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In 2021, 224 farmers in cities within Montrose County received a total of $4.5 million in 437 farm subsidies, a 17.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.4 million in 580 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 Montrose County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weimer Ranches, LLLP | $124,730 | $305,433 | 144.9% |
| Homewood Farms, LLC | $56,154 | $271,144 | 382.9% |
| Leonard Farms and Livestock, LLC | $354,903 | $262,817 | -25.9% |
| Etchart Livestock, Inc. | $323,715 | $241,592 | -25.4% |
| Robert A. Urquhart | $224,717 | $229,018 | 1.9% |
| Mary C Cooper Family Trust | $105,064 | $226,015 | 115.1% |
| Robert W. Bray | $901 | $170,445 | 18,817.3% |
| RDH Enterprises, LLC | $33,822 | $159,576 | 371.8% |
| Webb Dairy and Farm, Inc. | $281,958 | $128,786 | -54.3% |
| T L Bar Ranch Partnership, LLLP | $61,911 | $128,559 | 107.7% |
| Suzanne Nicolas | $227,634 | $119,632 | -47.4% |
| Burch Family Ranch, LLC | $61,361 | $94,726 | 54.4% |
| Richards & Richards, LLC | $62,878 | $93,946 | 49.4% |
| Earl W. Seymour | $89,324 | $89,093 | -0.3% |
| Lazy K Bar Land and Cattle Company, LLLP | $52,704 | $85,236 | 61.7% |
| Gary W. Cooper | $123,636 | $80,049 | -35.3% |
| Frigetto & Frigetto Farms, Inc. | $140,187 | $78,853 | -43.8% |
| Gordon R. Smith | $29,312 | $65,252 | 122.6% |
| H Neil Reams Family, LLLP | $30,628 | $54,344 | 77.4% |
| William Drew Sutton | $37,526 | $53,803 | 43.4% |
| Randy R. Castle | $60,282 | $48,439 | -19.6% |
| John R. Field | $144,750 | $46,764 | -67.7% |
| Slash Lazy K Slash Land and Cattle, LLC | $47,158 | $45,951 | -2.6% |
| Jason Stewart | $43,029 | $45,165 | 5% |
| Sam Stewart, LLC | $40,970 | $44,283 | 8.1% |
| Randy L. Friend | $109,166 | $40,435 | -63% |
| J & J Farms, LLC | $34,325 | $40,253 | 17.3% |
| Rick Whitfield Farms, Inc. | $15,602 | $40,090 | 157% |
| Naslund & Sons, Corp. | $23,105 | $38,430 | 66.3% |
| Galley Ranch Partnership, LLLP | $28,951 | $37,747 | 30.4% |
| Lyman D Campbell Trust | $0 | $37,649 | -- |
| Richard Dickerson | $30,098 | $37,335 | 24% |
| Kenneth Allen Zahniser | $13,032 | $34,985 | 168.5% |
| Diamond F Cattle & Farm, LLC | $68,279 | $31,898 | -53.3% |
| RSW Cattle, LLC | $289,488 | $29,500 | -89.8% |
| John Frederick Harold | $42,771 | $29,356 | -31.4% |
| Jack R. Flowers | $14,596 | $29,172 | 99.9% |
| Preston Wayne Carver | $29,645 | $28,658 | -3.3% |
| Jerry D. Smith | $36,205 | $27,895 | -23% |
| High Time Feeders, LLC | $8,553 | $25,435 | 197.4% |
| Doug Flowers | $98,540 | $23,476 | -76.2% |
| Curt Carver | $0 | $22,787 | -- |
| L & P Ranch, Inc. | $34,777 | $22,455 | -35.4% |
| David P. Lorentzen | $20,861 | $20,861 | 0% |
| Merilyn R. Nicolas | $20,442 | $20,582 | 0.7% |
| Kent Richardson | $18,006 | $19,146 | 6.3% |
| Howard M. Wilson | $5,061 | $18,607 | 267.7% |
| Justin Dahl | $0 | $18,000 | -- |
| Kenley Kropf | $0 | $17,811 | -- |
| Troy E. Shrock | $0 | $16,803 | -- |
| Aden Gingerich | $0 | $16,553 | -- |
| Donald L. Yahn Jr. | $13,835 | $16,002 | 15.7% |
| Stephen Pridy | $3,202 | $14,705 | 359.2% |
| Johnnie Hollowell | $32,837 | $14,669 | -55.3% |
| Lanny Denham | $0 | $14,112 | -- |
| Danny W. Hughes | $5,951 | $13,366 | 124.6% |
| Seferino D. Valdez Jr. | $55,252 | $12,550 | -77.3% |
| Garvey Bros Land and Cattle, LLC | $85,627 | $11,814 | -86.2% |
