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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Lincoln County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Lincoln County received $4.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 325 farmers in cities within Lincoln County received a total of $9.5 million in 817 farm subsidies, a 31.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $13.9 million in 998 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 Lincoln County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Hollowell Farms, LLC$206,371$256,23924.2%
Collie Farms Partnership$354,089$207,769-41.3%
Harlow Farms, LLC$127,858$177,69839%
Fred H. Poss$225,305$169,500-24.8%
Michael W. Luft$182,432$161,822-11.3%
Michael C. Klann$153,632$149,647-2.6%
F & E Farms, LLC$127,265$149,39417.4%
Todd L. Thompson$134,784$148,1639.9%
Malcom Legacy Land & Cattle, LLC$170,177$147,802-13.1%
Joie Poss$216,756$147,105-32.1%
Chris D. Davis$131,437$140,6967%
John W. Craig$381,004$140,327-63.2%
Lawn R. Thompson$117,321$135,04415.1%
Malcom/Bee Farm$176,802$131,343-25.7%
John D. Thompson$233,686$120,255-48.5%
Withers Cattle Company, LLC$85,825$119,43739.2%
Robert Boyd$157,785$118,331-25%
Scott Alan Poss-Scott Poss, LLC$126,161$117,101-7.2%
Emily E Poss - Emily Poss, LLC$126,320$116,991-7.4%
Buffalo Creek Farms, LLC$143,836$113,827-20.9%
Schreiber Farm & Ranch, LLC$53,147$110,676108.2%
Dean & Donna Saffer JV$130,091$106,488-18.1%
Kurtis H. Thompson$144,506$105,934-26.7%
Rayleene a Thompson$107,221$103,977-3%
Saugus Valley Farms, LLC$117,757$97,453-17.2%
Garson Todd Thompson$79,216$96,97822.4%
Shawn J. Boyd$122,810$93,959-23.5%
Billy J. Head$125,817$93,652-25.6%
Roger W. Bruch$109,445$91,351-16.5%
Andrew Johnson$118,043$88,400-25.1%
James I. Andersen$105,578$85,298-19.2%
Stephen R. Newsom$217,745$85,269-60.8%
Clay C. Monks$115,572$83,471-27.8%
Douglas E. Blackwelder$135,108$81,252-39.9%
Kimel K. Brent$55,853$76,75637.4%
Alice Williams$66,647$76,75315.2%
Eric Paul Poss - Eric Poss, LLC$103,732$75,659-27.1%
Bruce Hass$137,952$74,777-45.8%
Bain Farms, LLC$101,101$74,085-26.7%
Rhianna Jean Poss Rhianna Poss, LLC$102,049$73,506-28%
Stephen W. Monks$139,561$73,451-47.4%
Andrew V. Jones$102,812$72,520-29.5%
Palmer Brothers Company$45,769$72,25157.9%
John W. Higgins$89,999$71,953-20.1%
Kurt J. Lofdahl$107,354$69,715-35.1%
Forristall Ranch, Inc.$67,834$68,6471.2%
Dale A. Bode$125,996$67,665-46.3%
Steven J. Andersen$73,264$63,575-13.2%
Robert L. Smithburg$78,511$62,690-20.2%
Tim Litzenberger$22,032$61,526179.3%
Brenda Higgins$84,802$60,719-28.4%
Eddie Bill Schifferns$80,503$59,753-25.8%
Charles T. Allis$74,311$58,983-20.6%
