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In 2021, 92 farmers in cities within Socorro County received a total of $2.8 million in 177 farm subsidies, a 58.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.7 million in 264 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pareo Farm II, Inc. | $1,060,015 | $219,673 | -79.3% |
| Pound Ranch, LLC | $79,234 | $177,070 | 123.5% |
| Pareo Farms, Inc. | $498,309 | $170,122 | -65.9% |
| Bar Infinity Ranch, LLC | $53,954 | $158,782 | 194.3% |
| Heraa Dairy, Inc. | $422,595 | $138,798 | -67.2% |
| Bruton Ranch, LLC | $105,318 | $129,945 | 23.4% |
| Tigner Cattle Company | $92,082 | $129,572 | 40.7% |
| D & S Dairy, LLC | $387,290 | $109,035 | -71.8% |
| Jones Dairy, Inc. | $1,700,741 | $109,034 | -93.6% |
| Marvin & Dorothy Ake Revocable Trust | $0 | $107,306 | -- |
| Kelly Ranch Trust | $58,176 | $92,385 | 58.8% |
| Fite Ranch, LLC | $54,484 | $90,915 | 66.9% |
| Charles J. Muncy Jr. | $73,958 | $77,901 | 5.3% |
| Margaret Mounyo | $35,145 | $77,867 | 121.6% |
| Pauline Bruton | $107,215 | $74,395 | -30.6% |
| Jayson Moore | $10,503 | $72,878 | 593.9% |
| Alfred Fernandez | $51,408 | $62,834 | 22.2% |
| Wesley N. Bruton | $100,338 | $62,795 | -37.4% |
| Snake Ranch, LLC | $0 | $62,168 | -- |
| Ronald P. Stasny | $0 | $50,043 | -- |
| Mary D. Weathers | $33,110 | $41,164 | 24.3% |
| Lee Henderson | $57,225 | $35,877 | -37.3% |
| Benson Ritter, LLC | $20,128 | $32,273 | 60.3% |
| Mark Chavez | $49,747 | $32,141 | -35.4% |
| Randell Major | $23,089 | $32,129 | 39.2% |
| Caleb E. Kerr | $0 | $29,119 | -- |
| Flower Bar, LLC | $16,266 | $27,954 | 71.9% |
| Sherry Wellborn | $0 | $27,127 | -- |
| Teresa Gonzales | $45,332 | $23,577 | -48% |
| Mela Armijo | $17,979 | $20,809 | 15.7% |
| Keith Banks | $25,896 | $19,937 | -23% |
| Maxie Kiehne | $23,752 | $19,883 | -16.3% |
| Richard Rogers | $9,069 | $19,393 | 113.8% |
| Glen Duggins | $142,395 | $18,585 | -86.9% |
| Joseph A. Santillanes | $30,400 | $17,075 | -43.8% |
| Haley Sage Kiehne | $13,632 | $15,941 | 16.9% |
| Gordon E. Herkenhoff | $12,740 | $14,588 | 14.5% |
| Robert Montoya | $11,295 | $14,048 | 24.4% |
| Jake G. Chavez | $19,358 | $13,892 | -28.2% |
| Lee Ramzel | $14,125 | $13,212 | -6.5% |
| Tina Cason | $9,640 | $11,063 | 14.8% |
| Karla R. Bruton | $7,365 | $10,909 | 48.1% |
| Bethany Rosales | $6,401 | $10,280 | 60.6% |
| Kadie Ray Kiehne | $13,723 | $10,264 | -25.2% |
| Esquivel Ranch, LLC | $2,376 | $8,747 | 268.1% |
| Pete O. Zamora | $3,586 | $8,402 | 134.3% |
| William Tafoya | $12,129 | $8,142 | -32.9% |
| Carlos M. Lopez | $6,699 | $7,539 | 12.5% |
| Kay Krezer | $4,489 | $5,754 | 28.2% |
| Phillip Gallegos | $14,693 | $5,109 | -65.2% |
| Dennis Harris | $5,075 | $4,108 | -19.1% |
| Dave Wade Farms, Inc. | $3,848 | $3,948 | 2.6% |
| Hattie Hughes | $13,627 | $3,927 | -71.2% |
| Eufracio Edward Padilla Jr. | $4,337 | $3,914 | -9.8% |
| Ralph Carrillo | $0 | $3,640 | -- |
| Kevin Wayne Carter | $19,690 | $3,514 | -82.2% |
| Pablo Romero Jr. | $4,833 | $3,201 | -33.8% |
| Denise R. Sanchez | $2,361 | $3,149 | 33.4% |
| Cindy J. Claunch | $20,737 | $2,952 | -85.8% |
| Mario Rosales | $32,864 | $2,723 | -91.7% |
| Juan Jaquez | $13,038 | $2,579 | -80.2% |
| Kenneth Bustamante | $3,233 | $2,530 | -21.7% |
| Mary Jo Heimbigner Shortes | $1,283 | $2,495 | 94.5% |
| Ned Kiehne | $31,205 | $2,447 | -92.2% |
| Cecil M. Rosales | $0 | $1,391 | -- |
| Manuel Thomas Vega | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Louisa E. Lopez | $3,492 | $1,323 | -62.1% |
| Donna Muncy | $6,083 | $1,271 | -79.1% |
| Toby Romero | $1,563 | $1,229 | -21.4% |
| Travis Sullivan | $8,295 | $1,124 | -86.4% |
| Alta Apachito | $2,079 | $902 | -56.6% |
| Claudette Gallegos | $3,157 | $843 | -73.3% |
| Allan Carrillo | $584 | $778 | 33.2% |
| Carolyn Sant | $3,232 | $692 | -78.6% |
| Linda Rosales | $2,505 | $674 | -73.1% |
| Mary Anne Mirabal | $3,278 | $564 | -82.8% |
| Jerry Armijo | $404 | $539 | 33.4% |
| Melvin Gonzales | $1,023 | $535 | -47.7% |
| Cyndi Mae Wade | $3,248 | $481 | -85.2% |
| Tana Hudson | $1,049 | $470 | -55.2% |
| Matthew Zamora | $1,452 | $428 | -70.5% |
| Kendall Apachito | $726 | $380 | -47.7% |
| Kristie Muncy | $978 | $359 | -63.3% |
| Seferino Esquivel | $259 | $346 | 33.6% |
| Dawn Weaver | $2,233 | $336 | -85% |
| Matthew Guerro | $495 | $259 | -47.7% |
| Mary Louise Crawford | $812 | $259 | -68.1% |
| Julie Herrera | $396 | $207 | -47.7% |
| John Bunning | $194 | $194 | 0% |
| Cathy Figgs | $462 | $176 | -61.9% |
| Michael J. Zamora | $0 | $97 | -- |
| Elaine Padilla | $1,066 | $83 | -92.2% |
| Caleb E. Kerr | $336,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Howard | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Saulsberry, LLC | $99,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Grace Zamora | $8,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Isabel G Guerro | $873 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin & Dorothy Ake Revocable Trustee | $163,358 | $0 | -100% |
| T 3 Ranch | $13,391 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Saulsberry | $16,588 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom E. Kelly | $7,979 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Muncy | $157,196 | $0 | -100% |
| 3JP Farm and Ranch, LLC | $54,492 | $0 | -100% |
| Ace McPhaul | $36,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Armijo Land and Cattle Company | $3,225 | $0 | -100% |
| Bar WD, LLC | $89,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie Christensen | $13,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil M. Rosales | $1,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Jose Ruiz | $1,285 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,746,356 | $2,790,893 | -58.6% |
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