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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Lane County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Lane County received $1.8 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 289 farmers in cities within Lane County received a total of $4.5 million in 484 farm subsidies, a 28.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.2 million in 752 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 Lane County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Reerslev Farms, Inc.$75,306$257,265241.6%
Harper Farms, Inc.$185,324$213,74115.3%
Lochmead Farms, Inc.$526,668$191,903-63.6%
Groundwork Organic Farm, Inc.$0$176,314--
Crowson Farms, Inc.$0$169,449--
Donald E. Hansen$137,028$149,2368.9%
Lehman Dairy II, Inc.$140,470$124,486-11.4%
Harrolds Dairy, LLC$254,687$122,167-52%
H-C Farms, Inc.$17,736$121,851587%
Rice Farms, LLC$105,259$100,237-4.8%
Ruddell Farms, LLC$83,828$98,24917.2%
GSF Corporation$8,103$94,9761,072.1%
Parker Seeds, Inc.$0$83,812--
Strome-Fisher Farm, Inc.$10,334$80,966683.5%
Hawley Land & Cattle, LLC$152,304$77,974-48.8%
Egge Seed & Nursery, LLC$13,452$76,165466.2%
Paul W. Massey$388,238$75,695-80.5%
Dick Falk$21,521$70,003225.3%
Sydney Apartments, Inc.$0$67,851--
Miller Penfold Cattle$379,446$63,685-83.2%
Meyer Livestock Company, LLC$2,648$61,2022,211.3%
My Brothers' Farm, LLC$54,594$60,57811%
Perdue Farms, LLC$0$59,291--
Harvey E. Calvin$19,626$58,435197.7%
Douglas Green Family Trust$2,962$55,1501,761.9%
Burres Family Farms, LLC$153,542$50,000-67.4%
Stanley Farver Farms, LLC$0$49,302--
High Mountain Resources, LLC$0$43,901--
Jean Damon$46,106$43,299-6.1%
Maddock Ranch, LLC$43,285$43,2850%
JC Paddocks, Inc.$20,953$42,437102.5%
Dassenko Family LP$40,884$41,4211.3%
Kneen Farms, LLC$39,978$41,3383.4%
Southwest Aquatics, LLC$0$37,742--
Eugene L. Tinker$47,943$35,145-26.7%
K Bar 3, Inc.$53,929$35,019-35.1%
Kirk W. Richardson$36,073$34,750-3.7%
Kevin D. Seifert$15,676$29,99191.3%
SLY Farms, LLC$36,486$29,097-20.3%
Johnson Ranch Company, Inc.$10,424$28,614174.5%
Beetanical Apiary, LLC$22,402$28,49227.2%
Jeffrey A. Belnap$6,891$28,160308.6%
F Doug Reubell$32,662$28,112-13.9%
Vernon Herrick$0$27,714--
Chad Tennyson$0$27,416--
Peter Gutoski$73,801$25,785-65.1%
Ben B. Kokkeler$169,445$25,242-85.1%
GMB Farm, Inc.$5,973$24,441309.2%
Scott T Potter$20,825$24,07915.6%
The Queen's Bounty, LLC$50,481$23,384-53.7%
Friends Farm, LLC$51,719$23,300-54.9%
Lane Potter$35,725$20,706-42%
Diamond Creek Timber Management, Inc.$0$20,105--
Meyer & SLY Land & Livestock, LLC$31,346$18,606-40.6%
Sheila Klest$0$18,095--
Deborah M. Mattson$13,478$17,50129.8%
Diamond G Farms, Ltd.$18,556$17,402-6.2%
Darrick D. Salyers$12,932$17,19533%
