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In 2021, 134 farmers in cities within Sandoval County received a total of $1.9 million in 309 farm subsidies, a 6.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 373 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Johnson & Son's Ranch | $301,168 | $204,297 | -32.2% |
| Paul J. Madrid | $86,256 | $180,990 | 109.8% |
| RJD Gurule Livestock, LLC | $162,182 | $138,299 | -14.7% |
| Carol Gunnels | $0 | $108,246 | -- |
| James C. Koontz | $159,928 | $103,598 | -35.2% |
| Leo A. Sandoval | $129,386 | $78,009 | -39.7% |
| James Riebsomer | $0 | $65,984 | -- |
| Gunnels Farms, Inc. | $0 | $58,386 | -- |
| Daniel Sanders | $36,132 | $56,495 | 56.4% |
| Eustacio Chavez | $62,861 | $41,473 | -34% |
| Craig Spradley | $61,990 | $40,594 | -34.5% |
| Richard Bishop | $37,134 | $36,342 | -2.1% |
| Orlando A. Lucero | $46,184 | $34,950 | -24.3% |
| JRR Land, LLC | $0 | $33,868 | -- |
| Johnny Garcia | $39,891 | $32,775 | -17.8% |
| Ernie M. Montoya | $56,168 | $32,314 | -42.5% |
| Alonzo S. Gallegos | $28,193 | $25,975 | -7.9% |
| Pueblo of Jemez | $23,182 | $25,643 | 10.6% |
| Frieda Havens | $9,086 | $24,803 | 173% |
| Eric Vigil | $24,584 | $24,423 | -0.7% |
| Nathan J. Duran | $21,082 | $23,803 | 12.9% |
| Guadalupe Trujillo | $31,316 | $22,197 | -29.1% |
| Manuel L. Montoya | $18,544 | $21,966 | 18.5% |
| Gabriel Lucero | $32,541 | $20,800 | -36.1% |
| Alma Schmitz | $4,897 | $19,561 | 299.4% |
| Pueblo of Sandia | $15,135 | $18,534 | 22.5% |
| Billie A. Walker | $26,645 | $15,227 | -42.9% |
| Phillip Trujillo | $38,331 | $15,019 | -60.8% |
| Augustine Business Enterprises | $0 | $14,849 | -- |
| Louis H. Wiese III | $19,421 | $14,249 | -26.6% |
| Travis D. Chavez Sr. | $3,234 | $13,998 | 332.8% |
| Becky D. Margolies | $15,306 | $13,700 | -10.5% |
| Mariano Lawrence Lucero | $19,732 | $13,628 | -30.9% |
| Fred D. Lucero | $17,960 | $12,794 | -28.8% |
| Hernandez Sons and Daughters, LLC | $25,098 | $12,623 | -49.7% |
| Jared Taylor | $22,244 | $11,983 | -46.1% |
| Kira A. Loretto | $3,179 | $11,706 | 268.2% |
| William Maestas | $19,365 | $11,479 | -40.7% |
| Lee T. Johnson | $15,053 | $10,182 | -32.4% |
| Sherwin Pedro Sando | $2,904 | $10,148 | 249.4% |
| Joseph James Sanchez | $22,148 | $10,032 | -54.7% |
| Joseph J. Sanchez and Sons Ranch, LLC | $0 | $8,727 | -- |
| John D. Romero | $2,970 | $8,349 | 181.1% |
| Jose Juarez | $15,507 | $7,369 | -52.5% |
| Alice R. Castillo | $3,091 | $6,959 | 125.1% |
| Rudy W. Tenorio | $5,467 | $6,418 | 17.4% |
| Michael Brandon Trujillo | $9,456 | $6,340 | -33% |
| Ramon T. Trujillo | $8,627 | $6,025 | -30.2% |
| Brian Patrick Sando | $2,845 | $5,757 | 102.4% |
| Aaron Schultz | $4,140 | $5,732 | 38.5% |
| Robert Ruben Garcia | $12,850 | $5,583 | -56.6% |
| Robert Ramirez | $6,344 | $5,401 | -14.9% |
| Paul & Kellie Primm Rvoc Trustee | $12,310 | $5,321 | -56.8% |
| Marwin P Shendo | $1,089 | $4,839 | 344.4% |
| Leonard James Magdalena | $2,398 | $4,768 | 98.8% |
| Christopher Brad Crowther | $0 | $4,500 | -- |
| Matthew L. Gachupin Jr. | $1,982 | $4,468 | 125.4% |
| Stephen D. Olson | $4,452 | $4,452 | 0% |
| Emiliano Perea | $4,992 | $4,416 | -11.5% |
| Anthony O. Trujillo | $5,341 | $4,109 | -23.1% |
| Frank Madalena Jr. | $1,672 | $4,003 | 139.4% |
| Abenicio Casaus | $6,396 | $3,844 | -39.9% |
| Angie Graham | $5,627 | $3,722 | -33.9% |
| Viola M. Garcia | $3,314 | $3,666 | 10.6% |
| Dedios Jr. | $1,375 | $3,214 | 133.7% |
| Carlton Armijo | $1,243 | $3,206 | 157.9% |
| Sombrio Ranch, LLC | $4,297 | $3,115 | -27.5% |
| Candido Trujillo Jr. | $2,843 | $3,009 | 5.8% |
| Willie C. Trujillo | $2,109 | $2,847 | 35% |
| Antonio F. Duran | $2,343 | $2,791 | 19.1% |
| Daniel Peshlakai | $8,494 | $2,789 | -67.2% |
| Alex Sandoval | $2,828 | $2,778 | -1.8% |
| Gunnels Land, LLC | $0 | $2,695 | -- |
| David Dominguez | $0 | $2,434 | -- |
