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In 2021, 261 farmers in cities within Sherman County received a total of $6.9 million in 635 farm subsidies, a 29.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.8 million in 785 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 Sherman County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weedman Brothers | $361,590 | $238,133 | -34.1% |
| Justesen Ranches | $246,049 | $177,158 | -28% |
| Circle R. Ranch | $203,567 | $156,792 | -23% |
| Alan W and Judy M Von Borstel | $181,356 | $154,895 | -14.6% |
| Fields Ranches | $255,164 | $148,434 | -41.8% |
| Hart Ranch | $194,140 | $146,455 | -24.6% |
| Powell Farms, LLC | $190,833 | $143,487 | -24.8% |
| Cranston Farms, LLC | $205,006 | $138,110 | -32.6% |
| Moore Brothers | $164,862 | $125,743 | -23.7% |
| Padget Ranches | $140,646 | $115,158 | -18.1% |
| Weedman Ranches, Inc. | $156,849 | $115,089 | -26.6% |
| Nathan Smith Partnership | $181,682 | $112,169 | -38.3% |
| B & B Operations | $172,444 | $109,122 | -36.7% |
| Martin Farms, Inc. | $195,552 | $108,393 | -44.6% |
| Wheatacres Ranch II | $160,547 | $104,658 | -34.8% |
| Rory J. Wilson | $141,791 | $101,772 | -28.2% |
| Terry & Marilyn Eakin | $103,822 | $101,375 | -2.4% |
| Eakin Ranch | $135,773 | $101,323 | -25.4% |
| Wendell & Joyce Clodfelter | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0% |
| Mckinney Ranch, Inc. | $81,743 | $98,636 | 20.7% |
| Martin Cattle Company | $130,215 | $95,336 | -26.8% |
| Martin Brothers Land | $151,527 | $88,568 | -41.5% |
| J Bar S Ranch Simantel & Sons | $130,368 | $85,584 | -34.4% |
| Patrick M. Bird | $92,364 | $74,879 | -18.9% |
| K-3 Ranches, Inc. | $124,920 | $73,980 | -40.8% |
| Olsen Farms | $177,197 | $73,624 | -58.5% |
| Fred A. Justesen | $57,998 | $73,218 | 26.2% |
| Martin J & Molly J Belshe | $342,161 | $71,339 | -79.2% |
| Coelsch Wheat and Cattle | $116,026 | $70,360 | -39.4% |
| Pinkerton Brothers | $132,565 | $64,771 | -51.1% |
| Tim Jefferies | $65,563 | $63,884 | -2.6% |
| Larry Von Borstel | $92,679 | $60,871 | -34.3% |
| Ryan and Heather Thompson | $88,422 | $59,730 | -32.4% |
| Douglas J. Bibby | $68,073 | $59,433 | -12.7% |
| Simantel Family Farm, Inc. | $86,398 | $58,859 | -31.9% |
| Kock Farms, LLC | $82,237 | $55,341 | -32.7% |
| Kenneth Melzer | $85,495 | $53,183 | -37.8% |
| Pauline Salomon | $50,628 | $50,307 | -0.6% |
| E Luetta Shull | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Jean Mansfield | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| Wb Ranch | $38,844 | $49,614 | 27.7% |
| Stutzman Farms Partnership | $22,082 | $48,882 | 121.4% |
| James & Dorene Macnab | $89,799 | $47,857 | -46.7% |
| Arlone Stradley | $52,860 | $46,855 | -11.4% |
| Williams Ranch | $99,109 | $45,421 | -54.2% |
| Joseph E. Sharp | $57,141 | $44,142 | -22.7% |
| Constance K. Martin | $43,657 | $43,657 | 0% |
| Jp Farms | $57,397 | $41,408 | -27.9% |
| Earl Ranch | $53,963 | $41,024 | -24% |
