Farms throughout cities in Elko County received $2.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 159 farmers in cities within Elko County received a total of $4.4 million in 264 farm subsidies, a 35.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.9 million in 386 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 Elko County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaser Land & Livestock Company | $403,257 | $307,814 | -23.7% |
| Egbert Livestock, LLC | $164,548 | $263,838 | 60.3% |
| Brough Livestock, LLC | $275,400 | $192,838 | -30% |
| Ervin Thorpe | $131,522 | $181,970 | 38.4% |
| Dalton Livestock, LLC | $232,117 | $167,396 | -27.9% |
| Barnes Ranches, Inc. | $295,976 | $159,774 | -46% |
| Boies Ranch, Inc. | $256,464 | $149,084 | -41.9% |
| Merkley Ranches, Inc. | $76,566 | $139,096 | 81.7% |
| The Little Paris Sheep Company, LLC | $0 | $123,513 | — |
| Hanes J. Holman | $74,456 | $120,618 | 62% |
| Holland Ranch, LLC | $233,365 | $117,875 | -49.5% |
| Kevin Tomera | $83,783 | $114,204 | 36.3% |
| K & N Livestock, LLC | $161,501 | $89,645 | -44.5% |
| James R. Blossom | $55,702 | $88,443 | 58.8% |
| Winona Manning | $60,322 | $85,276 | 41.4% |
| Winchell Ranch | $127,467 | $81,922 | -35.7% |
| Donald Jones | $33,103 | $81,305 | 145.6% |
| Julian Tomera Ranches, Stone House Division, Inc. | $0 | $74,773 | — |
| Heguy Ranch, LLC | $0 | $65,932 | — |
| The Pete and Rama Paris Family Trust | $0 | $61,231 | — |
| Boyd Ranch, LLC | $150,374 | $60,241 | -59.9% |
| Jess Sustacha Ranches LP | $54,628 | $59,922 | 9.7% |
| Zunino Ranches, Inc. | $93,827 | $55,367 | -41% |
| J & M Livestock, LLC | $44,044 | $55,362 | 25.7% |
| 75 Ranching, LLC | $27,698 | $48,440 | 74.9% |
| JWF Ranching, LLC | $250,745 | $48,140 | -80.8% |
| David D. Iveson | $112,695 | $44,939 | -60.1% |
| Reverse FP Ranch, LLC | $55,209 | $44,662 | -19.1% |
| Justin Thorpe | $11,110 | $39,695 | 257.3% |
| Chad Steele | $38,883 | $39,413 | 1.4% |
| Clayton Cota | $35,915 | $38,682 | 7.7% |
| Sherie Brown | $75,733 | $38,548 | -49.1% |
| Tyler W. Agee | $43,661 | $38,418 | -12% |
| Ira Renner | $48,793 | $38,298 | -21.5% |
| Ray W. Bailey | $51,049 | $38,177 | -25.2% |
| Clint Walker | $18,975 | $36,113 | 90.3% |
| Ira Walker | $24,604 | $35,944 | 46.1% |
| Merle Teller | $27,399 | $34,896 | 27.4% |
| Sarman Ranch | $54,210 | $33,500 | -38.2% |
| Jeanie A. Peltier | $32,165 | $32,070 | -0.3% |
| Louis D Uhart | $60,425 | $30,484 | -49.6% |
| Ted Thomas | $30,282 | $29,811 | -1.6% |
| Dirk Jim | $21,300 | $27,688 | 30% |
| Delbert L. Jim | $18,126 | $27,377 | 51% |
| Monty J. Pearce | $0 | $25,400 | — |
| Vincent G. Garcia | $27,545 | $25,028 | -9.1% |
| Western Shoshone-Paiute Livestock Association | $6,204 | $24,528 | 295.4% |
| John Roderick | $36,089 | $23,752 | -34.2% |
| Heston Johns | $65,282 | $23,366 | -64.2% |
| Jerry Souza | $46,634 | $23,308 | -50% |
| Jessie Jones | $0 | $23,025 | — |
| Lacee Rae Walker | $13,035 | $21,406 | 64.2% |
| Sherry Lynn Crutcher | $12,853 | $21,332 | 66% |
| Peter Scott | $39,002 | $21,156 | -45.8% |
| Mike Morrison | $15,125 | $20,986 | 38.8% |
| Micheal J. Hess | $32,647 | $20,657 | -36.7% |
| Brian Thomas | $20,599 | $20,567 | -0.2% |
| Kathleen K. Jones | $14,701 | $20,206 | 37.4% |
