall K. Fowles | $4,858 | $21,008 | 332.4% |
| Valley Lands | $42,900 | $20,618 | -51.9% |
| Roger E. Stanworth | $34,702 | $19,694 | -43.2% |
| Mark D. Chase | $7,310 | $19,443 | 166% |
| Karen Crook | $38,118 | $19,252 | -49.5% |
| Daniel Johnson | $26,980 | $19,074 | -29.3% |
| K2 Farms LC | $26,204 | $18,855 | -28% |
| Michael Jacob Christensen | $26,112 | $18,757 | -28.2% |
| Bliss Honey, LLC | $168,921 | $18,573 | -89% |
| John Larsen | $32,708 | $18,395 | -43.8% |
| Robert Stephenson | $34,095 | $18,215 | -46.6% |
| Thomas C. Memmott | $9,012 | $18,161 | 101.5% |
| Brian Stephenson | $39,219 | $17,866 | -54.4% |
| Matthew Stanworth | $25,848 | $17,789 | -31.2% |
| Bryce Tolbert | $76,721 | $17,708 | -76.9% |
| Helen B Peterson Family, LLC | $23,990 | $17,251 | -28.1% |
| Hayden George | $44,380 | $17,091 | -61.5% |
| Double J Livestock, LLC | $0 | $16,829 | -- |
| Donald Brown | $16,390 | $16,302 | -0.5% |
| Chance J. Lyman | $76,758 | $16,285 | -78.8% |
| Desert SKY Farms, LLC | $7,076 | $15,972 | 125.7% |
| Dennis Anderson | $53,777 | $15,770 | -70.7% |
| Leo E. England | $20,089 | $15,728 | -21.7% |
| Trampis Kay Fleming | $11,310 | $15,062 | 33.2% |
| Michael A. Ferrell | $22,359 | $14,986 | -33% |
| Karl Nielson | $8,162 | $14,970 | 83.4% |
| Vance J. Finlinson | $19,443 | $14,676 | -24.5% |
| Owen Degraffenried | $23,169 | $14,574 | -37.1% |
| MLJ Farms, LLC | $21,583 | $14,364 | -33.4% |
| Church Spring Cattle Company | $0 | $13,848 | -- |
| Barry Monroe | $18,112 | $13,276 | -26.7% |
| Farm Service Agency | $27,770 | $12,343 | -55.6% |
| Eldon H. Frampton | $5,200 | $12,297 | 136.5% |
| Elwin Max Johnson | $17,065 | $12,279 | -28% |
| Clyde Bunker | $15,816 | $12,233 | -22.7% |
| Brett Clyde Bunker | $17,778 | $12,172 | -31.5% |
| R & D Farms, LLC | $15,061 | $12,062 | -19.9% |
| Troy Babb | $6,490 | $11,986 | 84.7% |
| Reed S. Robison | $11,300 | $11,907 | 5.4% |
| Leo Dean Stott | $16,325 | $11,661 | -28.6% |
| O. J. Finlinson | $23,173 | $11,606 | -49.9% |
| Troy L. Davis | $0 | $11,407 | -- |
| Michael J. Anderson | $22,399 | $11,378 | -49.2% |
| Mont William McPherson | $0 | $11,361 | -- |
| Neil H. Clayton | $10,733 | $11,310 | 5.4% |
| J Randell Lake | $14,564 | $11,264 | -22.7% |
| Phil Lovell | $14,876 | $11,118 | -25.3% |
| Evelyn S. Monroe | $24,192 | $10,984 | -54.6% |
| Cameron Cropper | $12,687 | $10,884 | -14.2% |
| Rick Roper | $6,146 | $10,309 | 67.7% |
| Preston Boyd Carter | $19,614 | $10,123 | -48.4% |
| Shann Finlinson | $0 | $10,040 | -- |
| John L. Anderson | $19,837 | $9,933 | -49.9% |
| Robert Stevens | $25,334 | $9,925 | -60.8% |
| Dallan J Anderson | $14,786 | $9,821 | -33.6% |
| X Bar Land & Livestock Company, LLC | $0 | $9,819 | -- |
| Kenneth A. Skeem | $3,388 | $9,385 | 177% |
| Ferrell Hatch | $19,848 | $9,299 | -53.1% |
| Robert Fowles | $2,338 | $9,059 | 287.5% |
| Richard B. Probert | $21,907 | $9,025 | -58.8% |
