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

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Farms in Zapata County received $754,057 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 235 subsidies provided, the largest was for Jose Garza Jr., which received $66,524 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Zapata County farmer was $24 to John M. Singleton.

There were 185 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $437,193.

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 Zapata County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Jose Garza Jr.$66,524Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1$67,157
Rathmell Land & Cattle Company, Ltd.$63,958Livestock Forage Disaster Program$108,053
Rathmell Land & Cattle Company, Ltd.$27,419Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$108,053
Reagan Cattle Company, Inc.$25,233Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,820
Jaime G. Garza$20,020Livestock Forage Disaster Program$22,333
Rathmell Land & Cattle Company, Ltd.$16,676Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$108,053
Elvira V. Padilla$16,172Livestock Forage Disaster Program$28,320
Robert Frank Ashley Jr.$14,498Grasslands Reserve Program$28,040
Delfino Lozano IV$13,339Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,802
Don Jose Land and Cattle Company, LLP, Ltd.$12,481Livestock Forage Disaster Program$26,508
Manuel Maria Zepeda$11,406Livestock Forage Disaster Program$17,384
Norberto Lopez$11,222Livestock Forage Disaster Program$27,816
Norberto Lopez$10,972Livestock Forage Disaster Program$27,816
Oscar X. Gonzalez$10,910Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,541
Jose M. Ramirez Jr.$10,806Livestock Forage Disaster Program$16,421
Daniel Flores$10,501Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$19,879
Javier Zapata$10,246Livestock Forage Disaster Program$25,800
Mark O. Alvarenga$10,227Livestock Forage Disaster Program$12,383
Javier Zapata$10,010Livestock Forage Disaster Program$25,800
Elvira V. Padilla$9,147Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$28,320
William David Lane$8,722Livestock Forage Disaster Program$10,729
Luis Alfonso Lozano$8,562Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,916
Luis Alfonso Lozano$8,365Livestock Forage Disaster Program$18,916
MBH Flores Cattle Company, LLC$8,166Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,225
Don Jose Land and Cattle Company, LLP, Ltd.$7,536Livestock Forage Disaster Program$26,508
Jose T. Perez III$7,483Livestock Forage Disaster Program$9,726
Manuel M. Garcia Jr.$6,742Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$25,623
Don Jose Land and Cattle Company, LLP, Ltd.$6,491Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$26,508
Manuel M. Garcia Jr.$6,389Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$25,623
Daniel Flores$6,087Livestock Forage Disaster Program$19,879
Manuel Maria Zepeda$5,978Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$17,384
Oscar X. Gonzalez$5,631Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,541
Cammie L. Morgan$5,551Livestock Indemnity Program$5,660
Robert Frank Ashley Jr.$5,549Livestock Forage Disaster Program$28,040
Javier Zapata$5,544Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,800
International Bank of Commerce$4,811Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$7,051
J Flores & Sons Cattle Company, Ltd.$4,531Livestock Forage Disaster Program$8,481
Zaragoza Rodriguez III$4,494Livestock Forage Disaster Program$6,599
Armando B. Paredes$4,422Livestock Forage Disaster Program$6,245
Rodolfo Alvarez$4,413Livestock Forage Disaster Program$15,315
Rodolfo Alvarez$4,315Livestock Forage Disaster Program$15,315
Robert Frank Ashley Jr.$4,304Livestock Forage Disaster Program$28,040
Lloyd Eli Hickman$4,266Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,266
P. H. Coates IV$3,916Noninsured Assistance Program$3,916
Manuel M. Garcia Jr.$3,810Livestock Forage Disaster Program$25,623
Manuel M. Garcia Jr.$3,725Livestock Forage Disaster Program$25,623
Delfino Lozano IV$3,463Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$16,802
Crisanto Meza$3,442Livestock Forage Disaster Program$12,580
Crisanto Meza$3,367Livestock Forage Disaster Program$12,580
Norberto Lopez$3,341Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$27,816
Daniel Flores$3,291Livestock Forage Disaster Program$19,879
Rodolfo Alvarez$3,186Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$15,315
Manuel M. Garcia Jr.$3,143Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$25,623
Sergio A. Lozano$3,126Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,322
Jose M. Ramirez Jr.$3,096Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$16,421
J Flores & Sons Cattle Company, Ltd.$3,054Livestock Forage Disaster Program$8,481
Raul Guerra Jr.$3,027Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,248
Elvira V. Padilla$3,001Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$28,320
Jose A. Guerrero$2,952Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,486
Robert Frank Ashley Jr.$2,878Noninsured Assistance Program$28,040
Crisanto Meza$2,852Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$12,580
Mario Javier Garza$2,819Livestock Forage Disaster Program$6,341
Ernestina V. Rodriguez$2,695Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$3,985
Clovis R. Barker$2,635Noninsured Assistance Program$3,579
Romeo G. Canales$2,546Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,073
Jose M. Ramirez Jr.$2,519Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$16,421
Fidencio Mendoza Jr.$2,490Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,440
Fernando Munoz Jr.$2,414Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,967
Crisanto Meza$2,382Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,580
Jose W. Lopez$2,377Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,377
Rodolfo Alvarez$2,349Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$15,315
Turner River Ranch$2,338Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,536
Jaime A. Martinez$2,315Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,092
