Farms throughout cities in Coos County received $1.4 million more in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 233 farmers in cities within Coos County received a total of $4.3 million in 425 farm subsidies, a 49.3% increase from 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 346 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 Coos County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish Dairy, LLC | $419,169 | $331,085 | -21% |
| Joseph P. Ficher | $293,430 | $252,913 | -13.8% |
| Lee Valley Dairy, LLC | $122,896 | $199,601 | 62.4% |
| Jerry C. Smith | $260,730 | $162,727 | -37.6% |
| Reece Stacey | $56,313 | $110,983 | 97.1% |
| Myrtle Lane Dairy, LLC | $54,514 | $109,604 | 101.1% |
| WNFLD Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $102,902 | — |
| Jared Reeves | $0 | $91,517 | — |
| Savana, LLC | $17,094 | $86,151 | 404% |
| Beau Lewis Allen | $49,982 | $85,671 | 71.4% |
| Michael E. Miranda II | $24,060 | $77,556 | 222.3% |
| FV Echo Belle, Inc. | $0 | $73,710 | — |
| F/V Jeanette Marrie, Inc. | $0 | $71,400 | — |
| Leonard Scolari | $50,063 | $66,014 | 31.9% |
| Michael D. Beam | $27,008 | $57,884 | 114.3% |
| FV Footloose, Inc. | $0 | $56,896 | — |
| R & B Waterman Ranch, LLC | $19,170 | $52,946 | 176.2% |
| D & H Logging Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Denali Logging Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| James K Hill Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Koos Transportation, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Riverside Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| TRM Cutting, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Fisher Trucking & Excavating, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| 3H Forestry & Land Management, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Dale Blanton | $34,834 | $48,870 | 40.3% |
| William H. McCarthy | $12,705 | $48,691 | 283.2% |
| Jeffrey Lynn Fletcher | $0 | $48,241 | — |
| Bussmann Cranberries, LLC | $0 | $47,224 | — |
| John C. Roth | $0 | $46,687 | — |
| Thomas Swenson | $9,641 | $43,780 | 354.1% |
| Makenzie J. Hitner | $10,362 | $39,344 | 279.7% |
| Arriola Bogs, LLC | $34,775 | $38,662 | 11.2% |
| MRS Jane L Kennedy | $8,910 | $38,235 | 329.1% |
| Rock Creek Livestock, LLC | $16,665 | $37,692 | 126.2% |
| William H. Hitner Jr. | $9,966 | $37,629 | 277.6% |
| Reed R. Stacey | $9,009 | $36,756 | 308% |
| Jacob S. Fletcher | $0 | $35,791 | — |
| Jan M. Geaney | $17,667 | $34,426 | 94.9% |
| King Ranch, LLC | $15,907 | $33,240 | 109% |
| Friday Farms, Corp. | $15,160 | $31,520 | 107.9% |
| John M. Hockema | $0 | $31,472 | — |
| Henry V. Isenhart | $0 | $31,175 | — |
| John & Mary Muenchrath Trust | $30,607 | $30,742 | 0.4% |
| Galway Bay, Inc. | $0 | $28,848 | — |
| Mills Fishing, LLC | $0 | $26,254 | — |
| Jeffrey A. Sober | $0 | $25,239 | — |
| Aaron B. McCall | $23,001 | $23,731 | 3.2% |
| Mitchell W. Vincent | $4,376 | $22,571 | 415.8% |
| Timothy Lanoel Kokel | $9,028 | $22,150 | 145.3% |
| James G. Larsen | $2,790 | $21,121 | 657% |
| Haueter’s Bogs, Inc. | $5,288 | $20,877 | 294.8% |
| Mcwilliam Ranch, LLC | $4,488 | $20,353 | 353.5% |
| Mast Farms, Inc. | $39,546 | $20,222 | -48.9% |
| Randall J. Davis | $11,528 | $19,658 | 70.5% |
| Morning Star Fishing, LLC | $0 | $18,555 | — |
| Raymond T. Petrie | $12,992 | $18,109 | 39.4% |
| Brett Clarno | $4,356 | $17,673 | 305.7% |
| Richard H Lilienthal & Richard L Lilienthal PTR | $0 | $17,059 | — |
| Kranberry Acres, Inc. | $5,432 | $16,810 | 209.5% |
| John David Bussmann | $17,569 | $16,124 | -8.2% |
