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In 2021, 263 farmers in cities within Boulder County received a total of $1.8 million in 445 farm subsidies, a 48.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.5 million in 724 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Association of Brewers, Inc. | $658,429 | $304,387 | -53.8% |
The Nature Conservancy | $144,891 | $150,000 | 3.5% |
R a Blumenhein | $25,973 | $112,501 | 333.1% |
James W. Guercio | $182,637 | $66,295 | -63.7% |
Steckel Farms PTR | $69,199 | $47,942 | -30.7% |
Winwood Farms, Inc. | $45,827 | $47,704 | 4.1% |
Bateman Farms, LLC | $61,293 | $42,638 | -30.4% |
Wilma a Spicer - W Spicer, LLC | $24,091 | $41,863 | 73.8% |
Bookcliff Farms, LLC | $0 | $34,817 | -- |
TW Farms, Inc. | $30,867 | $30,597 | -0.9% |
Wus Farmland, Ltd. | $192,350 | $29,728 | -84.5% |
Pancost Angus | $68,606 | $25,905 | -62.2% |
James Brantz | $24,846 | $24,846 | 0% |
Cure Organics, LLC | $500 | $23,545 | 4,609% |
Allen J. Biggs Jr. | $26,871 | $21,812 | -18.8% |
Moffat Farm, LLC | $0 | $21,658 | -- |
Craft's, Inc. | $14,366 | $21,379 | 48.8% |
Enix Family Living Trust | $20,991 | $20,991 | 0% |
Robert W Clyncke | $20,232 | $17,601 | -13% |
Clyde Ruch | $16,538 | $16,538 | 0% |
Sarah C Feiertag Trust | $42,349 | $16,145 | -61.9% |
Brant Liebmann Trust | $15,494 | $15,494 | 0% |
Richard Wagner Farms, LLC | $29,038 | $15,347 | -47.1% |
Eagle's Wing Ranch, LLC | $20,512 | $14,847 | -27.6% |
Ndira FBO Roland Alexander Thompson | $6,160 | $13,245 | 115% |
Leistikow Family LP | $23,835 | $13,193 | -44.6% |
Newman Farm Enterprises, LLC | $10,071 | $12,637 | 25.5% |
Eta Farms, Inc. | $46,878 | $12,284 | -73.8% |
Albert Hogan | $83,070 | $11,848 | -85.7% |
John F. Harris | $17,389 | $11,710 | -32.7% |
Peteco Properties, LLC | $11,330 | $11,330 | 0% |
David W. Selby | $7,500 | $11,248 | 50% |
Mark Young | $11,245 | $11,245 | 0% |
Phyllimac Farms, LLC | $18,337 | $11,161 | -39.1% |
Bonnie M. Douglas | $10,592 | $10,592 | 0% |
Lemons Farms, LLC | $19,258 | $9,989 | -48.1% |
The Vinelands, LLC | $0 | $9,455 | -- |
L & T Farms PTNR | $2,598 | $9,272 | 256.9% |
C Whitley, D Fonville & B Fonville | $0 | $9,255 | -- |
John D. Stephens | $18,545 | $9,228 | -50.2% |
Kathryn Walker Living Trust | $13,010 | $8,662 | -33.4% |
Gordon Bradford Denton | $7,193 | $8,290 | 15.3% |
Lance J and Judith a Mikkelsen Rev Trustee | $2,270 | $8,020 | 253.3% |
Ura M Riethmayer Family Trust | $5,152 | $7,670 | 48.9% |
Woydziak Land, Corp. | $7,502 | $7,591 | 1.2% |
Arlene F Westover Trust | $8,265 | $7,331 | -11.3% |
Isabelle Farm, LLC | $48,857 | $7,161 | -85.3% |
