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In 2021, 77 farmers in cities within Gila County received a total of $1.3 million in 135 farm subsidies, a 5.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.4 million in 171 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Cattle Ranch, LLC | $26,167 | $143,266 | 447.5% |
| M-Lazy-S Cattle Company, Inc. | $104,366 | $98,156 | -6% |
| F-D Cattle Company, LLC | $84,885 | $84,847 | -0% |
| Mcspadden Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $78,144 | -- |
| John L. Johnson | $131,655 | $77,222 | -41.3% |
| Rafter P Ranch, LLC | $19,391 | $59,229 | 205.4% |
| Muleshoe X Cattle Company | $0 | $47,762 | -- |
| M Bar K Cattle Company, LLC | $36,036 | $45,093 | 25.1% |
| J-4 Ranch, Inc. | $28,755 | $44,073 | 53.3% |
| O Bar C Ranch, LLC | $22,041 | $42,541 | 93% |
| Rodney Rockman | $37,541 | $37,541 | 0% |
| Lyman Ranches Limited | $49,787 | $34,678 | -30.3% |
| George T Cline Equity Trust | $36,827 | $34,497 | -6.3% |
| Lori L. Brown | $54,484 | $31,230 | -42.7% |
| Troy Neal | $9,661 | $30,019 | 210.7% |
| Radium Cattle Company, LLC | $35,297 | $29,654 | -16% |
| Daniel J. Cooper | $44,971 | $28,569 | -36.5% |
| Tamara G Smith 2004 Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $27,832 | -- |
| Bain Grantham | $43,628 | $26,134 | -40.1% |
| Slaughter Mountain Livestock Association | $0 | $25,125 | -- |
| Dorothy Cline Wells Trust | $40,282 | $23,865 | -40.8% |
| Bill W. Conway | $30,813 | $18,124 | -41.2% |
| Michael Hemovich | $2,832 | $17,903 | 532.2% |
| Charley E Johnson Revocable Living Trust | $7,402 | $17,511 | 136.6% |
| Mazatzal, LLC | $0 | $13,230 | -- |
| Anchor Seven Livestock Associatio | $24,750 | $12,938 | -47.7% |
| Bradley J Huza | $12,785 | $12,785 | 0% |
| Kastner Family Trust | $13,284 | $12,114 | -8.8% |
| Burgett & Sons, LLC | $11,888 | $11,376 | -4.3% |
| Arthur F. Rivera | $21,820 | $10,190 | -53.3% |
| Demaray Family Trust | $10,138 | $9,095 | -10.3% |
| ASH Creek Grazing Association | $28,593 | $8,625 | -69.8% |
| Point of Pines Livestock Association | $23,589 | $8,625 | -63.4% |
| Tonto Livestock Association | $19,916 | $8,625 | -56.7% |
| Martin L. Christy | $8,053 | $8,053 | 0% |
| Stange Family Farms, LLC | $7,048 | $7,812 | 10.8% |
| Potato Butte Ranch, LLC | $15,870 | $7,356 | -53.6% |
| James M Weidenbener | $35,672 | $7,021 | -80.3% |
| The Bar X, LLC | $22,099 | $6,434 | -70.9% |
| Destry Alan Haught | $47,185 | $6,404 | -86.4% |
| Stewart Kessen | $6,009 | $6,126 | 1.9% |
| Grubbs Farm Land Trust | $8,069 | $6,078 | -24.7% |
| Edgar D Garland Living Trustee | $4,474 | $5,565 | 24.4% |
| Robert L. Benne | $0 | $5,500 | -- |
| Betty S. Dalmolin | $4,697 | $5,421 | 15.4% |
| Larry W. Sorrell | $5,617 | $5,317 | -5.3% |
| Carol Ptak | $0 | $4,771 | -- |
| Joshua Jesse Roundy | $36,433 | $4,588 | -87.4% |
| Pete Ortega | $7,331 | $4,406 | -39.9% |
| Melvin Warbington | $8,789 | $4,107 | -53.3% |
| Cassie Waggoner | $13,376 | $3,318 | -75.2% |
| Stephanie Kessen | $2,868 | $3,089 | 7.7% |
| Cross Y Ranch, Inc. | $8,514 | $3,067 | -64% |
| Barbara J. Bridgeman | $4,768 | $2,980 | -37.5% |
| DC Cattle Company, LLC | $8,016 | $2,558 | -68.1% |
| Wendell L Stevens-Wendell L Stevens Trust | $8,190 | $2,256 | -72.5% |
| Jake Hunt | $14,980 | $2,204 | -85.3% |
| Becky Hill | $9,284 | $2,197 | -76.3% |
| George Bradshaw | $0 | $2,075 | -- |
| Denise F Kalkwarf Estate | $0 | $1,888 | -- |
| David L. Cook | $0 | $1,719 | -- |
| Rafter O Land and Cattle, LLC | $2,653 | $1,698 | -36% |
| The Elston Family Living Trust | $2,221 | $1,554 | -30% |
| David F Kessen Disclaimer Trust | $1,492 | $1,492 | 0% |
| Koury-Setka Ranch, LLC | $2,550 | $1,173 | -54% |
| Janice Held | $909 | $909 | 0% |
| James B. Rasmussen | $5,232 | $884 | -83.1% |
| James D. Cook | $1,895 | $743 | -60.8% |
| Alonzo L. Barbee | $1,254 | $559 | -55.4% |
| Edward - Luton Trust Wayne Luton | $2,651 | $548 | -79.3% |
| Willis Weegens | $478 | $478 | 0% |
| David L. Reisdorf | $200 | $415 | 107.5% |
| Phillips Family Rev Trustee | $631 | $390 | -38.2% |
| Floy Jean Brown | $2,454 | $357 | -85.5% |
| Fawn Bouse | $0 | $303 | -- |
| James E. Davis | $0 | $267 | -- |
| Gregory Lance | $665 | $227 | -65.9% |
| Mcspadden Land and Cattle Company | $78,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Melcher | $780 | $0 | -100% |
| Denise Kalkwarf | $1,888 | $0 | -100% |
| Edgar D Garland - Edgar D Garland Living Trust | $1,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared Lyman | $2,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Ludwig L. Kaftan | $6,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Huber | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry B. Gorton | $6,700 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,423,731 | $1,344,925 | -5.5% |
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