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

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Farms in Duval County received $413,154 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 233 subsidies provided, the largest was for Lundells, Inc., which received $25,211 for the claim of "Livestock Forage Disaster Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Duval County farmer was $4 to Luis Serna Jr..

There were 146 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $185,201.

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 Duval County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Lundells, Inc.$25,211Livestock Forage Disaster Program$62,346
J & C Martin Family LP$18,404Livestock Forage Disaster Program$47,370
Angelina C. Perez$17,244Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$17,244
Lundells, Inc.$13,491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$62,346
J & C Martin Family LP$12,815Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$47,370
Lundells, Inc.$11,420Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$62,346
J & C Martin Family LP$10,393Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$47,370
Roberto Benavides$7,323Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,323
Shiloh Sosa$7,240Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,240
Robert Leo Jr.$7,059Livestock Forage Disaster Program$7,059
Piedras Pintas Ranch, Inc.$6,894Livestock Forage Disaster Program$22,109
David Foster$6,742Livestock Forage Disaster Program$14,820
Piedras Pintas Ranch, Inc.$6,600Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$22,109
Elva A. Hofstetter$6,384Livestock Forage Disaster Program$13,120
Oscar Garza Jr.$6,280Livestock Forage Disaster Program$13,534
Diana B. Bazan$6,176Livestock Forage Disaster Program$11,639
J & C Martin Family LP$5,758Livestock Forage Disaster Program$47,370
Emma Lou Leal$4,979Livestock Forage Disaster Program$12,001
Piedras Pintas Ranch, Inc.$4,188Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,109
David Foster$4,139Livestock Forage Disaster Program$14,820
David Foster$3,939Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$14,820
Diana B. Bazan$3,923Livestock Forage Disaster Program$11,639
Oscar Garza Jr.$3,813Livestock Forage Disaster Program$13,534
Lundells, Inc.$3,808Livestock Forage Disaster Program$62,346
Daniel A. Dominguez$3,744Livestock Forage Disaster Program$7,086
Elva A. Hofstetter$3,729Livestock Forage Disaster Program$13,120
Herbert E. Riojas$3,616Livestock Forage Disaster Program$8,129
Eloy V. Perez$3,505Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,316
Oscar Garza Jr.$3,441Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,534
John & Janna Cattle Company$3,439Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,439
Elma C. Stockwell$3,433Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$9,254
Sandra Fawn Mann$3,328Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,518
Piedras Pintas Ranch, Inc.$3,293Livestock Forage Disaster Program$22,109
Sandra Fawn Mann$3,190Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,518
Charles P. Harlan$3,187Livestock Forage Disaster Program$6,235
Anastacio Saenz$3,173Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,672
Emma Lou Leal$3,055Livestock Forage Disaster Program$12,001
Elma C. Stockwell$2,937Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,254
Samuel David Gavito$2,923Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,625
Herbert E. Riojas$2,869Livestock Forage Disaster Program$8,129
Emma Lou Leal$2,757Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,001
Lundells, Inc.$2,637Livestock Forage Disaster Program$62,346
Hector M. Saenz$2,623Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$2,623
Elva A. Hofstetter$2,398Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$13,120
Hortencia Serna$2,397Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,786
Ireen a Leo$2,339Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,339
Daniel A. Dominguez$2,297Livestock Forage Disaster Program$7,086
Richard M. Barton$2,141Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,454
Corene W. Paton$2,108Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,108
LA Campanita Ranch, LLC$2,090Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,421
Lundells, Inc.$2,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$62,346
Charles P. Harlan$1,955Livestock Forage Disaster Program$6,235
John S. Barton Jr.$1,941Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,752
Georgia Mann$1,938Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,126
Homero Barrera Jr.$1,921Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,303
Lundells, Inc.$1,856Livestock Forage Disaster Program$62,346
Eloy V. Perez$1,811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,316
Elma C. Stockwell$1,805Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,254
Samuel David Gavito$1,796Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,625
Kay M. Foster$1,768Price Loss Coverage Program$3,797
Adalberto M. Vera$1,749Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,812
Arturo Barrera$1,740Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,537
Roberto Elizondo$1,646Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,702
Herbert H. Haner Jr.$1,637Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,637
Fabricio Barrera Jr.$1,587Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,538
Diana B. Bazan$1,540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$11,639
Jose Salinas Jr.$1,495Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,604
Carlos G. Garcia$1,429Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,429
Lundells, Inc.$1,411Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$62,346
Anastacio Saenz$1,399Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,672
Hortencia Serna$1,389Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,786
