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In 2021, 43 farmers in cities within Carson City received a total of $1.8 million in 78 farm subsidies, a 0.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.8 million in 124 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Pacific Princess Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Delta Milk Company, LLC | $816,306 | $120,508 | -85.2% |
| Priest Family Unlimited, LLC | $16,698 | $25,128 | 50.5% |
| John & Carolyn Mclain Trust | $23,414 | $23,413 | -0% |
| Joy M. Keating | $20,296 | $19,725 | -2.8% |
| Jim Bird | $15,366 | $15,366 | 0% |
| Frei Revocable Trust | $22,332 | $11,925 | -46.6% |
| Robert B. Lincoln | $16,587 | $11,078 | -33.2% |
| D/B/A Ascuaga Cattle Company | $30,943 | $6,690 | -78.4% |
| John Jackson | $5,797 | $5,797 | 0% |
| Roxanne Faike | $5,741 | $5,741 | 0% |
| Ayarbe Family Revocable Trust | $4,531 | $5,733 | 26.5% |
| Bonnie Icenogle | $1,736 | $3,859 | 122.3% |
| Ward Patrick | $2,099 | $3,777 | 79.9% |
| Julian Smith Jr. | $7,689 | $3,598 | -53.2% |
| Donnor, Inc. | $3,147 | $3,147 | 0% |
| Willard Land, Livestock & Equipment, LLC | $0 | $2,720 | -- |
| Corwyn a Mosiman | $1,837 | $2,243 | 22.1% |
| Dale Ryan Family Trust | $13,213 | $1,930 | -85.4% |
| Nelson Family Trust | $3,878 | $1,760 | -54.6% |
| Hail Land and Livestock, LLC | $9,793 | $1,741 | -82.2% |
| Joseph N. McLaughlin | $1,444 | $1,641 | 13.6% |
| Cantwell Farms | $3,802 | $1,597 | -58% |
| Kurt E & Pamela Suchsland Trust | $2,933 | $1,593 | -45.7% |
| Carol Manock Tullis | $6,166 | $1,582 | -74.3% |
| Virgil Christenson | $2,774 | $1,566 | -43.5% |
| Herbert J Bryant Revocable Trust | $1,550 | $1,550 | 0% |
| Nadindla S & S Farms, Inc. | $4,856 | $1,445 | -70.2% |
| Thomas a Huntington Rev Trust | $6,437 | $1,161 | -82% |
| Barbara A. Wall | $4,679 | $1,129 | -75.9% |
| Mongelli Family Trust | $1,914 | $1,095 | -42.8% |
| Noel Family Exemption Trust | $1,499 | $1,056 | -29.6% |
| R. H. Delong | $1,440 | $830 | -42.4% |
| Paul E. Jorgensen | $699 | $699 | 0% |
| Gary Cantara | $272 | $677 | 148.9% |
| Westadt Family Farm Trust | $1,642 | $616 | -62.5% |
| Bradley Kosch | $1,980 | $598 | -69.8% |
| Westergard Family 2003 Trust - Deceaseds Trust | $0 | $422 | -- |
| Stephen Johnson | $461 | $299 | -35.1% |
| Kathleen F. McLaughlin | $124 | $242 | 95.2% |
| States Duvall, Inc. | $756 | $131 | -82.7% |
| Jack Mitchell | $283 | $88 | -68.9% |
| Barbara Guild | $574 | $0 | -100% |
| Ganesha Enterprises, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Juergens-Spanier | $2,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn A. Kay | $574 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton & Mary Groh Family Trust | $3,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Quimby | $574 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney John Wahlstrom | $2,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Christol-Deacon | $861 | $0 | -100% |
| Waltz Living Trust | $4,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Westergard Family 2003 Trust - DE | $316 | $0 | -100% |
| Willard Land, Livestock & Equipme | $6,941 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,788,367 | $1,777,497 | -0.6% |
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