Farms in El Dorado County received $375,656 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 122 subsidies provided, the largest was for Wheelhouse Vineyards, Inc., which received $59,338 for the claim of “Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a El Dorado County farmer was $12 to Philip Michael Mendoza.
There were 63 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $70,196.
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 El Dorado County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelhouse Vineyards, Inc. | $59,338 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $118,675 |
| Wheelhouse Vineyards, Inc. | $59,338 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $118,675 |
| Mike Rasmussen Trucking | $38,497 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $40,497 |
| Akal Retail, LLC | $29,870 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $29,870 |
| Chen Beverly Chow | $26,757 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $26,757 |
| Thomas H. Sinton | $13,291 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $13,291 |
| Walker Vineyard | $10,294 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $10,294 |
| Sauber Vineyard & Orchards, Inc. | $8,596 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $12,280 |
| Lorie Sheehy Cress Farmland Trust | $5,751 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,751 |
| Bari Family Trust | $5,554 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $7,397 |
| James Turner | $5,232 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $5,232 |
| Nyle Baker | $4,517 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,517 |
| Judith Peterson | $4,023 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,023 |
| Kristen Draz | $4,021 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $4,021 |
| William Jack Holland | $4,021 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $4,021 |
| Edward Borba | $3,409 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $3,409 |
| Richard J. Hobbs | $3,294 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,294 |
| Fuson Family, LLC | $3,185 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,646 |
| Gail Lynne Hahn | $2,948 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,948 |
| Gwen-Gwen and Jim Erwood Fam Trustee Erwood | $2,781 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,438 |
| Chris Blackburn | $2,582 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,582 |
| Tim Bordges | $2,578 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,578 |
| Sauber Vineyard & Orchards, Inc. | $2,456 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $12,280 |
| Naoma C. Fuson | $2,353 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,426 |
| Daniel J. Russell | $2,353 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,353 |
| Arnold W Ellwein and Jan T Ellwein Revocable Trust | $2,333 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,520 |
| David & Kathleen Mills Family Trust | $2,236 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,759 |
| Arnold W Ellwein and Jan T Ellwein Revocable Trust | $2,187 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $4,520 |
| David & Kathleen Mills Family Trust | $2,173 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,759 |
| Larry Fuson | $2,136 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,110 |
| Randy Luckman | $2,019 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,019 |
| Trina Correa | $2,019 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,019 |
| Mike Rasmussen Trucking | $2,000 | Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program | $40,497 |
| George Megee | $1,863 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,863 |
| Bari Family Trust | $1,843 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $7,397 |
| Robert H. Shafer | $1,663 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $2,400 |
| Ted W. Cooper | $1,408 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,408 |
| Harry Dean | $1,406 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,406 |
| Ted L. Burdine | $1,402 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $2,101 |
| James E. Horton | $1,377 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,438 |
| Julie A. Stewart | $1,376 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,437 |
| David & Kathleen Mills Family Trust | $1,350 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,759 |
| Kathryn Copeland | $1,266 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $3,312 |
| Sauber Vineyard & Orchards, Inc. | $1,228 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $12,280 |
| Gwen-Gwen and Jim Erwood Fam Trustee Erwood | $1,215 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,438 |
| Walt – Walter & Shirley Sikes Living Trustee Sikes | $1,177 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,177 |
| Raffetto Enterprises | $1,142 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,142 |
| Vidlock Living Trust | $1,088 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $1,088 |
| Julie A. Stewart | $1,061 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,437 |
| James E. Horton | $1,061 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,438 |
| Sophia O. Fehringer | $1,027 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,865 |
| Kari Glenn L. Beatty | $985 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,538 |
| Kathryn Copeland | $965 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,312 |
| Lawrence W. Loftis | $964 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,512 |
| Ronald Wayne Chaney Jr. | $922 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $922 |
| Sandra J. Dirks | $919 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,210 |
| Fuson Family, LLC | $917 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,646 |
| Maxwell Partners | $881 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $881 |
| Robert Bennett | $871 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $871 |
| Sophia O. Fehringer | $838 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,865 |
| Brian P Dedonder | $767 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $767 |
| Derek W. Weller | $741 | Grasslands Reserve Program | $741 |
| Naoma C. Fuson | $699 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,426 |
| Josephine Stidham Josephine & Dale Stidham 1997 Trust | $690 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $690 |
| Kathryn Copeland | $686 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,312 |
| Kathy Blankenship | $641 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $780 |
| Tustin Family Trust | $639 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $639 |
| Larry Fuson | $635 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,110 |
| Frank M Perez JR & Sandra L Perez Family Trust | $609 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $609 |
| Kari Glenn L. Beatty | $553 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,538 |
| Arthur S. Dean | $550 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $550 |
| Suchdeep Bains | $548 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,008 |
| Lawrence W. Loftis | $548 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,512 |
| Fuson Family, LLC | $544 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,646 |
| Robert H. Shafer | $504 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,400 |
| Glenda C. Willman | $492 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $492 |
| Denise B. Moore | $475 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $475 |
| Suchdeep Bains | $460 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares | $1,008 |
| Gwen-Gwen and Jim Erwood Fam Trustee Erwood | $442 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $4,438 |
| Austin Mark Alan Boling | $385 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $385 |
| Naoma C. Fuson | $374 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,426 |
| James W. Wilson | $366 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $366 |
| Larry Fuson | $339 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $3,110 |
| Gail Provencal | $336 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $614 |
| Ted L. Burdine | $327 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,101 |
| Elayne Zappia | $319 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $661 |
| Jerry Zappia | $319 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $377 |
| Kathryn Copeland | $316 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program | $3,312 |
| Michael Evans | $313 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $328 |
| Gary W. Jackson | $306 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $489 |
| Ted L. Burdine | $296 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,101 |
| Sandra J. Dirks | $291 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,210 |
| Gail Provencal | $278 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $614 |
| Nan K. Baker | $254 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $396 |
| Todd Legler | $241 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $241 |
| Heather E. Waisner | $237 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $237 |
| Elayne Zappia | $222 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $661 |
| David H. Toft | $213 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $471 |
| Gary W. Jackson | $183 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $489 |
| Robert H. Shafer | $174 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,400 |
| Pamela Boyle | $164 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $583 |
| Pamela Boyle | $153 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $583 |
| James B. Portanova | $145 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $145 |
| Pamela Boyle | $142 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $583 |
| Nan K. Baker | $142 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $396 |
| Kathy Blankenship | $139 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $780 |
| Pamela Boyle | $124 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental | $583 |
| Elayne Zappia | $120 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $661 |
| David H. Toft | $102 | Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 – Non-Specialty Crops Program | $471 |
| Ann Robin Kohl | $98 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $157 |
| David H. Toft | $98 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $471 |
| Kathryn Copeland | $79 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,312 |
| Ted L. Burdine | $76 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program | $2,101 |
| Wright Family Revocable Trust | $69 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $69 |
| Ann Robin Kohl | $59 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $157 |
| David H. Toft | $59 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $471 |
| Robert H. Shafer | $59 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $2,400 |
| Patricia L. Meister | $58 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $58 |
| Jerry Zappia | $58 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $377 |
| Philip Michael Mendoza | $18 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $30 |
| Michael Evans | $15 | Agriculture Risk Program – Individual Coverage | $328 |
| Philip Michael Mendoza | $12 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $30 |