| Watts Farm Trust | $8,732 | $2,422 | -72.3% |
| San Diego Cattleman's Association | $2,664 | $2,382 | -10.6% |
| Percy Reano | $3,871 | $2,035 | -47.4% |
| Robert Trujillo | $3,306 | $1,952 | -41% |
| Joseph Moquino | $1,509 | $1,935 | 28.2% |
| Dominic D. Loretto | $1,309 | $1,871 | 42.9% |
| Joseph A. Toya | $649 | $1,833 | 182.4% |
| Joseph Leonard Loretto | $1,373 | $1,763 | 28.4% |
| Leonard Gutierrez | $0 | $1,751 | -- |
| Jimel Anthony Lahi | $2,284 | $1,742 | -23.7% |
| James David Casaus | $5,511 | $1,740 | -68.4% |
| Manuel J. Lucero | $2,475 | $1,635 | -33.9% |
| Nancy Johnson | $0 | $1,611 | -- |
| Garry Joe Sr. | $2,843 | $1,594 | -43.9% |
| Jonathan J. Smelser | $2,638 | $1,594 | -39.6% |
| Frank Aaron Garcia | $0 | $1,575 | -- |
| Jordan R. Loretto | $861 | $1,425 | 65.5% |
| Joseph Leonard Loretto Jr. | $1,349 | $1,347 | -0.1% |
| Lavern Wagner | $4,253 | $1,333 | -68.7% |
| Fred Rivera | $2,951 | $1,302 | -55.9% |
| Andy Loretto | $539 | $1,269 | 135.4% |
| Epifania M Sandoval Estate | $4,939 | $1,164 | -76.4% |
| David R. Yepa | $1,001 | $1,129 | 12.8% |
| Eddie Pacheco | $3,803 | $1,093 | -71.3% |
| Horacio Sanchez | $8,733 | $1,072 | -87.7% |
| Val McCoy | $2,561 | $932 | -63.6% |
| David Sando | $0 | $901 | -- |
| Gary A. Toya | $330 | $846 | 156.4% |
| James Perrings | $2,920 | $840 | -71.2% |
| John Trujillo | $1,452 | $816 | -43.8% |
| Loren Schmitz | $934 | $734 | -21.4% |
| David Erik Simpson | $5,856 | $675 | -88.5% |
| Joe Mace | $1,135 | $668 | -41.1% |
| Ernest Lawrence Shendo Jr. | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Ronald Cooper | $4,266 | $591 | -86.1% |
| Richard C. Chapman | $1,707 | $530 | -69% |
| Jim Armendariz | $1,661 | $482 | -71% |
| Thomas Maes | $2,387 | $468 | -80.4% |
| Alfred Walito | $1,823 | $443 | -75.7% |
| Marianne Fitzgerald | $0 | $435 | -- |
| Roger Melgaard | $798 | $413 | -48.2% |
| Glynda G. Samford | $0 | $405 | -- |
| Sheldon Augustine | $0 | $405 | -- |
| Allen Edgar | $1,426 | $401 | -71.9% |
| Victoria Garcia | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Noah Trujillo | $935 | $356 | -61.9% |
| Lucita Whitehorse | $753 | $354 | -53% |
| Malcom B. Yepa | $1,056 | $339 | -67.9% |
| David J. Yepa | $1,001 | $324 | -67.6% |
| Harold E. Corn | $455 | $309 | -32.1% |
| Michael P Celo | $704 | $266 | -62.2% |
| Ruben Sando | $933 | $266 | -71.5% |
| Shannon L. Hutchison | $360 | $248 | -31.1% |
| Timothy Ronald Sanchez | $2,490 | $238 | -90.4% |
| Patrick K. Lance | $1,144 | $228 | -80.1% |
| Wayne A. Aguilar | $363 | $223 | -38.6% |
| Peter Pecos | $1,144 | $138 | -87.9% |
| Bennie S. Lovato | $616 | $137 | -77.8% |
| Jane Barton Cody | $265 | $96 | -63.8% |
| Jeffrey P. Wagner | $0 | $86 | -- |
| Reetz Family Trust 2017 | $471 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Jackson | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Lain | $3,774 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Lerner | $2,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Emilio Chavez | $1,663 | $0 | -100% |
| Claude H Watts JR Trust | $1,637 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy W. Wagner | $2,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Silverleaf Family Farms, LLC | $39,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Jake Sr. | $271 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Peshlakai | $1,451 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley - Sanders Trust of May 9 | $628 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan Trujillo | $11,856 | $0 | -100% |
| Dixie Barb | $1,572 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricardo Duran | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Erie A. Schultz | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Pueblo of Santa Ana | $35,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,000,183 | $1,875,740 | -6.2% |
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