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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Thomas County farmers in 2021 reached $1,027,734

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Farms in Thomas County received $1,027,734 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 113 subsidies provided, the largest was for Hall & Sons Cattle Company, which received $73,033 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Thomas County farmer was $12 to John R. Jochem IV.

There were 252 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $3,735,082.

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 Thomas County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Hall & Sons Cattle Company$73,033Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$76,947
Brush Creek Ranch, LLC$60,292Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$60,292
Eatinger Cattle Company, Inc.$57,094Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$57,094
Hoffman Ranch, LLC$38,468Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$76,936
Hoffman Ranch, LLC$38,468Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$76,936
TLC Land & Cattle, LLC$38,071Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$38,071
Shirley Hanna$35,488Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$35,488
Manning Ranch Company$32,363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$32,363
Lemoyne E. Dailey$28,281Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$28,281
Matthew Miles$23,110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$27,915
Blackford Ranch, LLC$22,971Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,971
Stuart L. Scranton$22,050Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,099
Albert Ericksen$22,037Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,037
Carnell and Shadbolt, LLC$21,672Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,672
Tracy L. Merz$20,666Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,666
Wayne V. Licking$20,490Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$20,490
Daniel A. Naber$18,840Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$24,382
Pat Simonson$17,364Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17,364
Mark Nutter - Mark a & Marian L Nutter Family Trust$17,230Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17,230
Whitland Company$17,064Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$26,542
Licking Brothers, Inc.$16,302Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,302
Gary D. Reiser$14,892Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$24,024
John M. Lee$14,837Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,837
Mike Coffman$14,532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,532
Steven Morrison$14,406Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,406
Finney Cattle Company$14,315Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,976
Wayne Rodocker$13,451Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,451
Heath Rasmussen$13,162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,701
Gary A. Schaeffer$11,695Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,695
Marc Ericksen$11,688Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,688
Hamilton Ranch, LLC$11,280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,280
Michael Gordon McLeod$11,143Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,143
Mcintosh Ranch Partnership$11,024Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,024
Licking, LLC$9,845Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,845
Whitland Company$9,478Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$26,542
Gary D. Reiser$9,132Livestock Forage Disaster Program$24,024
Broken Heart Livestock, LLC$8,900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,843
Barrett A. Sikes$8,367Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,367
Leroy Morrison$7,084Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,084
Martin Denaeyer$7,006Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,006
Josh Call$6,767Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,767
Tom Licking$6,172Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,172
James F. Johnston$6,158Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,158
Broken Heart Livestock, LLC$5,943Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$14,843
Jeffrey W. Johnston$5,900Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,900
47 Ranch Company, LLC$5,885Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,885
Royce G. Jennings$5,785Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,785
Trenton D. Alberts$5,230Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,693
Trenton D. Alberts$5,230Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$13,693
Carolyn Warren$5,169Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,169
Matthew Miles$4,805Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$27,915
William H. Knoll$4,670Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,670
Chauncy Hesseltine$4,531Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,531
Cedar Ridge Farms, Inc.$4,510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$7,061
Kyle Haake$4,374Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,374
Russell J. Licking$4,010Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,210
Hall & Sons Cattle Company$3,914Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$76,947
Daniel A. Naber$3,888Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$24,382
Michael Matulka$3,578Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,578
Leon L. Gift$3,499Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,499
Heath Rasmussen$3,363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,701
Naber Cattle Company$3,234Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,234
Gus Reiser$3,026Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,026
Finney Cattle Company$2,661Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$16,976
Cedar Ridge Farms, Inc.$2,551Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,061
Chance T. Greeley$2,518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,518
Russell J. Licking$2,200Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$6,210
The Rodocker Ranch Partnership$2,140Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,140
Brett Haake$2,133Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,133
Gordon G. Most$2,113Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,113
Seven Pines Ranch$2,091Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,091
Lyle D. Rath$2,068Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,068
Troy Collins$1,981Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,981
Norman R. Egle$1,804Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,804
Luke McLeod$1,682Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,682
Matthew John McLeod$1,671Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,671
Daniel A. Naber$1,654Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$24,382
Michael L Teahon$1,647Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,647
Trenton D. Alberts$1,616Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,693
Trenton D. Alberts$1,616Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,693
John R. Jochem IV$1,594Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,643
Mick Collins$1,576Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,616
Harald Hesseltine$1,466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,466
Kirby Eppert$1,441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,441
Eric S. Morrison$1,421Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,421
Jimmie Joe Carr$1,382Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,382
Joellis I Merz$1,328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,328
Mic Coffman$1,302Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,302
Phillip Licking$1,297Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,297
Lee A. Ray$1,251Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,501
Lee A. Ray$1,251Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,501
Royce Brown$1,069Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,138
Royce Brown$1,069Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,138
Mick Collins$1,040Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,616
Seven J Bar Ranch, LLC$993Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$993
Richard W. Jameson$874Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,615
Orrin Schaeffer$859Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$859
Trent Zimmerman$793Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$793
Skeeter A. Connell$751Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$751
Richard W. Jameson$741Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,615
Tyler Lee$693Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$693
Bobbie Scott$518Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$518
Brent James Thomas$437Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$437
Taylor Davis$357Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$357
John Jeff Staub$356Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$356
Heath Rasmussen$152Price Loss Coverage Program$16,701
Patricia Rodocker$106Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$133
Julianna Schaeffer$90Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$90
Stuart L. Scranton$49Price Loss Coverage Program$22,099
John R. Jochem IV$37Price Loss Coverage Program$1,643
Patricia Rodocker$27Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$133
Heath Rasmussen$24Price Loss Coverage Program$16,701
John R. Jochem IV$12Price Loss Coverage Program$1,643

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