| K & L Wheat and Cattle, LLC | $0 | $40,842 | -- |
| James E. Bird | $90,958 | $40,494 | -55.5% |
| Kyle Blagg | $51,301 | $40,147 | -21.7% |
| Trena D. Gray | $56,642 | $39,300 | -30.6% |
| Dale Padget | $40,861 | $38,707 | -5.3% |
| Nell Melzer | $40,422 | $38,209 | -5.5% |
| Leo W Coelsch | $38,512 | $37,891 | -1.6% |
| Catherine A. Ruggles | $37,901 | $37,697 | -0.5% |
| Peters Ranches | $51,691 | $37,371 | -27.7% |
| 4M Farms | $68,017 | $37,137 | -45.4% |
| Richelderfer Ranch | $17,558 | $37,051 | 111% |
| Logan & Darren Padget | $51,728 | $36,569 | -29.3% |
| Harry MacNab | $57,905 | $35,297 | -39% |
| L & B Wheat | $45,108 | $35,254 | -21.8% |
| Kory Charles Kock | $42,661 | $34,436 | -19.3% |
| Judy Justesen | $23,846 | $33,492 | 40.5% |
| Patric M. Nogle | $44,239 | $33,409 | -24.5% |
| Olsen Properties, LLC | $51,957 | $33,405 | -35.7% |
| Colton McCullough | $55,531 | $33,081 | -40.4% |
| Theodore Von Borstel | $35,256 | $33,055 | -6.2% |
| Patricia Ann Benson | $16,770 | $32,854 | 95.9% |
| Richard Jauken | $43,211 | $32,037 | -25.9% |
| Johnathan C. Rolfe | $57,501 | $31,019 | -46.1% |
| Simpson Ranch, Inc. | $33,567 | $31,007 | -7.6% |
| Cabral Livestock, LLC | $15,993 | $30,591 | 91.3% |
| Lone Rock Ranch | $0 | $30,176 | -- |
| Bar JJ Ranch | $55,086 | $29,544 | -46.4% |
| Linda Von Borstel | $0 | $29,413 | -- |
| SVB Farms, LLC | $50,212 | $28,813 | -42.6% |
| Fred Rolfe | $47,998 | $28,174 | -41.3% |
| Josh Hilderbrand | $35,476 | $28,019 | -21% |
| Mark Spencer | $29,346 | $27,571 | -6% |
| Richard Hayes | $42,166 | $26,297 | -37.6% |
| Gail Gunderson | $33,773 | $26,012 | -23% |
| Peder Gunderson | $35,038 | $26,012 | -25.8% |
| Pinkerton Ranch | $30,732 | $25,827 | -16% |
| William F. Martin | $25,332 | $24,983 | -1.4% |
| Mildred E. Moore | $32,042 | $24,849 | -22.4% |
| Kevin J. McCullough | $44,559 | $24,759 | -44.4% |
| David H Moore Trust | $30,244 | $23,640 | -21.8% |
| Johnathan & Kalie Rolfe | $0 | $23,614 | -- |
| Finnegan Ranch, LLC | $21,291 | $23,207 | 9% |
| Jeanne E Von Borstel | $25,342 | $23,143 | -8.7% |
| Randy Hilderbrand | $37,820 | $22,395 | -40.8% |
| Melzer Farms, LLC | $24,068 | $22,090 | -8.2% |
| Mick S. Wheeler | $20,476 | $22,011 | 7.5% |
| James R. Belshe | $27,784 | $20,768 | -25.3% |
| Jerrine Belshe | $26,914 | $20,765 | -22.8% |
| Thomson Martin | $38,022 | $20,080 | -47.2% |
| Douglas T. Martin | $22,902 | $19,976 | -12.8% |
| Daniel C Richelderfer | $53,653 | $19,428 | -63.8% |
| Bryan van Gilder | $34,236 | $19,256 | -43.8% |
| Home on the Range, LLC | $19,829 | $19,244 | -3% |
| Black Rock Grazing Company-Op, Inc. | $19,130 | $18,939 | -1% |
| Amy M. McNamee | $0 | $18,468 | -- |
| Brett L. Gray | $38,636 | $18,345 | -52.5% |
| Wind Chaser Ranch, Inc. | $25,165 | $17,504 | -30.4% |
| Carole Thompson-Peake | $23,381 | $17,184 | -26.5% |
| Belshe Ranch, Inc. | $25,907 | $16,738 | -35.4% |
| Bryan Cranston | $28,472 | $16,718 | -41.3% |
