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In 2021, 291 farmers in cities within Quay County received a total of $5.7 million in 672 farm subsidies, a 32.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.5 million in 843 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 Quay County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald E & Debra L Carter | $149,876 | $305,011 | 103.5% |
| Jeffery L. Peacock | $30,432 | $208,122 | 583.9% |
| James O Bar - Land & Cattle, LLC | $185,370 | $194,705 | 5% |
| Harold W. Smith | $355,398 | $187,141 | -47.3% |
| Cox River Ranch, LLC | $91,467 | $174,099 | 90.3% |
| A V Cattle, Inc. | $133,376 | $148,802 | 11.6% |
| Copeland & Sons, LLC | $104,240 | $127,535 | 22.3% |
| William B. Runyan | $145,138 | $126,750 | -12.7% |
| Perez Cattle Company, LLC | $61,735 | $123,533 | 100.1% |
| Glen Franklin Cattle Company | $223,116 | $109,154 | -51.1% |
| Robin H. Smith | $103,249 | $97,943 | -5.1% |
| V-4 Land & Cattle, Inc. | $90,856 | $93,438 | 2.8% |
| J. D. McEwen | $74,135 | $89,721 | 21% |
| San Jon Ranch, LLC | $107,638 | $87,794 | -18.4% |
| James R. Burns | $111,583 | $85,599 | -23.3% |
| Shayne Buxton | $79,413 | $85,179 | 7.3% |
| Matalina Smith | $355,151 | $83,281 | -76.6% |
| Mikael Nixon | $109,799 | $81,333 | -25.9% |
| Ti Ranch, Inc. | $343,850 | $78,674 | -77.1% |
| Tonya C. Cone | $81,476 | $75,788 | -7% |
| Gerald Hight | $70,775 | $73,853 | 4.3% |
| James & Judd | $75,780 | $73,543 | -3% |
| WW Farms & Ranch | $75,916 | $73,340 | -3.4% |
| Jimmy Ray | $71,542 | $72,103 | 0.8% |
| Zachary Scot Murray | $0 | $69,960 | -- |
| Kyle D. Perez | $85,711 | $64,671 | -24.5% |
| Blake Estrada | $405 | $64,441 | 15,811.4% |
| Rick L. Thompson | $64,968 | $61,634 | -5.1% |
| Jay Cammack | $60,271 | $61,462 | 2% |
| Denny Welch | $29,581 | $60,584 | 104.8% |
| Perez Ranch, LLC | $19,246 | $60,325 | 213.4% |
| Dennis Cattle Company, Inc. | $75,038 | $58,959 | -21.4% |
| Donald R Barber | $63,686 | $58,307 | -8.4% |
| Six Triangle, Inc. | $26,620 | $56,957 | 114% |
| John Snipes | $38,959 | $56,175 | 44.2% |
| Bruhn Livestock, LLC | $65,999 | $54,120 | -18% |
| Alfredo Sanchez | $55,941 | $51,468 | -8% |
| Bryan Rinestine | $0 | $50,654 | -- |
| Carlos V. Ortiz | $58,064 | $49,259 | -15.2% |
| Cammack Ranch, LLC | $0 | $45,209 | -- |
| Genae L Cone | $45,228 | $45,187 | -0.1% |
| James L. Valentine | $53,194 | $42,100 | -20.9% |
| Debra L. Cox | $41,311 | $41,311 | 0% |
| Marsha Stowe | $24,576 | $38,010 | 54.7% |
| Stacy M. Kent | $44,423 | $37,881 | -14.7% |
| Chappy's O-Y Land & Cattle, Inc. | $103,062 | $37,324 | -63.8% |
| Gene Cox Jr. | $56,488 | $36,602 | -35.2% |
| Kelly McFarland | $43,521 | $36,293 | -16.6% |
| Wesley Walker | $0 | $34,945 | -- |
| Jack W. Smith | $81,330 | $31,920 | -60.8% |
| F. J. Smith Jr. | $84,168 | $31,064 | -63.1% |
| Donnie Trammell | $0 | $30,768 | -- |
| Bugg Ranch, Inc. | $32,808 | $30,528 | -6.9% |
| Layne Terrell Strebeck | $0 | $30,112 | -- |
| Laurie Strebeck | $0 | $30,086 | -- |
| J Devin Kanapilly | $44,624 | $28,216 | -36.8% |
| Gene Cox | $50,017 | $28,054 | -43.9% |
| Larry F. Perkins | $70,538 | $28,007 | -60.3% |
| Lee A. Griggs | $57,116 | $26,177 | -54.2% |
| Mark Runyan | $25,619 | $25,255 | -1.4% |
| Johna Beth Parmer | $21,159 | $23,649 | 11.8% |
| Lisa Runyan | $22,406 | $23,171 | 3.4% |
