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In 2021, 149 farmers in cities within Dolores County received a total of $1.6 million in 337 farm subsidies, a 2.1% increase from 2020, when the total was $1.6 million in 301 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guynes Farm Partnership | $125,975 | $246,441 | 95.6% |
| Sidney E. Knuckles | $49,802 | $170,751 | 242.9% |
| Dan Warren Farms | $70,579 | $99,908 | 41.6% |
| Michael Fury L. Farms | $99,272 | $95,934 | -3.4% |
| Terry Funk D. Brenda Funk | $57,482 | $64,844 | 12.8% |
| Knuckles & Conn Farms, LLC | $27,500 | $49,072 | 78.4% |
| Daniel M. Forst | $72,400 | $42,617 | -41.1% |
| Delmac Farms, Inc. | $40,327 | $38,356 | -4.9% |
| Jerry Carhart | $76,156 | $37,498 | -50.8% |
| John S. Nielson | $26,626 | $36,584 | 37.4% |
| Levi Garchar | $13,406 | $35,719 | 166.4% |
| Eric J. Guynes | $5,830 | $32,573 | 458.7% |
| Matthew P. Carhart | $32,866 | $30,241 | -8% |
| Jackson Family Farm, L L C | $14,897 | $28,196 | 89.3% |
| Robert Fury | $14,395 | $23,269 | 61.6% |
| Lawrence H. Deremo | $0 | $21,827 | -- |
| Landmark IV, LLC | $4,177 | $20,314 | 386.3% |
| Candice Hudgeons | $17,283 | $19,599 | 13.4% |
| Michael E. Coffey | $10,815 | $18,323 | 69.4% |
| James L. Schear | $12,760 | $18,152 | 42.3% |
| Cecil D Martin and Wanda L Martin Living Trust | $25,694 | $17,738 | -31% |
| Thomas R. Schear | $11,398 | $17,450 | 53.1% |
| Rachel M. Abeln | $0 | $17,398 | -- |
| Nicholas R. Coffey | $18,802 | $16,772 | -10.8% |
| John W. Knuckles and Arlene H. Knuckles Inter Vivos Trust | $16,458 | $16,426 | -0.2% |
| Bradley D. Stowe | $31,169 | $15,022 | -51.8% |
| Jack D. Knuckles | $38,773 | $14,781 | -61.9% |
| Urado Farms, LLC | $13,872 | $14,629 | 5.5% |
| James W. & Rhonda Waschke Farms | $22,854 | $13,454 | -41.1% |
| Paul Badding | $27,564 | $12,863 | -53.3% |
| Sandra J. Knight | $12,118 | $12,267 | 1.2% |
| David Cressler | $35,042 | $12,062 | -65.6% |
| Daniel Fernandez | $26,456 | $11,319 | -57.2% |
| Loren E. Workman | $3,071 | $11,008 | 258.5% |
| Loyd Knuckles | $11,043 | $10,719 | -2.9% |
| George Fury | $13,805 | $10,656 | -22.8% |
| Larry Richard Deremo & Linda Dawn Deremo Revocable Trust | $10,637 | $10,371 | -2.5% |
| Redwood Ranch Trust | $23,782 | $9,569 | -59.8% |
| East Place, LLC | $20,626 | $9,064 | -56.1% |
| Dan D. Johnson | $8,949 | $8,949 | 0% |
| Coty Kelshaw | $6,599 | $8,848 | 34.1% |
| Lyle D Deremo-Lyle Deremo and Ginny Craig RV Trustee | $8,956 | $8,664 | -3.3% |
| Jaztin David Applin | $7,283 | $8,019 | 10.1% |
| Jeremy H. Redshaw | $28,938 | $7,902 | -72.7% |
| Dove Creek Land & Canyon Company, LLC | $32,452 | $7,671 | -76.4% |
| Jay F. Allen | $36,597 | $7,527 | -79.4% |
| John L. Fury Jr. | $7,526 | $7,258 | -3.6% |
| John Humphreys | $7,738 | $7,130 | -7.9% |
| Neil F. Jones | $8,305 | $6,916 | -16.7% |
| Kevin Hall | $5,362 | $6,538 | 21.9% |
| Hatfield Family, L L C | $10,583 | $6,468 | -38.9% |
| George L. Sanders | $6,053 | $6,053 | 0% |
| Christina R. Coleman | $5,069 | $5,069 | 0% |
| Marguerite Wilson | $4,660 | $4,660 | 0% |
| John Pilibosian | $4,517 | $4,512 | -0.1% |
| George N Herron JR Trust | $3,756 | $4,466 | 18.9% |
| Pearl Phelps | $4,268 | $4,462 | 4.5% |
| William B. Abeln | $8,382 | $4,374 | -47.8% |
| Lawrence and Joann Deremo Family Revocable Trust | $19,405 | $3,966 | -79.6% |
| Ruby M Warren Family Living Trustee | $0 | $3,803 | -- |
| Jimmy Richardson | $10,357 | $3,441 | -66.8% |
| Jonce Charles Hatfield | $0 | $3,381 | -- |
| Steve Garchar | $427 | $3,335 | 681% |
| Robert A. Anderson | $3,313 | $3,220 | -2.8% |
| Clint Cressler Farms | $45,332 | $3,157 | -93% |
| Floyd Marlin Daves | $6,947 | $3,009 | -56.7% |
| David Gregory Fisher | $6,171 | $2,854 | -53.8% |
| Cynthia P. Carhart | $2,742 | $2,820 | 2.8% |
| Jerry Martin | $8,629 | $2,708 | -68.6% |
| Rick Kollenkark | $2,676 | $2,665 | -0.4% |
| Michael T. Coker | $3,249 | $2,651 | -18.4% |
| Rodney Tanner | $2,484 | $2,645 | 6.5% |
| Matthew Scott Carhart | $2,625 | $2,620 | -0.2% |
| Margret L. Daves | $3,787 | $2,329 | -38.5% |
| Brenda A. Funk | $12,363 | $2,165 | -82.5% |
| Cody Funk | $2,165 | $2,165 | 0% |