Tyler Potter$37,215$17,047-54.2%
Douglas W. McCarty$8,710$16,71191.9%
Brice Family Farms, Inc.$44,131$16,077-63.6%
Mark C. McFarland$6,589$15,734138.8%
Donald H. Smyth$17,394$15,282-12.1%
Rich Ruhl$18,912$15,208-19.6%
Sharon a Simpson-Carroll$0$14,717--
Rock'n D Ranch, Inc.$22,215$14,406-35.2%
Nathan G. Large$35,129$14,354-59.1%
Patricia Ann Fix$10,304$14,10636.9%
Hoiland Farms, Inc.$4,612$13,780198.8%
Earle C. Quinlan$12,996$13,4873.8%
JB & Son, Inc.$10,560$13,31826.1%
William L. Miller$13,247$13,2470%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$13,125--
Penny Jordan$7,303$12,61272.7%
Robyn M. Pester$0$12,316--
Dan R. Moore$11,750$12,0522.6%
Norman J Schafer Revocable Trust$0$10,243--
Cierra Wilson$13,255$10,199-23.1%
Emil R. Klym$9,520$10,1126.2%
Drew Campbell$13,084$9,412-28.1%
Dennis Allgood$9,341$9,3410%
Brad C. Harrold$9,144$7,935-13.2%
Konyn Dairy, LLC$565,003$7,586-98.7%
Pamela J. Retzlaff$0$7,443--
Troy Lindell$9,691$7,321-24.5%
Bonnie Jean Nielsen$13,800$7,304-47.1%
Cindy M. Harrold$20,087$7,272-63.8%
Christopher C. Meyers$7,310$7,219-1.2%
John R Havlina$8,506$7,115-16.4%
Ambrosia Farm, LLC$0$6,723--
Clark - Stuart Family Trust Stuart$0$6,618--
William Anne Fabian-Willian Anne H Fabian Rev Trustee$0$6,280--
Retzlaff Trust - James Retzlaff$0$6,272--
Q and R Ranch, LLC$2,893$6,242115.8%
Petersen Ranch, LLC$13,111$6,134-53.2%
James C. Anderson$6,095$6,0950%
Frances W Wilson Trust$22,604$5,959-73.6%
Douglas K. Nulf$14,845$5,583-62.4%
Wright Century Farm, LLC$4,654$5,49018%
Carl E. Drews$9,942$5,454-45.1%
Dale Roxberg Revocable Living Trust$0$5,384--
David R. Mulkey$10,021$5,327-46.8%
Thomas O. Moffett$8,143$5,252-35.5%
Alice - Robert B. & Alice K. Rev. Trust M Kaseberg$0$5,154--
J D Hachenberg Heirs$23,967$4,967-79.3%
Allene Kaiser$5,373$4,940-8.1%
Richard Severson$15,404$4,763-69.1%
Selina Gonzales$0$4,755--
Lee G Michels Family Trust$8,139$4,628-43.1%
Brad Taylor Homes & Investments, LLC$0$4,507--
Joseph M. Terry$2,163$4,467106.5%
Haigh Cattle, LLC$26,857$4,456-83.4%
Dawn Sherwood$7,996$4,412-44.8%
Brice Farms, Inc.$16,327$4,320-73.5%
Karl J Nestvold$5,959$4,221-29.2%
Jackass Creek Associates$4,168$4,1680%
Howell Rodeo Company, Inc.$2,853$4,11644.3%
John T. Brice III$5,851$4,018-31.3%
Kenneth A. Burrow$4,539$4,008-11.7%
High Prairie Cattle Company, LLC$4,502$3,652-18.9%
ELK Prairie Ranch, LLC$1,742$3,638108.8%
Sharles Hill$3,724$3,596-3.4%
Melvin Carlson Jr.$3,080$3,59516.7%
Valorie J. Kime$5,448$3,586-34.2%
Stuzman Ranch, LLC$0$3,580--
Joseph Proden$7,100$3,554-49.9%
Ellen Halonen$3,479$3,4790%
Janice M. Jaeger$5,582$3,264-41.5%
Forever Green Forests, LLC$4,830$3,220-33.3%
Walton Warner$4,762$3,139-34.1%
Brandon J Blakesley$0$3,111--
Sue Ann Saint Onge$2,850$3,0687.6%
Ann Weller$0$3,041--