Marlys June Allis$74,311$58,983-20.6%
GLR Farms Partnership$72,913$55,503-23.9%
Diana Lynne Jolly$64,367$54,535-15.3%
Gary Withington$76,378$53,125-30.4%
James Carl Bledsoe$134,036$52,106-61.1%
William Bledsoe IV$134,036$52,106-61.1%
Tim Brown$66,151$51,561-22.1%
Beedy Farm and Ranch$64,731$51,402-20.6%
Reginald A. Wyckoff$49,810$49,8100%
Ralph D. Brent$68,151$49,707-27.1%
Lojuana G Davis Estate$49,781$49,676-0.2%
Boyd Farms, LLLP$54,833$49,572-9.6%
Anton E. Hermes$116,220$49,111-57.7%
Larry A. Higgins$43,742$48,95211.9%
Brent Farms, LLC$89,902$47,724-46.9%
Michael M. Mellott$70,186$47,598-32.2%
Kevin N. Saffer$53,270$46,726-12.3%
Colleen McCormick$80,516$46,178-42.6%
Michael L. McCormick$80,622$46,161-42.7%
Homestead Farm$49,895$45,276-9.3%
The L I Fisher Family Limited Par$49,369$43,934-11%
Anthony W. Vick$43,359$43,6920.8%
Aaron Head$52,230$43,453-16.8%
James Nienhuser$113,706$42,349-62.8%
Slash Cross Ranch, LLC$45,316$42,054-7.2%
Merlyn E. Stum$41,041$40,622-1%
K-Farms LP$0$39,228--
River Bend Ranch, LLC$99,780$39,130-60.8%
David M. Hubbard$53,439$38,477-28%
Jane E. Hubbard$53,439$38,477-28%
Ron Downey, Inc.$60,678$37,700-37.9%
Kevin Harris$62,360$36,786-41%
Chesana Farms, LLC$30,982$35,26013.8%
Glen L. Ewing$68,035$35,249-48.2%
Kyle W. Newsom$74,891$33,756-54.9%
Corline, Inc.$56,195$33,601-40.2%
David K. Poss$37,728$33,076-12.3%
Ewing Farms, Inc.$45,469$32,922-27.6%
Tyler J. Andersen$38,057$32,817-13.8%
Robert J. Safranek$20,900$32,59055.9%
William Bledsoe III$94,670$32,305-65.9%
Enderson Farms$46,944$32,085-31.7%
Madd Kasch Farms$50,384$31,840-36.8%
Robert C Bledsoe Trust$69,567$31,721-54.4%
Paul D. Martin$25,788$31,41321.8%
Jeremiah Higgins$34,002$31,284-8%
Warren Klann$59,494$30,595-48.6%
Billy Gordon$45,057$30,583-32.1%
Amy S. Perry$51,167$30,410-40.6%
Donald Knutson$21,645$29,59436.7%
Thunder Basin, Inc.$37,507$29,281-21.9%
David Eder$19,277$28,66548.7%
Jim I. Smithburg$54,738$28,407-48.1%
Jolly Cattle Company, LLC$49,239$28,060-43%
Bonny Company Trust$37,058$27,474-25.9%
William J. Schueller$29,676$27,167-8.5%
Hannah Schueller$29,539$27,138-8.1%
Nadine Hass Spousal Trust$35,011$26,377-24.7%
Raymond O. Thieman$74,009$25,686-65.3%
Terry L. Ashcraft$58,415$25,677-56%
Joel F. Kissel$50,916$25,400-50.1%
Rudder Brothers, LLC$52,412$25,186-51.9%
Roberta K. Wyckoff$24,905$24,9050%
Linda May Ashmore$16,776$24,82648%
Matt C. Mosher$39,254$24,702-37.1%
Della Knutson$16,399$24,41248.9%
D & J Andersen Farms, Inc.$36,174$23,889-34%
Theron Perry$16,480$23,77644.3%
Earl D. Saffer$27,033$23,261-14%
Anita Smith$17,254$23,09533.9%
Barry M. Hollowell$42,804$22,922-46.4%
Clevenger Farm Trust$22,520$22,186-1.5%
Linda L Jaklich$17,614$21,77923.6%
