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In 2021, 237 farmers in cities within El Paso County received a total of $3.5 million in 408 farm subsidies, a 69.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.3 million in 728 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 El Paso County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| James L Ivey, Ltd. | $67,850 | $262,720 | 287.2% |
| Dell Valley Ranch Management, LLC | $485,285 | $253,041 | -47.9% |
| Fabens Honey Farm | $246,521 | $197,893 | -19.7% |
| Rancho LA Isla | $0 | $183,869 | -- |
| Roderick Cattle Company, LLC | $149,909 | $176,970 | 18.1% |
| Ranchos Del Rio Growers, Inc. | $77,804 | $173,745 | 123.3% |
| Emil Kiehne & Sons, Inc. | $269,105 | $160,386 | -40.4% |
| Ceballos Honey Farms, Inc. | $506,561 | $138,358 | -72.7% |
| Grijalva Family Trust | $75,890 | $90,509 | 19.3% |
| Pham Nguyen Chicks Farm, LLC | $0 | $87,557 | -- |
| R & L JV | $94,223 | $84,214 | -10.6% |
| David Herrmann | $0 | $74,288 | -- |
| Chubasco Farms, Inc. | $83,824 | $61,561 | -26.6% |
| Spence Family, Inc. | $489,384 | $59,087 | -87.9% |
| Deputy Farms, Inc. | $385,009 | $52,379 | -86.4% |
| Ivey Brothers Farms | $115,216 | $51,253 | -55.5% |
| Daisy Louise Hilley | $150,904 | $47,373 | -68.6% |
| Southwest Pecan Growers, LLC | $51,402 | $46,501 | -9.5% |
| Nogal ORB, LLC | $90,426 | $45,267 | -49.9% |
| Ramon Tirres JR | $84,482 | $44,305 | -47.6% |
| J P Stubbs Farms, Inc. | $339,519 | $42,333 | -87.5% |
| Robert E Skov Family LP | $257,337 | $40,134 | -84.4% |
| Sk-2 Farms, LLC | $480,049 | $39,229 | -91.8% |
| My Partners LP | $24,596 | $35,918 | 46% |
| J M Lutich LP | $101,577 | $35,644 | -64.9% |
| Rogers Farms | $270,057 | $34,905 | -87.1% |
| Waynelle Strachan | $27,207 | $34,164 | 25.6% |
| A R M Farms, Ltd. | $0 | $31,974 | -- |
| K & M Lettunich Farms, Ltd. | $219,618 | $31,470 | -85.7% |
| Frank D. Stewart II | $138,455 | $28,842 | -79.2% |
| Dick Aber | $4,125 | $27,218 | 559.8% |
| Lutich Farms, Inc. | $27,834 | $25,873 | -7% |
| Mary E. Norton | $25,606 | $25,282 | -1.3% |
| Rancho Tornillo, Inc. | $217,252 | $23,659 | -89.1% |
| Robert G. Rohrbaugh | $23,605 | $22,467 | -4.8% |
| Little Cowboy Ranch, LLC | $14,757 | $22,193 | 50.4% |
| John Spence K. Farms | $62,146 | $20,839 | -66.5% |
| William Leonard Kiker | $20,303 | $20,303 | 0% |
| Becker-Jackson Revocable Trust | $19,872 | $19,528 | -1.7% |
| Ivey Cattle Company | $8,641 | $19,457 | 125.2% |
| Dc Brown Farms Lp | $185,397 | $17,688 | -90.5% |
| Leon H. Kohlhoff | $12,272 | $16,065 | 30.9% |
| Dolores M. Kimpel | $37,513 | $14,870 | -60.4% |
| Laura Mills Harrison | $14,833 | $14,833 | 0% |
| Lester Ray Talley Jr. | $8,242 | $14,758 | 79.1% |
| R & a Farms, Inc. | $34,885 | $13,909 | -60.1% |
| Vimco Farm LP | $79,348 | $13,585 | -82.9% |
| Gerald Grijalva | $1,121 | $13,553 | 1,109% |
| Manuel Nunez Jr. | $388,470 | $13,370 | -96.6% |
| William Schuller | $16,170 | $13,117 | -18.9% |
| Judy B. Stubbs | $29,885 | $12,960 | -56.6% |
| Abelardo Martinez | $11,744 | $12,709 | 8.2% |
| Wt Lovelady Farms Lp | $55,936 | $12,237 | -78.1% |
| Thornburg Farm Estate, LLC | $16,065 | $11,730 | -27% |
| Joy K. Murphy | $0 | $11,516 | -- |
| Harry W. Daniell | $9,755 | $11,429 | 17.2% |
