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In 2021, 215 farmers in cities within Cayuga County received a total of $3.7 million in 408 farm subsidies, a 71.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.8 million in 844 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Cayuga County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Farms, LLC | $379,131 | $149,696 | -60.5% |
| Pine Hollow Dairy, LLC | $769,148 | $148,656 | -80.7% |
| Elkendale Farms, LLC | $0 | $146,632 | -- |
| Peters Dairy Farm, Inc. | $666,242 | $125,423 | -81.2% |
| Scipio Springs Dairy | $797,325 | $121,188 | -84.8% |
| Southview Dairy, LLC | $0 | $121,006 | -- |
| Highbanks Dairy, LLC | $0 | $120,552 | -- |
| Patterson Farms, Inc. | $808,962 | $120,508 | -85.1% |
| Lincoln Dairy, LLC | $592,548 | $120,508 | -79.7% |
| Ridgecrest Dairy, LLC | $445,063 | $120,508 | -72.9% |
| 3815 Melrose Road, LLC | $101,005 | $109,654 | 8.6% |
| Raymond E. Lockwood III | $168,370 | $109,199 | -35.1% |
| Du Mond Agent, LLC | $308,554 | $97,160 | -68.5% |
| Richard J Oconnor | $144,511 | $94,375 | -34.7% |
| Michael Heim | $48,606 | $87,942 | 80.9% |
| Windstott Farm, LLC | $94,631 | $81,897 | -13.5% |
| Osterhoudt Farms, LLC | $132,604 | $61,753 | -53.4% |
| James Sierzenga | $168,600 | $58,277 | -65.4% |
| Skaneateles Hop Farm, LLC | $0 | $47,661 | -- |
| Mizro Farms, LLC | $57,731 | $45,045 | -22% |
| Badman Farms | $54,173 | $44,609 | -17.7% |
| White Clover Farm | $51,714 | $43,592 | -15.7% |
| Mills Dairy Farm | $50,778 | $40,860 | -19.5% |
| James M. Fox | $39,991 | $36,531 | -8.7% |
| Oakwood Dairy, LLC | $1,114,157 | $34,983 | -96.9% |
| Warne Farms, Inc. | $88,224 | $33,933 | -61.5% |
| Primrose Homestead, LLC | $133,861 | $31,811 | -76.2% |
| Donald A. Hatfield | $10,985 | $30,980 | 182% |
| Bacondale Farms, LLC | $57,196 | $30,785 | -46.2% |
| Andrew L. Buck | $30,169 | $29,923 | -0.8% |
| Robert J. Redmond | $37,563 | $29,525 | -21.4% |
| Gulliver Farms, LLC | $80,253 | $29,176 | -63.6% |
| Louis J. Ettinger IV | $12,007 | $28,836 | 140.2% |
| Mason D. Wristen | $26,190 | $25,933 | -1% |
| Jason H. Phillips | $32,896 | $24,887 | -24.3% |
| Joseph H. Collard | $58,439 | $24,322 | -58.4% |
| Michael Sheppard | $20,471 | $23,139 | 13% |
| Daniel Brown | $0 | $22,643 | -- |
| Romano Farms, LLC | $28,918 | $22,236 | -23.1% |
| Richard Glenister | $14,771 | $22,001 | 48.9% |
| Kevin F. Bassett | $29,382 | $21,666 | -26.3% |
| Eldred Hay Grain & Seed, LLC | $35,542 | $21,396 | -39.8% |
| Lafave Farms, LLC | $54,693 | $20,793 | -62% |
| Debra E. Scott | $18,230 | $20,510 | 12.5% |
| Randy E. Scott | $18,175 | $20,510 | 12.8% |
| Shawn Becker | $8,989 | $20,438 | 127.4% |
| John A. Sampson | $19,976 | $20,133 | 0.8% |
| WW Patterson, Inc. | $115,953 | $19,784 | -82.9% |
| John C. Grover | $47,794 | $19,769 | -58.6% |
| Lynn A. Hunter | $45,441 | $18,759 | -58.7% |
| Spruce Haven Farm, LLC | $1,298,164 | $18,434 | -98.6% |
| Utopia Farm, LLC | $45,454 | $17,753 | -60.9% |
| Hoskins Farms | $57,021 | $17,737 | -68.9% |
| Philip L Auchampaugh | $24,697 | $17,668 | -28.5% |
| Craig C. Culver | $34,000 | $17,032 | -49.9% |
| Francis Gross | $53,111 | $16,981 | -68% |
| Condapo Farms, Inc. | $55,405 | $15,617 | -71.8% |
| David B. Jordan | $27,786 | $15,589 | -43.9% |
| Degroff Grains, LLC | $34,820 | $15,380 | -55.8% |
| Anthony A. Peppe | $0 | $15,114 | -- |
| O'Connell Farms, LLC | $37,361 | $15,102 | -59.6% |
