Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
In 2021, 182 farmers in cities within La Plata County received a total of $1.7 million in 305 farm subsidies, a 38.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.8 million in 459 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 La Plata County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Dziedzic | $0 | $212,652 | -- |
| Cugnini Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $237,978 | $156,055 | -34.4% |
| Paul J. Brown | $217,565 | $84,792 | -61% |
| Bonds Ranch Family Partnership, LLLP | $0 | $79,519 | -- |
| Pargin Ranch, Ltd. | $139,606 | $77,379 | -44.6% |
| Wildcat Services, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Clinton E. Wagner | $62,968 | $46,941 | -25.5% |
| Tom Bonds | $39,424 | $43,268 | 9.8% |
| Field Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $47,212 | $39,927 | -15.4% |
| Ezra E. Lee | $77,473 | $35,640 | -54% |
| Justin Woodin | $0 | $32,768 | -- |
| Mckee Cattle Company, LLC | $40,997 | $31,251 | -23.8% |
| Dennis Deweyjames Baird | $8,254 | $26,690 | 223.4% |
| Charles O. Brown | $26,208 | $25,323 | -3.4% |
| Weaselskin Farm, LLC | $7,107 | $25,276 | 255.6% |
| Loranell Nelson Rvoc Trustee | $24,611 | $23,694 | -3.7% |
| Jefferies Family Trust | $0 | $23,255 | -- |
| Roy Hocker | $41,208 | $22,954 | -44.3% |
| Anthony Zellitti | $5,951 | $22,478 | 277.7% |
| Brooke A. Cundiff | $36,409 | $22,110 | -39.3% |
| Robert J. Montalbano | $23,570 | $20,522 | -12.9% |
| Greg Morrison | $56,203 | $19,607 | -65.1% |
| Kevin P. McCulloch | $10,807 | $19,547 | 80.9% |
| Nowhere, Inc. | $2,585 | $19,507 | 654.6% |
| Shane Truby | $56,894 | $17,574 | -69.1% |
| Ryan Lee Kimbrel | $21,282 | $17,463 | -17.9% |
| Gary Zellitti | $42,500 | $16,876 | -60.3% |
| James Ranch Beef, LLC | $0 | $16,610 | -- |
| MRS Carol Ann Olguin | $0 | $15,689 | -- |
| Robert Glen Barnhardt | $32,767 | $14,468 | -55.8% |
| Hott Wings Ranch, LLC | $1,461 | $14,315 | 879.8% |
| Cheryl Graves Trust | $14,241 | $14,306 | 0.5% |
| Michael Graves Trust | $14,241 | $14,306 | 0.5% |
| John B. Greene | $0 | $13,370 | -- |
| Ross Gosney | $9,981 | $13,345 | 33.7% |
| Pacheco Ranch, LLLP | $21,297 | $12,735 | -40.2% |
| Margaret G. Kinnett | $23,864 | $11,930 | -50% |
| Angela J. Abeyta | $13,679 | $11,805 | -13.7% |
| Goldie F. Dalton | $10,627 | $10,627 | 0% |
| Mildred C. Dunavant | $4,601 | $10,472 | 127.6% |
| Monty C. Cundiff | $7,274 | $10,201 | 40.2% |
| A Lavern Nelson Rev Trust | $10,894 | $10,009 | -8.1% |
| Charles W Oliver Revocable Trust | $14,952 | $9,742 | -34.8% |
| Tiffany Ranch, LLC | $14,279 | $9,557 | -33.1% |
| Shelby County State Bank Trust 669 | $13,171 | $9,209 | -30.1% |
| ML Cummins Real Estate, LLC | $9,188 | $9,188 | 0% |
| Calan Robert Barnhardt Minor's Trust | $8,698 | $8,698 | 0% |
| Cameron Lane Barnhardt Minor's Trust | $8,698 | $8,698 | 0% |
| Klusman Ranches, LLC | $41,703 | $8,569 | -79.5% |
| Ronald L. Fundingsland | $13,122 | $8,291 | -36.8% |
| Sheri E. Teeter | $7,923 | $7,432 | -6.2% |
| Kristi Nelson | $6,240 | $6,240 | 0% |
| Richard Adolph Prda | $10,377 | $6,185 | -40.4% |
| Pulliam Partners, Ltd. | $2,814 | $5,913 | 110.1% |
| Paul E. Cahill | $5,863 | $5,863 | 0% |
| Kelly Farms, LLC | $74,375 | $5,765 | -92.2% |
| Tutt Family Partnership | $12,495 | $5,508 | -55.9% |
| Sandra V. Brown | $7,100 | $5,459 | -23.1% |
| Randall C. Haynes | $2,139 | $5,287 | 147.2% |
| Deric J. Hook | $5,003 | $5,003 | 0% |
| J. D. Feuquay | $4,940 | $4,802 | -2.8% |
| Mollie J. Cundiff | $5,052 | $4,690 | -7.2% |
| Robert T. Campbell | $23,627 | $4,432 | -81.2% |
| Ted Chandler | $12,738 | $4,218 | -66.9% |
| John Cugnini Estate | $0 | $4,103 | -- |
| Baldwin Brothers Farm, LLC | $7,924 | $3,959 | -50% |
| John Beaty | $20,770 | $3,864 | -81.4% |
| Paul G. Morrison | $5,688 | $3,727 | -34.5% |
| Mark D. Williams | $17,493 | $3,685 | -78.9% |
| Chris Ribera | $3,377 | $3,615 | 7% |
| Lew M. Korman | $3,454 | $3,454 | 0% |
| Bette Ruth Bell | $3,411 | $3,411 | 0% |
| Wayne Semler | $22,564 | $3,254 | -85.6% |
| David McCaw | $9,771 | $3,239 | -66.9% |
| Franz Cloudt | $11,000 | $3,236 | -70.6% |
| Barry Zellitti | $12,354 | $3,171 | -74.3% |