Christopher L. Keppler$16,944$2,984-82.4%
Laurel King$3,646$2,924-19.8%
Steven W. Hill$5,842$2,913-50.1%
Kala Worley$0$2,893--
Bar School Bar Cattle Company, Inc.$63,289$2,842-95.5%
Thomas L. Carroll$7,764$2,808-63.8%
Brandt Family Trust$2,979$2,773-6.9%
Cecelia P. Barrett$4,284$2,763-35.5%
Jim Crumrine$993$2,670168.9%
Mccord Enterprises, Inc.$6,034$2,627-56.5%
Kathy Malekzadeh$0$2,615--
Joseph W. Buster$5,419$2,615-51.7%
David Spencer Evans$0$2,589--
Triangle 5, LLC$0$2,504--
Jon F Hofmeister - Hofmeister Family Trust$0$2,487--
Nancy J. Shawver$5,038$2,434-51.7%
Thomas Mills$4,263$2,256-47.1%
Ruthann Duncan$10,500$2,224-78.8%
Muriel E Frosaker Irrev Trust$2,064$2,2127.2%
Barrowcliff Partnership, LLC$3,436$2,196-36.1%
Kathleen J. Bond$2,453$2,111-13.9%
Billie Mitchell Trust$4,369$2,100-51.9%
James Grimm$2,098$2,0980%
Joseph Ronald Becker$2,064$2,0640%
Michael Campbell$1,289$1,98754.2%
Anne Tunzi$4,865$1,981-59.3%
Stephanie Chase$3,187$1,965-38.3%
Carolyn E Taylor Trust$6,561$1,942-70.4%
Fleta G Taylor Trust$6,430$1,939-69.8%
Faith E. Walton$1,649$1,92917%
Randall R. Patterson$4,395$1,904-56.7%
Yoerger Revocable Living Trust$7,468$1,901-74.5%
Jeanine Webb IRR Trust$0$1,891--
Nancy Kibbey$3,246$1,837-43.4%
Anthony Sarsfield Estate$0$1,800--
Michael L. Hill$2,902$1,789-38.4%
Vickie Schraudner$0$1,770--
Carmen D. Stepper$562$1,758212.8%
Russell K Mccormmach$2,973$1,754-41%
Marilyn Smith - Loving Trust a Smith$0$1,752--
Darrel a Rothauge$0$1,735--
Richard E. Hicks$2,928$1,718-41.3%
Ray L. Tyrone$0$1,683--
Charlotte Lamborn$3,520$1,663-52.8%
Julie Ward$3,095$1,658-46.4%
Vance R. Cox$3,316$1,658-50%
Evonuk & Daughters, Inc.$8,531$1,622-81%
Kathleen Z Williams Family Trust$5,833$1,578-72.9%
Susan Anderson$3,654$1,560-57.3%
Donna Powelson$5,572$1,547-72.2%
Estate of Faye K Mcnair$2,648$1,508-43.1%
Technical Solutions International$0$1,499--
Melvin Carlson JR Living Trust$2,635$1,498-43.1%
Helen Lockyer-Living Trustee$3,341$1,464-56.2%
Jennifer Brooks$3,128$1,458-53.4%
Spellman-Finch Family Trust$1,284$1,42811.2%
Brian R. Nichols$1,336$1,3360%
Nichols Family Irrevocable Trust$1,336$1,3360%
Robert S. Kaeser$2,728$1,334-51.1%
Vera Marie Anderson$1,740$1,317-24.3%
Cindy Baldwin$1,299$1,2990%
Eugene S. Baldwin$1,299$1,2990%
Robin Bonn$0$1,275--
Brian Barnett$2,153$1,251-41.9%
Donna Becker$0$1,207--
The Robert W Pieper Family Trust$3,128$1,188-62%
Ole E. Hoskinson$2,457$1,137-53.7%
James R. Strickland$2,751$1,107-59.8%
Virginia M. Tyler$0$1,100--
Sabrina L. Geerdes$0$1,095--
Andrea C. Reyna$0$1,036--
Andrea Conkey Nessly$2,300$1,028-55.3%
Brandon Huff$0$1,016--
Jerry Dempsey$2,029$1,013-50.1%
Huntons' Farm, LLC$0$1,000--
Ron Detering$2,005$981-51.1%
Dianne T. Morley$0$945--
Richard E. Jones$1,822$942-48.3%