| Gant Family Farms | $8,061 | $15,965 | 98.1% |
| Charles A. Nixon | $0 | $15,684 | — |
| Daren C. Robison | $4,912 | $15,440 | 214.3% |
| Robert L. Nelson | $4,880 | $14,993 | 207.2% |
| 5G Ranch, LLC | $4,323 | $14,613 | 238% |
| Spring Acres Cranberries, Inc. | $6,037 | $14,511 | 140.4% |
| Michael T. Collins | $12,120 | $14,157 | 16.8% |
| JK Swenson Livestock, LLC | $19,008 | $13,805 | -27.4% |
| Leonard G. Turner | $5,266 | $13,252 | 151.7% |
| Upstream Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $12,899 | — |
| Sea Mist Cranberries, LLC | $14,102 | $12,368 | -12.3% |
| Daniel E. Davis | $4,348 | $11,898 | 173.6% |
| David K. Rolfe | $12,412 | $11,788 | -5% |
| Richard E. Goche | $0 | $11,639 | — |
| Margaret Jeanne West | $11,679 | $11,571 | -0.9% |
| Anthony K. Arriola | $17,692 | $11,136 | -37.1% |
| Bette Ray | $2,706 | $11,089 | 309.8% |
| Five J Cranberry Farms FLP | $16,795 | $10,973 | -34.7% |
| Denise Burris | $10,391 | $10,891 | 4.8% |
| John L Meyer Cranberries, Inc. | $7,913 | $10,792 | 36.4% |
| Sammie L. Dickey | $3,290 | $10,667 | 224.2% |
| Arriola Cranberry Company, LLC | $10,576 | $10,654 | 0.7% |
| Paula D. Romine | $4,191 | $10,637 | 153.8% |
| Clark F. Rooke | $6,402 | $10,414 | 62.7% |
| Earl A. Lang | $3,399 | $10,361 | 204.8% |
| Roland C. Gill | $3,501 | $10,234 | 192.3% |
| Tanya M. McWilliam | $1,849 | $10,126 | 447.6% |
| Coffee Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $9,732 | — |
| Fred P. Bussmann Jr. | $2,838 | $9,048 | 218.8% |
| Manning Creek Farms, LLC | $2,176 | $8,929 | 310.3% |
| Sharon S. Brickey | $3,253 | $8,921 | 174.2% |
| Stanley K. Jones | $0 | $8,784 | — |
| Rodney L. Timothy | $3,234 | $8,778 | 171.4% |
| Everest Farms, LLC | $1,665 | $8,428 | 406.2% |
| High 5 Acres, Inc. | $3,420 | $8,392 | 145.4% |
| Sugarfoot Sheep Ranch, LLC | $9,656 | $8,261 | -14.4% |
| F/V Patty Aj, Inc. | $0 | $8,189 | — |
| Ea Properties, LLC | $8,063 | $8,132 | 0.9% |
| Sixes River Ranch | $0 | $7,938 | — |
| Donald W. Duey | $2,904 | $7,833 | 169.7% |
| Theodore B. McKenzie | $1,346 | $7,505 | 457.6% |
| Walter A. Cram | $15,397 | $7,503 | -51.3% |
| James K. Hill | $3,817 | $7,380 | 93.3% |
| Jeff Haga | $2,849 | $7,368 | 158.6% |
| Terry R. Anderson | $2,587 | $7,343 | 183.8% |
| Steven R. Miller | $822 | $6,723 | 717.9% |
| ACR, LLC | $3,338 | $6,714 | 101.1% |
| Cedar Creek Angus, LLC | $0 | $6,691 | — |
| Michael Webb | $6,416 | $6,474 | 0.9% |
| Kevin R. Montgomery | $3,488 | $6,398 | 83.4% |
| Bandon Black Moon Farms, LLC | $1,654 | $6,246 | 277.6% |
| William J. Caughell | $1,980 | $6,097 | 207.9% |
| Bryan Scott Bettencourt | $0 | $5,932 | — |
| Dan R. Pierce | $1,199 | $5,695 | 375% |
| William E. Haynes | $0 | $5,579 | — |
| Ken Heistand | $1,155 | $5,141 | 345.1% |
| David L. Wagener | $3,308 | $5,118 | 54.7% |
| Christina Schlitzkus | $1,584 | $4,997 | 215.5% |
| Raymond L. Petrie | $1,650 | $4,897 | 196.8% |
| Panter Bogs, Inc. | $1,457 | $4,889 | 235.6% |
| Katherine E. Little | $0 | $4,840 | — |
| Ellen Perry | $6,007 | $4,730 | -21.3% |
| Ms. Amy L. McCall | $0 | $4,723 | — |
| Kevin R. Montgomery | $0 | $4,664 | — |
| Cranmoor, Inc. | $6,165 | $4,576 | -25.8% |
| Julie A. Harris | $5,026 | $4,483 | -10.8% |
| Eric S. Albertson | $5,895 | $4,461 | -24.3% |
| Mr. Randall A. Aten | $2,280 | $4,278 | 87.6% |
| Benjamin J. Whitney | $0 | $4,132 | — |
| Craig J. Herman | $0 | $4,079 | — |
| Marianne Kristensen | $2,762 | $4,062 | 47.1% |
| Richard Santos Jr. | $0 | $4,015 | — |
| Gary Larsen | $858 | $3,932 | 358.3% |
| Sandra Duey | $1,848 | $3,927 | 112.5% |
