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In 2021, 256 farmers in cities within Montezuma County received a total of $3 million in 430 farm subsidies, a 13.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.5 million in 539 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 Montezuma County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Mountain Ute Farm & Ranch Enterprise | $623,054 | $692,236 | 11.1% |
| Cross Canyon Grazing Association, LLLP | $100,958 | $188,021 | 86.2% |
| Valley View Ranch, LLC | $87,087 | $143,961 | 65.3% |
| Drew J Gordanier - Gordanier Ranch Trust | $88,251 | $92,192 | 4.5% |
| Wallace Farm and Ranch, LLLP | $131,863 | $78,608 | -40.4% |
| Lyle C Cox Living Trust | $81,037 | $75,808 | -6.5% |
| Suckla Ranches | $34,100 | $72,109 | 111.5% |
| Steve Chappell | $67,915 | $60,879 | -10.4% |
| William A. Heaton | $27,378 | $59,268 | 116.5% |
| Majors, LLC | $57,864 | $58,976 | 1.9% |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | $1,257 | $48,983 | 3,796.8% |
| Colorado Hay Makers, Inc. | $49,463 | $47,274 | -4.4% |
| Harry R Rogers Exempt Trust | $43,316 | $46,788 | 8% |
| Rick Oliver | $48,374 | $44,209 | -8.6% |
| Gregory D. Black | $23,601 | $41,895 | 77.5% |
| Lawrence Bartel | $56,784 | $40,576 | -28.5% |
| Rogers Ranches, LLC | $0 | $39,887 | -- |
| Corey Veach | $26,756 | $39,293 | 46.9% |
| Vance Koppenhafer | $37,356 | $38,059 | 1.9% |
| Gerald W Koppenhafer, DVM | $65,408 | $36,191 | -44.7% |
| James A. Snyder | $156,127 | $34,001 | -78.2% |
| Norman Dwight Zwicker | $34,048 | $33,682 | -1.1% |
| John H. Skidmore | $32,469 | $32,469 | 0% |
| Cachuma Ranch Company, LLC | $30,723 | $30,278 | -1.4% |
| Blackmer Ranch, LLLP | $22,484 | $29,373 | 30.6% |
| Rowdy Suckla | $15,125 | $28,938 | 91.3% |
| Jubal H Odell and Sharleen D Odell Living Trust | $29,905 | $28,918 | -3.3% |
| Danny Higgins | $23,723 | $26,311 | 10.9% |
| Charles M Mcafee & Company, LLLP | $25,549 | $25,030 | -2% |
| Rodney T. Oliver | $28,144 | $24,356 | -13.5% |
| L K Gayel Alexander | $22,196 | $22,250 | 0.2% |
| Dillon Raye Daves | $21,544 | $21,817 | 1.3% |
| Mill Iron Ranches, LLC | $42,763 | $20,725 | -51.5% |
| Keith Edwin Alexander | $12,522 | $17,746 | 41.7% |
| Travis W. Herrmann | $9,438 | $17,357 | 83.9% |
| Bruce T. Tozer | $10,312 | $16,988 | 64.7% |
| Bell Construction, Inc. | $33,162 | $16,774 | -49.4% |
| Kevin D Mccomb & Bunny L Mccomb Revocable Trust | $14,490 | $16,768 | 15.7% |
| Summer Camp Cattle, LLC | $30,102 | $16,580 | -44.9% |
| Michael R. McAfee | $34,679 | $15,655 | -54.9% |
| James Brent Alexander | $14,962 | $14,420 | -3.6% |
| Eric E. White | $13,784 | $13,551 | -1.7% |
| Jimmy D. Campbell | $15,022 | $13,334 | -11.2% |
| William E. Garland Jr. | $13,110 | $13,152 | 0.3% |
| Teri Cooley | $12,964 | $12,810 | -1.2% |
| Elixia, LLC | $0 | $12,408 | -- |
| Lonnie Hensley | $3,355 | $12,277 | 265.9% |
| Jim Cornett | $12,178 | $12,178 | 0% |
| Michael Patcheck | $23,347 | $11,915 | -49% |
| Zane B. Odell | $61,524 | $11,261 | -81.7% |
| Don B. Tozer | $7,755 | $11,175 | 44.1% |
| Faye Lambert | $18,320 | $10,867 | -40.7% |
| Karla S. Fassett | $20,383 | $10,411 | -48.9% |