Evelyn C. Hobbs | $0 | $7,080 | -- |
Linda Roan Yager | $7,008 | $7,008 | 0% |
George R. Lover | $17,257 | $6,922 | -59.9% |
Copeland Farms, LLC | $8,740 | $6,853 | -21.6% |
Marcella Munson-Munson Land Trust | $14,365 | $6,832 | -52.4% |
Judith J. Wittmann | $6,475 | $6,475 | 0% |
Warren V DE Haan Living Trust | $6,323 | $6,323 | 0% |
Lynn R. Hurst | $7,313 | $5,940 | -18.8% |
Bertha Wetzler | $4,728 | $5,879 | 24.3% |
Acadian Land Resources, Inc. | $24,760 | $5,869 | -76.3% |
Twist Family Farms, LLC | $19,133 | $5,814 | -69.6% |
Derek R. Mynatt | $5,751 | $5,751 | 0% |
Doris M Niesen Trust | $9,703 | $5,684 | -41.4% |
Donald E Mccormick & Company | $3,424 | $5,408 | 57.9% |
Kay Strauss Rev Living Trust | $5,402 | $5,402 | 0% |
Robert S. Stewart III | $0 | $5,310 | -- |
Michael J. Mitchell | $5,301 | $5,301 | 0% |
Rodney J. Mueller | $6,710 | $5,119 | -23.7% |
James J Mumey Family Trust | $5,101 | $5,101 | 0% |
Thomas J. Ward | $5,079 | $5,079 | 0% |
Estate of Arthur H. Christman | $0 | $4,925 | -- |
Patricia J Wright Living Trust | $14,191 | $4,802 | -66.2% |
Duster Farms, LLC | $6,396 | $4,661 | -27.1% |
Mary C. Ryan | $5,419 | $4,578 | -15.5% |
Edwin G Young II Estate | $1,908 | $4,527 | 137.3% |
Edwin G. Young II | $4,226 | $4,466 | 5.7% |
Myrle L Mcneal Trust | $11,773 | $4,138 | -64.9% |
White Shield's Pitchfork, LLC | $0 | $3,988 | -- |
B J M, Ltd. | $7,859 | $3,892 | -50.5% |
S&P, LLC | $0 | $3,826 | -- |
Bin Zhang | $0 | $3,800 | -- |
Darrell L. Beck III | $359 | $3,786 | 954.6% |
Ronald Sutherland | $16,098 | $3,743 | -76.7% |
Ladybug Farms of Colorado, LLC | $8,787 | $3,657 | -58.4% |
Barbara Ann East | $8,376 | $3,574 | -57.3% |
M & C Lowe Farms, LLC | $6,240 | $3,546 | -43.2% |
Pamela a Michener Rev Trust | $2,828 | $3,420 | 20.9% |
Middlebrooks Farm | $2,840 | $3,335 | 17.4% |
Jackie O. Tomlinson | $1,678 | $3,304 | 96.9% |
Elva Dragosh | $5,653 | $3,299 | -41.6% |
Shirley Close | $4,346 | $3,188 | -26.6% |
Arthur Christman | $0 | $3,187 | -- |
Jane J. Mardis | $2,896 | $3,157 | 9% |
Penstone Enterprises Incorporated | $10,214 | $3,156 | -69.1% |
Launch Ranch, LLC | $14,252 | $3,139 | -78% |
KR South Quarter, LLC | $937 | $2,898 | 209.3% |
Haynow Farms, LLC | $1,729 | $2,863 | 65.6% |
Frieda Ann Koster Holley | $8,716 | $2,858 | -67.2% |
Mary E. Usrey | $2,623 | $2,823 | 7.6% |
Irlene Owada | $3,748 | $2,803 | -25.2% |
Jane Evans | $2,659 | $2,760 | 3.8% |
Elizabeth A. Lamanna | $0 | $2,715 | -- |
Zhongmin Wu and Li Chen Trust Dated 09-11-02 | $16,665 | $2,703 | -83.8% |
Patricia a Kavouras Revocable Trust | $2,753 | $2,691 | -2.3% |
