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In 2021, 199 farmers in cities within Torrance County received a total of $5.7 million in 426 farm subsidies, a 23.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.4 million in 642 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 Torrance County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Land and Cattle | $472,653 | $527,510 | 11.6% |
| Wayne Connell | $325,923 | $374,072 | 14.8% |
| William H. Wrye | $236,003 | $358,262 | 51.8% |
| Tancosa Cattle | $561,634 | $241,140 | -57.1% |
| Bill King | $449,626 | $213,852 | -52.4% |
| 3W Wrye Ranch, LLC | $151,374 | $207,722 | 37.2% |
| Leroy C. Cravens | $167,391 | $156,811 | -6.3% |
| Dos Equis Ranch, LLC | $120,649 | $139,625 | 15.7% |
| Randy Riley | $85,849 | $136,190 | 58.6% |
| Shawn P. Cain | $123,920 | $127,132 | 2.6% |
| L T Lewis Company, Ltd. | $56,562 | $119,945 | 112.1% |
| Oliver Lee Jr. | $96,999 | $113,648 | 17.2% |
| Brahaim Hindi & Sons, Inc. | $107,928 | $104,081 | -3.6% |
| Mckenzie Land & Livestock Company | $67,584 | $96,626 | 43% |
| Mccall Land & Cattle, LLC | $101,115 | $81,415 | -19.5% |
| Ness Farms, LLC | $121,605 | $76,660 | -37% |
| Autrey Cattle Company | $181,304 | $75,063 | -58.6% |
| Sue G. Harvey | $77,834 | $73,627 | -5.4% |
| McMath Ranch | $52,438 | $73,110 | 39.4% |
| Matthew Connell | $49,017 | $72,987 | 48.9% |
| Ernest Thompson | $71,402 | $72,391 | 1.4% |
| Manzano Cattle, LLC | $90,797 | $68,024 | -25.1% |
| Ernest R. Ortiz | $75,762 | $67,344 | -11.1% |
| Tom Burson | $113,939 | $64,750 | -43.2% |
| Sam L. King | $210,487 | $63,931 | -69.6% |
| John C. Aday | $32,307 | $62,143 | 92.4% |
| Robin L. Dunn | $79,965 | $59,498 | -25.6% |
| Estevan L. Jaramillo | $49,206 | $58,213 | 18.3% |
| Cain Cattle Company | $17,171 | $56,525 | 229.2% |
| Jim Berlier | $77,855 | $54,050 | -30.6% |
| Bill Gardner | $101,572 | $51,358 | -49.4% |
| Bill Luther | $42,929 | $49,654 | 15.7% |
| Pete Tully | $34,183 | $48,503 | 41.9% |
| Art Dunlap | $74,385 | $47,232 | -36.5% |
| Danny Prather | $25,454 | $46,586 | 83% |
| Frank Jean Smith JR Estate | $0 | $45,152 | -- |
| Edd L. Taul | $24,814 | $44,598 | 79.7% |
| Merlene Waldon | $38,149 | $39,558 | 3.7% |
| Lisa Gardner | $30,649 | $37,541 | 22.5% |
| Harvey Encino Ranch, LLC | $39,906 | $37,513 | -6% |
| Schwebach's, LLC | $101,676 | $37,228 | -63.4% |
| Norma Sullenger | $24,548 | $34,282 | 39.7% |
| Bud W. W. Burnett | $10,018 | $32,824 | 227.7% |
| Donnie Ansley | $61,638 | $32,168 | -47.8% |
| Taleisha Crabb | $0 | $31,960 | -- |
| Joyce Halderman | $56,476 | $30,885 | -45.3% |
| Shane Lutrick | $18,733 | $29,743 | 58.8% |
| Kenneth Shaw | $69,318 | $29,647 | -57.2% |
| Wesley Wells | $19,288 | $27,522 | 42.7% |
| Dwight Luna | $0 | $25,837 | -- |
| Albert Chavez | $15,642 | $25,290 | 61.7% |
| John Sais | $11,936 | $25,204 | 111.2% |
| Caster Land & Cattle, LLC | $12,338 | $24,656 | 99.8% |
| Lone Antler Ranch | $25,242 | $22,663 | -10.2% |
| Brian Crider | $11,297 | $22,518 | 99.3% |
