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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Bristol Bay County farmers in 2021 reached $857,635

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Farms in Bristol Bay County received $857,635 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 68 subsidies provided, the largest was for Norms, LLC, which received $52,394 for the claim of "Seafood Trade Relief Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Bristol Bay County farmer was $139 to Rennita Monsen.

There were 46 more subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $475,649.

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 Bristol Bay County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Norms, LLC$52,394Seafood Trade Relief Program$52,394
Arthur Peterson$40,505Seafood Trade Relief Program$81,011
Arthur Peterson$40,505Seafood Trade Relief Program$81,011
Phelps Services, LLC$34,878Seafood Trade Relief Program$34,878
David John Driscoll$27,756Seafood Trade Relief Program$27,756
Withers V. Tolbert Jr.$25,786Seafood Trade Relief Program$25,786
Marc F. Watson$22,744Seafood Trade Relief Program$22,744
Abe Lynn Williams$22,400Seafood Trade Relief Program$22,400
STK Shearwater, Inc.$21,562Seafood Trade Relief Program$21,562
Guy C. Groat III$21,401Seafood Trade Relief Program$21,401
Leslie N. Stambaugh$19,829Seafood Trade Relief Program$19,829
Dale Myers$19,254Seafood Trade Relief Program$19,254
Graham J. Morrison$19,025Seafood Trade Relief Program$19,025
Kathleen A. Myers$18,492Seafood Trade Relief Program$18,492
Paul J. Hansen Jr.$17,440Seafood Trade Relief Program$17,440
Jacob Petersen$17,030Seafood Trade Relief Program$17,030
George G. Tibbetts$16,894Seafood Trade Relief Program$16,894
Everett Thompson$16,697Seafood Trade Relief Program$16,697
Jeffrey Lynn Elbie SR$16,569Seafood Trade Relief Program$16,569
Anna Laura Hoover$16,006Seafood Trade Relief Program$16,006
Darlene G. Groat$15,092Seafood Trade Relief Program$15,092
Sharon S. Wilson$14,043Seafood Trade Relief Program$14,043
Candy Aspelund$13,655Seafood Trade Relief Program$13,655
Meadow E. Phelps$13,498Seafood Trade Relief Program$13,498
Richard J. Wilson$13,156Seafood Trade Relief Program$13,156
Sylvester Alan Kiliwelio Jones$11,740Seafood Trade Relief Program$11,740
Austin King$11,558Seafood Trade Relief Program$11,558
Duane Nienhuis$11,498Seafood Trade Relief Program$11,498
Jeffrey J. Schroeder$11,176Seafood Trade Relief Program$11,176
Adam Dubay$10,993Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,993
Calvin G. Riddle$10,851Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,851
Nola R Angasan$10,748Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,748
Marcus Alan Fox$10,563Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,563
Matthew A. Kobel$10,400Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,400
Everett William Moorcroft$10,111Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,111
Timothy S. Capo$10,079Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,079
Brydin Pacheco$10,071Seafood Trade Relief Program$10,071
Brycin Pacheco$9,625Seafood Trade Relief Program$9,625
Darrell R. Aspelund$9,014Seafood Trade Relief Program$9,014
Mark E Angasan$8,629Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,629
Erin M. Peters$8,603Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,603
Bruce D. Anderson$8,284Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,284
Henry Fischer Jr.$8,116Seafood Trade Relief Program$8,116
Leslie Nashookpuk$7,971Seafood Trade Relief Program$7,971
Jacob A. Mack$7,721Seafood Trade Relief Program$7,721
Richard A. Wilson$7,632Seafood Trade Relief Program$7,632
Lorri Anna Cockrell$7,230Seafood Trade Relief Program$7,230
Ralph Angasan SR$6,854Seafood Trade Relief Program$6,854
Kyle Peters$6,432Seafood Trade Relief Program$6,432
Alex Walter Savo$6,120Seafood Trade Relief Program$6,120
Ralph Zimin$5,889Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,889
Paula E. Monsen$5,759Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,759
Ryann Anne Zimin$5,556Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,556
John B. Mardesich$5,536Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,536
Michael H. Johnson$5,520Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,520
Jordan L. Coghill$5,486Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,486
Brooke R. Phelps$5,421Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,421
William N. Brown$5,203Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,203
Dale M. Peters$5,018Seafood Trade Relief Program$5,018
Danica D. Wilson$4,949Seafood Trade Relief Program$4,949
Benjamin L. Mack$4,101Seafood Trade Relief Program$4,101
Jodie Hazenberg$2,911Farm Ranchers Program$2,911
Nikolai S. Petticrew$2,240Seafood Trade Relief Program$2,240
Shelby R. Boothe$1,901Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$1,901
Shannon Marie Eldridge$1,760Seafood Trade Relief Program$1,760
Anishia Joan Elbie$895Seafood Trade Relief Program$895
Jean L. Petersen$720Seafood Trade Relief Program$720
Rennita Monsen$139Seafood Trade Relief Program$139

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