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In 2021, 223 farmers in cities within Garfield County received a total of $5.9 million in 579 farm subsidies, a 39.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.7 million in 751 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 Garfield County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klaveano Brothers JV | $683,068 | $364,680 | -46.6% |
| Dixon Land and Livestock Joint Venture | $0 | $217,542 | -- |
| C & S Farms JV | $185,188 | $151,959 | -17.9% |
| Dutch Flat Angus, LLC | $209,640 | $141,389 | -32.6% |
| Loren & Denise Beale | $304,753 | $132,324 | -56.6% |
| Klaveano Ranches, Inc. | $295,360 | $131,791 | -55.4% |
| Pearl Farms, LLC | $192,328 | $117,897 | -38.7% |
| Blachly & Sons | $203,595 | $114,439 | -43.8% |
| Mcgreevy Ranches, Inc. | $164,287 | $113,925 | -30.7% |
| Tetrick, Inc. | $147,569 | $113,406 | -23.2% |
| WP Farms, Inc. | $185,345 | $107,811 | -41.8% |
| Kenneth W. Beale | $183,451 | $98,792 | -46.1% |
| Slaybaugh Bros Part | $169,357 | $90,440 | -46.6% |
| Ledgerwood Farms Partnership | $132,803 | $90,066 | -32.2% |
| Herres Land Company | $123,871 | $87,547 | -29.3% |
| Claassen Agent, Inc. | $132,714 | $84,421 | -36.4% |
| Scoggin Ridge Ranch, LLC | $129,487 | $81,143 | -37.3% |
| LNL Farms | $30,168 | $80,531 | 166.9% |
| Jim & Linda Mckeirnan | $111,971 | $78,979 | -29.5% |
| Beale Meadow Creek Ranch, Inc. | $113,438 | $78,651 | -30.7% |
| Keatts Farms, Inc. | $123,243 | $73,101 | -40.7% |
| Warren Acres, Inc. | $127,420 | $72,075 | -43.4% |
| Bingman Farms, Inc. | $110,330 | $69,646 | -36.9% |
| Randy R Kausche | $114,287 | $69,475 | -39.2% |
| Roger & Diane Koller JV | $108,503 | $69,099 | -36.3% |
| Roger Dye | $117,420 | $67,957 | -42.1% |
| 7 JK Ranch, Inc. | $131,569 | $64,912 | -50.7% |
| Hastings Farms | $122,800 | $64,593 | -47.4% |
| William P & Terrilie K Cox JV | $97,816 | $62,993 | -35.6% |
| Ray W. Wolf | $96,940 | $60,548 | -37.5% |
| R&R Cox Farms, Inc. | $70,655 | $59,105 | -16.3% |
| S & C Wolf Farms, LLC | $82,328 | $57,116 | -30.6% |
| Benjamin James Dixon | $32,697 | $56,732 | 73.5% |
| Brian Heitstuman | $89,838 | $55,322 | -38.4% |
| Mike & Mindy Hastings | $96,476 | $52,240 | -45.9% |
| Alpowa Ridge Farms, LLC | $89,332 | $50,629 | -43.3% |
| Steve P. Flerchinger | $62,284 | $50,624 | -18.7% |
| Ruark Century Farm, Inc. | $79,040 | $50,052 | -36.7% |
| New Century Farms, Inc. | $86,273 | $49,819 | -42.3% |
| Michael E. Flerchinger | $51,688 | $49,166 | -4.9% |
| Kirby-Zumwalt, LLC | $30,891 | $48,890 | 58.3% |
| J & T Koller Farms, Inc. | $83,008 | $48,488 | -41.6% |
| Ridgeline Agent, LLC | $81,803 | $48,101 | -41.2% |
| Howard Hills, Inc. | $72,998 | $46,723 | -36% |
| PSL Farms, LLC | $21,731 | $46,537 | 114.2% |
| Regie Waldher | $82,478 | $44,919 | -45.5% |
| BJK Farms, Inc. | $62,506 | $43,817 | -29.9% |
| Nak Farms, Inc. | $79,082 | $42,766 | -45.9% |
| Dixon Land, LLC | $0 | $42,238 | -- |
| Randy J. Koller | $69,830 | $42,045 | -39.8% |
| Jeannie Riley | $38,675 | $38,674 | 0% |
| Chris S. Wolf | $57,522 | $37,342 | -35.1% |
| Heitstuman, Inc. | $25,068 | $36,808 | 46.8% |
| Ellis Acres, LLC | $36,498 | $36,498 | 0% |
| Wild Horse, Inc. | $48,610 | $36,206 | -25.5% |
| K-2 Farms, Inc. | $48,609 | $36,205 | -25.5% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $34,876 | -- |
