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In 2021, 146 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $5.8 million in 307 farm subsidies, a 14.2% increase from 2020, when the total was $5.1 million in 325 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 Jefferson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Jeremy F. Symons | $402,316 | $375,095 | -6.8% |
| Boyle Family Farms, LLC | $144,231 | $258,217 | 79% |
| Cosi Farms, LLC | $0 | $214,278 | -- |
| S & L Farms, Inc. | $0 | $209,502 | -- |
| K & S Farms, Inc. | $155,821 | $179,610 | 15.3% |
| Madras Farms Company | $154,949 | $166,555 | 7.5% |
| Craig Weigand | $0 | $132,712 | -- |
| Willow Tree Farms, Inc. | $171,097 | $126,138 | -26.3% |
| Mike & J D Alley Farms, LLC | $62,183 | $116,668 | 87.6% |
| Timothy G Knuths | $52,346 | $107,830 | 106% |
| Jacobus J. Poland | $111,974 | $106,417 | -5% |
| Jason J. Harris | $13,299 | $104,305 | 684.3% |
| Kaiser Farm & Ranch, LLC | $0 | $101,929 | -- |
| Wayne A. Fessler | $2,863 | $96,644 | 3,275.6% |
| Vibbert Ranch | $41,267 | $96,061 | 132.8% |
| Larry Switzler | $73,948 | $82,013 | 10.9% |
| Phillip L. Fine | $138,406 | $73,242 | -47.1% |
| Bradley R. Klann | $1,351 | $72,105 | 5,237.2% |
| Dustin Suppah | $74,378 | $71,098 | -4.4% |
| Three Fold Farms, Inc. | $359 | $67,076 | 18,584.1% |
| Macy Farms, LLC | $294,561 | $64,625 | -78.1% |
| Joel Florendo | $33,371 | $60,009 | 79.8% |
| Glenn Fessler | $106,884 | $59,270 | -44.5% |
| DRY Canyon Farms, LLC | $22,252 | $58,547 | 163.1% |
| Roff Farms, Inc. | $24,183 | $55,772 | 130.6% |
| Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs | $0 | $53,398 | -- |
| Gary Harris | $55,166 | $52,983 | -4% |
| T & H Farms, LLC | $148,511 | $49,380 | -66.7% |
| Jimmy J Tohet JR | $6,666 | $48,715 | 630.8% |
| Richard Colman Farms, Inc. | $46,574 | $46,633 | 0.1% |
| Robert W. Vanek | $33,249 | $44,328 | 33.3% |
| Whitaker Farms, LLC | $8,725 | $43,078 | 393.7% |
| Trevor Hurtado | $9,911 | $41,276 | 316.5% |
| T & T Farms, LLC | $0 | $40,948 | -- |
| Fidel Cruz Sr. | $7,013 | $39,071 | 457.1% |
| Delford Johnson SR | $23,331 | $38,736 | 66% |
| Rodney J. Fessler | $70,952 | $37,279 | -47.5% |
| Janey Garcia | $8,959 | $36,280 | 305% |
| Alfredine Smith | $20,121 | $36,133 | 79.6% |
| Michael J. Jasa | $10,477 | $36,091 | 244.5% |
| Triple K Wilson Farm, LLC | $34,869 | $34,535 | -1% |
| James L. Bumgardner | $52,736 | $32,805 | -37.8% |
| Cloud Farms | $26,325 | $29,677 | 12.7% |
| Jodel Johnson | $0 | $29,513 | -- |
| B & D LL, Inc. | $46,180 | $28,485 | -38.3% |
| Central Oregon Livestock Auction, Inc. | $0 | $26,515 | -- |
| Fox Hollow Ranch, LLC | $83,549 | $25,787 | -69.1% |
| Jerry E. Kaiser | $0 | $25,721 | -- |
| Robert L. Crocker | $0 | $25,463 | -- |
| Green Cattle Company, LLC | $130,645 | $24,473 | -81.3% |
| J and R Avila Farms, LLC | $0 | $24,377 | -- |
| Rocker 3 Ranches, LLC | $88,660 | $22,576 | -74.5% |
| Kenny Read | $58,761 | $21,706 | -63.1% |