| Sadie Leeann Schick | $7,557 | $19,780 | 161.7% |
| Myron K. Thomas | $11,863 | $16,932 | 42.7% |
| Elizabeth D. Bendle | $7,909 | $16,640 | 110.4% |
| Lisa G. Jim | $12,849 | $16,366 | 27.4% |
| Wahoo Ranch, LLC | $253,022 | $15,804 | -93.8% |
| Cottonwood Ranch, LLC | $5,225 | $15,169 | 190.3% |
| Phyllis a Legarza | $2,660 | $13,617 | 411.9% |
| Bottari Ranch, LLC | $34,480 | $13,354 | -61.3% |
| Brandon Atkin | $58,025 | $12,754 | -78% |
| Justin David Edwards | $51,678 | $12,148 | -76.5% |
| Lee Livestock, LLC | $53,218 | $12,137 | -77.2% |
| Michael Lee Sarman | $49,126 | $12,038 | -75.5% |
| Rachel Buzzetti | $12,947 | $12,000 | -7.3% |
| Darlene a Blossom-Paiva | $6,204 | $11,698 | 88.6% |
| Willomonte Ranch, LLC | $51,392 | $11,593 | -77.4% |
| Arnold Jay Kelly | $4,803 | $11,541 | 140.3% |
| Quilici Livestock, Inc. | $39,545 | $11,040 | -72.1% |
| Cristi Pearl Walker | $0 | $10,665 | — |
| Steve McDermott | $23,305 | $10,476 | -55% |
| Ellison Livestock | $28,077 | $9,917 | -64.7% |
| Skyline Farms, Inc. | $29,617 | $9,044 | -69.5% |
| Cammie Jones | $5,391 | $8,935 | 65.7% |
| Luther Blossom | $0 | $8,699 | — |
| Neff Land and Cattle, LLC | $11,523 | $8,020 | -30.4% |
| Steelman Farm, LLC | $9,678 | $7,434 | -23.2% |
| Eugene T. Buzzetti | $31,658 | $7,363 | -76.7% |
| Bellander Brothers Land & Livestock, LLC | $0 | $7,233 | — |
| Leo Trujillo | $32,758 | $6,620 | -79.8% |
| Reginald Sope | $0 | $6,139 | — |
| Flagg Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $5,929 | — |
| Cynthia Cordova | $0 | $5,380 | — |
| Nicole Rose Bitsilly | $0 | $5,218 | — |
| Dallas Smales | $10,913 | $5,129 | -53% |
| Rose Marie Dick | $6,008 | $4,926 | -18% |
| Steven Lee Jim | $4,522 | $4,686 | 3.6% |
| Pattani Ranch, LLC | $15,433 | $4,458 | -71.1% |
| Larry Crutcher | $9,143 | $4,384 | -52.1% |
| Garnell Shaw | $2,893 | $4,364 | 50.8% |
| Hooper Dick | $0 | $4,234 | — |
| Stephanie M. Gibson | $2,896 | $4,230 | 46.1% |
| Jeff Venturacci | $20,163 | $4,160 | -79.4% |
| Susan Kennedy | $0 | $4,026 | — |
| Dewey Thomas | $0 | $3,960 | — |
| Clinton T. Riggins | $0 | $3,912 | — |
| Leonard R. Merkley | $9,834 | $3,808 | -61.3% |
| Justin Patrick Gage | $15,209 | $3,735 | -75.4% |
| Riata Manning | $1,654 | $3,731 | 125.6% |
| VNM Livestock, LLC | $16,940 | $3,574 | -78.9% |
| Michael T. Howell | $35,312 | $3,520 | -90% |
| Bill Rodriguez | $9,075 | $3,462 | -61.9% |
| Lance Dick Sr. | $0 | $3,432 | — |
| Malikai T Malotte | $0 | $3,284 | — |
| Melvin Tybo | $8,170 | $3,195 | -60.9% |
| Dale Demorest | $2,738 | $3,159 | 15.4% |
| Stephen Boyer | $8,448 | $3,135 | -62.9% |
| Eric Prior | $0 | $2,848 | — |
| Diamond M Ranch, Inc. | $7,411 | $2,773 | -62.6% |
| Steninger Ranching, LLC | $14,749 | $2,683 | -81.8% |
| Estate of Wilfred Brady | $6,303 | $2,516 | -60.1% |
| Viola Atkins | $1,848 | $2,433 | 31.7% |
| Janus Gorecki | $13,871 | $2,409 | -82.6% |
| Marge Prunty | $0 | $2,360 | — |
| Sam Venturacci | $9,526 | $2,108 | -77.9% |
| J. Reed Ranching, LLC | $8,593 | $1,717 | -80% |
| Joe McDade | $0 | $1,705 | — |
| Reginald James Premo | $1,171 | $1,561 | 33.3% |
| Edward Roland Hintz | $4,314 | $1,526 | -64.6% |
| Ruby a Gliko | $1,977 | $1,375 | -30.5% |
| Angie Quintana | $9,055 | $1,294 | -85.7% |
| Monte Cummins | $0 | $1,235 | — |