| Sage Acres, LLC | $10,092 | $2,924 | -71% |
| Candice Gerber | $3,708 | $2,867 | -22.7% |
| Kevin L Hronich | $23,317 | $2,824 | -87.9% |
| Frederic J. Wicka | $4,142 | $2,700 | -34.8% |
| M & S Farm Enterprises, LLC | $2,676 | $2,676 | 0% |
| Peggy Lee Rieke | $0 | $2,646 | -- |
| John Baughman | $16,183 | $2,612 | -83.9% |
| Roger J. Cole | $12,723 | $2,496 | -80.4% |
| Gary L. Frierdich | $2,405 | $2,405 | 0% |
| Laurence Baird | $15,732 | $2,402 | -84.7% |
| Steve Jung | $10,069 | $2,378 | -76.4% |
| James A. Class | $22,650 | $2,357 | -89.6% |
| The Gardens at James Ranch, LLC | $0 | $2,355 | -- |
| Larry Hronich | $9,814 | $2,339 | -76.2% |
| L-J Ranch, LLC | $4,399 | $2,335 | -46.9% |
| Daniel Harris | $2,736 | $2,268 | -17.1% |
| Shaun Jones | $10,455 | $2,249 | -78.5% |
| Nathan Wayne Wright | $15,144 | $2,219 | -85.3% |
| Jose Trujillo | $0 | $2,205 | -- |
| Barbara Walters | $32,774 | $2,174 | -93.4% |
| Robert Costello | $3,869 | $2,128 | -45% |
| Douglas Little | $1,570 | $2,094 | 33.4% |
| Paul A. Gallegos | $0 | $2,030 | -- |
| Robert K Chapman Family Trust | $9,070 | $1,881 | -79.3% |
| David M. Pollock | $37,717 | $1,873 | -95% |
| Victor Pennell | $0 | $1,870 | -- |
| Thelma-Thelma M Ferguson Living Trust | $1,809 | $1,809 | 0% |
| Nancy Brown | $1,801 | $1,801 | 0% |
| Hoppy Hop Farms, LLC | $500 | $1,746 | 249.2% |
| Geraldine Handorf Estate | $3,119 | $1,641 | -47.4% |
| Ray Cundiff | $7,392 | $1,622 | -78.1% |
| Brian Drumm | $3,822 | $1,613 | -57.8% |
| Cindy L. Pollock | $0 | $1,499 | -- |
| Denise Haga | $1,385 | $1,443 | 4.2% |
| Hanging M Bucking Bulls, LLC | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Todd Michael McMenimen | $5,261 | $1,359 | -74.2% |
| Mary W. McSwain | $4,090 | $1,311 | -67.9% |
| David J. Craft | $769 | $1,242 | 61.5% |
| Wayne L. Wright | $8,421 | $1,230 | -85.4% |
| Four Mile Creek | $184 | $1,146 | 522.8% |
| Alan G Fisser | $0 | $1,084 | -- |
| Joseph Lee Ennis II | $1,080 | $1,080 | 0% |
| Jeffrey R. Richmond | $5,488 | $1,021 | -81.4% |
| Paul C. Koehler | $472 | $1,016 | 115.3% |
| Forrest D. Brown | $3,516 | $1,011 | -71.2% |
| Sheila Newman | $2,203 | $976 | -55.7% |
| Charles Tracy Hoover-the Hoover Family Trust | $0 | $939 | -- |
| Deborah Fahrion | $1,105 | $866 | -21.6% |
| Donna K. Atkinson | $1,105 | $866 | -21.6% |
| Jill Eberle | $0 | $863 | -- |
| Harvey Cundiff | $3,938 | $843 | -78.6% |
| Bill J Sims and Linda F Sims Trust | $779 | $779 | 0% |
| Kaynet Rathjen | $7,267 | $777 | -89.3% |
| Glenn F. Fritsche | $3,987 | $732 | -81.6% |
| Leonard D. Atencio | $2,363 | $721 | -69.5% |
| Henry Cundiff | $4,067 | $694 | -82.9% |
| Lavina W. Mars | $3,047 | $687 | -77.5% |
| John J. Moore | $1,436 | $634 | -55.8% |
| Fox Fire Farms Three, LLC | $26,226 | $632 | -97.6% |
| Sue A. McWilliams | $638 | $620 | -2.8% |
| Haywood S. Anderson | $601 | $601 | 0% |
| Elaine R. Ehlers | $1,146 | $596 | -48% |
| Nathan Ashley | $1,298 | $563 | -56.6% |
| Wayne F. Wood Jr. | $3,694 | $542 | -85.3% |
| Anthony Gomez | $2,519 | $537 | -78.7% |
| 43 Solutions, LLC | $500 | $500 | 0% |
| Cura. TE | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Fields to Plate Produce, LLC | $10,286 | $500 | -95.1% |
| Linley Dixon | $10,062 | $500 | -95% |
| Shelby Company State Bank Trustee 618 | $1,041 | $490 | -52.9% |
| George D. Kenner | $2,790 | $486 | -82.6% |
| Bruce Swanemyr | $2,332 | $478 | -79.5% |
| Thomas Kenner | $2,849 | $452 | -84.1% |
| Dorothy A. Pearson | $0 | $408 | -- |
| Keanna Ruby Madeline Smith | $1,810 | $381 | -79% |
| Robert P. Newlin | $944 | $379 | -59.9% |
| Ryan Neal Rundquist | $377 | $377 | 0% |
| Betty Jolene Badding | $609 | $367 | -39.7% |
| Darla J Hanstedt | $609 | $367 | -39.7% |
| Danny R. Jaques | $2,969 | $359 | -87.9% |
| Deborah Paulson | $358 | $358 | 0% |
| The George J Ross and Lola D Ross Special Needs Trustee | $0 | $308 | -- |
| Brian Sisson | $11,820 | $279 | -97.6% |
| Philip S. Craig | $0 | $273 | -- |
| Richard L. Gallagher | $0 | $263 | -- |
| Ramela Munoz | $4,268 | $262 | -93.9% |
| Karyn Blain Bryant | $311 | $253 | -18.6% |
| Kurt M. Poindexter | $847 | $253 | -70.1% |
| Joslyn Erica Lewis | $507 | $248 | -51.1% |
| Stanley R. Gregory | $611 | $246 | -59.7% |
