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In 2021, 150 farmers in cities within Rio Arriba County received a total of $1.2 million in 310 farm subsidies, a 4.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 312 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casados Brothers, LLC | $80,379 | $75,587 | -6% |
| Eddie J. Velarde | $88,660 | $69,750 | -21.3% |
| Griego Ranch | $53,363 | $50,554 | -5.3% |
| Cornelio Salazar USA Ranch | $54,455 | $45,820 | -15.9% |
| Chris Lovato | $13,596 | $45,427 | 234.1% |
| Gabriel J. Lopez | $6,666 | $41,534 | 523.1% |
| Thomas L. Casados | $16,583 | $36,593 | 120.7% |
| Dixon Sandoval | $9,504 | $35,940 | 278.2% |
| Ronald N. Ulibarri | $5,511 | $33,215 | 502.7% |
| Gallegos Ranch | $21,364 | $29,853 | 39.7% |
| Abelardo E. Garcia Sr. | $29,450 | $28,328 | -3.8% |
| Osha, LLC | $13,630 | $26,147 | 91.8% |
| Jake D. Vigil | $12,891 | $26,086 | 102.4% |
| Bryan M. Vigil | $24,544 | $24,707 | 0.7% |
| Albert Martinez | $5,302 | $20,691 | 290.2% |
| Nutritas Ranch | $13,976 | $18,992 | 35.9% |
| Myra Vigil | $4,323 | $18,965 | 338.7% |
| Jake M. Vigil | $0 | $16,335 | -- |
| Gene H. Jacquez | $2,574 | $16,315 | 533.8% |
| Genaro Madrid | $17,066 | $16,251 | -4.8% |
| Ross E. Duran | $20,792 | $16,077 | -22.7% |
| Johnny E. Jaramillo | $6,336 | $15,145 | 139% |
| Albert Branch | $6,292 | $14,642 | 132.7% |
| Kurt Sandoval | $20,134 | $14,204 | -29.5% |
| Phillip M. Branch | $11,913 | $13,991 | 17.4% |
| Leyba Brothers Enterprises, LLC | $18,975 | $12,952 | -31.7% |
| Purple Adobe Lavender Farm | $0 | $12,594 | -- |
| Alfred Chavez | $8,019 | $12,076 | 50.6% |
| Ben D. Garcia | $7,216 | $12,038 | 66.8% |
| Harold T. Ulibarri | $8,222 | $11,009 | 33.9% |
| Carolina Clara Suazo | $17,063 | $10,804 | -36.7% |
| Edward Salazar | $4,043 | $10,340 | 155.8% |
| Donald E. Martinez | $33,593 | $10,220 | -69.6% |
| Thurman de Jesus | $8,406 | $10,046 | 19.5% |
| Joe Muniz | $14,811 | $9,354 | -36.8% |
| Ambrocia Herrera | $4,598 | $9,112 | 98.2% |
| Philip J. Martinez | $4,279 | $8,774 | 105% |
| Virgil F. Trujillo | $0 | $8,751 | -- |
| Gilbert L. Martinez | $14,932 | $8,446 | -43.4% |
| Douglas C. Peper | $9,673 | $7,601 | -21.4% |
| Lawrence J. Garcia | $4,185 | $7,269 | 73.7% |
| Moises A. Morales | $12,930 | $7,117 | -45% |
| Amy Garcia | $0 | $7,107 | -- |
| Paul R. Baca | $3,223 | $7,059 | 119% |
| Ivan Chacon | $2,706 | $7,041 | 160.2% |
| Robert Chacon | $12,106 | $6,492 | -46.4% |
| Kirt D. Vicenti | $11,078 | $5,974 | -46.1% |
| Nathaniel Herrera | $7,763 | $5,759 | -25.8% |
| Maximiliano Felipe D. Martinez | $16,499 | $5,746 | -65.2% |
| Robert J. Archuleta | $5,904 | $5,692 | -3.6% |
| Juan E. Valdez | $5,244 | $5,683 | 8.4% |
| Harrison Elote | $1,716 | $5,667 | 230.2% |
| Joe A. Romero | $0 | $5,554 | -- |
| Leopoldo Leyba | $3,300 | $5,553 | 68.3% |
| Michael W. Sandoval | $5,925 | $5,468 | -7.7% |
| Mariano S. Manzanares | $6,685 | $5,411 | -19.1% |
| Paul Serrano | $5,396 | $5,396 | 0% |
| Esquibel Partnership | $30,690 | $5,385 | -82.5% |
| Joseph G. Ortega | $2,574 | $5,369 | 108.6% |
| Christopher Lutz | $18,154 | $5,236 | -71.2% |
| Louisa A. Branch | $4,308 | $5,186 | 20.4% |
| Sylvester Gomez | $29,089 | $5,158 | -82.3% |
| Antonio J. Manzanares | $47,647 | $4,859 | -89.8% |
| Lovie Martinez | $3,729 | $4,759 | 27.6% |
| Nerio Gurule | $6,111 | $4,713 | -22.9% |
| Julian Vigil | $9,956 | $4,699 | -52.8% |
| Vito A. Valdez Jr. | $6,990 | $4,313 | -38.3% |
| Floyd Martinez | $2,255 | $4,150 | 84% |
| Michael Pena | $5,391 | $4,145 | -23.1% |
| Amos Corrales | $3,537 | $4,045 | 14.4% |
| Roger Corrales | $3,537 | $4,045 | 14.4% |
| Randy A. Lovato | $1,529 | $4,015 | 162.6% |
| Keith Jacquez | $2,312 | $3,952 | 70.9% |
| Lucian Serafin | $2,904 | $3,938 | 35.6% |
| Richard Madrid | $14,649 | $3,667 | -75% |
| Sage Faulkner | $8,610 | $3,403 | -60.5% |
| Dominic Casados | $0 | $3,236 | -- |
| Verna G. Martinez | $858 | $3,220 | 275.3% |
| Nadell Wager | $7,909 | $3,066 | -61.2% |
| Giovanni Romero | $3,640 | $2,931 | -19.5% |
| Antonio L. Barela | $3,031 | $2,805 | -7.5% |
| Fermin Maes | $1,656 | $2,796 | 68.8% |
| Jason J. Sanchez | $2,569 | $2,735 | 6.5% |
| Antonio Serrano | $1,914 | $2,705 | 41.3% |
| Mary E. Vigil | $9,296 | $2,543 | -72.6% |
