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In 2021, 54 farmers in cities within Hudspeth County received a total of $1.9 million in 108 farm subsidies, a 30.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.8 million in 186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border Land Farms | $200,814 | $292,914 | 45.9% |
| Jim & Sue Bean Farms | $128,426 | $247,184 | 92.5% |
| Miller Brother Joint Venture | $209,530 | $213,173 | 1.7% |
| George W. Rauch | $137,268 | $116,507 | -15.1% |
| Hillcrest Dairy, Inc. | $467,958 | $114,725 | -75.5% |
| Slash Triangle Ranch | $169,029 | $102,598 | -39.3% |
| Baylor Ranch | $86,757 | $75,802 | -12.6% |
| Harvey Hilley Jr. | $0 | $75,257 | -- |
| John Breck and Jana Bean Farms | $83,819 | $59,501 | -29% |
| Gregory Duggar | $41,856 | $43,604 | 4.2% |
| Elaine Dodge Trust | $37,780 | $43,219 | 14.4% |
| R Farms FLP, Ltd. | $271,749 | $42,531 | -84.3% |
| Snow Land and Cattle, Inc. | $72,722 | $42,056 | -42.2% |
| Dorothy Ivey Strachan | $50,657 | $39,185 | -22.6% |
| Gene W. Strachan | $50,657 | $39,185 | -22.6% |
| Gary L. Scarbrough | $45,584 | $37,803 | -17.1% |
| Joe Moseley | $44,600 | $31,919 | -28.4% |
| BJR Hay, LLC | $131,471 | $29,802 | -77.3% |
| Tyn Davis | $27,117 | $23,559 | -13.1% |
| Richard G Henderson | $5,873 | $23,514 | 300.4% |
| Randy L. Barker | $37,858 | $21,728 | -42.6% |
| Guadalupe Mountain Farms | $18,695 | $18,813 | 0.6% |
| Eduardo Dickens | $28,061 | $18,062 | -35.6% |
| Curtis Carr Farms | $1,440 | $17,564 | 1,119.7% |
| Bernadette M. Carr | $7,098 | $16,970 | 139.1% |
| Gerald Gentry | $25,891 | $15,385 | -40.6% |
| Russell Bramblett | $11,220 | $14,811 | 32% |
| Circle 17 Farms, LLC | $85,338 | $14,530 | -83% |
| Brian Kenneth Muise | $26,021 | $14,142 | -45.7% |
| Dennis D. Barker | $9,203 | $14,121 | 53.4% |
| Terry Douglas Rose | $14,064 | $11,307 | -19.6% |
| Jerry M. Polk | $15,825 | $8,206 | -48.1% |
| Doyle D Barker Estate | $3,365 | $7,344 | 118.2% |
| Trenton Blake Dees | $4,920 | $6,729 | 36.8% |
| Barbara Rauch | $11,328 | $5,385 | -52.5% |
| Geraldine M. Bramblett | $4,092 | $4,622 | 13% |
| Jose Aguilera | $22,328 | $4,508 | -79.8% |
| R and R Cattle | $6,781 | $3,808 | -43.8% |
| Roy D. Walker | $3,805 | $3,576 | -6% |
| Mary Foster | $10,116 | $3,112 | -69.2% |
| Engle Partnership | $4,119 | $2,958 | -28.2% |
| Brian Archuleta | $0 | $2,416 | -- |
| James W. Bennett | $9,619 | $2,143 | -77.7% |
| Frank Archuleta | $8,292 | $1,920 | -76.8% |
| John Breck Bean | $4,421 | $1,541 | -65.1% |
| Richard L. Robledo | $5,694 | $1,386 | -75.7% |
| Ona Mae Bean | $9,811 | $1,192 | -87.9% |
| Waverly Duggar | $1,757 | $1,185 | -32.6% |
| Jaime Aguirre | $5,882 | $930 | -84.2% |
| Debbie A. Rose | $2,508 | $448 | -82.1% |
| Richard Nick Rose III | $2,508 | $448 | -82.1% |
| Enrique Fuentes Jr. | $4,128 | $86 | -97.9% |
| Enrique Fuentes Sr. | $4,129 | $86 | -97.9% |
| Jorge A. Quezada | $4,128 | $86 | -97.9% |
| Craig Gentry | $21,169 | $0 | -100% |
| John Daniell Ainsworth | $31,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynch Brothers Managers, LLC | $35,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $7,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruben Hernandez | $757 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Archuleta | $5,294 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $4,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Ray Dees | $16,494 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,800,447 | $1,935,586 | -30.9% |
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