| Gladowski Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $10,757 | -- |
| Mike Scharf | $2,915 | $10,571 | 262.6% |
| Joseph Earl McCracken | $223 | $9,890 | 4,335% |
| Gary D. Gleason | $0 | $9,790 | -- |
| Dustin Gleason | $0 | $9,625 | -- |
| William Bavin | $5,945 | $9,365 | 57.5% |
| John R. Hawks | $5,906 | $9,334 | 58% |
| Jeffrey F. Creamer | $34,932 | $9,214 | -73.6% |
| Ronald L Deltondo | $47,242 | $9,212 | -80.5% |
| August G. Nicolas | $7,335 | $8,789 | 19.8% |
| Sherry L. Nicolas | $0 | $8,708 | -- |
| Joey M Deltonto | $4,154 | $8,619 | 107.5% |
| Lea Carpenter Dessauer | $23,700 | $8,609 | -63.7% |
| Justin J. Covington | $12,229 | $8,595 | -29.7% |
| Paul E. Stutzman | $71,898 | $8,273 | -88.5% |
| Sue K. Carver | $5,662 | $8,166 | 44.2% |
| Walter H. Mort Jr. | $8,268 | $8,019 | -3% |
| Jensen Brothers | $32,573 | $7,883 | -75.8% |
| Humphrey Farms, Inc. | $19,738 | $7,345 | -62.8% |
| Mark J. Covington | $9,490 | $7,315 | -22.9% |
| Lance Bray | $33,220 | $7,042 | -78.8% |
| Theodore L. Millsap | $3,590 | $7,002 | 95% |
| David O. Johnson | $20,630 | $6,863 | -66.7% |
| Nick H Gray Estate | $108,380 | $6,129 | -94.3% |
| Tom English Jr. | $2,352 | $5,883 | 150.1% |
| Brice F. Lee | $7,469 | $5,847 | -21.7% |
| James McCormack | $5,618 | $5,618 | 0% |
| Benjamin Ray McCracken | $14,171 | $5,599 | -60.5% |
| Zandon C Bray | $26,554 | $5,594 | -78.9% |
| Lazy H&K Investments, LLC | $5,590 | $5,592 | 0% |
| Lang Livestock | $49,186 | $5,331 | -89.2% |
| Lane Cattle Company, LLC | $8,976 | $5,298 | -41% |
| Jo Ann Thomas - Thomas Family Trust | $0 | $5,259 | -- |
| Harry D. Loss | $0 | $5,237 | -- |
| Steven D. Dahl | $0 | $5,225 | -- |
| Ken Weber | $5,523 | $5,201 | -5.8% |
| Jeremy R. Castle | $30,971 | $5,127 | -83.4% |
| Jon Jesser | $25,939 | $5,096 | -80.4% |
| Roger Lord Enterprises, LLC | $9,670 | $4,899 | -49.3% |
| Dean W. Brown | $1,947 | $4,401 | 126% |
| Rhonda Castle | $0 | $4,392 | -- |
| Kathy L Heavers | $4,656 | $4,262 | -8.5% |
| Glen McLaughlin | $3,525 | $4,090 | 16% |
| Delton B. Ray | $4,188 | $4,063 | -3% |
| Brad Luis Fassett | $8,976 | $3,890 | -56.7% |
| Derek a Frigetto | $13,469 | $3,830 | -71.6% |
| Donna K. Caswell | $13,997 | $3,603 | -74.3% |
| Clifton J. Bankston | $3,902 | $3,559 | -8.8% |
| Elinor Olson | $5,159 | $3,556 | -31.1% |
| Raymond Pledger | $3,498 | $3,549 | 1.5% |
| Ragsdale Ranches, LLC | $12,319 | $3,447 | -72% |
| George C. Kubin | $25,085 | $3,417 | -86.4% |
| Brooks Farm | $2,479 | $3,265 | 31.7% |
| Kelsey Klock | $14,215 | $3,127 | -78% |
| Patricia K. Homewood | $0 | $3,112 | -- |
| Alma Campas Trust | $8,219 | $3,074 | -62.6% |
| Kelley Sanburg | $14,916 | $3,014 | -79.8% |
| Larry Carter | $4,759 | $3,005 | -36.9% |
| Lindsay Roberts | $17,352 | $2,996 | -82.7% |
| Glade W. Pulver | $10,263 | $2,844 | -72.3% |
| John C. Faulk | $3,801 | $2,758 | -27.4% |
| Heidi C Peterson-Hill | $12,379 | $2,750 | -77.8% |
| Earlene Pridy | $545 | $2,731 | 401.1% |
| Amanda A. Bookout | $14,233 | $2,714 | -80.9% |
| Barbara Fowler | $3,930 | $2,662 | -32.3% |
| Steven C. Drye | $7,515 | $2,586 | -65.6% |
| Donna J. Hubbard | $9,391 | $2,486 | -73.5% |
| Scott Hubbard | $0 | $2,381 | -- |
| James A. Bridges | $0 | $2,200 | -- |
| Timothy Hufman | $0 | $2,166 | -- |
| Triple M Orchards, LLC | $9,591 | $2,161 | -77.5% |
| Mindi Hufman | $0 | $2,148 | -- |
| Larry A. Silver | $11,022 | $2,135 | -80.6% |
