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In 2021, 106 farmers in cities within Broomfield County received a total of $802,997 in 193 farm subsidies, a 38.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Agent, Corp. | $562,708 | $188,531 | -66.5% |
| David E. Esch | $23,136 | $58,040 | 150.9% |
| Lynette J. Esch | $18,893 | $55,771 | 195.2% |
| Hinchliff & Sons, Inc. | $63,460 | $54,208 | -14.6% |
| Matthew Wayne Hulstrom | $11,730 | $45,059 | 284.1% |
| Karen Yudnich | $38,573 | $32,160 | -16.6% |
| Elizabeth a Konecne-Elizabeth a Konecne Trust | $29,926 | $29,606 | -1.1% |
| Janice M Maddock Revocable Trust-Janice Maddock | $34,131 | $24,259 | -28.9% |
| Eva Louise Casey IRR Trust DTD OCT 31, 2016 | $24,080 | $24,080 | 0% |
| Danny Cook | $20,636 | $17,542 | -15% |
| Ted A. Smith | $22,762 | $14,816 | -34.9% |
| Alex G & Janet D Fremling Family Trust | $10,748 | $13,765 | 28.1% |
| Walter Glenn Farms, LLC | $11,082 | $13,590 | 22.6% |
| Robert Yudnich | $12,378 | $11,887 | -4% |
| Health Haus, LLC | $10,907 | $10,907 | 0% |
| Joyce Keppel | $9,620 | $9,620 | 0% |
| Alan W. Green | $24,090 | $9,202 | -61.8% |
| Nathan L Andersohn | $19,567 | $9,013 | -53.9% |
| Deanna M. Jacobson | $9,994 | $8,368 | -16.3% |
| Springer Farms Partnership | $7,019 | $8,008 | 14.1% |
| Nancy Hahn | $11,509 | $7,167 | -37.7% |
| Lynn Doddridge | $7,113 | $7,113 | 0% |
| Ronald Jessen | $0 | $6,830 | -- |
| Beverly Martin | $6,616 | $6,616 | 0% |
| Donald E. Leitner | $0 | $6,515 | -- |
| Dianne Glenn | $0 | $6,469 | -- |
| John F Corkle Farm | $16,658 | $5,892 | -64.6% |
| The Fredrick Keith Konecne Family Trust | $9,727 | $5,415 | -44.3% |
| Homsher-Maddock Trust | $11,177 | $5,091 | -54.5% |
| Charles Homsher IRR Trust | $9,133 | $5,013 | -45.1% |
| Janice A. Perkins | $1,772 | $4,989 | 181.5% |
| Carole Horst | $24,305 | $4,640 | -80.9% |
| Larry L Klinger Revocable Trust | $6,799 | $4,296 | -36.8% |
| Vanessa Hebda | $4,620 | $4,007 | -13.3% |
| Norma Webb | $8,975 | $3,205 | -64.3% |
| Louise J. Stahly | $12,090 | $3,082 | -74.5% |
| David R. McCormick | $4,593 | $2,960 | -35.6% |
| Milo Max, LLC | $2,810 | $2,810 | 0% |
| Forsyth Family, LLLP | $1,044 | $2,753 | 163.7% |
| Diane E. Gossett | $4,657 | $2,752 | -40.9% |
| Berna J Scott Trust | $4,460 | $2,679 | -39.9% |
| Jo Ellen Fuhrman | $1,509 | $2,673 | 77.1% |
| Georgene A. Johns | $2,225 | $2,594 | 16.6% |
| Susan Roth Rev Trust | $7,734 | $2,342 | -69.7% |
| Gloria D. Kellogg | $2,263 | $2,263 | 0% |
| David Olsen | $3,557 | $2,077 | -41.6% |
| Kathleen S Donohoe Trust | $1,564 | $2,004 | 28.1% |
| Craig R. McBride | $1,993 | $1,993 | 0% |
| Ron Hollrah | $5,575 | $1,977 | -64.5% |
| Blake Mynatt | $1,932 | $1,932 | 0% |
| J&J Hay and Cattle, LLC | $2,100 | $1,920 | -8.6% |
| Brenda S Siefken Revocable Trustee | $932 | $1,867 | 100.3% |
| Rosalie Blanche Vorlage | $1,863 | $1,863 | 0% |
| Thomas J. McNeely | $3,476 | $1,754 | -49.5% |
| Kenneth D. Asbury | $2,930 | $1,696 | -42.1% |
| Lawrence G. Jakes | $2,145 | $1,651 | -23% |
| Sandra K. Aderman | $3,684 | $1,624 | -55.9% |
| Larry Reifschneider | $5,717 | $1,570 | -72.5% |
| Michael P Donohoe Trust | $2,021 | $1,547 | -23.5% |
| Kevin D. Alvey | $11,896 | $1,502 | -87.4% |
| Sheryl Tolly Revocable Trust DTD Sept 17 2008 | $3,913 | $1,478 | -62.2% |
| Victor Schmeiser | $2,106 | $1,389 | -34% |
| Shirley M Majors Living Rvoc Trust | $0 | $1,291 | -- |
| Scrogan Family Trust | $1,941 | $1,269 | -34.6% |