Susan L Tavakolian$1,724$933-45.9%
Sharon A. Martin$2,304$902-60.9%
Joyce A. Likens$1,042$897-13.9%
Robert A. Carmichael$892$8920%
Jimmy L. Oldaker$2,571$887-65.5%
Gregory W. Fox$1,991$866-56.5%
A. R. Arnet$1,272$856-32.7%
Brian Romine$1,865$852-54.3%
Alec E Hrynyshyn$817$8170%
Janell Heidenreich$611$81032.6%
Irma H. Stickney$3,257$792-75.7%
Scott - R Stickney Revocable Living Trustee Randall Stickney$3,441$792-77%
Jerry Kaiser$1,487$768-48.4%
Steven Kietzke$972$757-22.1%
Viva Kietzke$972$757-22.1%
Speelman Living Trust - Richard Speelman$0$726--
Petersen Family Trust, LLC$705$7050%
Shirley a Palahniuk$0$684--
Pamela Bayha$645$6450%
Joe Schmidt$4,757$643-86.5%
Bob Nelson$1,285$630-51%
Lucille Rayle$1,544$623-59.7%
Martha Mills$2,580$604-76.6%
Tiffany Mills$2,580$604-76.6%
Elizabeth Treeheart$1,097$594-45.9%
Smith & Sons Ranch, LLC$0$563--
Matthew K. Hammond$1,863$541-71%
Dawn Miller$0$541--
Gerald & Mary Hohman Rev Trust$2,170$540-75.1%
Grain Millers, Inc.$0$500--
Labrang Traders, LLC$500$5000%
Tom C Lively$0$500--
Jodi D. Miller$1,340$491-63.4%
Georgia York$673$450-33.1%
Deena J. Printz$813$448-44.9%
James E. Bradshaw$423$4230%
Maria Bradshaw$423$4230%
Peter W Kingzett$422$4220%
Charles Duryea$843$419-50.3%
James O Kjelde$859$382-55.5%
Edward L. Macauley$381$3810%
Sonya Harrigfeld$376$3760%
Mary Lee Brady$2,875$376-86.9%
Rager Estates, LLC$372$3750.8%
Oregon Fresh Connection, Inc.$1,211$372-69.3%
Samuel J. Brady$3,416$370-89.2%
Joaquin Rodriquez$1,121$350-68.8%
Susan Vollman-King$870$344-60.5%
Bernard Damon$50,617$302-99.4%
Black Tansy Farm, LLC$7,801$301-96.1%
Helen R. Folger$300$3000%
Shaundele Lee Leatherberry$5,484$271-95.1%
James W. Polston$1,725$271-84.3%
David L. Kauffman$1,445$269-81.4%
Marcia A. Tompkins$581$257-55.8%
Ronald Hjelm$282$226-19.9%
Matt Barrows$205$2050%
Rita Perry$582$204-64.9%
Sylvia Williams$197$1970%
Nancy D. Wallace$79$194145.6%
Al Bartlett$388$189-51.3%
Teresa Nelson$606$180-70.3%
Daniel Mumford$651$176-73%
Mark A. Alvernaz$4,181$175-95.8%
Theodore C. Stumpf III$13$1671,184.6%
Evelyn McNair$318$159-50%
Jessica Boland$181$150-17.1%
Aquene Amarys$132$118-10.6%
Ruth Young$115$1150%
Karl Stumpf$76$10538.2%
Laura Grube$17,018$97-99.4%
Jeff R. Woodruff$1,041$92-91.2%
Robert J. Ray$0$78--
Mary Clayton$220$57-74.1%
Barbara Chaffin$220$57-74.1%
Christina Stoneburg$210$52-75.2%
Robert D. Ditton$129$38-70.5%
Kathy Norman$11$1863.6%
Deborah Stewart$205$0-100%
Brad Taylor Homes & Investments L$3,146$0-100%
Hot Winter, LLC$1,628$0-100%
Lavelle Schilling$14,390$0-100%
Michael J Satterstrom$7,660$0-100%
Richard P. Mathew$972$0-100%
Sohr Foods, Inc.$500$0-100%
Charles D. Bender$768$0-100%
Charmalee Prechtel$137$0-100%
Denny Mitchell Family, LLC$401$0-100%
Karin Gardner-Gascoyne$80$0-100%
