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In 2021, 171 farmers in cities within Las Animas County received a total of $3.3 million in 374 farm subsidies, a 29.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.7 million in 503 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 Las Animas County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis Farms, LLC | $33,401 | $184,564 | 452.6% |
| Chaquaco Cattle Company, LLC | $88,408 | $179,638 | 103.2% |
| Mesa DE Maya, LLC | $110,013 | $137,600 | 25.1% |
| Beatty Canyon Ranch Company | $159,976 | $115,090 | -28.1% |
| Dean R. Goodrich | $220,786 | $107,115 | -51.5% |
| Everett Jackson Jr. | $168,871 | $88,647 | -47.5% |
| Lester W. Jackson | $112,989 | $86,333 | -23.6% |
| Thomas R. Goodrich | $126,246 | $72,235 | -42.8% |
| Dustin Leplatt | $109,824 | $71,853 | -34.6% |
| Monte Sammons | $194,503 | $71,344 | -63.3% |
| Alice Arlene Mizer | $112,980 | $67,299 | -40.4% |
| Fitzgerald Farms, LLC | $122,823 | $65,888 | -46.4% |
| Falduto Ranches, LLC | $91,678 | $64,207 | -30% |
| John Shannon | $99,847 | $62,650 | -37.3% |
| Dale Yocam | $70,119 | $61,986 | -11.6% |
| Jerry Palmer | $39,491 | $60,489 | 53.2% |
| Yoder Family Farms, LLC | $14,043 | $58,780 | 318.6% |
| Jeff M. Montoya | $52,649 | $57,815 | 9.8% |
| Forestwise, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Stanley White | $66,425 | $50,245 | -24.4% |
| Leann N Malespini | $17,183 | $49,336 | 187.1% |
| Yocam Ranch Operations, LLC | $36,861 | $48,989 | 32.9% |
| Robert N. Patterson | $80,371 | $48,322 | -39.9% |
| Jonathon Tate Watkins | $76,964 | $46,264 | -39.9% |
| Frankie Dee Pearce | $77,512 | $43,913 | -43.3% |
| Brandon John Salapich | $17,413 | $43,784 | 151.4% |
| Kelly C. Bader | $81,640 | $38,753 | -52.5% |
| Platt Ranch, Inc. | $22,220 | $38,610 | 73.8% |
| Gene Yocam | $39,370 | $37,187 | -5.5% |
| Will D. Ward | $65,359 | $36,155 | -44.7% |
| Brown Logging | $0 | $34,609 | -- |
| Ricke Feemster | $30,575 | $33,884 | 10.8% |
| Wet Canyon Lumber Company, Inc. | $0 | $32,926 | -- |
| William Buhr | $62,646 | $31,349 | -50% |
| Kent Waggoner | $99,243 | $31,198 | -68.6% |
| John a Marroney | $43,715 | $31,099 | -28.9% |
| John Max Yocam | $2,724 | $29,826 | 994.9% |
| Brett Balenseifen | $35,971 | $29,236 | -18.7% |
| Robert Shannon | $35,395 | $26,667 | -24.7% |
| Jacob Kindler | $31,049 | $26,389 | -15% |
| Edward Gyurman | $29,651 | $26,131 | -11.9% |
| Peggy L. Mizer | $15,179 | $25,006 | 64.7% |
| Three M&S, Inc. | $13,873 | $24,323 | 75.3% |
| Feemster Ranch, LLC | $60,020 | $24,044 | -59.9% |
| Leo N. Jones | $21,256 | $23,575 | 10.9% |
| Lonnie Jackson | $46,723 | $22,551 | -51.7% |
| Sherry G. Jacobs | $11,032 | $22,366 | 102.7% |
| Mohammad Abu-Okal | $52,842 | $21,221 | -59.8% |
| Patrick Shannon | $58,693 | $19,174 | -67.3% |
| Adams Land & Livestock, LLC | $36,711 | $18,324 | -50.1% |
| David M. Adams | $47,840 | $18,073 | -62.2% |
| Myron F. Scott | $23,277 | $17,798 | -23.5% |
| Winter J Cross Ranch, LLC | $49,131 | $17,201 | -65% |
| Louden Cattle Company | $0 | $17,102 | -- |
| Anita Robertson | $35,476 | $16,536 | -53.4% |
| Darla V Schauf - Darla V Schauf Revocable Trust | $0 | $16,480 | -- |
| Theresa Goodrich | $23,271 | $16,463 | -29.3% |