Jaime G. Garza$2,313Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$22,333
Norberto Lopez$2,281Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$27,816
Jose T. Perez III$2,243Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$9,726
Irene G. Harber$2,223Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$2,223
Tomas Ramirez Jr.$2,216Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,085
Mark O. Alvarenga$2,156Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$12,383
James M. Harvey$2,146Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,432
Zaragoza Rodriguez III$2,105Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,599
William David Lane$2,007Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$10,729
Rebecca R. Guerra$2,004Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,066
Luis Alfonso Lozano$1,989Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$18,916
Rebecca R. Guerra$1,962Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,066
Lozano Cattle Company, LLC$1,920Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,603
Lozano Cattle Company, LLC$1,920Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,603
Armando B. Paredes$1,823Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,245
Manuel M. Garcia Jr.$1,814Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$25,623
Humberto Yzaguirre$1,787Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,830
Humberto Yzaguirre$1,744Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,830
Roberto Gutierrez$1,720Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,900
International Bank of Commerce$1,693Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County$7,051
Hector M. Vela$1,655Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,300
Mario Javier Garza$1,643Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$6,341
Fidencio Mendoza Jr.$1,639Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$5,440
Juan M. Vela$1,622Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,622
Hector M. Vela$1,617Livestock Forage Disaster Program$4,300
Michael Keese$1,592Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,006
Raquel V. Rodriguez$1,575Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,041
George Goodwin$1,544Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,544
Turner River Ranch$1,540Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$6,536
Juan Garza$1,537Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,537
Jose A. Guerrero$1,534Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,486
Flavio Sergio Gonzalez$1,528Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,836
James M. Harvey$1,516Noninsured Assistance Program$4,432
Kristy Chancy$1,452Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,643
Nicolas Gutierrez$1,433Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,433
Homero Martinez$1,372Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,240
Felipe Gonzalez Jr.$1,339Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,085
Homero Martinez$1,339Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,240
Fidencio Mendoza Jr.$1,311Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$5,440
Humberto Yzaguirre$1,299Noninsured Assistance Program$4,830
Ernestina V. Rodriguez$1,290Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,985
Raul David Guerra$1,278Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,558
Raul Guerra Jr.$1,221Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,248
Sergio A. Lozano$1,196Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,322
United States of America, Farm Service Agency$1,132Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$1,132
Karran Westerman$1,123Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,946
David Burger$1,106Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,850
Rebecca R. Guerra$1,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$5,066
Flavio A. Garza Jr.$1,098Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,794
MBH Flores Cattle Company, LLC$1,059Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$9,225
Carlos A. Garza$1,056Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,088
San Juanita Sanchez-Umphres$1,051Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,079
Carlos A. Garza$1,032Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,088
Hector M. Vela$1,028Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,300
San Juanita Sanchez-Umphres$1,028Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,079
Kristy Chancy$1,018Livestock Forage Disaster Program$2,643
Romeo G. Canales$988Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,073
Milford R. Zirkel Jr.$977Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,822
Alonso A. Barrera$971Livestock Forage Disaster Program$971
Mario Javier Garza$944Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$6,341
Mario Javier Garza$935Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$6,341
Turner River Ranch$932Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,536
Turner River Ranch$932Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,536
Felipe Gonzalez Jr.$925Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,085
David Burger$921Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,850
Rodolfo Alvarez$910Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$15,315
Lester C. Arnold$906Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$906
J Flores & Sons Cattle Company, Ltd.$896Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$8,481
Jose Luis Saenz$891Livestock Forage Disaster Program$891
Fernando Gonzalez$872Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,514
John Lautzenheiser$871Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,802
Tomas Ramirez Jr.$869Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,085
Milford R. Zirkel Jr.$845Noninsured Assistance Program$1,822
Carmen L. Garcia$837Livestock Forage Disaster Program$837
Robbie Ann Wells$834Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,849
Michael Keese$826Noninsured Assistance Program$3,006
Aaron Pena Jr.$825Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,301
