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In 2021, 193 farmers in cities within Yuma County received a total of $7.5 million in 319 farm subsidies, a 78.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $35.2 million in 596 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 Yuma County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $1,397,360 | $2,463,202 | 76.3% |
| Marlatt Brothers | $564,204 | $360,845 | -36% |
| Doug Mellon Farms II, Inc. | $1,262,468 | $308,115 | -75.6% |
| Sun Garden Date Growers LP | $0 | $235,706 | -- |
| Aglynx Supply, LLC | $1,062,666 | $215,972 | -79.7% |
| Southwestern Date Growers LP | $0 | $209,346 | -- |
| El Valle Grande Cattle, LLC | $474,010 | $208,425 | -56% |
| Yuma Sunshine Investments, L.L.C. | $0 | $159,834 | -- |
| Clint Curry Farms, LLC | $1,040,379 | $159,195 | -84.7% |
| TLC Custom Farming Company, LLC | $716,790 | $129,085 | -82% |
| Gila Valley Farms L P | $1,150,797 | $121,464 | -89.4% |
| Lee Farms Produce, LLC | $308,996 | $108,119 | -65% |
| Topflavor Farms, Inc. | $2,118,268 | $103,616 | -95.1% |
| 2M Sales, LLC | $410,534 | $89,466 | -78.2% |
| Harrison Farms Family Partnership | $2,170,897 | $85,740 | -96.1% |
| L & R Corporation | $1,232,046 | $78,103 | -93.7% |
| Sandfire, Inc. | $106,915 | $77,694 | -27.3% |
| Skeet, LLC | $304,187 | $77,601 | -74.5% |
| Dome Valley Farms, Inc. | $0 | $70,889 | -- |
| Skousen Farms Partnership | $109,320 | $69,682 | -36.3% |
| Griffin Family Farm, LLC | $1,608,773 | $69,513 | -95.7% |
| B. V. D., LLC | $202,324 | $65,818 | -67.5% |
| Legacy Greens, LLC | $363,870 | $65,649 | -82% |
| Alamo Farms Limited Partnership | $106,261 | $60,969 | -42.6% |
| Flora Williams | $113,973 | $55,325 | -51.5% |
| Harvey Farms LMTD PTNSHP | $106,657 | $53,691 | -49.7% |
| Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. | $712,048 | $53,458 | -92.5% |
| Jake Dunn Farms, LLC | $693,682 | $50,528 | -92.7% |
| Jmark Family Trust | $124,310 | $49,140 | -60.5% |
| Ford Farms, LLC | $168,683 | $48,375 | -71.3% |
| University of Arizona | $108,075 | $48,127 | -55.5% |
| Shirley J. Auza Irrevocable Trust | $34,483 | $47,557 | 37.9% |
| Ware Farms, LLC | $124,099 | $45,970 | -63% |
| Colin L. Mellon | $87,588 | $45,548 | -48% |
| Dinsmore Farms, Inc. | $77,825 | $43,615 | -44% |
| Lowry G. Martin | $43,108 | $42,536 | -1.3% |
| Bruce Williams | $113,653 | $41,571 | -63.4% |
| Waldrip Farms, Inc. | $32,013 | $41,251 | 28.9% |
| James Ferguson | $52,183 | $41,001 | -21.4% |
| Consaul Ranches, LLC | $16,341 | $38,637 | 136.4% |
| BSN Farms PTN | $110,863 | $36,765 | -66.8% |
| Agent Technician, LLC | $41,140 | $35,501 | -13.7% |
| Priority Pollination, LLC | $1,396 | $35,155 | 2,418.3% |
| Bill Waldrip Farms, LLC | $22,944 | $34,731 | 51.4% |
| Trent Erling Farms, Inc. | $180,773 | $34,544 | -80.9% |
| Arizona Organic Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $34,070 | -- |
| NS Medjool LP | $0 | $33,756 | -- |
| Daily Farms, Inc. | $58,861 | $27,927 | -52.6% |
| David R. Morken | $26,262 | $27,488 | 4.7% |
| Charles L Emmons II and Lisa D Emmons Partnership | $0 | $26,474 | -- |
| Desert Premium Farms, LLC | $567,943 | $26,467 | -95.3% |
| Amigo Farms, Inc. | $1,270,644 | $25,384 | -98% |
| Bonnie Gilleland | $22,895 | $22,874 | -0.1% |
| Summertime Farms Partnership | $97,431 | $22,833 | -76.6% |
| Bart Honeycutt W. Farms | $42,030 | $22,108 | -47.4% |
| Dome Valley Dirt, LLC | $60,344 | $22,041 | -63.5% |
| Bess Williams | $34,942 | $20,477 | -41.4% |
| Chaison OTT | $26,132 | $20,003 | -23.5% |
| Frank Ferguson III | $66,262 | $19,459 | -70.6% |
| Tim Dunn Farms, Inc. | $49,657 | $19,426 | -60.9% |
| Hancock Farm Service, LLC | $0 | $18,507 | -- |
| William J. Scott Jr. | $52,596 | $17,918 | -65.9% |
| Steve Ferguson | $25,509 | $16,393 | -35.7% |
| Weddle Farms, Inc. | $340,448 | $16,385 | -95.2% |
| 4-J Farms, LLC | $81,298 | $16,274 | -80% |
| Brent A. Williams | $39,699 | $15,720 | -60.4% |