Wayne Brown$30,240$20,756-31.4%
Downey Farms, Inc.$20,690$20,7020.1%
Luke John Ewing$54,843$20,525-62.6%
Gorden Hollowell$30,403$20,006-34.2%
Terragro Farms, LLC$14,680$19,39832.1%
Jerry Roy Monks$683$19,2502,718.4%
Alan R. Carr$140,894$18,360-87%
Tony Lorince, LLC$0$17,316--
Auston Andersen$25,641$17,073-33.4%
Dean O. Howe$16,483$16,4830%
Greg Westfall$20,815$16,356-21.4%
Keith T. Thelen$20,263$16,135-20.4%
Michael E. O'Dwyer$50,610$16,100-68.2%
Carol Leigh Jones$7,504$15,956112.6%
Daniel J. Kollath$15,728$15,7280%
Loyd G. Patton$17,720$15,697-11.4%
Larry J. Pepper$15,328$15,3280%
Sandra Lynn Collie$10,447$15,25946.1%
Rayford Vick$18,711$14,411-23%
Wilda Jean Johnson$65,134$14,401-77.9%
Dale R. Toft$50,087$14,373-71.3%
Terry G. Saffer$8,505$14,12166%
Blackwelder Farms, Inc.$27,950$13,840-50.5%
Rhonda K. Miller$13,642$13,6420%
Steve Miller$13,642$13,6420%
Jason B. Vice$29,236$13,539-53.7%
Laura Maria Poss$16,920$13,441-20.6%
Kevin Poss$26,071$13,430-48.5%
Larry Don Meier$73,551$13,207-82%
Richard Lowe Borders$28,020$13,155-53.1%
John C. Olesen$18,996$12,951-31.8%
Doug Koehn$84,791$12,938-84.7%
Wilma P. Mosher$30,738$12,623-58.9%
Dale Felzien$20,372$12,586-38.2%
Shara Griffith$0$12,564--
Terri Spencer$0$12,564--
Mary Ann Saffer$24,550$12,430-49.4%
Rohrbaugh Interests, LLLP$15,725$12,236-22.2%
The Jim and Marilyn Litzenberger Living Trust$3,290$12,035265.8%
Jack Cross$0$11,801--
Donald Ashcraft$15,232$11,759-22.8%
Hilary H. Bledsoe$15,318$11,758-23.2%
Cole Thompson$25,998$11,571-55.5%
Kepa Farm, LLC$20,136$11,386-43.5%
Kathy Bain$11,186$11,3841.8%
Larry Monks$42,159$11,241-73.3%
8465 Farms$11,139$11,1450.1%
Trudy L. O'Dwyer$0$11,093--
Bette Jo Fisher Trust$32,774$11,035-66.3%
Teresa J. Monks$28,468$10,975-61.4%
William E. Poss$10,628$10,6280%
Brenda K. Borders$25,394$10,625-58.2%
Sarah Klann Trust B$0$10,517--
Mark James$72,231$10,157-85.9%
Charlene Monks$29,212$10,129-65.3%
Perry B. White$14,893$9,975-33%
Wendy Pottorff$10,279$9,718-5.5%
Larry C. Toft$16,171$8,999-44.4%
James R. Covington$8,965$8,9650%
Stum Farms, LLC$9,447$8,654-8.4%
Kenneth Warren Mauck Estate$0$8,510--
Dorice Norbye$43,812$8,403-80.8%
Truston Lee Fisher Trust$0$8,386--
Stephen W. Ferree$53,222$7,861-85.2%
Julie A. Sullivan$8,319$7,770-6.6%
Larry D. Smiley$93,991$7,624-91.9%
Jack E. Horner$20,585$7,620-63%
Monty Mattson$8,357$7,161-14.3%
Nanette L. Peeters$16,198$6,914-57.3%
Norma J Ewing Rev Trust$15,638$6,865-56.1%
Kathleen Kochis$16,991$6,844-59.7%
Huldah V Igou$7,154$6,656-7%
Larry Skinner$10,167$6,575-35.3%
Rodrigo Mosso$13,421$6,564-51.1%
Truston Lee Fisher$6,560$6,5600%
William R. Ewing$19,139$6,479-66.1%
Wade Mosher$21,666$6,424-70.3%
Travis Denne$7,350$6,252-14.9%
