Farms throughout cities in Modoc County received $2.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 166 farmers in cities within Modoc County received a total of $4.9 million in 386 farm subsidies, a 33.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.4 million in 479 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 Modoc County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will J Cockrell | $184,950 | $258,396 | 39.7% |
| Wilson Ranches | $0 | $233,980 | — |
| Rodney R. Flournoy | $448,472 | $196,755 | -56.1% |
| Carey Ranch, LLC | $258,750 | $195,716 | -24.4% |
| Grove Brothers | $148,517 | $173,023 | 16.5% |
| Likely Land & Livestock | $382,315 | $162,161 | -57.6% |
| Frosty Acres, Inc. | $87,205 | $156,439 | 79.4% |
| Eagle Creek Land & Cattle, LLC | $160,077 | $135,436 | -15.4% |
| Gerald G. Kresge | $291,081 | $133,875 | -54% |
| Mcgarva Ranch Range Division | $63,446 | $124,246 | 95.8% |
| Robert L Cockrell Ranch, LLC | $196,684 | $123,139 | -37.4% |
| Charles Bidwell | $113,164 | $109,705 | -3.1% |
| Rene Larranaga | $220,395 | $106,824 | -51.5% |
| Jon Pierre Arreche | $2,958 | $100,399 | 3,294.2% |
| Hapgood Ranch | $55,833 | $97,483 | 74.6% |
| Karin Ginochio | $70,524 | $93,670 | 32.8% |
| Marvin G. Cardoza | $47,214 | $77,605 | 64.4% |
| Wynn A. Myers | $51,074 | $76,002 | 48.8% |
| Parks Ranch, Inc. | $74,089 | $73,150 | -1.3% |
| James T Cockrell Revocable Trust | $103,438 | $70,551 | -31.8% |
| Fee Ranch, Inc. | $73,459 | $61,579 | -16.2% |
| Edmund Dunn | $215,638 | $61,034 | -71.7% |
| Carey Ranches | $93,875 | $59,136 | -37% |
| The Copp Family Trust | $47,931 | $58,453 | 22% |
| William Stevenson | $87,455 | $56,213 | -35.7% |
| Timothy Reed Martinez | $44,604 | $56,077 | 25.7% |
| TNT Biomass | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Erquiaga Ranch | $211,040 | $51,029 | -75.8% |
| Hagge Ranch, Inc. | $48,435 | $50,881 | 5.1% |
| Non Grantors Trust of the Shaffer Family Irrevocable Trust D | $47,728 | $48,515 | 1.6% |
| John Bunyard | $50,502 | $47,067 | -6.8% |
| Thad Deforest | $65,926 | $44,458 | -32.6% |
| Ed Hill | $53,880 | $43,208 | -19.8% |
| Paul Dolby | $24,340 | $41,640 | 71.1% |
| William T. Deforest | $34,365 | $40,840 | 18.8% |
| James T. Cockrell | $119,335 | $40,484 | -66.1% |
| Florence Bordwell | $62,020 | $38,052 | -38.6% |
| Eric B. Choate | $42,311 | $37,700 | -10.9% |
| Edward L Ginochio | $62,416 | $37,691 | -39.6% |
| Lynette Myers | $48,341 | $37,557 | -22.3% |
| Cassandra L. Oyarzun | $23,727 | $37,491 | 58% |
| Rodney E. Barnes | $67,525 | $37,132 | -45% |
| Raymond Anklin | $238,128 | $33,658 | -85.9% |
| Walter E. Mohr | $52,265 | $32,781 | -37.3% |
| Robert H Mackey & Sons, Inc. | $28,256 | $32,646 | 15.5% |
| Richard Anklin | $409,633 | $32,232 | -92.1% |
| John Still | $34,155 | $32,163 | -5.8% |
| Alan Nelson | $34,389 | $30,043 | -12.6% |
| Tom Martinez | $65,583 | $29,249 | -55.4% |
| Archie Osborne | $58,484 | $29,196 | -50.1% |
| Sandra Kidner L. Brown | $66,376 | $28,909 | -56.4% |
| Lonnie Galvin | $21,065 | $28,242 | 34.1% |