| Charles D Koile | $16,739 | $22,585 | 34.9% |
| Gary G. Massey | $22,991 | $22,279 | -3.1% |
| Judy B. Smith | $27,543 | $22,163 | -19.5% |
| Leland Tillman | $14,715 | $21,417 | 45.5% |
| Egerton Ranch, LLC | $29,051 | $20,871 | -28.2% |
| Robert L. Casados | $30,463 | $19,574 | -35.7% |
| Marcos J. Baca | $11,795 | $18,999 | 61.1% |
| Tommy A. Bruhn | $73,488 | $18,648 | -74.6% |
| JX Cattle Company, LLC | $40,993 | $18,318 | -55.3% |
| Troutman Ranch, Inc. | $31,257 | $17,987 | -42.5% |
| Floyd & Barbara Bugg Cast Rev Trust | $0 | $17,846 | -- |
| John C & Janet L Griffiths Revocable Trust | $0 | $17,601 | -- |
| Mary Laraine Romero | $35,173 | $17,512 | -50.2% |
| Ricky D. Purcell | $23,084 | $16,844 | -27% |
| Larry Young | $170,655 | $16,531 | -90.3% |
| Rafter J Cattle Company | $42,931 | $15,936 | -62.9% |
| Robert Abercrombie | $32,913 | $15,905 | -51.7% |
| Tomi J. Miller | $31,662 | $15,854 | -49.9% |
| Adam D. Lopez | $1,999 | $15,846 | 692.7% |
| Dale Mitchell | $12,737 | $15,235 | 19.6% |
| Gary Charles Small | $32,311 | $14,852 | -54% |
| Farrel Muncy | $30,222 | $14,453 | -52.2% |
| Raymond L. Terry | $14,697 | $14,249 | -3% |
| Steven Dallas Carter | $22,620 | $14,135 | -37.5% |
| Jacob A. Lopez | $10,226 | $13,844 | 35.4% |
| Freddy Jane Kirksey | $0 | $13,630 | -- |
| Gary Girard | $21,428 | $13,441 | -37.3% |
| Robert D. Long | $23,015 | $13,293 | -42.2% |
| Herman Lopez | $10,806 | $13,283 | 22.9% |
| Frank D. Garnett | $39,774 | $13,250 | -66.7% |
| Paul M Leonard | $0 | $12,904 | -- |
| Leland Earle | $20,587 | $12,629 | -38.7% |
| Fourell, Inc. | $21,892 | $12,406 | -43.3% |
| Larry W. Cone | $13,202 | $12,360 | -6.4% |
| Jerry B. Osborn | $19,557 | $12,248 | -37.4% |
| Mike W. Horne | $16,515 | $11,504 | -30.3% |
| Thomas Evans | $2,521 | $11,313 | 348.8% |
| Toby M. Foote | $31,273 | $11,156 | -64.3% |
| Alamocita Ranch Company | $54,131 | $10,987 | -79.7% |
| Kelly L. Boney | $17,066 | $10,885 | -36.2% |
| Mary P. Quintana | $34,024 | $10,782 | -68.3% |
| HKH, LLC | $25,380 | $10,719 | -57.8% |
| Marlin Terry | $23,552 | $10,514 | -55.4% |
| Robert Lopez | $1,290 | $10,151 | 686.9% |
| Tracy Gwyn Hazen | $5,817 | $10,137 | 74.3% |
| Hermond Ragland | $3,009 | $10,131 | 236.7% |
| Joyce L. Thrasher | $9,969 | $9,969 | 0% |
| Lisha D. Hill | $9,366 | $9,748 | 4.1% |
| Tonya Hodges | $8,528 | $9,712 | 13.9% |
| Betty Jo Foote | $0 | $9,670 | -- |
| Citizens Bank | $566,817 | $9,502 | -98.3% |
| Ronald Jobe | $9,510 | $9,451 | -0.6% |
| Manuel A. Lopez | $7,801 | $9,442 | 21% |
| Gloria Sue Dowell | $19,836 | $9,124 | -54% |
| Collins Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $9,016 | -- |
| Wesley Smith | $28,325 | $8,898 | -68.6% |
| Peggy L. Roberts | $12,620 | $8,641 | -31.5% |
| Albert Lopez | $14,000 | $8,631 | -38.3% |
| Six S Properties | $23,940 | $8,568 | -64.2% |
| Smith San Jon Lands, LLC | $8,458 | $8,458 | 0% |
| Judy Casados | $0 | $8,185 | -- |
| James Slutz | $12,606 | $8,113 | -35.6% |
| Russell Bruhn | $7,396 | $8,100 | 9.5% |
| Relissa D Nials | $12,671 | $8,073 | -36.3% |
| CPA Partners | $15,042 | $7,931 | -47.3% |
| Thelma J. Riddle | $17,096 | $7,802 | -54.4% |
| Tyra L. Moore | $20,336 | $7,745 | -61.9% |
| Pamela R. Sanders | $7,617 | $7,617 | 0% |
| Jack W & Frances C Buxton Trust | $34,233 | $7,601 | -77.8% |
| Jeannette Maddaford | $18,966 | $7,571 | -60.1% |
