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In 2021, 241 farmers in cities within Clackamas County received a total of $4.5 million in 381 farm subsidies, an 11.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.1 million in 450 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 Clackamas County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| C & S Farms, LLC | $0 | $315,595 | -- |
| Yoshitomi Brothers, Inc. | $0 | $250,500 | -- |
| Kirk Company | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Northwest Transplants, LLC | $0 | $186,767 | -- |
| Helmig & Son, LLC | $0 | $172,322 | -- |
| Dan Serres | $0 | $155,857 | -- |
| Staehely Valley Veue Dairy, LLC | $267,182 | $129,035 | -51.7% |
| Anastas Sharabarin | $0 | $106,375 | -- |
| Martinez Family Farm, LLC | $0 | $95,938 | -- |
| Parsons Farms II, Inc. | $0 | $92,834 | -- |
| James M Dovenberg | $125,192 | $77,505 | -38.1% |
| Countryside Acres, LLC | $0 | $76,197 | -- |
| Zielinski Farm Company | $0 | $68,250 | -- |
| North Valley Agribusiness, LLC | $0 | $61,623 | -- |
| Certified Nuts, LLC | $12,061 | $60,535 | 401.9% |
| Larry Ross | $0 | $60,430 | -- |
| Really Good Honey, LLC | $26,559 | $59,529 | 124.1% |
| Schriever Farms, Inc. | $8,746 | $58,174 | 565.1% |
| Bosky Dell Natives, Inc. | $0 | $54,760 | -- |
| Bryant Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jon Greenup Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Marson Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Gingerich Farms Company | $0 | $52,560 | -- |
| Robert Darling | $98,470 | $51,964 | -47.2% |
| Black Bear Mountain Honey, LLC | $114,566 | $50,990 | -55.5% |
| Scott Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $50,569 | -- |
| Lloyd Hansen | $28,010 | $48,865 | 74.5% |
| Koch Legacy Farms, Inc. | $113,316 | $47,281 | -58.3% |
| Siri Producer Jack, Inc. | $0 | $47,014 | -- |
| Providence Farm, LLC | $2,628 | $46,529 | 1,670.5% |
| Columbia Nursery, LLC | $0 | $44,158 | -- |
| Horizon Farms, LLC | $0 | $43,222 | -- |
| Lazy D Farm, LLC | $0 | $40,370 | -- |
| Ivan Skoro | $41,322 | $39,491 | -4.4% |
| Milan Skoro | $41,322 | $39,491 | -4.4% |
| Heritage Harvest, Inc. | $44,131 | $34,969 | -20.8% |
| Gregory B. Smith | $0 | $33,886 | -- |
| Coleman Corrals, Inc. | $183,792 | $33,265 | -81.9% |
| Northwest Evergreen, Inc. | $0 | $32,297 | -- |
| Twin Cedars Farms, Inc. | $28,647 | $32,195 | 12.4% |
| Derek Anderson | $31,030 | $31,706 | 2.2% |
| The What, Ltd. | $21,761 | $31,552 | 45% |
| Loren L. McLeod | $11,554 | $31,084 | 169% |
| Charlton Deep Sea Charters, Inc. | $0 | $30,165 | -- |
| Wanner Enterprises, LLC | $15,575 | $29,957 | 92.3% |
| Don W. Phillips | $34,032 | $26,979 | -20.7% |
| Fred E. Reutov | $0 | $26,274 | -- |
| Kei-Liv Farms, LLC | $9,458 | $26,272 | 177.8% |
| Black Locust Farm, LLC | $0 | $25,465 | -- |
| Wild Roots Farm, LLC | $0 | $24,723 | -- |
| Etzel-Doyle, LLC | $28,042 | $24,122 | -14% |
| Flying Coyote Farm, LLC | $0 | $22,773 | -- |
| Vladislav Uzhva | $0 | $22,559 | -- |
| Vista Christmas Trees, LLC | $0 | $22,529 | -- |
| Trimble Farms, LLC | $0 | $20,938 | -- |
| Scott Myers | $31,493 | $20,558 | -34.7% |
| Annie Hutchinson | $0 | $20,262 | -- |
| Nikolia Martishev | $0 | $20,059 | -- |
| Dwight Wrolstad | $0 | $19,772 | -- |
