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In 2021, 215 farmers in cities within Conejos County received a total of $8.3 million in 710 farm subsidies, a 29.6% increase from 2020, when the total was $6.4 million in 595 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 Conejos County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Faucette Farms, LLC | $291,800 | $363,311 | 24.5% |
| Timberline Cattle, Inc. | $229,212 | $356,726 | 55.6% |
| Moeller Ranch, LLC | $129,987 | $258,081 | 98.5% |
| G L Bagwell & Sons | $126,074 | $246,123 | 95.2% |
| Gloria Crowther | $13,316 | $209,456 | 1,473% |
| San Acacio Seed, LLC | $216,441 | $184,538 | -14.7% |
| Triple C Farms, LLC | $169,569 | $183,017 | 7.9% |
| Valdez Land & Livestock, LLC | $104,867 | $180,330 | 72% |
| Bar Two Bar Ranch, LLC | $233,126 | $179,196 | -23.1% |
| Marlene Crowther Revocable Trust | $57,005 | $173,367 | 204.1% |
| Derrell P. Shawcroft | $67,928 | $167,532 | 146.6% |
| Silva Farm & Ranch, LLC | $19,701 | $158,329 | 703.7% |
| Los Coyotes Lucero, LLC | $34,127 | $135,914 | 298.3% |
| Crowther Dairy | $131,499 | $135,486 | 3% |
| West Valley Farms, Inc. | $18,280 | $128,955 | 605.4% |
| Shad M. Crowther | $45,380 | $126,372 | 178.5% |
| Larry F. Schmidt | $5,753 | $112,246 | 1,851.1% |
| Jack Reynolds | $76,719 | $106,937 | 39.4% |
| Joseph A. Martinez | $73,135 | $105,632 | 44.4% |
| Jack C Gilleland, LLC | $211,766 | $98,283 | -53.6% |
| John T. Salazar | $27,184 | $97,423 | 258.4% |
| Brock K. Canty | $54,777 | $96,711 | 76.6% |
| Andrew Deherrera | $7,689 | $93,872 | 1,120.9% |
| Ivan K. Gylling | $8,313 | $87,816 | 956.4% |
| D/B/A Martille Faatz | $69,272 | $81,859 | 18.2% |
| Kay Miller | $17,604 | $81,101 | 360.7% |
| Caldon Farms, LLC | $92,490 | $78,832 | -14.8% |
| William P. Mortensen | $16,950 | $75,700 | 346.6% |
| L & L Engineering, LLC | $216,577 | $74,133 | -65.8% |
| Clinton Huffaker | $31,330 | $73,473 | 134.5% |
| Tanner L. Bagwell | $50,592 | $73,439 | 45.2% |
| O D Espinoza & Sons, Inc. | $54,454 | $73,265 | 34.5% |
| Scott R. Johnson | $3,216 | $71,661 | 2,128.3% |
| Edward E. Garcia Jr. | $41,446 | $69,569 | 67.9% |
| Lionel Valdez | $54,101 | $69,299 | 28.1% |
| Quinlan Land & Cattle, LLLP | $38,301 | $67,437 | 76.1% |
| Paul Peterson | $73,015 | $66,480 | -9% |
| Paul D. Sowards | $30,471 | $65,468 | 114.9% |
| Veronica Gallegos | $29,069 | $64,449 | 121.7% |
| Steve Reed | $42,518 | $64,449 | 51.6% |
| Thomas D. Martinez | $32,430 | $63,330 | 95.3% |
| Huffaker Ranches | $179 | $62,393 | 34,756.4% |
| Reynolds Farm & Ranch, LLC | $57,190 | $61,790 | 8% |
| John Alexander Mestas | $28,965 | $61,560 | 112.5% |
| John I. Mestas | $153,089 | $61,037 | -60.1% |
| mac Garcia | $14,409 | $56,958 | 295.3% |
| Caldon Cattle Company, LLC | $70,766 | $56,670 | -19.9% |
| XX Cattle Company, Ltd. | $244,506 | $56,646 | -76.8% |
| A Quarter Circle Lazy 5 Ranch, LLC | $32,304 | $53,904 | 66.9% |
| Jasper P. Casias Jr. | $12,496 | $53,781 | 330.4% |