| Mary Ann Pederson | $15,818 | $7,254 | -54.1% |
| James E. Tompkins | $9,691 | $7,249 | -25.2% |
| Phillip M. Box | $38,519 | $7,159 | -81.4% |
| Larry Wallin | $7,115 | $7,115 | 0% |
| Warren E. Carter | $10,652 | $6,957 | -34.7% |
| Walter Parman | $12,086 | $6,868 | -43.2% |
| Johnny Irving | $30,956 | $6,863 | -77.8% |
| Richard M. Flint | $6,696 | $6,696 | 0% |
| Kenneth L. Smith | $6,525 | $6,525 | 0% |
| Tony Gabel | $0 | $6,490 | -- |
| James Bryan Clay | $13,399 | $6,477 | -51.7% |
| Kohl Addison Ciemny | $8,644 | $5,996 | -30.6% |
| Robert L. Trujillo | $8,514 | $5,824 | -31.6% |
| Barbara K Nicoley | $6,126 | $5,648 | -7.8% |
| Clayton G. Blevins | $5,639 | $5,639 | 0% |
| Elbert B. Kirksey | $27,741 | $5,607 | -79.8% |
| Wild West Enterprises, LLC | $4,709 | $5,404 | 14.8% |
| Christopher D. Purcell | $5,297 | $5,297 | 0% |
| Denette Holman Johnson | $10,727 | $5,126 | -52.2% |
| Ted Simon Quintana | $0 | $5,115 | -- |
| Heidi McEwen | $2,666 | $5,068 | 90.1% |
| Donald Lee Walker | $28,768 | $5,032 | -82.5% |
| Cody Young | $19,477 | $4,924 | -74.7% |
| Bidegain Farms, LLC | $33,340 | $4,865 | -85.4% |
| Charlie Moya | $6,149 | $4,857 | -21% |
| Charlene Rupe | $5,281 | $4,797 | -9.2% |
| Melvin Keith | $8,959 | $4,796 | -46.5% |
| Chester Bobbitt | $4,901 | $4,708 | -3.9% |
| Gage Bruhn | $1,100 | $4,422 | 302% |
| Colt Bland Vernon | $5,423 | $4,274 | -21.2% |
| Cheryl L. Knight | $8,678 | $4,258 | -50.9% |
| Ryan M. Garrett | $2,590 | $4,103 | 58.4% |
| John C & Janet L Griffiths Rev Trust - John C Griffiths | $0 | $4,004 | -- |
| Carolyn S. Franklin | $13,528 | $3,995 | -70.5% |
| Ralph Roberts | $3,854 | $3,993 | 3.6% |
| Faris Smith | $6,061 | $3,943 | -34.9% |
| Dwight D. Smith | $3,868 | $3,868 | 0% |
| Emmett Breen Jr. | $4,698 | $3,647 | -22.4% |
| Wesley M. Foote | $13,236 | $3,527 | -73.4% |
| Paul Hight | $0 | $3,520 | -- |
| Chance Henry Pope | $17,748 | $3,462 | -80.5% |
| Paul T. Branch | $8,714 | $3,429 | -60.6% |
| Nicholas Louis Chartier | $846 | $3,328 | 293.4% |
| Bobby D & Estella M White Rev Family Trust | $0 | $3,286 | -- |
| Melvin Jobe | $4,114 | $3,266 | -20.6% |
| David Foote | $0 | $3,072 | -- |
| Rodney Rock | $2,931 | $2,908 | -0.8% |
| Donna Lynne Galvan | $19,368 | $2,906 | -85% |
| Timothy L. Foster | $3,519 | $2,883 | -18.1% |
| Allen Ray Nials | $15,270 | $2,658 | -82.6% |
| Jefferson L. Byrd | $12,725 | $2,623 | -79.4% |
| R. del Choate | $8,942 | $2,603 | -70.9% |
| Betty Philley | $2,582 | $2,582 | 0% |
| Edwin A. Bruhn | $3,300 | $2,573 | -22% |
| Sandra Marie Cates | $10,949 | $2,537 | -76.8% |
| Leopoldo Roberto Naranjo | $5,519 | $2,535 | -54.1% |
| Dallas Dowell | $2,836 | $2,351 | -17.1% |
| Kent H. Cosner | $9,189 | $2,249 | -75.5% |
| Heidi Adams | $3,236 | $2,248 | -30.5% |
| Alan Dean Mask | $4,287 | $2,201 | -48.7% |
| Robert E. Curtis | $10,575 | $2,012 | -81% |
| Estrada Farms, Inc. | $3,522 | $2,007 | -43% |
| Johnny Marshall | $1,478 | $1,928 | 30.4% |
| Chad D. Collins | $8,605 | $1,921 | -77.7% |
| David Craig Hoffman | $21,850 | $1,836 | -91.6% |
| C and J Farms, Inc. | $2,454 | $1,785 | -27.3% |
| Jimmy H. Watson | $4,611 | $1,773 | -61.5% |
| Justin G. Knapp | $1,010 | $1,737 | 72% |
| Brian Fortner | $2,915 | $1,723 | -40.9% |
| Kimberly Ann May | $1,739 | $1,711 | -1.6% |
| Liberty B. Shirley | $1,739 | $1,711 | -1.6% |
| Stagger L Pittman | $1,738 | $1,710 | -1.6% |