| Jesse Garland Freeman | $37,314 | $26,444 | -29.1% |
| Gary Monchamp, Inc. | $42,297 | $26,191 | -38.1% |
| J a Conner 2001 Living Trust | $23,757 | $25,445 | 7.1% |
| Wallace D. Belding | $37,242 | $24,683 | -33.7% |
| Alan R. Pratt | $38,007 | $23,333 | -38.6% |
| Steven Brown | $30,720 | $21,377 | -30.4% |
| Spencer Smith | $28,691 | $20,311 | -29.2% |
| Mark Higgins | $33,430 | $19,343 | -42.1% |
| James T. Fee | $0 | $19,336 | — |
| Michael Scott Bushey | $29,639 | $18,248 | -38.4% |
| Ohm Ranch | $127,392 | $17,658 | -86.1% |
| Chad J. Bidwell | $61,754 | $17,518 | -71.6% |
| Ronald L. Schluter II | $31,669 | $17,435 | -44.9% |
| Terrance R. Breiner | $40,273 | $17,044 | -57.7% |
| Ashley R. Cockrell | $29,835 | $16,954 | -43.2% |
| Rick Malcolm | $4,502 | $16,056 | 256.6% |
| Ralb Corporation | $65,535 | $15,959 | -75.6% |
| C. R. Bailey | $0 | $15,708 | — |
| Janet Lee Barnes | $0 | $15,695 | — |
| Kelley Ferry | $33,616 | $15,679 | -53.4% |
| Patricia Rogers | $22,336 | $15,032 | -32.7% |
| C David Demulder | $31,882 | $14,968 | -53.1% |
| Richard A. Darst | $41,524 | $14,644 | -64.7% |
| Sharon K. Boneck | $23,896 | $13,920 | -41.7% |
| Robert W. Bushey Jr. | $15,863 | $13,824 | -12.9% |
| John Derner | $25,691 | $13,522 | -47.4% |
| Richard L. Jennings | $33,252 | $13,289 | -60% |
| John C. Carey | $11,344 | $13,240 | 16.7% |
| Robert Matthews | $15,363 | $12,920 | -15.9% |
| Diana Lynn Gotcher | $12,260 | $12,842 | 4.7% |
| Hershel Shultz | $6,985 | $12,157 | 74% |
| Brad Criner | $19,028 | $11,971 | -37.1% |
| Stetson Burgess | $0 | $11,710 | — |
| Carl D. Quigley | $24,116 | $11,634 | -51.8% |
| Grove Livestock | $14,553 | $11,081 | -23.9% |
| Eleanor Hill | $17,814 | $10,638 | -40.3% |
| Oral R. Choate Sr. | $25,490 | $10,229 | -59.9% |
| Larry McCulley | $4,059 | $10,088 | 148.5% |
| J. C. Moore | $27,208 | $9,963 | -63.4% |
| Thomas Robert Cockrell | $28,727 | $9,716 | -66.2% |
| John J. Lennon | $15,353 | $9,413 | -38.7% |
| Stephen Ybarra | $4,070 | $8,946 | 119.8% |
| Wesley Cook | $19,566 | $8,777 | -55.1% |
| Byron E. Gibbons | $8,881 | $8,623 | -2.9% |
| Janie Erkiaga | $10,282 | $8,524 | -17.1% |
| Justin Neal Ratliff | $12,551 | $8,279 | -34% |
| Patrick J. Fields | $15,014 | $8,230 | -45.2% |
| Arthur Preston | $2,255 | $8,019 | 255.6% |
| Les Sweeney | $6,420 | $7,846 | 22.2% |
| Ty Pedotti | $0 | $6,985 | — |
| Nelson Ranches | $38,138 | $6,863 | -82% |
| Andrew Seth Bushey | $0 | $6,792 | — |
| Ronald A. Imbach | $28,140 | $6,786 | -75.9% |
| Robert C Pedotti | $56,435 | $6,780 | -88% |
| Pamela Jean Cherny | $0 | $6,778 | — |
| Warren Weber | $4,265 | $6,585 | 54.4% |
| TSH Enterprises | $8,267 | $6,477 | -21.7% |
| Ben Snethen | $1,274 | $6,440 | 405.5% |
| Kurt Stodtmeister | $0 | $5,699 | — |
| Nancy East | $20,425 | $5,465 | -73.2% |
| Terisa Chantele Sahli | $0 | $5,274 | — |
| Joseph A. Brown Jr. | $5,075 | $5,173 | 1.9% |
| John W Hussa | $0 | $4,900 | — |
| Darrell Depaul | $12,066 | $4,788 | -60.3% |
| Lawrence Brumley | $15,359 | $4,763 | -69% |
| Jorge Chevez | $0 | $4,391 | — |
