Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
In 2021, 189 farmers in cities within Yavapai County received a total of $2.7 million in 283 farm subsidies, a 51.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.4 million in 515 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 Yavapai County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellis Ranch Company | $149,998 | $275,579 | 83.7% |
| Deganahl Cattle Company, LLC | $118,904 | $189,638 | 59.5% |
| Camp Wood Cattle Company, LLC | $221,624 | $124,242 | -43.9% |
| Richard H. Smyer | $358,746 | $115,752 | -67.7% |
| Boyce V. Andersen | $41,757 | $100,199 | 140% |
| Fletcher Land and Cattle, LLC | $314,152 | $95,723 | -69.5% |
| Bruce Newton Lynn III | $258,093 | $94,635 | -63.3% |
| Blackmore Family Trust | $50,963 | $74,434 | 46.1% |
| Logan Hefner | $152,647 | $66,773 | -56.3% |
| Mike Oden Cattle Company, LLC | $294,240 | $65,904 | -77.6% |
| Almida Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $20,700 | $63,517 | 206.8% |
| Curt A. Wells | $85,392 | $62,014 | -27.4% |
| Four Leaf Cattle Company, LLC | $23,760 | $61,757 | 159.9% |
| Major Cattle Company, LLC | $149,423 | $52,638 | -64.8% |
| John T. Holbrook | $61,506 | $52,591 | -14.5% |
| Perkins Ranch, Inc. | $132,195 | $45,809 | -65.3% |
| Carol Fletcher | $211,151 | $44,722 | -78.8% |
| Taylor's Herb Gardens of AZ, Inc. | $0 | $44,231 | -- |
| C Bar S Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $35,704 | $38,952 | 9.1% |
| Sherrick J. Grantham | $145,125 | $33,452 | -76.9% |
| Sharon Sherburn Family Trust | $26,815 | $32,925 | 22.8% |
| Nancy Shiew | $108,823 | $31,337 | -71.2% |
| Sunflower Livestock, LLC | $33,320 | $30,908 | -7.2% |
| Yavapai Apache Nation | $10,769 | $29,894 | 177.6% |
| Leist Land and Livestock, LLC. | $84,421 | $27,734 | -67.1% |
| Walnut Creek Ventures, LLC | $43,821 | $26,979 | -38.4% |
| Joe Campbell | $77,226 | $26,406 | -65.8% |
| John T. Cauthen | $41,399 | $23,878 | -42.3% |
| Ilasol, LLC | $0 | $22,620 | -- |
| Owen Cattle Company, LLC | $43,325 | $22,497 | -48.1% |
| James Fletcher | $48,485 | $21,199 | -56.3% |
| Moore and Moore Ranch, LLC | $8,250 | $21,184 | 156.8% |
| Marvin Sabbe | $21,210 | $21,076 | -0.6% |
| Hunt Family Trust | $40,565 | $19,856 | -51.1% |
| Hampton Oaks Limited Partnership | $0 | $19,383 | -- |
| John Sherburn | $50,000 | $19,263 | -61.5% |
| Aaron K. Williamson | $46,061 | $16,831 | -63.5% |
| Gennifer Leon | $0 | $16,444 | -- |
| Ginger Lee Mahan | $0 | $16,444 | -- |
| Ben Kimball | $3,575 | $15,460 | 332.4% |
| Douglas A. Dunker | $0 | $14,625 | -- |
| Crooks Living Trust | $14,300 | $14,291 | -0.1% |
| Lesley F Mammen Separate Property Trust | $14,150 | $14,150 | 0% |
| Ryan Kristian Oland | $27,054 | $13,640 | -49.6% |
| Stephen Neshem | $33,010 | $13,609 | -58.8% |
| Mike C Oden Family Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $13,222 | -- |
| Richard Alan Smith Jr. | $12,412 | $12,412 | 0% |
| South Forty Acres, Inc. | $0 | $11,730 | -- |
| Olson Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $11,416 | -- |
| Hauser Farms, LLC | $103,698 | $11,397 | -89% |
| KGV Farms | $68,371 | $10,958 | -84% |
| Arrow-T Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $100,452 | $10,333 | -89.7% |
| Silkie Perkins | $30,661 | $10,328 | -66.3% |