David Lee Buckner | $3,153 | $2,656 | -15.8% |
Charlotte Ann Ewing | $5,930 | $2,647 | -55.4% |
OJB Family Enterprise, LLLP | $2,612 | $2,612 | 0% |
Patricia Stephens | $8,931 | $2,604 | -70.8% |
Clyde G. Canino | $0 | $2,503 | -- |
George Neal Thielen | $9,769 | $2,416 | -75.3% |
Linda S Meyer Living Trust | $9,627 | $2,339 | -75.7% |
Shobe Farm Operations - 2016 & Subsequent Year, LLC | $0 | $2,308 | -- |
Zhongmin Wu | $6,923 | $2,283 | -67% |
Kay K. Kidney | $0 | $2,283 | -- |
Ann Collins | $5,885 | $2,233 | -62.1% |
Paul E. Finegan | $3,238 | $2,156 | -33.4% |
Bih, LLC | $6,323 | $2,131 | -66.3% |
Taylor Warwick | $2,354 | $2,131 | -9.5% |
C. W. Mizner | $1,579 | $2,106 | 33.4% |
Carol F. Sheehy | $1,505 | $2,065 | 37.2% |
Merwin Farms, LLC | $12,591 | $2,016 | -84% |
Cw Mizner Tr | $0 | $1,929 | -- |
Obert Mcelroy Farm, LLC | $2,822 | $1,891 | -33% |
Alan J. Richards | $1,528 | $1,819 | 19% |
Sterling Meier | $753 | $1,795 | 138.4% |
Hanna Marsden | $1,739 | $1,739 | 0% |
Robert L Schroeder Family Trust | $5,653 | $1,737 | -69.3% |
Susan - Susan T Curtis 2010 Trust Curtis | $1,020 | $1,717 | 68.3% |
Cindeb %cynthia Nelson | $1,700 | $1,700 | 0% |
Christopher W. Chandler | $7,141 | $1,697 | -76.2% |
Connie M Sinnott Trust | $1,686 | $1,686 | 0% |
Maurice J Sinnott Trust | $1,686 | $1,686 | 0% |
Peter M Van Zante | $3,612 | $1,656 | -54.2% |
Richard P. Welty | $2,423 | $1,649 | -31.9% |
Lowell Genzlinger Revocable Trust | $2,059 | $1,623 | -21.2% |
Gabel & Gabel, LLC | $3,645 | $1,598 | -56.2% |
Thomas M. Conley | $2,283 | $1,575 | -31% |
Violet Audrene Brown - Kenneth & Audrene Brown Rev Trustee | $1,803 | $1,557 | -13.6% |
Peel Properties, LLC | $4,175 | $1,547 | -62.9% |
David G. Potas | $1,546 | $1,546 | 0% |
Holly S. Tulin | $2,882 | $1,530 | -46.9% |
C W Mizner Trust | $0 | $1,500 | -- |
Earthstar Farms, LLC | $1,500 | $1,500 | 0% |
Jane M. Ehrlich | $0 | $1,491 | -- |
Preston Newell | $5,682 | $1,480 | -74% |
Garnis W Hagen | $658 | $1,478 | 124.6% |
The Robert Frank Estle Living Trust | $2,293 | $1,476 | -35.6% |
Jill S. Price | $2,333 | $1,466 | -37.2% |
Ronald Lee Hodges | $1,450 | $1,450 | 0% |
Barbara Freeman | $4,036 | $1,425 | -64.7% |
Julie L. Greene | $6,671 | $1,420 | -78.7% |
Evelyn Morean Felzien | $1,592 | $1,416 | -11.1% |
Melissa Davis | $3,450 | $1,415 | -59% |
Marilyn Rowan | $0 | $1,372 | -- |
Kariann Burleson | $0 | $1,370 | -- |
Cynthia Ozman-Johnson | $714 | $1,349 | 88.9% |
Albert Boggess | $2,584 | $1,338 | -48.2% |
Jaydene Morrison Trust | $4,379 | $1,292 | -70.5% |
Mary Ann E Saussotte - Mary Ann Saussotte Trust U/A Dated Se | $0 | $1,256 | -- |
