Farms throughout cities in San Bernardino County received $12.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 205 farmers in cities within San Bernardino County received a total of $5.6 million in 309 farm subsidies, a 68.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $18 million in 579 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 San Bernardino County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Hay Company, Inc. | $1,090,229 | $835,836 | -23.3% |
| Ron Pietersma | $886,698 | $361,538 | -59.2% |
| Chino Valley Dairy | $720,678 | $254,346 | -64.7% |
| Michael De Hoog Dairy Lp | $914,763 | $254,346 | -72.2% |
| KSB LP | $184,981 | $250,000 | 35.1% |
| Ontario Ranch Holsteins | $415,541 | $241,016 | -42% |
| Cleveland Farms, Inc. | $42,080 | $240,984 | 472.7% |
| El Dorado Dairy | $561,181 | $233,091 | -58.5% |
| SBSB LP | $57,277 | $152,709 | 166.6% |
| Bosch Dairy | $367,801 | $127,173 | -65.4% |
| Bosch Dairy 2 | $355,591 | $127,173 | -64.2% |
| Bryan and Sons, LLC | $379,422 | $127,173 | -66.5% |
| George Te Velde Dairy | $321,479 | $127,173 | -60.4% |
| Poso Creek Family Dairy, LLC | $631,166 | $127,173 | -79.9% |
| Simoes Family Dairy | $111,577 | $126,319 | 13.2% |
| Tiva Dairy | $752,184 | $120,773 | -83.9% |
| Northview Dairy | $878,677 | $120,508 | -86.3% |
| Art Venegas Dairy | $40,867 | $119,714 | 192.9% |
| Souza Dairies | $283,654 | $86,244 | -69.6% |
| V & B Nursery, Inc. | $0 | $80,370 | — |
| James Jongsma | $450,292 | $79,980 | -82.2% |
| Christa D. Koot | $421,187 | $79,368 | -81.2% |
| Struikmans & Son | $401,413 | $78,358 | -80.5% |
| Bachoc Dairy | $387,131 | $77,157 | -80.1% |
| Montana Fresh Cherries, LLC | $0 | $71,695 | — |
| High Noon Dairy, LLC | $1,038,472 | $70,052 | -93.3% |
| Green Valley Food Products, Inc. | $291,705 | $64,588 | -77.9% |
| Euclid Stockyards, Inc. | $129,649 | $59,864 | -53.8% |
| Labrucherie Brothers, LLC | $50,696 | $51,778 | 2.1% |
| Paramount Panels, Inc. | $0 | $50,772 | — |
| Natt Sisters, LLC | $0 | $40,695 | — |
| Betty L. Zwart | $18,171 | $34,728 | 91.1% |
| Kiesau, LLC | $95,270 | $34,119 | -64.2% |
| Jim D. mc Williams | $54,039 | $27,482 | -49.1% |
| Jongs EGG Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $27,090 | — |
| Gerardo Cuellar Rivera | $4,240 | $25,746 | 507.2% |
| C-HI Farms, LLC | $0 | $24,990 | — |
| P & D Dairy | $8,852 | $24,869 | 180.9% |
| Midland Enterprise, LLC | $0 | $24,810 | — |
| J. T. Cattle Company | $40,251 | $24,416 | -39.3% |
| Harter Farms, LLC | $54,394 | $22,199 | -59.2% |
| Valley Livestock, Inc. | $0 | $19,635 | — |
| Douglas B. Callen | $17,822 | $15,493 | -13.1% |
| Wuri Packing, Inc. | $0 | $14,745 | — |
| Standing Bar G Productions, Inc. | $44,605 | $14,091 | -68.4% |
| Myrna Lee Hanna | $9,372 | $14,003 | 49.4% |
| Douglas Reck Estate | $33,758 | $13,801 | -59.1% |
| Jacob E. Kinstler IV | $13,556 | $13,556 | 0% |
| Cottonwood Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $13,408 | — |
| B & E Dairy | $1,097,737 | $13,330 | -98.8% |
| Andrew Rhee | $0 | $11,840 | — |
| RB Crystal Valley | $0 | $10,945 | — |
| Michael S. Tracy | $16,973 | $10,774 | -36.5% |
| Edward D. Adrian | $19,382 | $10,602 | -45.3% |
| Kevin Taehyo Kang | $0 | $9,755 | — |
| Irwin Four | $22,523 | $9,498 | -57.8% |
| Mark Thomas Buoye | $0 | $9,460 | — |
| David E. Parker | $19,218 | $8,899 | -53.7% |
| Min A. Lee | $1,389 | $8,840 | 536.4% |
| Cal-Neva Land & Livestock, LLC | $0 | $8,800 | — |
| Russell B. Galbreath | $10,430 | $8,595 | -17.6% |
| Annette Indaburu | $0 | $8,317 | — |
| Jean Indaburu | $0 | $8,317 | — |
| Joseph Soffel | $0 | $7,859 | — |
| Cynthia L. Saks | $7,405 | $7,405 | 0% |
| Thelma M. Morris | $3,756 | $7,121 | 89.6% |
| Canyon Creek Mushroom, LLC | $0 | $6,704 | — |
| Bob Oaks | $6,400 | $6,656 | 4% |
| Myrna Barnes | $6,656 | $6,495 | -2.4% |
| William Swanson | $6,366 | $6,366 | 0% |
| Anita Oliver-Oliver Family 2010 RV Trustee | $2,080 | $6,238 | 199.9% |