| Regina Macioch | $11,149 | $10,633 | -4.6% |
| Patricia Lyons | $11,148 | $10,632 | -4.6% |
| Zoe Kenemore | $10,588 | $10,588 | 0% |
| Circlein Spring Lake Ranch, LLC | $45,108 | $10,307 | -77.2% |
| James E. Kiehne | $37,327 | $9,990 | -73.2% |
| Gigolo Jack, LLC | $57,547 | $9,457 | -83.6% |
| Charles J. Horak Jr. | $13,705 | $8,875 | -35.2% |
| Jon Witte Farms, Inc. | $94,409 | $8,442 | -91.1% |
| Richard J. English | $19,700 | $8,233 | -58.2% |
| Beverly Bombach | $8,141 | $8,141 | 0% |
| Susan L Parks | $7,951 | $7,625 | -4.1% |
| Betty Mayberry | $0 | $6,983 | -- |
| Angel Mojica Dominguez | $11,481 | $6,887 | -40% |
| David Loya | $5,573 | $6,679 | 19.8% |
| Wesley Glen Gilmore | $22,344 | $6,499 | -70.9% |
| Tonya K. Seale | $20,281 | $6,497 | -68% |
| Daniel Pustejovsky Family Trust | $2,934 | $6,169 | 110.3% |
| Judith Ann Roach | $5,862 | $5,862 | 0% |
| Francisco J. Ceballos | $600 | $5,807 | 867.8% |
| Hermanos | $0 | $5,396 | -- |
| King Ranch Lp | $2,551 | $5,391 | 111.3% |
| Gilford A. Adams | $0 | $5,319 | -- |
| Daa Farms, LLC | $11,481 | $5,176 | -54.9% |
| Joe Rios | $53,904 | $5,100 | -90.5% |
| Patterson-Young Farm Partnership | $4,195 | $4,906 | 16.9% |
| Tom Heck | $25,507 | $4,872 | -80.9% |
| Albert Richard Worsham | $2,952 | $4,622 | 56.6% |
| Barry John Anderson | $11,361 | $4,293 | -62.2% |
| Larry R. Webb | $27,849 | $4,236 | -84.8% |
| Rosa Ruth Austin | $0 | $4,224 | -- |
| Esparza Pecans, Inc. | $0 | $4,166 | -- |
| Eduardo Dickens | $0 | $4,082 | -- |
| Kelly L. Porter | $7,247 | $3,984 | -45% |
| Jorge L. Hernandez | $9,811 | $3,960 | -59.6% |
| Grijalva Children Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $3,923 | -- |
| Johnny P. Stubbs | $78,823 | $3,777 | -95.2% |
| Judy Stubbs Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $3,776 | -- |
| Claude A. Lawrence | $5,685 | $3,767 | -33.7% |
| Coal Mine Cattle Company, LLC | $17,599 | $3,745 | -78.7% |
| Chihuahua Cattle & Cotton, Inc. | $113,056 | $3,236 | -97.1% |
| Gregory B. Pine | $6,932 | $3,178 | -54.2% |
| Carolyn P. Gough | $8,124 | $3,132 | -61.4% |
| D Richard Cole Trust | $14,600 | $2,997 | -79.5% |
| Susan Reynolds Eveler | $16,618 | $2,846 | -82.9% |
| Rafael Vega | $12,244 | $2,839 | -76.8% |
| Mary R. Haynes | $2,819 | $2,819 | 0% |
| William J. Schmitt | $5,813 | $2,748 | -52.7% |
| Jose M. Zamudio | $0 | $2,585 | -- |
| West Marlow Akres, LLC | $5,384 | $2,538 | -52.9% |
| John Black | $11,644 | $2,536 | -78.2% |
| W H Waddell, Ltd. | $8,997 | $2,477 | -72.5% |
| Arthur Jackson Ramsey Jr. | $156 | $2,416 | 1,448.7% |
| KDM Limited Partnership | $428,100 | $2,413 | -99.4% |
| Larry McVay | $9,252 | $2,330 | -74.8% |
| Darnell Cattle Company | $9,493 | $2,294 | -75.8% |
| Ricardo Quezada | $2,184 | $2,163 | -1% |
| Joel H. Wright Jr. | $774 | $2,156 | 178.6% |
| Steve A. Johnson | $2,143 | $2,143 | 0% |
| Beverly N. Messer | $293 | $2,046 | 598.3% |
| Mary Friesen Wakefield | $2,002 | $2,002 | 0% |
| Richard Silvas | $0 | $1,870 | -- |
| Juan Jimenez | $6,505 | $1,867 | -71.3% |
| Juliana Rico Enriquez | $3,007 | $1,858 | -38.2% |
| Donna Horney | $4,336 | $1,784 | -58.9% |
| Peter W. Eveler | $10,108 | $1,770 | -82.5% |
| Lee Moor Childrens Home Trust Estate | $17,509 | $1,757 | -90% |
| Senaida Rivera | $0 | $1,755 | -- |