| Roy L. Long | $9,198 | $2,505 | -72.8% |
| Steve Archuleta | $0 | $2,467 | -- |
| Jose Lucas Cordova | $13,305 | $2,450 | -81.6% |
| Joe Erik Salazar | $3,409 | $2,411 | -29.3% |
| Tommy F. Chacon | $696 | $2,254 | 223.9% |
| Jerry Archuleta | $1,656 | $2,235 | 35% |
| Jonathan Martinez | $2,266 | $2,170 | -4.2% |
| Frank S. Lovato | $1,650 | $2,046 | 24% |
| Diego R. Jaramillo | $0 | $1,895 | -- |
| Daren Carl Chacon | $0 | $1,880 | -- |
| Nanette Waupekenay | $1,551 | $1,840 | 18.6% |
| Georgana Battles | $0 | $1,811 | -- |
| Cassilda Serrano | $0 | $1,806 | -- |
| Gary S. Morfin | $1,521 | $1,759 | 15.6% |
| Pete C. Archuleta | $1,398 | $1,758 | 25.8% |
| Anthony Gilbert Tafoya II | $8,569 | $1,749 | -79.6% |
| Nicholas Morfin | $1,683 | $1,685 | 0.1% |
| Joe B. Valdez | $6,039 | $1,636 | -72.9% |
| Brian T. Quinlan | $3,069 | $1,604 | -47.7% |
| Rosendo Serrano | $7,667 | $1,590 | -79.3% |
| Robert Vigil | $4,985 | $1,513 | -69.6% |
| Eric Garcia | $0 | $1,495 | -- |
| Rosa Jaramillo | $7,102 | $1,483 | -79.1% |
| Leo L. Sanchez | $0 | $1,443 | -- |
| Charles Sterling Vance | $1,899 | $1,411 | -25.7% |
| Elizabeth Sebastian | $11,092 | $1,328 | -88% |
| Joseph J. Suazo | $7,510 | $1,274 | -83% |
| Ted Chacon | $1,162 | $1,264 | 8.8% |
| Jeffrey P. Chacon | $663 | $1,249 | 88.4% |
| Damian Velasquez | $3,179 | $1,222 | -61.6% |
| Miguel D. Suazo | $5,349 | $1,212 | -77.3% |
| Robert C. Tainter | $6,050 | $1,212 | -80% |
| Dennis Gallegos | $5,291 | $1,052 | -80.1% |
| Tony A. Archuleta | $913 | $995 | 9% |
| Leslie C. Leyba | $2,853 | $961 | -66.3% |
| Joe Vigil | $0 | $961 | -- |
| Rosalind Martinez | $1,815 | $949 | -47.7% |
| Maria E. Chilton | $2,957 | $923 | -68.8% |
| Leo Salazar | $828 | $901 | 8.8% |
| Pete Louis Garcia | $1,708 | $901 | -47.2% |
| Norman D. Vigil | $0 | $880 | -- |
| David Lujan | $1,554 | $872 | -43.9% |
| Joseph Trujillo | $911 | $829 | -9% |
| Pedro Garcia | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Ganados Del Valle | $1,201 | $783 | -34.8% |
| Alex Leyba | $3,806 | $762 | -80% |
| Trista Barela | $5,227 | $724 | -86.1% |
| Cecilia R. Romero | $5,770 | $668 | -88.4% |
| Wilbur Martinez | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Ronnie Carrillo | $4,292 | $651 | -84.8% |
| William Terrazas | $2,167 | $626 | -71.1% |
| Andres Garcia | $2,774 | $569 | -79.5% |
| Michael A. Trujillo | $990 | $507 | -48.8% |
| Mary S. Campbell | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Rancho DE Santa Fe, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Lionel Maestas | $2,420 | $485 | -80% |
| Gene B. Dunn | $0 | $428 | -- |
| Dennis Gallegos | $759 | $397 | -47.7% |
| Jennifer Law | $1,067 | $328 | -69.3% |
| Toby Gallegos | $1,355 | $260 | -80.8% |
| Karla Montano Gallegos | $1,870 | $228 | -87.8% |
| Jeannette V. Cox | $205 | $205 | 0% |
| Tony M. Martinez | $880 | $187 | -78.8% |
| Michael Eugene Toya | $715 | $175 | -75.5% |
| Joe L. Garcia | $132 | $69 | -47.7% |
| Jack H. Trujillo | $1,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Gayle B Ice | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Roeliff F. Annon | $6,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorrie A. Leyba | $806 | $0 | -100% |
| Arturo Valdez | $2,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie B. Fisher | $1,197 | $0 | -100% |
| Verda de Jesus | $2,154 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Martinez | $390 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Martinez | $324 | $0 | -100% |
| Felix A. Martinez | $432 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Garcia | $13,440 | $0 | -100% |
| Sammy Archuleta | $1,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Daren C. Chacon | $7,369 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Gallegos | $1,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Orlando Madrid | $1,491 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Tainter | $5,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick L. Romero | $2,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Griffith | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Benito Morfin | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,248,689 | $1,196,746 | -4.2% |
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