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In 2021, 119 farmers in cities within Iron County received a total of $3 million in 254 farm subsidies, a 41.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.1 million in 312 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Livestock, LLC | $152,461 | $284,566 | 86.6% |
| Clark Brothers | $2,930 | $168,906 | 5,664.7% |
| Dick Clark Livestock, LLC | $180,048 | $136,611 | -24.1% |
| Dutch Cowboy Dairy | $1,065,331 | $127,173 | -88.1% |
| David G. Hulet | $160,459 | $125,802 | -21.6% |
| H a Farms, Inc. | $120,080 | $122,386 | 1.9% |
| Howard W. Jones | $41,910 | $121,389 | 189.6% |
| S & W Hall Company, Inc. | $57,395 | $101,405 | 76.7% |
| Scott A. Stubbs | $112,309 | $100,282 | -10.7% |
| C & S Jones Livestock LC | $162,780 | $93,143 | -42.8% |
| Leavitt Land and Investment, Inc. | $190,250 | $90,564 | -52.4% |
| Matthew Wood | $31,768 | $87,340 | 174.9% |
| MBM Land, LLC | $33,990 | $72,384 | 113% |
| Roy Adams Farms, Inc. | $42,272 | $64,103 | 51.6% |
| Reyes Carballo | $33,001 | $61,948 | 87.7% |
| Henry M. Bulloch | $49,930 | $61,117 | 22.4% |
| Dean Lamoreaux | $70,238 | $55,127 | -21.5% |
| Jared W. Cornelius | $65,740 | $45,868 | -30.2% |
| Kelly J. Evans | $28,552 | $43,088 | 50.9% |
| Charles Franklin Hulet | $40,513 | $40,079 | -1.1% |
| Bradley K. Guymon | $157,712 | $39,728 | -74.8% |
| Nelson Bros Land & Livestock, LLC | $43,381 | $39,311 | -9.4% |
| Burton Land and Livestock | $20,450 | $38,112 | 86.4% |
| Ramzi Hughes | $18,975 | $35,498 | 87.1% |
| Samuel Howard Jones | $7,700 | $33,618 | 336.6% |
| Nelson Family Farm, LLC | $40,040 | $33,078 | -17.4% |
| Brent F. Hunter | $26,062 | $32,396 | 24.3% |
| Thomas D. Robinson | $19,323 | $31,299 | 62% |
| Lyle C. Barton | $122,328 | $31,262 | -74.4% |
| C F Hulet Ranch & Livestock, LLC | $0 | $30,719 | -- |
| Dane B. Lemler | $0 | $29,699 | -- |
| Wayne A. Smith | $47,965 | $27,508 | -42.6% |
| Brad Hulet | $20,255 | $27,107 | 33.8% |
| BJG Land & Livestock, LLC | $15,961 | $26,620 | 66.8% |
| LX Livestock, LLC | $26,823 | $24,324 | -9.3% |
| Jeffrey P. Wood | $19,073 | $22,840 | 19.8% |
| Legrande Webster | $125,907 | $22,646 | -82% |
| Halterman Brothers, Inc. | $23,800 | $21,745 | -8.6% |
| Ralph A. Lister | $11,722 | $21,716 | 85.3% |
| Richard Abbott | $12,460 | $21,641 | 73.7% |
| Jed Christian Nelson | $14,836 | $20,932 | 41.1% |
| Christensen Bros Farms, LLC | $8,864 | $17,400 | 96.3% |
| Jason R. Spencer | $19,768 | $16,273 | -17.7% |
| Matthew Myron Lister | $34,943 | $16,221 | -53.6% |
| Doug C. Lundgren | $15,776 | $15,573 | -1.3% |
| David W. Hatch | $18,872 | $14,739 | -21.9% |
| Todd E Swift-Todd and Kristin Swift Trust | $12,983 | $13,728 | 5.7% |
| Tracy W. Henrie | $14,067 | $13,244 | -5.9% |
| Clifford Stubbs | $23,977 | $12,446 | -48.1% |
| Chae Nelson | $165 | $12,436 | 7,437% |
| Jacob Kendall Benson | $19,210 | $12,323 | -35.9% |
| Jay M. Hunt | $7,590 | $11,443 | 50.8% |
| William Trimmer | $6,228 | $11,428 | 83.5% |
| Slowcow, LLC | $15,495 | $9,088 | -41.3% |
| Shawn Reber Farms, LLC | $11,526 | $8,955 | -22.3% |
| Dean L. Robinson | $11,965 | $8,768 | -26.7% |
| Von Cluff | $0 | $8,620 | -- |
| Whitelaw, Inc. | $6,459 | $8,612 | 33.3% |
| Korey Kemp | $9,281 | $8,519 | -8.2% |
| Bruce H. Green | $8,065 | $8,065 | 0% |
| Gary L. Gardner | $54,985 | $7,706 | -86% |
| Jenson Brothers Farms, Inc. | $5,601 | $7,468 | 33.3% |
| Justin M. Larson | $0 | $7,322 | -- |
| Spearhead Land & Livestock | $0 | $7,307 | -- |
| Richard R. Tebbs | $812 | $7,106 | 775.1% |
| Jacob T. Johnson | $8,135 | $7,056 | -13.3% |
| C & R Cattle Company, LLC | $1,650 | $7,004 | 324.5% |