| Scott R. Davis | $61,371 | $32,884 | -46.4% |
| Bryan McKeirnan | $72,469 | $32,787 | -54.8% |
| Eric E. McKeirnan | $52,780 | $32,639 | -38.2% |
| Paul H. Weimer | $54,879 | $32,497 | -40.8% |
| Patrick J & Donna M Dixon JV | $47,797 | $32,395 | -32.2% |
| Gary Wold | $24,160 | $31,920 | 32.1% |
| Pat S. McKeirnan | $57,507 | $31,153 | -45.8% |
| Falling Springs, Inc. | $45,773 | $30,652 | -33% |
| Beau P. Blachly | $29,343 | $29,343 | 0% |
| Carla A. Blachly | $29,343 | $29,343 | 0% |
| H C Barr Family Trust | $34,383 | $28,897 | -16% |
| Gary Houser | $17,504 | $27,536 | 57.3% |
| Kenneth & Debbie Ledgerwood JV | $179,182 | $27,334 | -84.7% |
| JD River Ranch, LLC | $27,667 | $26,992 | -2.4% |
| GW Farms Joint Venture | $57,123 | $26,488 | -53.6% |
| Yale Farms | $49,101 | $26,420 | -46.2% |
| Herres Livestock | $29,078 | $24,621 | -15.3% |
| Zions Bank | $0 | $24,577 | -- |
| Four Aces Farms Partnership | $14,585 | $24,393 | 67.2% |
| Scott Williams | $39,662 | $22,747 | -42.6% |
| Don H. Richardson | $43,948 | $22,502 | -48.8% |
| M & I Livestock, Inc. | $27,592 | $22,348 | -19% |
| Tetrick Family, LLC | $37,248 | $21,790 | -41.5% |
| Boyd Farms JV, Inc. | $30,576 | $21,616 | -29.3% |
| Vista View Farms, Inc. | $21,603 | $21,396 | -1% |
| TRN Land, LLC | $33,471 | $21,363 | -36.2% |
| Robert C. Koller | $37,992 | $20,902 | -45% |
| Kenten Leonard | $34,900 | $20,861 | -40.2% |
| R and G Ranches, Inc. | $30,811 | $20,095 | -34.8% |
| Gwinn Family Trust Dated May 24 2013 | $0 | $19,808 | -- |
| Walter R. Riley | $159,952 | $19,728 | -87.7% |
| Michelle L. Wolf | $28,764 | $18,676 | -35.1% |
| Steve W. Wolf | $28,764 | $18,676 | -35.1% |
| Pataha Creek Farms, Inc. | $23,040 | $18,300 | -20.6% |
| T & E Beale, LLC | $28,018 | $17,858 | -36.3% |
| Sevengrains Joint Venture | $70,951 | $17,592 | -75.2% |
| Joanne Beale Trust | $99,742 | $17,435 | -82.5% |
| Edna Kimble Heirs | $10,698 | $16,491 | 54.2% |
| Marengo River Ranch, Inc. | $9,917 | $16,227 | 63.6% |
| Howard Family Ranch, LLC | $16,521 | $15,022 | -9.1% |
| Wayne Fitzsimmons | $19,853 | $14,286 | -28% |
| Watson Farms, Inc. | $25,944 | $13,931 | -46.3% |
| Kimble Land, LLC | $24,164 | $13,512 | -44.1% |
| Wayne Beale Farms, Inc. | $26,028 | $12,800 | -50.8% |
| Kenneth H. Ramm | $22,791 | $12,687 | -44.3% |
| Jeffreys Living Trust | $18,256 | $12,563 | -31.2% |
| Wolf Farm, LLC | $16,569 | $12,117 | -26.9% |
| Randall Travis Family Trustee | $15,102 | $12,062 | -20.1% |
| Cindy Sue, LLC | $15,115 | $11,940 | -21% |
| Fitzsimmons Estate | $8,483 | $11,271 | 32.9% |
| Jonathan Kyle Kimble | $0 | $10,827 | -- |
| Indian Trail Ranch Holdings Family Trust B | $0 | $10,429 | -- |
| Scott Wolf | $8,217 | $10,401 | 26.6% |
| Gary a E Houser Trust | $25,099 | $10,384 | -58.6% |
| Wynn Stallcop | $14,563 | $10,208 | -29.9% |
| Houser Farm Partnership | $17,128 | $10,132 | -40.8% |
| Thomas Wayne Beale | $0 | $10,093 | -- |
| Jennifer Dixon | $0 | $10,022 | -- |
| Justin Dixon | $0 | $10,022 | -- |
| Raymond R. Noonan | $18,432 | $9,946 | -46% |
| Jesse A. Tennant | $14,890 | $9,487 | -36.3% |
| Marjorie Fitzsimmons - Fitzsimmons 1999 Rev Liv Trustee | $0 | $9,178 | -- |
| Estate of Lester D Lyle | $10,609 | $9,171 | -13.6% |
| Chad P. Lindgren | $44,771 | $8,924 | -80.1% |
| Linda K. McKeirnan | $12,210 | $8,715 | -28.6% |