| Jason W. Smith | $5,775 | $21,202 | 267.1% |
| Wunsch Angus Ranch, LLC | $0 | $20,988 | -- |
| Tom Gates | $12,208 | $20,739 | 69.9% |
| Daniel Frank Gilbert | $6,051 | $19,641 | 224.6% |
| Feigner Farms Company | $62,657 | $19,239 | -69.3% |
| John R. Kaiser | $0 | $19,202 | -- |
| Brent J. Fessler | $14,356 | $18,479 | 28.7% |
| Herbert McKay | $6,138 | $18,067 | 194.3% |
| Martin R. Spino | $0 | $17,178 | -- |
| Koedy Ryan Florendo | $9,116 | $16,883 | 85.2% |
| Locke Farms, LLC | $54,416 | $16,369 | -69.9% |
| Kecia Patricia Florendo | $9,376 | $16,361 | 74.5% |
| MRS Verona Martin | $70,501 | $15,952 | -77.4% |
| Rawhide Excavating, Inc. | $24,670 | $15,926 | -35.4% |
| Marilyn H. Kasch | $10,560 | $15,719 | 48.9% |
| John M. Scheideman | $14,039 | $14,039 | 0% |
| Nancy J Erickson Living Trust | $6,201 | $12,724 | 105.2% |
| Dale R. Bender | $8,504 | $12,684 | 49.2% |
| Thomas A. Norton Jr. | $12,387 | $12,387 | 0% |
| York Place, LLC | $17,496 | $10,497 | -40% |
| William Ross Hartman | $11,008 | $10,412 | -5.4% |
| Gene Engblom | $19,074 | $9,412 | -50.7% |
| Minerva Teeny | $8,886 | $8,679 | -2.3% |
| Dinkel Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $8,269 | -- |
| 4 Point Ranch, LLC | $8,214 | $8,214 | 0% |
| Bryan W. Vanek | $25,293 | $7,263 | -71.3% |
| Oliver R. Hyder | $13,044 | $7,004 | -46.3% |
| Dixie J Busch Living Trust | $7,237 | $6,503 | -10.1% |
| Douglas D. Johnson | $10,303 | $6,425 | -37.6% |
| Carrie Davis | $5,021 | $6,408 | 27.6% |
| Jim Clymore | $0 | $6,343 | -- |
| Greg Lechner | $14,287 | $5,706 | -60.1% |
| Jesse G. Reese | $25,842 | $5,543 | -78.6% |
| Tom Kasch | $12,268 | $5,270 | -57% |
| Magdaleno Colaso Holliday | $0 | $4,963 | -- |
| Scabby Hollow Ranch, LLC | $4,224 | $4,614 | 9.2% |
| Todd Michael Dickson | $15,615 | $4,512 | -71.1% |
| Alvin Alexanderson | $7,824 | $4,262 | -45.5% |
| Mcpheeters Turf, Inc. | $6,158 | $3,928 | -36.2% |
| William O. Atherton | $0 | $3,880 | -- |
| Solomon Stewart Jr. | $0 | $3,853 | -- |
| Clay Tanler | $19,595 | $3,852 | -80.3% |
| Red Stone Ranch, LLC | $1,296 | $3,776 | 191.4% |
| Mark Eugene Wunsch | $14,652 | $3,721 | -74.6% |
| Barry Investments | $0 | $3,567 | -- |
| Donald Reeder | $4,129 | $3,341 | -19.1% |
| Clint Gerhard Johnson | $9,790 | $3,272 | -66.6% |
| Dana J. Hurtado | $1,650 | $3,110 | 88.5% |
| Charles Maben | $10,583 | $3,099 | -70.7% |
| Ladonna Stafford | $11,055 | $2,918 | -73.6% |
| Ronald B. Oliver | $8,363 | $2,744 | -67.2% |
| Louis Stewart | $0 | $2,621 | -- |
| Roscoe Stewart | $0 | $2,515 | -- |
| Rick Anderegg | $3,281 | $2,512 | -23.4% |
| Lee Alley | $5,185 | $2,406 | -53.6% |
| Gavin Stafford | $15,083 | $2,320 | -84.6% |
| Gabe Stafford | $9,706 | $2,310 | -76.2% |
| Ralph S Altmanns | $4,394 | $2,149 | -51.1% |
| Paul Patton | $3,054 | $2,102 | -31.2% |
| Floyd Bauer | $0 | $2,060 | -- |
| Howard J. Erlandsen | $5,271 | $2,024 | -61.6% |
| Mark J. Ferguson | $10,554 | $2,023 | -80.8% |