| Lee Conner | $20,293 | $4,291 | -78.9% |
| Pam Iveson | $20,533 | $4,291 | -79.1% |
| Holding Ranch, LLC | $6,244 | $4,190 | -32.9% |
| J. A. Younger | $22,479 | $4,176 | -81.4% |
| Joanne Danielson | $2,100 | $3,970 | 89% |
| Alice Iveson | $6,967 | $3,589 | -48.5% |
| Zachery Hannah | $15,730 | $3,471 | -77.9% |
| Thomas McCulley | $2,585 | $3,269 | 26.5% |
| Ned Coe | $5,887 | $3,060 | -48% |
| Lance Linker | $7,575 | $3,058 | -59.6% |
| Kathi Mathys | $2,469 | $2,904 | 17.6% |
| Dillon C. Flournoy | $9,283 | $2,784 | -70% |
| Larry L. Quigley | $0 | $2,724 | — |
| Yellow Wing Properties, LLC | $0 | $2,552 | — |
| Onalea Sweeney | $20,201 | $2,515 | -87.6% |
| Scott Wade Ellis | $2,077 | $2,509 | 20.8% |
| Michael Stillwell | $0 | $2,471 | — |
| Wyatt J. Valena | $0 | $2,381 | — |
| Roman Reyes | $0 | $2,251 | — |
| Pearce R Flournoy Trustee of the Pearce R Flournoy 2019 Trus | $3,859 | $2,088 | -45.9% |
| Thomas M Espil | $3,472 | $2,071 | -40.4% |
| Joshua E. Stephan | $27,661 | $1,914 | -93.1% |
| Walker Myron Godby | $3,364 | $1,857 | -44.8% |
| Steven R. Franck | $3,722 | $1,536 | -58.7% |
| Nathan Bennett | $0 | $1,519 | — |
| The John A. Younger Family Trust | $0 | $1,147 | — |
| Chris Smith | $0 | $1,099 | — |
| Greg O’Sullivan | $1,575 | $1,004 | -36.3% |
| John M. Carey | $30,027 | $978 | -96.7% |
| Dwight C. Beeson | $0 | $825 | — |
| Bryon D Hadwick | $1,841 | $792 | -57% |
| Bryce P. O’Sullivan | $1,372 | $790 | -42.4% |
| Zelma R. Allan | $0 | $685 | — |
| Trevor L. Schluter | $4,064 | $661 | -83.7% |
| Kristine Dodgen | $801 | $660 | -17.6% |
| Wade R. Schluter | $3,882 | $654 | -83.2% |
| Bob Ray | $1,190 | $641 | -46.1% |
| Dennis Tate | $1,190 | $641 | -46.1% |
| Robert K. Heard | $1,190 | $641 | -46.1% |
| William D. Madison | $2,624 | $641 | -75.6% |
| William D. Benner Jr. | $0 | $570 | — |
| Anthony Z Stobiecki | $4,293 | $498 | -88.4% |
| David R. Bradshaw | $827 | $431 | -47.9% |
| Warren G. Farnam | $0 | $391 | — |
| Christopher Michael Benson | $0 | $387 | — |
| Justin Valena | $1,743 | $350 | -79.9% |
| James M. Colbert | $597 | $327 | -45.2% |
| Carlos Chavez Alvarez | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Summer Lowry Cowan Brumley | $3,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason J. Meyer | $749 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Wendland | $455 | $0 | -100% |
| Samson Meier | $1,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelley Hot Spring Fish, Inc. | $266,886 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Crites | $23,318 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra Brown – Tibbetts | $4,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth L. Bordwell | $1,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathanael R. Siemens | $7,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Diven | $3,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Norma L. Hapgood | $836 | $0 | -100% |
| Abloom N Farm | $6,846 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,439,623 | $4,948,562 | -33.5% |