| Larry Don Suckla | $5,841 | $10,346 | 77.1% |
| Jerroll D Koskie | $17,473 | $9,893 | -43.4% |
| Wade A. Wilson | $11,074 | $9,871 | -10.9% |
| Raymond B. Millich | $15,202 | $9,345 | -38.5% |
| Janice Chaffin | $9,316 | $9,316 | 0% |
| Justin D. Dennison | $20,036 | $9,191 | -54.1% |
| Darwyne Cline | $10,031 | $8,149 | -18.8% |
| Debbera J Wallace | $0 | $8,042 | -- |
| Juanita Neely | $0 | $8,007 | -- |
| Powell Family, LLC | $7,812 | $7,812 | 0% |
| Jonathan K. Hindmarsh | $7,234 | $7,578 | 4.8% |
| Robert Ben Millard | $18,302 | $7,565 | -58.7% |
| AMC Trust - Irrev | $8,668 | $7,433 | -14.2% |
| Phyllis L. Wilson | $10,822 | $7,432 | -31.3% |
| Dillon M. Oliver | $21,456 | $7,409 | -65.5% |
| De Etta Johnson | $8,166 | $7,395 | -9.4% |
| Jack W. Tanner | $7,622 | $6,861 | -10% |
| Betty Ledine Hull | $6,629 | $6,721 | 1.4% |
| Floyd T. Parker | $7,449 | $6,680 | -10.3% |
| Wolcott Enterprises, LLC | $21,769 | $6,580 | -69.8% |
| Renay Neely | $18,520 | $6,560 | -64.6% |
| Glenn Wells | $6,262 | $6,262 | 0% |
| Larry L. Copeland Jr. | $4,730 | $6,168 | 30.4% |
| Jake W. Gordanier | $0 | $5,851 | -- |
| Sidney W. Snyder | $10,922 | $5,544 | -49.2% |
| Decker Brothers Farm, LLC | $5,762 | $5,348 | -7.2% |
| Marianne Koskie | $5,777 | $5,317 | -8% |
| Thomas Kramlich | $0 | $5,252 | -- |
| Tyrel Cox | $4,211 | $5,187 | 23.2% |
| James R. Fulks | $15,574 | $5,108 | -67.2% |
| Sam Adakai | $3,471 | $5,018 | 44.6% |
| Walter K. Mathies | $6,559 | $4,953 | -24.5% |
| Cody Likes | $8,239 | $4,501 | -45.4% |
| Christopher Charles Neely | $0 | $4,222 | -- |
| Walter Jones | $0 | $4,116 | -- |
| Zane A. Kuenzler | $4,097 | $4,097 | 0% |
| Dwayne Crowley | $4,428 | $3,907 | -11.8% |
| Robbins Family Ranches, LLC | $0 | $3,905 | -- |
| Steven L. Jarmon | $7,962 | $3,864 | -51.5% |
| James Brake | $3,779 | $3,779 | 0% |
| Jason G. Goodall | $15,686 | $3,761 | -76% |
| Road Ten Farms MC Colorado, LLC | $2,736 | $3,676 | 34.4% |
| Rhoda L. Weatherford | $3,311 | $3,615 | 9.2% |
| Baylen Garza | $2,689 | $3,586 | 33.4% |
| Breen Austin McComb | $4,917 | $3,383 | -31.2% |
| Doerfer Family Trust | $1,979 | $3,316 | 67.6% |
| Allen Hughes | $5,267 | $3,311 | -37.1% |
| Joseph M. Schmitt | $18,101 | $3,175 | -82.5% |
| William D. Jarrett | $3,262 | $3,161 | -3.1% |
| Joe E. Benson | $1,740 | $3,125 | 79.6% |
| Gigi Viola Baxstrom 2503 C Minors Trust | $6,164 | $3,082 | -50% |
| James Wilson Baxstrom 2503 C Minors Trust | $6,164 | $3,082 | -50% |
| Sandy Boots Tozer | $2,192 | $2,929 | 33.6% |
| Deena W. Phillips | $15,661 | $2,839 | -81.9% |
| Corey Dean Carver | $11,957 | $2,825 | -76.4% |
| Larry D. Baugh | $12,507 | $2,809 | -77.5% |
| Richard M. Kirks | $12,004 | $2,785 | -76.8% |
| Botanical Companions, LLC | $0 | $2,617 | -- |
| Danna Ruggles | $4,213 | $2,435 | -42.2% |
| Lawrence L Suckla | $11,572 | $2,404 | -79.2% |
| Joshua James Dellinger | $0 | $2,294 | -- |
| Allan Wayne Randolph | $12,498 | $2,191 | -82.5% |
| William B. Taylor | $8,470 | $2,082 | -75.4% |
| Robert L. Gardner | $6,053 | $2,074 | -65.7% |
| Stanley W. Mathies | $1,758 | $2,043 | 16.2% |
| Belt Salvage Company, Inc. | $1,952 | $1,952 | 0% |
| Dan Uptain | $0 | $1,947 | -- |
