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In 2021, 183 farmers in cities within Emery County received a total of $3.2 million in 503 farm subsidies, a 45.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.8 million in 626 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 Emery County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Glass Ranch, LLC | $133,764 | $184,902 | 38.2% |
| Magnuson Livestock, LLC | $247,122 | $139,848 | -43.4% |
| Castle Valley Cattle, LLC | $119,712 | $121,261 | 1.3% |
| Wade K. Jensen | $0 | $105,736 | -- |
| E Leon Mcelprang | $209,079 | $88,555 | -57.6% |
| Black Dragon Ranch, LLC | $80,976 | $88,265 | 9% |
| Timothy Jay Vetere | $66,694 | $87,561 | 31.3% |
| Michael L. Christensen | $72,491 | $66,518 | -8.2% |
| KFJ Ranch, LLC | $144,920 | $64,181 | -55.7% |
| Cameron Jensen | $42,163 | $63,337 | 50.2% |
| Kash D. Winn | $153,204 | $59,608 | -61.1% |
| Dustin D. Huntington | $119,745 | $58,438 | -51.2% |
| Kevin E. Gordon | $101,483 | $58,424 | -42.4% |
| Justus L. Jorgensen | $120,164 | $57,098 | -52.5% |
| Joel J Hatch-Jensen | $55,351 | $56,805 | 2.6% |
| Johansen Ranch, LLC | $36,600 | $53,224 | 45.4% |
| John Cory Vetere | $107,539 | $45,960 | -57.3% |
| John Lemon | $119,181 | $45,429 | -61.9% |
| Tara M. Payne | $86,823 | $43,764 | -49.6% |
| Nielson Ranches, LLC | $86,753 | $42,643 | -50.8% |
| Bill Stansfield | $90,744 | $41,792 | -53.9% |
| Thomas R Mcelprang | $65,688 | $40,807 | -37.9% |
| Cory J. Vetere | $65,609 | $35,182 | -46.4% |
| Morris R. Sorensen | $86,771 | $34,295 | -60.5% |
| Benson Livestock | $51,932 | $34,270 | -34% |
| James K. Allred | $68,381 | $33,432 | -51.1% |
| Cory Cloward | $86,765 | $33,036 | -61.9% |
| Singleton Cattle Company, LLC | $41,722 | $31,928 | -23.5% |
| Lee R. Thayn | $60,108 | $31,746 | -47.2% |
| Jensen Ranches, LLC | $61,142 | $31,549 | -48.4% |
| Sherrel D. Ward | $51,726 | $28,818 | -44.3% |
| Dustin C. Hansen | $32,321 | $28,329 | -12.4% |
| Bryan Tate Weber | $54,698 | $27,662 | -49.4% |
| Eric Victor Staley | $49,239 | $27,093 | -45% |
| Ross Clay Wilberg | $40,287 | $27,071 | -32.8% |
| Coby D. Hunt | $25,624 | $26,617 | 3.9% |
| Michael D. Olsen | $16,054 | $26,068 | 62.4% |
| Merrill Duncan | $0 | $25,916 | -- |
| Earl Gordon | $36,297 | $25,783 | -29% |
| Joshua Reid Wilson | $37,417 | $25,779 | -31.1% |
| Johansen Herefords, LLC | $37,125 | $25,643 | -30.9% |
| Brett Richard Behling | $31,194 | $24,894 | -20.2% |
| Wayde S. Nielsen | $49,536 | $24,186 | -51.2% |
| Eugene Winder | $44,541 | $24,135 | -45.8% |
| Ginette Bunderson | $79,389 | $23,933 | -69.9% |
| Bill Allred | $51,001 | $23,361 | -54.2% |
| Craig W. Guymon | $15,305 | $23,094 | 50.9% |
| Slate R. Stewart | $19,573 | $22,653 | 15.7% |
| Keven Behling | $75,657 | $22,061 | -70.8% |
| Kirk G. Jensen | $43,470 | $22,016 | -49.4% |
| Angie Y. Peacock | $41,106 | $21,907 | -46.7% |
| Castle Valley Ranches, LLC | $142,239 | $21,229 | -85.1% |
| Ray M. Guymon | $26,419 | $20,472 | -22.5% |
| Clyde Garrett Conover | $57,101 | $20,090 | -64.8% |
| Ken Christiansen | $52,912 | $19,407 | -63.3% |
| Ld Jensen | $41,040 | $19,306 | -53% |
| Mistie J. Christiansen | $66,947 | $18,765 | -72% |
| William Edward Pfenning | $0 | $15,729 | -- |
| Tyler L. Jeffs | $8,580 | $14,908 | 73.8% |
| Marc C. Jensen | $19,025 | $14,804 | -22.2% |
| Academy Farms Corporation | $9,977 | $14,501 | 45.3% |
| Bar Diamond Bar, LLC | $13,698 | $14,416 | 5.2% |
| Jason Kenneth Bingham | $0 | $14,394 | -- |
| Rock Canyon Cattle Company, LLC | $37,057 | $14,302 | -61.4% |
| David Neal Hansen | $18,795 | $14,090 | -25% |