| Wrolstad Farms | $0 | $18,791 | -- |
| Sweet Oregon Berry Company, Inc. | $0 | $18,069 | -- |
| Jennie Jill Woodward | $21,646 | $17,708 | -18.2% |
| Landfall Greenhouses, Inc. | $0 | $17,644 | -- |
| Michael Davis | $0 | $17,470 | -- |
| Praying Mantis Farm | $0 | $16,659 | -- |
| I. Farms, LLC | $0 | $16,463 | -- |
| Jean McGregor | $620 | $15,780 | 2,445.2% |
| Terry L. Martin | $3,139 | $14,650 | 366.7% |
| Kenneth Gordon Schriever | $1,980 | $14,304 | 622.4% |
| Judith K Bowman Trust | $0 | $14,244 | -- |
| David A. McDonald | $91,453 | $14,188 | -84.5% |
| Ruth Chaffin | $0 | $12,242 | -- |
| Frances Ellsworth Smith Family Trustee | $11,795 | $12,093 | 2.5% |
| Catherine L. Trimble | $38,093 | $12,071 | -68.3% |
| Susan Vasquez VI | $11,134 | $11,134 | 0% |
| Grassland Farms, LLC | $42,187 | $11,104 | -73.7% |
| Ned Darone | $0 | $10,921 | -- |
| Roxanna E. Miller | $0 | $10,797 | -- |
| Ollhoff Prairie Company, LLC | $10,796 | $10,796 | 0% |
| Jacob McDonald | $18,595 | $10,359 | -44.3% |
| William Rick F. Martson Jr. | $0 | $10,175 | -- |
| Estate of Norma M Barzee | $14,806 | $9,506 | -35.8% |
| Garry Hansen | $18,770 | $9,475 | -49.5% |
| Naked Acres, LLC | $0 | $9,213 | -- |
| Jacob R. Hemphill | $0 | $8,875 | -- |
| Misty Ridge Tree Farm, LLC | $0 | $8,820 | -- |
| Lauren L. Acton | $0 | $8,673 | -- |
| Victorian Summit, LLC | $0 | $8,653 | -- |
| Gloria Douma Cockburn | $12,089 | $8,644 | -28.5% |
| Fay M. Keller | $0 | $8,630 | -- |
| Otto C. Keller | $0 | $8,630 | -- |
| Gerald Willits | $0 | $8,429 | -- |
| Black River, LLC | $11,747 | $8,287 | -29.5% |
| Malia R Kupillas | $10,893 | $8,066 | -26% |
| Munoz Tree Farms | $0 | $7,886 | -- |
| Rebecca Campbell Nelson | $24,940 | $7,783 | -68.8% |
| Sunlove Farm, LLC | $0 | $7,333 | -- |
| Diggin' Roots, LLC | $0 | $7,260 | -- |
| Janis Laura Stockfleth | $0 | $6,820 | -- |
| Brett Touchette | $6,791 | $6,791 | 0% |
| Dorothy Fern Generaux | $10,808 | $6,766 | -37.4% |
| Wesley Moehnke | $8,624 | $6,750 | -21.7% |
| Peterson Family Trust | $12,229 | $6,750 | -44.8% |
| Christopher Bridge, LLC | $0 | $6,025 | -- |
| Wonser Woods, LLC | $0 | $5,881 | -- |
| 7-T Ranch, LLC | $11,280 | $5,814 | -48.5% |
| Gorham D. Nicol | $5,770 | $5,770 | 0% |
| Frank Williamson | $5,599 | $5,742 | 2.6% |
| TMK Farm, LLC | $9,972 | $5,521 | -44.6% |
| Robert Jonathon Finzel | $0 | $5,476 | -- |
| Jeffrey D. Eells | $0 | $5,261 | -- |
| Karleen M. Perry | $5,228 | $5,228 | 0% |
| Thomas E. Nelson Jr. | $5,081 | $4,871 | -4.1% |
| Goldin Artisan Goat Cheese, LLC | $0 | $4,803 | -- |
| Alley J. E. Ranch | $3,929 | $4,296 | 9.3% |
| Amy Martin | $1,499 | $4,266 | 184.6% |
| Dale Hoogestraat | $1,110 | $4,244 | 282.3% |
| Philip Josse | $0 | $4,240 | -- |
| Robin Perdue | $3,812 | $4,102 | 7.6% |
| Vikki L Ballou | $11,551 | $4,059 | -64.9% |
| Gary L. Blackburn | $5,091 | $3,982 | -21.8% |
| Shawn Zielinski | $6,571 | $3,906 | -40.6% |
| Brett R. Tindle | $3,858 | $3,858 | 0% |
| John A. Jensen | $3,846 | $3,845 | -0% |
| Glendell R Campbell Trust | $5,003 | $3,645 | -27.1% |
| Connie Herington | $3,638 | $3,638 | 0% |
| Fred I. Reutov | $22,807 | $3,467 | -84.8% |
| Roxanna Eve Miller | $0 | $3,428 | -- |
| Campfire Farms, LLC | $0 | $3,391 | -- |
| Judy Lynn Yeo | $0 | $3,357 | -- |
| James E. Krieg | $0 | $3,345 | -- |