| Judith a Dickson Trust | $3,535 | $2,107 | -40.4% |
| Sandra Whitley | $9,675 | $2,099 | -78.3% |
| Denise Oltjenbruns | $0 | $2,073 | -- |
| Lee Ranches, Inc. | $9,966 | $2,056 | -79.4% |
| Jerrel Schubert | $0 | $2,005 | -- |
| Dean L. Soderquist | $12,243 | $1,974 | -83.9% |
| Michael K. Sabey | $4,554 | $1,821 | -60% |
| Ross Carder | $2,254 | $1,806 | -19.9% |
| van Steed | $17,120 | $1,761 | -89.7% |
| Kenneth W Sloan Trust | $2,503 | $1,731 | -30.8% |
| Reva R. Griffith | $1,241 | $1,536 | 23.8% |
| William D. Sutton | $7,258 | $1,534 | -78.9% |
| Robert Pulliam | $6,567 | $1,471 | -77.6% |
| Ironstone Orchard | $3,246 | $1,456 | -55.1% |
| Jacob W. Altman | $7,293 | $1,448 | -80.1% |
| David E. Tumlinson | $6,567 | $1,378 | -79% |
| Garry Fisher | $2,036 | $1,369 | -32.8% |
| Helen Rutherford | $2,585 | $1,349 | -47.8% |
| Reiva and Reiva | $3,833 | $1,338 | -65.1% |
| John Smith | $4,502 | $1,291 | -71.3% |
| Victor C. Sundquist | $7,688 | $1,271 | -83.5% |
| Steve Seely | $6,083 | $1,246 | -79.5% |
| Naomi K. Ard | $1,783 | $1,234 | -30.8% |
| Dwight D. Kelln | $1,300 | $1,233 | -5.2% |
| Nancy Enstrom | $6,305 | $1,228 | -80.5% |
| Lyle Wessels | $5,379 | $1,221 | -77.3% |
| Linda Dukart S. Cole | $2,977 | $1,211 | -59.3% |
| Carolyn S Buxton Trust | $1,642 | $1,198 | -27% |
| Seth Kier | $5,599 | $1,180 | -78.9% |
| Joseph W. Hess | $2,407 | $1,144 | -52.5% |
| Cheryl Neely | $1,316 | $1,124 | -14.6% |
| Darrell L & Glenda B York Rev Liv | $627 | $1,063 | 69.5% |
| Leslie N. Garlinghouse | $4,507 | $1,046 | -76.8% |
| Steve Mosher | $5,223 | $1,043 | -80% |
| Lane Robert Varner | $8,802 | $1,026 | -88.3% |
| Tamara Farm, LLC | $3,070 | $1,005 | -67.3% |
| Buxton Kansas Trust | $2,198 | $1,000 | -54.5% |
| Anthony R Bonacquista | $4,917 | $994 | -79.8% |
| Tyler C. Gray | $4,895 | $990 | -79.8% |
| Kenneth Heldman | $10,378 | $983 | -90.5% |
| Larry J. Britton | $385 | $908 | 135.8% |
| Kyle Avery | $6,597 | $895 | -86.4% |
| Jesse M. Bookout | $23,524 | $888 | -96.2% |
| Dean N. Alexander | $4,257 | $883 | -79.3% |
| Barbara McDonald | $0 | $834 | -- |
| Thelma L. Smith | $3,693 | $830 | -77.5% |
| Patrick O. Baker | $0 | $780 | -- |
| Cody D. Brown | $4,158 | $776 | -81.3% |
| Phyllis J. McClellan | $0 | $751 | -- |
| Shawnita Dawn Caswell | $3,586 | $727 | -79.7% |
| Vernon F. Hudson | $1,695 | $670 | -60.5% |
| Huichol Trust | $1,737 | $661 | -61.9% |
| Gary L. McCracken | $1,117 | $656 | -41.3% |
| Thomas E. Griepentrog | $0 | $614 | -- |
| Benny H. Burnet | $0 | $598 | -- |
| Neal Fruit Company, LLLP | $2,541 | $533 | -79% |
| Keith Catlin | $1,212 | $531 | -56.2% |
| Trent C Spaedt | $2,332 | $519 | -77.7% |
| Lahoma Fallis | $518 | $518 | 0% |
| Cole J. Smith | $2,909 | $512 | -82.4% |
| Gerken's Organics, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Honeycrisp, Inc. | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Horsefly Peak Management, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Going Against the Wind, LLC | $4,557 | $496 | -89.1% |
| Shelly Malish | $880 | $486 | -44.8% |
| Thomas Gene Roy | $4,093 | $453 | -88.9% |
| Sandy Flowers | $1,837 | $422 | -77% |
| Rebecca L. C. Smith | $195 | $401 | 105.6% |
| Wayne Seven Mazzone | $1,980 | $401 | -79.7% |
| Gerald A. Hessenflow | $524 | $393 | -25% |
| Janice Hessenflow | $773 | $393 | -49.2% |
| Elizabeth A. Binder | $810 | $392 | -51.6% |