| Craig H. Cook | $28,887 | $14,988 | -48.1% |
| Robert D. Turner | $3,426 | $14,883 | 334.4% |
| John B Mizro JR | $59,384 | $14,864 | -75% |
| Fairview Farms | $14,925 | $14,696 | -1.5% |
| Benjamin King | $30,899 | $14,535 | -53% |
| James E. Tracy | $31,138 | $13,836 | -55.6% |
| Charles H Rameizl JR | $9,865 | $13,302 | 34.8% |
| James F. Fouts | $18,635 | $11,327 | -39.2% |
| Donald R. Waterman | $32,327 | $10,840 | -66.5% |
| Twilight Farms, LLC | $17,991 | $10,580 | -41.2% |
| Mariano Ferri | $3,728 | $10,373 | 178.2% |
| Pearce Acres, LLC | $24,002 | $10,334 | -56.9% |
| Daniel H. Harris | $17,555 | $10,258 | -41.6% |
| Double K Livestock Sales, Inc. | $107,752 | $9,920 | -90.8% |
| Martin & Raymond Dean | $22,393 | $9,799 | -56.2% |
| Cayuga Dairy, LLC | $120,187 | $9,190 | -92.4% |
| James E Young | $0 | $9,132 | -- |
| Scott Dewitt | $22,328 | $8,884 | -60.2% |
| Adam J. Young | $11,558 | $8,747 | -24.3% |
| Thane Benson | $11,270 | $8,460 | -24.9% |
| Richard S. van Liew | $4,824 | $8,380 | 73.7% |
| Scott Family Farms, LLC | $25,476 | $8,153 | -68% |
| Staehr Family Farm Management, Inc. | $18,817 | $8,061 | -57.2% |
| Michael F. Mead | $4,711 | $7,958 | 68.9% |
| William C. Large | $17,933 | $7,888 | -56% |
| Daniel Kehoe | $14,287 | $7,865 | -44.9% |
| Todd Family Farm, LLC | $35,199 | $7,697 | -78.1% |
| Richard A. Anthony | $15,342 | $7,524 | -51% |
| James Platt | $12,433 | $7,098 | -42.9% |
| Jeffrey L. Platt | $12,433 | $7,098 | -42.9% |
| Peter J. Chappell | $10,879 | $7,085 | -34.9% |
| Roger D. Ward | $17,977 | $6,988 | -61.1% |
| Daniel K. Gillette | $13,610 | $6,906 | -49.3% |
| Leon H. Good | $18,540 | $6,782 | -63.4% |
| Steven Nemec | $13,973 | $6,685 | -52.2% |
| Neal G. van Liew | $6,114 | $6,505 | 6.4% |
| Anthony R. Martin | $86,706 | $6,361 | -92.7% |
| Dennis Montross | $29,549 | $6,251 | -78.8% |
| Justin B. Culver | $13,868 | $6,001 | -56.7% |
| Travis Martin | $64,229 | $5,949 | -90.7% |
| Harold E. Patchell | $3,418 | $5,850 | 71.2% |
| James L. Hall Jr. | $1,708 | $5,808 | 240% |
| Richard Tibbits | $9,527 | $5,609 | -41.1% |
| Thomas E. Hitchcock Sr. | $12,385 | $5,555 | -55.1% |
| Gregory J. Weller | $17,882 | $5,437 | -69.6% |
| Ellis Ward | $1,705 | $5,136 | 201.2% |
| Guidone Farms | $17,448 | $5,132 | -70.6% |
| Kurt Warren | $10,463 | $5,012 | -52.1% |
| Faith Farms, LLC | $0 | $4,804 | -- |
| Richard J. Waldron | $12,750 | $4,802 | -62.3% |
| Burdock Farms | $13,773 | $4,585 | -66.7% |
| Philip Stauderman JR | $8,249 | $4,461 | -45.9% |
| Terra E. Payne | $0 | $4,381 | -- |
| Ronald W. Bench | $6,070 | $4,333 | -28.6% |
| Doug Grab | $4,570 | $4,026 | -11.9% |
| Thomas G Yawney | $5,712 | $3,988 | -30.2% |
| Roderick A. Lawrence | $7,829 | $3,947 | -49.6% |
| Roland Bean | $4,726 | $3,811 | -19.4% |
| J. L. Farms | $9,495 | $3,759 | -60.4% |
| John H. King | $15,714 | $3,734 | -76.2% |
| Thomas B. O'Neil | $10,653 | $3,679 | -65.5% |
| Thomas Smith | $7,368 | $3,676 | -50.1% |
| James R Mizro | $16,140 | $3,538 | -78.1% |
| Pe-Car Farms, LLC | $0 | $3,520 | -- |
| William S. Ketchum | $11,655 | $3,426 | -70.6% |
| TNT Cattle, LLC | $19,134 | $3,413 | -82.2% |
| Gary Schenck | $14,885 | $3,392 | -77.2% |
| Cregg Ford | $5,249 | $3,388 | -35.5% |
| Herbert Marshall | $10,215 | $3,336 | -67.3% |
| D o. Thomas 'Neill | $5,649 | $3,324 | -41.2% |
| Patrick G. Waldron | $4,597 | $3,271 | -28.8% |