| Colter Bolton | $1,776 | $3,283 | 84.9% |
| James M. Patton | $1,928 | $3,176 | 64.7% |
| Janis L. Stockfleth | $3,465 | $3,135 | -9.5% |
| Leroy Thomas Peter | $0 | $3,105 | -- |
| Clyde Farris | $3,971 | $3,036 | -23.5% |
| Georgia Tucker | $2,085 | $2,988 | 43.3% |
| Stanley Cox | $1,827 | $2,950 | 61.5% |
| Cynthia Giles | $1,230 | $2,949 | 139.8% |
| Robert E. Alber | $3,993 | $2,948 | -26.2% |
| Rim Rock, LLC | $2,866 | $2,866 | 0% |
| Virginia Sheridan | $2,727 | $2,727 | 0% |
| Karen P Neuforth | $7,079 | $2,709 | -61.7% |
| Peggy Yeats | $3,473 | $2,680 | -22.8% |
| Pavel Reutov | $0 | $2,607 | -- |
| Joseph D. Matteo | $1,570 | $2,525 | 60.8% |
| Dryland Farms, LLC | $0 | $2,415 | -- |
| Tommy Wanner | $10,465 | $2,387 | -77.2% |
| Rodney A. Wyland | $1,367 | $2,372 | 73.5% |
| Linda Lou Otey-Baumann | $4,326 | $2,342 | -45.9% |
| Patricia Phillips | $1,263 | $2,288 | 81.2% |
| Mollie R. Siri | $0 | $2,120 | -- |
| Dawn M. Bergan | $0 | $2,101 | -- |
| Elizabeth Willhite | $10,018 | $2,093 | -79.1% |
| Ronald Penner | $5,870 | $2,086 | -64.5% |
| Richard Harmon | $2,086 | $2,038 | -2.3% |
| Lance Isaacson | $0 | $2,035 | -- |
| Julie Bullock | $0 | $2,014 | -- |
| Jane Alisse Smootz Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $2,008 | -- |
| Barbara Hocks | $2,549 | $1,894 | -25.7% |
| Myra Yvonne Klettke | $0 | $1,866 | -- |
| Olavi H Salo | $0 | $1,759 | -- |
| DT Hoog, Inc. | $1,146 | $1,702 | 48.5% |
| David Reutov | $28,159 | $1,670 | -94.1% |
| Dan Schaefer | $1,443 | $1,640 | 13.7% |
| Benjamin Andrew McCune | $0 | $1,626 | -- |
| Roy F Hofer Farm, LLC | $838 | $1,623 | 93.7% |
| Ronald Kriesel | $709 | $1,606 | 126.5% |
| Springwater Road Farms, LLC | $1,553 | $1,574 | 1.4% |
| Ralph Piuser | $4,379 | $1,495 | -65.9% |
| Christina Van Houte | $2,453 | $1,478 | -39.7% |
| Gilbert Zimbelman | $2,528 | $1,478 | -41.5% |
| David Rojo | $0 | $1,440 | -- |
| Arlene L. Peterson | $2,030 | $1,423 | -29.9% |
| David Arthur Heintz | $7,849 | $1,401 | -82.2% |
| James Bringelson | $4,430 | $1,381 | -68.8% |
| Lowell S. Westenskow | $3,131 | $1,370 | -56.2% |
| Russell Heinemann | $2,212 | $1,310 | -40.8% |
| Charlene J. Roberts | $1,367 | $1,285 | -6% |
| Kirk W Fackrell | $15,988 | $1,259 | -92.1% |
| Joyce E. Goodwin | $1,255 | $1,255 | 0% |
| Joel Klementis | $5,676 | $1,212 | -78.6% |
| Jeanne Cothrell | $2,432 | $1,187 | -51.2% |
| Donald C. Guttridge | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Betty Ann Anderson | $1,359 | $1,061 | -21.9% |
| Rollin Beauchane, LLC | $364 | $1,021 | 180.5% |
| Robert Dutton | $891 | $1,003 | 12.6% |
| Bella Organic Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,000 | -- |
| Buddha Kat Winery, LLC | $0 | $1,000 | -- |
| Carolyn Humbarger | $550 | $906 | 64.7% |
| Full Pantry Farm, LLC | $0 | $849 | -- |
| Susan K. Cameron | $2,656 | $806 | -69.7% |
| Jeri Sue Robinson - Jeri S Robinson Trust | $3,175 | $766 | -75.9% |
| Patricia Ann Filip - Patricia a Filip Trust | $3,175 | $766 | -75.9% |
| Jerry E. Smith | $1,759 | $755 | -57.1% |
| Randy Carmony | $3,234 | $736 | -77.2% |
| Dale Bystrom | $3,091 | $721 | -76.7% |
| Margaret Peterson | $697 | $697 | 0% |
| Sydney Steidle | $1,373 | $669 | -51.3% |
| Amy Katherine Pointer | $340 | $636 | 87.1% |
