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In 2021, 204 farmers in cities within Placer County received a total of $5.6 million in 318 farm subsidies, a 43.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10.1 million in 535 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 Placer County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Prune Board | $3,012,386 | $3,007,474 | -0.2% |
| Flying T Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $512,096 | -- |
| B & B Livestock | $0 | $287,671 | -- |
| Robert a Byrne Company | $650,535 | $184,666 | -71.6% |
| Auburn Ravine Ranch, Inc. | $553,304 | $176,175 | -68.2% |
| Frankie C. MacHado | $328,530 | $136,177 | -58.5% |
| Sf Florin Lp | $579,901 | $128,953 | -77.8% |
| Heidi Guertin | $93,753 | $118,785 | 26.7% |
| Charley F. Tiff | $82,686 | $60,351 | -27% |
| Faial, LLC | $0 | $58,389 | -- |
| 2013 Richard Azevedo Revocable Trust | $17,264 | $54,922 | 218.1% |
| Echeverria General Partnership | $93,544 | $54,218 | -42% |
| Walter a Meffert Testamentary Trust | $37,077 | $40,850 | 10.2% |
| Trisha Mahoney | $39,466 | $39,466 | 0% |
| Gary Bess | $66,573 | $36,729 | -44.8% |
| Phyllis G Weeks Rev Living Trust | $35,214 | $34,980 | -0.7% |
| Running W Livestock, LLC | $0 | $29,631 | -- |
| Tiger Ranches, Inc. | $13,896 | $27,889 | 100.7% |
| Judd Tripp | $200,549 | $26,418 | -86.8% |
| James H. Brenner | $0 | $24,247 | -- |
| Chad Mathisen | $21,851 | $21,851 | 0% |
| Sutter Buttes Outing Club | $36,600 | $19,520 | -46.7% |
| Joe & Cynthia Knight Rev Trust | $20,069 | $17,720 | -11.7% |
| Betty L Snittjer Estate | $0 | $16,155 | -- |
| Vineyard Brothers | $38,701 | $15,599 | -59.7% |
| Tamra S. Nelson | $3,743 | $15,167 | 305.2% |
| Richard A. Riolo | $0 | $15,086 | -- |
| Bradley Brothers Cattle, LLC | $15,163 | $14,364 | -5.3% |
| Frank G. MacHado | $37,914 | $13,606 | -64.1% |
| Gloria Sommervold | $13,324 | $13,324 | 0% |
| Kevin Neeley | $0 | $12,889 | -- |
| Double D. Farms | $15,168 | $11,872 | -21.7% |
| Andrew H. Little | $10,471 | $10,471 | 0% |
| Jason Dailey | $39,389 | $10,440 | -73.5% |
| Steve Hawkins | $19,723 | $10,181 | -48.4% |
| Leslie Stineman | $20,896 | $9,389 | -55.1% |
| Steven Eisenhut | $0 | $9,134 | -- |
| Ruthanne Jahoda | $0 | $8,829 | -- |
| Greg Nelson | $10,243 | $8,667 | -15.4% |
| Ermile Louise Gavin | $0 | $7,863 | -- |
| Daryl C. Oest | $13,893 | $7,814 | -43.8% |
| Eldren a Lichtsinn Residuary Trust | $7,434 | $7,434 | 0% |
| Jaime King | $0 | $7,045 | -- |
| Roseville Land Development Association, Inc. | $0 | $6,978 | -- |
| Dunbar Orchards | $30,066 | $6,820 | -77.3% |
| W E & J G Merkley | $8,858 | $6,647 | -25% |
| Ternero Farms | $0 | $6,488 | -- |
| Julie B. Sage | $8,522 | $6,432 | -24.5% |
| Holloman Family Living Trust | $7,056 | $6,114 | -13.4% |
| San Enterprises, LLC | $3,037 | $5,675 | 86.9% |
| Walter E Fickewirth | $106,720 | $5,478 | -94.9% |
| Lucas L. Schmidt | $5,406 | $5,406 | 0% |
| Denise Polk | $5,587 | $5,216 | -6.6% |
| Chant Jacob Deforest | $0 | $4,950 | -- |
| The Lois I Spitznagel Trust | $10,661 | $4,866 | -54.4% |
| D & S Chambers Investments, LLC | $5,199 | $4,825 | -7.2% |
| CL Hofman Family Farm | $5,510 | $4,604 | -16.4% |
| Buth Family Trust | $8,248 | $4,575 | -44.5% |
| Five B Farming | $5,647 | $4,302 | -23.8% |
| Durk Family Outdoor Ventures, LLC | $0 | $4,072 | -- |