| Lisa Behling | $24,098 | $14,020 | -41.8% |
| Benny L. Allred | $23,499 | $13,619 | -42% |
| Chris C. Dunham | $42,803 | $13,490 | -68.5% |
| ARCH & Marilyn Allred Family Trust | $0 | $12,507 | -- |
| Seth W. Weber | $46,189 | $12,178 | -73.6% |
| Donna Lemmon | $14,008 | $11,850 | -15.4% |
| Wade Keven Jensen | $308,116 | $11,838 | -96.2% |
| Lance D. Brady | $38,768 | $11,647 | -70% |
| Jenni Fasselin | $24,969 | $11,554 | -53.7% |
| Jake V. Gardner | $24,943 | $11,409 | -54.3% |
| Duane Kearl Jensen | $6,271 | $11,137 | 77.6% |
| Cal Jensen | $0 | $10,937 | -- |
| Cody Jensen | $10,391 | $10,887 | 4.8% |
| Hugh Grange | $18,433 | $10,719 | -41.8% |
| Clifton R Mcelprang | $15,318 | $10,599 | -30.8% |
| Mervin Merrill Duncan | $106,365 | $10,530 | -90.1% |
| Abbie M. Christiansen | $48,383 | $10,011 | -79.3% |
| Ralph O. Justesen | $7,543 | $10,005 | 32.6% |
| Brooks Hugh Behling | $7,736 | $9,991 | 29.1% |
| Russell Odle | $37,100 | $9,942 | -73.2% |
| Bret Carter | $14,916 | $9,901 | -33.6% |
| Shaun R. Jeffs | $12,928 | $9,656 | -25.3% |
| Guy D. Allred | $7,324 | $9,513 | 29.9% |
| Edward Lamar Hansen | $17,228 | $9,488 | -44.9% |
| Ralph Anderson | $101,280 | $9,484 | -90.6% |
| Layne Fox | $11,742 | $9,436 | -19.6% |
| Monroe B. Magnuson | $12,406 | $8,935 | -28% |
| Kenn C. Kofford | $16,129 | $8,606 | -46.6% |
| Daniel Lyons | $10,213 | $8,538 | -16.4% |
| Lonetree Family Ranch, LLC | $28,344 | $8,412 | -70.3% |
| Dan S. Hunter | $13,354 | $8,383 | -37.2% |
| Chris L. Carter | $9,977 | $7,641 | -23.4% |
| Justin C. Truman | $8,106 | $7,404 | -8.7% |
| Brett L. Jeffs | $9,725 | $7,366 | -24.3% |
| Karl Justesen | $4,466 | $7,348 | 64.5% |
| Hans G. Hansen | $11,225 | $6,858 | -38.9% |
| Dick K. Jones | $16,438 | $6,770 | -58.8% |
| Howard R. Tuttle | $7,432 | $6,514 | -12.4% |
| Michael Behling | $6,676 | $6,240 | -6.5% |
| Olive Mcarthur & Sons | $7,265 | $6,112 | -15.9% |
| Kirk Hansen | $10,536 | $6,101 | -42.1% |
| Dana A. Jenkins | $28,643 | $5,891 | -79.4% |
| Shane L. Nelson | $9,081 | $5,089 | -44% |
| Scott Olsen | $8,567 | $5,048 | -41.1% |
| Dean L. King | $26,284 | $5,027 | -80.9% |
| Jesse L. Allan | $3,244 | $4,970 | 53.2% |
| Laurel Ann Nielsen | $5,021 | $4,847 | -3.5% |
| Michael L. Johansen | $7,738 | $4,846 | -37.4% |
| Tyrel G. Brady | $7,295 | $4,824 | -33.9% |
| Gary Price | $5,081 | $4,289 | -15.6% |
| Ted N. Curtis | $3,378 | $3,937 | 16.5% |
| Craig Eric Nielsen | $3,965 | $3,598 | -9.3% |
| Josiah Cy K. Eardley | $24,211 | $3,562 | -85.3% |
| Justin S. Miller | $3,831 | $3,559 | -7.1% |
| San Rafael Livestock, LLC | $42,335 | $3,251 | -92.3% |
| Tracy F. Behling | $2,423 | $3,230 | 33.3% |
| Duane Gilbert | $11,086 | $3,222 | -70.9% |
| Beau Dean Killpack | $0 | $3,156 | -- |
| Michael Wayne Davis | $10,450 | $2,912 | -72.1% |
| Gregory W. Vetere | $26,763 | $2,878 | -89.2% |
| Hayden K. Hansen | $4,963 | $2,825 | -43.1% |
| Jana J. Larsen | $4,275 | $2,653 | -37.9% |
| Michael R. Allred | $2,779 | $2,628 | -5.4% |
| Brent Sitterud | $0 | $2,598 | -- |
| James Nielsen | $1,327 | $2,522 | 90.1% |
| C2 Farms Company | $4,595 | $2,472 | -46.2% |
| Gratt Dalton | $7,693 | $2,432 | -68.4% |
| Lee V. Moss | $0 | $2,393 | -- |
| Moriah Allred | $199 | $2,155 | 982.9% |
| Tate Jensen | $2,612 | $2,016 | -22.8% |
| Thomas P. Guymon | $4,370 | $1,937 | -55.7% |
| Ross C. Huntington | $12,466 | $1,916 | -84.6% |
| Sharamie Darshan Feichko | $0 | $1,840 | -- |
| Brittany F. Cox | $2,120 | $1,803 | -15% |
| Tiffany Jorgensen | $7,539 | $1,697 | -77.5% |
| Lynn Mortensen | $4,059 | $1,690 | -58.4% |
| Tom Hardee | $3,181 | $1,628 | -48.8% |
| John Wes Staley | $20,391 | $1,502 | -92.6% |
