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In 2021, 277 farmers in cities within Big Horn County received a total of $4.3 million in 588 farm subsidies, a 54% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.4 million in 810 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 Big Horn County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleven Bar One, LLC | $437,431 | $243,007 | -44.4% |
| Michael Vigil Farms, Inc. | $338,818 | $158,458 | -53.2% |
| Paint Rock Angus, Inc. | $250,089 | $140,629 | -43.8% |
| Mike Kimsey | $273,984 | $131,947 | -51.8% |
| Forshee Land & Livestock, LLC | $270,164 | $128,224 | -52.5% |
| Brett Crosby | $294,636 | $127,388 | -56.8% |
| Hamilton Ranch, Inc. | $258,197 | $107,139 | -58.5% |
| Spencer Ellis | $241,983 | $103,505 | -57.2% |
| John Bullinger & Sons | $268,860 | $103,183 | -61.6% |
| Diamond Tail Ranch, LLC | $240,650 | $99,576 | -58.6% |
| Werbelow Brothers, Inc. | $128,556 | $95,898 | -25.4% |
| Crosby Cattle and Crop, Inc. | $95,157 | $88,996 | -6.5% |
| Tippetts Farms, LLC | $158,703 | $88,426 | -44.3% |
| Rusatt Ranch, Inc. | $146,299 | $83,434 | -43% |
| VF Limited, LLC | $65,109 | $77,075 | 18.4% |
| Dustin M. Reuter | $84,258 | $71,630 | -15% |
| E O Bischoff Ranch, Inc. | $109,449 | $68,696 | -37.2% |
| Adam Mercer Redland | $252,448 | $64,747 | -74.4% |
| John P. Tillett | $199,983 | $64,634 | -67.7% |
| Matthew Bassett | $142,888 | $62,853 | -56% |
| Charles A. Hessenthaler | $184,333 | $61,354 | -66.7% |
| Diamond S Ranch, LLC | $92,009 | $56,471 | -38.6% |
| Zipper Star Corporation | $0 | $50,637 | -- |
| Farm Service Agency | $2,386 | $48,482 | 1,931.9% |
| F H Farms, LLC | $48,061 | $46,709 | -2.8% |
| O Harris Asay Farm Company | $112,367 | $45,158 | -59.8% |
| Mr. Keefe Marvin Anderson | $0 | $43,034 | -- |
| Rodney Casey Crosby | $1,177 | $41,430 | 3,420% |
| Doyle Mckim & Sons, Inc. | $135,809 | $38,701 | -71.5% |
| Farm Service Agency | $51,366 | $38,514 | -25% |
| Jeffery S. Bassett | $65,290 | $37,156 | -43.1% |
| E Triangle Ranch | $74,310 | $36,518 | -50.9% |
| Michael Henry Leonhardt | $130,875 | $36,116 | -72.4% |
| Gifford Ranch, LLC | $60,696 | $35,406 | -41.7% |
| MK Farms, LLC | $83,129 | $35,291 | -57.5% |
| Trails END Farms, Inc. | $0 | $34,072 | -- |
| Spear D Ranch, Inc. | $119,239 | $33,095 | -72.2% |
| Caines Land & Livestock LP | $55,414 | $32,461 | -41.4% |
| BG Ranches, LLC | $49,304 | $29,710 | -39.7% |
| George T. Shirran -Revocable Trust | $0 | $29,494 | -- |
| Fred Barnett | $44,439 | $27,501 | -38.1% |
| Mike L. Riley | $83,627 | $27,255 | -67.4% |
| Rolly Redland | $75,482 | $27,106 | -64.1% |
| Crosby Farms, Inc. | $31,015 | $26,392 | -14.9% |
| Christine-Christine R Mauck Fam Trustee | $33,736 | $25,734 | -23.7% |
| Wildman Farms, Inc. | $47,628 | $25,666 | -46.1% |
| J & J Baling, Inc. | $108,406 | $24,821 | -77.1% |
| Mark Hoyt | $55,123 | $24,321 | -55.9% |
| Terry Mueller | $43,664 | $23,871 | -45.3% |
| Keefe M. Anderson | $60,105 | $23,763 | -60.5% |
| Boreen Hay & Cattle Company, LLC | $34,901 | $23,013 | -34.1% |
| Jack Nielsen Jr. | $55,344 | $22,620 | -59.1% |
| Double Dollar Cattle Company, LLC | $32,625 | $22,371 | -31.4% |
| Dale Fabricius | $20,455 | $22,344 | 9.2% |
| James R. French | $108,202 | $21,395 | -80.2% |
| Flying E, Inc. | $90,058 | $19,350 | -78.5% |
| Robert William Guccion | $45,576 | $19,227 | -57.8% |
| Kenny J. Pierce Sr. | $26,311 | $18,977 | -27.9% |