| Clinton Springer | $0 | $632 | -- |
| Dean Deeter | $778 | $614 | -21.1% |
| Sarah Head | $0 | $592 | -- |
| Susan L Graham Income Cap Trust | $320 | $585 | 82.8% |
| Clee E. Lloyd | $1,443 | $565 | -60.8% |
| Paul Stoller | $0 | $540 | -- |
| DRL Correa Farm, LLC | $0 | $531 | -- |
| Liberty Natural Products, Inc. | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Mitchell Sowa | $631 | $487 | -22.8% |
| John R. Mann | $811 | $458 | -43.5% |
| Sharon R. Hedrick | $904 | $427 | -52.8% |
| Mary Skibbie | $0 | $416 | -- |
| Daralyn a Jones | $663 | $412 | -37.9% |
| Ronald C. Jones | $663 | $411 | -38% |
| Shawn Anderly | $581 | $410 | -29.4% |
| Patricia Hagen | $789 | $386 | -51.1% |
| James Dunscomb | $2,354 | $353 | -85% |
| Jeffrey William Delbridge | $781 | $352 | -54.9% |
| William G. Wilson | $8,876 | $341 | -96.2% |
| Tracy Phipps | $654 | $335 | -48.8% |
| Carolyn Y. Martin | $0 | $320 | -- |
| Marcelle Djoseland | $316 | $316 | 0% |
| Samantha Smith | $596 | $302 | -49.3% |
| Malcolm Derungs | $646 | $293 | -54.6% |
| Ronald T. Wallis | $465 | $263 | -43.4% |
| Peter Haushalter | $260 | $256 | -1.5% |
| Jason W. Phillips | $254 | $254 | 0% |
| Natalie Lindland | $254 | $254 | 0% |
| Barbara A. Lim | $445 | $248 | -44.3% |
| Schmid Family Farm, LLC | $0 | $234 | -- |
| Gary Allan Morgan | $432 | $212 | -50.9% |
| Jan Mallery | $258 | $209 | -19% |
| Robert York | $418 | $195 | -53.3% |
| Cornethia Andrews | $467 | $182 | -61% |
| Daniel Sweeney | $165 | $165 | 0% |
| Stephen Fenton Hopkins | $560 | $152 | -72.9% |
| Dwight Edgar Walker | $1,242 | $97 | -92.2% |
| Seiwald Family Farm, LLC | $94 | $94 | 0% |
| Dorothy E. Corkery | $379 | $91 | -76% |
| Sally Phifer | $252 | $82 | -67.5% |
| Wrex H Langdon | $12 | $70 | 483.3% |
| W. J. Warner | $475 | $0 | -100% |
| 2B Family Farms, LLC | $2,327 | $0 | -100% |
| Baker Trust | $6,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Birkemeier Farms, Inc. | $10,380 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn J. Postlewait | $326 | $0 | -100% |
| Clay Baggerly | $918 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Reutov | $23,421 | $0 | -100% |
| David B. Hosie | $4,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Northwest | $27,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary R. Postlewait | $326 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Cheremnov | $18,826 | $0 | -100% |
| Hein Homestead Farms, LLC | $8,810 | $0 | -100% |
| Hoodview Dairy, LLC | $32,792 | $0 | -100% |
| Iosif Reutov | $25,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin H. Guay | $905 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristen M. Hosie | $4,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Montecucco Farms, LLC | $792,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Newkirk Farms, LLC | $3,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Cousins, LLC | $15,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter V Lovrovich | $15,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Postlewait Farms, LLC | $6,016 | $0 | -100% |
| Rock Creek Farm | $8,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Rumpca Farms, Inc. | $144,074 | $0 | -100% |
| Simnitt Nursery, LLC | $82,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Sommerhof Hazelnuts, LLC | $7,209 | $0 | -100% |