| Kenneth Greenwood | $0 | $14,652 | -- |
| Clint Osborn | $29,779 | $14,532 | -51.2% |
| GKJ Farms, LLC | $31,442 | $14,011 | -55.4% |
| Organic Dates LP | $0 | $13,286 | -- |
| JB Toole Living Trust | $18,956 | $13,190 | -30.4% |
| Laurie B. Johnson | $13,203 | $12,851 | -2.7% |
| Matthew T. Mellon | $29,827 | $12,636 | -57.6% |
| KC Farms, LLC | $20,980 | $12,535 | -40.3% |
| Leslie W. Kammann | $84,051 | $12,159 | -85.5% |
| Nex Gen Farm Management, Inc. | $573,053 | $11,707 | -98% |
| Red SKY Farms, LLC | $24,393 | $11,611 | -52.4% |
| Drummond Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $24,010 | $11,590 | -51.7% |
| Cory R. Mellon | $40,146 | $11,227 | -72% |
| Gary W. Titus | $11,610 | $11,151 | -4% |
| Stanley W. Bratcher | $7,630 | $11,092 | 45.4% |
| Hortense M. Rose | $60,258 | $11,060 | -81.6% |
| Robert D & Joann Frazier Living Trust | $16,393 | $10,682 | -34.8% |
| Loren C Pratt Family, LLLP | $43,721 | $9,822 | -77.5% |
| Aivazian Farms, Inc. | $111,576 | $9,609 | -91.4% |
| Richard W. Waldrip | $32,563 | $9,536 | -70.7% |
| Rebecca A. Redger | $0 | $9,382 | -- |
| Steven L. Redger | $0 | $9,382 | -- |
| Bret Felsenthal | $0 | $8,969 | -- |
| Bennett Farms, Inc. | $0 | $8,728 | -- |
| Griffin R&R Farming, LLC | $26,333 | $8,719 | -66.9% |
| Cullison Farms | $11,244 | $7,980 | -29% |
| Rodney C. Wulf | $8,734 | $7,403 | -15.2% |
| Robert Kent Herron | $8,081 | $7,356 | -9% |
| Todd L Turner & Jody D Turner Living Trust | $7,650 | $7,198 | -5.9% |
| Fairy Diane Bosley | $6,799 | $7,085 | 4.2% |
| Shirley Otto | $8,447 | $6,901 | -18.3% |
| Tierra Partners XII, LLC | $12,886 | $6,444 | -50% |
| Richard Stelzer | $6,421 | $6,357 | -1% |
| Gill Farms | $16,085 | $6,267 | -61% |
| Dustin Coleman | $6,111 | $6,111 | 0% |
| 320 Group, LLC | $0 | $6,086 | -- |
| Guillermo Galindo | $66,100 | $5,855 | -91.1% |
| Frank M. Ferguson IV | $12,890 | $5,790 | -55.1% |
| Arlin C. Dulin | $13,823 | $5,324 | -61.5% |
| Julie Lane | $8,592 | $4,918 | -42.8% |
| Brian Babiars | $8,596 | $4,917 | -42.8% |
| GT Seed Production, LLC | $18,702 | $4,914 | -73.7% |
| Kayser-Limmeroth, LLC | $5,659 | $4,613 | -18.5% |
| David P. Peterson | $0 | $4,426 | -- |
| T & T Farming, LLC | $5,371 | $4,371 | -18.6% |
| Lobo Farms, LLC | $13,759 | $4,273 | -68.9% |
| Blue SKY Farms, LLC | $11,281 | $4,253 | -62.3% |
| Hank Auza Farms, Inc. | $19,694 | $4,174 | -78.8% |
| Travis Cullison | $4,418 | $4,128 | -6.6% |
| George L. Robinson | $5,515 | $3,570 | -35.3% |
| Emco International, Inc. | $16,918 | $3,468 | -79.5% |
| Ralph Eugene Land II | $6,933 | $3,162 | -54.4% |
| John Peach JR Farms, LLC | $55,919 | $3,040 | -94.6% |
| Darin Dean Davenport | $0 | $2,999 | -- |
| Don Houston | $2,976 | $2,976 | 0% |
| Charles E. Lakin III | $2,480 | $2,970 | 19.8% |
| Oralee Investments, LLC | $2,748 | $2,748 | 0% |
| Donald Young | $11,452 | $2,659 | -76.8% |
| Robert Gary Young Trust | $5,426 | $2,659 | -51% |
| WM Thomas Young Trust | $5,426 | $2,659 | -51% |
| Mary Penn Bender | $2,731 | $2,582 | -5.5% |
| Brock R. Gill | $3,362 | $2,557 | -23.9% |
| Miller Family Revocable Living Trust | $7,732 | $2,540 | -67.1% |
| Jerry Gregory Cullison | $3,139 | $2,416 | -23% |
| Velma Limmeroth | $4,557 | $2,372 | -47.9% |
| Paul M Limmeroth | $4,556 | $2,371 | -48% |
| Keith a Lee Revocable Trust Dated Nov 8, 2018 | $0 | $2,355 | -- |
| Thomas Shaw Trust | $2,477 | $2,311 | -6.7% |
| Eugene E. Curley | $4,761 | $2,132 | -55.2% |
| Marlie G Risa | $0 | $1,959 | -- |
| T & O Hay Company, LLC | $20,011 | $1,952 | -90.2% |
| Frederic Klicka II | $6,600 | $1,912 | -71% |
| Cheryl Bolin | $2,674 | $1,801 | -32.6% |
| Double CK Farms, GP | $850 | $1,721 | 102.5% |
| Chad Cullison | $3,024 | $1,712 | -43.4% |
| William Jacob Ware | $1,723 | $1,680 | -2.5% |
| Weil Family Trust-John Weil | $1,677 | $1,677 | 0% |
| Joan Thome Snow | $1,660 | $1,660 | 0% |
| Carter Farms, LLC | $2,691 | $1,556 | -42.2% |