| Donald M. Fullerton | $26,301 | $5,916 | -77.5% |
| Trenna Anderson | $12,898 | $5,589 | -56.7% |
| Christine Noriega | $8,025 | $5,589 | -30.4% |
| Matthew Kidd Sr. | $5,557 | $5,557 | 0% |
| Connie Peterson Johnson | $17,562 | $4,879 | -72.2% |
| Anderson Family Living Trust | $8,302 | $4,777 | -42.5% |
| Jacob Timothy Overson | $8,635 | $4,754 | -44.9% |
| Albert T. Kissner Jr. | $0 | $4,649 | — |
| James Steinbrugger | $0 | $4,558 | — |
| Spaulding Trustee DTD 7-30-1996 | $1,786 | $4,551 | 154.8% |
| Otten Family Trust | $2,895 | $4,531 | 56.5% |
| Gene L. Skala | $10,083 | $4,364 | -56.7% |
| Chandra Jo Sabers | $0 | $4,339 | — |
| Tom Oldefendt | $9,650 | $4,183 | -56.7% |
| Mary Adele R. Capps | $0 | $3,993 | — |
| Alice Mate Hottel | $5,585 | $3,981 | -28.7% |
| Harry John Hottel | $5,585 | $3,981 | -28.7% |
| Kathy Ratiu | $3,765 | $3,765 | 0% |
| Stephen Crane | $6,528 | $3,756 | -42.5% |
| Teresa L. Thomas | $3,702 | $3,702 | 0% |
| Alta-Alta Book Trust Book | $7,417 | $3,390 | -54.3% |
| Douglas Campbell – Douglas a Campbell Trust | $0 | $3,295 | — |
| Conway Montana Land Trust | $0 | $3,248 | — |
| Lisa Steg Miss | $0 | $3,240 | — |
| Lacey J. Hatfield | $3,396 | $3,199 | -5.8% |
| Janice J. Gute | $3,228 | $3,116 | -3.5% |
| Sean Seongsik Jeong | $0 | $2,914 | — |
| Dorothy J. Whiting | $5,168 | $2,872 | -44.4% |
| Georgia Hodgkin | $9,793 | $2,736 | -72.1% |
| Howard Sanders | $82,128 | $2,682 | -96.7% |
| Donna Barnes | $3,557 | $2,650 | -25.5% |
| Jim H. Bootsma | $13,338 | $2,648 | -80.1% |
| Stigge Family Trust | $5,219 | $2,632 | -49.6% |
| Lee Graham | $17,446 | $2,622 | -85% |
| Chera Hong Kim | $0 | $2,586 | — |
| William C. Patton | $5,425 | $2,479 | -54.3% |
| Thomas W & Mary Alice Reed 1990 TRT DTD 71790 Exem | $0 | $2,402 | — |
| Nancy Jane Peevey Rev Survivors Trust | $0 | $2,283 | — |
| Joe Vick | $1,285 | $2,271 | 76.7% |
| Steve Dillon | $4,632 | $2,262 | -51.2% |
| Shonda Isom | $0 | $2,183 | — |
| Denney Fam Tr | $4,961 | $2,179 | -56.1% |
| Miguel Roa | $0 | $2,149 | — |
| Barbara M. Bilderback | $2,589 | $1,868 | -27.8% |
| Bootsma Silva Farms | $23,962 | $1,838 | -92.3% |
| Cheryl Tarasenko | $1,819 | $1,819 | 0% |
| David Quoc Pham | $0 | $1,768 | — |
| Irwin Family Farms Corporation | $7,519 | $1,688 | -77.6% |
| Dale Thetford | $0 | $1,652 | — |
| Holtan Family Trust Trust B | $2,583 | $1,649 | -36.2% |
| Deborah K. Shiba | $1,555 | $1,555 | 0% |
| Jerel & Merrily Hagerman Family Trust Uad 1/21/14 | $2,469 | $1,483 | -39.9% |
| Jeanne A. Preston | $3,985 | $1,411 | -64.6% |
| Williams Family Trust UTD 1-10-96 | $1,875 | $1,402 | -25.2% |
| Christine – Zonderavn Prior Living Trust a Prior | $2,007 | $1,379 | -31.3% |
| Lois Tarr | $3,100 | $1,290 | -58.4% |
| Bryan Pfaff | $1,091 | $1,270 | 16.4% |
| Kimberly Dugan | $3,342 | $1,246 | -62.7% |
| Sang Nam | $0 | $1,236 | — |
| Family Trust of J K H | $2,966 | $1,223 | -58.8% |
| Mary Gayle Herron | $2,279 | $1,194 | -47.6% |
| Sandra Fricke | $2,174 | $1,189 | -45.3% |
| Marlene Crocker | $3,300 | $1,175 | -64.4% |
| Marcotte Triple D, LLC | $4,377 | $1,171 | -73.2% |
| Martha L. Longan | $2,294 | $1,169 | -49% |
| Gary Lee Fowler | $1,137 | $1,134 | -0.3% |
| Margie Davis | $1,467 | $1,041 | -29% |
| Cunningham Family Bypass Trust | $2,060 | $1,034 | -49.8% |
| Cheryl Ann Denny | $692 | $1,033 | 49.3% |
| JSJ Holland Farms, LLC | $1,561 | $1,033 | -33.8% |
| Howard D. Below | $2,943 | $1,029 | -65% |
| Ronald Mead | $1,023 | $1,023 | 0% |
| Paul Crist | $405 | $1,001 | 147.2% |
| Bruce J. Houston | $2,296 | $973 | -57.6% |
| Linda Brassfield | $2,788 | $918 | -67.1% |
| Robert H. Braden | $1,618 | $899 | -44.4% |
| Forrest L Johnson and Lorraine H Johnson Rvoc Livi | $0 | $873 | — |
| Johnson Farm Partnership | $1,917 | $865 | -54.9% |
| Daniel L. Rupp | $1,609 | $865 | -46.2% |
| Nancy Jane Peevey Rev Survivor Trustee | $0 | $833 | — |
| Gary W. Jacinto | $0 | $783 | — |
| Thomas L. Schlosser | $774 | $774 | 0% |