| Skyline Farms, LLC | $14,050 | $8,491 | -39.6% |
| William Fitzgerald | $5,967 | $8,406 | 40.9% |
| Resa A. Cox | $8,275 | $7,836 | -5.3% |
| Linda R Ruchert | $8,252 | $7,808 | -5.4% |
| Rochelle G. Berglund | $8,252 | $7,808 | -5.4% |
| Mcgreevy, LLC | $13,358 | $7,455 | -44.2% |
| Kimberly A. Sliter | $8,294 | $7,268 | -12.4% |
| Marjorie June Davis-Dumbeck | $13,277 | $7,188 | -45.9% |
| Ray Wolf and Kayleen Melena | $0 | $7,083 | -- |
| Chad Weimer | $11,985 | $6,900 | -42.4% |
| Carole F. Slaybaugh | $12,383 | $6,769 | -45.3% |
| Dye Family Farm | $14,427 | $6,491 | -55% |
| W H Weatherly Ranches, LLC | $7,009 | $6,309 | -10% |
| Glenn C Barber | $10,304 | $6,132 | -40.5% |
| Eileen L Weimer Irrevocable Trust | $10,097 | $6,025 | -40.3% |
| Kimble K-9, LLC | $37,870 | $5,827 | -84.6% |
| Russell T. Dailey | $5,727 | $5,727 | 0% |
| Edith M. Cole | $21,157 | $5,540 | -73.8% |
| Tucker G. Gibson | $6,918 | $4,510 | -34.8% |
| Ronald Kessler | $0 | $4,501 | -- |
| CR Mckeirnan, LLC | $8,412 | $4,417 | -47.5% |
| Virginia A. Boyd | $8,889 | $4,399 | -50.5% |
| Tyler Michael McGreevy | $0 | $4,386 | -- |
| TNT Land, LLC | $8,238 | $4,314 | -47.6% |
| Lee W. Blachly | $7,512 | $4,198 | -44.1% |
| Josh Bowen | $4,747 | $4,179 | -12% |
| Joshua Lee Hames | $6,611 | $4,141 | -37.4% |
| Reed Herres | $6,859 | $3,981 | -42% |
| Steven L. Brown | $1,848 | $3,868 | 109.3% |
| Barbara Burt | $6,269 | $3,811 | -39.2% |
| Dan Williams | $6,620 | $3,791 | -42.7% |
| Thomas M. Herres | $7,295 | $3,741 | -48.7% |
| Carol Wildman | $3,590 | $3,590 | 0% |
| Stan S. Warren | $4,989 | $3,542 | -29% |
| Joy L. Schwindt | $3,834 | $3,475 | -9.4% |
| Ralph Schwindt | $3,779 | $3,475 | -8% |
| Double H. Ranch | $25,855 | $3,462 | -86.6% |
| Quarter Circle 21, LLC | $5,985 | $3,451 | -42.3% |
| Gingerich Family, LLC | $5,847 | $3,344 | -42.8% |
| Vernon L. Kimble | $4,046 | $3,107 | -23.2% |
| Randy E Mulrony | $4,890 | $2,996 | -38.7% |
| Louise Schuelke Munday | $3,797 | $2,626 | -30.8% |
| Yale Gordon Burt Testamentary Trust | $0 | $2,622 | -- |
| Paulette Watson Scott | $5,211 | $2,515 | -51.7% |
| Lambie Creek, LLC | $2,447 | $2,447 | 0% |
| Justin T. Warren | $4,878 | $2,328 | -52.3% |
| Benjamin Slaybaugh | $0 | $2,282 | -- |
| Paul & Barbara Kimble | $3,980 | $2,273 | -42.9% |
| Larry J. Scoggin | $1,809 | $2,189 | 21% |
| Martin J. Hall | $2,404 | $2,120 | -11.8% |
| Michael J. Wolf | $5,614 | $2,062 | -63.3% |
| Kayleen Melena | $0 | $2,052 | -- |
| Bettie I. Gibson | $760 | $1,991 | 162% |
| Nick Waldher | $3,438 | $1,935 | -43.7% |
| Tye F. Knebel | $1,205 | $1,926 | 59.8% |
| Heath Severson | $0 | $1,834 | -- |
| Lewis E. Bishop | $1,751 | $1,794 | 2.5% |
| Michael Hastings | $0 | $1,765 | -- |
| Landkammer Heirs | $3,204 | $1,705 | -46.8% |
| Dennis Oldenburg | $3,644 | $1,651 | -54.7% |
| Rimmelspacher 1999 Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $1,642 | -- |
| Ridge Road Farms | $2,702 | $1,591 | -41.1% |
| Eleanor Bingman | $2,722 | $1,472 | -45.9% |
| Fitzsimmons Five, LLC | $25,968 | $1,318 | -94.9% |
| Holly Ledgerwood | $2,615 | $1,138 | -56.5% |
| Steve Ledgerwood | $2,615 | $1,138 | -56.5% |
| Lynn Zimmerman | $0 | $1,122 | -- |
| Rick Slaybaugh | $2,180 | $1,067 | -51.1% |
| Max Scoggin | $2,541 | $970 | -61.8% |
| James Maves | $900 | $900 | 0% |
| Gary W. Bye | $1,947 | $874 | -55.1% |