| Greer Land & Livestock, LLC | $47,354 | $18,975 | -59.9% |
| Russell Land & Livestock, LLC | $37,183 | $18,709 | -49.7% |
| Lucas Wiley Foss | $49,816 | $18,574 | -62.7% |
| Michael Aaron Neves | $25,986 | $18,494 | -28.8% |
| Brenton Paxton Farms, LLC | $23,209 | $17,296 | -25.5% |
| Paul Wambeke | $40,884 | $16,986 | -58.5% |
| Marvin Brent Rageth | $41,287 | $16,472 | -60.1% |
| Pinnacle Farms, LLC | $20,301 | $16,418 | -19.1% |
| Gene P. Borre | $20,077 | $15,471 | -22.9% |
| Red Canyon Ranch Partnership | $66,102 | $15,294 | -76.9% |
| S E Investments | $74,620 | $14,395 | -80.7% |
| Gene V. Schatz | $35,747 | $14,364 | -59.8% |
| Martin Dobson | $32,390 | $14,024 | -56.7% |
| Kenneth Thomas McNabb | $46,908 | $13,481 | -71.3% |
| Asa Jackson Mercer | $13,253 | $13,246 | -0.1% |
| Mckim Cattle Company, LLC | $11,623 | $13,109 | 12.8% |
| Cottonwood Canyon Ranch, LLC | $18,902 | $12,789 | -32.3% |
| David Bischoff | $20,002 | $12,647 | -36.8% |
| Doyle Ranches, Inc. | $20,423 | $12,541 | -38.6% |
| Jess Albert McNiven | $11,596 | $12,333 | 6.4% |
| Orchard Bench Ranch, LLC | $21,675 | $12,221 | -43.6% |
| Wyatt Ranches, Inc. | $12,449 | $12,177 | -2.2% |
| Kathy Arnold | $25,914 | $11,872 | -54.2% |
| Herman Livestock, LLC | $165,583 | $11,531 | -93% |
| Dave Greer | $12,382 | $11,476 | -7.3% |
| Cactus Hill, Corp. | $36,202 | $11,424 | -68.4% |
| K R, Inc. | $12,652 | $11,251 | -11.1% |
| Mike Coble | $28,266 | $11,219 | -60.3% |
| Charles Hancock | $20,174 | $11,204 | -44.5% |
| Boyd J. Vanfleet | $8,139 | $11,093 | 36.3% |
| Cauffman Land and Cattle, LLC | $0 | $11,007 | -- |
| Joel Undem | $28,890 | $10,905 | -62.3% |
| Bonnie J. Miller | $35,527 | $10,604 | -70.2% |
| D & M Davidson, Inc. | $30,560 | $10,277 | -66.4% |
| Ronald Craig Cook | $24,913 | $10,223 | -59% |
| Tyler W. Greer | $23,753 | $10,046 | -57.7% |
| Gernant Brothers | $15,079 | $9,935 | -34.1% |
| Walker Farms, Inc. | $9,120 | $9,711 | 6.5% |
| Calvin Michaels | $27,384 | $9,660 | -64.7% |
| Rowan Adam Hartman | $6,373 | $9,313 | 46.1% |
| Bjornestad Land & Cattle, LLC | $70,448 | $9,017 | -87.2% |
| Lyle J. Neves | $20,262 | $8,833 | -56.4% |
| Farm Service Agency | $5,051 | $8,799 | 74.2% |
| Jay Miller | $10,258 | $8,664 | -15.5% |
| Catherine M. Foss | $6,499 | $8,514 | 31% |
| Red Rock Ranch, LLC | $55,474 | $8,279 | -85.1% |
| Kenneth Stewart | $10,890 | $8,252 | -24.2% |
| Lacie S. Lembke | $0 | $7,871 | -- |
| John Joyce | $28,453 | $7,702 | -72.9% |
| 4 M Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $7,680 | -- |
| Jerry Snyder | $13,287 | $7,449 | -43.9% |
| Jolowe, LLC | $8,747 | $7,352 | -15.9% |
| Robert W. Cauffman Jr. | $33,759 | $6,998 | -79.3% |
| Silver Sage Farms, LLC | $20,489 | $6,956 | -66.1% |
| John B. Legg III | $14,711 | $6,733 | -54.2% |
| Karl A. Pierce | $13,233 | $6,531 | -50.6% |
| Peter Davidson | $32,080 | $6,427 | -80% |
| Ryan S. Lembke | $0 | $6,247 | -- |
| John D. Nation | $29,782 | $5,902 | -80.2% |
| Sylvia Alber | $12,377 | $5,812 | -53% |
| Adrian Preator | $5,215 | $5,761 | 10.5% |
| Timothy Michael Allen | $25,883 | $5,656 | -78.1% |
| Sixpack Agent, Inc. | $6,996 | $5,640 | -19.4% |
| Leif G. Undem | $10,622 | $5,600 | -47.3% |
| Brad Moody | $13,587 | $5,543 | -59.2% |
| William Candee | $7,834 | $5,407 | -31% |
| Sky Grant | $19,385 | $5,274 | -72.8% |
| Todd N. Evans | $22,770 | $5,036 | -77.9% |
| Tom Davidson | $3,005 | $4,904 | 63.2% |
| Janet Mickelson | $12,421 | $4,828 | -61.1% |