Alice - Robert B. & Alice K. Rev.$9,111$0-100%
Andrew Burns Montgomery$4,438$0-100%
Ann Reilly$3,041$0-100%
Anne C Selby Anne C Selby Revocable Trust$14,996$0-100%
Anne H. Fabian$2,213$0-100%
Blue Lotus Chai Company, LLC$500$0-100%
Cafeto Coffee Company, LLC$500$0-100%
Camas Swale Farm, Inc.$16,820$0-100%
Crescendo, Inc.$500$0-100%
Dale Roxberg Revocable Living Trustee$6,451$0-100%
David Grant Trust$2,681$0-100%
Deborah P. Jeffries$4,026$0-100%
Dennis Casady$2,172$0-100%
Double Oo Land & Cattle Company$3,601$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$5,625$0-100%
Gene Benedick$276$0-100%
Jeanine Webb Trust$1,367$0-100%
Jon Hofmeister - Hofmeister F. Fam$2,696$0-100%
Jonathan T. Sims$1,572$0-100%
Keith Cooper$6,583$0-100%
Larry George$93$0-100%
Laura Amarys$101$0-100%
Lila Bucholtz$4,029$0-100%
Little Wings Farm$14,473$0-100%
Margaret Holmes Tibbets$3,113$0-100%
Mark A. Slaymaker$741$0-100%
Mark Acree$3,050$0-100%
Michael A. Whitten$137$0-100%
Moondog's Farm, LLC$4,438$0-100%
Nahanni Fisheries, Inc.$130,234$0-100%
Norton's Hop Farm, LLC$1,032$0-100%
Oregon Aquatics, Inc.$65,880$0-100%
Retzlaff Trust$13,715$0-100%
Royal Blue Organics$1,000$0-100%
Sharon Payne$1,404$0-100%
SLO Farm, LLC$750$0-100%
Speelman Living Trust - Richard S$1,786$0-100%
Surata Soyfoods, Inc.$500$0-100%
Timber Ridge Farm, Corp.$11,082$0-100%
Tom C. Lively$500$0-100%
Walt and Jean Wood Revocable Join$6,459$0-100%
Wandering Goat Coffee Company, LLC$500$0-100%
William Anne Fabian-Willian Anne$10,138$0-100%
Zane A. Sommers$201$0-100%
Holder Family Trust$1,006$0-100%
Maria B. Stanford$54$0-100%
Terry Duman$27,268$0-100%
Verna M. Cox$136$0-100%
Bell Pine Vineyards, LLC$3,395$0-100%
Beverly Hunter-Gillaspie$24$0-100%
Bradshaw Vineyards, LLC$20,804$0-100%
Brandon S Devers$9,691$0-100%
Bruce Dailey$69$0-100%
David Sullivan$29,342$0-100%
Jared Henderson$16,274$0-100%
Kenneth O. Jackson$10,665$0-100%
Kenneth O. Jensen$303$0-100%
Lonesome Whistle Farm, LLC$750$0-100%
Marilyn L. Rear$767$0-100%
Mustafa T Kasubhai$170$0-100%
Pfeiffer Vineyards, Inc.$33,530$0-100%
Rear Properties, LLC$11,535$0-100%
Rolling H Ranch, LLC$2,453$0-100%
Sandra O'malley Irish J. Acres$6,233$0-100%
Steven Lee Gillaspie$24$0-100%
Sweet Leaf Organic Farm$500$0-100%
T. I. E. Ranch, LLC$1,262$0-100%
Thistledown Farm, Inc.$282,938$0-100%
Waj, LLC$18,005$0-100%
Wild Child Farm, LLC$500$0-100%
Arcuri Stables$4,746$0-100%
Brandi Ferguson$82$0-100%
Clark - Stuart Family Trust Stuar$6,618$0-100%
John R. Cobb$1,047$0-100%
Linda R. Roberts$2,110$0-100%
Mark R. Webb$257$0-100%
Ronald Teigland$3,243$0-100%
Ryan Dawes$1,313$0-100%
Terry C. Henderson$27,819$0-100%
Total subsidies$6,232,249$4,455,337-28.5%

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