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In 2021, 127 farmers in cities within Livingston County received a total of $3.9 million in 274 farm subsidies, a 75.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $15.6 million in 508 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Holsteins, LLC | $745,405 | $400,572 | -46.3% |
| Sparta Farms Lp | $765,257 | $245,640 | -67.9% |
| Noblehurst Farms, Inc. | $1,173,652 | $194,749 | -83.4% |
| Coyne Farms, Inc. | $843,946 | $171,601 | -79.7% |
| Mulligan Farm, Inc. | $1,027,727 | $163,540 | -84.1% |
| Lefeber Farms, Inc. | $182,367 | $145,338 | -20.3% |
| Anderson Farms Dairy, LLC | $348,987 | $142,770 | -59.1% |
| Robert W. Schramm | $193,804 | $141,135 | -27.2% |
| Lawnel Farms 2, LLC | $968,468 | $135,083 | -86.1% |
| James and Deanne Gilligan | $260,514 | $134,061 | -48.5% |
| Donnan Farms, Inc. | $0 | $133,011 | -- |
| Donnan Farms, Inc. | $1,637,181 | $133,011 | -91.9% |
| Mount Morris Dairy Farms, Inc. | $588,998 | $130,175 | -77.9% |
| Birch Creek Farm, LLC | $1,330,272 | $128,761 | -90.3% |
| Synergy, LLC | $884,860 | $120,876 | -86.3% |
| LA Casa DE Leche, LLC | $498,525 | $120,508 | -75.8% |
| Merrimac Farms, Inc. | $328,616 | $77,695 | -76.4% |
| Howlett Farms, Inc. | $229,693 | $76,673 | -66.6% |
| Michael S Gelser | $89,781 | $67,011 | -25.4% |
| Kime Brothers | $87,256 | $66,566 | -23.7% |
| David J. Krenzer | $84,758 | $56,158 | -33.7% |
| Trathen Logging Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Edgewood Grain, LLC | $74,335 | $45,449 | -38.9% |
| Hayton Family, LLC | $41,126 | $41,038 | -0.2% |
| Edgewood Farms, LLC | $181,809 | $40,415 | -77.8% |
| Robert J. Wilcox | $94,234 | $39,896 | -57.7% |
| Clark A. Goetzmann | $29,416 | $36,632 | 24.5% |
| Joseph S Tuchrello | $6,186 | $33,364 | 439.3% |
| James R. Arend | $42,678 | $33,325 | -21.9% |
| Mark & Sons Inc., N A | $38,837 | $32,984 | -15.1% |
| Nate Powell Enterprises, LLC | $56,880 | $27,516 | -51.6% |
| Annetta Herrington | $30,790 | $27,338 | -11.2% |
| Jeffrey R. Pattridge | $37,424 | $26,014 | -30.5% |
| Rauberdale Farms, Inc. | $58,169 | $25,422 | -56.3% |
| Henry Everman | $141,739 | $23,693 | -83.3% |
| Macauley Farms, LLC | $69,299 | $22,795 | -67.1% |
| Lewis L. Bickle | $64,887 | $21,460 | -66.9% |
| Guilian Farms, LLC | $0 | $19,380 | -- |
| Karl L. Schrier | $45,997 | $17,238 | -62.5% |
| Acomb Acres, LLC | $52,889 | $17,076 | -67.7% |
| Hark Farms, LLC | $27,843 | $16,660 | -40.2% |
| Hainsworth Farms, LLC | $47,884 | $16,612 | -65.3% |
| Robert Mahany | $70,412 | $16,427 | -76.7% |
| Woodlawn Farms, Inc. | $41,037 | $15,094 | -63.2% |
| Matthew P. Scully | $12,566 | $14,257 | 13.5% |
| Mcilroy Farms, LLC | $38,752 | $12,917 | -66.7% |
| Trathen Transport Company, LLC | $0 | $11,865 | -- |
| Little Falls Farm, LLC | $33,946 | $11,734 | -65.4% |
| Eugene R. Moffat | $1,727 | $11,562 | 569.5% |
| Rodney J. Graham | $31,763 | $10,142 | -68.1% |
| Richard R Lapoma | $20,617 | $8,964 | -56.5% |
| Lawrence G Wachholder | $11,372 | $7,435 | -34.6% |
| One More Dairy, LLC | $0 | $7,139 | -- |
| Ronald Rowe | $14,737 | $6,793 | -53.9% |
| Bennett Bros | $126,005 | $6,764 | -94.6% |
| Scott A. Brady | $12,546 | $6,696 | -46.6% |
| Samuel P. Swearingen | $24,441 | $6,656 | -72.8% |
| Joseph R. Cuozzo Jr. | $7,929 | $6,486 | -18.2% |
| Richard P Finocchario JR | $11,517 | $6,463 | -43.9% |
| Charles Bancroft | $14,467 | $6,216 | -57% |
| David A. Mark | $28,141 | $6,193 | -78% |
| Dennis R. Acomb | $25,190 | $5,797 | -77% |
| Daniel Mulvaney II | $10,299 | $5,497 | -46.6% |
| Michael A. Deberardinis | $14,754 | $4,894 | -66.8% |
| Denis Musshafen | $8,843 | $4,742 | -46.4% |
| Patrick Bancroft | $5,473 | $4,333 | -20.8% |
| Fay L. Barratt | $9,305 | $4,271 | -54.1% |
| Walton Way Angus Farm | $12,358 | $4,192 | -66.1% |
