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In 2021, 228 farmers in cities within Imperial County received a total of $16.1 million in 364 farm subsidies, a 69.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $52.8 million in 745 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 |
---|---|---|---|
LA Valle Sabbia, Inc. | $299,977 | $767,717 | 155.9% |
Bryan J. Ashurst | $110,514 | $739,488 | 569.1% |
Kenneth Ashurst | $28,171 | $725,975 | 2,477% |
Julian Dion Ashurst | $14,885 | $708,760 | 4,661.6% |
Brock Mckenzie Ashurst | $117,510 | $677,290 | 476.4% |
TNT Management, Inc. | $84,571 | $633,322 | 648.9% |
P & T Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $512,360 | -- |
Five Crowns, Inc. | $0 | $467,810 | -- |
Richard Ashurst | $10,264 | $448,312 | 4,267.8% |
Jack Brothers, Inc. | $667,532 | $432,719 | -35.2% |
Jack Seiler Farms, GP | $701,065 | $427,845 | -39% |
Sanchez Bees, Inc. | $1,391 | $306,565 | 21,939.2% |
Russell Brian Allen | $13,127 | $297,212 | 2,164.1% |
Brent Ashurst | $14,199 | $294,027 | 1,970.8% |
Mike Abatti Farms, LLC | $28,485 | $274,625 | 864.1% |
Brandon K. Ashurst | $7,989 | $263,164 | 3,194.1% |
Oasis Organics, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
Pacific Aqua Farms, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
Rothfleisch Ranches, Inc. | $327,595 | $216,079 | -34% |
Greg Benner | $0 | $215,653 | -- |
Cameron J. Ashurst | $0 | $200,327 | -- |
Richard Louis Ashurst | $0 | $200,327 | -- |
Steven A. Stuhr | $3,352 | $183,511 | 5,374.7% |
Currier & Sons, GP | $261,261 | $183,214 | -29.9% |
Susan L. Brandt | $92,010 | $173,149 | 88.2% |
Brandt Pack, Inc. | $200,000 | $169,010 | -15.5% |
Ben Abatti JR | $60,711 | $158,065 | 160.4% |
J Emanuelli & Sons, Inc. | $305,561 | $132,158 | -56.7% |
Lawrence Cox Ranches | $52,744 | $128,598 | 143.8% |
Rick & Lori Young JV | $215,999 | $120,604 | -44.2% |
Schaffner Dairy, Inc. | $1,101,164 | $120,508 | -89.1% |
AMC Farms, LLC | $654,847 | $120,226 | -81.6% |
Victor G Sanchez | $1,484 | $112,119 | 7,455.2% |
Trio Equipment Company | $24,859 | $108,365 | 335.9% |
Brandt Investment Properties LP | $285,447 | $108,188 | -62.1% |
Brundy Farms, Inc. | $136,829 | $106,356 | -22.3% |
Stephen Reeves | $86,081 | $102,761 | 19.4% |
Julia Reeves | $83,001 | $101,869 | 22.7% |
Kevin Grizzle Farms, LLC | $106,067 | $94,984 | -10.4% |
Snow Cattle Company, LLC | $219,725 | $92,862 | -57.7% |
El Toro Export, LLC | $964,584 | $92,839 | -90.4% |
Madjac Farms, Inc. | $165,223 | $91,191 | -44.8% |
Freddi Abatti | $242 | $89,146 | 36,737.2% |
Gabrielle M. Lofton | $175,861 | $84,357 | -52% |
Donald and Ronald Smith | $51,966 | $83,649 | 61% |
Carol Yvonne Reeves | $162,993 | $82,606 | -49.3% |
Jerry Lance Reeves | $162,993 | $82,606 | -49.3% |