Ralph and Paula Kluth Revocable Living Trust$0$6,144--
Mark T. Hollowell$8,228$6,058-26.4%
Linda Brent$6,054$6,0540%
Sherri L. Smithburg$24,087$5,901-75.5%
Douglas R. Winterberg$5,786$5,7860%
Trinity Cattle, LLC$22,398$5,783-74.2%
Esther I. Enderson$20,382$5,640-72.3%
Stephen R. Burgess$12,532$5,517-56%
Kenneth H Becker Rev Trust$12,957$5,466-57.8%
Thomas John Brown$6,030$5,304-12%
Doyce J Fisher Estate$0$5,234--
VA Eder and Company$2,384$5,213118.7%
Hill Top Ranch Partnership$7,597$5,166-32%
Anthony Hass$12,034$5,155-57.2%
Tall T. Farms$96,343$5,144-94.7%
Makayle L Loutzenhiser$7,382$5,123-30.6%
Avery Fisher Family Trust$1,823$5,086179%
Rhonda Covington$7,451$4,954-33.5%
T Kim Korsvold$4,857$4,8570%
Benjamin E. Brent$10,756$4,749-55.8%
Mary E. Lehnerz$7,511$4,725-37.1%
Allen R. Kelly$6,116$4,636-24.2%
Jack D. Kunsch$0$4,574--
Dorice Marie Norbye Estate$0$4,542--
Lynn Luft$2,743$4,51164.5%
Brian Scott White$7,425$4,494-39.5%
Frasier Farms, LLC$12,524$4,486-64.2%
Stacy Kent Loutzenhiser$8,798$4,481-49.1%
Christopher J. Huelskamp$4,359$4,345-0.3%
Apryl D. Huelskamp$4,326$4,3280%
Derrell Jaques$8,389$4,136-50.7%
George Luft$0$4,086--
Mauck Bros, Inc.$6,924$4,001-42.2%
James E. Thelen$4,735$3,979-16%
Fred Wyler III$3,713$3,7130%
Donald G. Sellon and Reta J. Sellon Irrev Trust, U/A Dated J$6,016$3,694-38.6%
Kendra R. Brent$4,353$3,618-16.9%
Blackwelder Land Trust$3,856$3,561-7.7%
Bernard Koch$4,085$3,477-14.9%
Ruthanne Koch$4,085$3,477-14.9%
Roger K. Gilbert$16,495$3,462-79%
Peggy Ashcraft$0$3,460--
Rick L. Ashcraft$0$3,460--
Liggett Cattle Company, LLC$27,700$3,406-87.7%
Bryan E. Milburn$8,357$3,381-59.5%
John E Theisen, LLC$20,006$3,307-83.5%
Chris Kaylon Miller$6,568$3,284-50%
Donnie Miller Family Trust$40,876$3,197-92.2%
Faye D Miller Estate$39,884$3,196-92%
Ryan Smithburg$5,841$3,187-45.4%
Ronald L. Pope$21,707$3,172-85.4%
D Earl Saffer Trust$9,449$3,039-67.8%
Hass Farms Corporation$3,634$2,965-18.4%
Lorince Farms Lp$2,168$2,89033.3%
Alvin L. Kelly$3,538$2,811-20.5%
Joanne L. Boetger$20,920$2,681-87.2%
Trey David James$9,240$2,678-71%
Andrea Schinzel$7,704$2,643-65.7%
Dennis Stone$13,030$2,621-79.9%
Lola M Strick Rev Trust$3,255$2,604-20%
Ottem Family Farm, LLC$13,139$2,560-80.5%
Lanny Miller$2,146$2,1460%
Avis E Maskus$3,887$2,047-47.3%
Jim D. Stone$9,693$2,043-78.9%
Daniel Kappel$1,968$1,9680%
Janice Schifferns$2,442$1,900-22.2%
Charles Covington$3,754$1,836-51.1%
Scott R Crouse Revocable Trust$6,971$1,826-73.8%
Margaret Scherrer$5,034$1,779-64.7%
Scott Vratil$4,663$1,776-61.9%
Warren McCue$1,754$1,7540%
Charles Fox$2,125$1,527-28.1%
Leon Kelly$1,641$1,507-8.2%
Wyatt Vick$0$1,418--
Justin D. Fisher$9,664$1,349-86%