| David A. Hughes | $2,692 | $3,926 | 45.8% |
| Stacey G. Burris | $3,215 | $3,910 | 21.6% |
| Edmund A. Groves | $1,188 | $3,875 | 226.2% |
| Gary Warner | $3,696 | $3,867 | 4.6% |
| Karen S Jernstedt | $0 | $3,851 | — |
| Matthew James Woods | $0 | $3,779 | — |
| Frank J. Vincent | $693 | $3,766 | 443.4% |
| Chase Hitner | $4,625 | $3,633 | -21.4% |
| Bennie N. Thurman | $0 | $3,575 | — |
| Steven J. Moore | $30,711 | $3,255 | -89.4% |
| Arlene Guerin | $1,056 | $3,222 | 205.1% |
| Greg O. Larkin | $2,486 | $3,181 | 28% |
| Samuel E. Clark | $2,178 | $3,181 | 46.1% |
| John Brelage JR | $1,254 | $3,123 | 149% |
| Robert Wallace Collison | $0 | $3,057 | — |
| Kristina Marie Kennedy | $0 | $3,047 | — |
| G 2 B, LLC | $3,031 | $3,031 | 0% |
| Theodore L. Freitag | $3,379 | $2,955 | -12.5% |
| Waterman Ranch, LLC | $2,230 | $2,905 | 30.3% |
| Carol J Trillia | $0 | $2,806 | — |
| Daniel J. Arriola | $2,756 | $2,581 | -6.3% |
| Curtis J. Pallin | $1,188 | $2,500 | 110.4% |
| Robert Eric Olson | $0 | $2,433 | — |
| Ronald S. Petock | $615 | $2,421 | 293.7% |
| Vicki L. Smith | $1,067 | $2,368 | 121.9% |
| John Haga | $4,391 | $2,334 | -46.8% |
| Scott Elliott | $0 | $2,333 | — |
| Gary John Freelund | $0 | $2,311 | — |
| Martin Ty Vincent | $750 | $2,307 | 207.6% |
| Johnson Dairy, Inc. | $0 | $2,200 | — |
| Jamie M. Berry | $3,361 | $2,186 | -35% |
| Marilyn A. Pratt | $0 | $2,138 | — |
| Toni R. Fults | $1,595 | $2,105 | 32% |
| Scott A. Shaw | $1,320 | $1,951 | 47.8% |
| Guy M. Shorb | $1,386 | $1,932 | 39.4% |
| David R. Leff | $0 | $1,903 | — |
| Alan Hermann | $4,653 | $1,900 | -59.2% |
| Albert S. Enyeart | $2,174 | $1,877 | -13.7% |
| Debra A. Steele | $1,405 | $1,832 | 30.4% |
| Tracy L. Heley | $0 | $1,823 | — |
| Laurie Sue Powrie | $1,782 | $1,704 | -4.4% |
| Joshua L. Reeves | $1,705 | $1,675 | -1.8% |
| Fredrik Oliver Sorensen | $0 | $1,604 | — |
| Carol S. Wheeler | $473 | $1,575 | 233% |
| Robert J. Peterson | $811 | $1,569 | 93.5% |
| Steven Lee Liles | $0 | $1,485 | — |
| Dwight A. Culver | $0 | $1,417 | — |
| Gerardo Servin | $0 | $1,378 | — |
| Elizabeth Spencer | $0 | $1,320 | — |
| Emanuel F. Wiebe | $0 | $1,303 | — |
| Justin R. Leffler | $762 | $1,252 | 64.3% |
| Charles W. James | $1,232 | $1,232 | 0% |
| Gary T. Gant | $361 | $1,153 | 219.4% |
| Edward E Dagit Heirs | $2,439 | $1,142 | -53.2% |
| George E Dagit Farm | $2,944 | $1,128 | -61.7% |
| T&L, LLC | $693 | $1,101 | 58.9% |
| Karmen J Rayevich | $429 | $1,054 | 145.7% |
| Rod Harris | $0 | $992 | — |
| John H Dagit Heirs | $1,949 | $982 | -49.6% |
| Daniel Tolman | $0 | $979 | — |
| Richard Kirk | $0 | $875 | — |
| Etta R. Hebebrand | $0 | $777 | — |
| Jacque Tulles | $0 | $762 | — |
| Kenneth Rowe | $2,532 | $705 | -72.2% |
| Michael S. Clary | $655 | $655 | 0% |
| Bradley Phillips | $132 | $626 | 374.2% |
| Jo Lafferty | $0 | $605 | — |
| Devera Miller | $0 | $573 | — |
| Lynn E. Cannon | $0 | $565 | — |
| Christopher J. Kirkpatrick | $0 | $550 | — |
| Joann Mast | $908 | $548 | -39.6% |
| Chere’ R. Winters | $752 | $516 | -31.4% |
| George E Dagit Heirs | $1,052 | $515 | -51% |
| Geraldine Patino | $1,079 | $514 | -52.4% |
| William C. Mast | $17,644 | $450 | -97.4% |
| Todd Lee Granum | $0 | $440 | — |
| Lisa J. Cornell | $238 | $393 | 65.1% |
| Dennis C. Hermann | $0 | $392 | — |
| Joyce Alicia Scolari | $0 | $370 | — |
| Diane Follansbee | $370 | $370 | 0% |
| Gordon Terry | $641 | $369 | -42.4% |
| Angie Fanno | $0 | $364 | — |
| Don Dagit | $749 | $359 | -52.1% |
| Susan Neal | $749 | $359 | -52.1% |
| James M. Dagit | $1,260 | $359 | -71.5% |
