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How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Nevada County receive in 2021?

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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$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Robert James Thompson$29,783Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$31,420
Antonio Garza$21,551Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$24,128
Jeremy Mineau$18,301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$18,301
Larsen Family Ranch, LLC$17,064Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$17,064
Gary Alexander$15,938Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,938
Mccaffree Logging, Inc.$15,228Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$15,228
Gregory Rounds$14,475Livestock Forage Disaster Program$14,475
Timothy A. Reid$12,042Livestock Forage Disaster Program$32,029
Carl Rounds$10,420Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,410
David Bartow$8,463Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Robert W Harris$7,973Livestock Forage Disaster Program$10,505
Kurts Garden, Inc.$7,458Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$7,458
Timothy A. Reid$6,006Livestock Indemnity Program - Payments$32,029
Mark C. Andreotti$5,734Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$8,179
David Bartow$5,607Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,629
Michael Blagg$5,533Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,533
David Sklar$5,132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,132
Alana Fowler$4,628Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,527
Timothy A. Reid$4,162Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$32,029
John Reader$4,127Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,127
Frank J Aquino Family Trust$4,100Price Loss Coverage Program$10,804
Robert R Harris Livestock$3,984Livestock Forage Disaster Program$6,014
Thomas W Nichols JR Trust$3,939Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,939
Timothy A. Reid$3,500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$32,029
Frank J Aquino Family Trust$3,481Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$10,804
Cody Dorris$3,463Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,463
Timothy A. Reid$3,334Livestock Forage Disaster Program$32,029
Elise D Aquino Marital Trust$3,220Price Loss Coverage Program$8,488
Joshua T. Hoyer$3,189Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,189
Jane A. De'Zell$3,167Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,185
Mark Prechter$2,991Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,991
David Bartow$2,801Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Elise D Aquino Marital Trust$2,735Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$8,488
Thomas S. Kaminski$2,613Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,613
Antonio Garza$2,577Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$24,128
Robert W Harris$2,532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,505
Roberto Cicogni$2,292Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,292
Timothy A. Reid$2,151Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$32,029
Katina Carter$2,140Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,279
Katina Carter$2,139Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,279
Thomas Nichols III$2,068Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,068
Frank J Aquino Family Trust$2,063Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$10,804
James Franks$2,055Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,055
Thomas T. Joaquin Jr.$2,037Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,037
Robert R Harris Livestock$2,030Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,014
Carl Rounds$1,990Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$12,410
Nancy Krekorian$1,963Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,948
B Dale & Lauralie E Depriest Trust$1,917Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,917
The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012$1,819Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,107
Alana Fowler$1,813Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,527
Ronald D. Youngman$1,702Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,170
Robert James Thompson$1,637Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$31,420
Elise D Aquino Marital Trust$1,621Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,488
David Bartow$1,584Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Greg Notas$1,576Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,576
David Bartow$1,567Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Alana Fowler$1,543Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,527
Alana Fowler$1,543Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,527
Louise Walls Dearing$1,504Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,504
Hall Family Minnesota, LLC$1,416Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,416
Jeane R Michioka$1,358Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,443
Mark C. Andreotti$1,317Price Loss Coverage Program$8,179
Ronald D. Youngman$1,252Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,170
Ronald D. Youngman$1,216Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,170
Frank J Aquino Family Trust$1,160Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$10,804
David Bartow$1,132Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Mark C. Andreotti$1,128Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$8,179
Nancy Krekorian$1,119Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,948
Donna Ryan$1,114Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,114
Meghan Grace Nichols Family Rev Trust$1,068Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,198
Nancy Krekorian$1,025Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,948
Jane A. De'Zell$1,018Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,185
Joseph & Donna Torres Living Trustee$1,017Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,457
Nancy Krekorian$917Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,948
Elise D Aquino Marital Trust$912Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$8,488
Timothy A. Reid$834Livestock Forage Disaster Program$32,029
The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012$778Price Loss Coverage Program$3,107
Joseph Beauchamp$770Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$770
Stewart James Gray$764Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$764
TRI Fold, LLC$641Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$641
Glenn A. Nader$567Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$567
Kevin C. Allen$523Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$523
Donald T Huber Trust$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$495
Joseph & Donna Torres Living Trustee$440Price Loss Coverage Program$1,457
Robert Blehm$422Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$455
Angela Marie Lohman$419Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$419
The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012$382Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,107
Nancy Krekorian$368Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,948
Nancy Krekorian$285Price Loss Coverage Program$5,948
David Bartow$282Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Nancy Krekorian$271Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$5,948
Janice D. Moule$185Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$273
Freedom Farm$158Price Loss Coverage Program$158
Henry M. Davidson$151Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$151
Gregory Thrush$150Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$150
Meghan Grace Nichols Family Rev Trust$130Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,198
The Ringen Family 1992 Trust May 24, 2012$128Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,107
David Bartow$116Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Janice D. Moule$88Price Loss Coverage Program$273
Jeane R Michioka$85Price Loss Coverage Program$1,443
David Bartow$39Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
David Bartow$38Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,629
Robert Blehm$33Price Loss Coverage Program$455

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