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In 2021, 171 farmers in cities within Shasta County received a total of $4.4 million in 290 farm subsidies, a 21.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.7 million in 416 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 Shasta County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Mcarthur Livestock | $462,800 | $419,430 | -9.4% |
| Ralphs Ranches, Inc. | $351,391 | $341,772 | -2.7% |
| Wesley Woolery | $176,637 | $238,002 | 34.7% |
| Holiday Ranches, Inc. | $369,787 | $219,616 | -40.6% |
| Kathy L. Ferguson | $386,673 | $179,940 | -53.5% |
| David Ferguson | $371,603 | $125,049 | -66.3% |
| Robert Staley | $119,389 | $100,078 | -16.2% |
| Hat Creek Grown, LLC | $95,991 | $96,718 | 0.8% |
| Beaver Creek Ranch | $119,099 | $96,052 | -19.4% |
| Matt Norene | $229,577 | $63,580 | -72.3% |
| Peterson Timber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| H&R Logging Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Tubit Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Allwood, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Skyline Alterations, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Hunter Creek Contracting, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Bidwell Ranches, Inc. | $147,944 | $50,120 | -66.1% |
| Patrick H. Oilar | $53,285 | $45,875 | -13.9% |
| Vestal Ranch, LLC | $43,435 | $44,657 | 2.8% |
| William Holland | $16,995 | $36,452 | 114.5% |
| Davie Leon Landis | $0 | $33,868 | -- |
| Lynn Taylor | $27,752 | $32,740 | 18% |
| Corder Farms, Inc. | $198,187 | $31,813 | -83.9% |
| Travis Alan Vitale | $0 | $31,688 | -- |
| Travis W. Owens | $54,125 | $29,986 | -44.6% |
| Tres Picos | $49,279 | $28,125 | -42.9% |
| Shasta Livestock Auction Yard, Inc. | $236,637 | $26,079 | -89% |
| Ashley R. Taylor | $32,204 | $25,532 | -20.7% |
| Alma Oilar | $19,238 | $23,077 | 20% |
| Yellow Springs Farms, Inc. | $24,779 | $18,183 | -26.6% |
| Lassen Canyon Nursery | $0 | $17,539 | -- |
| Lee C. Loverin | $14,872 | $16,882 | 13.5% |
| Rickert-Lasalle Family Trust | $12,775 | $16,484 | 29% |
| Andrew G. Oilar | $16,662 | $16,424 | -1.4% |
| Jared Anthony Ferguson | $83,661 | $15,163 | -81.9% |
| Danny Oilar | $21,989 | $15,055 | -31.5% |
| Martin Family 1995 Trust | $6,039 | $14,988 | 148.2% |
| Tal Neilsen | $33,632 | $14,461 | -57% |
| Louise Masingale | $19,910 | $14,362 | -27.9% |
| CR Farms, Inc. | $1,265 | $14,153 | 1,018.8% |
| Costello Living Trust | $4,646 | $13,680 | 194.4% |
| Crowe Family 2005 Trust | $17,876 | $13,446 | -24.8% |
| Lori Woodward - the Lori Woodward Sep Property Trustee | $12,100 | $13,340 | 10.2% |
| Jesse Smith | $0 | $12,566 | -- |
| Herbert S. Jamison | $24,855 | $11,360 | -54.3% |
| James R. Moller | $7,419 | $9,666 | 30.3% |
| Jarvis Lee, Inc. | $21,294 | $9,617 | -54.8% |
| Ryan Rice | $0 | $9,611 | -- |
| Martin D. Lakey | $51,425 | $9,558 | -81.4% |
| G Ivar Amen | $19,212 | $7,872 | -59% |
| Morelli Ranch, LLC | $7,179 | $7,282 | 1.4% |
| Bidwell Cattle Company, Inc. | $26,939 | $7,184 | -73.3% |
| Bosworth Ranch | $22,187 | $7,143 | -67.8% |
| Walter Welander Rev Living Trust | $8,157 | $7,018 | -14% |
| Adam Wayne Cox | $10,590 | $6,880 | -35% |
| Alvin Landon Bruce | $0 | $6,875 | -- |
| Shannon L and Glenda K Wooten Rvoc Trust | $30,121 | $6,858 | -77.2% |
| Grant A. Amen | $0 | $6,710 | -- |
| Cheryl Gulden | $0 | $6,678 | -- |
| Josh Stefan Davy | $10,570 | $6,577 | -37.8% |
| Marcial Vasquez | $0 | $6,333 | -- |
| Justin Hoy | $13,750 | $6,165 | -55.2% |
| Wahl Ranch Trust | $8,711 | $5,998 | -31.1% |
| Kurt Urricelqui | $6,435 | $5,817 | -9.6% |
| Warren H Rickert Decedents Trustee Dated 3-3-2009 | $3,926 | $5,775 | 47.1% |
| Don Matheson | $660 | $5,740 | 769.7% |
| Carol G Grimsman | $5,093 | $5,697 | 11.9% |
| Craig J. Bosworth | $4,092 | $5,639 | 37.8% |
| Heidi A. Dixon | $4,396 | $5,500 | 25.1% |