444653, LLC$9,089$1,332-85.3%
Larry Meier$14,843$1,250-91.6%
Kenneth W. Mauck$3,739$1,231-67.1%
Ralph A. Carman$516$1,167126.2%
Vicki A. Andersen$11,229$1,128-90%
Colton Thompson$5,522$1,084-80.4%
Tim Johnson$4,340$1,031-76.2%
Delmar L. Beattie$2,121$1,028-51.5%
Dan Blackwelder$3,344$1,022-69.4%
Dean L Saffer Trust$1,004$1,0040%
Jerry Monks$22,820$988-95.7%
Ethan L. Thompson$4,532$973-78.5%
Erlene C Hickey Trust$1,441$823-42.9%
Glenn A. Cox$1,922$812-57.8%
Cole Davis$834$801-4%
Wayne Shade$5,051$773-84.7%
Richard L. Borders$3,178$770-75.8%
Chase H. Toft$4,046$762-81.2%
Bennie D. Orrell$5,582$706-87.4%
Lisa J. Yowell$3,201$706-77.9%
Tyler Smith$3,014$699-76.8%
Marc A. Hollenbaugh$3,388$698-79.4%
Pepper William Patton$7,181$656-90.9%
Bryan Doggett$3,121$650-79.2%
Jerry Allen II$0$645--
Withers Land Corporation$5,395$623-88.5%
Marilyn L. Eastin$1,034$621-39.9%
Avril M. Beattie$0$597--
Clell L Griffith II$53,624$595-98.9%
D Nadyne Poss$37,123$569-98.5%
Josiah A. Higgins$6,165$492-92%
Raymond L. Enderson$0$452--
Robert J. Andersen$576$444-22.9%
Mary Andersen$576$443-23.1%
Hannah E. Thompson$0$434--
Liberty Land & Cattle, LLC$3,426$433-87.4%
Rebecca Lynn Thompson$1,716$343-80%
Julie B. Kappel$0$328--
Waylon J. Smith$2,055$327-84.1%
Ralph Kluth$1,485$300-79.8%
Donald E. Schmidt$443$293-33.9%
Curtis B. Price$565$279-50.6%
John E Theisen Estate$29,994$248-99.2%
Carl Martin$1,386$211-84.8%
Bleu Gip Ellis$1,708$172-89.9%
Ryan L. Bush$1,142$155-86.4%
Christy Smithburg$12,951$0-100%
Ephron Brent$2,310$0-100%
Judy Oakley$4,528$0-100%
Muriel E Raines Estate$1,674$0-100%
Virginia L Becker Rev Trust$6,152$0-100%
Heart Rock Bison, LLC$6,136$0-100%
Jacki Andersen-Higgins$24,279$0-100%
Laura L. Monks$233$0-100%
Patricia E. Borders$2,354$0-100%
Torrey L. Johnson$764$0-100%
Andrea Pellett$53$0-100%
Audrey P. Rose$443$0-100%
Barbara Vaughn$2,295$0-100%
Carl B Bledsoe Rev INTRV Trustee$15,318$0-100%
John E. Theisen$506$0-100%
Leslie Swanson$358$0-100%
Norris Keith Patton$3,300$0-100%
Rosalyn J. Stone$2,662$0-100%
Todd R. Messer$1,070$0-100%
Alfonse Palko$2,737$0-100%
Benny Grimes$392$0-100%
Carrie Ruth Bennett$1,908$0-100%
Chanse Alonzo Mitchell$109$0-100%
Crystal Metcalf Sorensen$5,306$0-100%
Doyce Jane Fisher$2,122$0-100%
Faye Miller$995$0-100%
Heritage Farms Partnership$173,949$0-100%
Jim Koehn$1,920$0-100%
John F. Craig III$55,212$0-100%
John W Jaklich$6,145$0-100%
Kipp Parker$46$0-100%
Marjorie E. Slater$3,744$0-100%
Michael Shawn Bennett$1,908$0-100%
Mildred Schuler$2,933$0-100%
Mote Family Partnership L L L P$962$0-100%
Robert W. Raines$5,283$0-100%
Total subsidies$13,915,460$9,523,435-31.6%

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