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In 2021, 135 farmers in cities within Eddy County received a total of $3.2 million in 269 farm subsidies, a 51.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.7 million in 500 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 Eddy County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Ellett A. Ranch | $87,458 | $269,210 | 207.8% |
| Mr. Russell Leonard | $0 | $194,545 | -- |
| W F Cattle Company, Inc. | $390,731 | $192,628 | -50.7% |
| Ox Yoke Livestock, LLC | $0 | $142,005 | -- |
| Slash 46, Inc. | $238,753 | $135,627 | -43.2% |
| Casabonne Family Limited Partners | $205,263 | $114,832 | -44.1% |
| Michael J. Bennett | $123,913 | $111,324 | -10.2% |
| Butch Cody Harwell | $19,140 | $104,359 | 445.2% |
| Walterscheid Trucking & Farms, Inc. | $297,012 | $103,773 | -65.1% |
| Kevin Wilbanks | $262,902 | $86,538 | -67.1% |
| Cox Land & Cattle Company, LLC | $216,497 | $85,411 | -60.5% |
| Jerry D. Rose | $130,772 | $85,189 | -34.9% |
| Harley Winston Ballard | $202,813 | $84,158 | -58.5% |
| Randy Elkins | $119,931 | $77,621 | -35.3% |
| Ogden Farms and Cattle Company | $49,865 | $75,324 | 51.1% |
| Weston Leonard | $75,777 | $66,125 | -12.7% |
| Raymond C. Sikes | $215,831 | $64,801 | -70% |
| Rogers, Inc. | $0 | $54,877 | -- |
| J B Runyan, Inc. | $42,345 | $54,756 | 29.3% |
| Bar W Farms, Inc. | $194,208 | $46,340 | -76.1% |
| Panama Cattle Company | $0 | $43,838 | -- |
| Calvani Farms, LLC | $78,973 | $42,484 | -46.2% |
| Travelstead Ranches, LLC | $56,791 | $41,036 | -27.7% |
| A & K Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $51,192 | $36,496 | -28.7% |
| W C Sibley Ranch, LLC | $15,290 | $35,848 | 134.5% |
| Trent Hughes | $76,321 | $34,543 | -54.7% |
| Fred F. Beard | $45,961 | $33,252 | -27.7% |
| Rankin Logan Frost | $49,323 | $32,929 | -33.2% |
| James B Kenney/Mecca Kenney D Ranch | $0 | $31,573 | -- |
| Clifton Q. Dean | $26,874 | $30,484 | 13.4% |
| Steven B. Haines | $77,210 | $29,970 | -61.2% |
| Bouma Living Trust | $0 | $29,516 | -- |
| Mayberry, Inc. | $108,661 | $28,267 | -74% |
| Jackie Joy | $65,560 | $25,895 | -60.5% |
| Ralph A. Lewis | $37,967 | $25,839 | -31.9% |
| Corrales Livestock, Corp. | $254,232 | $25,567 | -89.9% |
| Laurie Joe Kincaid | $31,532 | $25,104 | -20.4% |
| MRS Lisa Jane Navarrette | $0 | $25,040 | -- |
| Calvani Orchard, LLC | $23,099 | $23,458 | 1.6% |
| Twin Wells Ranch, LLC | $89,430 | $23,130 | -74.1% |
| Berry C. Lucas Sr. | $54,320 | $22,997 | -57.7% |
| Michael E. Carter | $35,832 | $22,665 | -36.7% |
| Lewis Land & Livestock Company, Ltd. | $330,281 | $20,448 | -93.8% |
| William Billy Cox | $53,241 | $19,235 | -63.9% |
| Tanya L. White | $14,679 | $18,011 | 22.7% |
| Tracy W. McNeal | $30,136 | $17,658 | -41.4% |
| Wayne Netherlin | $39,316 | $17,609 | -55.2% |
| Chase Brown | $36,034 | $17,456 | -51.6% |
| ML Slash Horse and Cattle, LLC | $17,644 | $14,409 | -18.3% |
| Oscar F Vasquez and Gloria G Vasquez Rev Trust | $0 | $14,267 | -- |
| Martha W. Skeen | $14,141 | $14,141 | 0% |
| Melvan Foley III | $27,709 | $13,041 | -52.9% |
| Joseph O. Carleton Jr. | $29,162 | $12,504 | -57.1% |
| Calvin Dale Brown | $12,991 | $12,213 | -6% |
| Alfadale, Inc. | $114,177 | $10,691 | -90.6% |
| Dagger Draw Ranch, Inc. | $13,036 | $10,195 | -21.8% |
| Betty June Lackey | $4,271 | $10,043 | 135.1% |
| Black River Farm & Cattle Company, LLC | $33,080 | $9,519 | -71.2% |
| Lookout Agent Enterprises, LLC | $37,861 | $8,828 | -76.7% |