| William H. Kennedy | $3,208 | $770 | -76% |
| Duncan Kennedy | $3,207 | $770 | -76% |
| Mary P. Scott | $2,816 | $753 | -73.3% |
| Edward C. Adams | $1,071 | $691 | -35.5% |
| Jo Anne Beezley Living Trust | $1,789 | $670 | -62.5% |
| Dennis R. Day | $0 | $666 | — |
| Fairra Ann Rustad | $0 | $648 | — |
| Sarah Marie Giang | $0 | $648 | — |
| Robin Salser | $845 | $632 | -25.2% |
| David Dewey Cavit-Cavit Trust | $1,249 | $630 | -49.6% |
| Robert G. Monteith | $0 | $614 | — |
| Ronald M. Uhler | $588 | $588 | 0% |
| Paul Wayne Roberds Irrevocable Trust Dated 7-28-2014 | $0 | $585 | — |
| D W Schleicher, M.D. | $290 | $570 | 96.6% |
| Shirley A. Jeter | $561 | $561 | 0% |
| Charles Nissen Fam. Rev. Living Trust a Nissen | $4,015 | $558 | -86.1% |
| Owen Glen Kornkven | $0 | $556 | — |
| Melissa Blair-Royce | $2,035 | $545 | -73.2% |
| Ochoa-Hougan Family Trust | $0 | $543 | — |
| Clay Gullett | $500 | $503 | 0.6% |
| Karen Kruze | $1,502 | $488 | -67.5% |
| Renae Hay | $627 | $437 | -30.3% |
| Gregory E. Nelson | $1,024 | $434 | -57.6% |
| Maureen K Parks | $1,902 | $418 | -78% |
| Jose Francisco Navarro | $0 | $405 | — |
| Janice A. Richardson | $1,625 | $386 | -76.2% |
| Denise L. Rietz | $728 | $369 | -49.3% |
| Mary Pivonka | $755 | $327 | -56.7% |
| Melvin Turner | $668 | $327 | -51% |
| Janette W. Pate | $0 | $302 | — |
| Vaughn Adams | $298 | $298 | 0% |
| Janet W. Petty | $298 | $298 | 0% |
| Sonny Greens | $0 | $293 | — |
| Alicia F. Murray | $2,294 | $265 | -88.4% |
| Laray’s OK, LLC | $477 | $234 | -50.9% |
| Tammy Veach | $200 | $200 | 0% |
| Barbara Grace | $863 | $195 | -77.4% |
| Allan T. Rowan Jr. | $719 | $184 | -74.4% |
| Linda C. Swanson | $0 | $180 | — |
| Lorna P. Williams | $358 | $178 | -50.3% |
| Jeffrey Eugene Smith | $187 | $119 | -36.4% |
| Sidney L Garrett & Sharon E Garrett Rev Trust 2017 | $0 | $119 | — |
| Clinton D. Combs | $330 | $115 | -65.2% |
| Andrew C. Coelho | $0 | $107 | — |
| Jerry D Cannon & Joyce M Cannon Family Trust | $0 | $90 | — |
| Randi Sue del Castillo | $212 | $73 | -65.6% |
| Dan Duhalde | $19,993 | $27 | -99.9% |
| Jeanine Den Hartog | $16 | $27 | 68.8% |
| Danny Elrene Trexler | $103 | $25 | -75.7% |
| Glenndel Gary Trexler | $103 | $25 | -75.7% |
| Thomas – a Lesh SR Trust | $39 | $19 | -51.3% |
| Gerald A. Saunders | $50 | $9 | -82% |
| Annie R. Joffrion | $113 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Willis – Donna M Willis Trustee | $740 | $0 | -100% |
| Gwenllean Adell Strasburg | $218 | $0 | -100% |
| Jess Ranch Development Company, Inc. | $117,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Toni G. Nelson | $180 | $0 | -100% |
| Whaja AHN | $27,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Caroline I Patridge Trust | $2,048 | $0 | -100% |
| David S. Couch | $17,659 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlos Tapia | $7,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Cor Dyt Testamentary Trust | $351,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Lammers | $127 | $0 | -100% |
| Evergreen Agri-Technician, Inc. | $16,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Foothill Orchards, LLC | $175,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest L Johnson and Lorraine H | $4,611 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest, Lorraine Johnson RvLiv Trustee | $4 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrest, Lorraine Johnson RvLv Trustee | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Gravatt Family Trust | $346 | $0 | -100% |
| Monte Vista Farms, Inc. | $275,244 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Bagwell | $1,436 | $0 | -100% |
| Waymon B. Tatum | $1,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Cor Dyt Testamentary Trust | $175,906 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin A. Livingston | $1,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael H Ochoa-Hougan | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael H. Ochoa-Hougan | $206 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy J Peevey Rev. Survivors Trustee | $1,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Jane Peevey Survivors Trust | $2,676 | $0 | -100% |
