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In 2021, seven farmers in cities within Washington County received a total of $140,034 in seven farm subsidies, a 94.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.4 million in 178 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald L. Hawkins | $0 | $43,993 | -- |
| Twin Lakes Forest, LLC | $0 | $40,380 | -- |
| Gary James Gilpatrick | $0 | $25,725 | -- |
| Peter K. Hall | $0 | $14,652 | -- |
| Curtis Construction | $0 | $8,587 | -- |
| Stanley L. Hubbard | $0 | $4,127 | -- |
| Mitch D. White | $0 | $2,570 | -- |
| Aaron D. Smith | $35,570 | $0 | -100% |
| Abraham D. Beal | $43,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew E. Beal | $20,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Beal Jr. | $4,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony L. Beal Sr. | $3,406 | $0 | -100% |
| Brevan MC Kenney | $751 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian K. Smith | $11,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Lee Alley | $8,644 | $0 | -100% |
| Broderick G. Alley | $11,890 | $0 | -100% |
| Calvin F. Beal Jr. | $12,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Ivan Libby | $7,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Libby Jr. | $524 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Smith | $62,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher I. Beal | $10,548 | $0 | -100% |
| L. Clinton | $21,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Crumple Island, Inc. | $36,566 | $0 | -100% |
| Dads Crew, Inc. | $53,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Dakota James White | $668 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale W. Smith | $9,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Damon D. Beal | $210 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana C. Beal | $26,470 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana L. Beal | $4,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel C. Beal | $35,624 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrell K. Kelley | $39,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Nolan Beal | $39,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Dixon K. Smith | $52,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane C. Carver | $9,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight H. Carver | $43,770 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V B & C Express, Inc. | $27,376 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Catch'em All, LLC | $57,576 | $0 | -100% |
| Family First, LLC | $13,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Farrell E. Beal | $18,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn S. Beal | $9,292 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Keith Smith | $2,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Guy A. Beal | $6,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry B. Alley | $2,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan F. Libby | $8,698 | $0 | -100% |
| James Kelley | $4,427 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason A. Faulkingham | $3,340 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Libby | $32,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer L. Ciappetta | $11,991 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy W. Chandler | $2,184 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessica Danielle, Inc. | $20,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua D. Kelley | $2,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Kacey P. Crowley | $1,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Kasden a Beal | $15,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth E. Kelley | $32,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin L. Beal | $4,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Scott Chandler | $522 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Emerson Jr. | $16,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry N. Crowley | $10,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence A. Baillargeon | $1,132 | $0 | -100% |
| Lebaron W. Libby Jr. | $19,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Lebaron W. Libby Sr. | $11,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland L. Faulkingham Jr. | $17,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland L. Faulkingham Sr. | $2,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy W. Chandler | $3,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie L. Peabody Jr. | $8,443 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Crowley | $33,336 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyman A. Crowley | $5,631 | $0 | -100% |
| Makenna Bc Kenney | $182 | $0 | -100% |
| Marc A. Crowley | $3,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus D. Fenton | $5,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcus L. Smith | $1,746 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark R. Carver | $13,667 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Kelley | $4,889 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew C. Alley | $24,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurice A. Alley | $9,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard L. Crowley | $6,708 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell White Fisheries, Inc. | $51,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Evans Fagonde | $8,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathaniel Loren Alley | $7,846 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas L. Look | $17,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman L. Libby Sr. | $6,877 | $0 | -100% |
| Oeb Lobster, LLC | $26,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Oscar W. Look III | $24,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Outer Limits, Inc. | $52,392 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip J. Kilton III | $9,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Preston T. Alley | $6,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph L. Backman | $17,352 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph Thelbert Backman | $35,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy E. Kelley | $3,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond L. Alley | $15,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard B. Sawyer | $1,939 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard C. Carver | $13,681 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard T. Smith | $24,608 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Miller | $2,794 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Beal | $9,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Alley Sr. | $1,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger S. Beal III | $12,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Alley | $7,829 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Alley | $1,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney U Merchant JR | $10,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen J. Geel | $49,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Thurman L. Alley | $17,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis E. Beal | $17,598 | $0 | -100% |
| Vinal Crowley Jr. | $6,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Vinal W. Crowley | $14,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter M. Howland | $6,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendell T. Alley | $13,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Willis A. Beal | $4,932 | $0 | -100% |
| Winfred M. Alley | $7,912 | $0 | -100% |
| Alden R. Mingo | $10,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Clement Deveau | $2,179 | $0 | -100% |
| Huckins Fisheies, Inc. | $70,527 | $0 | -100% |
| Mingo's Evergreen Products, Inc. | $187 | $0 | -100% |
| Ocean Warrior, LLC | $63,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard William Calder | $2,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul E. Cox | $21,042 | $0 | -100% |
| Rickey D. Jamieson | $94 | $0 | -100% |
| Basil D. Pottle | $10,802 | $0 | -100% |
| Elijah R. Brice | $3,161 | $0 | -100% |
| Miss Meliss Enterprise | $9,975 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott A. Emery | $8,153 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashton Lethe Novak | $256 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce E. Davis | $10,340 | $0 | -100% |
| Caleb Harris Norton | $1,578 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Dorr | $52 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin S. Emery | $11,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Guy Smith | $3,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Harris Norton | $4,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Inez E. Frazier | $7,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse A. Moody | $30,076 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Frazier | $1,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim Elizabeth Roos | $3,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Leigh H. Feeney | $2,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin R. Alley | $9,258 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert M. Holland | $3,836 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy C. Look | $5,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Holmes Jr. | $130 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Prescott III | $10,746 | $0 | -100% |
| Carroll Dinsmore Jr. | $26,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Jodway | $2,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Derek R. Lyons | $37,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Devon M. Newman | $7,993 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory S. McConnell II | $13,981 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard M. Robbins | $14,813 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Robbins Jr. | $3,707 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan W. Wallace | $5,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Kayla Dinsmore | $2,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin C. Cassidy | $4,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell Duke McConnell | $7,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell H. McConnell | $19,335 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky W. Wright | $4,399 | $0 | -100% |
| Sean Caricofe | $21,980 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. Feltner | $12,550 | $0 | -100% |
| Alonzo R. Alley | $13,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley W. Peabody | $1,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles L. Cunningham | $12,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher P. Mullen | $18,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward L. Hennessey Jr. | $55,094 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob S. Patryn | $2,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse J. Frazier | $10,329 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse James Frazier Jr. | $202 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua A. Holland | $3,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua D. Polk | $43,926 | $0 | -100% |
| Julian E. Richardson | $121 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Faye, LLC | $28,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Lukas G. Johnson | $17,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Orion Patryn | $1,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas H. Turchi Jr. | $1,994 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas W. Wood | $31,937 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryse E Moholland | $1,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott F. Reynolds | $4,845 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherwood Sprowl | $3,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Trey Evan Frazier | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Wyatt Joseph Frazier | $134 | $0 | -100% |
| Rayburn D. Pride | $12,208 | $0 | -100% |
| Chandlers Sugar Shack, LLC | $9,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Erik Lyle Guptill | $5,757 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin N. Hall | $392 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Jodway | $2,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Griffin | $13,856 | $0 | -100% |
| Moon Hill Farm, LLC | $1,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Sea Wolf, LLC | $37,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,422,197 | $140,034 | -94.2% |
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