| Clermont C. Patton | $15,015 | $8,605 | -42.7% |
| Christopher Shaun Spencer | $38,121 | $8,433 | -77.9% |
| Jon Phyllis Crockett | $20,720 | $7,821 | -62.3% |
| Chester Kent Berry | $4,996 | $6,742 | 34.9% |
| Clayton D. Walker | $0 | $6,658 | -- |
| David M. Jackson | $4,888 | $6,422 | 31.4% |
| Henry Vasquez | $7,405 | $6,192 | -16.4% |
| Donna E. Miller | $0 | $6,010 | -- |
| Mason Cattle Company, LLC | $7,095 | $5,083 | -28.4% |
| Christopher W. Mauldin | $1,813 | $4,865 | 168.3% |
| James Ozment Travelstead | $11,924 | $4,678 | -60.8% |
| Robert C Murray and Judith T Murray Rev Trust | $0 | $4,486 | -- |
| J & J Farms Partnership | $6,360 | $4,482 | -29.5% |
| James Collin Smith | $0 | $4,482 | -- |
| Wilma J. Truitt | $3,443 | $4,277 | 24.2% |
| Cherry Rider Family Trust - Cherry Rider | $8,819 | $4,075 | -53.8% |
| Emily J. Eggen | $2,725 | $3,584 | 31.5% |
| Casey Grant Terry | $15,937 | $3,462 | -78.3% |
| Lonnie D. Evans | $1,926 | $3,454 | 79.3% |
| Marjorie Matula | $5,728 | $3,360 | -41.3% |
| Dairy Farms, Inc. | $3,100 | $3,100 | 0% |
| Charles Naasz Family Trust | $10,381 | $3,097 | -70.2% |
| Ronda J. King | $429 | $3,003 | 600% |
| Gytha P Bindel | $6,904 | $2,972 | -57% |
| Mike M. Vasquez | $8,309 | $2,851 | -65.7% |
| Guadalupe Vasquez | $16,757 | $2,539 | -84.8% |
| Wesley E. Hooper | $13,875 | $2,492 | -82% |
| Cutler Crockett | $1,848 | $2,465 | 33.4% |
| Clinton Key | $3,975 | $2,388 | -39.9% |
| Mary S. Hughes | $4,465 | $2,343 | -47.5% |
| Mark Davis | $1,729 | $2,252 | 30.2% |
| Leona A. Seidel | $4,755 | $2,060 | -56.7% |
| Crockett Ranch, LLC | $5,145 | $1,923 | -62.6% |
| Don Hindman | $5,483 | $1,885 | -65.6% |
| Clyde Guy & Sons, Inc. | $2,886 | $1,863 | -35.4% |
| Rebecca Hauschild | $0 | $1,860 | -- |
| Jacob Tyler Cass | $22,559 | $1,744 | -92.3% |
| Tonya J. Holt | $1,671 | $1,669 | -0.1% |
| Craig W. Ogden | $14,346 | $1,584 | -89% |
| Charles H Jurva | $3,263 | $1,531 | -53.1% |
| Gregorio Armendariz | $28,612 | $1,524 | -94.7% |
| Jacob Guajardo Falcon | $0 | $1,510 | -- |
| Ella M. Talbot | $3,658 | $1,499 | -59% |
| Alisa Ogden | $16,949 | $1,488 | -91.2% |
| James Moore | $2,150 | $1,442 | -32.9% |
| Douglas Wayne Schwab | $0 | $1,376 | -- |
| The Pablo P Hernandez and Maria Q Hernandez Revocable Trust | $0 | $1,350 | -- |
| Diana L. Wilson | $5,313 | $1,312 | -75.3% |
| Guadalupe L. Carrasco | $895 | $1,259 | 40.7% |
| Roy & Judith Case Irrev Trustee DTD 10-17-16 | $2,153 | $1,114 | -48.3% |
| Ronald Trujillo | $0 | $1,113 | -- |
| David G. Moody | $1,452 | $1,030 | -29.1% |
| Willie H. Sallee | $5,060 | $1,011 | -80% |
| Joseph C. Ogden | $3,750 | $954 | -74.6% |
| Richard Spence | $0 | $891 | -- |
| Roger Lewis Short | $1,487 | $877 | -41% |
| Carole Skeen | $794 | $846 | 6.5% |
| Monty Petska | $0 | $830 | -- |
| Trinka Dee Stafford | $697 | $773 | 10.9% |
| Kissinger Farms, LLC | $791 | $762 | -3.7% |
| Wanda J. Taylor | $6,625 | $746 | -88.7% |
| TDS Bucking Bulls, LLC | $2,433 | $687 | -71.8% |
| Garth D. Goodey | $641 | $604 | -5.8% |
| Carlos Hernandez Carrasco | $1,338 | $594 | -55.6% |
| Lisa Zink Miller | $1,022 | $521 | -49% |
| Jake Ryan Elkins | $1,760 | $518 | -70.6% |
| Neta F. Dickerson | $489 | $489 | 0% |
| Ronald G. Beasley | $2,530 | $477 | -81.1% |
| Adam Giovengo | $1,771 | $464 | -73.8% |
| Jonathan Putman | $4,456 | $412 | -90.8% |
| Kathryn Springer Bryant | $0 | $400 | -- |
| John F. Wright | $792 | $353 | -55.4% |
| Pedro A. Duarte | $232 | $309 | 33.2% |
| Derrell Green | $3,568 | $281 | -92.1% |
