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In 2021, 156 farmers in cities within Santa Fe County received a total of $891,304 in 290 farm subsidies, a 27.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 403 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 Santa Fe County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moise Livestock Company, LLC | $111,260 | $151,100 | 35.8% |
| Steven J. Price | $18,733 | $39,592 | 111.3% |
| Vicki Todd | $2,658 | $39,203 | 1,374.9% |
| Wertheim Company, Inc. | $25,136 | $29,301 | 16.6% |
| Flying W Diamond Ranch, Inc. | $56,555 | $28,791 | -49.1% |
| Jean A. McCray | $13,023 | $28,229 | 116.8% |
| Peter Gee | $0 | $24,718 | -- |
| Valdia Buchwald | $28,622 | $22,076 | -22.9% |
| Gregory M. Baker | $20,078 | $19,665 | -2.1% |
| Cagle Kenneth Kendrick | $20,744 | $17,370 | -16.3% |
| Susan Budlong-Sylvester | $17,155 | $17,155 | 0% |
| Chris I. Quintana | $28,855 | $16,785 | -41.8% |
| Helen E Burnett Estate | $10,255 | $16,096 | 57% |
| Rebecca L. Burkhardt | $8,818 | $14,824 | 68.1% |
| James Alan Sleeper | $38,762 | $14,745 | -62% |
| Cavett W Fallis Trust | $7,627 | $14,017 | 83.8% |
| David Dougherty | $16,845 | $13,939 | -17.3% |
| Eleanor C. Dougherty | $16,847 | $13,923 | -17.4% |
| Frank M Dougherty Rev Trustee Uad September 30 2005 | $0 | $13,714 | -- |
| Conner Properties, LLC | $0 | $13,014 | -- |
| DB & BJ Lovett Living Trust | $30,514 | $12,802 | -58% |
| James H Fair Trust | $17,801 | $11,729 | -34.1% |
| Bonita Canyon Ranch Lp | $96,188 | $10,698 | -88.9% |
| Daniel R. Settles | $13,306 | $9,860 | -25.9% |
| Verdant Valley Farms, LLC | $9,761 | $9,761 | 0% |
| Rudy F. Robinson | $3,217 | $9,277 | 188.4% |
| Larry Boylan | $5,433 | $9,271 | 70.6% |
| Richard Wayne Steen | $5,162 | $8,520 | 65.1% |
| Rafter X, LLC | $7,328 | $8,518 | 16.2% |
| Sieck Farms, LLC | $32,068 | $8,237 | -74.3% |
| Nina Lee Sinclair Revocable Trust | $7,401 | $8,234 | 11.3% |
| Kirk G. Otterson | $3,782 | $8,116 | 114.6% |
| Tony Perez | $2,184 | $7,389 | 238.3% |
| Steve Irsik Trust 2 | $0 | $7,371 | -- |
| Carole Lynn Boguslawski | $6,410 | $6,410 | 0% |
| Jeanette Boo Miller - Jeanette Boo Miller Tr D. Ua | $0 | $6,409 | -- |
| Robert C Meyer Rev Trust | $12,493 | $6,235 | -50.1% |
| Deborah Caswell | $0 | $5,891 | -- |
| Macjane Farms, LLC | $5,487 | $5,589 | 1.9% |
| Joleen Matych | $4,226 | $4,917 | 16.4% |
| V Phillip & Peggy J Soice Rev Trustee | $14,418 | $4,834 | -66.5% |
| Kenneth L Ortolon | $3,877 | $4,724 | 21.8% |
| Marie Meyer | $4,529 | $4,529 | 0% |
| Scott G. Metcalf | $20,398 | $4,471 | -78.1% |
| Joe Browning & Elizabeth Ellis Rev Trust | $11,512 | $4,405 | -61.7% |
| W Miller, Inc. | $21,604 | $4,360 | -79.8% |
| The Butler Family Trust | $4,398 | $4,287 | -2.5% |
| Nall-Jernigan Legacy Farms, LLC | $0 | $4,200 | -- |
| Steve Warshawer | $8,763 | $3,883 | -55.7% |
| Cathy Thomas-Thomas Trust | $6,334 | $3,645 | -42.5% |
| JNS Farms | $11,171 | $3,549 | -68.2% |
| Lora M. Sanchez | $7,347 | $3,406 | -53.6% |
| Dara Vahid | $3,798 | $3,391 | -10.7% |
| Russell W. Deal | $3,070 | $3,387 | 10.3% |
| Henry Sena | $0 | $3,310 | -- |
| Jeffrey S. Pine | $6,935 | $3,179 | -54.2% |
| John Allan Guthrie Jr. | $8,350 | $3,162 | -62.1% |
| Charles J. Roybal | $14,618 | $3,140 | -78.5% |
| Helen E. Burnett | $28,902 | $3,114 | -89.2% |