| Joseph A. Janusz | $5,042 | $3,202 | -36.5% |
| Douglas White | $4,470 | $3,116 | -30.3% |
| Richard Warrick | $3,663 | $2,926 | -20.1% |
| Edward C. Kehoe | $6,892 | $2,899 | -57.9% |
| Charles A. Davis | $5,642 | $2,837 | -49.7% |
| Timothy C Pallokat | $7,298 | $2,789 | -61.8% |
| Patrick Michael Ryan | $0 | $2,688 | -- |
| Marcus Capeder | $3,576 | $2,663 | -25.5% |
| Castleview Farms, LLC | $3,562 | $2,627 | -26.2% |
| Edward Tyrrell | $3,970 | $2,430 | -38.8% |
| Richard J. Chase | $3,787 | $2,313 | -38.9% |
| DGM Agent, LLC | $6,014 | $2,240 | -62.8% |
| Nykola Okal | $13,517 | $2,217 | -83.6% |
| James Piscitelli | $3,079 | $2,162 | -29.8% |
| Mary Brooks Mullahy | $19,049 | $2,143 | -88.8% |
| Thomas Dewitt | $2,589 | $2,139 | -17.4% |
| Kevin Kent | $2,695 | $2,076 | -23% |
| Matthew C. Stone | $5,054 | $2,058 | -59.3% |
| Taber A. Robbins | $0 | $2,000 | -- |
| Morgan Farms | $7,024 | $1,983 | -71.8% |
| Stanley Burhans | $3,652 | $1,940 | -46.9% |
| Robert Healy | $17,159 | $1,840 | -89.3% |
| Thomas Walczyk | $0 | $1,687 | -- |
| Donald Bowen | $3,971 | $1,676 | -57.8% |
| Richard J. Delaney Jr. | $3,955 | $1,627 | -58.9% |
| Gary Guariglia | $1,583 | $1,583 | 0% |
| Daniel E. Bowen | $4,222 | $1,509 | -64.3% |
| Peter Montross | $2,146 | $1,465 | -31.7% |
| Paul D. Hargett | $1,876 | $1,452 | -22.6% |
| Joel Soccio | $1,381 | $1,423 | 3% |
| Richard R. Randall | $2,279 | $1,272 | -44.2% |
| Terry L Commonda | $0 | $1,268 | -- |
| Richard D Commonda | $0 | $1,213 | -- |
| Jeffrey L. Harris | $2,869 | $1,190 | -58.5% |
| Thomas Edward Driscoll | $4,383 | $1,117 | -74.5% |
| Grisamore Farms, LLC | $33,729 | $1,107 | -96.7% |
| Timothy Joseph | $5,331 | $1,054 | -80.2% |
| Robert H. Flack | $3,052 | $1,042 | -65.9% |
| James R. Warrick | $2,377 | $1,024 | -56.9% |
| Richard Phillips | $4,403 | $985 | -77.6% |
| Edward R. Waldron | $1,806 | $943 | -47.8% |
| James E. Currier | $2,959 | $917 | -69% |
| Nelson Z. Zimmerman | $0 | $875 | -- |
| Douglas Ross | $670 | $832 | 24.2% |
| Saroodis Agent Services, Inc. | $621 | $828 | 33.3% |
| Signhurst Dairy, LLC | $874 | $796 | -8.9% |
| Hidden Meadows Acres, LLC | $0 | $750 | -- |
| Duane Decker | $1,600 | $721 | -54.9% |
| Millennial Holdings, LLC | $2,298 | $716 | -68.8% |
| Donald C. Holmes Jr. | $911 | $675 | -25.9% |
| Jonathan Jayne | $581 | $581 | 0% |
| Bruce Bengeyfield | $3,555 | $548 | -84.6% |
| Matthew R. Schiavi | $1,039 | $519 | -50% |
| Daniel J. Hughes | $698 | $417 | -40.3% |
| Aaron C. Hoskins | $649 | $378 | -41.8% |
| James S. Ball | $1,615 | $362 | -77.6% |
| Mary Ball | $1,637 | $356 | -78.3% |
| Charles Gaffney | $0 | $347 | -- |
| William M. Bibbens | $643 | $345 | -46.3% |
| Mark D. Faulkner | $242 | $344 | 42.1% |
| Charles P. Burke | $1,562 | $276 | -82.3% |
| Gary Cunningham Sr. | $393 | $255 | -35.1% |
| Noah Richardson | $0 | $248 | -- |
| David T. Gaston | $1,122 | $239 | -78.7% |
| Harold S. Gilfus | $1,557 | $238 | -84.7% |
| Richard J. O'Connor Jr. | $279 | $223 | -20.1% |
| Robert E. C. Tyrrell | $264 | $204 | -22.7% |
| Mary Ellen Avery | $2,108 | $185 | -91.2% |
| Gary W. Malysa | $0 | $154 | -- |
| Dragonfly Hill Farm | $0 | $117 | -- |
| Mark Perry | $131 | $102 | -22.1% |
| Douglas L. Collins | $752 | $92 | -87.8% |
| Mindy Colloca | $87 | $87 | 0% |
| John Farrell | $276 | $70 | -74.6% |
| Ronald E. Flack | $172 | $63 | -63.4% |
| Thomas R. Ambrose | $9,823 | $51 | -99.5% |
