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In 2021, 173 farmers in cities within Weber County received a total of $2 million in 332 farm subsidies, a 67.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.3 million in 444 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 Weber County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsons Green Acres | $919,805 | $147,562 | -84% |
| Wadeland South, LLC | $1,258,500 | $131,455 | -89.6% |
| Scott O. Wayment | $211,388 | $125,429 | -40.7% |
| Degiorgio Farms, LLC | $96,689 | $123,854 | 28.1% |
| Rex Hancock | $104,993 | $101,153 | -3.7% |
| Blair D. Hancock | $93,195 | $94,996 | 1.9% |
| Pappy's Farms, LLC | $97,000 | $92,804 | -4.3% |
| Mcfarland Farms, Inc. | $94,002 | $74,414 | -20.8% |
| Bar-M Cattle Company, LLC | $128,163 | $67,180 | -47.6% |
| Chugg Jersey, LLC | $98,035 | $67,057 | -31.6% |
| NGW Ranch, LLC | $239,609 | $65,426 | -72.7% |
| Travis Murphy | $86,790 | $53,831 | -38% |
| Dean and Steven Martini Dairy Operation, LLC | $0 | $52,996 | -- |
| Kayla Wayment | $49,720 | $40,390 | -18.8% |
| Hill Farms and Cattle, LLC | $92,883 | $29,680 | -68% |
| C3's Ranch, LLC | $19,896 | $27,539 | 38.4% |
| JP Farm & Ranch, LLC | $13,604 | $25,884 | 90.3% |
| Lynn Folkman | $31,009 | $25,196 | -18.7% |
| Stephanie L. Moulding | $43,554 | $24,715 | -43.3% |
| Gray Eagle, LLC | $23,982 | $24,512 | 2.2% |
| Stan Fowers Farms, Inc. | $200,236 | $21,522 | -89.3% |
| DMC LMG, LLC | $52,263 | $20,503 | -60.8% |
| Ron H Surrage | $10,388 | $19,657 | 89.2% |
| Joseph Myers | $14,421 | $18,193 | 26.2% |
| ACS Support Stop 6052 | $0 | $16,161 | -- |
| Justin Barrow | $62,167 | $15,900 | -74.4% |
| Leron D. Lechtenberg | $14,895 | $14,895 | 0% |
| Gary W. Samples | $2,457 | $14,689 | 497.8% |
| Bighorn, Inc. | $16,038 | $14,238 | -11.2% |
| Elwell Farms, LLC | $23,760 | $13,140 | -44.7% |
| Tracy C. Woolsey | $22,270 | $13,090 | -41.2% |
| Zabolotney Family Trust | $12,997 | $12,997 | 0% |
| Lois Carol Shriber | $12,202 | $12,202 | 0% |
| James L Surrage | $12,926 | $11,602 | -10.2% |
| Brad M. Fowers | $94,853 | $10,828 | -88.6% |
| Dave Garside | $47,935 | $10,197 | -78.7% |
| Twin Rivers Ranch, LLC | $0 | $10,193 | -- |
| Shaw Land & Livestock Company, LLC | $19,682 | $10,118 | -48.6% |
| Jay Christensen | $838 | $9,956 | 1,088.1% |
| Hancock Farms | $9,650 | $9,858 | 2.2% |
| Leh Farms, LLC | $4,568 | $9,447 | 106.8% |
| Cody J. Wayment | $19,899 | $9,327 | -53.1% |
| Kenneth & Carolyn Hacking Trust | $6,714 | $9,079 | 35.2% |
| David M Hill Farm | $9,130 | $8,789 | -3.7% |
| Kenneth L Paul Revocable Trust | $8,071 | $8,146 | 0.9% |
| Scott C. Shriber | $8,135 | $8,135 | 0% |
| Wayne Leasing, LLC | $8,092 | $8,092 | 0% |
| Jeffery H. Gideon | $18,601 | $7,928 | -57.4% |
| Marvin R. Spatig | $9,223 | $7,834 | -15.1% |
| Richard Elmer | $49,783 | $7,744 | -84.4% |
| Holmes Farms, LLC | $14,438 | $7,655 | -47% |
| Angela Eschler | $7,514 | $7,479 | -0.5% |
| Thomas R. Sowder | $8,914 | $7,165 | -19.6% |
| Bennett Farms Legacy, LLC | $248,145 | $6,805 | -97.3% |
| Robert C. Shriber | $6,779 | $6,779 | 0% |
| Gill H. Dutson | $8,068 | $6,439 | -20.2% |
| Cross Ranches, LLC | $9,010 | $6,435 | -28.6% |
| Gail H. Whitaker | $20,497 | $6,059 | -70.4% |
| Deborah H. Werthmann | $20,493 | $6,058 | -70.4% |
| Roxanne H. Hess | $20,493 | $6,058 | -70.4% |
| Robert Bren Edwards | $12,120 | $6,050 | -50.1% |
| ACS Support - Stop 6052 | $0 | $5,754 | -- |
| Glynis Jones Gooch | $5,546 | $5,520 | -0.5% |
| Stratford Dairy, LLC | $37,781 | $5,456 | -85.6% |
| Anthony R Ward Ranching, Inc. | $16,059 | $5,350 | -66.7% |
| Debbi Harmston | $4,077 | $5,301 | 30% |
| Blake B. Wilson | $1,331 | $5,191 | 290% |
| Jeffery Max Butler | $42,234 | $5,052 | -88% |