| Delbert Autrey | $16,462 | $21,623 | 31.4% |
| Adan Manuel Encinias | $0 | $21,479 | -- |
| D/B/A Spindle Land and Cattle | $44,804 | $20,901 | -53.4% |
| Gary King | $28,586 | $19,825 | -30.6% |
| Adam J. Aday | $37,531 | $19,818 | -47.2% |
| Jordan Valigura | $41,494 | $19,227 | -53.7% |
| Derrell Gene Winn | $17,524 | $18,984 | 8.3% |
| Clarence John Perea | $17,344 | $17,612 | 1.5% |
| Gregory Hunter Brazil | $13,463 | $17,518 | 30.1% |
| Jimmy Corliss | $18,469 | $17,408 | -5.7% |
| Patsy Gustin | $11,883 | $17,159 | 44.4% |
| Patricia A. Fitzgerald | $12,851 | $16,676 | 29.8% |
| Aubrey L. Dunn Jr. | $0 | $16,590 | -- |
| Wayne Metzger | $12,989 | $16,372 | 26% |
| Kevin R Sweazea | $42,864 | $16,174 | -62.3% |
| Cris Encinias | $12,031 | $15,458 | 28.5% |
| Richard Spencer | $24,362 | $14,684 | -39.7% |
| Gail Langell | $0 | $14,339 | -- |
| B&R Cattle | $8,279 | $13,720 | 65.7% |
| Gary L. Watts | $13,507 | $13,513 | 0% |
| Eddy Lee Burns | $0 | $13,499 | -- |
| Benjamin Spence | $7,456 | $13,303 | 78.4% |
| Pete Montano | $21,985 | $12,911 | -41.3% |
| Mclaughlin Ranch, LLC | $13,139 | $12,334 | -6.1% |
| Lucy Ranch Lp | $162,614 | $12,092 | -92.6% |
| Patrick William Pachta | $0 | $11,801 | -- |
| Colvin Connell | $32,822 | $11,088 | -66.2% |
| Joe Cunningham | $28,070 | $10,712 | -61.8% |
| Lelan Hewett | $0 | $10,485 | -- |
| Alberto Estrada | $7,728 | $10,269 | 32.9% |
| Daniel John Sais | $40,649 | $10,229 | -74.8% |
| Fred S. Moore | $10,404 | $9,781 | -6% |
| Darrell Roberts | $9,868 | $9,533 | -3.4% |
| Larry K. Burnett | $28,985 | $9,243 | -68.1% |
| Felipe Lovato | $6,393 | $8,919 | 39.5% |
| Bob L. McMath | $661 | $8,575 | 1,197.3% |
| Federico Frank Garcia | $8,754 | $8,324 | -4.9% |
| Mike Padilla | $7,879 | $7,955 | 1% |
| Wrye Land & Cattle, LLC | $10,710 | $7,578 | -29.2% |
| Todd Dunlap | $19,370 | $7,397 | -61.8% |
| Pine Canyon Ranch | $33,144 | $7,310 | -77.9% |
| Matt Peterson | $9,718 | $7,043 | -27.5% |
| Letha Burns | $5,343 | $6,871 | 28.6% |
| Frank Luna Jr. | $5,030 | $6,761 | 34.4% |
| Danny West | $220 | $6,745 | 2,965.9% |
| Jason Brumley | $42,736 | $6,469 | -84.9% |
| Tony Reynolds | $2,827 | $6,169 | 118.2% |
| Bob Carter | $5,904 | $5,904 | 0% |
| Richard G. Lopez | $6,384 | $5,721 | -10.4% |
| John M. Heckendorn | $24,139 | $5,537 | -77.1% |
| Paul O. Keller | $19,165 | $5,408 | -71.8% |
| William Bradley Wrye | $16,696 | $5,172 | -69% |
| Ernie J. Vigil | $7,191 | $4,969 | -30.9% |
| Jeffery Wells | $17,852 | $4,847 | -72.8% |
| William Caster | $17,830 | $4,588 | -74.3% |
| Javier Ernesto Sanchez | $20,817 | $4,482 | -78.5% |
| Kelsey Collins | $31,210 | $4,478 | -85.7% |
| William A. Neish | $9,354 | $4,206 | -55% |
| Gabriel Carreon | $3,905 | $4,083 | 4.6% |
| Charlie Clark | $27,779 | $4,002 | -85.6% |
| Mary Jane Chavez | $7,228 | $3,788 | -47.6% |
| Frank W. Sherman | $6,535 | $3,699 | -43.4% |
| Margaret Ruth Wright | $2,464 | $3,539 | 43.6% |
| Lucille Serrano | $1,760 | $3,476 | 97.5% |
| Eric Encinias | $6,902 | $3,422 | -50.4% |
