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Of the 113 subsidies provided, the largest was for Tracy S. Kester, which received $250,000 for the claim of "Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Costilla County farmer was $17 to Delmer J. Vialpando.
There were seven more subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $571,320.
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 Costilla County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy S. Kester | $250,000 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $428,908 |
| Three S Ranch | $233,310 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares | $235,627 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $117,360 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $149,941 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $50,365 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $428,908 |
| Joseph Anthony Lobato | $27,455 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $38,141 |
| Kunugi Farms, Inc. | $21,424 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $37,838 |
| R & R Family Farms, LLC | $20,393 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $24,328 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $20,195 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $428,908 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $18,317 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $428,908 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $17,170 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $428,908 |
| Aquino G. Gallegos | $16,598 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $74,068 |
| Aquino G. Gallegos | $16,343 | Web-Based NAP | $74,068 |
| Franklin Kuhn | $16,206 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $19,027 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $14,162 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $428,908 |
| Steven H. Maestas | $14,156 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $16,998 |
| Kunugi Farms, Inc. | $13,730 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $37,838 |
| Aquino G. Gallegos | $12,259 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $74,068 |
| Aquino G. Gallegos | $12,179 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $74,068 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $11,199 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $428,908 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $11,054 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $428,908 |
| Joseph Anthony Lobato | $10,686 | Web-Based NAP | $38,141 |
| Espinosa Farms | $10,574 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $22,840 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $9,854 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $149,941 |
| Richard J. Kuhn | $8,829 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $9,093 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $8,055 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $428,908 |
| Robert D. Quintana | $7,419 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $12,651 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $7,378 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $428,908 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $6,272 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $149,941 |
| Aquino G. Gallegos | $5,907 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $74,068 |
| Aquino G. Gallegos | $5,775 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $74,068 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $5,682 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $428,908 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $5,680 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $149,941 |
| Espinosa Farms | $5,186 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $22,840 |
| Aquino G. Gallegos | $5,007 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $74,068 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $4,922 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $428,908 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $4,866 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $149,941 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $4,511 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $428,908 |
| Robert D. Quintana | $4,432 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $12,651 |
| Emilio Lobato Jr. | $3,902 | Web-Based NAP | $5,579 |
| Bradley J. Christensen | $3,746 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $11,181 |
| R & R Family Farms, LLC | $3,695 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $24,328 |
| Espinosa Farms | $3,459 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $22,840 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $3,338 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $149,941 |
| Stephen C. Lucero | $2,909 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $9,541 |
| Stephen C. Lucero | $2,900 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $9,541 |
| Steven H. Maestas | $2,842 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $16,998 |
| Conrad R. Albert | $2,741 | Web-Based NAP | $5,538 |
| Kunugi Farms, Inc. | $2,684 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $37,838 |
| Bradley J. Christensen | $2,600 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $11,181 |
| Bradley J. Christensen | $2,591 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $11,181 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $2,478 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $428,908 |
| Gary Vigil | $2,470 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $3,931 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $2,436 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $428,908 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $2,170 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $149,941 |
| Bradley J. Christensen | $1,859 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $11,181 |
| Stephen C. Lucero | $1,685 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $9,541 |
| Emilio Lobato Jr. | $1,677 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $5,579 |
| Frances Santisteven | $1,673 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $4,153 |
| Espinosa Farms | $1,597 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $22,840 |
| Fred Rodriguez | $1,460 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,988 |
| Conrad R. Albert | $1,392 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $5,538 |
| Stella Rodriguez-Martinez | $1,317 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,317 |
| Frances Santisteven | $1,284 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $4,153 |
| Franklin Kuhn | $1,265 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $19,027 |
| Frances Santisteven | $1,196 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $4,153 |
| Espinosa Farms | $1,172 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $22,840 |
| Stephen C. Lucero | $1,048 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage | $9,541 |
| Three S Ranch | $1,028 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $235,627 |
| John W. Vigil | $997 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $997 |
| Conrad R. Albert | $985 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $5,538 |
| Three S Ranch | $923 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $235,627 |
| Spotted Fever Ranch South, LLC | $838 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $838 |
| Aaron Taylor | $830 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $830 |
| Manuel A. Sanchez | $825 | Web-Based NAP | $2,056 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $787 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $428,908 |
| Amy Malisa Kester | $749 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,284 |
| Stephen C. Lucero | $720 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,541 |
| Franklin Kuhn | $692 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $19,027 |
| Gary Vigil | $687 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,931 |
| Gary Vigil | $668 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $3,931 |
| Manuel A. Sanchez | $668 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,056 |
| Franklin Kuhn | $657 | Web-Based NAP | $19,027 |
| Ernest I. Sanchez | $571 | Web-Based NAP | $1,038 |
| Manuel A. Sanchez | $563 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,056 |
| Larry G. Martinez | $551 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $551 |
| Armando O. Manzanares | $528 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $528 |
| Fred Rodriguez | $528 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,988 |
| Ernest I. Sanchez | $467 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,038 |
| Espinosa Farms | $462 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage | $22,840 |
| Robert D. Quintana | $453 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $12,651 |
| Amy Malisa Kester | $441 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,284 |
| Scott A. Anderson | $438 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $779 |
| Conrad R. Albert | $420 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,538 |
| Delmer J. Vialpando | $403 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $771 |
| Espinosa Farms | $390 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,840 |
| Bradley J. Christensen | $385 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $11,181 |
| Three S Ranch | $366 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage | $235,627 |
| Delmer J. Vialpando | $351 | Web-Based NAP | $771 |
| Robert D. Quintana | $348 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $12,651 |
| Scott A. Anderson | $341 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $779 |
| Stephen C. Lucero | $279 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $9,541 |
| Richard J. Kuhn | $264 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $9,093 |
| R & R Family Farms, LLC | $240 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $24,328 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $227 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $149,941 |
| Eril Rael | $218 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $218 |
| Franklin Kuhn | $207 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $19,027 |
| Tracy S. Kester | $197 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $428,908 |
| Wyatt C. Kester | $174 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $149,941 |
| Steven Vigil | $161 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $161 |
| Gary Vigil | $106 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $3,931 |
| Amy Malisa Kester | $94 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $1,284 |
| Annette M. Blackmon | $17 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $17 |
| Delmer J. Vialpando | $17 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $771 |
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