| Lawrence Ranch, LLC | $16,099 | $1,956 | -87.9% |
| Binder, LLC | $3,928 | $1,922 | -51.1% |
| Kyle Allen Bender | $3,202 | $1,894 | -40.8% |
| Dennis Blann | $8,100 | $1,887 | -76.7% |
| James Roff | $8,726 | $1,816 | -79.2% |
| Kristine Kathleen Dickson | $1,787 | $1,787 | 0% |
| Samuel E. Rufener | $2,145 | $1,784 | -16.8% |
| John A. Volle | $763 | $1,735 | 127.4% |
| Jeaninne - Dwayne L & Jeannine Wagner Trustee Wagner | $0 | $1,715 | -- |
| Joshua R. Dupont | $3,783 | $1,619 | -57.2% |
| Todd Dinkel | $0 | $1,611 | -- |
| Cheryl J. Simmons | $3,709 | $1,563 | -57.9% |
| Terri K. Buck | $0 | $1,425 | -- |
| Christian Kowaleski | $2,673 | $1,203 | -55% |
| Maureen Mack | $6,574 | $1,090 | -83.4% |
| Ronald R. Vincent | $5,577 | $1,038 | -81.4% |
| Alfredo J. Holliday | $5,082 | $941 | -81.5% |
| Alan D. Clark | $1,400 | $867 | -38.1% |
| Robert B. Wittenberg | $1,861 | $795 | -57.3% |
| Kevin W. Keno | $3,333 | $792 | -76.2% |
| Gary W. Campbell | $0 | $711 | -- |
| Jennita K Ennis | $2,832 | $703 | -75.2% |
| Jerry a Koolhaas | $2,695 | $661 | -75.5% |
| Richard L Skupa | $1,331 | $635 | -52.3% |
| Waylon Beymer | $2,277 | $509 | -77.6% |
| Jacob Koolhaas | $1,826 | $474 | -74% |
| Darylynne Cortazar | $660 | $263 | -60.2% |
| Cody T. Kollen | $1,350 | $255 | -81.1% |
| Ron Hahn | $252 | $149 | -40.9% |
| Wessley H. Beymer | $297 | $124 | -58.2% |
| H & T Farms, Inc. | $16,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan Michael Bender | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Bissell | $568 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger & Patricia Cunningham Joint | $9,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Casad Family Farms | $5,437 | $0 | -100% |
| Central Oregon Livestock Auction | $95,138 | $0 | -100% |
| FDV, LLC | $433 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael F. Collier | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Mickey M. Killingsworth | $5,403 | $0 | -100% |
| Norton Cattle Company, LLC | $397,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul D. Rueter | $8,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryen Farms, LLC | $2,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Sean Vibbert | $225 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa S. Drew | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| Wagner Family Trust | $2,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Confederated Tribes of Warm Sprin | $30,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Delton D. Trimble | $16,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Hunter W. Onstad | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Beymer | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Savannah Elizabeth Holliday | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor N. Switzler Sr. | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,115,570 | $5,841,386 | 14.2% |
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