| Ross K. Watkins | $0 | $1,929 | -- |
| Jesse Sattley | $8,577 | $1,903 | -77.8% |
| James H. Simmons | $0 | $1,839 | -- |
| Sharon Sanchez | $1,485 | $1,833 | 23.4% |
| Deborah Jean Rosso | $1,786 | $1,786 | 0% |
| Tanner Young | $3,696 | $1,762 | -52.3% |
| Merlin Jones | $6,017 | $1,760 | -70.7% |
| Donald S. Cornett | $1,740 | $1,740 | 0% |
| Terri L Cornett-Rule | $1,740 | $1,740 | 0% |
| Holly Family Revocable Trust | $1,756 | $1,707 | -2.8% |
| Dick Partington | $8,206 | $1,706 | -79.2% |
| Chad G. Odell | $7,432 | $1,670 | -77.5% |
| Jerry Goodall | $7,447 | $1,637 | -78% |
| Cory Joe Schmitt | $7,592 | $1,500 | -80.2% |
| Phillip Crowley | $8,540 | $1,491 | -82.5% |
| Green Table Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,481 | -- |
| Everett Ranches | $0 | $1,464 | -- |
| Willis W. Willbanks | $1,343 | $1,429 | 6.4% |
| Thomas William Gilliland | $231 | $1,397 | 504.8% |
| Melanie L Filener | $4,191 | $1,379 | -67.1% |
| Gerlach Farms, LLC | $574 | $1,350 | 135.2% |
| Thomas Carl Scheuerman | $0 | $1,345 | -- |
| William H. Mollenkopf | $1,244 | $1,244 | 0% |
| Margie L. George | $1,234 | $1,234 | 0% |
| Wayne Robb | $5,742 | $1,176 | -79.5% |
| Myron R. Baker | $7,528 | $1,141 | -84.8% |
| Travis K. Ramsey | $5,170 | $1,100 | -78.7% |
| Mitchell Springs, LLC | $0 | $1,084 | -- |
| 3D Farm, LLC | $1,037 | $1,069 | 3.1% |
| Marlene N. Osterfeld | $0 | $1,065 | -- |
| Mathew G. Molzahn | $1,606 | $1,001 | -37.7% |
| Stanley W. Goodall | $5,628 | $997 | -82.3% |
| Tom Weaver | $4,741 | $990 | -79.1% |
| Michael Sitton | $1,067 | $986 | -7.6% |
| Mark D. Battiste | $1,567 | $957 | -38.9% |
| Douglas R. Coulon | $4,246 | $953 | -77.6% |
| Fawnda Cotonuts | $4,345 | $945 | -78.3% |
| William T. Nielson | $0 | $945 | -- |
| Michael Wofford | $1,694 | $923 | -45.5% |
| Helen Newman | $2,862 | $920 | -67.9% |
| Sarah Crowley | $926 | $893 | -3.6% |
| Luretta H Sharman | $975 | $888 | -8.9% |
| Veronica Cuthair | $4,180 | $880 | -78.9% |
| Donald A. Cook | $4,070 | $874 | -78.5% |
| Judy Knight Frank | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Red Dirt Farm, LLC | $1,086 | $824 | -24.1% |
| Manuel Heart | $3,938 | $810 | -79.4% |
| Raymond Coulon | $3,509 | $794 | -77.4% |
| Gregory A. Deems | $3,412 | $769 | -77.5% |
| Shattuck Living Trust | $856 | $761 | -11.1% |
| Rita J. Davis | $836 | $745 | -10.9% |
| Michael W. Anderegg | $866 | $730 | -15.7% |
| Johnnie D. Samora | $2,001 | $720 | -64% |
| Oren Pilcher | $2,651 | $647 | -75.6% |
| Andy Allen Begay Sr. | $3,306 | $630 | -80.9% |
| Rodney R. Williams | $3,279 | $626 | -80.9% |
| Terry G. Knight | $1,551 | $616 | -60.3% |
| Donna F. Bowling | $2,651 | $606 | -77.1% |
| Clara Magda Love | $599 | $599 | 0% |
| Theresa A. Hatch | $1,518 | $578 | -61.9% |
| Stevie Height | $1,485 | $561 | -62.2% |
| James Wesley Potts | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Robyne Cote | $0 | $540 | -- |
| Sam E. Thompson | $488 | $520 | 6.6% |
| Black Land, LLC | $1,495 | $516 | -65.5% |
| Ruby Uptain | $3,332 | $513 | -84.6% |
| Eric B. Ludemann | $5,292 | $512 | -90.3% |
| Hamilton J. Bass Jr. | $1,065 | $500 | -53.1% |
| Shawn Treinen | $2,332 | $496 | -78.7% |