| Elizabeth Cranston | $28,472 | $16,718 | -41.3% |
| Colton Shull | $21,177 | $16,230 | -23.4% |
| Earl Ranch, LLC | $21,361 | $15,990 | -25.1% |
| Robert L. Martin Trust | $0 | $15,319 | -- |
| John Fields | $23,204 | $15,253 | -34.3% |
| Nancy E. Fields | $23,204 | $15,253 | -34.3% |
| Thomas G. Eakin | $18,097 | $15,067 | -16.7% |
| Van Gilder Enterprises, LLC | $23,561 | $15,041 | -36.2% |
| Andrew T. Thompson | $8,293 | $14,810 | 78.6% |
| Dorothy Benson | $14,999 | $14,732 | -1.8% |
| Katherine Jane Christiansen | $18,917 | $14,574 | -23% |
| Kock Ranch, LLC | $15,004 | $14,492 | -3.4% |
| Robert L. Martin | $51,730 | $13,858 | -73.2% |
| Dell Squire | $18,164 | $13,633 | -24.9% |
| Leta Ann Reckmann | $1,396 | $13,484 | 865.9% |
| Lee a Von Borstel | $15,321 | $13,245 | -13.6% |
| Nicholas a Von Borstel | $15,156 | $13,090 | -13.6% |
| Jeff King | $18,953 | $12,490 | -34.1% |
| Steven Burnet Test F. Tr | $2,865 | $12,433 | 334% |
| Bird Family Trust | $16,436 | $12,390 | -24.6% |
| Melzer Ranch, LLC | $21,556 | $12,273 | -43.1% |
| Alan Hart | $0 | $12,101 | -- |
| Stuart Von Borstel | $15,103 | $11,722 | -22.4% |
| Carol E Von Borstel | $15,098 | $11,719 | -22.4% |
| Robert L Martin Trust | $0 | $11,711 | -- |
| L & S Simantel Land, LLC | $23,106 | $11,541 | -50.1% |
| Van Gilder Heritage, LLC | $9,133 | $11,523 | 26.2% |
| Lee C Kaseberg | $18,619 | $11,415 | -38.7% |
| Kent Thomas | $17,351 | $10,971 | -36.8% |
| Gary MacNab | $18,652 | $10,679 | -42.7% |
| Marnene E Benson-Wood | $8,079 | $10,306 | 27.6% |
| Thad Eakin | $9,753 | $10,226 | 4.8% |
| James Weir Mem Fund-Biglow District | $15,413 | $10,137 | -34.2% |
| John Hilderbrand Trust | $1,133 | $9,611 | 748.3% |
| Wanda Hilderbrand Trust | $1,133 | $9,611 | 748.3% |
| Krista Coelsch | $10,256 | $9,579 | -6.6% |
| Terry D Kaseberg | $16,260 | $9,492 | -41.6% |
| Mark Lane | $13,075 | $9,234 | -29.4% |
| Shirley E. Blaylock | $13,884 | $9,216 | -33.6% |
| Macnab, Inc. | $5,855 | $8,665 | 48% |
| John R Hall | $11,613 | $8,583 | -26.1% |
| Brandon Welk | $120,556 | $8,376 | -93.1% |
| Donald H. Martin | $13,511 | $7,882 | -41.7% |
| Hilderbrand Family, LLP | $13,293 | $7,871 | -40.8% |
| Josh and Ashley Macnab Farms | $4,815 | $7,796 | 61.9% |
| Gary E. Brown | $14,322 | $7,745 | -45.9% |
| John C. Cabral | $30,683 | $7,521 | -75.5% |
| Pete Macnab Rev Liv Trustee | $23,541 | $7,275 | -69.1% |
| Myrna - Myrna L Melzer Trust Melzer | $0 | $7,208 | -- |
| Scott Belshe | $0 | $7,186 | -- |
| Christopher K. Moore | $8,725 | $7,181 | -17.7% |
| Ernest L. Moore | $8,676 | $7,181 | -17.2% |
| Emma Jean Smith | $9,924 | $7,012 | -29.3% |
| Patricia M. Welk | $12,231 | $6,716 | -45.1% |
| Buck Hollow Ranch, Inc. | $5,959 | $6,630 | 11.3% |
| Carrie Blagg | $9,140 | $6,522 | -28.6% |
| Curt Blagg Family Trust | $9,136 | $6,519 | -28.6% |
| Tess Welk | $28,261 | $6,456 | -77.2% |
| GM Thompson, LLC | $8,448 | $6,389 | -24.4% |
| Nancy Simpson | $6,959 | $6,134 | -11.9% |