| Russell Stowe | $1,173 | $1,797 | 53.2% |
| Margaret E. Lestina | $1,697 | $1,696 | -0.1% |
| Johnny Funk | $1,669 | $1,679 | 0.6% |
| Ty G. Smith | $0 | $1,624 | -- |
| Gregory A. Funk | $3,580 | $1,561 | -56.4% |
| Hazel L. Perkins | $873 | $1,489 | 70.6% |
| Sesseck Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $1,412 | -- |
| Colin Dean Hobbs | $9,100 | $1,402 | -84.6% |
| Charles Joseph Montgomery III | $1,164 | $1,164 | 0% |
| Lois Nadine Schear | $1,150 | $1,150 | 0% |
| James A. Fisher | $0 | $1,047 | -- |
| Tamara S. Allen | $1,042 | $1,042 | 0% |
| John L. Scarborough Jr. | $978 | $905 | -7.5% |
| William M. Meyer | $771 | $836 | 8.4% |
| Midland Bean Company | $717 | $825 | 15.1% |
| Jason Hall | $426 | $711 | 66.9% |
| Vera J. Goforth | $762 | $699 | -8.3% |
| Albert Fury | $1,426 | $697 | -51.1% |
| Delores J Stiasny | $609 | $685 | 12.5% |
| Norman W. Waddoups | $716 | $662 | -7.5% |
| Charles Hatfield, L L C | $1,305 | $638 | -51.1% |
| Andrea F. Holley | $1,285 | $629 | -51.1% |
| Gloria McMahon | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Eugene W & Lynn M Nash Family Rev | $606 | $447 | -26.2% |
| Nicholas A. John | $5,406 | $445 | -91.8% |
| Five Springs Farm, LLC | $520 | $442 | -15% |
| David J. Fury | $2,647 | $385 | -85.5% |
| William Larry White | $390 | $385 | -1.3% |
| Denise E. Pribble | $575 | $382 | -33.6% |
| Gary Don White | $379 | $374 | -1.3% |
| Taylor Cook | $368 | $368 | 0% |
| Darrel R. Huskey | $0 | $360 | -- |
| Jamesine L Huskey | $0 | $360 | -- |
| Pearl Fisher | $0 | $360 | -- |
| Hank E. Jenkins | $0 | $318 | -- |
| Lisa D. Kelshaw | $2,035 | $318 | -84.4% |
| Troy Harshman | $976 | $304 | -68.9% |
| Eric P Stiasny | $209 | $261 | 24.9% |
| Lonnie Pribble | $526 | $257 | -51.1% |
| Monie Pribble | $526 | $257 | -51.1% |
| Ronald G. Pribble | $1,511 | $257 | -83% |
| ERNST Family, LLC | $512 | $250 | -51.2% |
| James Pribble | $455 | $222 | -51.2% |
| Douglas R. Stowe | $166 | $221 | 33.1% |
| Rosalee Hamilton | $436 | $213 | -51.1% |
| Shirley E. Sullivan | $3,168 | $175 | -94.5% |
| J & J Larimore Partnership | $0 | $166 | -- |
| Buddy D. Funk | $9,039 | $164 | -98.2% |
| Justin L. Guynes | $334 | $164 | -50.9% |
| Earlene White | $299 | $147 | -50.8% |
| Janine R. Greener | $0 | $145 | -- |
| Terence M. Tobin | $22 | $143 | 550% |
| Ragsdale Rvoc Trust | $244 | $119 | -51.2% |
| Wes Breedlove | $103 | $107 | 3.9% |
| Francis Henry Badding Jr. | $1,576 | $103 | -93.5% |
| Mark William Badding | $1,575 | $103 | -93.5% |
| Amber R. Brackett | $0 | $89 | -- |
| Joan Thompson | $150 | $73 | -51.3% |
| Herb E. Chipp | $0 | $58 | -- |
| John C. Moore | $92 | $45 | -51.1% |
| Mary P. Davis | $44 | $43 | -2.3% |
| Roy Gilbreth | $86 | $42 | -51.2% |
| Phyllis M. Davis | $0 | $33 | -- |
| Stacey Marie Gray | $45 | $23 | -48.9% |
| Seth Boyd | $34 | $17 | -50% |
| Elena Martinez | $29 | $14 | -51.7% |
| Eric Boyd | $24 | $12 | -50% |
| Amber Ardena Fisher | $58 | $8 | -86.2% |
| Ashley Louise Spigner | $58 | $8 | -86.2% |
| Autumn Brown | $58 | $8 | -86.2% |
| Patricia L. Knuckles | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Jackie V. Cook | $11 | $6 | -45.5% |
| Linda Cressler | $85 | $6 | -92.9% |
| David Carhart | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorma Baird | $822 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Lorraine Stevenson | $7,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack White | $1,272 | $0 | -100% |
| James W & Rhonda Waschke | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Hudgeons | $2,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Workman | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Melodie L. Heaton | $4,906 | $0 | -100% |
| Oma Fleming | $1,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Buchheit | $446 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruby M Warren Family Living Trust | $932 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary Tyre Larimore | $1,228 | $0 | -100% |
| Ziska Rogers | $276 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,563,844 | $1,596,321 | 2.1% |
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