| Sherratt Farms | $42,515 | $6,697 | -84.2% |
| Marilynn T. Brown | $6,618 | $6,618 | 0% |
| Dee L. Shakespear | $4,318 | $6,451 | 49.4% |
| Justin Larson | $5,115 | $6,045 | 18.2% |
| Chris Gale | $2,860 | $5,890 | 105.9% |
| Randall S. Lister | $20,385 | $5,658 | -72.2% |
| Sweet Pea Farm & Orchard, LLC | $0 | $5,586 | -- |
| Linford K. Nelson | $0 | $5,191 | -- |
| Robert S Clark Sheep & Cattle Company | $0 | $4,744 | -- |
| Worth H. Grimshaw | $13,478 | $4,503 | -66.6% |
| Matthew W. Rhodes | $2,710 | $4,103 | 51.4% |
| Tony H. Orton | $3,372 | $4,061 | 20.4% |
| Carl B. Nelson | $0 | $3,569 | -- |
| Jack Smith | $2,883 | $3,513 | 21.9% |
| Borden Jenkins | $2,172 | $2,724 | 25.4% |
| Bret G. Whittier | $23,577 | $2,178 | -90.8% |
| Glen L. Halterman | $1,717 | $2,061 | 20% |
| Mr. Steven M. Dodds | $1,353 | $2,034 | 50.3% |
| Colby Hulet | $9,713 | $1,949 | -79.9% |
| Bauer Farms & Livestock, LLC | $26,888 | $1,834 | -93.2% |
| Butler Creek Livestock, LLC | $4,257 | $1,795 | -57.8% |
| Bruce R. Taylor | $1,409 | $1,631 | 15.8% |
| Trent Spencer Danklef | $4,663 | $1,562 | -66.5% |
| Lee Joshua Grimm | $1,153 | $1,537 | 33.3% |
| Utopia Enterprises, LLC | $2,464 | $1,456 | -40.9% |
| Lovell Bee Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,421 | -- |
| John M. Dalton | $3,555 | $1,409 | -60.4% |
| Dan Evans | $0 | $1,339 | -- |
| Keith Maloney | $8,854 | $1,284 | -85.5% |
| Michael Heap | $3,234 | $1,219 | -62.3% |
| Kerry D. Jenson | $7,078 | $1,217 | -82.8% |
| John King | $3,993 | $1,196 | -70% |
| CC Cattle Company, LLC | $3,861 | $965 | -75% |
| Lloyd M. Lefevre | $4,675 | $935 | -80% |
| Dan T. Fletcher | $3,879 | $755 | -80.5% |
| Wendel T. Bundy | $3,234 | $678 | -79% |
| Eugene L & Shirley a Homer Living Trust | $0 | $622 | -- |
| Nancy E Shade Family Trust | $3,342 | $619 | -81.5% |
| Larry Olds | $3,455 | $610 | -82.3% |
| Zachary Chris Hone | $3,078 | $564 | -81.7% |
| James Hall | $7,363 | $536 | -92.7% |
| Wade Rollins | $2,463 | $536 | -78.2% |
| Jesse Wood | $2,530 | $516 | -79.6% |
| Dirk J. Lamoreaux | $1,188 | $498 | -58.1% |
| Guymon Livestock, LLC | $3,520 | $485 | -86.2% |
| Dwight Stones | $1,552 | $244 | -84.3% |
| Diane E. Morton | $598 | $218 | -63.5% |
| Mike Abbott | $919 | $180 | -80.4% |
| Heath Webster | $1,687 | $170 | -89.9% |
| Doug Hirschi | $4,368 | $69 | -98.4% |
| Jason Dodds | $5,428 | $52 | -99% |
| Andrew Cole Heaton | $165 | $45 | -72.7% |
| Ben Harris | $3,702 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett T. Webster | $18,713 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce R. Tebbs | $4,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl R. Cook | $552 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyree D. Bulloch | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Benson | $621 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward A. Nelson | $241 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene L & Shirley a Homer Living | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Bulloch | $513 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger H. Smith | $2,332 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert S Clark Sheep & Cattle Com | $231,718 | $0 | -100% |
| Milgro Newcastle, Inc. | $793,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Robinson | $3,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Ammon Barton | $1,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Halterman Sheep, Inc. | $43,677 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin G. Hulet | $7,966 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,116,817 | $3,005,702 | -41.3% |
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