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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Mineral County farmers in 2021 reached $318,426

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Farms in Mineral County received $318,426 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 99 subsidies provided, the largest was for Michael W. Jones SR. - Four Generations Logging, which received $42,575 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Mineral County farmer was $17 to Brookedale Holsteins, Inc..

There were 159 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $556,525.

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 Mineral County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Michael W. Jones SR. - Four Generations Logging$42,575Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$44,575
Frank Nesselrodt$37,061Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$39,061
PJS Equipment Rentals and Services, LLC$23,474Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$25,474
Louis C. Miltenberger$22,050Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$22,050
James S. Saville$18,529Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$20,529
Gerstell Farms, LLC$14,646Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,959
Joseph Robert Connor Jr.$11,735Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$13,735
Flying W Farms, LLC$11,210Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,291
Isaiah J. Smith$10,142Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,142
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$6,195Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Spade Land & Livestock, LLC$5,426Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,426
David A. McGee$5,133Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,523
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$4,668Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Cheryl Hott$4,500Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$4,500
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$4,196Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$3,581Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Robert Brent Kimble$3,306Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,190
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$3,207Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Flying W Farms, LLC$3,082Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$14,291
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$2,867Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$2,823Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$2,812Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Michael L. Sears$2,494Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,494
Steven J. Swingle$2,490Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,368
Charles D. Ritchie$2,323Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,323
Gerstell Farms, LLC$2,313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,959
Livengood Morning Star Farm, Inc.$2,283Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,551
Livengood Morning Star Farm, Inc.$2,268Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,551
Kent Spencer, LLC$2,263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,501
Todd A. Kessel$2,213Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,213
Robert Brent Kimble$2,102Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,190
PJS Equipment Rentals and Services, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$25,474
Kevin Vanmeter$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$2,397
Michael W. Jones SR. - Four Generations Logging$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$44,575
Frank Nesselrodt$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$39,061
James S. Saville$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$20,529
Joseph Robert Connor Jr.$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$13,735
Lukas K. Newcomer$1,818Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,818
Eugene W. Jones$1,576Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,576
Brian D. Dayton$1,544Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,544
Roger L. Kitzmiller$1,539Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,539
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$1,488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$33,142
Kermit F. Jones$1,412Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,412
David A. McGee$1,390Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,523
Roger S. Brown$1,298Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,298
Terry L. Kesner$1,284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,284
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$1,243Dairy Margin Coverage Program$33,142
Genevieve Mallow$1,218Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,218
William 0 Shoemaker JR$1,183Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,183
Krista Kitzmiller$1,174Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,345
Daniel Williams$1,153Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,153
Tammy Evans$1,039Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,039
Marjorie F Taylor Estate$1,036Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,513
David Idleman$987Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$987
Steven J. Swingle$878Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$3,368
Don O. Wyer Jr.$848Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$848
Gregory B. Fertig$820Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$820
David B. Davis$818Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$818
G. H. Ebert Jr.$797Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$941
Robert Brent Kimble$782Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,190
Steve Feaster$770Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$770
Benny Evans$744Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$744
Eric Shreve$693Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$693
River Bend Farms, Inc.$627Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$627
Kenneth Steve Rexrode$626Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,220
Carol E. Webb$613Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$613
Thomas Rotruck$605Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$605
Kenneth Steve Rexrode$594Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,220
Grover Duling$588Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$998
H. J. Kessel$586Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$586
Nathan Kisamore$544Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$544
John O. Jones$543Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$543
Joseph M. Miltenberger$529Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$529
Esther Evans$521Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$521
Ronald E. Higson$498Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$498
Marjorie F Taylor Estate$477Price Loss Coverage Program$1,513
Charles Parish$463Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$463
Harold Kismaore$455Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$455
David Smith$447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$447
Kevin L. Haggerty$417Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$417
Grover Duling$410Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$998
Kevin Vanmeter$397Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$2,397
Paul J. Clem III$335Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$335
Wayne Miller Jr.$321Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$321
Jarvis M. Reed$308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$308
William W. Jones$301Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$301
Kent Spencer, LLC$238Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,501
William M. Bane$202Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$202
Scott L. Kitzmiller$194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$194
James R. Knotts$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$173
Krista Kitzmiller$171Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,345
Janet K. Wilder$157Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$157
G. H. Ebert Jr.$144Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$941
Brookedale Farm, LLC$124Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$124
Terry S. Biser$112Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$112
Freddy Eversole$77Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$77
Shannon Beth Didawick$69Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$69
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$44Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$33,142
Brookedale Holsteins, Inc.$17Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$33,142

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