| Blue Mountain Wyoming, LLC | $5,223 | $4,759 | -8.9% |
| Park County Farm Service Agency | $11,348 | $4,576 | -59.7% |
| Jordan Herman | $13,407 | $4,480 | -66.6% |
| Michael P Goton | $24,855 | $4,465 | -82% |
| Douglas M. Crouse | $23,660 | $4,353 | -81.6% |
| Lane Friedly | $4,804 | $4,342 | -9.6% |
| James R. Krause | $5,456 | $4,284 | -21.5% |
| Kelly Annand | $3,795 | $4,276 | 12.7% |
| Michael Eric Bottoms | $4,794 | $4,091 | -14.7% |
| Monte J. Foos | $1,580 | $3,964 | 150.9% |
| Lonnie R. Newton | $2,762 | $3,956 | 43.2% |
| Greta Rempel | $3,700 | $3,944 | 6.6% |
| John Henry Gams | $26,526 | $3,941 | -85.1% |
| Raymond Snell | $24,162 | $3,826 | -84.2% |
| Big Horn Land & Livestock | $4,759 | $3,675 | -22.8% |
| Gary L. Wieland | $9,196 | $3,495 | -62% |
| Vance Vanderploeg | $3,750 | $3,450 | -8% |
| Darrell W. Horton | $17,214 | $3,430 | -80.1% |
| Friesen Farms, LLC | $15,185 | $3,385 | -77.7% |
| Jennifer Ann Bottoms | $3,366 | $3,366 | 0% |
| Brian Good | $12,557 | $3,256 | -74.1% |
| Flying J Farm, Inc. | $1,392 | $3,252 | 133.6% |
| B & G Farms, LLC | $7,552 | $3,234 | -57.2% |
| Jennifer Cerroni | $25,802 | $3,119 | -87.9% |
| Ruth L. McIntosh | $14,993 | $3,110 | -79.3% |
| Lee Hutchinson | $10,717 | $3,026 | -71.8% |
| Shane J. Mastre | $30,788 | $3,005 | -90.2% |
| Paxton Livestock | $9,035 | $2,839 | -68.6% |
| Wilson Land Livestock & Leasing, Inc. | $0 | $2,756 | -- |
| Mindy C. Kouri | $14,579 | $2,752 | -81.1% |
| Rodger Kruse | $3,222 | $2,751 | -14.6% |
| Matthew Asay | $7,223 | $2,593 | -64.1% |
| MRS Linda Katherine Mullins | $3,167 | $2,494 | -21.3% |
| Viola Stulc | $1,846 | $2,428 | 31.5% |
| David A. Wieland | $8,911 | $2,409 | -73% |
| Carl Cauffman | $6,945 | $2,392 | -65.6% |
| Norman R. Jefferson | $2,016 | $2,263 | 12.3% |
| Melvyn Wambeke | $2,597 | $2,238 | -13.8% |
| Jerry Smith | $6,110 | $2,227 | -63.6% |
| William Gifford | $11,785 | $2,221 | -81.2% |
| Joe Wildman | $4,103 | $2,214 | -46% |
| Y D, Inc. | $5,069 | $2,212 | -56.4% |
| Katrina M. Krause | $10,472 | $2,120 | -79.8% |
| Christopher R. Crosby | $8,146 | $2,010 | -75.3% |
| Jacob Hahn | $18,003 | $1,914 | -89.4% |
| John E. Wambeke | $1,435 | $1,913 | 33.3% |
| Paul E. Rasmussen | $3,123 | $1,749 | -44% |
| Spencer Andrew Redland | $0 | $1,739 | -- |
| Albert Lee Parsley | $8,973 | $1,728 | -80.7% |
| Matthew McNiven | $6,796 | $1,720 | -74.7% |
| Western Meadows, LLC | $9,907 | $1,687 | -83% |
| Iron Peak Ranch, LLC | $4,649 | $1,670 | -64.1% |
| Rik Frank Mettes | $7,887 | $1,657 | -79% |
| Guy E. Tharp | $11,980 | $1,635 | -86.4% |
| Max Cook | $4,614 | $1,630 | -64.7% |
| Joan Zier | $7,843 | $1,579 | -79.9% |
| Clayton Charles Galloway | $4,035 | $1,572 | -61% |
| Honey Ann Miller | $9,331 | $1,568 | -83.2% |
| Miguel Angel Mendez Garcia | $3,199 | $1,567 | -51% |
| Tracy Bassett | $1,700 | $1,558 | -8.4% |
| Kathleen Howe | $1,876 | $1,556 | -17.1% |
| Shawn Stoffers | $4,797 | $1,555 | -67.6% |
| Maryanne Bischoff | $7,018 | $1,518 | -78.4% |
| Stephen Stulc | $10,972 | $1,507 | -86.3% |
| Talmon Enterprises, LLC | $5,885 | $1,506 | -74.4% |
| Ben Steed | $6,952 | $1,434 | -79.4% |
| Natalie Dobson | $2,312 | $1,420 | -38.6% |
| Sarah Good | $4,726 | $1,369 | -71% |
| Robert Wagner | $5,121 | $1,361 | -73.4% |
| Spencer Quinn Larsen | $0 | $1,360 | -- |
| Christopher M. Hatch | $9,643 | $1,348 | -86% |
| Mr. Phillip Herman Hartman | $2,794 | $1,336 | -52.2% |
| Dillon Riley | $3,174 | $1,287 | -59.5% |