Douglas Westmoreland | $270,408 | $78,889 | -70.8% |
John Allen | $95 | $75,789 | 79,677.9% |
Ruegger Farms, LLC | $336,373 | $73,128 | -78.3% |
Gary Foster Cattle Company, Inc. | $354,414 | $70,596 | -80.1% |
Veysey Farms, LLC | $168,614 | $69,666 | -58.7% |
Gary Mamer Farms, Inc. | $202,253 | $67,946 | -66.4% |
Steven G. Dahm | $623,415 | $67,277 | -89.2% |
Fifield Land Company | $189,937 | $65,451 | -65.5% |
Imperial Agent, LLC | $135,291 | $64,840 | -52.1% |
Robert Bruce Smith | $108,943 | $61,579 | -43.5% |
S P Rutherford | $375,546 | $55,995 | -85.1% |
Luis H Barriga-Rodriguez | $352,065 | $54,842 | -84.4% |
Benson Farms, LLC | $1,150,828 | $53,328 | -95.4% |
Sun Valley Farms, Inc. | $233,852 | $52,921 | -77.4% |
Charles Slater | $12,338 | $50,995 | 313.3% |
Preece Farms | $385,397 | $50,847 | -86.8% |
Brandt Family Farms LP | $450,638 | $49,612 | -89% |
Artesia Farms, Inc. | $222,309 | $49,139 | -77.9% |
Colby Ashurst | $0 | $49,019 | -- |
MVG Farms, Inc. | $153,488 | $48,939 | -68.1% |
M & M Sweet Investments | $176,399 | $48,888 | -72.3% |
Enrique Barriga-Rodriguez | $357,557 | $48,863 | -86.3% |
Shirley J. Auza Irrevocable Trust | $34,483 | $47,557 | 37.9% |
Triple I Press, LLC | $153,473 | $47,415 | -69.1% |
Ralph & Linette Taylor Revocable Trust - Ralph Taylor | $242,922 | $47,328 | -80.5% |
Rancho Bueno, Inc. | $99,809 | $45,048 | -54.9% |
Mark Brandt Farms, LLC | $210,500 | $44,380 | -78.9% |
Tim Allen Farms, LLC | $116,012 | $44,056 | -62% |
Marcia Osterkamp | $118,663 | $42,990 | -63.8% |
Mark Osterkamp | $118,663 | $42,990 | -63.8% |
Kimberly Osterkamp | $138,887 | $42,715 | -69.2% |
Peter N. Osterkamp | $138,887 | $42,715 | -69.2% |
Bullfrog Farms | $1,031,136 | $42,265 | -95.9% |
Freddi Abatti Farms, Inc. | $5,476 | $42,255 | 671.6% |
Hannon Farms, Inc. | $50,331 | $41,215 | -18.1% |
A-Z Farms, Inc. | $56,988 | $38,321 | -32.8% |
Ronald C. Leimgruber | $108,627 | $38,155 | -64.9% |
Mike Sudduth Farms, Inc. | $6,243 | $36,241 | 480.5% |
James A. Preece | $299,328 | $36,046 | -88% |
Michael D. Claverie | $29,746 | $36,032 | 21.1% |
Eguzkia, LLC | $0 | $35,915 | -- |
Sunrise Acres, LLC | $34,932 | $35,501 | 1.6% |
Troy Caston Farms | $209,112 | $34,635 | -83.4% |
Watte & Watte Farms, GP | $64,783 | $34,311 | -47% |
Mr. Robert Wayne Littrell | $0 | $33,803 | -- |
JCSD Farms, Inc. | $61,509 | $32,810 | -46.7% |
Vail Ranches | $901,430 | $32,601 | -96.4% |
Araguas Livestock, LLC | $659,732 | $31,998 | -95.1% |
Charles E Layaye | $38,823 | $30,458 | -21.5% |
Phillips Cattle Company | $191,557 | $29,673 | -84.5% |
Raymond O'Connell & Son, Inc. | $48,937 | $29,625 | -39.5% |
West-Gro Farms, Inc. | $228,560 | $29,144 | -87.2% |
Chimits Farming Company | $47,674 | $28,926 | -39.3% |
Manuel Castro | $78,298 | $28,161 | -64% |