| Ronald M. McDermid | $36,112 | $6,058 | -83.2% |
| Barnett Estate Partnership | $5,351 | $5,994 | 12% |
| FL1925, LLC | $5,898 | $5,898 | 0% |
| Virginia Darlene Melzer Estate | $11,212 | $5,871 | -47.6% |
| H and B Farms, LLC | $7,581 | $5,856 | -22.8% |
| Daryl Melzer | $8,653 | $5,753 | -33.5% |
| Dean F. Wilcox | $6,498 | $5,687 | -12.5% |
| Helen OLDS Ranch, LLC | $8,112 | $5,653 | -30.3% |
| David Fritts | $5,095 | $5,506 | 8.1% |
| Lieutenant & JM, LLC | $8,469 | $5,330 | -37.1% |
| Joseph Irzyk | $0 | $5,322 | -- |
| Karen L. Umemoto | $0 | $5,177 | -- |
| Margaret Depaepe | $7,252 | $4,727 | -34.8% |
| Kalie C. Rolfe | $10,375 | $4,650 | -55.2% |
| Martin J. Belshe | $4,993 | $3,894 | -22% |
| Sigloo Ranch, LLC | $7,641 | $3,865 | -49.4% |
| Joyce Elaine Orendorff | $0 | $3,813 | -- |
| Stephen Bradley Orendorff | $0 | $3,813 | -- |
| Home Place Trustee | $15,908 | $3,653 | -77% |
| Shipley Farmstead, LLC | $3,767 | $3,536 | -6.1% |
| Francis W Peters Testamentary Trust | $0 | $3,519 | -- |
| Box R. Cattle | $0 | $3,502 | -- |
| Molly J. Belshe | $4,185 | $3,341 | -20.2% |
| Noah K. Williams | $3,320 | $3,320 | 0% |
| Patricia Burnet | $6,726 | $3,295 | -51% |
| Fred L. Benson | $23,916 | $3,265 | -86.3% |
| Mac and Reba Hall Revocable Living Trustee | $0 | $3,203 | -- |
| S & S Agent, LLC | $1,552 | $3,016 | 94.3% |
| Amanda Justesen | $0 | $2,912 | -- |
| 2BC Farms, LLC | $2,825 | $2,825 | 0% |
| Kathleen Danielson | $3,404 | $2,723 | -20% |
| Patricia A. Fields | $3,404 | $2,723 | -20% |
| Sharon Spencer | $4,288 | $2,616 | -39% |
| Douglas R. Bish | $4,099 | $2,539 | -38.1% |
| Sherman Company Historical Society | $3,425 | $1,963 | -42.7% |
| Brett a Kaseberg | $2,221 | $1,922 | -13.5% |
| Whitney R. Nogle | $0 | $1,917 | -- |
| Deanna Darlene Padget Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $1,836 | -- |
| Wasco United Methodist Church | $0 | $1,823 | -- |
| Donald Dean Thompson Restated Living Trustee | $0 | $1,751 | -- |
| Martin Richelderfer | $1,501 | $1,728 | 15.1% |
| Jack Jefferies | $0 | $1,661 | -- |
| Savanna Marie Jefferies | $0 | $1,661 | -- |
| Bank of Eastern Oregon | $1,634 | $1,634 | 0% |
| Thomas M. Rolfe | $0 | $1,628 | -- |
| Lowell Smith | $1,609 | $1,609 | 0% |
| Donna Jean Birtwistle Rev Liv Trustee | $7,927 | $1,607 | -79.7% |
| Jeffrey Paul Kaser | $526 | $1,585 | 201.3% |
| Zachary Keith Blaylock | $3,212 | $1,474 | -54.1% |
| Jill M. Martin | $2,440 | $1,464 | -40% |
| Dee Arthur Richelderfer | $1,556 | $1,370 | -12% |
| Jennifer L. Kaser | $526 | $1,351 | 156.8% |
| Erling E. Jacobsen | $4,577 | $1,335 | -70.8% |
| Bryan McKinney | $2,351 | $1,267 | -46.1% |
| Bishop Farm Trustee | $4,434 | $1,160 | -73.8% |
| Kathleen M. Strege | $1,380 | $1,158 | -16.1% |
| Mary A. MacNab | $30,881 | $1,076 | -96.5% |
| Richard Asa Richelderfer | $1,883 | $1,044 | -44.6% |
| Donald L Richelderfer | $1,880 | $1,043 | -44.5% |
| Austin Kaseberg | $3,443 | $993 | -71.2% |
| Bruce Melzer | $1,092 | $975 | -10.7% |
