Magic Valley Times

Farms in Boise County received $131,718 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 29 subsidies provided, the largest was for Todd C Niehoff, which received $50,875 for the claim of "Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Boise County farmer was $122 to John Milo Kennedy.

There were 33 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $104,844.

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.

Farmer	$ Received	Reason for Subsidy	Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Todd C Niehoff	$50,875	Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program	$52,875
L & J Land and Livestock, LLC	$12,595	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$12,595
Bryan R. Moses	$11,546	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$19,828
Living 4 M Ranch, LLC	$9,109	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$9,109
Bryan R. Moses	$8,282	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$19,828
Donald Eugene Betzold	$4,742	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$11,195
Quarter Circle F Cattle, Inc.	$4,591	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$4,591
Donald Eugene Betzold	$3,495	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$11,195
Dobson Livestock, LLC	$3,084	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$3,084
Donald Eugene Betzold	$2,958	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$11,195
Stephen Dobson	$2,731	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$4,671
Fry Ranch	$2,443	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$2,443
Todd C Niehoff	$2,000	Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program	$52,875
Stephen Dobson	$1,940	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$4,671
Michael Dean Fry	$1,863	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$2,151
John Milo Kennedy	$1,467	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$1,589
Noah Dean Moffis	$1,467	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,467
Brett M. Hanson	$1,227	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$1,494
John D. Cook	$1,073	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,073
Joni S. Stewart	$831	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$1,453
Bradley T. Stough	$824	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$824
Sarah Louise Fry	$658	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$658
Joni S. Stewart	$622	Price Loss Coverage Program	$1,453
John Adam Fry	$289	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$289
Michael Dean Fry	$289	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$2,151
Brett M. Hanson	$267	Price Loss Coverage Program	$1,494
Becky Isern	$196	Price Loss Coverage Program	$196
Robert L. Talbot	$133	Price Loss Coverage Program	$133
John Milo Kennedy	$122	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$1,589