| Louis Fulton | $1,045 | $218 | -79.1% |
| Timothy J. Walterscheid | $872 | $191 | -78.1% |
| Aaron Lieb | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvie Matthew Smith | $5,070 | $0 | -100% |
| B & G Royalties | $445 | $0 | -100% |
| Butch C. Harwell | $63,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Crissa Carter | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| David Younggren | $677 | $0 | -100% |
| Horner Farms, Inc. | $31,147 | $0 | -100% |
| James Clay McCampbell | $544 | $0 | -100% |
| Lex Klein | $8,653 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill A. Travelstead Jr. | $14,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie M. Brown | $28,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Bradley Jones | $9,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Dari Lynn Wood | $2,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrill R Woodfield JR | $2,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Edna Ruth Vandekraats | $6,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Gaines | $927 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Guajardo Falcon | $10,175 | $0 | -100% |
| James B Kenney/Mecca Kenney D Ran | $176,945 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Smith | $17,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe L. Cox | $2,760 | $0 | -100% |
| John Vandekraats | $6,783 | $0 | -100% |
| JR Engineering & Construction, Inc. | $85,379 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa J. Doyal | $61,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Lopez & Lopez | $2,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark W. Bond | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew B. Chism | $54,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew J. Cox | $1,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael S. Pittman | $12,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip A. Huston | $2,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert & Judy Walterscheid Family | $2,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C Murray and Judith T Murr | $10,466 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Montague | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruben R. Chavez | $3,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharion Stambaugh | $7,810 | $0 | -100% |
| Walterscheid Heifers, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| William D. Colwell | $4,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Cole Hunter Kincaid | $1,384 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Powell | $20,281 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Seeley | $9,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Leonard | $317,147 | $0 | -100% |
| B F & G Farms, LLC | $4,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Celia F. Hougland | $3,491 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest August Auguie Connally | $31,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Hawley | $460 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnnie Giovengo Jr. | $3,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Alan Cooksey | $3,028 | $0 | -100% |
| The Pablo P Hernandez and Maria Q | $9,031 | $0 | -100% |
| Oscar F Vasquez and Gloria G Vasq | $50,362 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronny W. Derrick | $59,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,657,743 | $3,242,659 | -51.3% |
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