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

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

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