| Colin Buchanan | $2,310 | $1,208 | -47.7% |
| Tyrell Robert Bischoff | $0 | $1,206 | -- |
| Randy L. Graham | $1,271 | $1,193 | -6.1% |
| BZB Farms, LLC | $1,463 | $1,191 | -18.6% |
| Kurt Wilkinson | $8,238 | $1,161 | -85.9% |
| Sheila J Paumer | $5,632 | $1,150 | -79.6% |
| Curtis Abraham | $6,446 | $1,114 | -82.7% |
| Casey Allen Sorenson | $3,678 | $986 | -73.2% |
| David Monk | $6,692 | $965 | -85.6% |
| Richard Hammarlund | $2,133 | $950 | -55.5% |
| Kj Blackburn | $7,853 | $908 | -88.4% |
| Justin Robert Lucht | $10,905 | $899 | -91.8% |
| Michael S. Scherman | $939 | $885 | -5.8% |
| Mark R. Hubbell | $4,466 | $883 | -80.2% |
| Donald B. Collingwood | $9,843 | $863 | -91.2% |
| Jerry Nicholson | $4,405 | $862 | -80.4% |
| Brent D. Moncur | $2,062 | $854 | -58.6% |
| Wayne Brost | $3,281 | $836 | -74.5% |
| Kurt McNabb | $4,805 | $802 | -83.3% |
| Robert M Mcintosh Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $789 | -- |
| Kendal Wambeke | $6,314 | $779 | -87.7% |
| Gretchen Gasvoda-Kelso | $2,376 | $746 | -68.6% |
| Daniel Alley | $3,608 | $745 | -79.4% |
| Jerold Preis | $2,712 | $704 | -74% |
| Trenton McNabb | $2,684 | $701 | -73.9% |
| Robin Murdock | $3,036 | $661 | -78.2% |
| Glen Howe | $3,974 | $658 | -83.4% |
| Sawyer Anderson | $3,036 | $651 | -78.6% |
| Preator Ranch, Inc. | $937 | $646 | -31.1% |
| Hinckley Ranch | $2,970 | $616 | -79.3% |
| Thomas Cuprak | $8,889 | $612 | -93.1% |
| Highland Land & Livestock, LLC | $780 | $589 | -24.5% |
| Christopher Wambeke | $6,922 | $585 | -91.5% |
| Farm Service Agency | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Park County Farm Service Agency | $290 | $544 | 87.6% |
| Jackson J. Bassett | $3,298 | $541 | -83.6% |
| Christopher E. Dooley | $5,124 | $537 | -89.5% |
| Rafter a Ranch, LLC | $363 | $505 | 39.1% |
| Christopher Connally | $2,332 | $478 | -79.5% |
| James Cook | $1,105 | $477 | -56.8% |
| Mary Buchanan | $789 | $466 | -40.9% |
| Matthew Smith | $2,046 | $452 | -77.9% |
| Chad Hill Foster | $777 | $437 | -43.8% |
| Sand Draw Land & Cattle, LLC | $544 | $406 | -25.4% |
| Lois M. Martin | $1,947 | $357 | -81.7% |
| Gary Bruce Fry | $1,320 | $339 | -74.3% |
| Braden Grant | $715 | $334 | -53.3% |
| Billy Joe Dobbs | $1,904 | $332 | -82.6% |
| Lynn Preator Family Trust | $420 | $317 | -24.5% |
| Whaley Ranch, LLC | $3,479 | $308 | -91.1% |
| Patrick Arnett | $3,060 | $300 | -90.2% |
| Matthew Bohn | $792 | $291 | -63.3% |
| Joan Mercer | $3,154 | $280 | -91.1% |
| Earl Raines | $1,243 | $260 | -79.1% |
| Russell R. Olsen | $0 | $256 | -- |
| Jack L. Lindsey | $5,574 | $253 | -95.5% |
| Jennifer Triplett | $1,268 | $252 | -80.1% |
| Reba Traylor | $1,067 | $242 | -77.3% |
| Deborah May | $1,023 | $221 | -78.4% |
| Gary Bernard | $1,912 | $214 | -88.8% |
| Jamie C. Dalin | $957 | $205 | -78.6% |
| Blake Schmidt | $968 | $194 | -80% |
| Rachel Walker | $1,257 | $193 | -84.6% |
| Curtis Good | $462 | $190 | -58.9% |
| Robert J. Paxton | $238 | $183 | -23.1% |
| Chad Tanner Crumley | $0 | $181 | -- |
| Tony Harrison | $638 | $176 | -72.4% |
| Justin Roussan | $693 | $159 | -77.1% |
| Sharon Sammons | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Farm Service Agency | $0 | $111 | -- |
| Robert Redland | $0 | $94 | -- |
| Keeton Sidney Cook | $1,110 | $90 | -91.9% |
| Gerald Nicholson | $259 | $77 | -70.3% |
| Ron Fiene | $362 | $70 | -80.7% |
| Tommy Burke Mills | $0 | $70 | -- |
| Tamara Renae Twitchell | $10,798 | $51 | -99.5% |