| Diane G. Ban | $2,170 | $385 | -82.3% |
| Patricia J. Haugen | $2,170 | $385 | -82.3% |
| John B. Barrick | $0 | $384 | -- |
| Ronald D. Seacat | $231 | $330 | 42.9% |
| Jeffery Downs | $0 | $318 | -- |
| Allen Keller | $390 | $297 | -23.8% |
| Lyle V. Alexander | $1,496 | $277 | -81.5% |
| Richard Mckivergan JR | $247 | $247 | 0% |
| William G. Harris | $1,144 | $228 | -80.1% |
| Charles R. Greenacre | $1,314 | $216 | -83.6% |
| Britney Creamer | $1,393 | $188 | -86.5% |
| Scott Scarborough | $5,642 | $171 | -97% |
| Mia Enstrom | $1,019 | $142 | -86.1% |
| Larry Megel | $501 | $125 | -75% |
| Richard St T. Jean | $1,280 | $117 | -90.9% |
| David E. Goodhue | $1,045 | $112 | -89.3% |
| Lynden R. Guilford | $0 | $76 | -- |
| Frank Cooper | $269 | $69 | -74.3% |
| Mr. Marius John Deltondo | $1,183 | $62 | -94.8% |
| Distel Brothers | $855 | $45 | -94.7% |
| Margaret L. Woodis | $0 | $30 | -- |
| Arlin Geigley | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Goat Hop Farm, LLC | $6,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Burton Bullington | $17,882 | $0 | -100% |
| Cloris Hopkins | $563 | $0 | -100% |
| Dee Williams | $149 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Jones | $523 | $0 | -100% |
| Erin Pavlich | $184 | $0 | -100% |
| G & B, LLC | $11,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Gailard Haumont | $1,277 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald D. Thompson | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald R. Scharf | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry T. Hackett | $690 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Whitticom | $506 | $0 | -100% |
| Jo Ann Thomas - Thomas Family Trustee | $7,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Jospeh Gonzales | $9,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Juan Inda | $169,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Kc Millsap | $7,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Lois Gram | $8,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert M. Goodhue | $3,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon List Hoffman | $140 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen P. Class | $1,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley Moore | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| William G Deltondo | $1,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Gloria Prosser | $417 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan C. Cooper | $8,779 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl D. Pfifer | $1,766 | $0 | -100% |
| Darel C Brown Trust No 1 | $1,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Efren Suarez Garcia | $23,594 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen McCracken | $9,589 | $0 | -100% |
| James Hertlein | $282 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy McCracken | $166 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Schmalz | $109 | $0 | -100% |
| Shellie Sanburg | $306 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Groskopf | $119 | $0 | -100% |
| Valdez Farms, LLC | $2,909 | $0 | -100% |
| North Mountain, LLLP | $4,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd B. Snyder | $6,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,395,281 | $4,464,021 | -17.3% |
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