Wavra Bros, GP | $100,136 | $27,217 | -72.8% |
Michael T. Malane | $131,674 | $26,826 | -79.6% |
Frank R. Miranda | $0 | $26,761 | -- |
Donbee Farms | $345,483 | $26,729 | -92.3% |
Cynthia C. Walker | $145,450 | $26,523 | -81.8% |
Auza Farms, Inc. | $129,530 | $26,432 | -79.6% |
Cal Evoo, LLC | $0 | $25,863 | -- |
Blue Mountain Farms, GP | $39,196 | $25,808 | -34.2% |
Charles Dessert C. Farms | $37,610 | $25,506 | -32.2% |
Michael D. Reeves | $5,500 | $24,747 | 349.9% |
Layaye Farms JV | $34,738 | $24,334 | -29.9% |
Francisco Javier Martinez | $34,334 | $23,814 | -30.6% |
Triple S Farms, Inc. | $82,613 | $23,368 | -71.7% |
Thomas Scott Chapman | $222,412 | $23,234 | -89.6% |
Cac Farms, LLC | $47,761 | $23,158 | -51.5% |
Otis Kramer Ranch | $34,878 | $22,931 | -34.3% |
Pfister & Son, Inc. | $75,745 | $22,779 | -69.9% |
Charles H Slater Farms, Inc. | $107,879 | $22,307 | -79.3% |
Nilson Farms, Inc. | $54,188 | $22,158 | -59.1% |
Omlin Farms, Inc. | $25,943 | $21,677 | -16.4% |
Lyerly Farms Custom Contracting | $47,705 | $21,281 | -55.4% |
Morgan Family Farms, Inc. | $15,826 | $21,102 | 33.3% |
Lucas W. Holtz | $49,573 | $21,092 | -57.5% |
Martin Auza Sheep Company, Inc. | $475,215 | $20,888 | -95.6% |
Valley Agent Service, Inc. | $27,759 | $20,548 | -26% |
Michael W. Morgan | $81,012 | $20,198 | -75.1% |
William A. Claverie | $120,299 | $20,021 | -83.4% |
Raul Aceves Terrones | $73,212 | $19,656 | -73.2% |
Jeffrey R. Plourd | $54,964 | $18,207 | -66.9% |
NCR Ranch, LLC | $13,417 | $17,889 | 33.3% |
Russell D. Allen | $65,992 | $17,793 | -73% |
Johnny Lee Allen | $509 | $17,302 | 3,299.2% |
Osterkamp Farms, Inc. | $35,940 | $16,860 | -53.1% |
Westmoreland Revocable Living Trust DTD02/20/97 - Elena West | $185,258 | $16,592 | -91% |
Taps Farms, LLC | $30,992 | $16,130 | -48% |
Gerard Irungaray | $184,537 | $15,864 | -91.4% |
Lisa J Irungaray | $184,257 | $15,832 | -91.4% |
4 G's Brawley Ranch, LLC | $57,739 | $15,523 | -73.1% |
Robco Farms, Inc. | $19,162 | $15,224 | -20.6% |
Noeline Antchagno | $346,276 | $15,099 | -95.6% |
Holdridge Bros, GP | $0 | $15,054 | -- |
Jose Camacho | $52,572 | $15,020 | -71.4% |
Thomas F Moiola | $30,208 | $14,482 | -52.1% |
Raymond Hannon | $34,588 | $14,464 | -58.2% |
Roco Farms, LLC | $0 | $14,332 | -- |
Thomas Boyd Rutherford | $25,666 | $14,259 | -44.4% |
Brett Christopher Mamer Pleazgro | $26,516 | $14,151 | -46.6% |
Smoke Tree Ranches, LLC | $761,133 | $14,056 | -98.2% |
V & V Farms, LLC | $71,060 | $13,496 | -81% |
J R Callens and Sons, GP | $159,570 | $12,777 | -92% |
Andy Burnett | $24,896 | $12,664 | -49.1% |
Thomas P. Gargiulo | $24,693 | $11,693 | -52.6% |
Margaret Sharon Barnebee | $23,883 | $11,171 | -53.2% |
Jon Shields | $9,735 | $10,562 | 8.5% |
Sally Colace | $64,830 | $10,470 | -83.9% |