| Austin Louis Ward | $5,590 | $1,473 | -73.6% |
| Brandon B. Hansen | $1,088 | $1,440 | 32.4% |
| Karl O. Jensen | $1,383 | $1,330 | -3.8% |
| Tanner Blaine Silliman | $6,968 | $1,139 | -83.7% |
| Mark Tuttle | $3,947 | $1,138 | -71.2% |
| Edith A. Greenan | $2,921 | $1,117 | -61.8% |
| Wayne M. Huntsman | $3,641 | $1,116 | -69.3% |
| Chris S. Guymon | $2,706 | $1,112 | -58.9% |
| Darrell George Stewart | $0 | $1,101 | -- |
| Robert Jess Larsen | $2,076 | $1,033 | -50.2% |
| Scott K. Young | $2,873 | $1,020 | -64.5% |
| Schaly C Ungerman | $966 | $922 | -4.6% |
| Jeffrey J. Guymon | $2,713 | $904 | -66.7% |
| Josie E. Ramstetter | $4,136 | $848 | -79.5% |
| Bryant Chris Hansen | $648 | $846 | 30.6% |
| Ron B. Fausett | $579 | $772 | 33.3% |
| Wendy A. Marshall | $0 | $752 | -- |
| Garth Ed Thomson | $960 | $743 | -22.6% |
| Casey Lynn Toomer | $649 | $719 | 10.8% |
| David Bastian | $4,034 | $679 | -83.2% |
| Tina Lyons | $0 | $675 | -- |
| Tracy Addley | $1,627 | $662 | -59.3% |
| Kenneth J. Anderson | $0 | $618 | -- |
| David K. Kinder | $1,942 | $617 | -68.2% |
| Ben Staley | $414 | $553 | 33.6% |
| Julie M. Housekeeper | $3,196 | $507 | -84.1% |
| Tyler Jeffery Tuttle | $1,507 | $449 | -70.2% |
| Boyd W. Griffin | $2,459 | $418 | -83% |
| Kay Truman | $4,039 | $392 | -90.3% |
| Glenna Sasser | $1,060 | $387 | -63.5% |
| Leland Sasser | $1,060 | $387 | -63.5% |
| Marie Guymon N. Johnson | $1,279 | $385 | -69.9% |
| Kristine M. Bell | $1,914 | $372 | -80.6% |
| Cody M. Wilstead | $2,134 | $346 | -83.8% |
| Luke Thomas Ryan | $1,099 | $232 | -78.9% |
| Don James Huggard | $692 | $152 | -78% |
| Martin Wilson | $0 | $128 | -- |
| Guy Naylor Musser | $410 | $118 | -71.2% |
| Michael Allen Jewkes | $68 | $90 | 32.4% |
| Mary C Lofley | $96 | $45 | -53.1% |
| Farm Service Agency | $16,799 | $0 | -100% |
| Klayton J Laws | $11,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney C. Magnuson | $35,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane Leo Nielsen | $24,332 | $0 | -100% |
| ARCH & Marilyn Allred Family Trus | $20,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Floyd McMullin | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Brytan C Hansen | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Landon K. Jacobson | $1,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Trent K. Young | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Earlene F. Christiansen | $27,203 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Byars | $11,085 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel C. Jensen | $746 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley R. Benson | $2,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Eldon Price | $373 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacen B Benson | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Parrish | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard R. Benson | $3,143 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyson R. Benson | $3,736 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody R. Davis | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest Bastian | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandi S. Ivie | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent W. Cook | $2,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Brock L. Truman | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Courtney Guymon | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Korey McArthur | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,811,475 | $3,185,182 | -45.2% |
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