| Stan B. Schafer | $534 | $493 | -7.7% |
| Carlos Judd Whitmer | $2,475 | $475 | -80.8% |
| Eddie R. Daves | $0 | $470 | -- |
| Justin Eugene McGuire | $17,474 | $424 | -97.6% |
| Scott R. Small | $422 | $422 | 0% |
| Austin Jacket | $1,914 | $416 | -78.3% |
| Mary Silas | $2,057 | $412 | -80% |
| Sharon Palmer | $334 | $404 | 21% |
| Melvin R. Hatch | $1,386 | $374 | -73% |
| Frederick & Berta Schaak Trust | $850 | $371 | -56.4% |
| Theresa Ann Espinoza | $609 | $367 | -39.7% |
| Timothy A. Wilson | $4,672 | $364 | -92.2% |
| Trina Bancroft-Begay | $1,551 | $343 | -77.9% |
| Linda K. Weyand | $310 | $337 | 8.7% |
| Kenneth Thomsen | $0 | $297 | -- |
| Bruce M. McAfee | $1,309 | $294 | -77.5% |
| Shelley Dawn Calvert | $584 | $286 | -51% |
| Lloyd Everett | $726 | $277 | -61.8% |
| Gary R. Apple | $816 | $265 | -67.5% |
| Sheri D. Noyes | $542 | $265 | -51.1% |
| Saul Rodriguez-Olvera | $197 | $263 | 33.5% |
| Thadd a Busing | $810 | $260 | -67.9% |
| James D. Garland | $507 | $247 | -51.3% |
| Spencer Family Trust Dated December 09, 2015 | $495 | $242 | -51.1% |
| Ames B. Cox | $785 | $241 | -69.3% |
| Scott Conklin | $1,899 | $238 | -87.5% |
| Nathaniel Lee Taylor | $1,122 | $236 | -79% |
| Nina Williams | $3,487 | $222 | -93.6% |
| Richard Goodall | $2,157 | $211 | -90.2% |
| Edwina Silas | $1,056 | $211 | -80% |
| Joan Mahaffey | $411 | $201 | -51.1% |
| HHH Farms | $0 | $200 | -- |
| Paul Fury Farms, Inc. | $640 | $196 | -69.4% |
| Nikki Sargent Revocable Trust | $362 | $186 | -48.6% |
| Clayton Clementson | $346 | $185 | -46.5% |
| Connie Clementson | $346 | $185 | -46.5% |
| Kenneth a Whiteskunk | $792 | $180 | -77.3% |
| Valerie Root | $814 | $171 | -79% |
| Loresa D Millich | $0 | $170 | -- |
| Annabelle J. Talk | $671 | $156 | -76.8% |
| Kiffany Whitmer | $638 | $138 | -78.4% |
| North Place Farm, LLC | $269 | $132 | -50.9% |
| John E. Foster | $250 | $122 | -51.2% |
| James Warren | $248 | $121 | -51.2% |
| Terri Colorow | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Wilford Lang Jr. | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Eddie and Peggy Daves Trust Dated October 21 2016 | $0 | $115 | -- |
| Valerie L. Silas | $517 | $114 | -77.9% |
| Sidney Brent Powell | $0 | $107 | -- |
| James L. Jones | $550 | $104 | -81.1% |
| Susan E. Wilson | $217 | $100 | -53.9% |
| Wayne A. Cressler | $204 | $100 | -51% |
| Leora Knight | $396 | $100 | -74.7% |
| Jennifer White | $724 | $86 | -88.1% |
| Connie J. Gray | $0 | $76 | -- |
| Andrea J. Silas | $363 | $73 | -79.9% |
| Basil Silas Sr. | $275 | $66 | -76% |
| Joshua Jones | $488 | $57 | -88.3% |
| Nancy Millard | $115 | $56 | -51.3% |
| Adelya Corrine Jacket | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| Diane J. Taylor | $132 | $48 | -63.6% |
| Dorinda L. Black | $25 | $46 | 84% |
| Beverly A. Lawrence | $86 | $41 | -52.3% |
| Robert H. Casey | $352 | $40 | -88.6% |
| Rodney Eric Garchar | $74 | $34 | -54.1% |
| David Fraley and Kristine Nunn Joint Revocable LV Trustee | $0 | $26 | -- |
| Diane Bertwell | $367 | $18 | -95.1% |
