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In 2021, 82 farmers in cities within Curry County received a total of $1.8 million in 137 farm subsidies, a 43.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 159 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp Cattle, Inc. | $31,593 | $127,809 | 304.5% |
| Smith River Farms, Inc. | $0 | $113,361 | -- |
| Wahl-3, LLC | $441,239 | $84,677 | -80.8% |
| Brown Livestock, LLC | $139,782 | $81,770 | -41.5% |
| Star Livestock, LLC | $261,246 | $65,782 | -74.8% |
| Hernandez-Mckenzie Livestock, LLC | $54,693 | $61,935 | 13.2% |
| Kamph Ranch, LLC | $22,341 | $61,791 | 176.6% |
| New Lake Livestock, LLC | $144,563 | $58,168 | -59.8% |
| F & L Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| John Guynup | $158,052 | $50,720 | -67.9% |
| Dum-EE Corporation | $49,834 | $49,834 | 0% |
| Daniel Berry | $0 | $48,305 | -- |
| Donaldson Ranches | $9,171 | $48,137 | 424.9% |
| Jeanha, Inc. | $0 | $47,972 | -- |
| Lindley Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $45,081 | -- |
| Jenny Lynn, Inc. | $0 | $43,058 | -- |
| Pelton Properties, LLP | $36,703 | $41,595 | 13.3% |
| Hildebrand Ranches, LLC | $7,135 | $37,492 | 425.5% |
| Innisfree Sea Products, Inc. | $0 | $37,044 | -- |
| Fresh OFF the Dock, LLC | $0 | $32,984 | -- |
| Joseph Marsh | $0 | $31,909 | -- |
| Winchuck River Livestock, LLC | $0 | $31,778 | -- |
| Joseph P. Pestana | $14,520 | $31,098 | 114.2% |
| James F. Pearce | $0 | $30,776 | -- |
| Peters Cranberries, Inc. | $6,118 | $28,902 | 372.4% |
| EZC Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $24,325 | -- |
| Ralph Dairy | $0 | $23,949 | -- |
| Mckenzie Livestock, LLC | $16,361 | $23,752 | 45.2% |
| Delbert J. Cole | $0 | $23,310 | -- |
| Irish Sea, Inc. | $0 | $20,696 | -- |
| Zoe I Bradbury-Desurra | $0 | $19,380 | -- |
| Bruce C. Holt | $6,600 | $17,694 | 168.1% |
| Sample and Sons Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $17,195 | -- |
| David Clarence Rickel | $0 | $15,321 | -- |
| Colonel W. Clark | $0 | $14,646 | -- |
| Jesus M. Hernandez | $4,983 | $13,985 | 180.7% |
| John O. Jacobson | $13,969 | $13,969 | 0% |
| Langlois Mountain Logging & Livestock, LLC | $0 | $12,905 | -- |
| David C. Green II | $3,525 | $12,897 | 265.9% |
| William G. Wood | $0 | $12,869 | -- |
| Timothy Clyde Beckley | $0 | $12,687 | -- |
| Hannah Jennings | $0 | $12,335 | -- |
| Stonecypher Ranch, Inc. | $14,051 | $11,894 | -15.4% |
| Gabriel S. Azevedo | $5,962 | $11,806 | 98% |
| Wahl Ranches & Company | $11,000 | $11,000 | 0% |
| Connie C. Guaglianone | $11,726 | $10,931 | -6.8% |
| Joel Bravo | $1,736 | $10,709 | 516.9% |
| Robert A. Donaldson | $3,510 | $9,732 | 177.3% |
| Catherine Henderson | $0 | $9,359 | -- |
| Patrick Fitzstephens | $0 | $9,300 | -- |
| Thomas M. Leith | $0 | $7,659 | -- |
| Kathryn Gail Hoelzle-Chandler | $2,310 | $6,434 | 178.5% |
| Alan Sullivan | $1,914 | $5,460 | 185.3% |
| John A. Fraser | $0 | $4,361 | -- |
| Wendy Valentine | $0 | $4,120 | -- |
| Christopher Paasch | $0 | $4,089 | -- |
| Nancy J. Jensen | $185 | $3,953 | 2,036.8% |
| Abby Bradbury | $47 | $3,724 | 7,823.4% |
| Walter L. Schuck | $17,251 | $3,586 | -79.2% |
| Kenneth Alan Nakazawa | $0 | $3,495 | -- |
| Elizabeth Harrison | $47 | $3,313 | 6,948.9% |
| Elizabeth L. Potter | $12,995 | $3,188 | -75.5% |
| Quiet Valley Farms, LLC | $1,497 | $2,792 | 86.5% |
| Lloydean Passley | $4,806 | $2,620 | -45.5% |
| Deborah Buhler Deborah J Buhler Trust | $0 | $2,508 | -- |
| Sweet Cranberries, LLC | $15,819 | $2,335 | -85.2% |
| Valerie J. Weaver | $2,162 | $2,162 | 0% |
| Russell A. Nickels | $2,149 | $2,149 | 0% |
| Shane Kent | $774 | $1,999 | 158.3% |
| Christina L. Waller | $4,882 | $1,732 | -64.5% |
| James R. Donaldson | $1,611 | $1,611 | 0% |
| George & Betty Riepe Fam Trustee | $1,434 | $1,120 | -21.9% |
| Glena K Butler | $1,097 | $1,097 | 0% |
| BCG Albacore, LLC | $0 | $1,049 | -- |
| Gary Lynn Cannon | $452 | $850 | 88.1% |
| Nelson Lee Smith | $1,062 | $807 | -24% |
| John Connor | $1,634 | $527 | -67.7% |
| Samuel John Redding | $0 | $405 | -- |
| David A. Herron | $1,298 | $393 | -69.7% |
| Ray E. Trottier | $0 | $311 | -- |
