Farm Subsidy information

Santa Cruz County, California

Total Subsidies in Santa Cruz County, California, 1995-2021

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 20 of 284

Recipients of Total Subsidies from farms in Santa Cruz County, California totaled $20,763,000 in from 1995-2021.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Total Subsidies
1995-2021
1Smith Gardens IncBellingham, WA 98226$676,049
2George/diaz Rancho Alitos LLCWatsonville, CA 95077$525,454
3Creekside Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$500,000
4Kitayama Bros IncWatsonville, CA 95077$473,755
5Chapala Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$428,688
6Olallieberry Farms Inc - Dba Navarro FarmsWatsonville, CA 95077$419,604
7Miguel A Ramirez Dba Usa Berry FaCastroville, CA 95012$392,748
8John A LukrichWatsonville, CA 95076$361,955
9Buak Fruit Company LpWatsonville, CA 95076$343,503
10Millers HoneybeesWatsonville, CA 95076$332,914
11Fujii Bros GpWatsonville, CA 95076$280,791
12Alta Vista Farms LpWatsonville, CA 95077$261,390
13Scurich Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$258,492
14Aptos Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$250,000
15Fitz Fresh IncFreedom, CA 95019$250,000
16Reiter Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$250,000
17Jose Luis Melgoza Zamora Dba J &Watsonville, CA 95077$250,000
18Garroutte Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$250,000
19Abelardo Amador GarciaFreedom, CA 95019$246,027
20Fenellas Berries LLCWatsonville, CA 95076$221,716

* 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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