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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Douglas County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Douglas County received $1.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 333 farmers in cities within Douglas County received a total of $7.6 million in 613 farm subsidies, a 17.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.2 million in 862 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 Douglas County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Norris Farms$0$750,000--
Kurt M. Spencer$820,418$447,789-45.4%
David T. Kennedy$388,144$283,573-26.9%
Hans Meihoefer$12,405$206,0991,561.4%
Atkinson Juniper Ranch, LLC$90,519$185,389104.8%
Kelsie A. Barron$77,100$168,029117.9%
Bill C. Gow$0$155,611--
Dan Dawson$105,787$145,76237.8%
William C. Jones$209,325$134,602-35.7%
Umpqua Valley Hazelnuts, LLC$114,184$132,04615.6%
Gregory J. K. Garcia Sr.$63,521$131,931107.7%
Little Brim Land & Livestock Family LP$0$111,926--
Roger O. Connor$115,816$108,919-6%
Darryl C. Ray$98,212$107,8059.8%
Rex Fuller$43,937$92,932111.5%
Steve R. Hall$59,804$84,79641.8%
Charles R Schuttpelz$0$84,538--
Kennerly Ranches, LLC$120,286$78,871-34.4%
Brad E Baimbridge$2,409$77,8953,133.5%
Kesterson Brothers Logging Company, Inc.$0$76,012--
Kelly J. Guido$3,080$75,7272,358.7%
Kevin D. Kelley$220,964$75,092-66%
Colton J. Gow$50,312$72,05843.2%
Mark Lyman$48,256$70,79546.7%
Stuart R Schuttpelz$0$70,233--
Harry M. Thomas$36,152$66,59584.2%
Ferguson & Son Cattle Company$0$65,467--
James Rose$77,782$63,694-18.1%
Corvin Maddox$90,281$59,645-33.9%
Lee Dawson Sandberg$86,552$59,606-31.1%
Michelle Yow-Woodley$15,225$59,055287.9%
Ronald A. Spencer$651,654$58,416-91%
Gilbreath Family Trust$67,552$57,777-14.5%
Holcomb Livestock, Inc.$28,219$54,83694.3%
George Sandberg$133,679$54,797-59%
Allen & Gibbons Logging, Inc.$0$52,875--
Lance Corporation$0$52,875--
Kory Van Norman$0$52,875--
Van Norman Logging, Inc.$0$52,875--
Western Oregon Forest Management$0$52,875--
Horner Contract Cutting, Inc.$0$52,875--
Parkhurst Excavation, Inc.$0$52,875--
Ryan Parkhurst Trucking, LLC$0$52,875--
Sheila Greer$0$50,781--
Chad Anderson$63,726$50,384-20.9%
Cedar Park Grazing$0$49,948--
Johnson Timber, LLC$74,031$48,453-34.6%
Jeff Baxter$128,326$45,291-64.7%
Gordon Ferguson$125,211$44,808-64.2%
Doug Singleton$65,134$44,773-31.3%
Betty Ray Hartman$4,821$44,033813.4%
Flyboy Naturals, Inc.$0$42,759--
Jackson Living Trust$6,820$42,709526.2%
Vanepps, Inc.$0$41,498--
Connie Thomas$58,261$40,373-30.7%
Raymond F. Shepherd$0$40,327--
John W. Compton$7,104$39,895461.6%
Rebecca Darlene Beam$18,134$39,584118.3%
Kenagy Cattle Company$146,817$39,366-73.2%
Paul Fenter$25,855$39,33852.1%
Cody Sandberg$99,220$33,528-66.2%
Holcomb Farms, Inc.$52,911$32,807-38%