| Stephen R. McCarley | $8,305 | $5,195 | -37.4% |
| Wyatt J. Williams | $0 | $5,060 | -- |
| George E. Callahan | $10,880 | $4,898 | -55% |
| Brian P. Adams | $27,104 | $4,874 | -82% |
| Larry L. Carpenter | $18,668 | $4,846 | -74% |
| Chad K. Amen | $8,404 | $4,842 | -42.4% |
| John Van Eperen | $0 | $4,069 | -- |
| Bar Eleven Ranch | $32,301 | $3,939 | -87.8% |
| Richard Sabanovich | $19,373 | $3,742 | -80.7% |
| Frank Stone | $3,135 | $3,565 | 13.7% |
| Timothy D. Babcock | $3,062 | $3,339 | 9% |
| Steven P. Tetrick | $0 | $3,190 | -- |
| Richard J. Mrofka | $0 | $3,080 | -- |
| Vrismo & Stephenson | $13,415 | $3,046 | -77.3% |
| Edward Gill | $8,001 | $3,044 | -62% |
| William David Ault | $2,596 | $2,910 | 12.1% |
| M. A. Anderson | $10,497 | $2,909 | -72.3% |
| Robert S. Callison | $13,494 | $2,847 | -78.9% |
| Brett W. Amen | $11,136 | $2,786 | -75% |
| Delbert S. Howard | $26,334 | $2,782 | -89.4% |
| Case M. Blanken | $12,838 | $2,766 | -78.5% |
| Ken Van Staaveren | $14,210 | $2,698 | -81% |
| Duivenvoorden Farms, LLC | $0 | $2,696 | -- |
| Mike Shufelberger | $11,781 | $2,626 | -77.7% |
| Larry Morrison | $15,134 | $2,527 | -83.3% |
| Theresa Faye Bronner | $898 | $2,371 | 164% |
| Charles K. Cross | $0 | $2,369 | -- |
| Katrina L. Baumann | $0 | $2,369 | -- |
| The Williams Family Trust | $17,390 | $2,338 | -86.6% |
| Adam Jeffrey Blalock | $0 | $2,200 | -- |
| Terrie A. Poulos | $3,067 | $2,181 | -28.9% |
| Deborah Stevenson | $0 | $2,146 | -- |
| Savage Family Trust | $3,647 | $2,111 | -42.1% |
| Justin Zacharias | $7,777 | $1,990 | -74.4% |
| Henry Heitman | $5,973 | $1,951 | -67.3% |
| Tyler Morgan | $7,403 | $1,948 | -73.7% |
| Vince Shammo | $5,214 | $1,946 | -62.7% |
| John Suther | $8,921 | $1,874 | -79% |
| Kenneth C Steyskal Living Trust | $3,288 | $1,853 | -43.6% |
| Bill Spoon | $0 | $1,724 | -- |
| Bruce Heitman | $8,805 | $1,717 | -80.5% |
| Elizabeth Younger | $0 | $1,673 | -- |
| Tami Chrisman | $924 | $1,585 | 71.5% |
| J. S. Barnhart | $3,131 | $1,542 | -50.8% |
| Richard Yoder | $6,965 | $1,534 | -78% |
| Kenneth Farrell | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| James Charlton | $2,021 | $1,412 | -30.1% |
| Verne Charlton | $2,008 | $1,412 | -29.7% |
| Susan Hanifl | $2,344 | $1,399 | -40.3% |
| Bowdie James Hutchens | $5,785 | $1,394 | -75.9% |
| Thomas H. Vestal | $1,034 | $1,379 | 33.4% |
| Kenneth W. Watson | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| The Pursell Survivors Trust | $657 | $1,354 | 106.1% |
| The Ackerson Family Trust | $959 | $1,350 | 40.8% |
| A. G. Oilar Agent Development | $1,008 | $1,344 | 33.3% |
| Charles A. MacFarlane | $10,191 | $1,329 | -87% |
| David D. Duncan | $10,635 | $1,268 | -88.1% |
| Richard P. Woodward | $5,401 | $1,244 | -77% |
| Timothy Brown | $0 | $1,198 | -- |
| Donna Abbott | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Dusty K. Steele | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Lori Newsom | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Clara A. Delong | $5,583 | $1,042 | -81.3% |
| Marcille A. Farrell | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Isidro Hernandez-Nava | $6,363 | $934 | -85.3% |
| Ricky A. Perea Sr. | $5,467 | $866 | -84.2% |
| Amanda Spoon | $5,491 | $848 | -84.6% |
| Robert Anderson | $4,324 | $846 | -80.4% |
| Daryl H Dallegge | $1,152 | $838 | -27.3% |
| Robyn Caldwell | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Gary Maricich and Adelle Maricich Trust | $1,876 | $786 | -58.1% |
| Thomas F. Coe | $660 | $756 | 14.5% |
| Providence International Enterprises | $19,255 | $742 | -96.1% |
| Shawn Steele | $528 | $732 | 38.6% |
| Patrick Edward Lanham | $3,179 | $730 | -77% |
| Mary K Boyce-Belsher-Mary K Boyce Trust | $1,641 | $717 | -56.3% |
| David Bennetts | $3,091 | $711 | -77% |
| Jeffrey Allen Carman | $495 | $640 | 29.3% |
| Edible Endeavors Nursery | $0 | $630 | -- |
| Marilyn Hogaboom-Wood | $4,783 | $609 | -87.3% |