Valleys Finest Farms, Inc. | $12,097 | $10,233 | -15.4% |
Richard C. Wolery | $12,672 | $9,072 | -28.4% |
Abbie Cameron | $180,959 | $9,032 | -95% |
Joe Dan Cameron | $180,959 | $9,032 | -95% |
Los Otros Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $13,654 | $9,009 | -34% |
Edgewild Farms, LLC | $11,044 | $9,001 | -18.5% |
Spruce Farms, LLC | $877,432 | $8,957 | -99% |
Felipe Irigoyen | $0 | $8,690 | -- |
Thistle Farms, Inc. | $96,460 | $8,414 | -91.3% |
Mesquite Cattle Feeders | $134,068 | $8,280 | -93.8% |
R S Garewal & Sons, Inc. | $7,030 | $8,248 | 17.3% |
Life Water Agent, Inc. | $54,706 | $8,222 | -85% |
Jason Michael Taylor | $68,879 | $8,109 | -88.2% |
James Michael Watte | $16,069 | $7,628 | -52.5% |
Rosal Ranches | $0 | $7,308 | -- |
Jim Wavra Enterprise, Inc. | $24,816 | $7,191 | -71% |
Robert Craig Smith | $6,362 | $7,180 | 12.9% |
The Alva K. And Vesta L. Bonham 1989 Trust | $0 | $7,165 | -- |
Jordan Smith | $5,356 | $6,835 | 27.6% |
Danmar Farms, Inc. | $56,144 | $6,432 | -88.5% |
Marlin Medearis Ranches, Inc. | $5,087 | $6,167 | 21.2% |
Paul A. Enz | $7,853 | $6,131 | -21.9% |
Galen Olesh Farms, LLC | $20,105 | $5,918 | -70.6% |
Rodney Foster | $755,674 | $5,596 | -99.3% |
Robert L. Richter | $9,069 | $5,493 | -39.4% |
Reata Cattle Feeders | $210,534 | $5,330 | -97.5% |
Joseph Denis Claverie | $5,575 | $5,127 | -8% |
Labrucherie Produce, LLC | $476,772 | $5,052 | -98.9% |
Gargiulo Farms, Inc. | $30,421 | $4,828 | -84.1% |
Craig Moiola | $9,226 | $4,817 | -47.8% |
Daniela Kristen Abatti | $0 | $4,494 | -- |
Stephen B. Davis | $15,690 | $4,360 | -72.2% |
Jesus Larios | $63,914 | $4,221 | -93.4% |
WM L Brandt & Sons | $23,418 | $4,139 | -82.3% |
Argia, Inc. | $13,640 | $3,952 | -71% |
Rutherford L & C Company | $2,824 | $3,765 | 33.3% |
Brian Thomas Taylor | $12,661 | $3,621 | -71.4% |
Todd Whitney Matlick | $12,628 | $3,596 | -71.5% |
Jeff Van Der Linden | $3,817 | $2,772 | -27.4% |
Kenneth Claverie | $4,512 | $2,558 | -43.3% |
Jared Brady | $13,075 | $2,416 | -81.5% |
The Elmore Company, GP | $487,891 | $2,411 | -99.5% |
Barbara L. Nilson | $0 | $2,388 | -- |
Desert SKY Farms, GP | $289,467 | $2,368 | -99.2% |
Leonard Schnittker | $1,986 | $2,365 | 19.1% |
Imperial Lamb, Inc. | $15,180 | $2,310 | -84.8% |
Edna R. Frye | $25,630 | $2,030 | -92.1% |
Greg Jackson | $6,438 | $1,836 | -71.5% |
Roy Foster | $9,790 | $1,785 | -81.8% |
Abel Cortez | $32,451 | $1,760 | -94.6% |
Melton Huffman | $3,499 | $1,715 | -51% |
Patricia Steffens-Steffens Family 2013 Trust | $854 | $1,706 | 99.8% |
Lariat Cattle Feeders, LLC | $23,739 | $1,702 | -92.8% |
Ronald M. Smith | $3,621 | $1,542 | -57.4% |
2 Bar J Ranches | $5,104 | $1,479 | -71% |
William Colace | $250,000 | $1,188 | -99.5% |
Margaret B. Strahm | $2,637 | $955 | -63.8% |
