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Farms in Ouray County received $150,003 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 31 subsidies provided, the largest was for Fisher Ranch a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnershi, which received $25,082 for the claim of "Livestock Forage Disaster Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Ouray County farmer was $12 to Rebecca Gail Noble.

There were 32 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $24,924.

Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."

USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.

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.

Farmer	$ Received	Reason for Subsidy	Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Fisher Ranch a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnershi	$25,082	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$93,055
Fisher Ranch a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnershi	$21,169	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$93,055
Fisher Ranch a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnershi	$17,819	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$93,055
Fisher Ranch a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnershi	$17,746	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$93,055
Fisher Ranch a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnershi	$11,239	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$93,055
Albert D. Dick	$7,305	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$7,305
Ferguson Family Ranches, LLC	$6,271	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$12,541
David G. Wiens	$5,218	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$8,056
LJB Marion, LLC	$5,076	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$7,558
Ferguson Family Ranches, LLC	$5,016	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$12,541
Triple D Land Company, LLC	$4,290	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$4,290
Hafod-Y-Coed, Ltd.	$3,223	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$3,223
Rebecca Gail Noble	$2,554	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$2,872
LJB Marion, LLC	$2,482	Price Loss Coverage Program	$7,558
Jay K. Easley	$2,392	Price Loss Coverage Program	$2,392
Daniel S. Choate	$2,321	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$2,675
3C Properties, LLC	$2,043	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$2,043
Laporte Real Estate Partners LP	$1,425	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$1,465
David G. Wiens	$1,416	Price Loss Coverage Program	$8,056
Donald N. Femia	$1,287	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$1,287
Ferguson Family Ranches, LLC	$1,254	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$12,541
Gary C. Elliott	$926	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$926
David G. Wiens	$611	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$8,056
David G. Wiens	$509	Price Loss Coverage Program	$8,056
Daniel S. Choate	$354	Price Loss Coverage Program	$2,675
Walchle Ranch Partnership, LLLP	$315	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$315
Rebecca Gail Noble	$306	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$2,872
David G. Wiens	$170	Price Loss Coverage Program	$8,056
David G. Wiens	$132	Price Loss Coverage Program	$8,056
Laporte Real Estate Partners LP	$40	Price Loss Coverage Program	$1,465
Rebecca Gail Noble	$12	Price Loss Coverage Program	$2,872