| Kathryn E. Griffith | $993 | $357 | -64% |
| Gregory L. Kreimeyer | $1,316 | $340 | -74.2% |
| Willard K. Churchill | $0 | $271 | — |
| River Bend Jerseys, Inc. | $42,594 | $252 | -99.4% |
| Beverly Lynn Segner | $420 | $234 | -44.3% |
| Edwin A. Troyer Jr. | $407 | $170 | -58.2% |
| Tammy D. Morton | $99 | $76 | -23.2% |
| Bobbi L. Corcoran | $0 | $69 | — |
| Kimberly A. Stenerson | $97 | $53 | -45.4% |
| Neil Dubisar | $0 | $24 | — |
| Nels Dubisar | $48 | $24 | -50% |
| Shannon P. Dubisar | $0 | $24 | — |
| Scott Dubisar | $48 | $24 | -50% |
| Alan A. Haga | $22,977 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara A. Gardner | $12,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry K. Winters | $5,349 | $0 | -100% |
| CR Cranberries, LLC | $8,053 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Tobiska | $8,833 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy E Suppes Revocable Living | $5,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Faber Farms, Inc. | $45,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Frangee Wong | $5,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Fugate Farms, LLC | $48,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Hawk Fields, LLC | $21,884 | $0 | -100% |
| J & K Cranberries, Inc. | $12,668 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackson Farms, Inc. | $18,765 | $0 | -100% |
| James D. Gagnon | $21,411 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry McMahon | $2,857 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith E. Fusi | $2,561 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindsay Family Trust | $1,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Molly Ann Zeman | $992 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Allen K. Converse | $7,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick N. Fraser | $5,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Randolph Cranberries, Inc. | $40,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard F. Gagnon | $17,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Ridle Corporation | $3,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Kasper | $4,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Stoddard | $1,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Vierck | $19,534 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas L. Hultin | $5,976 | $0 | -100% |
| William W. Reager Jr. | $513 | $0 | -100% |
| Cap Elza, LLC | $24,352 | $0 | -100% |
| Investor, Inc. | $61,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth C. Messerle | $1,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonie W. Baldridge | $19,558 | $0 | -100% |
| MS Julie, Inc. | $66,872 | $0 | -100% |
| Susann J Steinberg Trust | $116 | $0 | -100% |
| Texas Lady, LLC | $43,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin J. Whitney | $3,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Cannon, Inc. | $6,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Akers | $5,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet E Brazer Trust | $1,352 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew J. Miranda | $592 | $0 | -100% |
| Ross W. McDonald | $16,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel James Storts | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcie A. Hillan | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Ross Orr | $6,248 | $0 | -100% |
| Denesa Rains | $5,045 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Pinnock | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,874,115 | $4,289,959 | 49.3% |