Seiler and Stuller, LLC | $48,957 | $954 | -98.1% |
Ryan Mamer | $122,841 | $918 | -99.3% |
Escalera Stack-King, Inc. | $1,517 | $742 | -51.1% |
Luis Zendejas | $1,412 | $691 | -51.1% |
Double M Farms, Inc. | $1,548,578 | $682 | -100% |
Tyler L. Sutter | $6,580 | $682 | -89.6% |
Kirk D. Mann | $894 | $619 | -30.8% |
Myrna P. Arambula | $55,924 | $346 | -99.4% |
Sandra Standiford | $511 | $325 | -36.4% |
Raul Gonzalez | $458 | $224 | -51.1% |
Redemption Farms, Inc. | $26,912 | $100 | -99.6% |
Frances P. Newell | $147 | $72 | -51% |
Marcella L Procsal | $147 | $72 | -51% |
Mary A. Camacho | $147 | $72 | -51% |
Sherrie L. Newell | $202 | $72 | -64.4% |
Alice Colace | $96,244 | $0 | -100% |
Amy Joanne Brandt | $178,499 | $0 | -100% |
Andrea D. Lofton | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Blue Jack Farms, Inc. | $178,123 | $0 | -100% |
Brandt Farms Lp | $795,815 | $0 | -100% |
Brawley Western, Inc. | $18,773 | $0 | -100% |
Brittany A. Morgan | $490,397 | $0 | -100% |
Camille S. Nuckles | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Carolyn MacHado | $801 | $0 | -100% |
Cody Garewal | $43,870 | $0 | -100% |
Daniel Colace | $163,889 | $0 | -100% |
Daren J Van Dyke Farming, LLC | $50,172 | $0 | -100% |
Darrell D. Miller | $363 | $0 | -100% |
Deborah S. Cameron | $399,380 | $0 | -100% |
Dorothy Dahm | $4,983 | $0 | -100% |
Ecco II | $1,223,407 | $0 | -100% |
Foster Feed Yard, Inc. | $141,240 | $0 | -100% |
Geoffrey Moore | $30,655 | $0 | -100% |
Greengo Farms | $125,714 | $0 | -100% |
Hannon Ranches, Ltd. | $2,001 | $0 | -100% |
Harold Brown | $4,710 | $0 | -100% |
Jack Family Farms, Inc. | $133,818 | $0 | -100% |
John R. Jordan | $60,749 | $0 | -100% |
Joseph Colace | $281,002 | $0 | -100% |
Joseph Hannon | $15,206 | $0 | -100% |
Kelly Brandt Rasmussen | $11,792 | $0 | -100% |
Martin R Auza Irrevocable Trust | $9,782 | $0 | -100% |
Michael C. Franks | $413,735 | $0 | -100% |
Milky Way Farms, LLC | $90,354 | $0 | -100% |
Moiola Cattle Ranches, LLC | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Orion Cattle Company, LLC | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
Osage Citrus, LLC | $391,444 | $0 | -100% |
Paul Cameron | $382,452 | $0 | -100% |
Paul Cameron Ranches, LLC | $40,833 | $0 | -100% |
River Valley Ranches, GP | $101,947 | $0 | -100% |
Robert A. Lofton | $1,500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Ryan J L Brandt Irrevocable Trust | $36,872 | $0 | -100% |
Ryan John Leon Brandt | $149,697 | $0 | -100% |
Saikhon Company, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
Shaeley Franks | $29,746 | $0 | -100% |
Shields Ranches, GP | $18,289 | $0 | -100% |
Sol West Farms | $207,303 | $0 | -100% |
Teri Franks | $413,680 | $0 | -100% |
Township Farms, LLC | $1,021 | $0 | -100% |
