Farms in Nevada County received $341,716 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 103 subsidies provided, the largest was for Robert James Thompson, which received $29,783 for the claim of “Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Nevada County farmer was $33 to Robert Blehm.
There were 57 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $306,911.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies “help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses.”
USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that “farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.
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.
Subsidies Received by Nevada County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert James Thompson | $29,783 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $31,420 |
| Antonio Garza | $21,551 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $24,128 |
| Jeremy Mineau | $18,301 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $18,301 |
| Larsen Family Ranch, LLC | $17,064 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $17,064 |
| Gary Alexander | $15,938 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $15,938 |
| Mccaffree Logging, Inc. | $15,228 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $15,228 |
| Gregory Rounds | $14,475 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $14,475 |
| Timothy A. Reid | $12,042 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $32,029 |
| Carl Rounds | $10,420 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $12,410 |
| David Bartow | $8,463 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Robert W Harris | $7,973 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $10,505 |
| Kurts Garden, Inc. | $7,458 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $7,458 |
| Timothy A. Reid | $6,006 | Livestock Indemnity Program – Payments | $32,029 |
| Mark C. Andreotti | $5,734 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $8,179 |
| David Bartow | $5,607 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $21,629 |
| Michael Blagg | $5,533 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $5,533 |
| David Sklar | $5,132 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $5,132 |
| Alana Fowler | $4,628 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,527 |
| Timothy A. Reid | $4,162 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $32,029 |
| John Reader | $4,127 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $4,127 |
| Frank J Aquino Family Trust | $4,100 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $10,804 |
| Robert R Harris Livestock | $3,984 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $6,014 |
| Thomas W Nichols JR Trust | $3,939 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $3,939 |
| Timothy A. Reid | $3,500 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $32,029 |
| Frank J Aquino Family Trust | $3,481 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $10,804 |
| Cody Dorris | $3,463 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $3,463 |
| Timothy A. Reid | $3,334 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $32,029 |
| Elise D Aquino Marital Trust | $3,220 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $8,488 |
| Joshua T. Hoyer | $3,189 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,189 |
| Jane A. De’Zell | $3,167 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,185 |
| Mark Prechter | $2,991 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,991 |
| David Bartow | $2,801 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Elise D Aquino Marital Trust | $2,735 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $8,488 |
| Thomas S. Kaminski | $2,613 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,613 |
| Antonio Garza | $2,577 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $24,128 |
| Robert W Harris | $2,532 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $10,505 |
| Roberto Cicogni | $2,292 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,292 |
| Timothy A. Reid | $2,151 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $32,029 |
| Katina Carter | $2,140 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,279 |
| Katina Carter | $2,139 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,279 |
| Thomas Nichols III | $2,068 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,068 |
| Frank J Aquino Family Trust | $2,063 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $10,804 |
| James Franks | $2,055 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,055 |
| Thomas T. Joaquin Jr. | $2,037 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,037 |
| Robert R Harris Livestock | $2,030 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $6,014 |
| Carl Rounds | $1,990 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $12,410 |
| Nancy Krekorian | $1,963 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,948 |
| B Dale & Lauralie E Depriest Trust | $1,917 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,917 |
| The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012 | $1,819 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,107 |
| Alana Fowler | $1,813 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $9,527 |
| Ronald D. Youngman | $1,702 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,170 |
| Robert James Thompson | $1,637 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $31,420 |
| Elise D Aquino Marital Trust | $1,621 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $8,488 |
| David Bartow | $1,584 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Greg Notas | $1,576 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,576 |
| David Bartow | $1,567 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Alana Fowler | $1,543 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,527 |
| Alana Fowler | $1,543 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,527 |
| Louise Walls Dearing | $1,504 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,504 |
| Hall Family Minnesota, LLC | $1,416 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,416 |
| Jeane R Michioka | $1,358 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,443 |
| Mark C. Andreotti | $1,317 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $8,179 |
| Ronald D. Youngman | $1,252 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $4,170 |
| Ronald D. Youngman | $1,216 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,170 |
| Frank J Aquino Family Trust | $1,160 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $10,804 |
| David Bartow | $1,132 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Mark C. Andreotti | $1,128 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $8,179 |
| Nancy Krekorian | $1,119 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,948 |
| Donna Ryan | $1,114 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,114 |
| Meghan Grace Nichols Family Rev Trust | $1,068 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,198 |
| Nancy Krekorian | $1,025 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,948 |
| Jane A. De’Zell | $1,018 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,185 |
| Joseph & Donna Torres Living Trustee | $1,017 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,457 |
| Nancy Krekorian | $917 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,948 |
| Elise D Aquino Marital Trust | $912 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $8,488 |
| Timothy A. Reid | $834 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $32,029 |
| The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012 | $778 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,107 |
| Joseph Beauchamp | $770 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $770 |
| Stewart James Gray | $764 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $764 |
| TRI Fold, LLC | $641 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $641 |
| Glenn A. Nader | $567 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $567 |
| Kevin C. Allen | $523 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $523 |
| Donald T Huber Trust | $495 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $495 |
| Joseph & Donna Torres Living Trustee | $440 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,457 |
| Robert Blehm | $422 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $455 |
| Angela Marie Lohman | $419 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $419 |
| The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012 | $382 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,107 |
| Nancy Krekorian | $368 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,948 |
| Nancy Krekorian | $285 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,948 |
| David Bartow | $282 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Nancy Krekorian | $271 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,948 |
| Janice D. Moule | $185 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $273 |
| Freedom Farm | $158 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $158 |
| Henry M. Davidson | $151 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $151 |
| Gregory Thrush | $150 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $150 |
| Meghan Grace Nichols Family Rev Trust | $130 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,198 |
| The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012 | $128 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,107 |
| David Bartow | $116 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Janice D. Moule | $88 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $273 |
| Jeane R Michioka | $85 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,443 |
| David Bartow | $39 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| David Bartow | $38 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $21,629 |
| Robert Blehm | $33 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $455 |