Quinton Quisenberry$62,138$32,047-48.4%
Monett Logging, Inc.$0$30,066--
Jody Marie Itzkowitz$12,574$29,757136.7%
Guy Kennerly$1,407$29,4551,993.5%
Elaine M. Rone$17,008$29,38072.7%
Leroy Opfer$61,100$28,279-53.7%
James Mast$34,058$28,004-17.8%
Jean C. Roberson$47,629$26,822-43.7%
Richard Nix$4,495$26,045479.4%
Nicholas A. Sonka$80,874$25,757-68.2%
Clay Baumgartner$13,381$24,88386%
Samantha F. Campbell$40,325$24,669-38.8%
Briggs Agent Enterprises$54,196$24,498-54.8%
Kris M. Nichols$58,426$24,162-58.6%
William Allen Whitley$4,552$24,091429.2%
Phil Strader$4,741$24,055407.4%
Kerry Way$54,829$22,543-58.9%
Robert A. Humbert$18,993$22,49218.4%
Thomas Edward Rose$3,798$22,474491.7%
Chad C. Furlong$32,814$21,621-34.1%
Carol M. James$10,026$21,254112%
Elizabeth A. Rust$18,734$20,61610%
Timothy S. Murphy$0$19,842--
Ainslie Farms, LLC$0$19,756--
Abigail Malek$6,658$18,765181.8%
John William Nicholson$0$18,463--
Nancy M. Benzel$0$18,209--
CV Ranch, Ltd.$3,574$18,099406.4%
Robert E. Crawford$19,724$17,654-10.5%
Seth Williamson$47,318$17,639-62.7%
Nicolas C. Schroeder$0$16,628--
Richard A. Muller$0$16,622--
Mike Gomes$39,012$16,518-57.7%
Sheila Lund$0$16,125--
Sarita Rivera$20,017$15,872-20.7%
William T. Heard$1,251$15,8401,166.2%
Gerald Briggs$25,900$15,144-41.5%
Jill Yuen Chin Bong$0$14,653--
Barbara Ann Henry$132,591$13,881-89.5%
James Langdon$13,910$13,730-1.3%
Richard Banducci$25,006$13,711-45.2%
Mitchell W. Gomes$14,460$13,540-6.4%
Rosemary Eye$14,899$13,184-11.5%
Madison M3 Ranch, LLC$0$13,149--
D Kingery Ranch, LLC$22,674$12,932-43%
Four ELL Trust$27,674$12,887-53.4%
The Williams Living Trust$0$12,786--
Bruce Hockinson$0$12,727--
Donald E. Reneau$0$12,420--
David F. Geyer$13,594$12,374-9%
David Randall$44,294$12,343-72.1%
Ronald A. Hjort$34,362$12,299-64.2%
Larry A. Wright$5,170$12,068133.4%
Clover Hills Ranch, LLC$34,330$11,985-65.1%
Veril L Nelson$18,249$11,765-35.5%
Kyle Kenagy$35,767$11,713-67.3%
Andrew J. Camozzi III$21,128$11,628-45%
Michaels Ranch, LLC$81,919$11,571-85.9%
Leland A. Smith$8,963$11,43727.6%
Duane K. Stutz$16,592$11,296-31.9%
Alexis R. Leatherwood$20,052$11,201-44.1%
Chris Byrd$22,868$11,192-51.1%
Ivan Sigfridson Family Ranch, LLC$15,475$10,984-29%
Lenore M. Paulsen$15,984$10,713-33%
Cindy Sigfridson$12,778$10,232-19.9%
Mark C. Talcott$15,673$9,790-37.5%
Jennifer R. Holland$16,065$9,661-39.9%
BKP Livestock, LLC$0$9,583--
Lester R Ocumpaugh$0$9,480--
Barbara Jean Davis$0$9,403--
Santos Ranch, Inc.$32,367$8,657-73.3%
Steven Lander$12,498$8,580-31.3%
William Dean Henry III$12,096$8,281-31.5%
Edward Cooley$13,014$8,031-38.3%
Dale L. Bowman$16,943$7,676-54.7%
Steve Vincent$0$7,604--
John F. Jewell$15,854$7,601-52.1%
Shrum & Wright Ranch Partnership$2,364$7,204204.7%
Cindy Johnsrud$4,502$7,10057.7%
Kathy Love$15,219$7,093-53.4%
Robert Thomas Benton$0$7,076--
Walter Wells$47,550$7,039-85.2%
