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In 2021, 108 farmers in cities within Wayne County received a total of $2 million in 216 farm subsidies, a 71.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.8 million in 435 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El-VI Farms, LLC | $1,413,452 | $189,381 | -86.6% |
| Humbert Farms, LLC | $0 | $162,840 | -- |
| Sergeant Farms, LLC | $64,491 | $157,712 | 144.5% |
| Kyle R Furguson | $368,800 | $145,081 | -60.7% |
| Ameele Farms, LLC | $24,888 | $120,964 | 386% |
| GMB Farms, LLC | $154,716 | $86,040 | -44.4% |
| Pit Farms, Inc. | $19,535 | $82,854 | 324.1% |
| Slobe Farms, LLC | $178,370 | $77,194 | -56.7% |
| Smith Family Farms, LLC | $182,225 | $54,803 | -69.9% |
| Drumlin View Farm, LLC | $35,055 | $50,633 | 44.4% |
| Smith Brothers Farm, Inc. | $230,446 | $48,376 | -79% |
| Doyle Farms, Inc. | $150,490 | $47,574 | -68.4% |
| Philip D. Vivino | $76,556 | $40,325 | -47.3% |
| Jason C. Demay | $41,148 | $34,368 | -16.5% |
| Jay R Debadts & Sons Fruit Farms, LLC | $0 | $31,713 | -- |
| Ryan J. Zimmerman | $39,012 | $31,314 | -19.7% |
| James Demay P. Farms | $89,272 | $30,085 | -66.3% |
| Datthyn Orchards, LLC | $0 | $26,018 | -- |
| Sheldon Farms, LLC | $81,132 | $25,423 | -68.7% |
| Decker Farms, LLC | $94,855 | $24,828 | -73.8% |
| Chris Hohenboken | $22,755 | $20,681 | -9.1% |
| Andrew E Fisher | $58,274 | $20,642 | -64.6% |
| Packard Cattle, LLC | $63,126 | $20,615 | -67.3% |
| Hammond Brothers | $56,138 | $19,138 | -65.9% |
| Richardson Bros Farms | $46,326 | $18,752 | -59.5% |
| James Hughes Farm, LLC | $54,995 | $18,429 | -66.5% |
| Jay N. Martin | $55,482 | $17,713 | -68.1% |
| William C. Harper | $44,210 | $16,981 | -61.6% |
| Chris Sears | $37,102 | $16,303 | -56.1% |
| Brandon L. Hoad | $19,541 | $14,940 | -23.5% |
| Russell J. McGonegal Jr. | $36,063 | $14,161 | -60.7% |
| Scott Sutherland Farm | $22,870 | $12,945 | -43.4% |
| William G Worthingtin | $17,382 | $12,809 | -26.3% |
| Charles Eckert JR and Eleanor Conklin | $0 | $12,539 | -- |
| Joseph R Wizeman | $16,069 | $12,430 | -22.6% |
| Burnap Fruit Farms, LLC | $77,769 | $11,267 | -85.5% |
| Lee Hunter | $28,906 | $10,491 | -63.7% |
| Daniel M. Thorn | $26,209 | $10,244 | -60.9% |
| Roger Henning | $21,510 | $9,731 | -54.8% |
| John P Ramph | $26,414 | $9,656 | -63.4% |
| Mark W. Bricco | $17,187 | $9,104 | -47% |
| Daniel R Brennessel | $20,336 | $7,910 | -61.1% |
| B&M Grain, LLC | $2,856 | $7,870 | 175.6% |
| Wilbert Fruit Farm, LLC | $54,964 | $7,150 | -87% |
| Thomas W. Allen | $19,779 | $7,143 | -63.9% |
| Jozwiak Farms, LLC | $9,750 | $6,673 | -31.6% |
| Nathali Neal, LLC | $3,197 | $6,374 | 99.4% |
| Kristopher S Montemorano | $13,476 | $6,043 | -55.2% |
| Beekrazie, LLC | $0 | $5,779 | -- |
| John A. Morrisey Jr. | $8,030 | $5,620 | -30% |
| David W. Sandman | $12,002 | $5,586 | -53.5% |
| Derek Moe | $0 | $5,437 | -- |
| Michael Sinack | $12,556 | $5,282 | -57.9% |
| RTC Hanson Farms, LLC | $0 | $4,696 | -- |
| Jonathan Martin | $7,459 | $4,632 | -37.9% |
| David C. Donk | $9,591 | $4,044 | -57.8% |
| Christopher Hubbs | $7,711 | $3,837 | -50.2% |
| Douglas J. Hares | $7,798 | $3,763 | -51.7% |
| Dallas Dickinson | $6,755 | $3,658 | -45.8% |
| Chad and Kelly Jorgensen Jorgensen Family Farm | $0 | $3,652 | -- |
| DNR Farms | $8,046 | $3,550 | -55.9% |
| James D Place | $18,145 | $3,432 | -81.1% |
| Donald R Anstee | $5,701 | $3,429 | -39.9% |
| Bruce Thorp | $5,740 | $3,385 | -41% |
| Dean R Everdyke | $6,707 | $3,338 | -50.2% |
| Melinda Rodas | $1,081 | $3,097 | 186.5% |
| Gary and Stephanie Craft | $69,910 | $2,908 | -95.8% |
| Ronald R. Cramer | $5,317 | $2,737 | -48.5% |
| Frederes Farms, LLC | $6,154 | $2,696 | -56.2% |
| Robert R. Bodine | $23,237 | $2,673 | -88.5% |
| Kimberley J Hotto | $0 | $2,545 | -- |
| Raymond Welker Jr. | $1,421 | $2,238 | 57.5% |
| Thoms Farms | $8,924 | $2,169 | -75.7% |
| Jerome Schmitz | $2,157 | $2,157 | 0% |
| James A. Taylor | $2,829 | $2,119 | -25.1% |
| Verstraete Farms, LLC | $3,347 | $2,087 | -37.6% |
| Robert A. Langdon | $5,035 | $2,066 | -59% |
| James L Anstee | $3,534 | $1,949 | -44.9% |
| Mark Charles Humbert | $133,850 | $1,829 | -98.6% |
| William A. Walz | $2,671 | $1,713 | -35.9% |
| Jeremy L Place | $5,907 | $1,646 | -72.1% |
| Arthur J Harmath III | $0 | $1,638 | -- |
| David C. Jacobs | $4,769 | $1,589 | -66.7% |
| Darwin J. Welker | $2,661 | $1,358 | -49% |
| Martin Demuth | $3,963 | $1,269 | -68% |
| Douglas Allen | $2,833 | $1,227 | -56.7% |
| Jason E. Bliek | $5,580 | $1,117 | -80% |
| Kurt M. Forman | $2,282 | $1,066 | -53.3% |