| Christie Ferkin | $0 | $10,273 | -- |
| JH Cattle Company, LLC | $35,287 | $10,261 | -70.9% |
| Diane Schwab | $6,751 | $9,742 | 44.3% |
| Jerold L. Collings | $2,237 | $9,730 | 335% |
| H & M Ranches - New Tin, LLC | $76,599 | $8,228 | -89.3% |
| Timmons Enterprises, LLP | $9,420 | $7,510 | -20.3% |
| Kelton Cattle Company, LLC | $80,802 | $6,900 | -91.5% |
| Enoch Malouff | $40,338 | $6,803 | -83.1% |
| Lehr Farms, Inc. | $20,046 | $6,713 | -66.5% |
| Frey Family Trust B | $9,918 | $6,524 | -34.2% |
| Clough Farms, LLC | $18,434 | $6,420 | -65.2% |
| G3 Farms, LLC | $7,330 | $6,412 | -12.5% |
| Lois Sharon Simnacher | $6,286 | $6,286 | 0% |
| David Iversen | $0 | $6,269 | -- |
| Yavpe' MA'ta Company | $7,913 | $5,988 | -24.3% |
| Cheryl A. Berger | $9,227 | $5,920 | -35.8% |
| Janice K. Lincoln | $5,837 | $5,837 | 0% |
| Kim A. Fletcher | $5,872 | $5,328 | -9.3% |
| Lisa Marie Nunez | $6,248 | $5,216 | -16.5% |
| Levi Grantham | $21,285 | $4,946 | -76.8% |
| Nolte Revocable Trust | $4,470 | $4,900 | 9.6% |
| Ay Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $46,998 | $4,830 | -89.7% |
| Orme Ranch, Inc. | $48,055 | $4,687 | -90.2% |
| Dugas Ranch | $44,912 | $4,527 | -89.9% |
| Jerome Lagacy | $14,445 | $4,494 | -68.9% |
| Michael Jeans | $40,917 | $4,331 | -89.4% |
| Laine Malouff | $37,029 | $4,081 | -89% |
| Cynthia a Hilton Living Trust | $5,247 | $4,034 | -23.1% |
| J. M. Cooper | $3,535 | $3,996 | 13% |
| Rita Graham | $7,988 | $3,994 | -50% |
| Jerry Paul Vojnic | $24,745 | $3,990 | -83.9% |
| John Jenkins | $0 | $3,970 | -- |
| Sonja-the Jackie Dee Nelson & Sonja R NE R Nelson | $9,202 | $3,931 | -57.3% |
| Marcia Devries Schreiber | $1,488 | $3,784 | 154.3% |
| Bartholomew Family Farms | $6,211 | $3,668 | -40.9% |
| Patricia M. Huson | $4,564 | $3,384 | -25.9% |
| Bert T. Teskey | $29,446 | $3,306 | -88.8% |
| Andrew L & Valerie M Poryes Rev LVG Trust | $3,134 | $3,134 | 0% |
| Frances a Friehauf Living Trust | $0 | $2,966 | -- |
| Milton E Weisbecker Trust | $7,270 | $2,960 | -59.3% |
| Ez Ranch, LLC | $17,212 | $2,860 | -83.4% |
| Marlene Walsh | $7,462 | $2,852 | -61.8% |
| Dave A. Pawel | $7,823 | $2,796 | -64.3% |
| Big Chino Land Company, Inc. | $5,874 | $2,761 | -53% |
| Richard L Schademann | $2,601 | $2,601 | 0% |
| Ronald Thompson | $2,510 | $2,510 | 0% |
| Pauline Meyer - Meyer Family Trust | $3,161 | $2,463 | -22.1% |
| Neumann Family Trust | $3,725 | $2,420 | -35% |
| Arlene M Burson Trust | $5,870 | $2,326 | -60.4% |
| Edward Leuer - Education and Janet Leuer Family Trust | $2,310 | $2,310 | 0% |
| Marilyn Saxerud | $2,267 | $2,267 | 0% |
| Troy Vaughn | $4,857 | $2,247 | -53.7% |
| Evelyn W. Lantz Farm, LLP | $2,240 | $2,240 | 0% |
| David Soma | $12,039 | $2,212 | -81.6% |
| Willow Ranch, LLC | $20,862 | $2,207 | -89.4% |
| Janet Huffman | $2,406 | $2,179 | -9.4% |
| Justine M Mendenhall Trust | $4,170 | $2,158 | -48.2% |
| K2 Cattle & Horses, LLC | $14,254 | $2,156 | -84.9% |
| Prazak Family Farms, LLC | $9,995 | $2,112 | -78.9% |
| Ruth Marie Lilly Johnston | $10,263 | $2,087 | -79.7% |
| Lorene I. Dingledine | $5,207 | $2,035 | -60.9% |
| The Ranch in ASH Fork, LLC | $0 | $1,996 | -- |
| Carol Webster | $1,875 | $1,875 | 0% |
| Curtis Erik Christianson | $2,643 | $1,781 | -32.6% |
| Bonita Marie Larson | $0 | $1,731 | -- |