| Amanda Louise Stagner | $8,431 | $53,756 | 537.6% |
| Rudolph Gallegos Jr. | $6,242 | $52,282 | 737.6% |
| James Paine | $38,654 | $52,134 | 34.9% |
| Loren G. Mortensen | $17,789 | $50,605 | 184.5% |
| Martin W. Bagwell | $17,358 | $50,061 | 188.4% |
| Bountiful Farms, LLC | $13,221 | $49,886 | 277.3% |
| Mark Bechaver | $23,145 | $48,294 | 108.7% |
| Jason Gartrell | $17,293 | $47,499 | 174.7% |
| Bradley H. Huffaker | $19,433 | $46,898 | 141.3% |
| Wade R. Sandoval | $14,559 | $44,364 | 204.7% |
| Shawn Thomas | $26,479 | $43,197 | 63.1% |
| Martin Cattle Company | $21,314 | $42,127 | 97.6% |
| R2 Farms, Inc. | $17,511 | $42,098 | 140.4% |
| Bagwell Farms, LLC | $50,441 | $41,909 | -16.9% |
| Robert Marquez | $14,012 | $40,510 | 189.1% |
| Kenneth H. Garcia | $40,839 | $40,011 | -2% |
| James Ryan Mortensen | $19,741 | $39,383 | 99.5% |
| Geraldine K. Mora | $9,070 | $38,760 | 327.3% |
| Faucette Land & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $37,208 | -- |
| LA Jara Pharmaceutical Center, Inc. | $5,670 | $36,940 | 551.5% |
| Willett Cattle Company | $84,059 | $36,895 | -56.1% |
| Max Deherrera Jr. | $22,437 | $36,372 | 62.1% |
| Alpha Hay Farm, LLC | $62,815 | $35,536 | -43.4% |
| Jenson Tye Hamilton | $25,080 | $35,235 | 40.5% |
| Stephen Anthony Valdez | $0 | $35,198 | -- |
| Green Mountain Farms, LLC | $42,975 | $33,141 | -22.9% |
| Ruben C. Sandoval | $165 | $32,646 | 19,685.5% |
| James P. Harmon | $5,354 | $32,277 | 502.9% |
| Thomas Loyd Culler | $11,834 | $29,453 | 148.9% |
| James Thomas Paine | $15,954 | $28,953 | 81.5% |
| Ivan Walter Gylling | $14,385 | $28,185 | 95.9% |
| Don Larsen | $23,535 | $27,944 | 18.7% |
| Dylan S. Mortensen | $13,523 | $27,402 | 102.6% |
| Ernest Sanchez | $12,127 | $27,368 | 125.7% |
| Cade Huffaker | $10,371 | $26,216 | 152.8% |
| Darrel Cordova | $7,832 | $25,668 | 227.7% |
| Philomena L. Romero | $0 | $24,385 | -- |
| Jeremy D. Faucette | $72,819 | $24,050 | -67% |
| Lee R. Crowther | $14,990 | $23,622 | 57.6% |
| Rod Reynolds | $45,365 | $23,235 | -48.8% |
| Juvie J Lopez | $5,022 | $23,028 | 358.5% |
| Tyler Huffaker | $13,702 | $22,694 | 65.6% |
| Rod Reinhardt | $39,154 | $22,634 | -42.2% |
| Joaquin A. Valdez | $0 | $22,254 | -- |
| Aaron K. Valentine | $8,089 | $22,168 | 174.1% |
| Fransen Farms, LLC | $20,034 | $22,094 | 10.3% |
| Leon Crowther | $47,185 | $22,001 | -53.4% |
| T-4 Farms, LLC | $0 | $21,782 | -- |
| Nathan A. Crowther | $16,066 | $21,521 | 34% |
| Donald R. Sandoval | $4,559 | $19,848 | 335.4% |
| Craig Austin McCarroll | $770 | $19,818 | 2,473.8% |
| Joe I. Valdez | $8,462 | $19,797 | 134% |
| Amos A. Abeyta | $18,749 | $19,074 | 1.7% |
| Kelly and Troy Sowards, GP | $19,898 | $18,947 | -4.8% |
| Adam Luke Skadberg | $17,238 | $17,665 | 2.5% |
| Mccarroll Joint Venture | $19,613 | $17,104 | -12.8% |
| Randy Schofield | $13,734 | $16,979 | 23.6% |
| Dillon Andrew Thomas | $23,839 | $16,477 | -30.9% |
| Derek Heersink | $28,333 | $16,331 | -42.4% |
