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

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Farms in Kinney County received $517,582 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 82 subsidies provided, the largest was for Richard Smith Ranch, which received $98,372 for the claim of "Noninsured Assistance Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Kinney County farmer was $8 to Leslie Perez.

There were 51 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $174,131.

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 Kinney County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Richard Smith Ranch$98,372Noninsured Assistance Program$222,748
Richard Smith Ranch$56,554Livestock Forage Disaster Program$222,748
Richard Smith Ranch$50,933Livestock Forage Disaster Program$222,748
Robert L. Trant$28,528Livestock Forage Disaster Program$35,718
Pinto Ranch Lp$23,556Grasslands Reserve Program$23,556
Richard Smith Ranch$16,889Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$222,748
Zachry Hunt Davis$13,640Livestock Forage Disaster Program$23,833
J Ballew, Inc.$12,493Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,652
Standard Lane Farms$12,136Price Loss Coverage Program$16,794
Mitchel Frerich$10,301Livestock Forage Disaster Program$13,386
Stan Conoly Ranch, LLC$9,603Noninsured Assistance Program$30,324
Stan Conoly Ranch, LLC$9,256Livestock Forage Disaster Program$30,324
Zachry Hunt Davis$7,867Livestock Forage Disaster Program$23,833
Gaylene Frerich$7,487Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,392
Bill Conoly Ranch, LLC$7,197Livestock Forage Disaster Program$14,007
Robert L. Trant$7,190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$35,718
Mark Frerich$7,137Livestock Forage Disaster Program$11,068
James Wayne Bader$6,930Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,930
Timothy Ward$6,837Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,046
Stan Conoly Ranch, LLC$6,750Livestock Forage Disaster Program$30,324
Timothy Ward$6,475Noninsured Assistance Program$21,046
JWJ Family Limited Partnership$5,584Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$8,502
Bill Conoly Ranch, LLC$4,764Livestock Forage Disaster Program$14,007
Standard Lane Farms$4,658Price Loss Coverage Program$16,794
Timothy Ward$4,577Livestock Forage Disaster Program$21,046
Lloyd Davis, Inc.$4,526Noninsured Assistance Program$10,758
J Ballew, Inc.$4,159Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,652
George Dudley Ilse$4,032Livestock Forage Disaster Program$8,887
Bader & Bader Livestock$3,949Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,686
Bader & Bader Livestock$3,865Livestock Forage Disaster Program$10,686
Timothy Ward$3,157Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$21,046
George Dudley Ilse$3,140Livestock Forage Disaster Program$8,887
Mitchel Frerich$3,085Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,386
Kenneth R. Phillips$3,054Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,054
JWJ Family Limited Partnership$2,919Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,502
West Pinto Ranch Company, Inc.$2,912Noninsured Assistance Program$2,912
Bader & Bader Livestock$2,872Noninsured Assistance Program$10,686
Raymond C. Frerich$2,689Noninsured Assistance Program$2,689
Stan Conoly Ranch, LLC$2,669Noninsured Assistance Program$30,324
Lloyd Davis, Inc.$2,618Livestock Forage Disaster Program$10,758
Herbert Senne Jr.$2,467Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,432
Zachry Hunt Davis$2,326Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$23,833
Lloyd Davis, Inc.$2,167Livestock Forage Disaster Program$10,758
Bill Conoly Ranch, LLC$2,046Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,007
Stan Conoly Ranch, LLC$2,046Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$30,324
Mark Frerich$2,021Noninsured Assistance Program$11,068
Cheryl Beth Tomlin$2,018Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,893
Herbert Senne Jr.$1,965Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,432
Mark Frerich$1,910Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,068
Gaylene Frerich$1,905Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,392
Cheryl Beth Tomlin$1,875Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,893
JDR Ranches, Ltd.$1,753Noninsured Assistance Program$1,753
Charles W. Hall$1,482Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,793
Lloyd Davis, Inc.$1,447Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,758
Allen H. Kreiger Jr.$1,375Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,375
Donna Davis Schuster$1,148Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,708
George Dudley Ilse$1,136Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,887
Mary S. York$893Price Loss Coverage Program$1,681
Janet B. Carson$832Price Loss Coverage Program$1,646
Janet B. Carson$814Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,646
Kyle M. Rose$694Noninsured Assistance Program$694
Donna Davis Schuster$585Noninsured Assistance Program$2,708
George Dudley Ilse$579Noninsured Assistance Program$8,887
Leslie Perez$566Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,063
Donna Davis Schuster$562Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,708
Wendy K. Sullivan$529Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$909
Mary S. York$528Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$1,681
Leslie Perez$486Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,063
David Mann$481Noninsured Assistance Program$695
Nancy Frerich$459Noninsured Assistance Program$784
Donna Davis Schuster$413Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,708
Leslie Perez$395Price Loss Coverage Program$2,063
Leslie Perez$378Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$2,063
Nancy Frerich$325Livestock Forage Disaster Program$784
Charles W. Hall$311Noninsured Assistance Program$1,793
Mary S. York$260Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,681
Wendy K. Sullivan$235Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$909
Leslie Perez$229Price Loss Coverage Program$2,063
David Mann$214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$695
Janelle Senne$214Price Loss Coverage Program$214
Wendy K. Sullivan$145Price Loss Coverage Program$909
Leslie Perez$8Quality Loss Adjustment Program$2,063

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