| Doris Faye Hanson | $2,041 | $1,199 | -41.3% |
| Elizabeth Boitnott | $0 | $1,132 | -- |
| Leslie Lewis Bending | $1,293 | $1,071 | -17.2% |
| Walter T. Denny | $1,325 | $1,052 | -20.6% |
| Glenn Krum | $1,636 | $1,019 | -37.7% |
| Carolyn K. Harner | $995 | $995 | 0% |
| Byford Thomas Jarvis | $2,151 | $891 | -58.6% |
| Mary Lou Murphy | $1,530 | $887 | -42% |
| Pat Harding Swearngain | $885 | $887 | 0.2% |
| Kurt Kircher | $4,026 | $818 | -79.7% |
| Mary Statler, LLC | $1,352 | $803 | -40.6% |
| Butterfield Farms, LLC | $1,710 | $777 | -54.6% |
| The Engelstad Family Trust Dated Sept 1, 2016 | $3,321 | $766 | -76.9% |
| David R. Purdy | $1,016 | $739 | -27.3% |
| John B. Peterson | $570 | $672 | 17.9% |
| Angela Manuel Fitzgerald | $0 | $667 | -- |
| Mary C. Baylie | $1,467 | $648 | -55.8% |
| John C. Evans | $907 | $628 | -30.8% |
| Deborah L. Flores | $2,546 | $574 | -77.5% |
| Jimmie G. Wolf | $247 | $572 | 131.6% |
| Don Wylie | $2,244 | $545 | -75.7% |
| Botanical Interests, Inc. | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Jill E. Davis | $1,476 | $444 | -69.9% |
| Barbara Webber Widrig Trust | $408 | $408 | 0% |
| Marjorie Ann Buss | $988 | $399 | -59.6% |
| Janice K. Purdy | $667 | $346 | -48.1% |
| Lila I. Hernandez | $771 | $338 | -56.2% |
| Brenda K. Lawson | $506 | $285 | -43.7% |
| Lawrence J. Pribyl | $505 | $285 | -43.6% |
| Karen S. Batie | $1,369 | $250 | -81.7% |
| Nancy Kothenbeutel | $430 | $235 | -45.3% |
| Valdora Brown | $0 | $202 | -- |
| John Christopher Barrington | $304 | $160 | -47.4% |
| Sherman L. Jarrett | $361 | $158 | -56.2% |
| Jane N Fox Separate Property Trust | $490 | $147 | -70% |
| Craig McBreen | $301 | $129 | -57.1% |
| Rebecca R. Hofer | $281 | $113 | -59.8% |
| Katherine Williams Revocable Trust | $0 | $72 | -- |
| Melissa L. Harbour | $142 | $70 | -50.7% |
| Dennis L. Alexander | $0 | $63 | -- |
| Morgan Farm, LLC | $559 | $34 | -93.9% |
| Virgil Allen Scott Trust | $1,537 | $15 | -99% |
| Burl McEndree | $2,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig L Moormeier | $869 | $0 | -100% |
| Donovan G. Buss | $929 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas J. Zwiers | $548 | $0 | -100% |
| Ella Mae Schlepp Revocable Trust | $1,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan Y Tuley Trust October 18, 2005 | $66 | $0 | -100% |
| John E Tveitnes | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine Williams Revocable Trus | $156 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelley Farm | $5,117 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly S. Sehr | $656 | $0 | -100% |
| Ken Wayne Christy | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynette R. Siewert | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Phyllis Dalton | $466 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Robinson | $40,401 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney S. Frederick | $718 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley M Majors Living Rvoc Trus | $4,634 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Land Investments | $3,663 | $0 | -100% |
| Thelma M. Dawson | $10,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Wegelin Land & Livestock, Inc. | $1,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Wegelin Land Company, LLC | $1,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,305,830 | $802,997 | -38.5% |
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