James B. Gibb | $6,209 | $1,230 | -80.2% |
Dr. Charles Scoggin | $2,009 | $1,228 | -38.9% |
Darrell Lemons | $6,101 | $1,220 | -80% |
Kilby Family Limited Partnership | $13,420 | $1,203 | -91% |
Carol Halpern | $936 | $1,184 | 26.5% |
Michael E. Serrano | $3,276 | $1,184 | -63.9% |
GRS Organics, LLC | $22,264 | $1,162 | -94.8% |
Jess Alexander | $0 | $1,162 | -- |
Pamela L Nelson Trust No 2 | $2,029 | $1,155 | -43.1% |
Susan Jackson | $4,983 | $1,149 | -76.9% |
Patricia Waters Lisle | $1,156 | $1,103 | -4.6% |
Cizek Living Trust of 11-30-05 | $2,756 | $1,099 | -60.1% |
Rick Allen | $1,096 | $1,096 | 0% |
Kelly D. Baughn | $2,030 | $1,088 | -46.4% |
Delmar D Mansdorfer and Nyla J Mansdorfer Revocable Trust | $2,023 | $1,071 | -47.1% |
Christy Greene | $2,749 | $1,066 | -61.2% |
Lisa Akins | $2,749 | $1,066 | -61.2% |
Jan Rowen | $452 | $1,048 | 131.9% |
Fossum Farm, LLC | $4,583 | $1,044 | -77.2% |
Melodie E. Christal | $1,008 | $1,008 | 0% |
James D. Roby | $4,139 | $1,004 | -75.7% |
Grand Headwaters, LLC | $476 | $1,000 | 110.1% |
April Sheffler | $0 | $978 | -- |
Nancy Cherry | $2,471 | $962 | -61.1% |
Harold F. Kosel | $0 | $954 | -- |
Mark H. Geiszler | $954 | $954 | 0% |
Billee a Rosenthal | $1,932 | $947 | -51% |
Darlene Nycz | $896 | $896 | 0% |
Gene E Wasson Estate | $0 | $866 | -- |
Jo Ann Masterson Trust | $1,885 | $864 | -54.2% |
Cotton Family, LLC | $11,525 | $835 | -92.8% |
William N. Munn | $5,330 | $835 | -84.3% |
Dayna S Reed Rev Trust | $937 | $828 | -11.6% |
Joan S. Clifford | $3,728 | $823 | -77.9% |
Etalia Foods, LLC | $0 | $818 | -- |
Jack D. Quinn | $544 | $816 | 50% |
Annette E. Anderson | $2,755 | $802 | -70.9% |
Kristine Todd | $3,023 | $778 | -74.3% |
James Hall | $718 | $777 | 8.2% |
Pottoff Farm | $2,576 | $755 | -70.7% |
Thelma Bishopp | $506 | $750 | 48.2% |
Betty Rollman | $742 | $742 | 0% |
Carol Jo Stewart | $0 | $724 | -- |
Boulder Investment Association, LLP | $1,574 | $670 | -57.4% |
Shiela Rachelle Mudd Roberts | $1,781 | $570 | -68% |
Bernadette Burghart | $1,629 | $527 | -67.6% |
Margaret Dvorachek Richardson | $1,599 | $508 | -68.2% |
Dana K. Heimes | $631 | $503 | -20.3% |
Ampersand Coffee Roasters | $0 | $500 | -- |
Asher Brewing Company | $500 | $500 | 0% |
Bouvier & Steen, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
Canyon Farms, LLC | $500 | $500 | 0% |
Madhava Honey, Ltd. | $0 | $500 | -- |
Peaches & Cream Organic Farms, LLC | $50,519 | $500 | -99% |
Rasa, Inc. | $500 | $500 | 0% |
Silver Canyon Coffee | $500 | $500 | 0% |
Whole Sol Company | $0 | $500 | -- |
Dooley Farms, LLC | $500 | $500 | 0% |