| Robert L. Wrinkle | $1,742 | $1,742 | 0% |
| Manuel A. Rodriguez | $7,469 | $1,726 | -76.9% |
| Robert C. Schulz | $2,090 | $1,665 | -20.3% |
| SF Farms Partners, Ltd. | $124,375 | $1,634 | -98.7% |
| Nancy Bledsoe Bissell | $1,608 | $1,608 | 0% |
| C & J Singh Farms, Inc. | $42,495 | $1,600 | -96.2% |
| RZ Livestock Company, LLC | $15,059 | $1,577 | -89.5% |
| Jeff Watts | $0 | $1,530 | -- |
| Lynne Quinn | $6,273 | $1,502 | -76.1% |
| Lovelady Farms Lp | $10,455 | $1,467 | -86% |
| Susan G. Danley | $1,543 | $1,426 | -7.6% |
| Fernando Aguilar | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| J Family Farms, Inc. | $3,605 | $1,373 | -61.9% |
| A a Nakovic | $4,099 | $1,372 | -66.5% |
| Edgar F. Norton | $1,885 | $1,357 | -28% |
| 2F Cattle Company, LLC | $32,060 | $1,344 | -95.8% |
| Jack A. Brown IV | $1,785 | $1,335 | -25.2% |
| Agustin Rivas Arriaga | $2,320 | $1,311 | -43.5% |
| Jarett C. Rogers | $4,728 | $1,300 | -72.5% |
| George T. Eveler | $10,228 | $1,296 | -87.3% |
| Kimberly D. Calkins | $1,249 | $1,249 | 0% |
| John Munoz | $612 | $1,235 | 101.8% |
| Bruce D. Patterson | $1,857 | $1,234 | -33.5% |
| Linda J. Castle | $1,740 | $1,141 | -34.4% |
| Thomas Ukestad | $502 | $1,128 | 124.7% |
| Jim Darnell | $2,195 | $1,073 | -51.1% |
| Larry D. Palmer | $2,248 | $1,059 | -52.9% |
| Phyllis A. Palmer | $2,247 | $1,059 | -52.9% |
| John K. Spence | $5,588 | $1,047 | -81.3% |
| Abbye Satterwhite | $0 | $1,033 | -- |
| Pampas Development, Ltd. | $2,429 | $1,026 | -57.8% |
| Greg Spence | $12,874 | $1,020 | -92.1% |
| Salvador Tirres Flores | $1,690 | $1,011 | -40.2% |
| Patricia Dominguez | $317 | $980 | 209.1% |
| Theresa Demaree | $1,149 | $946 | -17.7% |
| The William and Kay Finley 2007 Living Trust | $0 | $944 | -- |
| Lowell E. Graham | $1,429 | $938 | -34.4% |
| Lynn Adele Tidwell | $8,787 | $930 | -89.4% |
| Levin L. Lee III | $880 | $880 | 0% |
| John C. Kennedy | $4,253 | $875 | -79.4% |
| Susana a Stresow | $1,365 | $865 | -36.6% |
| Anita A. Davila | $0 | $816 | -- |
| Iris Troche | $1,417 | $798 | -43.7% |
| James R. Ratcliff | $2,082 | $798 | -61.7% |
| John D. Porter Jr. | $2,498 | $765 | -69.4% |
| Sleeping Joseph, LLC | $23,581 | $765 | -96.8% |
| Arthur D. Gonzales | $1,716 | $723 | -57.9% |
| Alicia H. de Aguirre | $5,084 | $721 | -85.8% |
| Mark P. Kimpel | $1,282 | $699 | -45.5% |
| Donna Jean Arteaga | $2,409 | $695 | -71.1% |
| MDGL Garner, LLC | $688 | $688 | 0% |
| Claude W. Butler | $2,650 | $687 | -74.1% |
| Orlando O. Flores | $1,362 | $643 | -52.8% |
| Kim W. Blakey | $1,490 | $639 | -57.1% |
| Eley Family Farms, LLC | $476 | $631 | 32.6% |
| Judy H. Valdez | $1,306 | $566 | -56.7% |
| Robert Dominguez | $2,556 | $552 | -78.4% |
| Patricia Rainer | $0 | $546 | -- |
| Joann E. Cooley | $802 | $490 | -38.9% |
| Sally J. Cook | $740 | $488 | -34.1% |
| Linda Reiser | $706 | $479 | -32.2% |
| Sergio I. Aguilar | $0 | $446 | -- |
| Cam Diane Schafer | $1,323 | $436 | -67% |
| Saul Bernal | $0 | $428 | -- |
| Cody Wade Butler | $1,254 | $421 | -66.4% |
| Samuel Edward Gilliland | $944 | $414 | -56.1% |
| Lawrence F. Madrid | $2,707 | $411 | -84.8% |
| Moises I. Blancas | $10,460 | $400 | -96.2% |
| Jonathan Wilson McBride | $8,572 | $397 | -95.4% |
| Robert L. Kimpel | $314 | $392 | 24.8% |