| Daniel R. Fraser | $0 | $292 | -- |
| Susan Eastman | $305 | $86 | -71.8% |
| Bills Inspiration, LLC | $33,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Mattson | $31,897 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol K Johnson Administrative Trustee | $282 | $0 | -100% |
| Chantal C, Inc. | $133,341 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris J. Loebs | $9,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Clint Beasley | $3,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Buhler- Deborah J. Buhler | $5,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Diversified Fisheries, Inc. | $7,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Dynamik Fisheries, Inc. | $89,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric D. Hooper | $33,848 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Helen Marie, Inc. | $15,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Hagbom Family 2005 Trust | $628 | $0 | -100% |
| James P. Moore | $29,832 | $0 | -100% |
| John D Marrington | $16,088 | $0 | -100% |
| John E Terebesi | $16,944 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Abad | $16,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph M. Speir Jr. | $103,713 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim J. Lamb | $2,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd D. Whaley | $65,810 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Maurer | $1,141 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Klein | $5,346 | $0 | -100% |
| Miss Emily Fisheries, LLC | $90,993 | $0 | -100% |
| Miss Sarah Fisheries, LLC | $91,505 | $0 | -100% |
| MT Emily, LLC | $20,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia G. Coburn | $12,709 | $0 | -100% |
| Prolific Fisheries, LLC | $67,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Schacht | $20,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W Johnson Administrative T | $282 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell L. Deman II | $40,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve F Prevostini | $7,835 | $0 | -100% |
| Theodore Lee Freeman Jr. | $1,849 | $0 | -100% |
| TLC, Inc. | $88,509 | $0 | -100% |
| We Fish, Inc. | $52,844 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent W. Nichols | $1,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivar William Southern | $3,129 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Smith | $36,825 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil M. Walker | $4,738 | $0 | -100% |
| George Fleming | $586 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Knapp | $2,641 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Jensen | $1,410 | $0 | -100% |
| New View Bogs, LLC | $12,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara Osborne | $5,968 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Sinclair | $2,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Tonsina Cranberry Farms, LLC | $10,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler J. Long | $94,153 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodrow Farms, LLC | $19,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Zoe I. Bradbury | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron Henry Longton | $3,208 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron R. McKenzie | $24,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Blanco Bogs, Inc. | $68,271 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett Webb | $40,399 | $0 | -100% |
| Cape Blanco Cranberries, Inc. | $78,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody L. Taylor | $12,341 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Jennings | $15,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel Purkey | $37,687 | $0 | -100% |
| Mckenzie Cranberries, Inc. | $21,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas A. Puhl | $34,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul H. Garratt Jr. | $13,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald D. Puhl | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,209,419 | $1,801,726 | -43.9% |
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