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In 2021, 247 farmers in cities within Chaves County received a total of $10.7 million in 514 farm subsidies, a 74.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $41.9 million in 968 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 Chaves County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogle Company, Ltd. | $555,523 | $522,065 | -6% |
| Marley & Whitney | $310,175 | $388,130 | 25.1% |
| Cheyenne Dairy | $870,000 | $361,521 | -58.4% |
| Key Livestock, LLC | $257,105 | $359,948 | 40% |
| N S Landaverde Cattle Ranch, Inc. | $1,090,581 | $313,773 | -71.2% |
| Ramos Land & Cattle Company | $923,612 | $312,232 | -66.2% |
| Bill Marley | $240,679 | $293,266 | 21.8% |
| Taylor Ranch | $717,910 | $252,884 | -64.8% |
| Corrales Dairy, LLC | $1,260,587 | $248,029 | -80.3% |
| Sideline Dairy, LLC | $1,196,698 | $241,016 | -79.9% |
| Brown Bros | $268,253 | $230,110 | -14.2% |
| Mark Marley | $240,088 | $210,659 | -12.3% |
| David G. Corn | $173,078 | $177,538 | 2.6% |
| Charles Ferguson | $192,720 | $163,104 | -15.4% |
| Gents Cattle Company, Inc. | $445,775 | $153,719 | -65.5% |
| Valleyview Dairy | $460,999 | $149,152 | -67.6% |
| Clifford Kohl Studdard | $171,012 | $149,072 | -12.8% |
| Rockhill Dairy, LLC | $1,562,042 | $142,668 | -90.9% |
| Bogle Cattle, LLC | $531,656 | $128,693 | -75.8% |
| Alton J. Munson | $58,607 | $127,500 | 117.6% |
| Cottonwood Springs Dairy, LLC | $875,094 | $127,172 | -85.5% |
| Penasco River Ranch, LLC | $119,045 | $121,142 | 1.8% |
| Dexter Dairy, LLC | $1,532,537 | $120,508 | -92.1% |
| Orchard Park Dairy | $1,500,000 | $120,508 | -92% |
| Willard Dairy, LLC | $1,605,890 | $120,508 | -92.5% |
| Southwind Dairy, LLC | $1,122,448 | $120,508 | -89.3% |
| Vaz Dairy | $1,031,428 | $120,508 | -88.3% |
| Creekside Dairy, LLC | $1,562,227 | $120,507 | -92.3% |
| Shawnee Dairy, LLC | $1,123,782 | $120,507 | -89.3% |
| Starry Night Dairy, LLC | $1,503,613 | $120,507 | -92% |
| Wild West Farms | $308,429 | $120,507 | -60.9% |
| Corn Bros, Inc. | $106,321 | $117,987 | 11% |
| Kathryn Marley | $0 | $115,182 | -- |
| Troy Floyd | $175,229 | $106,359 | -39.3% |
| Wayne Pilley | $70,365 | $99,281 | 41.1% |
| Joe Brad Morris | $120,528 | $94,185 | -21.9% |
| Don Studdard & Kohl Studdard General Partnership | $0 | $93,031 | -- |
| Pirtle Farms, LLLP | $214,169 | $84,668 | -60.5% |
| Bonnie Villalpando | $400,637 | $82,928 | -79.3% |
| JJM Farms, LLC | $55,818 | $78,088 | 39.9% |
| Naranjo Family Trust a | $40,678 | $76,855 | 88.9% |
| Don Studdard | $135,613 | $76,828 | -43.3% |
| John W. Jackson | $54,127 | $76,506 | 41.3% |
| A D Jones Estate, Inc. | $132,227 | $75,793 | -42.7% |
| Legacy Land & Livestock, LLC | $121,816 | $74,498 | -38.8% |
| Cliff Waide | $44,817 | $72,950 | 62.8% |
| Conejo Cattle Company, Inc. | $41,124 | $72,862 | 77.2% |
| Britannia, Inc. | $125,458 | $71,574 | -42.9% |
| Miller H. Corn | $85,636 | $67,911 | -20.7% |
| Glen Grote | $77,950 | $67,112 | -13.9% |
| DTMC, Ltd. | $99,622 | $65,034 | -34.7% |
| Menefee Farms, LLC | $144,918 | $63,054 | -56.5% |
| Mike Corn | $122,652 | $61,894 | -49.5% |
| Brian Cooper, Corp. | $74,207 | $61,493 | -17.1% |
| Clinton L. Lynch | $92,084 | $57,255 | -37.8% |
| Johnny W. Joy | $81,454 | $53,379 | -34.5% |
| Mill Iron, Inc. | $108,743 | $52,831 | -51.4% |
| Charles Marley | $84,509 | $52,821 | -37.5% |
| Cartel, LLC | $98,130 | $51,226 | -47.8% |
| Bronson Avery Corn | $69,655 | $50,832 | -27% |