| Gary Thomas | $7,528 | $3,398 | -54.9% |
| Francis A. Baca | $6,401 | $3,240 | -49.4% |
| Jerald D. Metzger | $5,447 | $3,193 | -41.4% |
| Ms. Roberta Rene McKenzie | $0 | $3,149 | -- |
| Jeffrey W. Shovelin | $12,243 | $3,036 | -75.2% |
| Patsy Kingston | $4,716 | $2,914 | -38.2% |
| Matthew Urban | $9,971 | $2,898 | -70.9% |
| Pete Montano Jr. | $0 | $2,478 | -- |
| Ryan S. Schwebach | $6,412 | $2,421 | -62.2% |
| Jerry Sanchez | $3,547 | $2,358 | -33.5% |
| James Stewart | $1,672 | $2,333 | 39.5% |
| Richard Medina | $2,828 | $2,288 | -19.1% |
| Jerry D. Stockstill | $0 | $2,223 | -- |
| Patrick W. Rogers | $11,716 | $2,202 | -81.2% |
| Ronald R. Schmidt | $2,195 | $2,195 | 0% |
| Raphael Demetrius Morales | $4,010 | $2,130 | -46.9% |
| Jimmy Ayers | $0 | $2,060 | -- |
| Mark S. Marquez | $4,267 | $2,053 | -51.9% |
| Weldon Austin | $9,020 | $1,880 | -79.2% |
| Joseph W. Plant | $3,402 | $1,827 | -46.3% |
| Leo Muniz Jr. | $7,857 | $1,821 | -76.8% |
| Ronald G. Morris | $2,385 | $1,760 | -26.2% |
| Christie Riley | $918 | $1,690 | 84.1% |
| Luis Crescencio Rivera | $1,669 | $1,666 | -0.2% |
| Dennis E. Farrow | $0 | $1,571 | -- |
| Larry Stephens | $5,643 | $1,570 | -72.2% |
| Roger West | $7,202 | $1,501 | -79.2% |
| Cassandra Gray | $4,961 | $1,414 | -71.5% |
| Lori Autrey | $2,323 | $1,406 | -39.5% |
| Amy S. Lewis | $536 | $1,360 | 153.7% |
| Tom Williams | $2,980 | $1,291 | -56.7% |
| Dusty Wrye | $7,043 | $1,208 | -82.8% |
| Akin Farms, Inc. | $4,021 | $1,189 | -70.4% |
| Ray Zamora | $2,959 | $1,144 | -61.3% |
| Victor L. Chavez | $1,545 | $1,107 | -28.3% |
| Randy Chavez | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| William Gumaer | $403 | $1,052 | 161% |
| Luis I. Chavez | $0 | $985 | -- |
| Joanne D. Brown | $1,976 | $966 | -51.1% |
| Jim Greene | $2,970 | $949 | -68% |
| Andy Otis | $96,880 | $935 | -99% |
| Manuel Urban Jr. | $5,613 | $932 | -83.4% |
| Phyllis Townsend | $1,425 | $905 | -36.5% |
| Larry Autrey | $4,560 | $897 | -80.3% |
| Lucas Wayne Wells | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Thomas Derochie | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Jimmy Bargas | $6,559 | $811 | -87.6% |
| Antonio L. Chavez | $2,761 | $811 | -70.6% |
| Marcelino Cristiano Pacheco | $0 | $770 | -- |
| Geri Abrams | $2,925 | $743 | -74.6% |
| Spencer Whitaker | $0 | $715 | -- |
| Travis Greene | $6,812 | $604 | -91.1% |
| Ross Yingst | $639 | $601 | -5.9% |
| Brian Sanchez | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Montoya Farm, LLC | $3,444 | $518 | -85% |
| Stanley Davis | $2,087 | $505 | -75.8% |
| Santiago Garcia | $2,361 | $431 | -81.7% |
| Ronald Moorhead | $528 | $429 | -18.8% |
| Troy Coburn | $1,617 | $414 | -74.4% |
| Daniel Joe Payne | $672 | $403 | -40% |
| Anna Marie Stokes | $1,195 | $395 | -66.9% |
| Vanessa Vigil | $5,124 | $365 | -92.9% |
| Edward Casaus | $1,907 | $345 | -81.9% |
| John Mathews | $1,672 | $328 | -80.4% |
| Calvin L. Davis Sr. | $2,863 | $276 | -90.4% |
| Julie A. Hamm | $132 | $270 | 104.5% |
| Cheri Lujan | $245 | $230 | -6.1% |
