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In 2021, 96 farmers in cities within Garfield County received a total of $1.2 million in 250 farm subsidies, a 20.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.5 million in 283 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston B Black | $127,350 | $81,102 | -36.3% |
| Todd W. Phillips | $116,163 | $78,922 | -32.1% |
| Dell H. Lefevre | $108,384 | $78,628 | -27.5% |
| Elden L. Frandsen | $0 | $56,860 | -- |
| Tim Westwood | $46,157 | $47,655 | 3.2% |
| Mr. Jason A. Excell | $55,696 | $45,240 | -18.8% |
| Paul D. Hatch | $24,244 | $39,731 | 63.9% |
| Shannon D. Allen | $58,874 | $36,976 | -37.2% |
| Paul J. Partridge | $23,994 | $35,526 | 48.1% |
| Wallace S. Dodds | $28,298 | $31,888 | 12.7% |
| Scott L. Allen | $26,271 | $29,286 | 11.5% |
| Justin P. Partridge | $14,232 | $28,186 | 98% |
| Roundy Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $23,090 | $25,199 | 9.1% |
| Link M. Chynoweth | $8,782 | $23,285 | 165.1% |
| Brent A. Roundy | $28,559 | $21,296 | -25.4% |
| Trinity T. Richards | $0 | $21,010 | -- |
| Brooks Ranches | $17,535 | $19,848 | 13.2% |
| Paria Divide Cattle Company, LLC | $12,562 | $19,775 | 57.4% |
| Last Chance Livestock, LLC | $0 | $19,183 | -- |
| Lizard Ranch Land and Cattle, LLC | $10,552 | $17,634 | 67.1% |
| L 7 Ranch, Inc. | $7,039 | $16,894 | 140% |
| Kelly J. Shakespear | $22,446 | $16,510 | -26.4% |
| Leland F. Pollock | $12,390 | $15,806 | 27.6% |
| David M. Orton | $19,502 | $14,973 | -23.2% |
| Michael L. Tebbs | $14,773 | $14,670 | -0.7% |
| Ryan W. Haws | $17,792 | $14,602 | -17.9% |
| Barbara C. Gardner | $28,413 | $14,558 | -48.8% |
| Delin G. Roundy | $23,835 | $14,191 | -40.5% |
| Klancy K OTT | $14,833 | $11,839 | -20.2% |
| Krista L. Dunham | $10,779 | $11,573 | 7.4% |
| CH Cattle, LLC | $7,006 | $10,941 | 56.2% |
| Mark G. Nelson | $9,879 | $10,381 | 5.1% |
| Thomas K. Richards | $5,965 | $10,207 | 71.1% |
| Robert J. Ott | $13,670 | $9,939 | -27.3% |
| Travas Blood | $39,612 | $9,589 | -75.8% |
| Ryan W. Houston | $7,986 | $9,571 | 19.8% |
| Reeve Livestock, LLC | $6,633 | $9,433 | 42.2% |
| Gregory D. Excell | $29,889 | $9,224 | -69.1% |
| Kasey A. King | $22,704 | $8,947 | -60.6% |
| Shilo T. Richards | $8,406 | $8,564 | 1.9% |
| Joseph H. Decker | $6,014 | $8,239 | 37% |
| Stephen G. Clark | $10,734 | $8,005 | -25.4% |
| Dallas T. Clark | $10,283 | $7,917 | -23% |
| Bruce K. Fullmer | $24,296 | $7,286 | -70% |
| J Kowan OTT | $9,663 | $7,078 | -26.8% |
| Carl E. Shakespear | $8,821 | $6,505 | -26.3% |
| Allen K. Henrie | $16,646 | $6,474 | -61.1% |
| Robert I. Brown | $5,338 | $6,103 | 14.3% |
| Lonnie A. Pollock | $9,497 | $5,966 | -37.2% |
| Vance C. Pollock | $9,485 | $5,870 | -38.1% |
| Paul O. Mangum | $6,153 | $5,478 | -11% |
| Franz Shakespear | $0 | $5,401 | -- |
