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In 2021, 121 farmers in cities within Ontario County received a total of $2.2 million in 271 farm subsidies, a 73.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.4 million in 472 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will-O-Crest Farms, LLC | $1,321,315 | $193,367 | -85.4% |
| Half Dutch Farm, LLC | $783,390 | $165,649 | -78.9% |
| Vince Deboover Farms, LLC | $339,038 | $162,731 | -52% |
| Rogers Farms, LLC | $238,142 | $150,965 | -36.6% |
| Reedland Farms, LLC | $418,672 | $145,777 | -65.2% |
| Schum-Acres Dairy OPS, LLC | $1,210,252 | $139,118 | -88.5% |
| Roger Cunningham Landmark Farms | $373,952 | $135,228 | -63.8% |
| Black Brook Farm LP | $161,145 | $128,588 | -20.2% |
| Linholm Dairy, LLC | $90,602 | $118,938 | 31.3% |
| Amberg Grapevines, LLC | $142 | $73,646 | 51,763.4% |
| Ventosa Vineyards, LLC | $0 | $57,704 | -- |
| Timothy L. Buddle | $69,839 | $42,775 | -38.8% |
| Outlet Acres Farms, LLC | $110,820 | $41,058 | -63% |
| F & W Farms, LLC | $65,890 | $37,621 | -42.9% |
| Freier Farms, LLC | $98,769 | $36,711 | -62.8% |
| Burrell Creek Farm, LLC | $69,465 | $33,797 | -51.3% |
| Rathbun Farms, Inc. | $102,707 | $31,603 | -69.2% |
| Bowe Farms, Inc. | $73,607 | $29,350 | -60.1% |
| Hickory Lane Farms, LLC | $62,113 | $21,573 | -65.3% |
| Archer Grain, LLC | $41,967 | $21,244 | -49.4% |
| Edward P. Kime | $0 | $20,182 | -- |
| Lynn Fish | $3,172 | $17,456 | 450.3% |
| Richard Padgham Jr. | $38,903 | $16,771 | -56.9% |
| J & J Allen Farms, LLC | $53,664 | $15,885 | -70.4% |
| Richard L Lawson | $14,228 | $15,805 | 11.1% |
| Sadler Brothers | $42,890 | $15,410 | -64.1% |
| Allan Wesche | $30,320 | $11,754 | -61.2% |
| George E. Ayres | $23,671 | $11,655 | -50.8% |
| Brenda M. Carter | $16,563 | $10,935 | -34% |
| Delbert a Hoover | $0 | $10,878 | -- |
| Edward E. Strapp | $24,847 | $10,671 | -57.1% |
| Bennett Farms, Inc. | $26,847 | $9,550 | -64.4% |
| Menzie Bros Farm | $23,399 | $9,180 | -60.8% |
| Donald A. Chase | $0 | $8,794 | -- |
| Marshall Ansley | $19,821 | $8,687 | -56.2% |
| Jesse Cooper | $10,097 | $8,485 | -16% |
| Gary Lewis Jr. | $12,658 | $7,535 | -40.5% |
| Joseph W. Patchett | $24,122 | $7,511 | -68.9% |
| Alan Burke | $9,470 | $7,315 | -22.8% |
| Bret A. Harris | $4,475 | $6,953 | 55.4% |
| Mr. Kevin J. Nedrow | $13,192 | $6,728 | -49% |
| Carl H. Stewart Jr. | $12,833 | $6,166 | -52% |
| Goodell Farms | $16,619 | $6,064 | -63.5% |
| Strub Farms | $2,061 | $5,915 | 187% |
| Adrian Grammar | $14,490 | $5,775 | -60.1% |
| Wohlschlegels Naples Maple Farm, L.L.C. | $0 | $5,711 | -- |
| Malyj Farms, LLC | $9,034 | $5,542 | -38.7% |
| J. Edward Davie Farms, Inc. | $0 | $5,418 | -- |
| John Blowers | $25,585 | $5,376 | -79% |
| James Maslyn | $15,058 | $5,290 | -64.9% |
| Thunderbird South, LLC | $5,241 | $5,241 | 0% |
| Richard J. Maxwell | $9,462 | $4,961 | -47.6% |
| Peter Maslyn | $8,947 | $4,744 | -47% |
| Joseph Green | $22,112 | $4,534 | -79.5% |
| Brandon Ashley Thomas | $6,398 | $4,466 | -30.2% |
| D & M Grundman Farms | $9,121 | $4,422 | -51.5% |
| Jan A. Frederick | $1,378 | $4,384 | 218.1% |
| Charles L. Gerlock | $3,798 | $4,257 | 12.1% |
| Philip Green | $31,253 | $4,225 | -86.5% |
| John J. Saeli | $8,561 | $4,075 | -52.4% |
| Wesley G. Martin | $5,153 | $3,628 | -29.6% |
| Jean-Louis Bigourdan | $987 | $3,618 | 266.6% |
| James Cramer | $8,343 | $3,369 | -59.6% |
| Alan W. Trickey | $7,186 | $3,367 | -53.1% |
| Shannon Lusk | $0 | $3,304 | -- |
| Christopher B. Wade | $5,748 | $3,164 | -45% |
| George Duvall | $3,499 | $2,995 | -14.4% |
| Alicia Nedrow | $0 | $2,950 | -- |
| Arnold Christensen | $4,651 | $2,824 | -39.3% |
| Rider Farms | $1,450 | $2,703 | 86.4% |
| Nathanael T. Robson | $4,394 | $2,471 | -43.8% |
| Cedar Falls Estate, LLC | $0 | $2,396 | -- |
| Wayne Dunton | $6,617 | $2,384 | -64% |
| Sweet Grass Meats | $13,133 | $2,106 | -84% |
| Stephen Nesbitt | $577 | $2,047 | 254.8% |
| Wheatley Non-Rev Trustee Exempt Trustee a | $10,033 | $2,003 | -80% |
| William Boyce Jr. | $1,046 | $1,978 | 89.1% |
| Daniel MacDonald | $3,559 | $1,863 | -47.7% |
| Douglas Weigert | $6,085 | $1,831 | -69.9% |
| John H. Frederick | $10,273 | $1,828 | -82.2% |
| Jason W. Gardner | $3,345 | $1,748 | -47.7% |
| Sorbello Brothers, LLC | $0 | $1,729 | -- |
| Danny Pratt Jr. | $4,678 | $1,704 | -63.6% |
| Grundman Acres, Inc. | $5,440 | $1,693 | -68.9% |
