Farms throughout cities in Mendocino County received $6.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.
In 2021, 154 farmers in cities within Mendocino County received a total of $2.7 million in 241 farm subsidies, a 70.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.9 million in 423 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 Mendocino County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milovina Vineyards, Inc. | $0 | $270,743 | — |
| Windy Hollow | $237,497 | $132,417 | -44.2% |
| Walter Stornetta Ranch | $405,399 | $127,173 | -68.6% |
| Nelson and Sons, Inc. | $138,514 | $91,436 | -34% |
| Ann Marie Bauer | $35,255 | $85,628 | 142.9% |
| Mulvaney Meigs Ranch, LLC | $0 | $80,387 | — |
| John E. Ford | $81,715 | $69,992 | -14.3% |
| Koski F/V Donna J, ET AL | $0 | $68,127 | — |
| Magruder Ranch, LLC | $105,646 | $67,580 | -36% |
| Paul S. Paulin | $343,891 | $57,998 | -83.1% |
| Jack W. Brown | $53,544 | $55,490 | 3.6% |
| James Eddie | $106,510 | $55,420 | -48% |
| William J. Bauer | $90,260 | $53,747 | -40.5% |
| Matthews Skyline Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Mcfarland Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Philbrick, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Sanchez Brothers | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Schlafer Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | — |
| Shamrock Management, LLC | $46,788 | $49,287 | 5.3% |
| Vincent Barney | $71,202 | $47,227 | -33.7% |
| Bradford Ranch, LLC | $31,964 | $47,071 | 47.3% |
| Navarro Vineyards, LLC | $0 | $39,340 | — |
| Mcmenomey Vineyards | $304,906 | $34,499 | -88.7% |
| Milovina Bros | $0 | $33,353 | — |
| Gobbi Street Vineyard, LLC | $34,125 | $33,311 | -2.4% |
| Pamela J Ricetti | $0 | $32,900 | — |
| Filigreen Farm, LLC | $0 | $31,586 | — |
| Ronald Sutton | $0 | $30,361 | — |
| Haiku Vineyards, LLC | $75,058 | $28,368 | -62.2% |
| Melvyn W. Oldham II | $29,721 | $26,897 | -9.5% |
| Gerald Beeson | $33,510 | $26,428 | -21.1% |
| John S. Rohrbough | $37,505 | $25,661 | -31.6% |
| David Roque Brennan | $44,423 | $23,665 | -46.7% |
| Kyle Stornetta | $6,039 | $23,344 | 286.6% |
| Paul M. Holleman II | $27,733 | $22,772 | -17.9% |
| James Ed Mitchell | $38,121 | $22,623 | -40.7% |
| Redwood Empire Packing, Inc. | $174,490 | $22,555 | -87.1% |
| Todd Organic Orchards, Inc. | $42,164 | $21,234 | -49.6% |
| Thomas Edward Lemons | $0 | $19,716 | — |
| Stuart Bean | $5,478 | $18,924 | 245.5% |
| Tomki Vineyards, LLC | $6,618 | $18,162 | 174.4% |
| Eva H. Johnson | $26,049 | $16,532 | -36.5% |
| Tim Hurt | $0 | $15,470 | — |
| Walter Niesen | $31,084 | $14,574 | -53.1% |
| Bernard Eckels | $15,852 | $14,320 | -9.7% |
| Thornton Pear Ranch, Inc. | $73,643 | $14,215 | -80.7% |
| Christopher V. Wilson | $28,874 | $14,095 | -51.2% |
| Kurt Akin | $0 | $14,035 | — |
| Stornetta Bros | $43,161 | $13,813 | -68% |
| David a Bischop | $0 | $13,440 | — |
| Flying M Ranch | $15,312 | $12,992 | -15.2% |
| Clyde A. Blundell | $12,213 | $12,655 | 3.6% |
| Douglas E. King | $13,400 | $10,875 | -18.8% |
| Gary Johnson | $14,628 | $10,124 | -30.8% |
| Trevor Williams | $8,925 | $9,834 | 10.2% |
| Gary Ford | $11,759 | $9,790 | -16.7% |
| Melvin W. Ford | $7,265 | $9,645 | 32.8% |
| Johnson Family Ranch, Inc. | $154,059 | $9,585 | -93.8% |
| John Pinches | $23,717 | $9,422 | -60.3% |
| Kelan Daniel | $0 | $9,308 | — |
| Hildreth Farms, Inc. | $165,323 | $8,908 | -94.6% |
| Oz Farm, LLC | $0 | $8,761 | — |
| Brian Beeson | $12,865 | $8,540 | -33.6% |
| Sprigview Farms, GP | $7,798 | $8,507 | 9.1% |
| Vicki A. Todd | $6,188 | $7,500 | 21.2% |
| Cheryll Dennis | $18,644 | $6,617 | -64.5% |
| Delman Ford | $8,791 | $6,359 | -27.7% |
| Jennifer L. Reed | $5,482 | $6,348 | 15.8% |
| Christofer S. Brennan | $6,640 | $6,341 | -4.5% |
| Rosetti Bros | $64,227 | $6,046 | -90.6% |
| Tobias Cosmo Knoebber | $0 | $5,962 | — |
| Kayla E. Delbar | $121,260 | $5,892 | -95.1% |
| Charlotte Brink Trust | $2,471 | $5,612 | 127.1% |
| Peter Bauer | $0 | $5,496 | — |
| Ana Cox | $3,645 | $5,468 | 50% |
| James Montgomery | $5,415 | $5,415 | 0% |
| Peter Chevalier | $19,006 | $5,230 | -72.5% |
| Cody J. Jones | $21,518 | $4,982 | -76.8% |