| Sorensen Farms | $7,474 | $16,284 | 117.9% |
| David S. Muniz | $11,765 | $16,098 | 36.8% |
| Thomas P. Ruybal | $16,488 | $15,808 | -4.1% |
| Robert L. Horton | $4,891 | $15,730 | 221.6% |
| Jessie Nicole Bagwell | $0 | $15,386 | -- |
| Michael L. Sanchez | $9,272 | $15,376 | 65.8% |
| Elaine Rush | $57,646 | $14,945 | -74.1% |
| Natural Agent, LLC | $10,490 | $14,598 | 39.2% |
| Carlos Garcia | $7,800 | $14,503 | 85.9% |
| Valdez Ranches, LLC | $11,960 | $14,395 | 20.4% |
| Edward D Bechaver | $4,481 | $14,040 | 213.3% |
| Robert L. Bagwell | $53,394 | $13,728 | -74.3% |
| Norton Farms, LLC | $13,654 | $13,696 | 0.3% |
| Pat Abeyta | $2,898 | $12,984 | 348% |
| Jason J Bechaver | $27,078 | $12,943 | -52.2% |
| Virgil Ruybal | $6,745 | $12,787 | 89.6% |
| Joe Duran | $6,332 | $12,027 | 89.9% |
| David Mondragon | $6,065 | $11,988 | 97.7% |
| Michon Roberts | $14,208 | $11,159 | -21.5% |
| Ryan Reinhardt | $3,482 | $10,950 | 214.5% |
| Pef, Inc. | $18,377 | $10,852 | -40.9% |
| Phillip Trujillo | $15,760 | $10,582 | -32.9% |
| Paul Harris | $6,741 | $10,299 | 52.8% |
| Delfino Garcia | $0 | $10,276 | -- |
| Roberto I. Garcia | $23,674 | $10,248 | -56.7% |
| Brandon J. Dunn | $705 | $10,094 | 1,331.8% |
| Janell R. Martin | $10,585 | $9,896 | -6.5% |
| Wayne Ted Trujillo | $5,299 | $9,816 | 85.2% |
| Kelly Garcia | $0 | $9,686 | -- |
| Luciano P. Sandoval | $1,336 | $9,538 | 613.9% |
| Seven T Farms, LLC | $14,581 | $9,054 | -37.9% |
| Donald W. Torres | $1,947 | $8,865 | 355.3% |
| Leonard Montoya | $1,705 | $8,778 | 414.8% |
| Eugene W. Christensen | $3,529 | $8,715 | 147% |
| Jimmy M. Vigil | $3,343 | $8,499 | 154.2% |
| Linda Johansen | $2,067 | $8,272 | 300.2% |
| Donald C. Lopez | $5,905 | $7,860 | 33.1% |
| Pete A. Vigil | $0 | $7,781 | -- |
| Elliott H Salazar | $8,424 | $7,663 | -9% |
| Carla Shawcroft | $4,846 | $7,554 | 55.9% |
| Steve Atencio | $382 | $7,521 | 1,868.8% |
| Alan Miller | $21,173 | $7,333 | -65.4% |
| Brett L. Shawcroft | $1,867 | $7,167 | 283.9% |
| Valley Land & Cattle, LLC | $18,890 | $7,103 | -62.4% |
| Miller Ranch, Inc. | $18,583 | $7,079 | -61.9% |
| Scott Ren Johnson | $371 | $6,978 | 1,780.9% |
| Chay C. Yund | $5,117 | $6,823 | 33.3% |
| Sofia A. Marquez | $14,336 | $6,507 | -54.6% |
| Curtis Chavez | $6,327 | $6,371 | 0.7% |
| Mark K Bahr | $7,617 | $5,922 | -22.3% |
| Matt Norton | $9,439 | $5,819 | -38.4% |
| Jason Matt Holman | $3,333 | $5,639 | 69.2% |
| Tressesa Martinez | $2,065 | $5,487 | 165.7% |
| Rodger R. Gallegos | $6,226 | $5,033 | -19.2% |
| Joseph B. Romero | $801 | $4,991 | 523.1% |
| Russell G. Valdez | $1,800 | $4,973 | 176.3% |
| Jim F. Romero | $350 | $4,515 | 1,190% |
| Bob Peterson | $19,731 | $4,471 | -77.3% |
| Cameron Leon Crowther | $1,506 | $4,334 | 187.8% |
| Clinton Tucker | $5,010 | $4,170 | -16.8% |
| Gary L. Sandoval | $1,899 | $4,008 | 111.1% |
| Jason D. Coombs | $7,788 | $3,851 | -50.6% |
| Virgil A. Valdez | $5,297 | $3,616 | -31.7% |
| Bart Bond | $3,090 | $3,489 | 12.9% |