| Joseph R. Fritz | $4,043 | $4,043 | 0% |
| Mohammad Firouzabadi | $0 | $4,036 | -- |
| Richard M and Camellia B Whitney Trust | $915 | $4,009 | 338.1% |
| Annette Phillips | $2,905 | $3,932 | 35.4% |
| Wallace E. Merkley | $5,001 | $3,847 | -23.1% |
| Jagdish K. Randhawa | $2,265 | $3,702 | 63.4% |
| J Dimugno Landscape Const, Inc. | $271,787 | $3,625 | -98.7% |
| Morkert Living Trust U/A Dated August 18 2013 | $3,610 | $3,610 | 0% |
| Virginia Mellor Teague Living Trust | $0 | $3,601 | -- |
| Rita Barrett Jackson Separate Property Trust | $0 | $3,519 | -- |
| Ronald D. Flaherty | $3,779 | $3,508 | -7.2% |
| Philip E. Reding | $14,376 | $3,466 | -75.9% |
| Theodore & Dorothy Chedwick Rev Trust - Theodore Chedwick | $0 | $3,426 | -- |
| John a Garcia Family Partnership | $3,930 | $3,326 | -15.4% |
| Guy W. Foster | $806 | $3,320 | 311.9% |
| Cutler & Cutler, LLC | $4,772 | $3,299 | -30.9% |
| Tom Moore | $4,555 | $3,248 | -28.7% |
| Rhynie Hollitz | $8,958 | $3,183 | -64.5% |
| Katie Brothers | $5,367 | $3,138 | -41.5% |
| Howard E. Crawford Jr. | $22,579 | $3,116 | -86.2% |
| John C. Kern | $3,091 | $3,091 | 0% |
| Loucinda Laughlin Family Living Trust | $2,283 | $2,950 | 29.2% |
| Susan K. Bess | $2,079 | $2,938 | 41.3% |
| Deanna Schreffler | $2,878 | $2,878 | 0% |
| Patricia L. Beard | $7,746 | $2,835 | -63.4% |
| Steven Thomson | $4,756 | $2,792 | -41.3% |
| Corinne M. Lee | $2,094 | $2,775 | 32.5% |
| Loren Winckler | $3,028 | $2,768 | -8.6% |
| Old Iceland Landing, LLC | $7,138 | $2,766 | -61.2% |
| Jason Mariner | $3,608 | $2,749 | -23.8% |
| Ronald Hofhenke | $0 | $2,748 | -- |
| Mark S. Smith | $2,806 | $2,676 | -4.6% |
| Five Points at Harris Ranch, LLC | $91,658 | $2,650 | -97.1% |
| Robin D. Harris | $1,837 | $2,640 | 43.7% |
| Kellar Family Farms Limited Liability Company | $0 | $2,614 | -- |
| A & J Lund Farms | $817 | $2,590 | 217% |
| Sherman Reed | $0 | $2,480 | -- |
| Shirley Jeannene Yount | $2,595 | $2,457 | -5.3% |
| Opal Jean Mills | $4,551 | $2,401 | -47.2% |
| Sheryl Gum-Juels | $2,358 | $2,358 | 0% |
| Windlene K Donahue | $2,346 | $2,346 | 0% |
| Rosa Leigh Hespenhide | $1,900 | $2,290 | 20.5% |
| Number 7 Simmentals | $0 | $2,255 | -- |
| Blauser Trust | $0 | $2,220 | -- |
| Jennifer L. Matteoli | $1,663 | $2,218 | 33.4% |
| Wernimont Family Farm, LLC | $2,326 | $2,128 | -8.5% |
| Jeanette Wright Cascio | $2,035 | $2,035 | 0% |
| Old Beaver Creek Landing, LLC | $5,441 | $2,035 | -62.6% |
| Lynnda J Dunn | $1,540 | $1,994 | 29.5% |
| Marvin Howell | $0 | $1,858 | -- |
| Burton a Weichenthal Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $1,846 | -- |
| Jay C. Baser | $4,752 | $1,846 | -61.2% |
| Richard Ross | $1,254 | $1,840 | 46.7% |
| Larry a Mowrer 1993 Revocable Trust | $1,081 | $1,809 | 67.3% |
| John H. Stafford | $3,629 | $1,745 | -51.9% |
| Susan P. Worthington | $0 | $1,736 | -- |
| Paul R. Wikoff | $5,077 | $1,634 | -67.8% |
| Lawrence Hodges | $0 | $1,550 | -- |
| Robert W. Wiswell Jr. | $16,283 | $1,533 | -90.6% |
| Otto Schlaman Family, LLC | $2,155 | $1,524 | -29.3% |
| Mike Nelson | $2,222 | $1,503 | -32.4% |
| Janis Watson Consolidated Trust | $3,891 | $1,502 | -61.4% |
| Rafter Dk | $7,227 | $1,474 | -79.6% |
| Greg Lawley | $5,907 | $1,470 | -75.1% |
| Sarah Welk Moresi | $2,921 | $1,469 | -49.7% |
| Fairview Farms, Inc. | $2,110 | $1,456 | -31% |