| Tom Burks Farms | $3,717 | $1,492 | -59.9% |
| Wayne Stricklin | $1,489 | $1,489 | 0% |
| Joyce Menna | $613 | $1,486 | 142.4% |
| Mark Hancock | $1,674 | $1,380 | -17.6% |
| Blaisdell Farms, LLC | $3,811 | $1,314 | -65.5% |
| Michael McDaniel | $2,647 | $1,295 | -51.1% |
| Brent A. Weddle | $1,656 | $1,218 | -26.4% |
| Lazy J Ranch Yuma, LLC | $0 | $1,155 | -- |
| Rice Family RLT | $0 | $1,082 | -- |
| Sandra Lynn Clark | $0 | $1,076 | -- |
| Debra K. Hunt | $1,320 | $1,020 | -22.7% |
| Michael L. White | $1,320 | $1,020 | -22.7% |
| Greenline Farming, LLC | $500,000 | $918 | -99.8% |
| Doug West Farming JV | $3,152 | $888 | -71.8% |
| Willard J Bort and Theo F Bort Living Trust | $0 | $871 | -- |
| Terry J. And Marsha L. Nodlinski Living Trust | $0 | $796 | -- |
| Dallas Nibe | $2,997 | $787 | -73.7% |
| Mohr Family Trust | $2,056 | $730 | -64.5% |
| Phyllis Thompson-Phyllis Thompson Trust 02/01/2006 | $3,653 | $710 | -80.6% |
| Douglas West | $1,462 | $685 | -53.1% |
| Linda M West | $1,462 | $685 | -53.1% |
| Kelly L. Fricke | $1,194 | $634 | -46.9% |
| Kevin Smith | $1,192 | $601 | -49.6% |
| E Merrill Boyd Farms, Inc. | $0 | $598 | -- |
| Renee Earl | $858 | $594 | -30.8% |
| T F, Ltd. | $2,516 | $586 | -76.7% |
| Morris Farms, LLC | $4,209 | $516 | -87.7% |
| Hugh Meier | $0 | $499 | -- |
| Tyler Unruh | $2,359 | $499 | -78.8% |
| Christopher O. Hoppe | $11,275 | $490 | -95.7% |
| Marianne Reed Tyler | $392 | $483 | 23.2% |
| Julia T. Carter | $420 | $420 | 0% |
| Jack D. Peters | $4,387 | $357 | -91.9% |
| Cleo Mader | $354 | $354 | 0% |
| James D. Baumann | $347 | $347 | 0% |
| Mary F Cordery Rev Liv Trust | $805 | $297 | -63.1% |
| Marie L. Ruff | $217 | $266 | 22.6% |
| Ronald R. Burkhart | $700 | $245 | -65% |
| Howard W. Brubaker | $5,468 | $238 | -95.6% |
| Cocopah Nurseries of Arizona, Inc. | $321,655 | $162 | -99.9% |
| Anton F. Oeltjen | $356 | $124 | -65.2% |
| Ronald Tarrant | $170 | $116 | -31.8% |
| Thomas C. Bascom | $136 | $103 | -24.3% |
| Garrett Family Trust | $217 | $101 | -53.5% |
| Arliss Hagen | $0 | $38 | -- |
| De Andre Bordelon | $0 | $28 | -- |
| Ronald D. Foye | $135 | $19 | -85.9% |
| David Ramsower | $918 | $1 | -99.9% |
| Danny Rogers | $4,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Kent Skousen | $3,464 | $0 | -100% |
| Aurelio Alvarez | $4,830 | $0 | -100% |
| David Alegria | $29,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Robert Saltzer | $33,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Garcia | $8,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodriguez Farm & Management, LLC | $1,000,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Twisted Lemon Farms, LLC | $9,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Unnati, LLC | $11,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Yuma Date, LLC | $76,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Mcdaniel Farms, Inc. | $32,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Naked Dates, LLC | $35,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Audine H Powell | $2,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara C. Slater | $67 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Sontheimer | $645 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Dunn | $10,836 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Mckelvey Malouff | $874 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine H. Irwin Testamentary Trust | $30,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecilia A. Perry | $442 | $0 | -100% |
| Citradate, LLC | $205,566 | $0 | -100% |
| CJ Bell, Inc. | $25,791 | $0 | -100% |
| Classic Baby Vegetables, LLC | $355,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Coronation Peak Ranches, Inc. | $704,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig T. Pauly | $30,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Farms, LLC | $1,322,571 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia Paulsen | $17,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia Wenberg | $4,749 | $0 | -100% |