| Aubrey Wilson | $1,034 | $245 | -76.3% |
| Randall S. Hagen | $489 | $239 | -51.1% |
| Harry G Tate Revocable Trust | $4,510 | $192 | -95.7% |
| Steffanie Raye Schreiber | $296 | $174 | -41.2% |
| Lucius Family Farm | $488 | $167 | -65.8% |
| Rebecca Schleeter | $788 | $161 | -79.6% |
| Elizabeth J. Bartley | $0 | $145 | -- |
| Katherine Dietz McLaughlin | $57 | $139 | 143.9% |
| Thomas Janney | $252 | $136 | -46% |
| Mark Klahre | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Wayne Wood Sr. | $0 | $94 | -- |
| Donna C. Ramsey | $91 | $91 | 0% |
| Lee M. Smith | $736 | $66 | -91% |
| Dirk K. Hart | $89 | $44 | -50.6% |
| John Chenoweth | $64 | $31 | -51.6% |
| Larry R. Perkins | $696 | $21 | -97% |
| Ermalee Atkinson Estate | $1,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory L. Roth | $5,859 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Len Wood | $1,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Karyn Blain Bryant | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Kiffanie K Byrd | $913 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard E. Jacobson | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon K. Roth | $1,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry Arnold Terhune | $110,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Tracy Hoover-the Hoover F | $1,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark Kelman | $7,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Desert Sun Coffee Roasters, Inc. | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin C. Cox Jr. | $5,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin Osterman | $4,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine Vidal | $6,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis Spencer Schreiber | $1,428 | $0 | -100% |
| James M Burger | $243 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Johnson | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry William Davis | $4,470 | $0 | -100% |
| John Glotfelty | $35,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith A. Dossey | $9,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Kroeger Ranches, LLC | $6,955 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Campbell | $268 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee M Harris Irrevocable Trust Agent | $973 | $0 | -100% |
| Leshia Terhune | $203,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Long Table Farm, LLC | $2,459 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus Burtner | $25,034 | $0 | -100% |
| Massieon Farms, LLC | $3,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Bier | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick L. Goddard | $19,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Poe Family Partnership, LLLP | $8,438 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Hawk | $176 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Kimbrel | $4,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon List Hoffman | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn N. Jacobson | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| The George J Ross and Lola D Ross | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas R. Markle | $5,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Tierra Vida Farm, LLC | $11,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Van Soelen | $3,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Kempinski | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Cole Swanemyr | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Ackerman | $7,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Ew, LLC | $1,371 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe N Sparks and Rebecca J Sparks | $7,662 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Seibel | $7,346 | $0 | -100% |
| Lost Draw Farm, LLC | $9,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Huff | $4,675 | $0 | -100% |
| Marsha S. Ashburn | $1,217 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Gomez | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Mangus | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Perry Barnes | $10,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,803,316 | $1,714,764 | -38.8% |
Alerts Sign-up