| Arthur Chad Lyman | $38,725 | $5,281 | -86.4% |
| Daniel J. Perkins | $20,877 | $5,277 | -74.7% |
| Clayne D Coleman | $0 | $4,789 | -- |
| Layne A. Lefevre | $3,102 | $4,656 | 50.1% |
| Rebecca Crystal | $3,498 | $4,542 | 29.8% |
| Carl M. Hatch | $7,508 | $4,511 | -39.9% |
| Anthony W. Coombs | $1,188 | $4,451 | 274.7% |
| Brett H. Chynoweth | $2,567 | $4,317 | 68.2% |
| Danny K. Brinkerhoff | $2,310 | $3,860 | 67.1% |
| Lamonte Twitchell | $1,452 | $3,784 | 160.6% |
| Albert A. Nessinger | $24,907 | $3,674 | -85.2% |
| Barton W. Palmer | $1,955 | $3,138 | 60.5% |
| Brad Reeve | $2,043 | $2,632 | 28.8% |
| Raymond K. Brinkerhoff | $1,590 | $2,629 | 65.3% |
| Paula C. Henrie | $1,320 | $2,416 | 83% |
| Dayne K. Shakespear | $2,341 | $2,373 | 1.4% |
| Klin R. Chynoweth | $1,056 | $2,163 | 104.8% |
| Derell F Sudweeks | $0 | $1,982 | -- |
| Thomas S. King | $8,096 | $1,703 | -79% |
| Chaney H. Nowers | $2,464 | $1,686 | -31.6% |
| Andrew L. Rice | $0 | $1,593 | -- |
| Robert M. Williams | $3,674 | $1,526 | -58.5% |
| Jack Adams | $1,932 | $1,426 | -26.2% |
| Jeffery Eldon Brinkerhoff | $1,365 | $1,416 | 3.7% |
| Roger M. Gleave | $967 | $1,363 | 41% |
| Kaden Blood | $8,411 | $1,127 | -86.6% |
| Clinton R. Brinkerhoff | $1,118 | $1,120 | 0.2% |
| Daniel T. Rose | $2,300 | $1,116 | -51.5% |
| Ole N. Lindgren | $5,334 | $1,102 | -79.3% |
| Theron D. Rose | $693 | $850 | 22.7% |
| Ralph C. Chynoweth | $3,399 | $768 | -77.4% |
| Travis V. Hatch | $3,520 | $748 | -78.8% |
| Bret J. Holman | $403 | $683 | 69.5% |
| Justin G. Spencer | $0 | $637 | -- |
| Joshua T. Brinkerhoff | $3,185 | $578 | -81.9% |
| Asparagus Seth, LLC | $0 | $576 | -- |
| Ernest L. Reynolds | $1,947 | $550 | -71.8% |
| Ronald M. Lefevre | $3,106 | $529 | -83% |
| Jeremy R Raeszler | $1,299 | $493 | -62% |
| Timothy M. Tebbs | $2,387 | $488 | -79.6% |
| Taylor Wayne Sides | $2,277 | $478 | -79% |
| Gladys Arias-Tapar | $858 | $391 | -54.4% |
| Leo W. Chynoweth | $308 | $170 | -44.8% |
| Robert L. Miller | $718 | $56 | -92.2% |
| Phil Allen Estate | $1,561 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob Ott | $3,999 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad A. Lyman | $3,147 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell K. Westhoff | $17,957 | $0 | -100% |
| Hazard Brown | $762 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Tebbs | $1,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Elden L. Frandsen | $45,957 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky Beals | $44,117 | $0 | -100% |
| Wally Dodds | $1,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Pete Mangum | $1,594 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Richards | $976 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,470,874 | $1,169,612 | -20.5% |
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