| Johnson Farms, LLC | $197,019 | $49,641 | -74.8% |
| Guy C. Conklin | $79,433 | $46,762 | -41.1% |
| Gerrald T. Hobbs | $17,773 | $46,095 | 159.4% |
| J Y Ranch, Inc. | $102,557 | $44,984 | -56.1% |
| Kathleen R. Marley | $84,212 | $44,832 | -46.8% |
| Hurst Farms | $50,416 | $44,513 | -11.7% |
| Chesser Ranch, Inc. | $8,845 | $44,300 | 400.8% |
| Greg Conklin | $89,783 | $44,069 | -50.9% |
| Bogle Bros, LLC | $26,955 | $42,484 | 57.6% |
| Larry Benedict | $66,330 | $41,961 | -36.7% |
| Heather Nicole Borg | $17,101 | $40,812 | 138.7% |
| Flying H Ranch, Inc. | $68,197 | $39,776 | -41.7% |
| Joe Gray | $61,614 | $39,429 | -36% |
| Whitney Farms, Ltd. | $138,113 | $39,236 | -71.6% |
| L a Ranch Partnership | $27,689 | $37,451 | 35.3% |
| Makoshika Breaks Ranch, Inc. | $170,394 | $36,258 | -78.7% |
| 4 L Homestead, LLC | $43,607 | $35,758 | -18% |
| Larry L Waggoner Farms, Inc. | $53,024 | $34,900 | -34.2% |
| Fallwell Farms | $78,859 | $34,011 | -56.9% |
| Hobson Farms, Inc. | $59,926 | $32,901 | -45.1% |
| Marshall Farms, LLC | $65,020 | $32,767 | -49.6% |
| Studdard, Ltd. | $29,841 | $31,829 | 6.7% |
| Charles Dipeso III | $36,097 | $31,600 | -12.5% |
| Larry Wooton Credit Trust | $0 | $31,487 | -- |
| Ricki L. Berry | $57,837 | $31,308 | -45.9% |
| Gary Key | $17,729 | $31,019 | 75% |
| Haystack Land & Cattle | $34,458 | $30,809 | -10.6% |
| Gene A. Bassett III | $57,179 | $29,608 | -48.2% |
| Sterrett Alfalfa Farms, Inc. | $39,395 | $28,414 | -27.9% |
| Steve Wayne Oldfield | $0 | $27,840 | -- |
| Ronny W. Derrick | $0 | $26,962 | -- |
| Berry Calvin Lucas Jr. | $14,455 | $26,578 | 83.9% |
| Ct Tim Pollard | $47,774 | $26,518 | -44.5% |
| Scott R. McNally | $32,529 | $26,401 | -18.8% |
| Norris & Sons, LLC | $42,749 | $25,932 | -39.3% |
| Joe S. Jackson | $42,135 | $25,191 | -40.2% |
| Calder T. Ezzell Jr. | $25,934 | $24,864 | -4.1% |
| Pack Farms, LLC | $131,910 | $23,573 | -82.1% |
| Gordon W. Patton Jr. | $50,132 | $22,774 | -54.6% |
| Rafter 4 Farms of Dexter, LLC | $0 | $22,576 | -- |
| Danny Sons | $28,689 | $21,978 | -23.4% |
| Rafter JS Ranch, LLC | $27,622 | $21,232 | -23.1% |
| Staple L. Farms | $40,706 | $20,825 | -48.8% |
| HDR Farms, LLC | $363,189 | $20,712 | -94.3% |
| Marvin Bramblett | $33,923 | $20,459 | -39.7% |
| Ray Melton | $30,427 | $19,941 | -34.5% |
| Philip G Troost Revocable Trust | $138,000 | $19,821 | -85.6% |
| Robert E. Jolley | $36,433 | $19,674 | -46% |
| Marley Ranch, LLC | $0 | $18,802 | -- |
| Matthew S. Stockton | $73,144 | $18,617 | -74.5% |
| Derrol D Hubbard | $50,089 | $18,141 | -63.8% |
| Brian Freeland | $40,383 | $18,025 | -55.4% |
| Jennings Farms | $58,095 | $17,921 | -69.2% |
| Justin Munson | $61,644 | $17,187 | -72.1% |
| Bob Finch | $15,588 | $16,852 | 8.1% |
| William R. Bird | $49,761 | $15,700 | -68.4% |
| James Graves | $63,605 | $14,653 | -77% |
| Marie Haumont | $17,216 | $14,433 | -16.2% |
| Sterling D. Pierce | $24,851 | $13,397 | -46.1% |
| Skyler Truman Pierce | $15,158 | $13,259 | -12.5% |
| Cody Munson | $48,452 | $12,802 | -73.6% |
| Wolf Farms, LLC | $17,885 | $12,579 | -29.7% |
| Phillip Grassie | $18,840 | $12,267 | -34.9% |
| Krantz Farms | $8,601 | $11,802 | 37.2% |
| Wapiti Ranch, LLC | $30,451 | $11,640 | -61.8% |
| CLG Farms, LLC | $739 | $11,219 | 1,418.1% |
| Jesse L. Brownfield | $14,186 | $11,130 | -21.5% |
| B F & G Farms, LLC | $3,815 | $11,105 | 191.1% |
| Shane W. Hall | $26,249 | $10,837 | -58.7% |
| Dean Gutshall | $30,261 | $10,787 | -64.4% |