Waayb Labs, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
James T. Collins | $2,114 | $463 | -78.1% |
Thad Smith III | $561 | $455 | -18.9% |
Jolene Duncan | $697 | $452 | -35.2% |
Mary E. Brown | $643 | $450 | -30% |
David Leistikow | $4,141 | $425 | -89.7% |
Palmer W Carlin Revocable Trus | $281 | $417 | 48.4% |
James D. Williams | $528 | $412 | -22% |
Grayson Property Holdings, LLC | $1,006 | $403 | -59.9% |
Blackwelder Family Trust | $971 | $378 | -61.1% |
Charlotte Dalton Lacopo | $542 | $357 | -34.1% |
Jonathan David Sackheim | $1,500 | $356 | -76.3% |
Bill Miller | $350 | $350 | 0% |
David D. Larson | $553 | $332 | -40% |
Anita C. Landess | $985 | $329 | -66.6% |
Wilma W. Etter | $657 | $322 | -51% |
Bradley D. Emrick | $320 | $320 | 0% |
J. T. Priestley | $645 | $297 | -54% |
Marian E. Matheson | $1,128 | $282 | -75% |
Garnis William Hagen Estate | $0 | $269 | -- |
David Dater | $605 | $256 | -57.7% |
Kurt Rooney | $263 | $254 | -3.4% |
Merv Bangert | $634 | $246 | -61.2% |
Shari Louise Griswold | $421 | $234 | -44.4% |
Stephen J Lommele | $549 | $220 | -59.9% |
Norman E. Flack | $487 | $212 | -56.5% |
Debra Way | $478 | $205 | -57.1% |
Ann R. Sabus | $314 | $198 | -36.9% |
Olivia J. Manzanares | $652 | $188 | -71.2% |
Levi Irving McArthur | $0 | $175 | -- |
Becky Mccarty Rev Trust Dated 02/24/2017 | $93 | $158 | 69.9% |
Leann Lynn Cobry | $786 | $152 | -80.7% |
Alice L Stoneman Estate | $0 | $148 | -- |
Gregory Schlender | $413 | $118 | -71.4% |
Christeen L. Hodge | $276 | $117 | -57.6% |
Brent E Moellenberg | $391 | $114 | -70.8% |
Lena McBeth | $86 | $110 | 27.9% |
David E. Houston | $101 | $101 | 0% |
Dawn E. Fleming | $174 | $95 | -45.4% |
Karen S. Palmer | $174 | $95 | -45.4% |
Nancy Pottoff | $94 | $94 | 0% |
Betty Anne Newton | $0 | $90 | -- |
Jean Caris Osland | $353 | $85 | -75.9% |
Pamela Herriott | $27 | $84 | 211.1% |
Frances B. Mellor | $239 | $80 | -66.5% |
Daniel M. Heckendorn | $159 | $72 | -54.7% |
Donna Wasson | $1,513 | $72 | -95.2% |
Ronald G. Lousberg | $129 | $63 | -51.2% |
Alan Ross | $154 | $39 | -74.7% |
Christena E. Cobb | $808 | $0 | -100% |
376 Fish, Inc. | $28,294 | $0 | -100% |
63rd St. Farm, LLC | $17,798 | $0 | -100% |
Bruce Rice | $9,066 | $0 | -100% |
Charles E. Kincaid Jr. | $761 | $0 | -100% |
Cheryl Wu | $15,859 | $0 | -100% |
Dean V. Rector | $664 | $0 | -100% |
Diana Mercer | $2,624 | $0 | -100% |
Dolores Siems Estate | $459 | $0 | -100% |
Donald E. Leitner | $1,579 | $0 | -100% |
Doris Ostwald | $3,572 | $0 | -100% |
Evelyn Sue Enderle | $16 | $0 | -100% |
Fred A. Stengel | $330 | $0 | -100% |