| Jeffrey Lane | $752 | $381 | -49.3% |
| Leon E. Merriman | $1,043 | $370 | -64.5% |
| Isaac J. Merriman | $1,041 | $369 | -64.6% |
| Kenneth R. Koether | $750 | $369 | -50.8% |
| Sharon Fashing | $424 | $355 | -16.3% |
| Ivan Leyva-Baca | $0 | $345 | -- |
| Armando S. Aguilar | $327 | $334 | 2.1% |
| Texas Agrilife Research Texas a&M System | $0 | $331 | -- |
| L & S Pecans, LLC | $74,114 | $309 | -99.6% |
| Ray S. Cammon | $929 | $296 | -68.1% |
| Benjamin Loya | $463 | $294 | -36.5% |
| Millicent Ann Burkett | $469 | $291 | -38% |
| Maby So Mcintyre | $0 | $288 | -- |
| Michael McIntyre | $0 | $288 | -- |
| Tracy Dean McIntyre | $0 | $288 | -- |
| Julie Tansil Trejo | $785 | $273 | -65.2% |
| Caroline Kalman | $154 | $248 | 61% |
| Estate of Humberto Aguilar | $653 | $241 | -63.1% |
| Dorcas B. Mora | $600 | $238 | -60.3% |
| Leslie B. Wall | $203 | $238 | 17.2% |
| Virginia H. Hovel | $687 | $238 | -65.4% |
| Farm Service Agency | $693 | $233 | -66.4% |
| Jimmy Stevens | $1,009 | $231 | -77.1% |
| Christopher G. Alexander | $207 | $227 | 9.7% |
| Linna L. Alexander | $207 | $227 | 9.7% |
| Justin Conner Dominguez | $0 | $226 | -- |
| Lorraine Alexander | $208 | $224 | 7.7% |
| Donald L. Denham | $494 | $169 | -65.8% |
| Donald Kryter | $474 | $167 | -64.8% |
| Roselvira Reyes | $118 | $158 | 33.9% |
| Aurora P. Medina | $2,018 | $140 | -93.1% |
| Johan Penninck | $284 | $139 | -51.1% |
| Antonio Avila Jr. | $740 | $117 | -84.2% |
| Sharon Tapaha | $0 | $109 | -- |
| Norma Lorena Sierra | $1,933 | $108 | -94.4% |
| Lupe C. Gonzales | $8,722 | $84 | -99% |
| Stella Moeller | $55 | $74 | 34.5% |
| Manny Carrizal | $48 | $64 | 33.3% |
| Kevin D. Simank | $218 | $48 | -78% |
| George R. Zumwalt Jr. | $121 | $36 | -70.2% |
| Jose E. Avila Sr. | $209 | $34 | -83.7% |
| Karen Edmonston | $0 | $21 | -- |
| Jim M. Fuller III | $0 | $18 | -- |
| Shelli Rae | $0 | $3 | -- |
| Anthony Pecan Company | $182,291 | $0 | -100% |
| Los Nogales, L L C | $135,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Rivas Hauling | $1,094 | $0 | -100% |
| Hermanos Farms, Ltd. | $178,733 | $0 | -100% |
| J H Strachan Farms, Inc. | $60,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesus Vazquez | $1,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Juan Quezada | $17,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Juan Quintana | $864 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Stubbs Family Limited Partne | $78,826 | $0 | -100% |
| Miguel Tarango | $908 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert F. Cass | $11,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodrigo Espinoza | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruben Trejo | $12,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvaro Bustillos | $368,610 | $0 | -100% |
| Angel Grove, LLC | $35,896 | $0 | -100% |
| Ayuyoma Pecan Group, LLC | $214,847 | $0 | -100% |
| Buenrostro Farms, LLC | $8,538 | $0 | -100% |
| C. Ortiz, Corp. | $549 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Grijalva | $390 | $0 | -100% |
| David S Grijalva Estate | $390 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Ekal | $155 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Willard | $2,549 | $0 | -100% |