| Paul J. Landuyt | $3,937 | $1,651 | -58.1% |
| Richard A. Knight | $12,223 | $1,466 | -88% |
| Paul J. Galens | $1,918 | $1,322 | -31.1% |
| Peacock Hill Enterprises, LLC | $1,958 | $1,318 | -32.7% |
| Gregory B. Atwood | $7,455 | $1,030 | -86.2% |
| Jerry Thomas | $2,468 | $1,006 | -59.2% |
| Wheatley Non-Rev Trustee Exempt Trustee C | $5,017 | $1,002 | -80% |
| Mark West | $0 | $910 | -- |
| HK SN Et & Ka Schlenker | $15,477 | $907 | -94.1% |
| Erik Vanhooft | $1,362 | $850 | -37.6% |
| Charles Vanhooft | $1,656 | $847 | -48.9% |
| Daryl Marshall | $2,288 | $738 | -67.7% |
| Robert Boddy | $719 | $695 | -3.3% |
| Aric A. Loomis | $0 | $664 | -- |
| Sara Fessner | $2,207 | $644 | -70.8% |
| Garth Thomas | $743 | $598 | -19.5% |
| Brian Czadzeck | $622 | $590 | -5.1% |
| Karle E. Landuyt | $548 | $548 | 0% |
| Ryan J. Duvall | $644 | $519 | -19.4% |
| Richard H. Christiansen | $5,794 | $503 | -91.3% |
| Courtney Weber | $317 | $317 | 0% |
| John E. Champlin | $585 | $311 | -46.8% |
| John E. Davie Jr. | $469 | $303 | -35.4% |
| Rebecca L. Snyder | $1,102 | $298 | -73% |
| Tucker L. Kautz | $1,034 | $274 | -73.5% |
| Robert Spink | $224 | $224 | 0% |
| Reissig, Inc. | $3,495 | $108 | -96.9% |
| Francis G Overmoyer | $193 | $103 | -46.6% |
| Diana Racich | $244 | $99 | -59.4% |
| Richard A. Jerome | $5,830 | $88 | -98.5% |
| Roger Bowerman | $860 | $84 | -90.2% |
| White Springs Orchards, LLC | $82,682 | $81 | -99.9% |
| Robert Helling | $490 | $61 | -87.6% |
| Elsewhere Farms, LLC | $173 | $33 | -80.9% |
| Donald A. Green | $166 | $8 | -95.2% |
| Charles D. Walker | $7,245 | $7 | -99.9% |
| Michael L. Driscoll | $434 | $4 | -99.1% |
| Andrew Charles Rogers | $177 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles F. Cooper | $1,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Pratt | $1,636 | $0 | -100% |
| Oliver B. Scott | $1,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Wild Hill Farm, LLC | $14,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Alvin Keller | $449 | $0 | -100% |
| C Richard Darling | $6,219 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Presher | $1,790 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristine Darling | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie Everson | $2,727 | $0 | -100% |
| Will-O-Crest Farms Limited Partne | $37,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Willow Bend Farm, LLC | $1,500,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Tomion | $21,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey Matulewicz | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine E. Blowers | $8,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Delmar G. Martin | $787 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Kime | $57,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Elmwood Farms, LLC | $24,001 | $0 | -100% |
| J Edward Davie Farms, Inc. | $9,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Landis R. Martin | $74,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Snyder | $449 | $0 | -100% |
| Theodore B. Davie Jr. | $5,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Three Brothers Winery & Estates L | $10,137 | $0 | -100% |
| Walking R Farms, LLC | $1,889 | $0 | -100% |
| Danielle Washburn | $2,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith W. Stumbo | $3,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Battle Estate Vineyards, LLC | $4,733 | $0 | -100% |
| Clair Fox | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel F. Bills | $1,223 | $0 | -100% |
| Fruition Seeds, LLC | $35,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Stanbro | $2,617 | $0 | -100% |
| James Hicks | $3,427 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan V. Gage | $1,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Morgan | $2,715 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Howes | $116 | $0 | -100% |
| Schenk Homestead Farm, LLC | $1,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Tompaul Farms, LLC | $5,831 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne T. Bradley | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric R Vancaeseele | $1,947 | $0 | -100% |
| John Sorbello | $2,874 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. Gerlock | $245 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,357,395 | $2,182,063 | -73.9% |
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