| Leann G. Fox | $10,659 | $10,659 | 0% |
| Borba Farms, LLC | $16,398 | $10,548 | -35.7% |
| Jesse C. Finch | $11,203 | $10,519 | -6.1% |
| 3-V Dairy, LLC | $1,128,813 | $10,301 | -99.1% |
| James W. Duffey | $27,752 | $10,098 | -63.6% |
| Wesley R. Pilley | $28,893 | $9,992 | -65.4% |
| Diamond Heart Farms, Inc. | $35,830 | $9,732 | -72.8% |
| RNR | $0 | $9,696 | -- |
| Melanie Anne Hall | $9,553 | $9,553 | 0% |
| Newlin Ranch | $36,228 | $9,249 | -74.5% |
| Nancy N. Stokes | $9,120 | $9,120 | 0% |
| Adelante Farms, LLC | $22,759 | $9,084 | -60.1% |
| Slash Y Ranches, Inc. | $82,124 | $8,968 | -89.1% |
| Roswell Vegetable Farms, Inc. | $0 | $8,827 | -- |
| David Blount | $73 | $8,639 | 11,734.2% |
| Michael T. Pierce | $9,017 | $8,561 | -5.1% |
| Spence Farms, LLC | $28,633 | $8,529 | -70.2% |
| Jack Hagelstein Jr. | $0 | $8,260 | -- |
| Joseph T. Holland | $8,719 | $7,697 | -11.7% |
| Open a, LLC | $11,430 | $7,399 | -35.3% |
| Facil Farms, LLC | $0 | $7,296 | -- |
| Warren & Cleo Hubbart Trustee | $7,236 | $7,236 | 0% |
| John Berry Livestock, LLC | $61,251 | $7,219 | -88.2% |
| John F. Gilmore | $20,273 | $7,164 | -64.7% |
| Limnos of New Mexico, Inc. | $10,461 | $7,159 | -31.6% |
| Brenda Ryberg | $11,830 | $5,986 | -49.4% |
| Day Land and Minerals, LLC | $8,209 | $5,894 | -28.2% |
| Baker & Sons Company, Ltd. | $46,911 | $5,820 | -87.6% |
| Gipson Farms | $10,647 | $5,401 | -49.3% |
| Marley Farms, Ltd. | $25,220 | $5,363 | -78.7% |
| Kim Chesser | $76,954 | $5,298 | -93.1% |
| Pecos Wiggins Cattle Company, LLC | $14,534 | $5,054 | -65.2% |
| Boswell Land & Agent, LLC | $7,160 | $4,933 | -31.1% |
| Larry Benton | $17,787 | $4,752 | -73.3% |
| Robert S. Brewer | $11,234 | $4,747 | -57.7% |
| Mcknight Farms, LLC | $9,174 | $4,712 | -48.6% |
| Terry Fam Tr | $5,328 | $4,564 | -14.3% |
| Ira Lanelle Witt | $6,074 | $4,072 | -33% |
| James J. Leonard | $9,178 | $4,059 | -55.8% |
| Trevor E. Gray | $15,665 | $3,972 | -74.6% |
| Arete Land and Livestock, LLC | $17,256 | $3,811 | -77.9% |
| Stephen Patterson | $9,291 | $3,795 | -59.2% |
| Kenny Lee Dodd | $3,680 | $3,680 | 0% |
| Lesa Diane Dodd | $3,679 | $3,679 | 0% |
| Jane Ann Oldrup | $8,722 | $3,675 | -57.9% |
| Lewis Needham | $6,748 | $3,656 | -45.8% |
| Teri Wier | $9,458 | $3,532 | -62.7% |
| Rockin Lazy B | $11,430 | $3,527 | -69.1% |
| Ah Nuts, LLC | $9,428 | $3,424 | -63.7% |
| Stacy Lynn Derrick | $15,037 | $3,228 | -78.5% |
| Jody A. Lyles | $0 | $2,835 | -- |
| Harper Farms | $4,661 | $2,732 | -41.4% |
| Lois W. Stephens | $19,972 | $2,594 | -87% |
| Kyle Wooton | $49,465 | $2,576 | -94.8% |
| T. C. And June B Stromberg Rev Trust | $0 | $2,526 | -- |
| Jerry Wagner | $2,478 | $2,520 | 1.7% |
| Three Rivers Cattle Company, Ltd. | $56,734 | $2,506 | -95.6% |
| Kyran Studdard | $12,303 | $2,501 | -79.7% |
| Corrumpa Creek, LLC | $2,276 | $2,276 | 0% |
| Kenneth Blain Johnson | $2,247 | $2,247 | 0% |
| Kaaren M Reed | $3,924 | $2,239 | -42.9% |
| Lawrence G. Luke | $12,472 | $2,156 | -82.7% |
| Jagan Q Joy | $11,569 | $1,996 | -82.7% |
| Johnny Crook | $22,438 | $1,942 | -91.3% |
| S G & L, Inc. | $3,177 | $1,939 | -39% |
| Linda B. Sacra | $4,092 | $1,906 | -53.4% |
| Greg Jokela | $2,972 | $1,904 | -35.9% |
| Laura Kunkel | $3,918 | $1,901 | -51.5% |
| Abel Villalpando | $26,457 | $1,897 | -92.8% |
| Lonnie Harper | $4,058 | $1,824 | -55.1% |
| Steve D. Spence | $7,321 | $1,811 | -75.3% |
| Dan Price | $4,193 | $1,790 | -57.3% |
| David Price | $4,193 | $1,790 | -57.3% |