| Brad Alan Christensen | $24,590 | $9,008 | -63.4% |
| Timothy Arnold | $36,944 | $8,696 | -76.5% |
| Clinton Quarnberg | $12,566 | $8,525 | -32.2% |
| Sunflower Ranch, LLC | $10,763 | $8,492 | -21.1% |
| Lyn D. Williams | $17,753 | $8,248 | -53.5% |
| Morgan Lovell | $10,336 | $8,236 | -20.3% |
| Ladon Anderson | $8,337 | $8,177 | -1.9% |
| Bunker & Sons | $9,053 | $8,074 | -10.8% |
| Kristopher Bunker | $9,179 | $7,815 | -14.9% |
| Daniel Bryan | $8,012 | $7,686 | -4.1% |
| Jerry Skeem | $780 | $7,417 | 850.9% |
| Kevin D. Knight | $12,133 | $7,367 | -39.3% |
| Don Quarnberg | $12,855 | $7,274 | -43.4% |
| Drew F. Rasmussen | $14,369 | $7,220 | -49.8% |
| J a K LC | $0 | $6,726 | -- |
| Tyler R. Nielson | $17,527 | $6,699 | -61.8% |
| Douglas Nielson | $20,564 | $6,691 | -67.5% |
| Debra J. Butterfield | $3,498 | $6,639 | 89.8% |
| Brandon O. Cummings | $14,682 | $6,603 | -55% |
| Robert E. Holman | $8,348 | $6,579 | -21.2% |
| Michael R. Styler | $7,625 | $6,340 | -16.9% |
| Monte Kimball | $4,265 | $6,102 | 43.1% |
| Clyde Shumway | $13,918 | $5,895 | -57.6% |
| James Walker | $10,708 | $5,819 | -45.7% |
| Lamar Monroe and Sons, Inc. | $9,071 | $5,696 | -37.2% |
| Richard Smith | $8,596 | $5,673 | -34% |
| William H. Shumway | $18,137 | $5,595 | -69.2% |
| Brandon Anderson | $5,905 | $5,568 | -5.7% |
| Ivan L. Robins | $6,881 | $5,485 | -20.3% |
| Mont Bradfield | $8,076 | $5,441 | -32.6% |
| T & D Land and Livestock, LLC | $20,705 | $5,325 | -74.3% |
| Craig F. Dutson | $7,745 | $5,312 | -31.4% |
| Jared A. Bryan | $8,115 | $5,239 | -35.4% |
| Dallen C. Quarnberg | $8,713 | $5,206 | -40.3% |
| Janet Monsen | $5,693 | $5,138 | -9.7% |
| Gene Snow | $18,495 | $5,084 | -72.5% |
| Gary Teeples | $11,476 | $4,889 | -57.4% |
| Trav C Bond | $4,283 | $4,882 | 14% |
| Phil Jensen | $491 | $4,830 | 883.7% |
| Kolby Bond | $5,909 | $4,569 | -22.7% |
| Tyrel J. Smith | $0 | $4,525 | -- |
| Allison Lovell | $249 | $4,453 | 1,688.4% |
| Michael Palmer | $5,986 | $4,255 | -28.9% |
| Duane Jace Johnson | $7,568 | $4,201 | -44.5% |
| Ken C. Christensen | $415 | $4,179 | 907% |
| Connor D. Kent | $8,124 | $4,115 | -49.3% |
| Anthony P. Fuller | $2,097 | $4,005 | 91% |
| Cade Riding | $7,044 | $3,957 | -43.8% |
| Gary Shurtz | $4,159 | $3,940 | -5.3% |
| Gaylen Cropper | $0 | $3,841 | -- |
| Kole Edward Lyman | $4,441 | $3,826 | -13.8% |
| Darren Teeples | $8,235 | $3,754 | -54.4% |
| Jack R. Davies | $4,853 | $3,675 | -24.3% |
| Matthew Roach | $4,118 | $3,661 | -11.1% |
| Lars L. Rasmussen | $181 | $3,618 | 1,898.9% |
| Grant Hildebrand | $10,601 | $3,518 | -66.8% |
| Frank T. Stevens | $31,372 | $3,467 | -88.9% |
| Aliese Joyce Withers | $5,395 | $3,465 | -35.8% |
| Bradley Withers | $8,720 | $3,464 | -60.3% |
| Ted Bennett | $3,157 | $3,459 | 9.6% |
| Dale Roper | $2,714 | $3,446 | 27% |
| Douglas Stanworth | $2,672 | $3,351 | 25.4% |
| Bruce Turner | $4,243 | $3,303 | -22.2% |
