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In 2021, 77 farmers in cities within Duval County received a total of $298,475 in 132 farm subsidies, a 29.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $422,918 in 203 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lundells, Inc. | $42,895 | $62,346 | 45.3% |
| Piedras Pintas Ranch, Inc. | $23,650 | $22,109 | -6.5% |
| David Foster | $12,755 | $14,820 | 16.2% |
| Oscar Garza Jr. | $21,151 | $13,534 | -36% |
| Elva A. Hofstetter | $17,891 | $13,120 | -26.7% |
| Emma Lou Leal | $7,769 | $12,001 | 54.5% |
| Elma C. Stockwell | $7,019 | $9,253 | 31.8% |
| Herbert E. Riojas | $2,079 | $8,129 | 291% |
| Shiloh Sosa | $30,396 | $7,240 | -76.2% |
| Daniel A. Dominguez | $4,858 | $7,086 | 45.9% |
| Robert Leo Jr. | $5,073 | $7,059 | 39.1% |
| Sandra Fawn Mann | $9,415 | $6,518 | -30.8% |
| Anastacio Saenz | $5,011 | $5,672 | 13.2% |
| Samuel David Gavito | $5,969 | $5,625 | -5.8% |
| Fabricio Barrera Jr. | $6,882 | $5,538 | -19.5% |
| Arturo Barrera | $8,746 | $5,537 | -36.7% |
| Eloy V. Perez | $13,746 | $5,316 | -61.3% |
| Adalberto M. Vera | $5,543 | $3,812 | -31.2% |
| Kay M. Foster | $8,465 | $3,797 | -55.1% |
| John S. Barton Jr. | $1,804 | $3,752 | 108% |
| Roberto Elizondo | $6,802 | $3,701 | -45.6% |
| Jose Salinas Jr. | $7,221 | $3,604 | -50.1% |
| Richard M. Barton | $1,611 | $3,454 | 114.4% |
| John & Janna Cattle Company | $15,257 | $3,438 | -77.5% |
| Jose Luis Guerra | $4,453 | $3,375 | -24.2% |
| Homero Barrera Jr. | $9,447 | $3,303 | -65% |
| Georgia Mann | $0 | $3,126 | -- |
| John E. Barton | $3,256 | $2,588 | -20.5% |
| Ireen a Leo | $5,187 | $2,338 | -54.9% |
| George R. Dubose | $3,095 | $2,159 | -30.2% |
| Corene W. Paton | $0 | $2,108 | -- |
| Kurt Paton | $4,160 | $1,917 | -53.9% |
| Raul Oliveira III | $3,977 | $1,911 | -51.9% |
| Dwight Allen Mann | $2,238 | $1,905 | -14.9% |
| Armando V. Garcia | $3,991 | $1,865 | -53.3% |
| Alfredo Hinojosa | $1,548 | $1,845 | 19.2% |
| Doris Jean Mann | $4,317 | $1,638 | -62.1% |
| Herbert H. Haner Jr. | $9,308 | $1,637 | -82.4% |
| Luis A. Garcia | $2,001 | $1,629 | -18.6% |
| Alma A. Vera | $1,918 | $1,542 | -19.6% |
| Carlos G. Garcia | $3,333 | $1,429 | -57.1% |
| Linda G. Perez | $470 | $1,385 | 194.7% |
| Jesus Omar Garcia | $550 | $1,357 | 146.7% |
| Juan Rene Hinojosa | $2,122 | $1,337 | -37% |
| Ismael Cantu Jr. | $5,325 | $1,284 | -75.9% |
| Elliana Flores Lopez | $4,178 | $1,246 | -70.2% |
| Saul U. Hinojosa | $3,652 | $1,237 | -66.1% |
| Fructuoso H Canales JR | $3,115 | $1,161 | -62.7% |
| Jorge L. Diaz | $2,282 | $1,137 | -50.2% |
| Roberto A. Lopez | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| George Rabe | $2,579 | $1,075 | -58.3% |
| J. R. Paton | $6,211 | $1,034 | -83.4% |
| Juan Antonio Flores | $2,431 | $897 | -63.1% |
| Ruben Casas | $1,038 | $840 | -19.1% |
| David Smith | $5,802 | $836 | -85.6% |
| Luis Leal Jr. | $1,657 | $825 | -50.2% |
| Victor J. Laredo Jr. | $2,737 | $803 | -70.7% |
| Conrad Cantu | $3,843 | $669 | -82.6% |
| Roel A. Lopez Jr. | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Steven Cavazos | $1,452 | $605 | -58.3% |
| Adrian Perez | $2,615 | $585 | -77.6% |
| Roel Adan Lopez | $1,758 | $554 | -68.5% |
| Castulo Garcia | $1,451 | $529 | -63.5% |
| Cleofas Gonzalez JR | $1,982 | $522 | -73.7% |
| David A. Zepeda | $1,089 | $496 | -54.5% |
| Irma Lopez | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Melissa Yvette Guerra | $429 | $469 | 9.3% |
| Richard Stillman | $880 | $468 | -46.8% |
| Leonel C. Barrera Jr. | $564 | $424 | -24.8% |
| Olivero R. Guajardo | $792 | $332 | -58.1% |
| Adrian G. Montemayor | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Jose R. Salinas | $627 | $287 | -54.2% |
| Alyssa M. Luna | $95 | $203 | 113.7% |
| Javier Garcia | $414 | $198 | -52.2% |
| Daniel Adami IV | $1,214 | $194 | -84% |
| Lilia S Benavides Estate | $11,139 | $109 | -99% |
| Daniel Gonzalez Jr. | $185 | $16 | -91.4% |
| Robert B. Lunz Jr. | $5,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Santos Elizondo Jr. | $260 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzie Moss | $701 | $0 | -100% |
| Aida N. Rodriguez | $478 | $0 | -100% |
| Anabel Chapa Canales | $805 | $0 | -100% |
| Eloy P. Guerra | $427 | $0 | -100% |
| Imelda G. Radke | $280 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel Bazan | $786 | $0 | -100% |
| Zaragoza Gonzalez Jr. | $251 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse James Adami Sr. | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor Laredo Jr. | $2,369 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $422,918 | $298,475 | -29.4% |
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