| Dane E. Palmer | $2,381 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Winters | $787 | $0 | -100% |
| Delmer R Roelfs Trust | $1,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Eldon D. Hampl | $1,904 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd Wooldridge | $478,977 | $0 | -100% |
| Gazm, LLC | $39,058 | $0 | -100% |
| GC Farming, LLC | $1,000,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Wenberg | $4,749 | $0 | -100% |
| Guillermina Suarez | $5,270 | $0 | -100% |
| H Alan & Ruth Loghry Rev Trust | $125,697 | $0 | -100% |
| J-V Farms, Inc. | $549,250 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Peters | $2,550 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Wyant | $3,754 | $0 | -100% |
| JD & B Yuma RP, LLC | $201,932 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremiah Wooldridge | $478,977 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry L. Chapman | $9,547 | $0 | -100% |
| JML Farms, Inc. | $36,628 | $0 | -100% |
| John T & Mary OTT Rev Trust | $21,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Kammann & Son Farms, LLC | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith L. Backes | $167 | $0 | -100% |
| KJ Medjool LP | $14,286 | $0 | -100% |
| L & P Brown Farms, Inc. | $1,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard Sanchez | $1,723 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyle D Klingman Estate | $1,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Maelyn Pollination, LLC | $7,948 | $0 | -100% |
| Maria Robles | $29,737 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Williams | $8,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Loghry | $25,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark R Kuechel | $36,340 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlin Ranching, Inc. | $23,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Craig Aivazian | $20,209 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Zunino | $2,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Montie Lee Farms, Inc. | $1,000,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman Bakken | $190,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy a Preston-Fortner | $554 | $0 | -100% |
| Perry Schuman | $35,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Phyllis Hampl | $592 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert O. Curtis | $81,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Woodman | $117,023 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Tyler Woodman | $97,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald K. Waldrip | $17,766 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald K Waldrip | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie Corbin | $8,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Royal Medjool Date Gardens, LLC | $224,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth E. Abby | $2,382 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Jeffery | $5,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephanie Wooldridge | $479,044 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry J. And Marsha L. Nodlinski | $1,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Larue | $6,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Waldrip and Sons, Inc. | $83,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Willard D. Shewey | $2,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Willard J Bort and Theo F Bort Li | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Wm Thomas Young | $6,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodman Family Citrus LP | $365,333 | $0 | -100% |
| Yara Juarez | $19,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Yuma Organic | $254,218 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $35,204,829 | $7,513,310 | -78.7% |
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