| Robroy C Patterson | $113,137 | $15,074 | -86.7% |
| Janae J. Rader | $25,667 | $14,019 | -45.4% |
| Blake Rader | $31,109 | $13,924 | -55.2% |
| Debora M. Smith | $24,253 | $13,823 | -43% |
| Richard Mack Louden | $68,982 | $13,578 | -80.3% |
| Frank J. Sciacca | $9,816 | $13,314 | 35.6% |
| Douglas Taylor | $33,839 | $13,127 | -61.2% |
| Gary Saddoris | $7,205 | $12,813 | 77.8% |
| Phyllis Blasi | $8,518 | $12,349 | 45% |
| Lori E. Green | $15,148 | $12,072 | -20.3% |
| Wild Diamond Cattle Company, Inc. | $3,990 | $11,837 | 196.7% |
| Spear W. Ranch | $23,267 | $11,143 | -52.1% |
| John Robert Watkins | $44,165 | $10,983 | -75.1% |
| Herman Moltrer | $14,631 | $10,470 | -28.4% |
| Jason J. Jackson | $20,345 | $10,319 | -49.3% |
| Tom Zubal Jr. | $21,716 | $10,266 | -52.7% |
| Justin Lucero | $0 | $9,862 | -- |
| Billee Sumpter | $19,183 | $9,819 | -48.8% |
| Larry Tortorice | $0 | $9,690 | -- |
| Mary E. Pettis | $9,225 | $9,245 | 0.2% |
| Mark W. Jackson | $18,534 | $8,957 | -51.7% |
| Garrett M. Russell | $2,126 | $8,691 | 308.8% |
| Joy L. Wooten | $8,376 | $8,376 | 0% |
| Michele Eichler | $4,488 | $8,190 | 82.5% |
| Thomas F Burrows Estate | $5,252 | $7,813 | 48.8% |
| Lee Alan Fulbright | $7,898 | $7,634 | -3.3% |
| Robert Michael Pearce | $18,908 | $7,523 | -60.2% |
| Horner Ranch, LLC | $0 | $7,178 | -- |
| Frank Coppa | $16,124 | $6,992 | -56.6% |
| William Barrett | $4,059 | $6,673 | 64.4% |
| Jacy B Devolin | $12,194 | $6,617 | -45.7% |
| Waldroup Ranch, Inc. | $37,398 | $6,465 | -82.7% |
| Mack R. Louden | $13,200 | $5,903 | -55.3% |
| Nicholas G. Sciacca | $42,301 | $5,869 | -86.1% |
| Frank A. Milinazzo Jr. | $13,443 | $5,654 | -57.9% |
| Louise Aubuchon | $8,846 | $5,547 | -37.3% |
| Mcmillan Cattle Company | $7,105 | $5,323 | -25.1% |
| Dan Crist | $4,118 | $5,298 | 28.7% |
| Floyd E. Beard | $5,181 | $5,193 | 0.2% |
| Tony Hass | $44,817 | $5,131 | -88.6% |
| Jesse Mullins | $0 | $5,061 | -- |
| David Philpott | $9,033 | $4,983 | -44.8% |
| Howard C. Sumpter | $13,725 | $4,757 | -65.3% |
| Johnnie Mayhan | $12,557 | $4,708 | -62.5% |
| Kerry Campbell | $3,641 | $4,460 | 22.5% |
| Kirk Falduto | $7,898 | $4,441 | -43.8% |
| Daniel Borrego | $43,407 | $4,418 | -89.8% |
| Jimmy Don Mapes | $50,765 | $4,198 | -91.7% |
| Billy R. Floyd | $10,201 | $4,121 | -59.6% |
| Daryl W. Aubuchon | $0 | $4,093 | -- |
| Warren McDonald | $38,609 | $3,953 | -89.8% |
| Carlos Wren | $0 | $3,896 | -- |
| Robert Torres | $4,738 | $3,400 | -28.2% |
| Marvin G. Torres | $1,914 | $3,385 | 76.9% |
| Palmer Brothers, LLC | $8,112 | $3,364 | -58.5% |
| Raymond C Moltrer | $3,972 | $3,329 | -16.2% |
| Frank J. Tortorelli | $3,997 | $3,238 | -19% |
| Donna Louise Albertson | $4,387 | $2,991 | -31.8% |
| Sandoval Land & Cattle Company | $15,140 | $2,846 | -81.2% |
| Ernest D. Hart | $19,258 | $2,731 | -85.8% |
| Gary Mestas | $35,718 | $2,686 | -92.5% |
| William Toupal | $4,829 | $2,641 | -45.3% |
| Randall Howell | $18,289 | $2,616 | -85.7% |
| Justin Sumpter | $4,905 | $2,583 | -47.3% |
| Jim McKinley | $2,894 | $2,560 | -11.5% |
| Mary H. Dixon | $5,117 | $2,440 | -52.3% |
| Justin Lee Beard | $24,504 | $2,303 | -90.6% |
| Kelly D. Rivera | $2,112 | $2,295 | 8.7% |