| Niebel Farms | $33,314 | $873 | -97.4% |
| Carol Obenland | $1,548 | $840 | -45.7% |
| Marilyn Myers | $1,203 | $727 | -39.6% |
| Storey Family Trust | $1,022 | $650 | -36.4% |
| Charlotte J. Henry | $1,040 | $633 | -39.1% |
| Lisa E. Lund | $1,019 | $633 | -37.9% |
| Kristina A. Knebel | $1,205 | $536 | -55.5% |
| Clayton Tetrick | $732 | $364 | -50.3% |
| Henry Demand Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $323 | -- |
| Brian Scoggin | $627 | $246 | -60.8% |
| Carey Caruso | $36,349 | $206 | -99.4% |
| Benjamin C. Feider | $393 | $202 | -48.6% |
| Richard & Sandra Geiger JV | $29,616 | $159 | -99.5% |
| Brooke a Klaveano | $285 | $123 | -56.8% |
| Mike Therrian | $0 | $113 | -- |
| Dwyla Fruh | $32 | $103 | 221.9% |
| Kimberly Ann Feider | $396 | $90 | -77.3% |
| Doug Maxey | $290 | $83 | -71.4% |
| Patrick J. McGreevy | $83 | $63 | -24.1% |
| Jillian Herres | $494 | $51 | -89.7% |
| Kyzer Herres | $494 | $51 | -89.7% |
| Trevin Walton | $659 | $51 | -92.3% |
| Grayson Slaybaugh | $626 | $26 | -95.8% |
| Kennedy Cannon | $33 | $26 | -21.2% |
| Peyton Cannon | $247 | $26 | -89.5% |
| Trevin Dayne Kimble | $247 | $26 | -89.5% |
| Treyton Bo Kimble | $247 | $26 | -89.5% |
| Tyson Carter Kimble | $461 | $26 | -94.4% |
| Cody Jones | $0 | $20 | -- |
| Greg C. Gilbert | $26 | $10 | -61.5% |
| Benjamin Dixon | $17,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig A. Heitstuman | $42,755 | $0 | -100% |
| D & J Kendall Farms, LLC | $5,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Dixon Land and Livestock Joint Ve | $314,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $29,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda Dixon | $914 | $0 | -100% |
| Gwinn Family Trust Dated May 24 2 | $30,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Half Circle R Enterprises, LLC | $61,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Indian Trail Ranch Holdings Famil | $17,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry N. Carey | $11,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke A. Ledgerwood | $18,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Marjorie Fitzsimmons - Fitzsimmon | $16,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Gregory Gilbert | $39 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil Keatts Family Trust | $4,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Quest Keatts Estate | $4,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Rimmelspacher 1999 Revocable Livi | $2,859 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D Petty Revocable Trust | $17,288 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Heitstuman | $836 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert K. Johnson | $2,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Dumbeck | $1,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Fitzgerald | $1,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Seth Claassen | $23,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Brown | $320 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Beale | $1,414 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Wm Wolf | $21,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Yale Gordon Burt Testamentary Trustee | $4,261 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,693,084 | $5,907,879 | -39.1% |
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