Lawrence E. Wageman$0$6,955--
Melvin Thornton$13,362$6,844-48.8%
Craig Thiringer$4,649$6,79846.2%
Gary J. Helbling$0$6,789--
J & B Livestock, LLC$22,946$6,782-70.4%
Joel Dean Jones$10,264$6,441-37.2%
Gary E. Dye$11,856$6,354-46.4%
Pachamama Farm$7,151$6,325-11.6%
Stanley J. Acevedo$5,855$6,2156.1%
Marjorie Johnson Irrevocable Trus$6,207$6,2070%
Paul Crawford$7,017$6,194-11.7%
Bert Brundige$0$6,185--
Dave Backen$0$6,185--
Keri Roid$0$6,042--
Cleveland Flats Enterprises, LLC$0$6,032--
Janet L. Travis$7,552$6,031-20.1%
Larry A. Travis$7,285$6,031-17.2%
Daniel Ray Van Slyke$9,929$6,011-39.5%
Scott Gilkison$1,436$5,839306.6%
D Barry Schmitt Rev Trust$11,089$5,770-48%
Rick Shepherd$0$5,646--
John & Bonnie, LLC$5,911$5,582-5.6%
Toni Albertson$13,423$5,357-60.1%
Laura Leatherwood$0$5,248--
Terry B. Smith$9,311$5,072-45.5%
J & J Frisbie, Inc.$11,212$5,029-55.1%
Donald Lee Spears$6,002$5,006-16.6%
Wendy Jean Stevens$0$5,003--
Laura French$14,686$4,979-66.1%
Calvin Linn$0$4,957--
Trent Andrew Peter Pynch$23,863$4,896-79.5%
Gail Baird$0$4,885--
Tina K Murray-Collins$8,405$4,876-42%
Packham Ranch$7,267$4,786-34.1%
Rags Ventures, LLC$16,120$4,776-70.4%
Kenneth R. Wittrock$10,217$4,626-54.7%
Joanne Sand$1,777$4,441149.9%
Kyle Douglas Brelage$1,485$4,405196.6%
Daniel G. Harris$4,813$4,368-9.2%
Ted E. Olsen$4,844$4,352-10.2%
Jesse L. Hartzell$8,620$4,303-50.1%
Boyd W. Garrison$0$4,257--
Nancy Mason$0$4,046--
Elizabeth Baumgartner$4,026$4,0260%
Sharon Mast$8,697$4,010-53.9%
Tracy Martz$0$3,949--
Andrea J. Maddux$4,460$3,904-12.5%
Jason Mattox$10,421$3,847-63.1%
Deanna Gilbert$31,533$3,831-87.9%
Roger Anderson$50,101$3,826-92.4%
Melissa Peterson$4,882$3,809-22%
Eloise Aguirre$0$3,806--
Robert W. Sconce$22,164$3,769-83%
Matthew W. Koester$13,102$3,749-71.4%
John J. Breyer$5,689$3,727-34.5%
Beverly Pearson$3,422$3,7218.7%
Eldon Duane Hatter Rev Trust$3,422$3,7218.7%
Anne Marie Parkhurst$5,611$3,706-34%
Pam Madison$7,223$3,652-49.4%
Kelly A. Farmer$4,334$3,528-18.6%
William B. Edmunds$6,445$3,526-45.3%
Mark Cornilsen$10,109$3,505-65.3%
Kirsten Aimee Petrie$0$3,465--
Kelly Sconce$0$3,405--
Jackie L. Twyman$53,440$3,384-93.7%
Scott E West$7,906$3,287-58.4%
Meri Kay Johnson$2,118$3,24553.2%
Hillbully Ranch$0$3,229--
Gary Brown$12,113$3,135-74.1%
Linda M. Sherman$2,215$3,08139.1%
Susan Applegate$1,287$3,071138.6%
Aaron Baimbridge$6,482$3,068-52.7%
Tim James$23,495$3,045-87%
Edward MacDonald$5,959$2,951-50.5%
Samuel Lee III$8,495$2,933-65.5%
Larry Stone$2,074$2,91540.5%
Thomas Rex Heard$8,402$2,915-65.3%
Mr. Mark A. Hopfer$8,813$2,887-67.2%
Highlander Farms, LLC$0$2,774--
Adam S. Tait$8,957$2,686-70%
Roxanna J. Sabin$0$2,683--
Jonathan James Glazner$0$2,682--
Boyd Michael Petrie$10,567$2,598-75.4%
Gary G. Lawton$2,640$2,581-2.2%
Lois Annette McMullin$2,784$2,555-8.2%
Dean Sanders$4,540$2,538-44.1%