| William P. Gray | $8,326 | $4,130 | -50.4% |
| Scott H. Fraser | $23,748 | $4,026 | -83% |
| David H. Everman | $19,848 | $3,903 | -80.3% |
| Roger F. McCracken | $9,843 | $3,821 | -61.2% |
| Harrison Murphy | $3,671 | $3,666 | -0.1% |
| Willett Farms, Inc. | $9,831 | $3,506 | -64.3% |
| Ann Brown | $3,432 | $3,432 | 0% |
| Charles Comer | $7,293 | $3,353 | -54% |
| Todd Wolfer | $5,631 | $2,773 | -50.8% |
| Rickey C. Timothy | $2,707 | $2,707 | 0% |
| Timothy A. Arend | $3,819 | $2,619 | -31.4% |
| Donald E Mccormack Trust | $1,178 | $2,604 | 121.1% |
| David Dermody | $6,276 | $2,544 | -59.5% |
| George M. Foote | $2,464 | $2,464 | 0% |
| Alice Hermoine Rogstad | $2,283 | $2,301 | 0.8% |
| Lyle O. Sherman | $4,068 | $2,140 | -47.4% |
| Craig June | $3,689 | $2,039 | -44.7% |
| Joseph T. Swyers | $559,351 | $1,993 | -99.6% |
| Peter R. Barnard | $568 | $1,891 | 232.9% |
| Hemlock Hill Enterprises, Inc. | $1,797 | $1,797 | 0% |
| Duane D Gelser | $7,823 | $1,629 | -79.2% |
| James S. Powell | $3,452 | $1,615 | -53.2% |
| Tracy English - Broken B Ranch Bullriding | $0 | $1,364 | -- |
| James M. Kime | $2,516 | $1,282 | -49% |
| Wilson Dairy & Sheep Farms | $10,259 | $1,214 | -88.2% |
| Dwight Knapp | $6,339 | $1,119 | -82.3% |
| Keith E. Parthemer | $51,451 | $962 | -98.1% |
| Susan J. Erdle | $5,207 | $798 | -84.7% |
| Jeff Bennett | $2,648 | $772 | -70.8% |
| Mary Ellen Loss | $976 | $765 | -21.6% |
| John C. Rapp | $1,904 | $612 | -67.9% |
| JNS Farms, Inc. | $4,951 | $497 | -90% |
| Carol J. Coye | $656 | $426 | -35.1% |
| Kenneth R. Conrad | $365 | $365 | 0% |
| Heather Anne Bennett | $2,424 | $357 | -85.3% |
| James R. Bennett | $2,285 | $357 | -84.4% |
| James F. Brown Jr. | $5,085 | $346 | -93.2% |
| River Ridge Farms, LLC | $1,251 | $307 | -75.5% |
| Rush Creek Farm, LLC | $1,639 | $304 | -81.5% |
| Peter C. Loss | $396 | $298 | -24.7% |
| Michael J Harasmisz | $429 | $276 | -35.7% |
| David E Werth | $0 | $240 | -- |
| Teitsworth Farms, Inc. | $976 | $235 | -75.9% |
| Joshua Hedges | $1,473 | $203 | -86.2% |
| WNY Hay and More, LLC | $1,408 | $190 | -86.5% |
| Graceland Dairies, LLC | $145,898 | $185 | -99.9% |
| Stanley J. Lander | $185 | $185 | 0% |
| Carlland Stables, Inc. | $779 | $142 | -81.8% |
| Kyle Farms, LLC | $272,386 | $137 | -99.9% |
| Dale A. Guy | $170 | $84 | -50.6% |
| Weiland Farms | $687 | $65 | -90.5% |
| Gordon V. MacKey | $270 | $48 | -82.2% |
| Kristopher D. Gross | $444 | $45 | -89.9% |
| Rhonda S. Gross | $462 | $45 | -90.3% |
| William Carman | $720 | $34 | -95.3% |
| Stephen G Martucio | $335 | $14 | -95.8% |
| William D. Doolittle | $493 | $14 | -97.2% |
| Vincent J Bugman | $397 | $8 | -98% |
| Raymond Clark | $8 | $4 | -50% |
| J&a Farm Market & Greenhouses, LL | $69,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Celeste Schoonover | $4,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D Bugman | $3,613 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy English - Broken B Ranch Bu | $5,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan M. Wilson | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Darcy J. Forrester | $2,001 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Stark | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| David P. Anderson | $321 | $0 | -100% |
| Maureen Marlow | $910 | $0 | -100% |
| Ovine Solutions, LLC | $2,689 | $0 | -100% |
| Linwood Gardens, LLC | $2,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon M. Brady | $268,066 | $0 | -100% |
| Myron O. Brady | $19,035 | $0 | -100% |
| Reade A. Moulton | $168 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy J. Benedict | $13,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $15,614,063 | $3,890,897 | -75.1% |
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