| George Eric Rusk | $1,699 | $1,699 | 0% |
| Gale T. Brown | $5,319 | $1,588 | -70.1% |
| Waymond Ragland | $7,326 | $1,561 | -78.7% |
| Frances E. Langley | $0 | $1,407 | -- |
| Richard J. Dahl | $0 | $1,407 | -- |
| Rose Lopez | $0 | $1,403 | -- |
| M & M Video, Inc. | $17,382 | $1,389 | -92% |
| Charlie Allemand | $2,640 | $1,367 | -48.2% |
| John A. Gilbertson | $4,087 | $1,294 | -68.3% |
| Kristopher Moore | $0 | $1,272 | -- |
| Ronald T. Knapp | $923 | $1,250 | 35.4% |
| Cooper R. Glover | $7,238 | $1,232 | -83% |
| Leif Eric Gray | $0 | $1,210 | -- |
| Shawnee Clinton Muncy | $924 | $1,185 | 28.2% |
| Mike Riddle | $4,001 | $1,155 | -71.1% |
| Evetts Land & Cattle Company | $6,486 | $1,134 | -82.5% |
| Robert Earle | $5,599 | $1,122 | -80% |
| Austin D. A. Gibson | $5,588 | $1,063 | -81% |
| David M. Gonzales | $3,598 | $1,054 | -70.7% |
| Lorene Callison | $3,267 | $1,037 | -68.3% |
| Tommy Evans | $4,518 | $1,036 | -77.1% |
| James F. Oliver | $762 | $1,030 | 35.2% |
| Scott A. Caldwell | $2,609 | $1,027 | -60.6% |
| Dennis J. Hendren | $2,069 | $989 | -52.2% |
| Fred White | $712 | $978 | 37.4% |
| Roy Hampton | $3,138 | $970 | -69.1% |
| Cheryl L. Anderson | $0 | $959 | -- |
| Kenton T. Perkins | $603 | $946 | 56.9% |
| Joshua J. Pacheco | $3,969 | $923 | -76.7% |
| Glenna Rierson | $978 | $842 | -13.9% |
| Jacky White | $978 | $842 | -13.9% |
| Stephanie Ann Peacock | $1,210 | $800 | -33.9% |
| 5B Farms, LLC | $1,886 | $797 | -57.7% |
| Carl Foote | $759 | $730 | -3.8% |
| Howard M. Moya | $3,443 | $726 | -78.9% |
| Timothy W. Clark | $2,586 | $724 | -72% |
| Pat O'Quinn | $3,221 | $715 | -77.8% |
| Nelda Burson | $978 | $712 | -27.2% |
| Hanks Cattle Company, LLC | $1,617 | $692 | -57.2% |
| Leroy Webb | $3,857 | $673 | -82.6% |
| Dustin Robertson | $1,683 | $654 | -61.1% |
| Ralph Lopez | $4,690 | $646 | -86.2% |
| Robert G. Stubbs Jr. | $5,232 | $644 | -87.7% |
| Clayton Kehnemund | $1,155 | $641 | -44.5% |
| Matt Smith | $2,624 | $630 | -76% |
| Israel Guzman | $4,246 | $607 | -85.7% |
| Joe D. White | $2,551 | $593 | -76.8% |
| Bo Wallace | $2,211 | $581 | -73.7% |
| Rosemary L. Shetter | $2,852 | $565 | -80.2% |
| Gary Balzano | $2,069 | $533 | -74.2% |
| Elmer Schuster | $3,504 | $523 | -85.1% |
| Jimmy Brito | $1,430 | $522 | -63.5% |
| Reuben O. Scribner | $4,676 | $517 | -88.9% |
| Mary Catherine Judd - Revocable Trust Agreement | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Nolan and Noma O Tillman Revocable Trust | $0 | $471 | -- |
| Elizabeth J. Morris | $961 | $458 | -52.3% |
| Tommy Morris | $961 | $458 | -52.3% |
| Eleanor Lopez | $817 | $453 | -44.6% |
| Roland del Choate | $4,319 | $438 | -89.9% |
| James A. Lafferty | $1,694 | $426 | -74.9% |
| William E. Shay Jr. | $2,698 | $399 | -85.2% |
| Randall Jarred Hestand | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Bobby Kandel | $2,224 | $358 | -83.9% |
| Diania T Minica | $422 | $355 | -15.9% |
| Mary Catherine Judd | $738 | $340 | -53.9% |
| Marjorie Gene McKenzie | $640 | $313 | -51.1% |
| Michael Whitesides | $1,074 | $311 | -71% |
| Joy Young | $2,503 | $306 | -87.8% |
| Harry C. Heckendorn | $2,103 | $303 | -85.6% |
| Domingo C. Gonzales | $964 | $297 | -69.2% |
| Richard Mark Chavez | $1,133 | $293 | -74.1% |
| C. J. Wiegel | $1,307 | $290 | -77.8% |
| Casmairo J Gonzales JR | $1,298 | $270 | -79.2% |