| Dan Vanderploeg | $2,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyle Calvin Carroll | $5,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Lynne Morgan | $3,262 | $0 | -100% |
| The Gerald M. Hill and Becky J. H | $7,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Arrow S Ranch, LLC | $3,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Hatch | $6,471 | $0 | -100% |
| Carter Piotrowski | $1,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Coble Brothers Farm | $26,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale McIntosh | $9,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcniven Farms, Inc. | $417 | $0 | -100% |
| RG Ranch, LLC | $49,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert M Mcintosh Family Limited | $1,597 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Nunn | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew A. Bitton | $2,317 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney L. Crosby | $6,488 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilson Land Livestock & Leasing I | $12,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Braden Grant-Reynolds | $997 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayton James Malson | $7,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas R. McMullan | $1,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $8,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Meadors | $1,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy Burke Mills | $8,437 | $0 | -100% |
| David a Flitner | $3,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Greybull Valley Produce | $11,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacalyn McColloch | $4,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Dustin Jones | $1,257 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Emmett | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Ty Flock | $704 | $0 | -100% |
| Chanse Edward Darling | $6,215 | $0 | -100% |
| Emma Mercer | $753 | $0 | -100% |
| George T. Shirran -Revocable Trus | $49,867 | $0 | -100% |
| James Legge | $2,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Royce Mercer | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Aubry M. Jolley | $449 | $0 | -100% |
| Beaver Flats, LLC | $2,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Blue 80 Construction Company | $23,466 | $0 | -100% |
| Carrie Dausman | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay B. Hopkin | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirk B. Hopkin | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruben Luna | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd W. Bernstein | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyrell Bischoff | $5,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Abel Rios Sanchez | $2,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Adobe Butte Ranch, LLC | $7,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryce Vigil | $3,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl Nielsen | $5,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Flying V Cattle Company | $11,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Marian Bennett | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Spencer Andrew Redland | $13,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Arnett | $1,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,357,294 | $4,300,349 | -54% |
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