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In 2021, 99 farmers in cities within Madison County received a total of $3.6 million in 243 farm subsidies, a 42.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.3 million in 486 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
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 | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Dairy, LLC | $1,241,554 | $311,765 | -74.9% |
| Barney G. Prince | $193,693 | $223,181 | 15.2% |
| Springwater Farms, LLC | $518,584 | $173,331 | -66.6% |
| Cedar Knob Farms, LLC | $388,189 | $148,135 | -61.8% |
| My-Bar-K Meadows, LLC | $294,860 | $146,978 | -50.2% |
| Blue Hill Farm, LLC | $0 | $138,953 | -- |
| Monanfran Farms, Inc. | $153,373 | $131,291 | -14.4% |
| Heim Farms, LLC | $176,916 | $129,090 | -27% |
| Quiet Valley, LLC | $198,585 | $128,414 | -35.3% |
| Coulter, Giufre & Company, Inc. | $16,942 | $124,050 | 632.2% |
| White Eagle Farms, LLC | $550,548 | $122,333 | -77.8% |
| Otis Marshall Farms, Inc. | $205,526 | $118,590 | -42.3% |
| EFS, LLC | $27,063 | $114,501 | 323.1% |
| Charles Roberts & Sons | $116,437 | $92,283 | -20.7% |
| John Musacchio Farms | $2,608 | $87,117 | 3,240.4% |
| JD Grass, LLC | $34,190 | $76,428 | 123.5% |
| Dopar Farms | $96,812 | $73,017 | -24.6% |
| Stone Brothers | $74,606 | $69,295 | -7.1% |
| Agri-Venture | $94,878 | $63,745 | -32.8% |
| Quiet Meadows Farm, LLC | $47,023 | $61,454 | 30.7% |
| Joshua J. Furner | $90,552 | $49,918 | -44.9% |
| ORTH Farms, LLC | $46,451 | $43,189 | -7% |
| Vailland Farm, LLC | $52,267 | $43,156 | -17.4% |
| Peter Henry | $56,671 | $42,998 | -24.1% |
| Wilson's Whistling Wind Farm | $61,635 | $41,481 | -32.7% |
| Hilts Farm, LLC | $44,596 | $37,729 | -15.4% |
| Deborah W Rapasadi | $5,818 | $37,162 | 538.7% |
| Joseph Rapasadi | $5,818 | $37,156 | 538.6% |
| Leland Douglas Marshall Jr. | $41,970 | $34,847 | -17% |
| Sandra A. Marshall | $41,970 | $34,847 | -17% |
| David Unger | $67,775 | $34,652 | -48.9% |
| Green Acres Farms, LLC | $37,106 | $34,419 | -7.2% |
| Vanderwerken Brothers | $36,045 | $32,907 | -8.7% |
| Meghan L. Browning | $15,505 | $30,273 | 95.2% |
| Cori Katz | $31,358 | $28,130 | -10.3% |
| Marlouwood Farms | $0 | $27,339 | -- |
| Thomas E. Bush | $21,232 | $27,020 | 27.3% |
| Roy E. Meeker | $27,207 | $26,221 | -3.6% |
| Brock E. Squires | $0 | $25,574 | -- |
| Louis L. Woodcock | $35,783 | $22,834 | -36.2% |
| Joseph Eiholzer | $30,597 | $21,757 | -28.9% |
| William N. Spuller | $19,489 | $20,141 | 3.3% |
| Duane E. Brayman | $19,753 | $19,415 | -1.7% |
| New Moon Dairy, LLC | $23,429 | $17,386 | -25.8% |
| Glen Lyman | $16,876 | $16,070 | -4.8% |
| Hiemer Farms, LLC | $14,043 | $14,586 | 3.9% |
| Jillian Katz | $32,631 | $14,080 | -56.9% |
| Melanie Renner | $15,380 | $14,031 | -8.8% |
| Robert Renner | $15,380 | $14,031 | -8.8% |
| Dean C. Marshall | $9,027 | $13,886 | 53.8% |
| Gidget L. Marshall | $9,082 | $13,886 | 52.9% |
| Bernard Townsend Jr. | $24,224 | $13,431 | -44.6% |
| Sharon T. Squires | $0 | $12,787 | -- |
| David J. Robbins | $19,872 | $12,594 | -36.6% |
| Paul S. Pylman Jr. | $11,120 | $12,486 | 12.3% |
| Jessica L. Pylman | $11,087 | $12,471 | 12.5% |
| Edward A. Telford | $0 | $12,425 | -- |
| Maciag Farms, LLC | $23,248 | $12,119 | -47.9% |
| Kelly Jacobs | $0 | $11,549 | -- |
| Paul R. O'Mara | $40,579 | $11,362 | -72% |
| Jeffrey A. Manley | $34,548 | $11,101 | -67.9% |
| Westwood Preserve, LLC | $4,524 | $9,048 | 100% |