Felipe Gonzalez Jr.$821Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$3,085
Robert Frank Ashley Jr.$811Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$28,040
Erin Hahn Edwards$799Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$1,278
Turner River Ranch$794Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$6,536
Jaime A. Martinez$777Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,092
James M. Harvey$770Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$4,432
Lozano Cattle Company, LLC$763Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,603
Andres Guerra$725Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$725
John Lautzenheiser$720Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,802
Clovis R. Barker$712Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$3,579
Diana L. Garza$712Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,845
Juventino Zapata Jr.$707Livestock Forage Disaster Program$707
Amada Gonzalez$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$696
Flavio A. Garza Jr.$696Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,794
Diana L. Garza$693Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,845
Myrna Bustamante$693Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,367
Jorge Leonel Garcia$679Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,194
L. D. Moore$675Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$675
Myrna Bustamante$674Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,367
John M. Singleton$666Livestock Forage Disaster Program$974
Sandra M. Falcon$660Livestock Forage Disaster Program$660
Rafael Garcia$646Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,388
Fernando Gonzalez$642Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,514
Ramiro Guerrero$641Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,268
Jose Garza Jr.$633Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$67,157
Ramiro Guerrero$627Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,268
Carlos L. Gonzalez$604Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,090
Michael Keese$588Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,006
Guadalupe Jose Villarreal Jr.$575Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,136
Robbie Ann Wells$571Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,849
Guadalupe Jose Villarreal Jr.$561Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,136
Fernando Munoz Jr.$553Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,967
International Bank of Commerce$547Price Loss Coverage Program$7,051
Romeo G. Canales$539Noninsured Assistance Program$4,073
Crisanto Meza$537Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$12,580
Homero Martinez$529Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,240
Jorge Leonel Garcia$515Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,194
Rafael Garcia$506Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,388
Lee W. Bailey$505Livestock Forage Disaster Program$692
Carlos L. Gonzalez$486Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,090
Erin Hahn Edwards$479Price Loss Coverage Program$1,278
Aaron Pena Jr.$476Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,301
Raquel V. Rodriguez$466Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,041
Robbie Ann Wells$444Noninsured Assistance Program$1,849
Diana L. Garza$440Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,845
Salvador Zavala Jr.$429Livestock Forage Disaster Program$429
David Burger$426Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,850
Enoch Lopez$424Livestock Forage Disaster Program$946
David Burger$397Noninsured Assistance Program$3,850
Antonio A. Mendoza$395Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$395
Humberto Gonzalez Jr.$394Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$394
Karran Westerman$389Price Loss Coverage Program$1,946
Enoch Lopez$380Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$946
Rosa Alicia Garcia$354Livestock Forage Disaster Program$354
Reagan Cattle Company, Inc.$351Livestock Forage Disaster Program$25,820
David Burger$336Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,850
David Burger$332Livestock Forage Disaster Program$3,850
Fernando Rodriguez$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$330
Gerardo L. Rodriguez$330Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$330
Flavio Sergio Gonzalez$308Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,836
John M. Singleton$284Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$974
Raul David Guerra$280Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,558
Dagoberto Chapa Sr.$269Livestock Forage Disaster Program$269
Emiliano Vela III$259Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$259
Carlos E. Hurtado$245Livestock Forage Disaster Program$245
Noe A. Lopez$239Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$239
Reagan Cattle Company, Inc.$236Livestock Forage Disaster Program$25,820
Rafael Garcia$236Livestock Forage Disaster Program$1,388
Karran Westerman$229Price Loss Coverage Program$1,946
Rebecca R. Munoz$220Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$220
John Lautzenheiser$211Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,802
Karran Westerman$205Price Loss Coverage Program$1,946
Clovis R. Barker$198Price Loss Coverage Program$3,579
Lee W. Bailey$187Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$692
Roberto Gutierrez$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,900
Kristy Chancy$173Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,643
Flat Lander Farms, Inc.$151Price Loss Coverage Program$151
Enoch Lopez$142Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$946
David Burger$142Price Loss Coverage Program$3,850
Rodolfo Alvarez$142Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$15,315
David Burger$118Price Loss Coverage Program$3,850
Cammie L. Morgan$109Livestock Forage Disaster Program$5,660
David Burger$72Noninsured Assistance Program$3,850
Clovis R. Barker$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,579
John M. Singleton$24Price Loss Coverage Program$974

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