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In 2021, 94 farmers in cities within Colfax County received a total of $1.8 million in 185 farm subsidies, a 60.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.6 million in 289 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C S Cattle Company, Inc. | $404,042 | $268,771 | -33.5% |
| Sauble Ranch Company | $281,700 | $185,606 | -34.1% |
| Gregory A. Moore | $192,134 | $135,118 | -29.7% |
| David Walker | $256,202 | $121,911 | -52.4% |
| V Seven Ranch Company | $190,465 | $94,308 | -50.5% |
| Alice M. Moore | $87,929 | $67,726 | -23% |
| Neal Trujillo | $148,762 | $59,255 | -60.2% |
| Yvonne Trujillo | $0 | $50,000 | -- |
| Patrick Berry | $84,631 | $47,022 | -44.4% |
| Landon Paul Berry | $102,591 | $44,511 | -56.6% |
| Rocking 9, LLC | $256,298 | $44,277 | -82.7% |
| Tommy L. Crawford | $55,763 | $42,421 | -23.9% |
| Silver Dollar Wood Products, LLC | $0 | $41,770 | -- |
| Boe C. Lopez | $57,397 | $40,891 | -28.8% |
| Cooper Moore | $67,036 | $35,717 | -46.7% |
| Bar L, Inc. | $144,595 | $35,286 | -75.6% |
| Seward Ranch Company | $27,238 | $29,664 | 8.9% |
| Equal 4 Cattle, Corp. | $135,108 | $29,233 | -78.4% |
| John Grubelnik | $21,686 | $28,842 | 33% |
| S L Ranch, LLC | $44,929 | $23,478 | -47.7% |
| Neal Trujillo Jr. | $43,896 | $23,005 | -47.6% |
| Mary Lou Kern | $72,191 | $22,925 | -68.2% |
| Thomas James Murtha | $0 | $22,830 | -- |
| Walter P. Wood | $191,975 | $19,454 | -89.9% |
| Mauritz Mosimann | $57,720 | $18,150 | -68.6% |
| Karl J. Shubert | $70,265 | $17,984 | -74.4% |
| Margarito Trujillo, JR and Ada Marie Trujillo Revocable Community | $0 | $12,146 | -- |
| Max Mance | $11,335 | $12,124 | 7% |
| Eldean Wilkinson | $11,054 | $11,054 | 0% |
| Lester L. Popejoy | $20,442 | $10,728 | -47.5% |
| A Slash Cattle Company, LLC | $30,303 | $10,110 | -66.6% |
| Roberto Urquijo | $17,905 | $9,903 | -44.7% |
| Andy J. Yates | $14,821 | $9,225 | -37.8% |
| Torres Black Lake Ranch, LLC | $90,638 | $8,827 | -90.3% |
| Gloria Hutchins | $7,985 | $7,985 | 0% |
| Thomas O. Lloyd III | $17,681 | $7,862 | -55.5% |
| Rita Beard | $8,759 | $7,093 | -19% |
| Roger Lee Kuchan | $9,050 | $6,979 | -22.9% |
| Barbara Jean Berry | $4,996 | $6,742 | 34.9% |
| Ada Marie Trujillo | $6,524 | $6,524 | 0% |
| Pi Diversified, Inc. | $357,821 | $6,489 | -98.2% |
| Meadows Living Trustee Dated 10/24/2006 | $0 | $6,314 | -- |
| William Goebel | $26,631 | $6,278 | -76.4% |
| Robin Brooks | $6,064 | $5,776 | -4.7% |
| Ronda Gilbreath | $6,064 | $5,776 | -4.7% |
| Sheila Fediuk | $6,064 | $5,776 | -4.7% |
| Frances Casper | $5,615 | $5,615 | 0% |
| Brandi Nicole Sorrels | $9,218 | $5,504 | -40.3% |
| M-Scar Farm & Ranch, LLC | $27,265 | $5,281 | -80.6% |
| Bar - T Cattle Company | $435,257 | $4,824 | -98.9% |
| Todd Tatum | $4,705 | $4,705 | 0% |
| Jeffery T. Burton | $0 | $4,561 | -- |
| Leo Laumbach | $5,871 | $4,325 | -26.3% |
| Walter Kenneth Waters JR Family LMTD Prtner | $7,500 | $4,140 | -44.8% |
| Delena P. Bada | $450 | $3,760 | 735.6% |
| Ruth E Begio | $6,670 | $3,428 | -48.6% |
| Gary L. Davis | $0 | $3,338 | -- |
| Debra J. Montoya | $3,223 | $2,991 | -7.2% |
| Eli Hronich | $25,532 | $2,888 | -88.7% |
| Dennis Schneider | $5,333 | $2,868 | -46.2% |
| Jones Family Farm Trust | $5,350 | $2,787 | -47.9% |
| Monty McGowen | $24,729 | $2,767 | -88.8% |
| Richard M. Tafoya | $4,632 | $2,256 | -51.3% |
| Russell L. Hoy | $12,378 | $2,237 | -81.9% |
| Randy Casper | $3,822 | $2,144 | -43.9% |
| Brian J. Hoy | $18,445 | $2,030 | -89% |
| Brandon Jarrett | $1,826 | $1,991 | 9% |
| Scott Bruns | $0 | $1,875 | -- |
| Robert J Hronich | $10,989 | $1,872 | -83% |
| Gladys E. Schneider | $1,764 | $1,764 | 0% |
| Larry Robinson | $3,457 | $1,659 | -52% |
| Thomas J. Laney | $5,368 | $1,556 | -71% |
| Popy Fields Partnership | $0 | $1,240 | -- |
| Ernesto Romero | $6,978 | $1,223 | -82.5% |
| Martha Matzen | $1,446 | $1,062 | -26.6% |
| Margaret Watkins | $2,857 | $1,043 | -63.5% |
| Nancy L. Squyres | $1,929 | $1,028 | -46.7% |
| Zachary Blacksten | $7,174 | $973 | -86.4% |
| Linda M. Bennett | $3,966 | $705 | -82.2% |
| Duke L. Zeller | $1,320 | $648 | -50.9% |
| James D. Zeller | $1,320 | $648 | -50.9% |
| Daniel L. Robinson | $3,577 | $646 | -81.9% |
| Jerald D. McFall | $1,673 | $582 | -65.2% |
| Clay Jackson | $2,365 | $495 | -79.1% |
| Raymond Nystul JR | $0 | $446 | -- |
| Brian D Waters | $653 | $411 | -37.1% |
| Sharon A. Ferguson | $687 | $306 | -55.5% |
| Alfred C. Chavez | $1,243 | $260 | -79.1% |
| Roger C. Stocking | $2,490 | $234 | -90.6% |
| Angelo Quartieri | $407 | $191 | -53.1% |
| Pilar Deines-Allis | $0 | $189 | -- |
| Jasak, LLC | $2,817 | $83 | -97.1% |
| John G. Payton | $132 | $48 | -63.6% |
| Alma L. Bock | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Rachel Marie Plympton | $1,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Margarito Trujillo, JR and Ada MA | $12,146 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J. Murtha | $22,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Arvella Casper | $2,431 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph a & Barbara Shubert Trust Ud 2/28/03 | $3,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlin Swank | $4,582 | $0 | -100% |
| DJ Pivonka, LLC | $312 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Lee Berry | $5,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Faye Gaines | $13,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Loma Linda Ranch, LLC | $40,232 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Decker | $659 | $0 | -100% |
| Triangle P Cattle Company, LLC | $171,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,598,921 | $1,809,505 | -60.7% |
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