Ryan Wechter$0$2,499--
Daniel Langdon$3,078$2,313-24.9%
Douglas Artemenko$3,229$2,256-30.1%
Erin Liles$0$2,232--
Kimberlee Dedmon$407$2,219445.2%
Jared Leroy Lane$1,132$2,18893.3%
James M Stone Irrevocable Trust$6,561$2,184-66.7%
Frack 1996 Living Trust$1,211$2,13576.3%
George H. Cavagnaro$0$2,126--
Donald & Patsy Knight Family Trust$0$2,074--
Anthony J. Brumbach$5,736$2,051-64.2%
Wayne B. Merritt$13,013$2,037-84.3%
Garry Boucher$2,007$2,0070%
Thomas L Ocumpaugh$5,921$1,976-66.6%
2-B Angus, LLC$6,433$1,968-69.4%
Randall S. Harper$385$1,958408.6%
Keith McCracken$5,112$1,940-62.1%
Robin Robbins$3,564$1,901-46.7%
Denay Michelle Mast$3,035$1,888-37.8%
Suzann K. Propp$3,506$1,835-47.7%
Lori Ann Humbert$10,235$1,830-82.1%
Howard D. Sand$364$1,828402.2%
Jon Hopkins$9,945$1,820-81.7%
Chastity Desiree Harris$1,780$1,766-0.8%
Janet Fisher$4,518$1,757-61.1%
Doug Peterman$0$1,705--
Glen Humbert$1,076$1,68156.2%
Roberta Anne Meyer$1,668$1,6680%
Travis Heath$1,474$1,64711.7%
James R. Noonan$0$1,646--
John R. Baird$2,868$1,646-42.6%
David W. Smith$2,440$1,634-33%
Faye J. Batson$1,620$1,6200%
Nicholas J. Lynn$6,264$1,608-74.3%
Clinton Brown$0$1,576--
James M Hadwen$0$1,568--
Thomas Ray Vanepps$1,742$1,498-14%
Cyril R. Swan Jr.$1,611$1,449-10.1%
Walter A. Cockrell$1,413$1,4130%
Marilyn Manfrina-Burke$12,950$1,410-89.1%
Marty W. Amos$8,066$1,409-82.5%
Elissa Thau$12,284$1,405-88.6%
Double S Log, Inc.$1,384$1,3840%
Jason Cranley$1,782$1,377-22.7%
Katharine D. Jackson$627$1,336113.1%
Blair V. Nash$7,717$1,330-82.8%
Tommy M. Smith$4,933$1,293-73.8%
Dennis Wambolt$0$1,292--
Gary W. Hall$1,245$1,2450%
Kahn Ranch, LLC$37,668$1,243-96.7%
Jacob Barton$5,471$1,184-78.4%
John Michael Silva$10,873$1,171-89.2%
Daniel Parker$0$1,070--
Kameo K Horner$0$1,061--
Peter M Strasenburgh$18,368$1,015-94.5%
Tori Megan Olds$0$935--
Steven Busch$11,206$912-91.9%
Erin B. Saylor$12,345$866-93%
Clayton Ray Hunt$0$839--
James Michael Healy$1,484$800-46.1%
Catherine Byle$11,877$796-93.3%
James a Lemons Qtip Trust$1,934$782-59.6%
James W Hadwen$0$758--
Jeremy Austin Sanders$0$745--
Stephanie Ann Geiger$19,444$713-96.3%
Thomas M. Harris$490$68439.6%
Brent Short$0$679--
Janet Barton$0$655--
Terra Jacobsen-Barnes$10,371$642-93.8%
Rory Hoeffliger$4,561$629-86.2%
Angela M. Pratt$625$6250%
John M. Fine$2,589$613-76.3%
Kimberly A. Kinney$350$61375.1%
Cheri L. Peterson$0$598--
Dana Westbrook$1,122$586-47.8%
Joanie Flynn$10,407$561-94.6%
Vernon L. Geyer$1,043$482-53.8%
James E. Allen$6,463$473-92.7%
Gerald Warren Ross$1,314$456-65.3%
True North Enterprises, LLC$1,749$453-74.1%
Michael R. Malone$2,063$450-78.2%
Richard J. Brown$0$440--
Aaron J. Fenter$2,547$437-82.8%
Vicky Lyn Murphy$4,787$429-91%
Jolene a Cugley$2,034$399-80.4%
Marc K. Crosier$762$382-49.9%
Janice M. Blanton$1,546$377-75.6%
Daniel G. Brady$1,805$364-79.8%