| Ernie Hacker | $1,612 | $1,612 | 0% |
| Travis Wagner | $1,891 | $1,597 | -15.5% |
| Wade H. Berry | $20,233 | $1,596 | -92.1% |
| Jacob Samuel Keenan | $1,536 | $1,536 | 0% |
| Donald Moore Jr. | $2,150 | $1,442 | -32.9% |
| Royce Maples | $2,479 | $1,408 | -43.2% |
| Benny Wooton | $31,369 | $1,399 | -95.5% |
| Nancy June Fox | $0 | $1,374 | -- |
| Ryan H. Perry | $3,204 | $1,260 | -60.7% |
| Darel Devenport | $273 | $1,249 | 357.5% |
| Hide-a-Way Farms, LLC | $900 | $1,200 | 33.3% |
| Jo Ann Huddle | $2,181 | $1,008 | -53.8% |
| Brad Morris | $3,893 | $933 | -76% |
| Elizabeth M. Stetter | $926 | $926 | 0% |
| Christopher Martinez | $0 | $894 | -- |
| LJS Farm | $2,573 | $857 | -66.7% |
| Barbara Arnett | $1,793 | $800 | -55.4% |
| Kelli N. Fox | $1,548 | $767 | -50.5% |
| Jake Corn | $3,696 | $762 | -79.4% |
| Tyler Corn | $3,696 | $762 | -79.4% |
| James Braxtol Montgomery | $4,591 | $688 | -85% |
| Tel N Trammell | $513 | $684 | 33.3% |
| Andy V. Morley | $713 | $656 | -8% |
| Rita A. Butler | $488 | $651 | 33.4% |
| Sam Gentry Jr. | $615 | $615 | 0% |
| Jackie Truitt Eldridge III | $1,265 | $602 | -52.4% |
| Amanda N. Perry | $2,925 | $502 | -82.8% |
| Robert Wayne Crane Jr. | $599 | $388 | -35.2% |
| James Livingston | $960 | $357 | -62.8% |
| Linda Livingston | $960 | $357 | -62.8% |
| A & J Farms, LLC | $450 | $300 | -33.3% |
| Noel Alonso Dominguez | $0 | $280 | -- |
| Sue a Yahney | $190 | $267 | 40.5% |
| Patricia Thomas | $0 | $252 | -- |
| Dairyland Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $208 | -- |
| James A. Polito | $676 | $193 | -71.4% |
| Sharon Butler | $615 | $159 | -74.1% |
| Ty L. Livingston | $299 | $120 | -59.9% |
| Chase M. Livingston | $509 | $119 | -76.6% |
| Robert C. Burson | $18,556 | $108 | -99.4% |
| LJ Finney Special, LLC | $400 | $106 | -73.5% |
| Verlin J. Posey | $451 | $98 | -78.3% |
| B 3, LLC | $0 | $95 | -- |
| Jesse Trujillo | $3,341 | $73 | -97.8% |
| Abel Villalpando Jr. | $51,098 | $0 | -100% |
| Calico Farms, LLC | $168,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan-Dee Dairy, LLC | $505,989 | $0 | -100% |
| Double Aught Dairy, LLC | $483,072 | $0 | -100% |
| J & R Farm | $8,228 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Truitt Eldridge | $1,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane M. Stockton | $83 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Boswell | $16,146 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe C. Bogle | $1,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Sterrett | $9,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitch Visser | $9,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Par 5, LLC | $933,261 | $0 | -100% |
| Side Line Dairy | $133,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Sunshine Dairy, LLC | $9,415 | $0 | -100% |
| Three Amigos Dairy | $583,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Visser Dairy | $311,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff E. Ellis | $12,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Kavan P. King | $13,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Miles | $1,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Pollard | $3,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry N. Pearson | $1,198 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne J. Brazil | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Arroyo Dairy | $575,427 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob Kuykendall | $122,746 