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In 2021, 121 farmers in cities within Luna County received a total of $3.6 million in 245 farm subsidies, a 62.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.6 million in 436 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurt Cattle Company, Inc. | $1,023,732 | $308,689 | -69.8% |
| Johnson Ranches, LLC | $318,223 | $230,257 | -27.6% |
| Alamo Ranch Company | $674,955 | $225,171 | -66.6% |
| Joe Bill Nunn | $256,812 | $206,482 | -19.6% |
| Hooper Ranch | $119,197 | $193,346 | 62.2% |
| Smyer Family Corporation | $351,794 | $172,645 | -50.9% |
| Gunter Enterprises Limited Partnership | $0 | $147,191 | -- |
| Justin Nunn | $197,517 | $145,390 | -26.4% |
| Escondida Land & Cattle Company | $171,444 | $128,906 | -24.8% |
| Hyatt & Hyatt, LLC | $192,791 | $119,734 | -37.9% |
| Butterfield Trail Ranch, LLC | $169,430 | $118,058 | -30.3% |
| Flying U Ranch, LLC | $162,265 | $104,112 | -35.8% |
| Jodie L. Bookout | $23,650 | $100,342 | 324.3% |
| Bill Hatcher | $131,306 | $96,458 | -26.5% |
| Double S, LLC | $44,274 | $84,962 | 91.9% |
| Hudson Cattle Company, LLC | $129,953 | $79,726 | -38.7% |
| Steve Allen | $105,979 | $74,412 | -29.8% |
| Megan C. Albrecht | $150,539 | $69,401 | -53.9% |
| James E Noguess | $81,126 | $60,769 | -25.1% |
| Rainbow Ranch, Inc. | $60,122 | $53,833 | -10.5% |
| Esther St. G. Louis | $111,760 | $53,211 | -52.4% |
| W R Johnson & Sons, LLC | $252,329 | $52,031 | -79.4% |
| Antelope Valley Ranch | $162,550 | $44,394 | -72.7% |
| Phil Treadwell | $45,520 | $42,544 | -6.5% |
| Tommy Perez | $56,065 | $38,546 | -31.2% |
| Mr. James Scott Chandler | $43,360 | $35,027 | -19.2% |
| Jimmy Delk | $61,512 | $29,367 | -52.3% |
| Francis D. Shiflett | $295,114 | $26,534 | -91% |
| Stephen W. Sensenig | $0 | $25,807 | -- |
| Bill Allen | $17,356 | $23,272 | 34.1% |
| Martin Chavez-Perez | $47,200 | $22,447 | -52.4% |
| All-N, LLC | $28,097 | $21,940 | -21.9% |
| Jake Penner | $0 | $18,753 | -- |
| TD Bar Livestock, LLC | $2,585 | $18,026 | 597.3% |
| Martin Sweetser | $76,053 | $17,390 | -77.1% |
| Robert F Gobleck | $23,379 | $16,238 | -30.5% |
| Muench Cattle Company, LLC | $25,642 | $15,771 | -38.5% |
| Michael Orphey | $20,031 | $15,156 | -24.3% |
| Kenneth Treadwell | $24,567 | $14,918 | -39.3% |
| Viramontes Farms, LLC | $230,991 | $14,277 | -93.8% |
| Clint Simmons | $72,435 | $14,038 | -80.6% |
| Gunter Cattle Company, LLC | $49,204 | $13,914 | -71.7% |
| Elizabeth Penner | $0 | $13,474 | -- |
| Gary Shiflett | $245,335 | $13,462 | -94.5% |
| Hays Farms, Inc. | $100,731 | $12,605 | -87.5% |
| Morrow Farms | $391,853 | $11,430 | -97.1% |
| Kidd-O-Ranch, LLC | $267,308 | $10,931 | -95.9% |
| Jeremy W. Donaldson | $30,786 | $10,783 | -65% |
| Rancho Globo, LLC | $27,223 | $10,655 | -60.9% |
| Don Hartman | $165,293 | $10,496 | -93.7% |
| Montie Speir | $76,845 | $10,394 | -86.5% |
| Russ Treadwell | $25,228 | $9,505 | -62.3% |
| Berenda Mcwright | $12,771 | $9,099 | -28.8% |
| Zachary Penn | $310,679 | $9,058 | -97.1% |
| Greg Simmons | $28,256 | $8,248 | -70.8% |
| Jolene Edwards Nunn | $11,312 | $8,105 | -28.4% |
| Shady Logan Ward | $0 | $7,845 | -- |
| Rafter J R Cattle Company, Inc. | $9,776 | $7,585 | -22.4% |
| Mccorkell Ranch, LLC | $32,124 | $7,464 | -76.8% |
| Keeler Family Farms, LLC | $125,297 | $7,252 | -94.2% |
| Charles W. Morris | $35,895 | $7,193 | -80% |
| Diaz Farms, Inc. | $317,609 | $6,630 | -97.9% |
| Jack B. Scepka | $0 | $6,539 | -- |
| Rubios Farms, LLC | $0 | $6,395 | -- |
| Kenneth Stockton | $10,944 | $5,643 | -48.4% |
| Henry B. Speir | $40,107 | $5,619 | -86% |
| Terry L. Payne | $3,311 | $5,389 | 62.8% |
| Oleta Sawyer Est Irr Tr | $7,412 | $5,217 | -29.6% |
| Bradford Roy Reeves Inheritance Trustee | $0 | $5,190 | -- |
| Bersani Ranch, LLC | $12,309 | $4,661 | -62.1% |
| James Hervol | $18,869 | $4,519 | -76.1% |
| Mark A. Franzoy | $131,223 | $4,190 | -96.8% |