| Carlos T. Romero | $1,844 | $210 | -88.6% |
| Bailey McKnight | $704 | $198 | -71.9% |
| Brad Bryant | $1,897 | $178 | -90.6% |
| Celso Blea | $0 | $177 | -- |
| Dustin W. Knapp | $0 | $156 | -- |
| Homer Timothy Farrow | $1,118 | $146 | -86.9% |
| Gordon Phillip McKnight | $0 | $115 | -- |
| John Taylor | $1,065 | $90 | -91.5% |
| Sheryl Faith | $1,090 | $81 | -92.6% |
| Melissa G. Lee | $137 | $56 | -59.1% |
| Nathan S. Wallace | $232 | $56 | -75.9% |
| June Greenfield | $1,188 | $47 | -96% |
| Bob Morgan | $389 | $41 | -89.5% |
| Zeke Benavidez | $165 | $13 | -92.1% |
| Stephanie Peacock | $2,066 | $0 | -100% |
| Abran G Casados | $3,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Rinestine | $54,138 | $0 | -100% |
| Cammack Ranch, LLC | $37,890 | $0 | -100% |
| JG Wallace, LLC | $4,083 | $0 | -100% |
| John C & Janet L Griffiths Rev Trustee | $8,745 | $0 | -100% |
| John C & Janet L Griffiths Revoca | $9,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy B. Henry | $2,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond W. Walker | $34,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Perez | $31,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon K. Irwin | $10,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Claire Irene Wilcox Living Trust | $212 | $0 | -100% |
| Collins Family Limited Partnershi | $603 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Buxton | $9,109 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter H. Slater | $45,317 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky Bryant | $2,677 | $0 | -100% |
| Billie L Cohee Estate | $4,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby D & Estella M White Rev Fam | $9,405 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Peacock | $237 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra Mitchell | $4,036 | $0 | -100% |
| Donaciano Lopez | $3,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Credit of New Mexico | $11,937 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Credit of NM Flca | $17,497 | $0 | -100% |
| Floyd & Barbara Bugg Cast Rev Trustee | $15,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Frankie McKinley | $1,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda G. Reid | $1,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Briscoe | $15,966 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold D. Borden | $1,677 | $0 | -100% |
| Jess Wayne Weaks Estate | $2,401 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Speed | $2,539 | $0 | -100% |
| Johan Heinrichs | $26,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurie Strebeck | $63,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Mikyla Galvan | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Nolan and Noma O Tillman Revocabl | $1,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul M. Leonard | $43,738 | $0 | -100% |
| R & P Farms | $29,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Wade Whitson | $64,251 | $0 | -100% |
| T-4 Cattle Company, LLC | $345,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted Quintana | $2,102 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilbert E. Pederson Sr. | $14,017 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilhelm Fehr | $9,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,524,312 | $5,741,109 | -32.7% |
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