| Rani Farms, LLC | $49,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky Talyn | $3,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Wayne Roberds Irrevocable Trustee | $1,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Praxis Land Company, LLC | $25,561 | $0 | -100% |
| Hwa Yong Chung | $4,823 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Junho Choi | $3,344 | $0 | -100% |
| BWB Honey Company | $36,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Jacinto Farming, Inc. | $86,767 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen P Buoye | $37,387 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas W & Mary Alice Reed 1990 T | $2,873 | $0 | -100% |
| Batista Family Farm, LLC | $33,450 | $0 | -100% |
| D & D Cattle, Inc. | $326,230 | $0 | -100% |
| J & a Stueve Family Trust | $5,189 | $0 | -100% |
| Minaberry Dairy No 1 | $458,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherry A. McCauley | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney L Garrett & Sharon E Garre | $1,871 | $0 | -100% |
| Zwart Family Foundation LP | $96,617 | $0 | -100% |
| El Abuelo Organic Herbs, Corp. | $149,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Smith Family Trust | $191 | $0 | -100% |
| Thelma Lorene Clark | $447 | $0 | -100% |
| Bert P. Marcum Jr. | $26,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Buoye Honey Company, Inc. | $157,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia Rae Royal | $13,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Phillips | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| David a Lundgrin | $14,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Dora Waters | $7,874 | $0 | -100% |
| Keough Survivor’s Trust | $162 | $0 | -100% |
| Khwaja A. Siddiqui | $788 | $0 | -100% |
| Manmar Produce, Inc. | $74,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Meyer Living Trust | $1,473 | $0 | -100% |
| Rachel Renee Lundgrin | $13,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell C and Joan Marie Smith Living Trust | $6,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Finn Irrevocable Trust | $5,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard W. Hormuth | $568 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Alder | $481 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucky Farms, Inc. | $202,031 | $0 | -100% |
| William Griffith | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Campus Growers, LLC | $2,319 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol J Petty Revocable Trust | $1,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Campbell – Douglas A. Camp | $3,967 | $0 | -100% |
| John & Ietie Van Leeuwen Family Limited Partnership | $515,576 | $0 | -100% |
| John H. Gubler | $3,813 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. MacHado | $27,733 | $0 | -100% |
| Schaafsma Farms, LLC | $75,281 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlene L. Pierce | $2,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Garner C. Morris | $3,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Hartung | $290 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Ryan Trader | $17,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Roddy | $4,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory D. Mitchell | $5,778 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy Kobeissi | $1,273 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy Meyer | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Soffel Farms, Inc. | $30,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna L. Mettling | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Humphreville | $72,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $18,042,006 | $5,640,675 | -68.7% |