| Stephen A. Biaggi | $1,467 | $4,941 | 236.8% |
| Tad J. Kimbler | $0 | $4,871 | — |
| Cain Finnegan | $3,356 | $4,706 | 40.2% |
| Tunzi, Inc. | $7,819 | $4,404 | -43.7% |
| William Duffy Fairlee | $0 | $4,349 | — |
| Lee F. Persico | $9,115 | $4,137 | -54.6% |
| Todd Brothers | $51,917 | $4,026 | -92.2% |
| Jessica Bloom Williamson | $0 | $3,952 | — |
| Tia Satterwhite | $56,612 | $3,664 | -93.5% |
| Tyler J. Mora | $13,607 | $3,599 | -73.6% |
| Lucia Zacha | $0 | $3,592 | — |
| Carol A. Bartow | $7,413 | $3,541 | -52.2% |
| Michael L. Gossman | $0 | $3,524 | — |
| Clara A. Chapman | $0 | $3,500 | — |
| Ruth Ford | $7,912 | $3,422 | -56.7% |
| Kristen Looney | $10,347 | $3,317 | -67.9% |
| Arlene Colombini | $10,902 | $3,269 | -70% |
| Leon Brink Trust | $4,876 | $3,207 | -34.2% |
| Henry A. Gaska | $8,712 | $3,173 | -63.6% |
| Richard Myers | $0 | $3,165 | — |
| Deborah Sheppard | $3,047 | $3,047 | 0% |
| Golden Rule Church | $7,266 | $2,852 | -60.7% |
| Robin Danelle Laughlin | $0 | $2,813 | — |
| KLM Vineyards | $0 | $2,776 | — |
| Brutocao Vineyards | $224,307 | $2,458 | -98.9% |
| Catherine Monroe | $9,612 | $2,250 | -76.6% |
| Riata Rae King | $0 | $2,244 | — |
| Mike Williams | $2,613 | $2,147 | -17.8% |
| Ruddick Ranch, Inc. | $154,694 | $2,130 | -98.6% |
| James G. Brown | $11,517 | $2,070 | -82% |
| Kimmel & Sons | $16,586 | $2,069 | -87.5% |
| Vivian Power | $11,175 | $1,938 | -82.7% |
| Clinton Lee Perrone | $0 | $1,686 | — |
| Michael L Matthay | $3,015 | $1,673 | -44.5% |
| John F. Anderson | $2,430 | $1,579 | -35% |
| Dan Thornton | $18,816 | $1,566 | -91.7% |
| Rodney Thieman | $7,214 | $1,418 | -80.3% |
| Joleen A. Logan | $0 | $1,381 | — |
| Christopher K. Bartow | $7,529 | $1,298 | -82.8% |
| Villwock Farms, LLC | $3,836 | $1,264 | -67% |
| David L. Kooyers | $2,494 | $1,253 | -49.8% |
| Fred W. Niesen | $5,289 | $1,251 | -76.3% |
| Helen M. Wagner | $5,434 | $1,208 | -77.8% |
| Mary Ann Villwock Separate Property Trust | $514 | $1,126 | 119.1% |
| Donna Fidler | $0 | $1,059 | — |
| Lewis Brown | $4,980 | $1,035 | -79.2% |
| Nancy Todd | $1,244 | $1,013 | -18.6% |
| Galen Hathaway | $924 | $924 | 0% |
| John F. Hildebrand | $25,639 | $907 | -96.5% |
| Richard D. Eriksen | $4,280 | $897 | -79% |
| Suki Dewey-White | $5,965 | $825 | -86.2% |
| Joanne Petsakos | $0 | $799 | — |
| Kati L. Johnson | $6,506 | $798 | -87.7% |
| Charles Vau | $203,958 | $781 | -99.6% |
| Whitley and Sons, LLC | $3,410 | $756 | -77.8% |
| Jan L. Fairbairn | $1,549 | $742 | -52.1% |
| Jane Duggan | $1,383 | $699 | -49.5% |
| Anne C. Robinson | $2,036 | $662 | -67.5% |
| Erlyne a Schmidbauer | $3,372 | $655 | -80.6% |
| Gregory Edward Graziano Domaine St. Gregory | $20,778 | $615 | -97% |
| Linda L. Dipman | $1,147 | $596 | -48% |
| Pete D. Barra and Beatriz F. Barra Dated November 26, 1990 | $20,986 | $569 | -97.3% |
| Norman Kobler | $22,443 | $471 | -97.9% |
| William Martinsen | $0 | $456 | — |
| Marisa Nelepovitz | $2,944 | $452 | -84.6% |
| Richard Nelepovitz | $2,604 | $452 | -82.6% |
| Donald William Brown | $1,496 | $442 | -70.5% |
| Diane K. Rucker | $27,581 | $419 | -98.5% |
| Gerald E. Haney | $349 | $373 | 6.9% |
| James Soldani | $935 | $316 | -66.2% |
| Kristopher Charles Matthews | $2,640 | $284 | -89.2% |
| Mark R. Fetzer | $466 | $239 | -48.7% |
| Ellen C. Bartholomew | $6,709 | $152 | -97.7% |
| Kathryn Ortega | $75 | $149 | 98.7% |
| Darin F. Colombini | $4,315 | $139 | -96.8% |
| Helen Sears | $63 | $77 | 22.2% |
| Heather Sears | $19,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Nick J. Marcus | $13,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Wade Lemons | $6,331 | $0 | -100% |
| Graziano Vineyards | $10,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Maria Martinson | $36,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Caymin Holzer Ackerman | $25,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Vincent Doyle | $46,342 | $0 | -100% |
| John Stephen Decater | $5,250 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanford N. Britton | $2,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Aleandro Sarti & Doris Sarti 1994 Rev Living Trust | $3,074 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen F. Gibney Jr. | $8,394 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony S Cannia | $17,986 | $0 | -100% |