| Kay D. Kotwica | $792 | $45 | -94.3% |
| Donald Juli | $228 | $37 | -83.8% |
| Timothy J. Driscoll | $871 | $24 | -97.2% |
| Mark Stauderman | $1,476 | $14 | -99.1% |
| Lucy L. Waldron | $116 | $8 | -93.1% |
| Daniel Thurston | $2,050 | $7 | -99.7% |
| Maridale Farm, LLC | $217 | $1 | -99.5% |
| Anne B. Delaney | $1,658 | $0 | -100% |
| Dickman Farms, LLC | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Girl Greens, Inc. | $4,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $31,790 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward G. Duckett Jr. | $1 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert L. Green | $458 | $0 | -100% |
| James F. Fouts | $3,668 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph A. Tidd | $162 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Teeter | $4,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Progressive Cattle, LLC | $74,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Renee L. Teeter | $3,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Alexander | $530 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth E. Pollard | $541 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryce David | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Cayuga Dairy, LLC | $43,670 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwards EGGS, Inc. | $20,221 | $0 | -100% |
| Shepherd's Way, LLC | $73,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Taber A. Robbins | $2,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron Botsford | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda Wiemann | $25 | $0 | -100% |
| David Wiemann | $25 | $0 | -100% |
| Elkendale Farm, LLC | $561,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy R. Lewis | $2,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Casa Farms, LLC | $2 | $0 | -100% |
| Conrad Arnold | $1,553 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Kehoe | $3,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Martin | $16,918 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklin B. Lewis Jr. | $15 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Palmer | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Schoolyard Sugarbush, LLC | $54,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig A. Young | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna L Burleton | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Vannorstrand Acres, LLC | $3,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Genne Botsford | $3,024 | $0 | -100% |
| West Bay Estates, LLC | $36,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Flatwater Farms, LLC | $2,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Heart and Hands Wine Company, Inc. | $6,239 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Young | $5,117 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradtke Greenhouses, LLC | $14,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Bowden | $361 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Holmes III | $18,584 | $0 | -100% |
| James Smithler SR | $4,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Owen Orchards, Inc. | $27,953 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert M. Horsford | $6,523 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Giancarelli JR | $11,592 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,784,342 | $3,680,798 | -71.2% |
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