Total Commodity Programs in Santa Cruz County, California, 1995-2021

Subsidy Recipients 1 to 20 of 168

Recipients of Total Commodity Programs from farms in Santa Cruz County, California totaled $12,460,000 in from 1995-2021.

Rank Recipient
(* ownership information available)
Location Total Commodity Programs
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$324,908
8Fujii Bros GpWatsonville, CA 95076$274,378
9Alta Vista Farms LpWatsonville, CA 95077$261,390
10Scurich Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$258,492
11Aptos Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$250,000
12Fitz Fresh IncFreedom, CA 95019$250,000
13Reiter Berry Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95076$250,000
14Jose Luis Melgoza Zamora Dba J &Watsonville, CA 95077$250,000
15Garroutte Farms IncWatsonville, CA 95077$250,000
16Abelardo Amador GarciaFreedom, CA 95019$246,027
17John A LukrichWatsonville, CA 95076$223,634
18Fenellas Berries LLCWatsonville, CA 95076$221,716
19Cowles Berry Farm IncFreedom, CA 95019$212,056
20Maripa Ranch LLCFreedom, CA 95019$204,091

* 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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