| South Barlow Berries, LLC | $15,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephan F. Reutov | $8,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Timofey F Reutov | $14,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Victoria Guay | $905 | $0 | -100% |
| Zamora Farms, LLC | $42,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Clifford Galvin | $1,044 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia L. Giles | $1,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel C. Ledbury | $829 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane Alisse Smootz Revocable Livi | $5,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Smith A. Crockett | $2,063 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven J. Slaymaker | $741 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Giles | $106 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen A. Hopkins | $174 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilma J. Hopkins | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexander F. Reutov | $1,927 | $0 | -100% |
| Anfim Dimitrich Burkoff | $9,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Sether | $1,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Gabriel Valihov | $16,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn L. Linder | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Grady-Dunham Farms, LLC | $230 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey Buche | $4,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan Snegirev | $10,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe D. Reutov | $27,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Wrolstad | $6,062 | $0 | -100% |
| R Gid Rysdam | $4,082 | $0 | -100% |
| RW Beyer Enterprises, Inc. | $11,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Bishop Tree Farm | $15,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Cal Farms, Inc. | $1,493,926 | $0 | -100% |
| Cal Holdings, LLC | $4,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Leon Miller Estate | $24,969 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa R. McIlwain | $346 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Dean Young | $1,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Manor Land Company, Inc. | $4,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin B. Brown | $28,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Kathleen Green Farmland Trus | $3,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Chaffin | $12,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Chalmers | $7,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Eichel | $960 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Brookhart | $536 | $0 | -100% |
| Erin T. Lommen | $928 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen J Admire-Hja Trust | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Hester Briscoe | $258 | $0 | -100% |
| Rex L. Hiatt | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| Norma Barzee | $755 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Fosberg | $1,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvonne E Gladden IRRV Trust | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,065,987 | $4,484,979 | -11.5% |
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