| Andrea Jeter | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Balancing Boulders Farm, LLC | $474 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Michael Garner | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel S. Hoch | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny a Belt Estate | $1,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward L. Lewis | $9,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $20,388 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Fisher | $7,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry R. Heaton | $15,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Kent Schmitt | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Karl K. Spielman | $30,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Keenan Elliott | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Joe Fulks | $2,853 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L. Harty | $421 | $0 | -100% |
| Nadine Crain | $92 | $0 | -100% |
| Neeta Mahaffey | $1,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia I. Fulks | $2,853 | $0 | -100% |
| Phyllis K. Snyder | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| Rex Tozer | $2,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocking P Livestock - Elisabeth L Berger, LLC | $15,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocky Point, Ltd. | $950 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas W & Ima Jean Pedigo Rev Liv Trust | $23,507 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin C. Goodall | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest E. Thomas | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Gustin | $7,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery, Inc. | $750 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacklyn Berdzar | $3,135 | $0 | -100% |
| James G. Wilson | $4,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerrod Simmons | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha K Gustin - Oscar Gustin & Martha Gustin Lieutenant | $2,629 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. Alexander | $1,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelby Rowe | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Tapadero Ranch Company L L L P | $10,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Alberta Oliver | $6,126 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl R and Joyce Ann Whitney Living Trust | $807 | $0 | -100% |
| T. W. Gilliland Jr. | $2,854 | $0 | -100% |
| David Banga | $4,566 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Patcheck | $12,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Jori Lyn Montroy | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Maxwell Kirks | $5,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Merle A. Michael | $1,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Nolan | $13,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Mountain Pasture Meats, Ltd. | $1,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Sol Vista Farm, LLC | $1,518 | $0 | -100% |
| The Wily Carrot, LLC | $2,508 | $0 | -100% |
| George Wells | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise Begay | $359 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,468,581 | $3,005,940 | -13.3% |
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