| Cyrus Maahs | $6,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan H. Yoakum | $11,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Mark Platt | $404 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Rossi | $1,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Estanislao Cruz Hernandez | $31,881 | $0 | -100% |
| Estes Fisheries, Inc. | $99,179 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Elin Laine, LLC | $37,128 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Wind River, Inc. | $17,921 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank F. McGuigan | $8,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Haida Queen F/V Rian Fath, LLC | $4,256 | $0 | -100% |
| Holmestead Farms | $6,787 | $0 | -100% |
| James Ponts | $43,401 | $0 | -100% |
| James Wells | $1,745 | $0 | -100% |
| John Yearwood | $19,091 | $0 | -100% |
| K & R Farming | $20,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelley and Kelley, Inc. | $66,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucas James Sallee | $27,423 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Edward Devlin | $907 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Richard Daniels | $23,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan Seth Murphy | $9,129 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Rossi | $1,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Rand Scott | $696 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott D. Hockett | $69,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Sound Adventure Fisheries, LLC | $22,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Tara Dawn, Inc. | $71,201 | $0 | -100% |
| Tasia Enterprises | $63,767 | $0 | -100% |
| William C. Forkner | $23,304 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Fetzer | $11,229 | $0 | -100% |
| John Edward Fetzer | $3,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt W Ashurst Shadowbrook Farms | $137,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Lakeview Vineyards | $60,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Middleridge Vineyards | $395,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Patianna Organic Vineyards, LLC | $44,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Happy Day Farms, LLC | $5,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Joey Rockie Rose | $9,157 | $0 | -100% |
| William T. Piper | $20,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Gowan Orchards, Inc. | $70,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Helluva Vineyard, LLC | $11,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Navarro Ranch, LLC | $123,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Heron Fox Whiteside | $5,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Bogdahn | $5,630 | $0 | -100% |
| William Hay Jr. | $4,180 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Fischer | $7,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles S. Stewart | $5,611 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene J. M. McFadden | $135,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Frost Pauli | $5,470 | $0 | -100% |
| Hal Pauli | $3,816 | $0 | -100% |
| James Warren Eddie | $51,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Scott | $3,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Orr’s Creek Vineyard LP | $10,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauli Ranch | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard la Malfa | $64,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Alessandro Tournour | $1,590 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Rovera | $759 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty A. Foster | $50,399 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Laukenmann | $16,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny R. Piffero Ranch | $5,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald L. Pera | $425 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank a Pomilia III | $1,773 | $0 | -100% |
| Frey Vineyards, Ltd. | $179,403 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Lynn Gomes | $5,198 | $0 | -100% |