| Lance L. Hunting | $22,198 | $4,778 | -78.5% |
| Maxine M. Blank | $4,704 | $4,704 | 0% |
| Flint Farms, LLC | $4,437 | $4,437 | 0% |
| Lonnie W. Godfrey | $5,416 | $4,368 | -19.4% |
| Steven W. Thompson | $9,022 | $4,342 | -51.9% |
| Scott P. Fowers | $32,102 | $4,231 | -86.8% |
| Blake R. Bingham | $8,150 | $4,210 | -48.3% |
| Cash Hancock | $5,005 | $4,080 | -18.5% |
| Richard Hansen | $0 | $4,064 | -- |
| Jacki Joseph | $3,511 | $3,948 | 12.4% |
| Laree W. Cobb | $6,914 | $3,821 | -44.7% |
| Larry Hansen | $4,590 | $3,467 | -24.5% |
| Eugene Bailey | $0 | $3,400 | -- |
| Olsen Family Farm, LLC | $633 | $3,396 | 436.5% |
| Randy Udy | $5,479 | $3,268 | -40.4% |
| Circle F Land & Livestock, LLC | $4,686 | $3,132 | -33.2% |
| Diamond F Livestock, LLC | $25,684 | $3,112 | -87.9% |
| Noland R. Olsen | $0 | $3,065 | -- |
| Randy Morse | $8,424 | $2,971 | -64.7% |
| Larry O. Wade | $1,471 | $2,926 | 98.9% |
| Lyman Barker | $5,077 | $2,875 | -43.4% |
| Charles Jensen | $4,490 | $2,768 | -38.4% |
| John G Meibos | $2,067 | $2,766 | 33.8% |
| Joseph R Meibos | $2,067 | $2,766 | 33.8% |
| Dave Henry | $16,474 | $2,695 | -83.6% |
| E L Prange JR Revocable Trust Indenture | $4,965 | $2,549 | -48.7% |
| Taylor J. Christensen | $0 | $2,332 | -- |
| Douglas L. Hansen | $6,858 | $2,246 | -67.2% |
| Twin Rivers Dairy | $0 | $2,099 | -- |
| Gerald L. Cook | $2,005 | $2,005 | 0% |
| Patricia Lynn Kellogg | $883 | $1,907 | 116% |
| Randall G. Brown | $1,088 | $1,894 | 74.1% |
| John Carricaburu | $1,224 | $1,850 | 51.1% |
| Ronna L. Bowcutt | $1,845 | $1,845 | 0% |
| Dal Enterprises, LLC | $1,832 | $1,832 | 0% |
| Gerald Walters-Jerry Walters Living Trust | $5,938 | $1,731 | -70.8% |
| Neil Spencer Bailey | $0 | $1,728 | -- |
| Darrell F. Poulsen | $4,191 | $1,708 | -59.2% |
| Matt Sorensen | $3,307 | $1,706 | -48.4% |
| Deborah Lynne Turner | $4,703 | $1,675 | -64.4% |
| Richard Miles | $0 | $1,531 | -- |
| Craig W. Cross | $8,139 | $1,516 | -81.4% |
| Clint J. Naisbitt | $2,243 | $1,409 | -37.2% |
| EDH Farms, Inc. | $1,080 | $1,396 | 29.3% |
| River Rock Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,350 | -- |
| Jerry Grant Anderson | $31,061 | $1,331 | -95.7% |
| Dennis L. Martini | $2,932 | $1,275 | -56.5% |
| Kelly Hipwell | $1,861 | $1,181 | -36.5% |
| Phil Spencer | $3,089 | $1,168 | -62.2% |
| Bryan C. Skalsky | $1,144 | $1,129 | -1.3% |
| Spencer Lee Jones | $1,916 | $1,067 | -44.3% |
| Taylor J. Christensen | $3,234 | $1,050 | -67.5% |
| Jake P. Hannum | $15,331 | $1,031 | -93.3% |
| Nemetz Living Trust | $3,543 | $1,005 | -71.6% |
| The Scoular Company | $0 | $1,000 | -- |
| Jake Meibos | $0 | $971 | -- |
| Bird Family, Inc. | $0 | $954 | -- |
| Kim R. Slater | $2,142 | $940 | -56.1% |
| Max W. Barker | $600 | $903 | 50.5% |
| Cedar Crest Brothers, LLC | $2,760 | $900 | -67.4% |
| Eric Rodgers Wade | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Seth D and Barbara C Griffin Family Trust | $0 | $856 | -- |
| Charles F. Retallick | $807 | $807 | 0% |
| Dale R. Fowers | $3,265 | $798 | -75.6% |
| Mcfarland Family Farms, LLC | $12,386 | $790 | -93.6% |
| Jami Petersen-Hadlock | $1,485 | $765 | -48.5% |
| Mitchell Taylor Hunt | $3,793 | $760 | -80% |
| Cathcart Black Diamond, LLC | $879 | $748 | -14.9% |
| Weaver Brent L Living Trust | $892 | $732 | -17.9% |
| Douglas J. Heslop | $2,019 | $726 | -64% |
| Susan H. Fisher | $1,705 | $725 | -57.5% |
| Hyer Hills, Inc. | $646 | $646 | 0% |
| Lori Jo Rasmussen | $636 | $611 | -3.9% |
| Bill Doutre | $1,182 | $602 | -49.1% |
| Norman Ray Lechtenberg | $1,771 | $596 | -66.3% |
| Matthew J Faryna | $0 | $595 | -- |
| Douglas A. Christensen | $1,517 | $556 | -63.3% |
| Allan J. Kap | $889 | $556 | -37.5% |
| Williams Joe L Trust | $990 | $540 | -45.5% |