Homero Barrera Jr.$1,382Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,303
John S. Barton Jr.$1,381Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,752
Ilse F. Galvan$1,354Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,354
George R. Dubose$1,339Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,159
LA Campanita Ranch, LLC$1,331Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,421
Fabricio Barrera Jr.$1,316Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,538
Richard M. Barton$1,313Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,454
Ismael Cantu Jr.$1,284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,284
Jose Luis Guerra$1,279Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,375
Fabricio Barrera Jr.$1,256Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,538
Elliana Flores Lopez$1,246Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,246
Arturo Barrera$1,219Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,537
Emma Lou Leal$1,210Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$12,001
Arturo Barrera$1,206Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,537
Jose Salinas Jr.$1,204Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,604
Georgia Mann$1,188Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,126
Alfredo Hinojosa$1,141Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,845
Piedras Pintas Ranch, Inc.$1,134Price Loss Coverage Program$22,109
John E. Barton$1,127Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,588
Roberto A. Lopez$1,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,100
Anastacio Saenz$1,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,672
Charles P. Harlan$1,093Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,235
Elma C. Stockwell$1,079Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,254
Adalberto M. Vera$1,075Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,812
George Rabe$1,075Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,075
Fabricio Barrera Jr.$1,068Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,538
Arturo Barrera$1,061Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,537
E. B. Garcia Jr.$1,056Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,157
Roberto Elizondo$1,049Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,702
Daniel A. Dominguez$1,045Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,086
Doris Jean Mann$1,038Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,638
J. R. Paton$1,034Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,034
Jose Luis Guerra$1,018Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,375
Kurt Paton$1,007Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,917
Roberto Elizondo$1,007Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,702
Adalberto M. Vera$988Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,812
Herbert E. Riojas$984Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,129
Dwight Allen Mann$976Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,905
Jesus Omar Garcia$952Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,357
Gloria Stella Garcia - Sandoval$948Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,488
Kurt Paton$910Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,917
Samuel David Gavito$906Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,625
Jose Salinas Jr.$905Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,604
Leopoldo Serna Jr.$883Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,045
Armando V. Garcia$863Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,865
Linda G. Perez$859Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,385
Diana A. Guajardo$858Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,384
Norma M. Saenz$829Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,360
Maria Hilda Lopez$826Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$826
Raul Oliveira III$824Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,911
George R. Dubose$820Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,159
John E. Barton$768Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,588
Fructuoso H Canales JR$758Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,161
E. B. Garcia Jr.$727Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,157
Jose Luis Guerra$726Price Loss Coverage Program$3,375
Saul U. Hinojosa$714Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,237
Robert Sanchez$698Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,555
John E. Barton$693Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,588
Luis A. Garcia$688Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,629
Alma A. Vera$681Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,542
Raul Oliveira III$674Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,911
Conrad Cantu$669Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$669
Herbert E. Riojas$660Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$8,129
Roel A. Lopez Jr.$660Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$660
Kay M. Foster$644Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,797
Elva A. Hofstetter$609Price Loss Coverage Program$13,120
Ruben S. Lopez$606Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$989
Steven Cavazos$605Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$605
Doris Jean Mann$600Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,638
Dwight Allen Mann$600Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,905
Juan Antonio Flores$594Livestock Forage Disaster Program$897
Adrian Perez$585Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$585
Ruben Casas$585Livestock Forage Disaster Program$840
Kay M. Foster$576Price Loss Coverage Program$3,797
Victor J. Laredo Jr.$575Livestock Forage Disaster Program$803
Roel Adan Lopez$554Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$554
Jorge L. Diaz$551Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,137
Alfredo Cantu$550Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$692
