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In 2021, 76 farmers in cities within Catron County received a total of $2.3 million in 168 farm subsidies, a 26.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.1 million in 258 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Slaughter | $0 | $154,632 | -- |
| Audrey McQueen | $184,099 | $152,771 | -17% |
| 77 Investments, LLC | $227,741 | $149,241 | -34.5% |
| Whitehouse Ranch, Inc. | $113,584 | $121,661 | 7.1% |
| Y Canyon Ranch, LLC | $50,411 | $111,476 | 121.1% |
| Powell Ranch Partnership | $116,264 | $96,597 | -16.9% |
| Dinero Livestock, LLC | $102,065 | $74,486 | -27% |
| Jay D. Houston | $114,507 | $73,810 | -35.5% |
| Henry D. Wellborn | $129,920 | $71,959 | -44.6% |
| N. G. Baca | $91,289 | $69,209 | -24.2% |
| Swapp Land & Cattle Company | $26,502 | $60,599 | 128.7% |
| Jerry D. Jump | $82,331 | $59,126 | -28.2% |
| Jerry McPhaul | $212,534 | $58,169 | -72.6% |
| Joel T. Nelson | $118,176 | $51,685 | -56.3% |
| Marinel J Poppie | $36,284 | $50,374 | 38.8% |
| Nelda Rae McPhaul | $0 | $49,555 | -- |
| Thomas Humphreville | $0 | $48,046 | -- |
| Hubbell Livestock Company | $178,577 | $45,455 | -74.5% |
| Glen Mccarty Revocable Trust | $28,579 | $44,522 | 55.8% |
| Cherrill Sullivan | $24,600 | $42,861 | 74.2% |
| Russell Walraven | $69,829 | $42,509 | -39.1% |
| Nye Cattle Company, Inc. | $60,466 | $41,264 | -31.8% |
| Hugh B. McKeen Jr. | $25,113 | $39,336 | 56.6% |
| John Cauzza | $23,076 | $38,792 | 68.1% |
| Tommy S. Padilla | $18,946 | $36,520 | 92.8% |
| Buster Green | $86,525 | $35,463 | -59% |
| George Geisler Jr. | $21,771 | $33,896 | 55.7% |
| Sally L. Hulsey | $0 | $33,487 | -- |
| Faust Brothers Cattle Company, LLC | $24,368 | $28,466 | 16.8% |
| Deon Julian | $14,607 | $26,890 | 84.1% |
| Richard Chavez | $25,369 | $26,823 | 5.7% |
| Ysidoro Mendoza | $21,492 | $26,453 | 23.1% |
| Wacey Jay Walraven | $49,865 | $24,953 | -50% |
| Harriet Ranch, LLC | $200,550 | $23,203 | -88.4% |
| Flying V, LLC | $35,690 | $22,400 | -37.2% |
| W3 Family, LLC | $10,684 | $22,246 | 108.2% |
| Corwin Hulsey | $65,310 | $20,178 | -69.1% |
| Burl Adams | $14,490 | $19,612 | 35.3% |
| William Lemons | $12,293 | $15,239 | 24% |
| Billy Andrew Carrejo | $6,058 | $11,651 | 92.3% |
| Donaciano Aragon | $20,031 | $11,532 | -42.4% |
| Ilasol, LLC | $38,447 | $11,310 | -70.6% |
| Carl E. Whitney | $0 | $9,900 | -- |
| Phillip S. Scott | $3,300 | $9,430 | 185.8% |
| Candelario Chavez | $9,088 | $7,840 | -13.7% |
| Damacio Gutierrez | $1,925 | $7,712 | 300.6% |
| Crossfire Cattle Company, LLC | $17,580 | $7,248 | -58.8% |
| Lazy JT Cattle Company | $7,082 | $6,865 | -3.1% |
| Randy Chavez | $2,827 | $6,457 | 128.4% |
| Glyn Griffin | $12,962 | $5,871 | -54.7% |
| 76 Slash Cattle, LLC | $0 | $5,445 | -- |
| Canyon Del Buey, LLC | $133,183 | $5,184 | -96.1% |
| Deep Creek Ranch, Inc. | $17,589 | $4,811 | -72.6% |
| Charlotte Derrick | $6,018 | $4,741 | -21.2% |
| Ray Woodfin Cumbie | $0 | $4,622 | -- |
| Carmelita Chavez | $5,130 | $4,400 | -14.2% |
| Steve Hooper | $22,599 | $4,254 | -81.2% |
| Keith James | $13,420 | $3,700 | -72.4% |
| Eddie Farrington | $18,225 | $3,652 | -80% |
| Christine Steiger | $4,797 | $3,482 | -27.4% |
| Coy Craig | $17,920 | $3,036 | -83.1% |
| Gary Blum | $880 | $2,857 | 224.7% |
| Alvin Brent Laney | $0 | $2,459 | -- |
| Cranston Family Farm Limited Liability Agent Company | $1,092 | $1,815 | 66.2% |
| Jean Harbour Jones | $2,312 | $1,720 | -25.6% |
| Thomas E. Humphreville | $0 | $1,539 | -- |
| Largo Cattle, LLC | $19,184 | $1,526 | -92% |
| Justine Joel Romero | $5,712 | $1,317 | -76.9% |
| Johnny Dale Pierson | $1,738 | $1,016 | -41.5% |
| Luke John Stieg | $8,448 | $926 | -89% |
| Jerry Wills | $2,992 | $845 | -71.8% |
| Janice Kiehne | $5,119 | $670 | -86.9% |
| Clayton T. Atwood | $2,343 | $619 | -73.6% |
| Kristina T. Carey | $2,754 | $418 | -84.8% |
| Marshall Alan Atwood | $1,155 | $273 | -76.4% |
| Paul Owens | $677 | $159 | -76.5% |
| Alvin Brent Laney | $10,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Killough | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Jo Heimbigner Shortes | $3,562 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonben Enterprises, Inc. | $71,556 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith E. Heinsohn | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherry Wellborn | $17,317 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Hendricks | $467 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeannette Annice Heap | $5,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,141,713 | $2,305,266 | -26.6% |
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