| Norman E. Mai | $1,520 | $528 | -65.3% |
| Ronald Taylor | $569 | $490 | -13.9% |
| Shane Ross Oliver | $1,045 | $485 | -53.6% |
| Hadley Hunting | $3,872 | $448 | -88.4% |
| Kayden K. Murphy | $759 | $430 | -43.3% |
| KL Shaw Enterprises | $1,461 | $429 | -70.6% |
| Ray R. Smalley | $1,730 | $412 | -76.2% |
| Naisbitt Family Farm, LLC | $304 | $407 | 33.9% |
| Larkin Farms, Inc. | $759 | $397 | -47.7% |
| Kole L. Nielsen | $912 | $390 | -57.2% |
| James Bahr | $0 | $332 | -- |
| Philip W. Hartvigsen | $609 | $317 | -47.9% |
| William M. Wayment | $2,266 | $309 | -86.4% |
| Darlene Debra mc Roberts | $302 | $302 | 0% |
| Karen Ragan | $243 | $236 | -2.9% |
| Julie A. Funk | $0 | $234 | -- |
| Dick Jay Gibson | $898 | $224 | -75.1% |
| Lyle J. Johnston | $706 | $186 | -73.7% |
| J. D. Christensen | $0 | $177 | -- |
| Barker Farm, LLC | $0 | $137 | -- |
| Mark Dame | $121 | $122 | 0.8% |
| Marinda J. Swenson | $188 | $118 | -37.2% |
| Robert E. Peterson | $162 | $80 | -50.6% |
| Dian Cantrell | $72 | $55 | -23.6% |
| Robert L. Warren | $91 | $49 | -46.2% |
| Janine K. Sherwood | $165 | $20 | -87.9% |
| Argyle Acres Utah, LLC | $946 | $0 | -100% |
| Westergard Jerseys, LLC | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake B. Wilson | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| Circle F Farms, LLC | $1,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Darc Campbell | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Valerie Housley | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Caylee Launa Woolsey | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Sierra Fisheries, Inc. | $20,567 | $0 | -100% |
| William Carver | $58 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Krogue | $1,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Devil Creek Trust | $5,978 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary J. Olszewski | $17,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvord Family Farm, LLC | $1,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara C. Griffin | $859 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Warren | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean and Steven Martini Dairy Ope | $35,625 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis W. Greene | $1,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Gibson Dairy, LLC | $796 | $0 | -100% |
| Intermountain Gourmet, LLC | $24,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Jody Call | $335 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Gibson | $617 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly a Cochran-Webb | $597 | $0 | -100% |
| Matt T. Quarnberg | $2,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Milford Kunz | $1,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Peterson | $19,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Pineae Greenhouses, Inc. | $749,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Rich Grant & Sons Ranching Compan | $14,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Roberta Moon | $1,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Moulding | $1,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Vanderwood Family Living Trust | $416 | $0 | -100% |
| Kamie Warren | $324 | $0 | -100% |
| Willa Hurd | $8,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Rose | $10,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Doyle Harris | $798 | $0 | -100% |
| Better Food Farm, LLC | $4,832 | $0 | -100% |
| Colt W. Prevedel | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| David Andersen | $43,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Maxwell Farms, LLC | $33,978 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,327,648 | $2,033,546 | -67.9% |
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