| Joseph Michael Wroblewski | $0 | $599 | -- |
| Laura Lowney | $679 | $598 | -11.9% |
| Ernest Bruce | $2,241 | $583 | -74% |
| Melody Ackerson | $715 | $580 | -18.9% |
| Linda K. Wharton | $2,056 | $562 | -72.7% |
| Lew A. Garbutt | $1,131 | $553 | -51.1% |
| William M. Coe | $2,464 | $541 | -78% |
| Vieva Swearingen | $245 | $486 | 98.4% |
| Harley North | $825 | $440 | -46.7% |
| Audie Butcher | $1,936 | $388 | -80% |
| Hunter Caldwell | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Penny Preciado | $759 | $340 | -55.2% |
| Dorothy Schletzbaum Farms, LLC | $966 | $315 | -67.4% |
| Rain L. Mahan | $365 | $284 | -22.2% |
| Michelle M. Slade | $396 | $271 | -31.6% |
| Patricia Despain | $267 | $267 | 0% |
| Nick Oilar | $2,532 | $263 | -89.6% |
| Jacquelyn L. Durant | $3,442 | $263 | -92.4% |
| Bryan M. Small | $1,256 | $242 | -80.7% |
| John R Trousdale Revocable Trust | $677 | $238 | -64.8% |
| Patricia M. Perry | $57 | $175 | 207% |
| Christopher L. Jennings | $2,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel P Hagus | $27,109 | $0 | -100% |
| G. B. Waybright | $14,702 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy Abney | $542 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Lewallen | $3,292 | $0 | -100% |
| Rigo Lozoya | $12,903 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy T. Stayer Sr. | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Rich Armas | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Fischer | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig & Deborah Cahoon | $2,132 | $0 | -100% |
| James Springer | $2,599 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua W. Cahoon | $3,853 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Christenson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Nina Clifford | $2,152 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Edsall | $27,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Jordan | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Henderson | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindsey Bidwell | $7,800 | $0 | -100% |
| A & a Farms | $3,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl F. Maher | $3,180 | $0 | -100% |
| David Robb | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Debbie Struble | $188 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn E. Hawes | $15,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Hawes River Acres | $26,396 | $0 | -100% |
| John Byron Sloan | $1,021 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve E Park Apiaries, Inc. | $89,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashley Forrest Spivey | $888 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Lonero | $8,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale R. Lindstrom | $12,950 | $0 | -100% |
| Fishing Vessel Wet & Wild, Inc. | $10,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Hagus & Hagus | $30,883 | $0 | -100% |
| John F. McNurlin | $298 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Wayne Adams | $2,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Thomas Booker | $8,384 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Lou Schmidt Trust | $5,538 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela R. Pettit | $827 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Sampley | $1,838 | $0 | -100% |
| West Flores, LLC | $11,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody McCoy | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Dayle W. Schmidt | $704 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald G. Chambers | $2,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Family Revocable Trust | $1,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy Marie Pederson-Dorothy M | $665 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,656,834 | $4,447,825 | -21.4% |
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