DENVER, CO. - JANUARY 24: Carol Heupel feeds the goats on her family farm in Weldona, CO on January 24, 2015. She and her husband, Kurt, grow alfalfa hay and wheat as well as raising Suffolk sheep and Boer goats on their 700 acre farm. The couple said their middle class status is being threatened by government regulations and other costs that eat away at their income and savings. (Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post)