| Brett Turner | $3,469 | $3,291 | -5.1% |
| Dallan H Hathaway | $6,382 | $3,283 | -48.6% |
| Chase William Howlett | $3,172 | $3,233 | 1.9% |
| Alberto Diaz | $13,397 | $3,217 | -76% |
| Mark T. Wardle | $5,354 | $3,184 | -40.5% |
| Jed Howlett | $3,126 | $3,132 | 0.2% |
| Darren C. Smith | $2,077 | $3,054 | 47% |
| Ray Stewart | $7,510 | $2,999 | -60.1% |
| Cole Stewart | $4,620 | $2,841 | -38.5% |
| Jason Ray Stewart | $7,394 | $2,778 | -62.4% |
| Demar A. Iverson | $5,407 | $2,724 | -49.6% |
| George Beeston | $3,147 | $2,724 | -13.4% |
| Jordan Fowles | $10,262 | $2,674 | -73.9% |
| Stanley O. Harmon | $7,582 | $2,671 | -64.8% |
| Blaine Overson | $4,213 | $2,669 | -36.6% |
| Wm Mark Petersen | $3,791 | $2,668 | -29.6% |
| Joshua Nelson | $0 | $2,620 | -- |
| Larry J. Oliver | $1,270 | $2,619 | 106.2% |
| Preston Kay Carter | $4,018 | $2,575 | -35.9% |
| Richard J. Carter | $1,166 | $2,565 | 120% |
| Bold Binx Butler | $13,158 | $2,500 | -81% |
| Corey Withers | $13,974 | $2,497 | -82.1% |
| Russell L. Clark | $1,787 | $2,383 | 33.4% |
| Robby D. Kelsey | $4,669 | $2,368 | -49.3% |
| Neil Ashton | $3,718 | $2,336 | -37.2% |
| Ed Degraffenried | $4,401 | $2,310 | -47.5% |
| Klint Atkinson | $3,463 | $2,278 | -34.2% |
| Paul W. Fowles | $2,779 | $2,177 | -21.7% |
| Alexis Leigh Taylor | $5,013 | $2,165 | -56.8% |
| Sherry Paxton | $2,085 | $2,085 | 0% |
| Bruce Petersen | $1,411 | $1,881 | 33.3% |
| Jeannie Swain | $3,915 | $1,845 | -52.9% |
| Reed O. Jeffery | $11,571 | $1,837 | -84.1% |
| Janice Ellsworth | $1,790 | $1,833 | 2.4% |
| Timothy D. Crafts | $292 | $1,755 | 501% |
| Udell Sorensen | $3,818 | $1,619 | -57.6% |
| FSA | $0 | $1,607 | -- |
| Steven Albrecht | $1,205 | $1,606 | 33.3% |
| James Kent Crapo | $3,960 | $1,578 | -60.2% |
| Ismael Aleman Sr. | $6,853 | $1,545 | -77.5% |
| Todd E. Holt | $248 | $1,534 | 518.5% |
| Elmo Neilsen | $3,968 | $1,453 | -63.4% |
| Paradise Management, Inc. | $10,597 | $1,197 | -88.7% |
| Tyler Kent Stewart | $2,049 | $1,187 | -42.1% |
| Kasey Eugene King | $4,132 | $1,184 | -71.3% |
| Lawrence Schena | $1,713 | $1,179 | -31.2% |
| Carol A. Meinhardt | $2,090 | $1,168 | -44.1% |
| Russ Day | $856 | $1,142 | 33.4% |
| Gregory A. Roper | $195 | $1,097 | 462.6% |
| David Winston Snow | $2,702 | $1,072 | -60.3% |
| Stacy L. Stephenson | $3,944 | $1,062 | -73.1% |
| Jason J. Rowley | $7,407 | $996 | -86.6% |
| Lynn T. Bond | $743 | $991 | 33.4% |
| Michael S. Nielson | $0 | $985 | -- |
| 4D Cattle Company, LLC | $6,874 | $828 | -88% |
| Cynthia Tracy | $558 | $744 | 33.3% |
| Kyle J. Wheeler | $9,162 | $739 | -91.9% |
| Dixon Eliason | $874 | $723 | -17.3% |
| Jaxon Stanworth | $538 | $717 | 33.3% |
| Donald R. Petersen | $806 | $709 | -12% |
| Alan Dewsnup | $651 | $693 | 6.5% |
| Steven B. Johnson | $1,227 | $683 | -44.3% |
| Patrick Stefanoff | $1,066 | $651 | -38.9% |
| Joshua Adams | $5,066 | $647 | -87.2% |