| Jack Magnuson | $1,395 | $1,395 | 0% |
| The Marvin E. & Ellenor J. Howell Family Revocable Living Trustee | $0 | $1,278 | -- |
| Shelley Beninga | $786 | $1,191 | 51.5% |
| James Beninga | $785 | $1,191 | 51.7% |
| Patricia Adam | $0 | $1,167 | -- |
| Barbara Maggi | $0 | $1,138 | -- |
| Gerald R. Scherer | $1,487 | $1,115 | -25% |
| J-Beckmeyer Family Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $1,091 | -- |
| Scheiber Ranch Properties LP | $16,079 | $1,044 | -93.5% |
| Stephanie Boggs | $693 | $1,041 | 50.2% |
| Sherman&ardella Walker Fmly Trustee | $2,750 | $1,037 | -62.3% |
| Andy Edmondson | $620 | $1,005 | 62.1% |
| Hugo Family Trust | $2,637 | $969 | -63.3% |
| Duane R. Bruce | $3,488 | $967 | -72.3% |
| Dean Allen Snell | $959 | $959 | 0% |
| Shaw Family Trust Estate | $3,361 | $943 | -71.9% |
| Allen and Marian Stonesifer Family 1985 Revocable Trust | $3,066 | $941 | -69.3% |
| George and Olga Cain Family Trust | $1,235 | $909 | -26.4% |
| Brian Yount | $0 | $889 | -- |
| Stacey Nicole Brock | $1,734 | $877 | -49.4% |
| Tristan a Nelson 2004 Ir Trustee | $1,034 | $859 | -16.9% |
| The Cole Family Trust | $839 | $839 | 0% |
| Tywappity Bottoms and Free Silver, LLC | $2,055 | $809 | -60.6% |
| Catharine Luann Fulton Boles | $1,218 | $782 | -35.8% |
| Donald a Gifford Revocable Trust | $969 | $756 | -22% |
| Maxine Gruebele | $756 | $756 | 0% |
| Carol Hickel | $810 | $667 | -17.7% |
| The DE Armond Idaho Property Trust | $1,174 | $640 | -45.5% |
| Harbir Singh | $201 | $639 | 217.9% |
| Kiran Sidhu | $201 | $639 | 217.9% |
| Courtney E Geis-OH | $2,387 | $621 | -74% |
| Douglas A. Locke | $1,453 | $618 | -57.5% |
| Steven J. Wright | $720 | $603 | -16.2% |
| Kip Hansen | $679 | $598 | -11.9% |
| Beverly J Leebeck | $2,613 | $552 | -78.9% |
| Michael Thelen | $651 | $543 | -16.6% |
| Patrick Rev Living Trust | $1,362 | $540 | -60.4% |
| Courtney Geis-oh | $0 | $523 | -- |
| Lynn Jenkins | $930 | $513 | -44.8% |
| Maryann G. Krueger | $2,024 | $486 | -76% |
| Michael H Kuppenbender | $1,376 | $463 | -66.4% |
| Kathleen S Pipis | $1,577 | $459 | -70.9% |
| Barbara Kistler | $439 | $439 | 0% |
| Karen Fitzgerald | $856 | $435 | -49.2% |
| Ehman Family Trust Dated March 11 2014 | $0 | $431 | -- |
| Clay Caughman Revocable Living Trust of 2003 | $573 | $406 | -29.1% |
| Dolores M Walsh Residual Trust | $1,649 | $398 | -75.9% |
| Gary A. Kevie | $1,430 | $384 | -73.1% |
| Daphne L. Rank | $1,145 | $378 | -67% |
| Roberta H Dobson Revocable Trust | $0 | $370 | -- |
| Roberta H Dobson Revocable Trust | $0 | $370 | -- |
| Lynell Fanton | $493 | $366 | -25.8% |
| H H King Real Estate Trust | $0 | $355 | -- |
| Bernard Null - Bernard Null Revocable Trust | $0 | $346 | -- |
| Mark E. Hollitz | $1,690 | $326 | -80.7% |
| Edward R. Ferber | $1,518 | $314 | -79.3% |
| Susan Grimes | $204 | $306 | 50% |
| Joe D. Varner | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| Carole Guertin | $2,017 | $298 | -85.2% |
| David A. Ferrell | $1,062 | $283 | -73.4% |
| Courtney Geis-OH, Pers Representative | $0 | $253 | -- |
| Michael L & Bonnie J Carrick Family Trust | $588 | $224 | -61.9% |
| Mindy M. Sanderson | $246 | $201 | -18.3% |
| Raymond A. Kaschmitter | $395 | $193 | -51.1% |
| Debra A. Enos | $217 | $181 | -16.6% |
| Gladys L Mumma Residual Trust | $0 | $147 | -- |
| Neil Otto | $89 | $126 | 41.6% |
