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In 2021, 90 farmers in cities within Tooele County received a total of $1.2 million in 184 farm subsidies, a 9.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.4 million in 193 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titmus Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $179,007 | -- |
| KLM Farms, LLC | $119,719 | $103,283 | -13.7% |
| Brian W. Christensen | $68,511 | $60,222 | -12.1% |
| Rockin R Ranch a, LLC | $27,324 | $51,531 | 88.6% |
| Eddie Roberts | $49,676 | $48,382 | -2.6% |
| Johnson Land and Livestock, LLC | $48,469 | $48,144 | -0.7% |
| Ajax Cattle Company, LLC | $40,337 | $46,452 | 15.2% |
| Richard Anderson | $21,692 | $43,039 | 98.4% |
| Alan Rex Mitchell | $23,521 | $38,767 | 64.8% |
| J5 Livestock, LLC | $5,280 | $38,669 | 632.4% |
| Bobbie Jo Matthews | $37,507 | $33,422 | -10.9% |
| M7 Livestock, LLC | $30,976 | $28,051 | -9.4% |
| Alvin P. Matthews | $27,124 | $27,124 | 0% |
| Rulon M. Higley | $29,629 | $23,085 | -22.1% |
| Hunt Ranch, LLC | $0 | $20,388 | -- |
| Charles M. Larson | $32,021 | $20,161 | -37% |
| Judy L. Warr | $32,182 | $19,972 | -37.9% |
| Willow Springs Ranch | $44,338 | $19,726 | -55.5% |
| James R. Gowans | $9,580 | $19,329 | 101.8% |
| David D. Keith | $57,034 | $18,205 | -68.1% |
| Walters Ranch, LLC | $0 | $16,725 | -- |
| Dennis K. Timm | $26,128 | $15,997 | -38.8% |
| CNT Cattle Ranch, LLC | $0 | $15,826 | -- |
| B&M Farms, LLC | $3,497 | $15,254 | 336.2% |
| Rockin R Ranch B, LLC | $11,231 | $15,232 | 35.6% |
| Hogan Brothers, Inc. | $13,338 | $12,780 | -4.2% |
| Richard M. Olson | $14,261 | $12,670 | -11.2% |
| Richard W. McClimans | $16,395 | $12,551 | -23.4% |
| Browns Diamond J | $8,339 | $12,440 | 49.2% |
| Martin L. Anderson | $42,059 | $12,060 | -71.3% |
| Keith R. Christensen | $11,305 | $10,847 | -4.1% |
| Trey Don Campbell | $11,237 | $10,331 | -8.1% |
| Brad Bunderson | $15,414 | $9,360 | -39.3% |
| Mike C. Worthington | $2,880 | $9,226 | 220.3% |
| Travis Shafer | $25,779 | $8,879 | -65.6% |
| Ernest Matthews | $4,749 | $8,126 | 71.1% |
| Scott Droubay | $6,924 | $7,668 | 10.7% |
| Scott Raymond Pehrson | $5,940 | $6,812 | 14.7% |
| Blaine S. Russell | $10,377 | $6,417 | -38.2% |
| Wayne Boyer | $11,496 | $6,281 | -45.4% |
| Pete Castagno | $11,587 | $6,026 | -48% |
| Ty David Titmus | $41,494 | $6,020 | -85.5% |
| Brian Sagers | $1,431 | $5,951 | 315.9% |
| Alma Lamar Parker II | $0 | $5,821 | -- |
| Nate Sagers | $0 | $5,364 | -- |
| Ward C. Johnson | $5,355 | $5,355 | 0% |
| Michael L. Dow | $19,571 | $5,325 | -72.8% |
| Craig Pitt | $0 | $5,146 | -- |
| John Olson | $2,019 | $4,843 | 139.9% |
| Braydin Craig Evans | $4,015 | $4,810 | 19.8% |
| Lawrence Brothers | $15,332 | $4,779 | -68.8% |
| James H. Ekker | $12,826 | $4,185 | -67.4% |
| Kasey M. Brown | $5,500 | $3,481 | -36.7% |
| Carter Douglass | $4,867 | $3,418 | -29.8% |
| William Andrew Alder | $6,864 | $3,210 | -53.2% |
| Clara G Elton Family Trust | $3,048 | $3,048 | 0% |
| Kathryn L. Matthews | $4,408 | $3,047 | -30.9% |
| Caldwell Ranching, LLC | $0 | $3,041 | -- |
| Don Bryant | $0 | $2,948 | -- |
| Dusty Sagers | $0 | $2,525 | -- |
| Kelley Russell | $4,048 | $2,185 | -46% |
| Northside Livestock, Inc. | $0 | $2,085 | -- |
| Glenna a Matekel | $1,321 | $1,987 | 50.4% |
| J & M Christensen Farms, LLC | $2,538 | $1,894 | -25.4% |
| Amie C. Paulick | $4,488 | $1,823 | -59.4% |
| Johnson Cattle Company | $7,260 | $1,638 | -77.4% |
| Richard B. Hardy | $0 | $1,608 | -- |
| Carter G. Douglass | $0 | $1,539 | -- |
| Devin Kay Timm | $5,727 | $1,513 | -73.6% |
| Shay John Penney | $6,666 | $1,471 | -77.9% |
| Russell Johnson | $3,520 | $1,275 | -63.8% |
| Austin Anderson | $3,676 | $1,171 | -68.1% |
| Doyle Garrard | $1,634 | $1,133 | -30.7% |
| Cascade Dairy, Inc. | $2,368 | $1,096 | -53.7% |
| Shawn Max Proctor | $2,902 | $1,095 | -62.3% |
| Darrell Holden | $0 | $970 | -- |
| CNT Cattle Ranch, LLC | $11,540 | $834 | -92.8% |
| Michael Mavity | $1,938 | $689 | -64.4% |
| Mark Wright | $2,750 | $592 | -78.5% |
| Trent E. Loomis | $2,167 | $515 | -76.2% |
| Gary Dale Riddle | $8,518 | $495 | -94.2% |
| Jonathan Hyrum Kingston | $0 | $471 | -- |
| Rodney Manzione | $0 | $405 | -- |
| Clifford Cole Russell | $1,793 | $402 | -77.6% |
| Charles E. Dewitt | $1,277 | $399 | -68.8% |
| Michael John Evans | $0 | $351 | -- |
| Wyatt Harding | $0 | $302 | -- |
| Buzianis Family Trust | $396 | $283 | -28.5% |
| Nancy Lunt | $65 | $70 | 7.7% |
| Wilma A. Crowther | $0 | $55 | -- |
| David McCleskey | $2,436 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffery Clyde Williams | $3,360 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil Johnson | $9,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Craig Pitt | $8,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Titmus Family Farms | $116,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Hunt | $7,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Caldwell | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Garth A. Stookey | $945 | $0 | -100% |
| Wylie Peterson | $852 | $0 | -100% |
| Don R and Phyllis Dobson Family T | $12,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. Pitt | $8,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Nielson | $913 | $0 | -100% |
| Walters Ranch Lc | $21,913 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl F Peherson | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelley R. Shumway | $3,232 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,360,916 | $1,231,130 | -9.5% |
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