| Neil Adams | $0 | $1,034 | -- |
| Thomas Phillips | $0 | $928 | -- |
| James G. Hughes | $800 | $860 | 7.5% |
| Steven D Montemorano | $854 | $854 | 0% |
| Mark Thorp | $907 | $708 | -21.9% |
| Steven P. Aman | $1,089 | $657 | -39.7% |
| Lawrence E. Smith | $1,133 | $641 | -43.4% |
| Matthew T. Henderson | $3,435 | $609 | -82.3% |
| Paige L. Henderson | $3,421 | $554 | -83.8% |
| Roger Czadzeck | $8,078 | $547 | -93.2% |
| Todd Schram | $0 | $534 | -- |
| Mikeal Donald Almekinder | $2,200 | $508 | -76.9% |
| Brian Donnelly | $1,717 | $500 | -70.9% |
| Kathryn A. Worthingtin | $2,612 | $462 | -82.3% |
| Robert Vancaeseele | $2,955 | $300 | -89.8% |
| Roger Wheeler | $525 | $207 | -60.6% |
| David A. Pinkney | $475 | $74 | -84.4% |
| Eugene E. Slater | $346 | $59 | -82.9% |
| James R. Power | $314 | $42 | -86.6% |
| Gordon L. Wilson | $169 | $12 | -92.9% |
| Burnell Martin | $1,416 | $0 | -100% |
| David Pinckney Jr. | $1,227 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis A. Moses Jr. | $481 | $0 | -100% |
| Gilbert Taber | $1,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen M. Martin | $1,416 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald J. Jenkins | $1,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Mouton | $1,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Until He Comes Farms, LLC | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles W. Kemp Jr. | $4,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Waasdorp | $310 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayside Garden Center, Inc. | $104,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy W. Colgan | $383 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Bodine | $17,341 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad and Kelly Jorgensen Jorgense | $6,615 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Jorgensen | $1,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Eckert JR and Eleanor Con | $59,742 | $0 | -100% |
| E. Richard Drave | $869 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Hutchins | $1,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Maple Ridge Fruit Farm, LLC | $73,261 | $0 | -100% |
| Stone Goose Enterprises, Inc. | $24,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Schram | $534 | $0 | -100% |
| David Vanhanehan | $1,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Fremouw and Son, LLC | $153,146 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. McRoberts | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Lake Effect Orchards | $19,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence R. Minier Jr. | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene W. Martin | $134,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Cummings Maple Farm, LLC | $864 | $0 | -100% |
| Drumlin Acres | $2,741 | $0 | -100% |
| Urtz's Evergreens, LLC | $23,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert B. Peters | $107,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Gilbert S. Simmons | $41 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer M. Meyer | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Sanzotta | $2,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Lou Anne Wager | $5,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue Ann Chmieleski | $2,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas B. Wright | $2,418 | $0 | -100% |
| Abe Datthyn Farms, LLC | $100,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Cherry Lawn Fruit Farms, LLC | $286,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel P. Demarree Fruit Farm, LLC | $102,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Datthyn Fruit Farm | $197,034 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas J. Sonneville | $72,482 | $0 | -100% |
| Fruition Farm, LLC | $72,341 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay R Debadts & Sons Fruit Farms | $181,459 | $0 | -100% |
| KSD Onions, LLC | $13,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Lake Breeze Fruit Farms, Inc. | $284,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Manfred Von Schiller | $8,315 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter J. Tinklepaugh | $28,745 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvonne Bartleson | $116,036 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Thomas Maloney | $4,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Franke Farms, LLC | $42,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Williams | $125 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,833,436 | $1,955,363 | -71.4% |
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