| Ken Todd | $45,883 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Hocker Glentzer | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorne Chase | $18,731 | $0 | -100% |
| Masut Wine Company, LLC | $38,654 | $0 | -100% |
| Pete Lucchesi | $28,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Rhodes | $18,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Roderick Piffero | $26,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Sattie Clark | $32,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Todd | $58,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Johnson | $8,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Bartolomei Brothers Vineyard | $45,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Lucchesi | $39,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Humberto Nunez | $48,817 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth B. Ingels | $11,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexander R. Thomas III | $433 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin Tollini | $58,736 | $0 | -100% |
| Bacchus Vineyards, LLC | $56,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Bay Tree Vineyards, LLC | $48,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Bell Canyon, LLC | $7,778 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Sawyer | $75,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrin McCarty | $865 | $0 | -100% |
| David Downey | $17,495 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra Pallini | $8,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Hunt | $3,147 | $0 | -100% |
| Devin Gordon | $65,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianna Sue Ratliff | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Dolan & Sons, LLC | $89,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Don L. Akin | $5,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Berry Sr. | $24,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Eugene Nelson | $2,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Flight Rail Corporation | $62,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary William Venturi | $20,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg D. Beaver | $6,928 | $0 | -100% |
| John Hall Thomas | $16,303 | $0 | -100% |
| John Mattern | $29,588 | $0 | -100% |
| Jumping Jack, Inc. | $15,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn Testa M. Grieve | $7,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristen Helms | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Venturi | $33,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland la Malfa | $6,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorena a Tournour | $2,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Mendocino Agent, LLC | $38,257 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael P. Boer | $60,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Michele Young | $6,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Teeling Baltins | $2,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Natalie E. Daugherty | $609 | $0 | -100% |
| Ottar Investments, Inc. | $23,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Pacini Vineyard, LLC | $19,813 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline Ruddick | $34,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Pete Ancellotti | $4,613 | $0 | -100% |
| Pink Sands, Inc. | $164,111 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell M. Nyborg | $19,517 | $0 | -100% |
| Tradition L. P. | $22,650 | $0 | -100% |
| TRE Sorelle Vignard | $6,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Waddington Ranch Vineyards Revocable Trust | $24,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Will C. Pauli | $6,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Ayres Lane Farm, LLC | $291 | $0 | -100% |
| Christian J. Iversen | $1,136 | $0 | -100% |
| John Serres | $113,382 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew R. Lovell | $20,718 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Fonsen | $3,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Red Ranch No. 2 | $928 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,884,903 | $2,653,114 | -70.1% |