| Wilfred S. Lucero | $759 | $224 | -70.5% |
| Jennifer K. Stine | $1,055 | $224 | -78.8% |
| Deanna R. Contreras | $891 | $207 | -76.8% |
| Daniel Hernandez | $693 | $190 | -72.6% |
| Larry Zamora | $945 | $190 | -79.9% |
| Marcus Romero | $363 | $190 | -47.7% |
| Ashley Romero | $946 | $172 | -81.8% |
| Andy West | $3,253 | $172 | -94.7% |
| Robert S. Lucero | $484 | $138 | -71.5% |
| Ashley Acosta | $3,012 | $109 | -96.4% |
| Abigail Spindle | $182 | $86 | -52.7% |
| William C. Saline Jr. | $0 | $11 | -- |
| Shafie Hindi Ranch Company | $211,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Gordon | $53,271 | $0 | -100% |
| Collette Valdez | $8,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency, Farm Loans | $5,655 | $0 | -100% |
| John Benton | $3,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Tucker | $5,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Kitty Solomon | $3,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Autrey | $546 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal Waldon | $2,591 | $0 | -100% |
| Ness Farms | $3,347 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamala M. Granier | $1,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Sanchez | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Austin | $993 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren Metzger | $13,881 | $0 | -100% |
| Waynette Burnett | $5,470 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Maas | $219 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor Chavez | $8,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor L. Hartman | $7,040 | $0 | -100% |
| William C. Saline Jr. | $3,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Antonio Elizando | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Ducharme | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| George Elliott | $600 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Boutte | $1,237 | $0 | -100% |
| Luis Chavez | $3,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Manny Encinias | $31,770 | $0 | -100% |
| Pete Montanyo | $3,932 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Larson | $2,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Boyd Ranch, LLC | $38,373 | $0 | -100% |
| David Cain | $31,918 | $0 | -100% |
| James Riebsomer | $43,659 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Shaw | $2,916 | $0 | -100% |
| John B. Greene | $14,221 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Greene | $5,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Oral Connell | $4,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Orville Gillham Watts | $960 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Darnell | $2,693 | $0 | -100% |
| Sanchez Revocable Living Trust | $3,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Christie Riley | $6,541 | $0 | -100% |
| Goemmer Land & Livestock Company | $120,822 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,376,348 | $5,655,093 | -23.3% |
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