| Jeffery Steven Barnes | $5,621 | $1,214 | -78.4% |
| Jason Manning | $2,384 | $1,150 | -51.8% |
| Casey William Jones | $3,069 | $1,143 | -62.8% |
| Rick L. Lowe | $5,038 | $1,074 | -78.7% |
| Jeffrey Thomas Wines | $2,541 | $1,031 | -59.4% |
| Andrew Bass | $912 | $934 | 2.4% |
| Justin Wines | $2,343 | $915 | -60.9% |
| Shanina Hicks | $0 | $880 | — |
| Theodore C Mikesell Trust | $235 | $786 | 234.5% |
| Roger B. Long | $1,502 | $765 | -49.1% |
| Ross Ian Peters | $3,289 | $754 | -77.1% |
| Mary L. Howard | $451 | $751 | 66.5% |
| Karen L. Kump | $0 | $740 | — |
| Shawna M. Hicks | $3,036 | $715 | -76.4% |
| Edward Buckner | $3,157 | $665 | -78.9% |
| Harley Reynolds | $1,419 | $638 | -55% |
| Matthew Jay Oros | $1,683 | $624 | -62.9% |
| Tyler James Reynolds | $693 | $574 | -17.2% |
| Todd Schwandt | $14,352 | $504 | -96.5% |
| Cheryl Turner | $2,376 | $497 | -79.1% |
| Daniel Dick | $0 | $441 | — |
| Brian Taylor | $495 | $382 | -22.8% |
| Tim Mason | $2,002 | $375 | -81.3% |
| Merrily Pearce | $1,381 | $362 | -73.8% |
| Aaron Chappell | $443 | $224 | -49.4% |
| Kentsler Jones | $1,155 | $208 | -82% |
| Stillman Knight Jr. | $1,647 | $183 | -88.9% |
| Kathleen Glandon | $0 | $121 | — |
| Roberta Gallegos | $555 | $118 | -78.7% |
| Tamara Thompson | $209 | $89 | -57.4% |
| Joanne Manning | $52,378 | $17 | -100% |
| Julian Tomera Ranches, Ston, Inc. | $275,341 | $0 | -100% |
| American Agcredit PCA | $75,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $3,882 | $0 | -100% |
| Heguy Ranch | $119,384 | $0 | -100% |
| John Ross | $3,850 | $0 | -100% |
| MC Ranch Company, LLC | $164,416 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Long | $38,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Windbreak Ranch, LLC | $4,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Gaved | $20,579 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew P. Wines | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Blackstock | $5,445 | $0 | -100% |
| David James Bosen | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Flagg Ranch, Inc. | $9,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen L Corbari | $9,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlo Jones | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Everette Carpenter | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Zane Jones | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Bellander Brothers Land & Livesto | $14,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Carole a Billin Revocable Trust | $2,094 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton T. Riggins | $14,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Korbin Dallas Barnes | $1,871 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Deichman | $420 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie K. Deichman | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| The Little Paris Sheep Company LL | $359,666 | $0 | -100% |
| The Pete and Rama Paris Family Trustee | $123,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Boyer | $3,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessica Boyer | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Oren Morrison | $9,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,853,070 | $4,449,055 | -35.1% |