| Manuel Chacon | $4,183 | $2,937 | -29.8% |
| Rex Rodgers Armstrong Trust | $2,934 | $2,934 | 0% |
| Synergia Ranch | $0 | $2,912 | -- |
| Johanna D. Maas | $4,150 | $2,858 | -31.1% |
| Byron Treaster Family Trust | $6,355 | $2,782 | -56.2% |
| Steven A. Ortiz | $2,385 | $2,709 | 13.6% |
| Constance B. Warren | $2,791 | $2,542 | -8.9% |
| Denise London | $2,390 | $2,523 | 5.6% |
| Jesse Killgore Farm Trust | $4,030 | $2,370 | -41.2% |
| Charlene Muellenberg | $2,358 | $2,358 | 0% |
| Lawrence Muellenberg | $2,358 | $2,358 | 0% |
| Clara M. Dubois | $14,185 | $2,313 | -83.7% |
| Walter Neal Cook | $3,032 | $2,182 | -28% |
| Mr. James Rodriguez | $0 | $2,122 | -- |
| Carols Boys, LLC | $0 | $2,115 | -- |
| Eric Unzicker | $2,077 | $2,077 | 0% |
| Kenneth R Rannefeld | $4,401 | $2,044 | -53.6% |
| Monty J. Goodson | $1,937 | $1,937 | 0% |
| Jane P. Gillentine | $2,659 | $1,936 | -27.2% |
| Beverly Kelman | $6,762 | $1,920 | -71.6% |
| James J. Rubow | $3,443 | $1,820 | -47.1% |
| Marcia Olds | $0 | $1,774 | -- |
| Rancho Las Lagunas, Inc. | $1,088 | $1,658 | 52.4% |
| Jay L. Crutcher | $1,611 | $1,611 | 0% |
| Bearden Living Trust | $1,142 | $1,521 | 33.2% |
| George H. Lerew | $3,430 | $1,453 | -57.6% |
| Zoe M Kirkpatrick Estate | $0 | $1,381 | -- |
| Kirkpatrick by-Pass Trustee | $560 | $1,345 | 140.2% |
| Joseph Gonzales | $0 | $1,330 | -- |
| Gregorio X. Tapia | $4,807 | $1,276 | -73.5% |
| Lois M Riggins-Clark | $5,991 | $1,270 | -78.8% |
| Stephen M. Patrick | $6,503 | $1,262 | -80.6% |
| Ferol S Fell | $3,315 | $1,206 | -63.6% |
| Clyde E Harper Trust | $1,580 | $1,200 | -24.1% |
| Ruth I Harmelink-Ruth Harmelink and Dennis Kaldenberg Trust | $1,165 | $1,165 | 0% |
| Audrey O'Daniel Rusher Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $1,163 | -- |
| Nathan Burk | $5,896 | $1,156 | -80.4% |
| Jefferson K. Davis | $2,617 | $1,147 | -56.2% |
| Joyce Feldman | $2,027 | $1,129 | -44.3% |
| John Richardson - John S Richardson & Danette N David Richar | $1,127 | $1,127 | 0% |
| Donald C. Hatton | $1,553 | $1,068 | -31.2% |
| Shirley Bradley | $1,794 | $1,050 | -41.5% |
| Carol Ellison Fleming | $3,083 | $999 | -67.6% |
| Jose M. Pena | $4,451 | $983 | -77.9% |
| Janeen Maas | $1,490 | $977 | -34.4% |
| Robert Duran | $1,199 | $960 | -19.9% |
| Michael D. Tomlinson | $0 | $947 | -- |
| David J. Old | $4,342 | $946 | -78.2% |
| Tidwell Revocable Trust B | $2,486 | $945 | -62% |
| Kurt Kinsinger | $1,607 | $927 | -42.3% |
| Elizabeth Rannefeld | $0 | $925 | -- |
| Patricia Lee | $3,022 | $907 | -70% |
| Richard Montoya | $308 | $898 | 191.6% |
| Demetrio Michael Gonzales | $1,133 | $891 | -21.4% |
| Ellizabeth Rannefeld | $0 | $889 | -- |
| Clare Price | $0 | $860 | -- |
| Carl Lee Gilly Estate | $0 | $832 | -- |
| Janis E. Pitre | $1,619 | $812 | -49.8% |
| Sandra M. Pitre | $3,506 | $812 | -76.8% |
| Debbie Lawrence | $1,157 | $728 | -37.1% |
| Pamela M. Davey | $3,489 | $706 | -79.8% |
| Lionel Z. Naylor III | $0 | $696 | -- |
| Suzanne Spivey | $1,954 | $696 | -64.4% |
| Ronald Romero | $2,422 | $585 | -75.8% |
| Derrick J. Duran | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Steve Martinez | $0 | $543 | -- |
| Patrick H. Ganser | $6,677 | $526 | -92.1% |
| Melody Wilson | $3,242 | $525 | -83.8% |
| Andrew Tyson | $0 | $516 | -- |
