Farms in Pershing County received $1,231,088 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Of the 166 subsidies provided, the largest was for Burrows Farms, Inc., which received $159,020 for the claim of “Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities”.
The smallest subsidy provided to a Pershing County farmer was $19 to Renfroe Ranch, LLC.
There were 90 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $520,060.
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 Pershing County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $159,020 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $226,766 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $101,571 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $266,573 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $98,317 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $266,573 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $62,291 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $93,003 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $55,682 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| Star Creek Ranch, LLC | $50,330 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $77,616 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $44,310 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $266,573 |
| Ragged Top Enterprises, LLC | $35,819 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $56,233 |
| Dan Duncan | $34,789 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $34,789 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $26,192 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $84,695 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $21,576 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $84,695 |
| Timothy J. Lawson | $19,969 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $31,631 |
| Ragged Top Enterprises, LLC | $19,106 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $56,233 |
| Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd. | $18,383 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $38,440 |
| Star Creek Ranch, LLC | $15,400 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $77,616 |
| List Cattle Company | $12,809 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $18,459 |
| Cooney Farms, LLC | $12,641 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $15,235 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $12,446 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $84,695 |
| Duncan Family 2002 Trust | $11,887 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $12,349 |
| Star Creek Ranch, LLC | $11,886 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $77,616 |
| Safford & Safford, Inc. | $11,618 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $21,694 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $11,334 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Gibson Ranch, Inc. | $11,304 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $16,794 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $11,097 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $84,695 |
| Running W Ranch, LLC | $10,823 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $12,890 |
| Moura Ranch, LLC | $9,935 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $27,487 |
| James Estill | $9,780 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $20,968 |
| 3-H Corporation | $9,774 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $16,976 |
| Moura Ranch, LLC | $9,040 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $27,487 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $8,829 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $266,573 |
| Western NV Cattle Feeders, LLC | $8,558 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $11,568 |
| Buena Vista Land & Livestock, LLC | $7,434 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $7,434 |
| Robert J. Anderson | $7,197 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,277 |
| Timothy J. Lawson | $7,170 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $31,631 |
| Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd. | $6,752 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $38,440 |
| Michael Gottschalk Family Trust | $6,737 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $16,945 |
| Robert J. Anderson | $6,507 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,277 |
| Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd. | $6,500 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $38,440 |
| Scilacci Farms, LLC | $6,303 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $9,546 |
| Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd. | $6,236 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $38,440 |
| William R. Renfroe | $6,194 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $7,273 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $6,141 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $93,003 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $6,038 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $93,003 |
| Johnson Ranch, Inc. | $5,795 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $7,296 |
| Safford & Safford, Inc. | $5,793 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $21,694 |
| List Cattle Company | $5,650 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $18,459 |
| James Estill | $5,643 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $20,968 |
| Moura Ranch, LLC | $5,424 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $27,487 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $5,411 | Web-Based NAP | $266,573 |
| Michael Gottschalk Family Trust | $5,395 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $16,945 |
| Phillips Land Holdings, LLC | $5,277 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $7,773 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $5,202 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $84,695 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $5,062 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $266,573 |
| Gibson Ranch, Inc. | $5,057 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $16,794 |
| Michael Gottschalk Family Trust | $4,813 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,945 |
| Carl F. Clinger | $4,506 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $9,032 |
| Timothy J. Lawson | $4,492 | Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program | $31,631 |
| Michael A. Gibson | $4,358 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,844 |
| Safford & Safford, Inc. | $4,284 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $21,694 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $4,191 | Web-Based NAP | $84,695 |
| James Estill | $4,093 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $20,968 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $3,844 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $84,695 |
| Renfroe Ranch, LLC | $3,770 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $9,778 |
| Renfroe Ranch, LLC | $3,311 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $9,778 |
| Burrows Acres, LLC | $3,235 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,745 |
| Western NV Cattle Feeders, LLC | $3,010 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $11,568 |
| 3-H Corporation | $2,997 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $16,976 |
| Bingo G and Karen T Wesner | $2,917 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,504 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $2,878 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| 3-H Corporation | $2,821 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $16,976 |
| Dale Johnson, Inc. | $2,782 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $4,883 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $2,628 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $266,573 |
| Robert J. Anderson | $2,573 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $16,277 |
| Phillips Land Holdings, LLC | $2,496 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,773 |
| Casey Kiel | $2,384 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $4,058 |
| Julie B. Knight | $2,329 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $3,866 |