Gloria Stella Garcia - Sandoval$540Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,488
Alma A. Vera$533Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,542
Armando V. Garcia$532Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,865
Juan Rene Hinojosa$528Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,338
Linda G. Perez$526Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,385
Diana A. Guajardo$526Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,384
Saul U. Hinojosa$523Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,237
Cleofas Gonzalez JR$522Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$522
Luis A. Garcia$519Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,629
David A. Zepeda$496Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$496
Irma Lopez$495Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$495
Juan Rene Hinojosa$485Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,338
Kay M. Foster$480Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,797
Armando V. Garcia$446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,865
David Trevino$446Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$446
David Smith$443Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$836
John S. Barton Jr.$430Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,752
Robert Sanchez$430Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,555
Luis A. Garcia$422Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,629
Raul Oliveira III$413Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,911
Robert Sanchez$412Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,555
Jesus Omar Garcia$405Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,357
Alfredo Hinojosa$405Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,845
Fructuoso H Canales JR$403Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,161
David Smith$393Price Loss Coverage Program$836
E. B. Garcia Jr.$374Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,157
Jorge L. Diaz$363Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,137
Luis Leal Jr.$358Livestock Forage Disaster Program$825
Olivero R. Guajardo$332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$332
Castulo Garcia$331Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$529
Adrian G. Montemayor$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$330
Norma M. Saenz$330Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,360
Kay M. Foster$329Price Loss Coverage Program$3,797
Dwight Allen Mann$329Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,905
Alma A. Vera$328Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,542
Juan Rene Hinojosa$325Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,338
Victoriano Casas Jr.$325Livestock Forage Disaster Program$325
Gilberto Valerio$321Livestock Forage Disaster Program$782
Arturo Barrera$311Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,537
Fabricio Barrera Jr.$311Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,538
Juan Antonio Flores$303Price Loss Coverage Program$897
Jose Luis Guerra$300Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,375
Alfredo Hinojosa$299Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,845
Jose R. Salinas$287Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$287
Lundells, Inc.$280Livestock Forage Disaster Program$62,346
Melissa Yvette Guerra$275Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$469
Gilberto Valerio$263Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$782
Ruben Casas$255Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$840
Luis Leal Jr.$249Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$825
Richard Stillman$236Livestock Forage Disaster Program$468
Ruben S. Lopez$236Livestock Forage Disaster Program$989
Richard Stillman$232Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$468
Victor J. Laredo Jr.$228Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$803
Jorge L. Diaz$223Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,137
Leonel C. Barrera Jr.$221Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$424
Luis Leal Jr.$218Livestock Forage Disaster Program$825
Alyssa M. Luna$203Livestock Forage Disaster Program$203
Leonel C. Barrera Jr.$203Livestock Forage Disaster Program$424
Norma M. Saenz$201Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,360
Castulo Garcia$198Livestock Forage Disaster Program$529
Javier Garcia$198Livestock Forage Disaster Program$198
Gilberto Valerio$198Livestock Forage Disaster Program$782
Daniel Adami IV$194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$194
Lundells, Inc.$194Livestock Forage Disaster Program$62,346
Melissa Yvette Guerra$194Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$469
Nicolas Vera Jr.$176Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$176
Leopoldo Serna Jr.$162Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,045
Ruben S. Lopez$147Livestock Forage Disaster Program$989
Alfredo Cantu$142Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$692
George B. Perez$116Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$182
Lilia S Benavides Estate$96Price Loss Coverage Program$109
Rebecca G. Garcia$92Price Loss Coverage Program$127
Richard F. Alvarez$89Price Loss Coverage Program$89
George B. Perez$66Livestock Forage Disaster Program$182
Jose Luis Guerra$52Price Loss Coverage Program$3,375
Marivel Schultz$52Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$52
Rebecca G. Garcia$35Price Loss Coverage Program$127
Armando V. Garcia$17Price Loss Coverage Program$1,865
Daniel Gonzalez Jr.$16Price Loss Coverage Program$16
Robert Sanchez$15Price Loss Coverage Program$1,555
Lilia S Benavides Estate$9Price Loss Coverage Program$109
Armando V. Garcia$7Price Loss Coverage Program$1,865
Lilia S Benavides Estate$4Price Loss Coverage Program$109
Luis Serna Jr.$4Price Loss Coverage Program$4

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