| Jeanette Reilman | $3,444 | $502 | -85.4% |
| Ralph W. McCallum | $520 | $458 | -11.9% |
| Trudy a Swint Rev Trust | $444 | $444 | 0% |
| Douglas R. Oliver | $208 | $442 | 112.5% |
| Sara Fair Sleeper Liv Trust | $1,124 | $419 | -62.7% |
| Sudie Beierschmitt | $0 | $416 | -- |
| Senaida Montoya | $1,342 | $414 | -69.2% |
| Steven R. Rae | $2,202 | $389 | -82.3% |
| Lydia Garcia | $1,243 | $362 | -70.9% |
| Carol M. McDonald | $543 | $323 | -40.5% |
| Linda Taylor Hutchison | $1,254 | $228 | -81.8% |
| Norma Baca | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Beverly Kay Milton | $423 | $207 | -51.1% |
| Randy Vigil | $810 | $207 | -74.4% |
| Jose Longino Vigil | $1,454 | $186 | -87.2% |
| Eunice A. Waterworth | $0 | $184 | -- |
| Sharon K. Peterson | $475 | $171 | -64% |
| William E. Robnett Jr. | $0 | $124 | -- |
| Jacqueline C. Marvin | $355 | $118 | -66.8% |
| Elizabeth Clare Hunke | $237 | $93 | -60.8% |
| Stephen C. Ross | $236 | $93 | -60.6% |
| Anastasia Steffen | $79 | $73 | -7.6% |
| Quick Family Trust | $162 | $65 | -59.9% |
| Lauren Prescott | $4,230 | $29 | -99.3% |
| Winton R. Gray III | $20 | $20 | 0% |
| Meneese Wall | $38 | $17 | -55.3% |
| Susan Kinzer Ellington | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Victoria Smith Ubben | $577 | $3 | -99.5% |
| Jose Bennie Martinez | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Anne M. Littlefield | $17,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Anne Martinez | $585 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony R. Martinez | $2,078 | $0 | -100% |
| Audrey O'Daniel Rusher Irrevocabl | $6,847 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill J. Warner | $1,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy W. Roybal | $1,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Christie M. Beadles | $3,933 | $0 | -100% |
| Cresencio Salazar | $497 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl & Betty Bookwalter Rev Trustee | $22 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank M Dougherty Rev Trustee Uad Sept | $16,846 | $0 | -100% |
| Gilbert Archuleta | $3,080 | $0 | -100% |
| High Country Ranch | $14,883 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Roghair Revocable Trust | $3,304 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanette Boo Miller - Jeanette Bo | $12,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Rodriquez | $4,719 | $0 | -100% |
| Joke, LLC | $803 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard Salazar | $579 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Wiebe | $33,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Melva Burns | $5,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy E. Pivonka | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Paradox Farms | $403 | $0 | -100% |
| Riverside Cotton Farms | $5,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Sun Green Living Foods, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Willms | $6,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Tucker Family Trust | $1,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Bricker | $17,184 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Gundersen | $750 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,235,294 | $891,304 | -27.8% |
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