Wheeler Morgan | $407,866 | $0 | -100% |
Wiest Farms | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
William Michael Colace Jr. | $25,405 | $0 | -100% |
Zinn Packing Company, Inc. | $365,655 | $0 | -100% |
Alejandro Contreras Perez | $262,632 | $0 | -100% |
Premier Hauling, LLC | $738 | $0 | -100% |
William Brandenberg | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Golden Dates Farm, LLC | $228,532 | $0 | -100% |
Leon a Layaye | $94,600 | $0 | -100% |
Mark David McBroom | $255,489 | $0 | -100% |
Marshal J. McBroom | $16,603 | $0 | -100% |
Tori McBroom | $255,489 | $0 | -100% |
Abatti Agribusiness, Inc. | $11,376 | $0 | -100% |
Brock Asparagus Company, LLC | $14,809 | $0 | -100% |
Brock Seed Company, LLC | $35,128 | $0 | -100% |
Charles G. Johnson | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Francisco Ramon Tapia Sosa | $124,991 | $0 | -100% |
Heritage Farms, LLC | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Jacobo Ayala | $25,405 | $0 | -100% |
Joe Heger Farms, LLC | $1,000,000 | $0 | -100% |
Jose M Barriga-Urquidez | $355,602 | $0 | -100% |
Lantana Farms, LLC | $482,277 | $0 | -100% |
Premier Hauling, LLC | $738 | $0 | -100% |
Southwest Valley Farms, Inc. | $4,292 | $0 | -100% |
Steven Nickus | $21,189 | $0 | -100% |
Sunset Ridge Farms, Inc. | $4,731 | $0 | -100% |
Trinity Produce Sales, Inc. | $1,000,000 | $0 | -100% |
Wisteria Farms, LLC | $691,264 | $0 | -100% |
David L. Ramirez | $5,646 | $0 | -100% |
Caroline Antchagno | $458,505 | $0 | -100% |
David Hilfiker | $3,227 | $0 | -100% |
Dominique Antchagno | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
Mainas Farms, Inc. | $1,009,598 | $0 | -100% |
Tom a Brady & Sons | $785 | $0 | -100% |
Vessey & Company, Inc. | $505,848 | $0 | -100% |
Viking Farms, Inc. | $43,799 | $0 | -100% |
Charlotte J. Harris | $25,405 | $0 | -100% |
Claudia V. Sanchez | $210,262 | $0 | -100% |
Desert Dunes Dairy, GP | $11,963 | $0 | -100% |
Guillermo Landeros | $1,152 | $0 | -100% |
Maria D. Hernandez | $6,885 | $0 | -100% |
Adan Sierra | $23,709 | $0 | -100% |
Antonio J. Sierra | $36,358 | $0 | -100% |
Efrain Rendon | $117,990 | $0 | -100% |
Jose Sierra | $72,841 | $0 | -100% |
Julio Rosales Martinez | $6,480 | $0 | -100% |
Lazaro Sierra | $165,105 | $0 | -100% |
Noe a Rendon Cohetero | $124,200 | $0 | -100% |
Rendon Farms | $238,984 | $0 | -100% |
Rosalba Rendon | $135,329 | $0 | -100% |
Leonard Ritenour | $2,983 | $0 | -100% |
Mary Kach | $2,983 | $0 | -100% |
Zachary D. Wilson | $3,071 | $0 | -100% |
Alma Rosa Cornejo | $34,380 | $0 | -100% |
Callens Farms, LLC | $2,148 | $0 | -100% |
Mary K. Ruegger | $5,717 | $0 | -100% |
EDB Family, LLC | $123,425 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $52,804,132 | $16,094,778 | -69.5% |