| Ethan C. Linder | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Eva G. Simons | $390 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda L. Love | $2,228 | $0 | -100% |
| Hector T. Flores | $1,047 | $0 | -100% |
| J W Wolslager JR | $7,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane E Ratcliff Estate | $8,641 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cowan | $9,348 | $0 | -100% |
| John Pinkerton | $6,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Juan Aragon | $856 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Bedell | $4,833 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Moor Childrens Home, Inc. | $13,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Lou Ann Youngblood | $7,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Hill | $41 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary H. Earp | $1,697 | $0 | -100% |
| MBM Farms, LLC | $427,285 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Otto Kandt | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| R Wilbanks Cattle LLC, Corp. | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Realyvasquez Macias Realyvasquez | $2,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosario Dawson | $677 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Carol Dockray | $1,138 | $0 | -100% |
| Savita Francis Bell | $968 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve R. Zumwalt | $121 | $0 | -100% |
| Texas Agrilife Research Texas a&M | $991 | $0 | -100% |
| The William and Kay Finley 2007 L | $1,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony N. Lewis | $2,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Vaquero Trading, LLC | $119,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia R. Hill | $41 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. Tomberlin | $2,837 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilson Pecan Farms, LLC | $9,398 | $0 | -100% |
| Zella Eckert | $136 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris and Greg Farms, Inc. | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Spence | $11,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Loya | $11,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Dominguez Farms, LLC | $17 | $0 | -100% |
| G B Spence Farms, Inc. | $9 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail Surratt, Inc. | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Grijalva Children Irrevocable Trustee | $10,086 | $0 | -100% |
| John F. Eveler | $4,022 | $0 | -100% |
| Lutich Family Farms, Ltd. | $32,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Moises I. Blancas | $3,267 | $0 | -100% |
| Oscar D. Ornelas Jr. | $96 | $0 | -100% |
| R. A. Wilson | $303 | $0 | -100% |
| Raul Soliz | $352 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Martinez | $25,357 | $0 | -100% |
| W D Pruitt JR Family Partnership | $25,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Manuela Dindinger | $306 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles James & Harold Ivey PTR P | $105,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Five R Enterprises, Inc. | $445,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Rio Bravo Farms, Ltd. | $193,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $11,280,683 | $3,478,001 | -69.2% |
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