| Dwight Savage | $2,287 | $1,722 | -24.7% |
| Luke Leist | $4,125 | $1,644 | -60.1% |
| Wilana Hagerman | $1,576 | $1,613 | 2.3% |
| Patsy C. McDonald | $14,516 | $1,522 | -89.5% |
| Knize Family Trust | $4,416 | $1,495 | -66.1% |
| Debra S. Duley | $1,768 | $1,395 | -21.1% |
| Brian Brian Welter Living Trust Kent Welter | $1,791 | $1,394 | -22.2% |
| Mark A. Thomas | $2,605 | $1,339 | -48.6% |
| Adeline C West Culver Trust | $4,303 | $1,265 | -70.6% |
| Talbott Family Trust | $3,446 | $1,165 | -66.2% |
| William D. Burrus Jr. | $3,030 | $1,125 | -62.9% |
| Connie Sieh | $1,187 | $1,065 | -10.3% |
| John Schroeder | $6,011 | $1,052 | -82.5% |
| Sally Pennell Alexander | $1,621 | $1,045 | -35.5% |
| Ryan Seis, LLC | $4,764 | $971 | -79.6% |
| Sharon K. Pullins | $1,672 | $952 | -43.1% |
| Herbert & Lois Loemker Residuary Trust | $2,651 | $951 | -64.1% |
| Barbed J Beef, LLC | $5,025 | $949 | -81.1% |
| Mary van Pelt | $1,993 | $948 | -52.4% |
| Matt Bates | $2,439 | $942 | -61.4% |
| Sandra C Golseth GST Trust | $919 | $919 | 0% |
| Dorothy Sides A. Tr | $996 | $912 | -8.4% |
| King and Cross Cattle Company, LLC | $5,005 | $901 | -82% |
| Kelly Powell | $2,178 | $882 | -59.5% |
| Helen H. Winings | $2,781 | $871 | -68.7% |
| Fredric & Connie Dinnsen Trust-Fredric Dinnsen | $0 | $870 | -- |
| Emily Hughes | $0 | $816 | -- |
| Crooked Creek, LLC | $2,844 | $808 | -71.6% |
| Cedar Ridge Livestock, Inc. | $7,563 | $776 | -89.7% |
| Patricia Deanne Hartman | $765 | $765 | 0% |
| Gerald Kenfield | $1,035 | $753 | -27.2% |
| Edythe Auringer | $748 | $748 | 0% |
| Peter W. Gribbin | $922 | $723 | -21.6% |
| Stephen Jones and Margie Jones Revocable Trust | $1,794 | $681 | -62% |
| Jacqueline L Kofol | $659 | $659 | 0% |
| Henderson Family Trust | $1,239 | $639 | -48.4% |
| Brittany S. Grantham | $5,742 | $630 | -89% |
| Wendy L. Wilson | $1,313 | $619 | -52.9% |
| Kenneth Feig Estate | $0 | $606 | -- |
| Carl Timothy Peterson | $447 | $596 | 33.3% |
| Mark E. Lipp | $2,129 | $571 | -73.2% |
| Johnson Family Revocable Trust | $533 | $533 | 0% |
| Clayton James Moore | $5,995 | $532 | -91.1% |
| Shandra N. Miller | $4,949 | $504 | -89.8% |
| Richard E Chard-Chard Family Trustee | $468 | $468 | 0% |
| John Cauthen III | $5,184 | $450 | -91.3% |
| Horstman Living Trust | $1,326 | $398 | -70% |
| Swisher Family Farm, LLC | $3,804 | $396 | -89.6% |
| Tierra Partners V L P | $102,429 | $360 | -99.6% |
| William L Cook Farm, LLC | $0 | $317 | -- |
| Nelson Family Living Trust-Rev | $496 | $296 | -40.3% |
| Dawn Thomas | $117 | $261 | 123.1% |
| Mikayla B. Sell | $568 | $259 | -54.4% |
| Henri A. Prudhomme | $561 | $236 | -57.9% |
| Atcheson Farms, LLC | $210 | $210 | 0% |
| Peggy Norman | $627 | $183 | -70.8% |
| Diana L. Neal | $217 | $181 | -16.6% |
| Walter E Nicks Trust | $1,368 | $167 | -87.8% |
| Katharyn A. Kautz-Halbrook | $871 | $162 | -81.4% |
| Cheryl Halsey | $272 | $161 | -40.8% |
| Tyron - Sell Family Trustee DTD June 13 2005 Sell | $0 | $114 | -- |
| Jean Bagby | $194 | $109 | -43.8% |
| Ann F. Wingerter | $185 | $104 | -43.8% |
| Damesek Trust | $261 | $102 | -60.9% |
| Carol A. Schadegg | $0 | $88 | -- |
| Donald C. Young | $72 | $72 | 0% |
| Audrey Lajeane Griffis | $143 | $38 | -73.4% |
| Kenneth Boyd | $0 | $17 | -- |