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonham Farms, Inc. | $184,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonham Haley MT States Pecan, LLC | $471,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce A. Haley and Reba a Haley R | $56,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Haley | $116,847 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Benton | $4,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Burson Land, LLC | $5,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolina Griffith | $11 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil B. Riley | $137,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles F. Malone Jr. | $83 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles G. Wagner Jr. | $13,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Sienkiewich | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton Key | $3,802 | $0 | -100% |
| David Perry | $723 | $0 | -100% |
| David Pope | $635 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Sons | $39,597 | $0 | -100% |
| Degroot Dairy | $1,068,965 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward and Suzanne Boerio Trust | $530 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Credit of NM Flca | $32,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $8,399 | $0 | -100% |
| FSA Farm Loans | $2,739 | $0 | -100% |
| Haley Farms | $10,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Hub Corn II | $44,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry T. Dutchover | $11,049 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie C. Finch | $1,790 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Scott | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Kap D. Kelley | $10,382 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn J. Vaz | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Katrina Lynn Harris | $2,534 | $0 | -100% |
| L. A. Ranch | $30,858 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorenzo L. Chavez | $6,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Lost Pheasant, LLC | $22,636 | $0 | -100% |
| Maggie Reddy Farm Trust | $1,824 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Sterrett | $18,891 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Corn | $44,572 | $0 | -100% |
| Normex, Inc. | $189,664 | $0 | -100% |
| P7, LLC | $1,612,104 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Thomas | $3,642 | $0 | -100% |
| PFI, LLC | $2,826 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip M. Cathey | $10,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Pirtle Farms Lp | $25,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Rechele Taylor | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Roadrunner Ranches, Inc. | $2,106 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocky D. Langley | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Bruns | $2,981 | $0 | -100% |
| Shanna N. Lara | $1,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Shyanne L. Trammell | $308 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Oldfield | $37,675 | $0 | -100% |
| T. C. And June B Stromberg Rev Trustee | $3,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy L. Thompson | $1,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Winkeye, Inc. | $25,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodcrest Dairy | $1,035,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $41,933,537 | $10,702,205 | -74.5% |
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