| Geronimo Farms, LLC | $24,697 | $4,180 | -83.1% |
| Tasha Dawn Jacquez | $4,565 | $3,920 | -14.1% |
| John L. Sanders | $34,504 | $3,702 | -89.3% |
| James E. Sigg | $7,458 | $3,701 | -50.4% |
| Ronald O. Simmons | $14,036 | $3,635 | -74.1% |
| Jesus R. Chavez | $5,431 | $3,427 | -36.9% |
| John Sweetser | $16,313 | $3,363 | -79.4% |
| Joel Nanez | $10,030 | $3,325 | -66.8% |
| Blanche Ballard Whatley-the Blanche Ballard Whatle | $0 | $3,314 | -- |
| Cheyenne Ward | $23,455 | $2,988 | -87.3% |
| Frank Smyer | $9,968 | $2,922 | -70.7% |
| Paula Parkhill | $4,184 | $2,698 | -35.5% |
| Catherine Ruebush | $5,535 | $2,441 | -55.9% |
| James J. Ruttle | $4,804 | $2,265 | -52.9% |
| Nancy J. Castle | $9,031 | $2,204 | -75.6% |
| Hailey Nicole Chaffin | $22,525 | $1,842 | -91.8% |
| Carles Randall Mcwright Estate | $0 | $1,773 | -- |
| Lona Simmons | $11,566 | $1,722 | -85.1% |
| Arroyo Farms, LLC | $0 | $1,600 | -- |
| Matthew Hartman | $22,199 | $1,515 | -93.2% |
| Harlie Cox | $0 | $1,481 | -- |
| Paul I. Offutt | $3,086 | $1,444 | -53.2% |
| Dan Howell Lucas | $2,834 | $1,426 | -49.7% |
| Sean P. Robertson | $5,508 | $1,417 | -74.3% |
| Eddie Mesa | $2,429 | $1,404 | -42.2% |
| Porter Cattle Company | $12,750 | $1,402 | -89% |
| Lloyd D. Wheat | $328 | $1,326 | 304.3% |
| Jack Blandford | $14,081 | $1,323 | -90.6% |
| Edwin Wacey Allen | $3,487 | $854 | -75.5% |
| Phillip Burris | $5,652 | $777 | -86.3% |
| Sandy Skinner | $1,289 | $705 | -45.3% |
| Sarah E Donaldson-Rioux | $1,417 | $668 | -52.9% |
| Elmer Cowie Irrevocable Trust | $5,463 | $652 | -88.1% |
| Roberto A. Molina | $1,519 | $623 | -59% |
| Edward E. Remondini | $947 | $516 | -45.5% |
| James L. Wood | $78,837 | $483 | -99.4% |
| Douglas Ackerman | $2,993 | $478 | -84% |
| Sunnyside Farms, Inc. | $0 | $430 | -- |
| Glenn S. Newswanger | $744 | $400 | -46.2% |
| Carles Randall Mcwright Est | $0 | $396 | -- |
| Paul Speir | $1,705 | $394 | -76.9% |
| Helen B Cowie Irrevocable Trust | $7,243 | $388 | -94.6% |
| Myrna Taylor | $1,353 | $346 | -74.4% |
| Patricia Nunez | $957 | $343 | -64.2% |
| John Gay | $961 | $293 | -69.5% |
| Deming High Desert Investment, LLC | $28,430 | $174 | -99.4% |
| Ralph C. Schmidt | $117 | $117 | 0% |
| Raul Camunez | $1,406 | $8 | -99.4% |
| Cathy Hervol | $1,236 | $5 | -99.6% |
| Arroyo Farms, LLC | $55,648 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnson Orchard, LLC | $124,011 | $0 | -100% |
| Whirlwind Community | $1,903 | $0 | -100% |
| Blanche Ballard Whatley-the Blanc | $13,653 | $0 | -100% |
| Colton Reed Pickup | $6,637 | $0 | -100% |
| David McSherry | $1,755 | $0 | -100% |
| David V. Morales | $730 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin W. Allen | $7,856 | $0 | -100% |
| Gunter Enterprises Limited Partne | $105,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Scepka | $9,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Joey Parkhill | $4,331 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Le'ann Reed | $3,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Hooper | $17,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Ann Lindsay | $38,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Gould | $36 | $0 | -100% |
| Matt Wiseman | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Mimbres Valley Development, LLP | $244,978 | $0 | -100% |
| Phil Hibner | $300 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Pastran | $5,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Rubio Farms, LLC | $10,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Shady Ward | $51,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Tamara G. Hurt | $8,773 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Timmons | $2,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter W. Schultz | $2,857 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,585,492 | $3,615,871 | -62.3% |
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