GBT, LLC | $193 | $0 | -100% |
Genzlinger Brothers | $1,514 | $0 | -100% |
Hans A. Johnson | $112,222 | $0 | -100% |
Hanuman Chai, LLC | $671 | $0 | -100% |
Harold Schlender | $1,899 | $0 | -100% |
Haylie H. Lott | $668 | $0 | -100% |
James Eric Dotter | $3,376 | $0 | -100% |
Jim Hobbs | $2,282 | $0 | -100% |
John P. Sturgeon | $2,124 | $0 | -100% |
June M. Steinacher | $457 | $0 | -100% |
Lena K Hagen Rev Liv Trustee | $2,273 | $0 | -100% |
Light Root Community Farm | $13,635 | $0 | -100% |
Mark Derespinis | $17,862 | $0 | -100% |
Morris W Sandstead JR | $986 | $0 | -100% |
Patrick Mulholland | $24,903 | $0 | -100% |
Richard J. Pederson | $1,361 | $0 | -100% |
Robert Tracey Dye | $248 | $0 | -100% |
Rojokox2, LLC | $758 | $0 | -100% |
Ruth K. Irvin | $1,810 | $0 | -100% |
Savory Institute. ORG, Inc. | $4,173 | $0 | -100% |
Scott Pearce | $138,549 | $0 | -100% |
Shobe Farm Operations - 2016, LLC | $4,957 | $0 | -100% |
Starling Farm | $1,262 | $0 | -100% |
Sue Macdougall M. Palmer | $50,000 | $0 | -100% |
Victoria Wu | $4,194 | $0 | -100% |
Wasson Farms, Ltd. | $51,131 | $0 | -100% |
Carl T. Newman | $239 | $0 | -100% |
Acacia Torres | $1,070 | $0 | -100% |
Alice Stoneman | $503 | $0 | -100% |
Betty A. Marshall | $680 | $0 | -100% |
Brenda Vieyra | $1,230 | $0 | -100% |
Cheryl G Koelling | $228 | $0 | -100% |
David J. Torres | $1,070 | $0 | -100% |
David M. Dunfield | $81 | $0 | -100% |
Dorothy H Burns Family, LLLP | $1,946 | $0 | -100% |
Father Earth Organic Farm, LLC | $2,656 | $0 | -100% |
James L. Johnson | $415 | $0 | -100% |
Jay H. Lynch | $1,877 | $0 | -100% |
Mark A. Svetlik | $268 | $0 | -100% |
Max Burton | $1,950 | $0 | -100% |
Maxine Jansen | $172 | $0 | -100% |
Patty Hernden | $132 | $0 | -100% |
Robert F Estle Estate | $2,268 | $0 | -100% |
Steven a Mcarthur Estate | $6,288 | $0 | -100% |
Gibbs Enterprises, LLC | $1,835 | $0 | -100% |
Golden Aloha, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
Hamilton 36-12, LLC | $7,604 | $0 | -100% |
Hanilton 7-10, LLC | $3,146 | $0 | -100% |
Mary Ann E Saussotte - Mary Ann S | $907 | $0 | -100% |
Ndira FBO Roland Alexander Thomps | $7,386 | $0 | -100% |
Rudolf Dozauer | $1,310 | $0 | -100% |
Sherrie L. Martin | $2,378 | $0 | -100% |
The Virginia Company, LLP | $1,867 | $0 | -100% |
Natalie Galyon | $287 | $0 | -100% |
Jake D. Clemens | $16,175 | $0 | -100% |
Judy Korte | $2,944 | $0 | -100% |
Ole Axvig | $28,273 | $0 | -100% |
Howell Family Trust | $2,250 | $0 | -100% |
Toney and Iris Brown Living Trust | $1,509 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $3,462,785 | $1,796,711 | -48.1% |