| Gale V. Bennett | $456 | $608 | 33.3% |
| Wade L. Nielson | $4,946 | $595 | -88% |
| Wm Russell Finlinson | $0 | $537 | -- |
| Arlene E. Turner | $14,100 | $502 | -96.4% |
| Sean Kelly | $4,102 | $449 | -89.1% |
| Ken Visser | $716 | $382 | -46.6% |
| Wayne Jeffery | $909 | $370 | -59.3% |
| Elden Shurtz | $500 | $364 | -27.2% |
| Wayne E. Starley | $0 | $341 | -- |
| Schmutz Farm, LLC | $571 | $301 | -47.3% |
| Logan Earl Johnson | $2,992 | $291 | -90.3% |
| Trent Wayne Anderson | $1,089 | $282 | -74.1% |
| Richard Lake | $512 | $265 | -48.2% |
| Mike Clark | $653 | $259 | -60.3% |
| Allen Hobbs | $436 | $240 | -45% |
| Stewart Vaughn | $774 | $165 | -78.7% |
| Wacey Jenkins | $587 | $90 | -84.7% |
| Richard L. Bishop | $183 | $56 | -69.4% |
| Cecil F. Baker III | $222 | $0 | -100% |
| G W & Ramona Kenney Trust | $3,016 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason D. Shurtz | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry E. Pauly | $5,535 | $0 | -100% |
| Mont William McPherson | $25,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Mountain View Dairy 1, LLC | $46,472 | $0 | -100% |
| North Pasture Dairy, LLC | $104,859 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephenson's Honey Company | $41,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Stoddard Honey Company | $70,327 | $0 | -100% |
| Whitt Maynard Sorenson | $2,619 | $0 | -100% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation | $653,022 | $0 | -100% |
| Gc Farms | $3,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Georgia A. Starley | $9,437 | $0 | -100% |
| Krystyn Stevens | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Mill Flow Farms, LLC | $2,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Mountain View Mushrooms, LLC | $277,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Swallow Agent, LLC | $29,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Brodie Jackson | $1,373 | $0 | -100% |
| J12 Livestock, LLC | $93,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Ross M. Stevens | $18,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Venez Ann Johnson | $9,877 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Colten Chlarson | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Madsen | $3,489 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Kelly Nafus | $743 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank D. Vincent | $1,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Vincent Family Ranch Operat | $225,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrel C. Curtis | $26,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared Buhler | $627 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald W. Holyoak | $8,577 | $0 | -100% |
| X Bar Land & Livestock Company LL | $15,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,532,570 | $5,493,206 | -52.4% |
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