| Constance Haydon | $209 | $119 | -43.1% |
| Chere L. Yamasaki | $209 | $119 | -43.1% |
| Jerry Wayne Lacer | $112 | $112 | 0% |
| Jeffrey L Gebhart Trust Under the Lloyd Gebhart Trust Dated | $103 | $103 | 0% |
| Elizabeth F. Gustafson | $409 | $71 | -82.6% |
| Gladys L Mumma Marital Trust | $0 | $65 | -- |
| Will Cates | $1,194 | $64 | -94.6% |
| Doris Swan | $0 | $33 | -- |
| John Wayne Miller McClung Jr. | $59 | $28 | -52.5% |
| Diana Brittner | $77 | $22 | -71.4% |
| Robert S. Jarvis | $0 | $2 | -- |
| California Citrus Qualiy Council | $125,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Carrie Sparrevohn | $5,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde Handford | $492 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel K. Macon | $4,781 | $0 | -100% |
| David Chaddock | $6,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Istar Dunsmore | $90,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph L. Macon | $291 | $0 | -100% |
| Keding Family Living Trust | $3,872 | $0 | -100% |
| Maria Hromada Survivor's Trust | $223 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Van Konyenburg | $90,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Pico Farms, LLC | $78,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Portoma, LLC | $127,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Theodore & Dorothy Chedwick Rev T | $3,426 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Dains | $1,610 | $0 | -100% |
| Akashbir S Mann | $2,033 | $0 | -100% |
| Burton a Weichenthal Revocable Li | $5,039 | $0 | -100% |
| California KBR Nuts, LLC | $125,782 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Darling | $17,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah D. Wilson | $489 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold James Wilson | $489 | $0 | -100% |
| J-Beckmeyer Family Revocable Livi | $1,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Mirassou | $2,429 | $0 | -100% |
| Mann Farms, Inc. | $69,670 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew J. Echeverria | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Mohammad Rahmatian | $11,924 | $0 | -100% |
| Roya Fallah Najmabadi | $11,924 | $0 | -100% |
| Saengzun Saiyun Zeux | $5,080 | $0 | -100% |
| ABS Orchards | $24,907 | $0 | -100% |
| Amar Farms, LLC | $6,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernice P Bertapelle | $3,590 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn M Nelson 2004 Ir Trustee | $1,556 | $0 | -100% |
| David C. Chambers | $21,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis I Valentine Partnership, Ltd. | $3,074 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna M Lisbon 2013 Rev Trust DTD 11-12-13 | $5,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Fuente Farm LP | $159,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Gurjeet Hundal | $79,139 | $0 | -100% |
| Hillview Farms Produce, LLC | $20,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan W. Field | $6,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Kaye M Andrews Trust - Kaye M Andrews | $4,615 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Creek, Inc. | $655,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta F. Mcdonald and James R. Mcdonald 2014 Revocable Trustee | $3,297 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Groves, Inc. | $8,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Nastase Honey Farm | $25,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Sonnenburg 1988 Trust | $474 | $0 | -100% |