Gary A. Shook$0$339--
Mindy Woody$2,752$315-88.6%
Jeremy A. Appleman$0$306--
K-Bar Ranches, Corp.$1,195$300-74.9%
Jim Chambers$395$295-25.3%
Bill Jackson$2,547$263-89.7%
Laura J. Woods$1,748$241-86.2%
Angela Marie Vincent$2,050$206-90%
Paul G. Heberling$183$1830%
Kenneth J. Counts$0$168--
Bonnie Gauer$149$1490%
Jeffry D. Davis$98$12830.6%
Darrell H. Hahn$261$91-65.1%
David D. Hazen$290$58-80%
Susan Ward$48$15-68.8%
Deanna E. Watson$2,420$0-100%
Kelley Green Nursery, Inc.$173,020$0-100%
Shane Archuleta$1,060$0-100%
Bonnie Bradley$9,568$0-100%
James R. Cline$342$0-100%
Kesterson Brothers Logging Compan$42,775$0-100%
Marna Elizabeth Baldwin$9,512$0-100%
Trout Ranch$32,838$0-100%
Jamie E. Ziegler$2,269$0-100%
John Rivard$500$0-100%
Lindsee Michelle Van Slyke$326$0-100%
Colton J. Gow$94,069$0-100%
Vanepps Irrevocable Trust$1,776$0-100%
Archie James Nichols$2,005$0-100%
Carisa Cegavske$142$0-100%
David Joseph Schneider$7,800$0-100%
David M. Jones$13,935$0-100%
Derek Van Nortwick$2,044$0-100%
Franklin Woods$1,875$0-100%
George McGinnis$18,601$0-100%
Holcomb Bros, Inc.$432$0-100%
Holda Crocker$385$0-100%
Lynn Lynch$31,918$0-100%
Russell Rizzi$149$0-100%
Ryan J. Gill$2,750$0-100%
Stephen E. Murphy$4,018$0-100%
Timothy F. Shepherd$6,895$0-100%
Trisha Whitlow$789$0-100%
Charles G Schuttpelz$15,265$0-100%
Frost Fisheries$18,860$0-100%
Howard J. Friese$10,286$0-100%
Michael J. Wahl$6,745$0-100%
Patrick James Roelle II$12,419$0-100%
Pearl J, Inc.$250,000$0-100%
Wahl Fisheries, LLC$250,000$0-100%
William Anthony Cleaver$507$0-100%
Anita a Sandstede-Wicks$2,995$0-100%
Bobby Gunter$319$0-100%
Brandon Zerbach$4,086$0-100%
Carman F. Nystuen$285$0-100%
Carol Quiring$4,002$0-100%
Dan J. Hatfield$656$0-100%
David L. Peterson$3,502$0-100%
Dianne Tunno$1,679$0-100%
Frank Tunno$19,631$0-100%
John Lapham$12,752$0-100%
Jonna S. Black$10,505$0-100%
Judith Gail Bacon$837$0-100%
Julie Sutton$5,126$0-100%
Justin William Eifert$913$0-100%
Kathy Hawley$7,998$0-100%
Larry W. Edmonson$3,070$0-100%
Leon W Nederhood$14,678$0-100%
Luke Anderson$6,893$0-100%
Lynette Wittmayer$7,586$0-100%
Marion C. Ramsey$204$0-100%
Randy Turner$828$0-100%
River Club Estates Owners Associa$3,000$0-100%
Robert E. Varner$300$0-100%
Sasha L. Kress$44,738$0-100%
Scott D. Helms$9,913$0-100%
Sheryl M. Haddock$6,692$0-100%
Sunshine David$15,420$0-100%
Tom Rose$66,449$0-100%
Tracie Mayo$2,199$0-100%
TRC Ranch, LLC$139$0-100%
William E. Cox$5,995$0-100%
Jeremy Pynch$109,831$0-100%
Steve McCracken$407$0-100%
Timmothy R. Smith$28,154$0-100%
Westwind Fisheries$18,984$0-100%
Brendan Bates$60,095$0-100%
Burgundy Harvest Farm, Inc.$13,473$0-100%
Melissa Garcia Parry$688$0-100%
Nichols Bros, Inc.$4,020$0-100%
Little Brim Land & Livestock Fami$271,396$0-100%
Total subsidies$9,168,947$7,566,632-17.5%

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