| Daniel E. Jacobs | $15,510 | $8,905 | -42.6% |
| Alyssa Maureen Grocott | $0 | $8,576 | -- |
| Frank E. Wilson Jr. | $865 | $7,944 | 818.4% |
| Mason Acres, LLC | $33,590 | $7,283 | -78.3% |
| Timothy Conklin | $12,612 | $6,409 | -49.2% |
| Kab Farms, LLC | $8,306 | $5,260 | -36.7% |
| Carl D. Carroccio | $20,990 | $4,409 | -79% |
| Darrel McKinnon | $0 | $3,562 | -- |
| Brenda L. Prince | $139,128 | $3,450 | -97.5% |
| Bernard R. Townsend | $7,063 | $2,727 | -61.4% |
| Robert F. Hale | $0 | $2,676 | -- |
| Ann Marie Meeker | $20,677 | $2,659 | -87.1% |
| Pinnacle Livestock, LLC | $11,490 | $2,440 | -78.8% |
| Mark Weisbrod | $6,740 | $2,149 | -68.1% |
| Weisbrod Crop Farms, LLC | $2,082 | $2,082 | 0% |
| Sean M. Dillon | $32,887 | $1,840 | -94.4% |
| Vicki Sue Townsend | $4,936 | $1,825 | -63% |
| Russell L. Beers Jr. | $12,463 | $1,534 | -87.7% |
| Deer Valley Farms | $11,599 | $1,447 | -87.5% |
| Michael Conklin | $4,172 | $1,429 | -65.7% |
| William McCracken | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Gene Weisbrod | $2,803 | $1,364 | -51.3% |
| Andrew Haslauer | $4,647 | $1,357 | -70.8% |
| A. J. Dellea III | $5,517 | $1,296 | -76.5% |
| K&W Dairy Farm, Inc. | $944 | $1,247 | 32.1% |
| Mark S. Lollman | $41,128 | $1,121 | -97.3% |
| Wendi Campbell | $3,811 | $911 | -76.1% |
| Hjort Irrev Trust | $1,850 | $699 | -62.2% |
| Donavan E. Godier | $1,267 | $545 | -57% |
| Paul F. Curtis | $2,241 | $275 | -87.7% |
| Frederick G. Morgan Jr. | $15,271 | $237 | -98.4% |
| Judy L. Morgan | $15,271 | $237 | -98.4% |
| Dana M. Blau | $323 | $204 | -36.8% |
| Timothy Berry | $440 | $160 | -63.6% |
| Gertrude A. Young | $773 | $146 | -81.1% |
| Clara Colvin | $1,964 | $51 | -97.4% |
| Freshwind Farm, LLC | $0 | $4 | -- |
| Ashlee C. Young | $4,989 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Shantel | $290 | $0 | -100% |
| Fritz Weisbrod | $810 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Patane | $1,772 | $0 | -100% |
| John R. Dygert | $209 | $0 | -100% |
| Miller Lake Preservation, Corp. | $2,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Ward | $58 | $0 | -100% |
| Smithland Farms | $932 | $0 | -100% |
| William Shantel | $193 | $0 | -100% |
| Blue Moon Dairy, LLC | $583 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew H. Robinson | $10,849 | $0 | -100% |
| David S. Orth | $402 | $0 | -100% |
| Maciag Farms | $6,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Smith | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar Crest Farms | $852 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $59,250 | $0 | -100% |
| New York Mushroom Company, LLC | $9,651 | $0 | -100% |
| Blue Hill Farm | $217,648 | $0 | -100% |
| Davis Willowbrook Farms, LLC | $4,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen C. Hoffman | $418 | $0 | -100% |
| Brock Squires | $15,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Joann M. Burke | $39 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Desjardins | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| New Moon Farms | $2,917 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Squires | $15,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Cardale Properties, LLC | $1,258 | $0 | -100% |
| E & L Eddy Brothers | $292 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul A. Vaccaro | $4,218 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,334,524 | $3,626,280 | -42.8% |
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