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

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Farms in Pershing County received $1,231,088 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 166 subsidies provided, the largest was for Burrows Farms, Inc., which received $159,020 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Pershing County farmer was $19 to Renfroe Ranch, LLC.

There were 90 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $520,060.

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 Pershing County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Burrows Farms, Inc.$159,020Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$226,766
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$101,571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$266,573
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$98,317Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$266,573
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$62,291Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$93,003
Burrows Farms, Inc.$55,682Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
Star Creek Ranch, LLC$50,330Livestock Forage Disaster Program$77,616
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$44,310Price Loss Coverage Program$266,573
Ragged Top Enterprises, LLC$35,819Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$56,233
Dan Duncan$34,789Livestock Forage Disaster Program$34,789
Robert & Debra Depaoli$26,192Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$84,695
Robert & Debra Depaoli$21,576Livestock Forage Disaster Program$84,695
Timothy J. Lawson$19,969Livestock Forage Disaster Program$31,631
Ragged Top Enterprises, LLC$19,106Price Loss Coverage Program$56,233
Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd.$18,383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$38,440
Star Creek Ranch, LLC$15,400Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$77,616
List Cattle Company$12,809Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$18,459
Cooney Farms, LLC$12,641Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$15,235
Robert & Debra Depaoli$12,446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$84,695
Duncan Family 2002 Trust$11,887Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,349
Star Creek Ranch, LLC$11,886Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$77,616
Safford & Safford, Inc.$11,618Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21,694
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$11,334Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Gibson Ranch, Inc.$11,304Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,794
Robert & Debra Depaoli$11,097Livestock Forage Disaster Program$84,695
Running W Ranch, LLC$10,823Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$12,890
Moura Ranch, LLC$9,935Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$27,487
James Estill$9,780Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,968
3-H Corporation$9,774Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,976
Moura Ranch, LLC$9,040Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$27,487
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$8,829Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$266,573
Western NV Cattle Feeders, LLC$8,558Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$11,568
Buena Vista Land & Livestock, LLC$7,434Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,434
Robert J. Anderson$7,197Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,277
Timothy J. Lawson$7,170Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$31,631
Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd.$6,752Livestock Forage Disaster Program$38,440
Michael Gottschalk Family Trust$6,737Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,945
Robert J. Anderson$6,507Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,277
Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd.$6,500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$38,440
Scilacci Farms, LLC$6,303Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,546
Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd.$6,236Price Loss Coverage Program$38,440
William R. Renfroe$6,194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,273
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$6,141Livestock Forage Disaster Program$93,003
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$6,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$93,003
Johnson Ranch, Inc.$5,795Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,296
Safford & Safford, Inc.$5,793Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,694
List Cattle Company$5,650Price Loss Coverage Program$18,459
James Estill$5,643Livestock Forage Disaster Program$20,968
Moura Ranch, LLC$5,424Livestock Forage Disaster Program$27,487
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$5,411Web-Based NAP $266,573
Michael Gottschalk Family Trust$5,395Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,945
Phillips Land Holdings, LLC$5,277Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$7,773
Robert & Debra Depaoli$5,202Livestock Forage Disaster Program$84,695
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$5,062Livestock Forage Disaster Program$266,573
Gibson Ranch, Inc.$5,057Price Loss Coverage Program$16,794
Michael Gottschalk Family Trust$4,813Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,945
Carl F. Clinger$4,506Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,032
Timothy J. Lawson$4,492Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$31,631
Michael A. Gibson$4,358Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,844
Safford & Safford, Inc.$4,284Price Loss Coverage Program$21,694
Robert & Debra Depaoli$4,191Web-Based NAP $84,695
James Estill$4,093Livestock Forage Disaster Program$20,968
Robert & Debra Depaoli$3,844Livestock Forage Disaster Program$84,695
Renfroe Ranch, LLC$3,770Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,778
Renfroe Ranch, LLC$3,311Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,778
Burrows Acres, LLC$3,235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,745
Western NV Cattle Feeders, LLC$3,010Price Loss Coverage Program$11,568
3-H Corporation$2,997Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,976
Bingo G and Karen T Wesner$2,917Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,504
Burrows Farms, Inc.$2,878Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
3-H Corporation$2,821Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,976
Dale Johnson, Inc.$2,782Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,883
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$2,628Price Loss Coverage Program$266,573
Robert J. Anderson$2,573Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,277