| Carl F. Clinger | $2,301 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $9,032 |
| Carl F. Clinger | $2,225 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $9,032 |
| Alfonso J Tenente | $2,158 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,797 |
| Renfroe Ranch, LLC | $2,158 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,778 |
| Dale Johnson, Inc. | $2,101 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,883 |
| Running W Ranch, LLC | $2,067 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $12,890 |
| Moura Ranch, LLC | $2,048 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $27,487 |
| Alfonso J Tenente | $2,008 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $5,797 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $1,954 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| Clint Weaver | $1,926 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,926 |
| Scilacci Farms, LLC | $1,872 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $9,546 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $1,862 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| Blackrock Properties, Inc. | $1,736 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,736 |
| Alfonso J Tenente | $1,631 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,797 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $1,566 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| Johnson Ranch, Inc. | $1,501 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,296 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $1,488 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| James Estill | $1,452 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $20,968 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $1,448 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $1,446 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| 3-H Corporation | $1,384 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $16,976 |
| Cooney Farms, LLC | $1,381 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $15,235 |
| Scilacci Farms, LLC | $1,371 | Web-Based NAP | $9,546 |
| Stanley R. Gonsalves | $1,361 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,796 |
| Olaf Thomsen Ranch, LLC | $1,326 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,326 |
| Julie B. Knight | $1,314 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,866 |
| Ragged Top Enterprises, LLC | $1,308 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $56,233 |
| New Life USA – Nevada, Inc. | $1,296 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $2,901 |
| Cody W. Barkdull | $1,234 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,234 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $1,168 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Bingo G and Karen T Wesner | $1,162 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,504 |
| Casey Kiel | $1,162 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,058 |
| New Life USA – Nevada, Inc. | $1,071 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $2,901 |
| Barbara Knisley | $1,052 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,052 |
| Moura Ranch, LLC | $1,040 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $27,487 |
| Clarence R. Knisley | $1,024 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $2,012 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $1,012 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Clarence R. Knisley | $988 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,012 |
| Burrows Farms, Inc. | $868 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $226,766 |
| Michael A. Gibson | $830 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,844 |
| Anthony L. Gonsalves | $773 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,275 |
| Bingo G and Karen T Wesner | $750 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,504 |
| William R. Renfroe | $735 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,273 |
| Anker Ranch, LLC | $728 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $946 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $724 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Jeremy P. Burke | $709 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,009 |
| George A. Soares | $704 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $852 |
| Reina E. Youngberg | $694 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,622 |
| Bingo G and Karen T Wesner | $675 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $5,504 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $660 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Michael A. Gibson | $656 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,844 |
| Monroe Land & Livestock, Ltd. | $570 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $38,440 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $554 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $552 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| New Life USA – Nevada, Inc. | $533 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,901 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $524 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Renfroe Ranch, LLC | $521 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $9,778 |
| Burrows Acres, LLC | $510 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,745 |
| Mary Ann Johnson | $510 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $676 |
| Anthony L. Gonsalves | $502 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,275 |
| Reina E. Youngberg | $499 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $1,622 |
| Cooney Farms, LLC | $486 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $15,235 |
| Duncan Family 2002 Trust | $462 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $12,349 |
| Brinkerhoff Ranch, Inc. | $446 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $266,573 |
| Quintin Tueller | $439 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $712 |
| Casey Kiel | $436 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $4,058 |
| Stanley R. Gonsalves | $435 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,796 |
| Gibson Ranch, Inc. | $433 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $16,794 |
| Reina E. Youngberg | $429 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,622 |
| Duncan Farms, LLC | $391 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $391 |
| Steven R. Cerini | $359 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry | $359 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $332 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Jeremy P. Burke | $300 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,009 |
| Cooney Farms, LLC | $295 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $15,235 |
| Quintin Tueller | $273 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $712 |
| William R. Renfroe | $272 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,273 |
| Julie B. Knight | $223 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $3,866 |
| Anker Ranch, LLC | $218 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $946 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $186 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Mary Ann Johnson | $166 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $676 |
| Cooney Farms, LLC | $158 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $15,235 |
| Cooney Farms, LLC | $156 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $15,235 |
| George A. Soares | $148 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $852 |
| Robert & Debra Depaoli | $146 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $84,695 |
| Cooney Farms, LLC | $118 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $15,235 |
| Casey Kiel | $76 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $4,058 |
| William R. Renfroe | $72 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,273 |
| Ted P. Bendure | $46 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $46 |
| Great Basin Farms, Inc. | $42 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $93,003 |
| Renfroe Ranch, LLC | $19 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,778 |