| James Healey | $2,134 | $2,290 | 7.3% |
| Timothy Quinn | $7,291 | $2,225 | -69.5% |
| Burnette M. Patterson | $2,165 | $2,165 | 0% |
| Ramon L. Zamora | $9,262 | $2,119 | -77.1% |
| Nancy Monteleone | $3,172 | $2,078 | -34.5% |
| Up River Cattle Company, LLC | $1,936 | $1,960 | 1.2% |
| Randy A. Witt | $9,585 | $1,880 | -80.4% |
| Jessica L Dalrick | $3,411 | $1,642 | -51.9% |
| Bruce J. Nittler | $6,017 | $1,598 | -73.4% |
| Paul Andreatta | $967 | $1,586 | 64% |
| Phil Bernal | $4,161 | $1,496 | -64% |
| Ronald Zamora | $1,569 | $1,496 | -4.7% |
| Jodi Amato | $1,441 | $1,433 | -0.6% |
| Marion Dalvit | $56 | $1,415 | 2,426.8% |
| Ralph J. Cianciarulo | $2,001 | $1,343 | -32.9% |
| Henry Danny Marques | $6,349 | $1,215 | -80.9% |
| Jason Marques | $3,218 | $1,215 | -62.2% |
| Mary Hasenack | $2,852 | $1,190 | -58.3% |
| John T. Jolly | $6,297 | $1,064 | -83.1% |
| Dirk Davis | $9,163 | $990 | -89.2% |
| Joe Kancilia | $8,304 | $967 | -88.4% |
| Billie M. Adams | $4,598 | $942 | -79.5% |
| Annette Lamberson | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Daniel M. Costa | $1,446 | $871 | -39.8% |
| Joseph T. Amato | $2,310 | $855 | -63% |
| Joe V. Abeyta | $429 | $729 | 69.9% |
| Jennifer Brooks Yates | $1,427 | $722 | -49.4% |
| Jack Pearce | $0 | $689 | -- |
| Joel Hensley Dunlap Jr. | $3,289 | $678 | -79.4% |
| Carol Jean Dyke | $2,217 | $640 | -71.1% |
| Lana Coffman | $626 | $567 | -9.4% |
| Kyle Mullins | $2,090 | $464 | -77.8% |
| Frank L. Jacques | $2,567 | $461 | -82% |
| Tony W. Arnhold | $2,176 | $428 | -80.3% |
| Steve Sciacca | $297 | $380 | 27.9% |
| H. L. Bowman Jr. | $2,797 | $360 | -87.1% |
| Chet David Adams | $2,480 | $312 | -87.4% |
| Gregory Geiser | $1,850 | $297 | -83.9% |
| Dominic Verquer JR | $495 | $280 | -43.4% |
| Joseph Ribaudo | $5,369 | $258 | -95.2% |
| Miles Rader | $1,254 | $218 | -82.6% |
| David A. Bacharach | $330 | $193 | -41.5% |
| Louise Clapp | $319 | $187 | -41.4% |
| Sue Johnson | $856 | $106 | -87.6% |
| James B. Findley | $145 | $64 | -55.9% |
| Damian N. Mizera | $2,497 | $56 | -97.8% |
| Majestic Canyon Ranch, LLC | $6,663 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Farthing | $3,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold B. Brooks | $5,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Wren | $17,948 | $0 | -100% |
| Valerie M. Beard | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cator | $3,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie O. Veltri | $5,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia L. Henry | $1,168 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Jolly | $3,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Janis Jones | $655 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristina M. Larson | $1,156 | $0 | -100% |
| RFM Trust | $9,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Porter | $2,841 | $0 | -100% |
| RSJ Farms, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry L. Davis | $2,267 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Verquer | $3,199 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph V. Costa | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,695,746 | $3,317,827 | -29.3% |
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