| Fields Angus and Simangus Cattle | $5,830 | $942 | -83.8% |
| Kimberly B. McKinney | $1,466 | $771 | -47.4% |
| Sandra Richelderfer | $4,463 | $766 | -82.8% |
| Dewey J Thomas Rev Living Trust | $0 | $755 | -- |
| Patricia Benson | $0 | $754 | -- |
| Joe Danielson | $3,080 | $703 | -77.2% |
| Earl Martin Richelderfer Estate | $0 | $674 | -- |
| John Charles Lum Cabral | $0 | $665 | -- |
| Stanton D. Earl | $851 | $615 | -27.7% |
| Daniel S. Earl | $851 | $615 | -27.7% |
| David S. Earl | $851 | $615 | -27.7% |
| Robert Simantel | $0 | $505 | -- |
| Teresa A. Sanderson | $945 | $495 | -47.6% |
| Bruce R. Pinkerton | $465 | $396 | -14.8% |
| David C. Pinkerton | $465 | $396 | -14.8% |
| Jenine A. McDermid | $537 | $376 | -30% |
| Jeanney Mcarthur | $889 | $346 | -61.1% |
| Lisa A. Gorham | $295 | $295 | 0% |
| Russel D. Gorham | $295 | $295 | 0% |
| Brad Eakin | $0 | $294 | -- |
| Estate of Harry Dean Eakin | $1,182 | $294 | -75.1% |
| Debra B. Bird | $487 | $273 | -43.9% |
| Gail Lynn MacNab | $467 | $273 | -41.5% |
| Linda M Krafsic | $464 | $272 | -41.4% |
| Patti L. Moore | $462 | $270 | -41.6% |
| Beverly J. Stubbs | $1,328 | $217 | -83.7% |
| Laurie A. Williams | $54 | $180 | 233.3% |
| Janet L. Pinkerton | $227 | $118 | -48% |
| Forest Peters | $249 | $115 | -53.8% |
| Double F Bar Farm, LLC | $118 | $62 | -47.5% |
| Katherine L. Jefferies | $2,011 | $38 | -98.1% |
| Alan Von Borstel | $6,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Darren Padget | $642 | $0 | -100% |
| Deanna Darlene Padget Revocable L | $853 | $0 | -100% |
| John H Schadewitz Estate | $18,194 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Stradley | $1,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Wheeler Farms | $15,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Dean Thompson Restated Liv | $6,435 | $0 | -100% |
| Mac and Reba Hall Revocable Livin | $6,918 | $0 | -100% |
| Myrna - Myrna L Melzer Trust Melz | $12,428 | $0 | -100% |
| Orville Blaylock | $125 | $0 | -100% |
| Alley Family Ranch, LLC | $5,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Dewey Thomas | $1,542 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight D. Alley | $29,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis W Peters Testamentary Trustee | $5,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Stutzman | $30,103 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Blaylock | $251 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Elizabeth Anderson Trust | $67 | $0 | -100% |
| Mccoy Land | $26,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman Fridley | $453 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Bish | $21,351 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven D Kaseberg | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia D. Melzer | $571 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,773,748 | $6,873,635 | -29.7% |
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