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In 2021, 77 farmers in cities within Lyon County received a total of $1.4 million in 142 farm subsidies, a 73% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.1 million in 208 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Hills Dairy, LLC | $1,205,854 | $136,700 | -88.7% |
| Dave Stix | $357,318 | $122,800 | -65.6% |
| Shining K, LLC | $224,518 | $122,262 | -45.5% |
| L & M Family Limited Partnership | $417,215 | $116,194 | -72.2% |
| Darwin Ceresola | $56,881 | $110,710 | 94.6% |
| High Desert Turf | $0 | $69,156 | -- |
| Joe & David Sceirine PTR | $150,261 | $56,905 | -62.1% |
| C West, Inc. | $0 | $53,193 | -- |
| Stix Cattle Company | $707,518 | $49,769 | -93% |
| Borsini Ranch, Inc. | $164,628 | $48,879 | -70.3% |
| Last Hurrah Ranch, Inc. | $34,411 | $45,881 | 33.3% |
| Kootenai Properties, Inc. | $32,651 | $35,927 | 10% |
| Sarah Hunter | $0 | $35,163 | -- |
| Paine Livestock, LLC | $49,353 | $31,546 | -36.1% |
| Snyder Livestock Company, Inc. | $160,653 | $30,001 | -81.3% |
| Vince Mathias Ferreira | $78,392 | $26,802 | -65.8% |
| Santa Margarita Ranch, LLC | $29,284 | $24,745 | -15.5% |
| Buffalo Valley Farms, LLC | $19,123 | $19,340 | 1.1% |
| ML Cattle Company, LLC | $52,912 | $17,439 | -67% |
| Gas Point, LLC | $0 | $15,952 | -- |
| S. E. T., LLC | $0 | $15,938 | -- |
| Andre' L. Beaupre | $17,624 | $13,477 | -23.5% |
| Martin Bunyard | $52,855 | $13,182 | -75.1% |
| Sciarani Ranch, Inc. | $53,726 | $13,096 | -75.6% |
| Louis V. Scatena | $27,717 | $10,932 | -60.6% |
| Masini Brothers Agriculture, LLC | $7,838 | $10,451 | 33.3% |
| Scarface Investments, LLC | $26,532 | $8,870 | -66.6% |
| Moreda Dairy | $8,217 | $8,418 | 2.4% |
| Robert Cooper | $6,505 | $7,586 | 16.6% |
| Robert Levand - Robert M Levand Revocable Trust | $0 | $7,501 | -- |
| Selmi Brothers Livestock, LLC | $30,074 | $7,407 | -75.4% |
| Sweetwater Ranch Cattle Company | $23,496 | $6,809 | -71% |
| Alec Crosby Livestock | $23,641 | $6,732 | -71.5% |
| Edward Moreda | $25,307 | $6,650 | -73.7% |
| Tom Minor | $16,761 | $4,730 | -71.8% |
| ARC Dome Partners, LLC | $15,961 | $4,143 | -74% |
| Holley Family Farm | $11,264 | $3,805 | -66.2% |
| Daron J. Kelton | $7,302 | $3,745 | -48.7% |
| Ryan L. Sinning | $3,652 | $3,652 | 0% |
| LJ Land Limited | $43,143 | $2,601 | -94% |
| John Thompson | $3,962 | $2,541 | -35.9% |
| Mark A. Thompson | $3,962 | $2,532 | -36.1% |
| Darrell Pursel | $3,566 | $2,242 | -37.1% |
| Nathan Pudsey | $18,819 | $2,201 | -88.3% |
| Russ Knecht | $1,911 | $1,911 | 0% |
| Ralph Rogers | $8,058 | $1,869 | -76.8% |
| Quintin L. Boyles | $6,358 | $1,764 | -72.3% |
| Kathe M. Hardy | $2,403 | $1,727 | -28.1% |
| Claudia Saunders | $0 | $1,416 | -- |
| Sandy Rogers | $1,035 | $1,379 | 33.2% |
| Nina B. Inman | $4,211 | $1,188 | -71.8% |
| David Little | $53,052 | $1,186 | -97.8% |
| Wendell Forrester | $2,541 | $1,174 | -53.8% |
| Diana Smith | $5,568 | $1,155 | -79.3% |
| Michael Lowry | $7,484 | $1,101 | -85.3% |
| Jean McAskill | $3,589 | $1,054 | -70.6% |
| Delmar Stevens | $782 | $1,042 | 33.2% |
| Angela L. Carrera | $769 | $1,025 | 33.3% |
| Charles E Bertrand 1992 Trust - Ghost Dog Holding, LLC | $4,249 | $962 | -77.4% |
| Gary G Gladwill | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Edward Shure | $652 | $915 | 40.3% |
| Masini Productions, LLC | $10,537 | $903 | -91.4% |
| Estate of Janet E Barker | $535 | $778 | 45.4% |
| Raymond E. Johnson | $122 | $623 | 410.7% |
| Steve Bell | $575 | $575 | 0% |
| Derek Sammaripa | $5,075 | $547 | -89.2% |
| Karen S Karst-Hoskins | $2,252 | $479 | -78.7% |
| Deedee Hergert | $512 | $452 | -11.7% |
| Donna Lee Sidlin | $512 | $452 | -11.7% |
| Anne Edmonston | $1,494 | $434 | -71% |
| Cheryl L. Handford | $492 | $366 | -25.6% |
| Randy Rogers | $1,599 | $301 | -81.2% |
| Marcia Litsinger | $0 | $293 | -- |
| Jennifer Lynn Spliethof | $176 | $176 | 0% |
| Theodore E. Williams | $176 | $176 | 0% |
| Steve Tomac | $126 | $168 | 33.3% |
| Richard James Mitchell Rev Trust | $0 | $120 | -- |
| Adam T. Maw | $2,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Double S Cotton, LLC | $6,429 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Lee | $8,201 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Levand - Robert M Levand R | $11,986 | $0 | -100% |
| Alec Crosby | $41,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Christie Davis-Cumming | $1,737 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas a Menozi | $356 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Elaine Barker | $1,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Epperson | $1,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas a Menozi | $356 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard D Tyler - Richard D Tyler Trust | $574 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill R Davis Davis Fam Trustee 0201201 | $7,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcia Litsinger Churchill Butte | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Davis | $563 | $0 | -100% |
| Casino West, Inc. | $183,568 | $0 | -100% |
| John Ritter III | $480 | $0 | -100% |
| Nevada Onion, Inc. | $502,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Peri & Sons Farms, Inc. | $1,000 | $0 | -100% |
| S. E. T, LLC | $1,161 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,073,095 | $1,367,251 | -73% |
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