| Ruth Kneeland | $0 | $17 | -- |
| Susan Gates-Harms | $905 | $13 | -98.6% |
| Kay Hunzinger | $71 | $9 | -87.3% |
| Carl Timothy Peterson | $544 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan O'Nele | $5,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Port Parker | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Halford | $32,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Hauser & Hauser Farms, Inc. | $3,394 | $0 | -100% |
| William Clay Parker | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Zeid Family Revocable Trust | $52,152 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Leroy Anderson | $680 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean C. Owen | $8,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Dick A. Johnson | $822 | $0 | -100% |
| East Flank Vineyards, LLC | $11,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Page Springs Vineyard, LLC | $1,232 | $0 | -100% |
| Strong Mouse, LLC | $5,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Blooming Reed Farm, LLC | $5,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Baugher | $723 | $0 | -100% |
| Shiew Cattle, LLC | $83,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Whipstone Farm, LLC | $36,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Peterson | $4,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Bar Triangle, LLC | $1,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara a Newman Lifetime Benefit | $1,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Barney York, LLC | $1,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob Trissell | $2,530 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon D. Maxwell | $13,916 | $0 | -100% |
| Capream Dairy, LLC | $5,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Cummings Family Trust | $6,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris Jean Reid | $953 | $0 | -100% |
| Eagle Creek Ranch, LLC | $5,170 | $0 | -100% |
| Gobbel Farms | $1,236 | $0 | -100% |
| H3S Family, LLC | $9,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane a Meier Trust | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| John Huff | $503 | $0 | -100% |
| Kani Family Trust | $272 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W. James | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary C. Kramer | $402 | $0 | -100% |
| Melva Langdell | $2,846 | $0 | -100% |
| Meyer Farms, LLC | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael P & Leslie J Fitzpatrick | $459 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike C Oden Family Partnershi, Ltd. | $13,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Mortimer Farms, Inc. | $5,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline Guinn Estate | $2,321 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard K. Overholtzer | $37,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra a Satathite | $21,151 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara Becker | $488 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Dorries | $45 | $0 | -100% |
| Tawnya M. Jacobson | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas A. Dunker | $14,625 | $0 | -100% |
| Gates B Family Irrevocable Trust | $925 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,428,135 | $2,651,502 | -51.2% |
Alerts Sign-up