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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Greenlee County farmers in 2021 reached $311,935

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Farms in Greenlee County received $311,935 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 60 subsidies provided, the largest was for Luke G. Baumeister, which received $34,688 for the claim of "Livestock Forage Disaster Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Greenlee County farmer was $36 to Edward E. Kilby.

There were 73 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $520,863.

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 Greenlee County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Luke G. Baumeister$34,688Livestock Forage Disaster Program$52,459
Kaler Ranch, LLC$20,289Livestock Forage Disaster Program$26,530
Luke G. Baumeister$17,771Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$52,459
Dale Earven$16,455Livestock Forage Disaster Program$69,560
Dale Earven$16,088Livestock Forage Disaster Program$69,560
Dale Earven$14,815Livestock Forage Disaster Program$69,560
Janette Tyler$14,744Livestock Forage Disaster Program$31,400
Dale Earven$14,489Livestock Forage Disaster Program$69,560
David M Manuz$13,288Emergency Conservation Program$17,199
Janette Tyler$13,186Price Loss Coverage Program$31,400
Lunt's Dairy$11,753Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$22,248
Twin C Ranch, LLC$11,293Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,839
Bruce Lunt$8,322Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,491
Dale Earven$7,713Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$69,560
Kaler Ranch, LLC$6,241Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$26,530
Lunt's Dairy$5,752Price Loss Coverage Program$22,248
Bruce Lunt$5,385Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$18,491
Samuel Lee Lunt$5,176Price Loss Coverage Program$9,333
Lunt's Dairy$4,744Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,248
Linda Johns$4,607Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,097
Linda Johns$4,503Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,097
Hughes Enterprises Ncc1701-D, LLC$3,653Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$4,418
Bruce Lunt$3,484Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,491
Twin C Ranch, LLC$3,428Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,839
Samuel Lee Lunt$3,278Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$9,333
Linda Johns$3,244Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,097
Linda Johns$3,173Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,097
Carol Carrell$3,034Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,242
Leon Reynolds$2,656Price Loss Coverage Program$5,990
David M Manuz$2,645Livestock Forage Disaster Program$17,199
Linda Johns$2,570Web-Based NAP $18,097
Anchor Ranch, LLC$2,542Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,542
Twin C Ranch, LLC$2,118Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,839
Janette Tyler$2,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$31,400
Gerald Wiley$2,035Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$2,035
Leon Reynolds$1,950Price Loss Coverage Program$5,990
Wade Sexton$1,694Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,275
Wade Sexton$1,581Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,275
Janette Tyler$1,383Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$31,400
Bruce Lunt$1,300Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$18,491
Grant Campbell$1,298Price Loss Coverage Program$1,298
Carol Carrell$1,208Web-Based NAP $4,242
Leon Reynolds$1,178Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,990
Thomas Blaine Baker$1,133Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,133
Donald Merrell$1,110Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,624
Lance Sexton$897Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$897
Samuel Lee Lunt$880Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,333
Hughes Enterprises Ncc1701-D, LLC$765Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,418
H Crooked Pole Ranch, LLC$746Price Loss Coverage Program$746
David M Manuz$658Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17,199
David M Manuz$608Web-Based NAP $17,199
Edward E. Kilby$525Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$561
Pearl Willis$445Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$445
Matthew Reynolds$363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$363
Donald Merrell$263Price Loss Coverage Program$1,624
Keith Wilkerson$210Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$210
Leon Reynolds$206Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,990
Donald Merrell$150Price Loss Coverage Program$1,624
Donald Merrell$101Price Loss Coverage Program$1,624
Edward E. Kilby$36Price Loss Coverage Program$561

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