Phillips Land Holdings, LLC$2,496Price Loss Coverage Program$7,773
Casey Kiel$2,384Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,058
Julie B. Knight$2,329Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,866
Carl F. Clinger$2,301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,032
Carl F. Clinger$2,225Price Loss Coverage Program$9,032
Alfonso J Tenente$2,158Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,797
Renfroe Ranch, LLC$2,158Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,778
Dale Johnson, Inc.$2,101Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,883
Running W Ranch, LLC$2,067Price Loss Coverage Program$12,890
Moura Ranch, LLC$2,048Price Loss Coverage Program$27,487
Alfonso J Tenente$2,008Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,797
Burrows Farms, Inc.$1,954Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
Clint Weaver$1,926Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,926
Scilacci Farms, LLC$1,872Price Loss Coverage Program$9,546
Burrows Farms, Inc.$1,862Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
Blackrock Properties, Inc.$1,736Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,736
Alfonso J Tenente$1,631Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,797
Burrows Farms, Inc.$1,566Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
Johnson Ranch, Inc.$1,501Price Loss Coverage Program$7,296
Burrows Farms, Inc.$1,488Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
James Estill$1,452Livestock Forage Disaster Program$20,968
Burrows Farms, Inc.$1,448Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$1,446Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
3-H Corporation$1,384Price Loss Coverage Program$16,976
Cooney Farms, LLC$1,381Price Loss Coverage Program$15,235
Scilacci Farms, LLC$1,371Web-Based NAP $9,546
Stanley R. Gonsalves$1,361Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,796
Olaf Thomsen Ranch, LLC$1,326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,326
Julie B. Knight$1,314Price Loss Coverage Program$3,866
Ragged Top Enterprises, LLC$1,308Price Loss Coverage Program$56,233
New Life USA - Nevada, Inc.$1,296Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,901
Cody W. Barkdull$1,234Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,234
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$1,168Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Bingo G and Karen T Wesner$1,162Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,504
Casey Kiel$1,162Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,058
New Life USA - Nevada, Inc.$1,071Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,901
Barbara Knisley$1,052Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,052
Moura Ranch, LLC$1,040Price Loss Coverage Program$27,487
Clarence R. Knisley$1,024Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,012
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$1,012Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Clarence R. Knisley$988Price Loss Coverage Program$2,012
Burrows Farms, Inc.$868Price Loss Coverage Program$226,766
Michael A. Gibson$830Price Loss Coverage Program$5,844
Anthony L. Gonsalves$773Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,275
Bingo G and Karen T Wesner$750Price Loss Coverage Program$5,504
William R. Renfroe$735Price Loss Coverage Program$7,273
Anker Ranch, LLC$728Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$946
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$724Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Jeremy P. Burke$709Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,009
George A. Soares$704Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$852
Reina E. Youngberg$694Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,622
Bingo G and Karen T Wesner$675Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,504
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$660Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Michael A. Gibson$656Price Loss Coverage Program$5,844
Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd.$570Livestock Forage Disaster Program$38,440
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$554Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$552Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
New Life USA - Nevada, Inc.$533Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,901
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$524Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Renfroe Ranch, LLC$521Price Loss Coverage Program$9,778
Burrows Acres, LLC$510Price Loss Coverage Program$3,745
Mary Ann Johnson$510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$676
Anthony L. Gonsalves$502Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,275
Reina E. Youngberg$499Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,622
Cooney Farms, LLC$486Price Loss Coverage Program$15,235
Duncan Family 2002 Trust$462Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$12,349
Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc.$446Price Loss Coverage Program$266,573
Quintin Tueller$439Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$712
Casey Kiel$436Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,058
Stanley R. Gonsalves$435Price Loss Coverage Program$1,796
Gibson Ranch, Inc.$433Price Loss Coverage Program$16,794
Reina E. Youngberg$429Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,622
Duncan Farms, LLC$391Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$391
Steven R. Cerini$359Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$359
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$332Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Jeremy P. Burke$300Price Loss Coverage Program$1,009
Cooney Farms, LLC$295Price Loss Coverage Program$15,235
Quintin Tueller$273Price Loss Coverage Program$712
William R. Renfroe$272Price Loss Coverage Program$7,273
Julie B. Knight$223Price Loss Coverage Program$3,866
Anker Ranch, LLC$218Price Loss Coverage Program$946
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$186Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Mary Ann Johnson$166Price Loss Coverage Program$676
Cooney Farms, LLC$158Price Loss Coverage Program$15,235
Cooney Farms, LLC$156Price Loss Coverage Program$15,235
George A. Soares$148Price Loss Coverage Program$852
Robert & Debra Depaoli$146Price Loss Coverage Program$84,695
Cooney Farms, LLC$118Price Loss Coverage Program$15,235
Casey Kiel$76Price Loss Coverage Program$4,058
William R. Renfroe$72Price Loss Coverage Program$7,273
Ted P. Bendure$46Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$46
Great Basin Farms, Inc.$42Price Loss Coverage Program$93,003
Renfroe Ranch, LLC$19Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,778

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