Farm Subsidy information

Santa Cruz County, California

Total Subsidies in Santa Cruz County, California, 1995-2023

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 20 of 296

Recipients of Total Subsidies from farms in Santa Cruz County, California totaled $22,746,000 in from 1995-2023.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Total Subsidies
1995-2023
1Reiter Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$827,777
2Smith Gardens IncBellingham, WA 98226$676,049
3George/diaz Rancho Alitos LLCWatsonville, CA 95077$525,454
4Creekside Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$500,000
5Kitayama Bros IncWatsonville, CA 95077$473,755
6Af Farms LLCFreedom, CA 95019$434,435
7Chapala Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$428,688
8Olallieberry Farms Inc - Dba Navarro FarmsWatsonville, CA 95077$419,604
9Miguel A Ramirez Dba Usa Berry FaCastroville, CA 95012$392,748
10John A LukrichWatsonville, CA 95076$361,955
11Buak Fruit Company LpWatsonville, CA 95076$343,503
12Millers HoneybeesWatsonville, CA 95076$332,914
13Fujii Bros GpWatsonville, CA 95076$280,791
14Alta Vista Farms LpWatsonville, CA 95077$261,390
15Scurich Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$258,492
16Aptos Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$250,000
17Fitz Fresh IncFreedom, CA 95019$250,000
18Jose Luis Melgoza Zamora Dba J &Watsonville, CA 95077$250,000
19Garroutte Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$250,000
20Abelardo Amador GarciaFreedom, CA 95019$246,027

* USDA data are not "transparent" for many payments made to recipients through most cooperatives. Recipients of payments made through most cooperatives, and the amounts, have not been made public. To see ownership information, click on the name, then click on the link that is titled Ownership Information.

** EWG has identified this recipient as a bank or lending institution that received the payment because the payment applicant had a loan requiring any subsidy payments go to the lender first. In 2019, the information provided to EWG by USDA began to include the entity that received the payment, rather than the person or entity that applied for it, which was previously provided. This move to shield subsidy recipients from disclosure enables USDA to further evade taxpayer accountability. Six percent of subsidy dollars went to banks, lending institutions, or the Farm Service Agency.”

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