| Ethan Scott Coombs | $6,285 | $3,446 | -45.2% |
| David K. Gylling | $5,210 | $3,434 | -34.1% |
| Cole Dyer Larsen | $999 | $3,318 | 232.1% |
| Esteban L. Salazar | $15,741 | $3,306 | -79% |
| Maurice Gibson | $4,438 | $3,118 | -29.7% |
| Tom A. Davis | $9,504 | $3,054 | -67.9% |
| Raymond W. Smith | $1,320 | $2,992 | 126.7% |
| Andrew Abeyta | $20,541 | $2,909 | -85.8% |
| Jose F. Archuleta | $1,122 | $2,741 | 144.3% |
| Gregory J. Shawcroft | $10,136 | $2,662 | -73.7% |
| Isiah Ismiel Sandoval | $0 | $2,640 | -- |
| Michael S. McCarroll | $1,705 | $2,617 | 53.5% |
| Tony M. Valdez | $1,149 | $2,521 | 119.4% |
| Janice A. Valdez | $0 | $2,231 | -- |
| Gale Gallegos | $825 | $1,486 | 80.1% |
| Richard Ruybal | $2,418 | $1,466 | -39.4% |
| Mike Canty | $5,248 | $1,424 | -72.9% |
| El Sagrado Farm | $5,254 | $1,400 | -73.4% |
| Dana Rene Wilson | $21,707 | $1,333 | -93.9% |
| Steven Miller | $7,503 | $1,289 | -82.8% |
| Ty Canty | $957 | $1,255 | 31.1% |
| Waldo Torres | $0 | $1,222 | -- |
| Bar 19 Ranch Trust | $4,994 | $1,128 | -77.4% |
| Julian Duran | $705 | $940 | 33.3% |
| Gene D. Williams | $1,005 | $924 | -8.1% |
| Edward R. Christensen | $4,477 | $908 | -79.7% |
| Janeen Canty | $3,858 | $859 | -77.7% |
| Austin Miller | $4,380 | $806 | -81.6% |
| Blake R. Canty | $5,422 | $800 | -85.2% |
| Kelvin J. Huffaker | $6,834 | $758 | -88.9% |
| Mayra Gabriela Carreon | $1,014 | $744 | -26.6% |
| Elsie C. Trujillo | $1,689 | $742 | -56.1% |
| Jesse K. Garcia | $2,926 | $651 | -77.8% |
| Bucky D. Claunch Jr. | $935 | $525 | -43.9% |
| Brandon Thomas | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Frederick J. Quintana | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Margaret L. Large | $62 | $250 | 303.2% |
| Bret Boswell | $972 | $197 | -79.7% |
| Ivan J. Hunter Jr. | $1,124 | $181 | -83.9% |
| Curt J. Wilson | $429 | $171 | -60.1% |
| Gilbert G. Lopez | $395 | $65 | -83.5% |
| Garrett Stephen Valdez | $0 | $24 | -- |
| Albino Morales | $801 | $0 | -100% |
| Hal Hupfer | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Kip Norton | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan W. Coombs | $2,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Peterson Farms & Ranch, LLC | $2,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad V. Rush | $31,840 | $0 | -100% |
| James Shawcroft | $2,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Salazar Ranches, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Colorado Catch, LLC | $272,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Crowther Family Partnership, Ltd. | $20,280 | $0 | -100% |
| James D. Martinez | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Jones | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Red Lake Sheep Company, LLC | $267,312 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren Crowther | $4,253 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,373,697 | $8,258,740 | 29.6% |
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