| Erin Cord | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristin Hursh Smith | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Sue Jackson | $1,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Trude Hursh | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Bollinger | $23,592 | $0 | -100% |
| Aleksey Bgatov | $4,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip E Driver Trust | $5,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Jones & Company Flavorings, Corp. | $750 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve E. Martynse | $1,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Donald Breschi | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel H West | $912 | $0 | -100% |
| Devinderjit Singh | $310,361 | $0 | -100% |
| E. H. Gregory | $615 | $0 | -100% |
| Ehman Family Trust Dated March 11 | $1,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Hursh Family Limited Partnership | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cook | $32,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Nori Orchards, LLC | $74,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter J Repanich | $6,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Barrett Jackson Sep Property Trs | $3,562 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Barrett Jackson Separate Pro | $1,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Tourte Cain Family Trust - Craig W Tourte | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| A. Nayyar Farms, LLC | $6,986 | $0 | -100% |
| Anter Pamma | $12,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernard Null - Bernard Null Revoc | $194 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty L Snittjer | $16,019 | $0 | -100% |
| Blackbuck Orchard | $91,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Soderlund | $19,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Desiree Silva | $67,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Dimitry Novikov Golden Valley Apiaries | $12,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary C. Wheeler | $253 | $0 | -100% |
| John Emerson | $1,929 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirk Shaeffer | $62,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristina Branson | $621 | $0 | -100% |
| Madison Farms | $303,437 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcia a Boden Trust | $403 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Wheeler | $383 | $0 | -100% |
| Parminder Shahi | $5,554 | $0 | -100% |
| Randhawa Farms, Inc. | $13,524 | $0 | -100% |
| Rashpal Uppal | $6,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard & Opal Chun Family 1987 Credit Trust | $41,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Sukhbir S Atwal | $20,599 | $0 | -100% |
| Sumanpreet Singh | $5,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Tejpal S Randhawa | $57,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Lippincott Investments, Ltd. | $1,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy P. mc Gowan | $5,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $10,050,537 | $5,634,001 | -43.9% |
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