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In 2021, 110 farmers in cities within Cattaraugus County received a total of $2.3 million in 189 farm subsidies, a 64.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.6 million in 501 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C J Dairy Farms, Inc. | $449,761 | $159,560 | -64.5% |
| Schwab Dairy Farm, LLC | $857,095 | $148,660 | -82.7% |
| R D Crowell Farms, LLC | $528,012 | $141,839 | -73.1% |
| Bliss Dairy Company, Inc. | $383,821 | $136,594 | -64.4% |
| Telaak Farms, LLC | $349,945 | $133,228 | -61.9% |
| Edelweiss Dairy, LLC | $806,688 | $127,279 | -84.2% |
| Edelweiss Legacy Dairy, LLC | $376,352 | $127,197 | -66.2% |
| Nobles Farms Board, LLC | $250,000 | $120,933 | -51.6% |
| Kenneth L Adams Irrevocable Trust 1 | $0 | $99,235 | -- |
| Michael L. Vosburg | $71,091 | $87,820 | 23.5% |
| Hills Valley Farm, LLC | $112,566 | $83,331 | -26% |
| Thomas Degenfelder | $98,287 | $70,011 | -28.8% |
| Karon Farms, Inc. | $77,973 | $57,831 | -25.8% |
| Adams Lumber Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Woloszyn Dairy Farm, LLC | $80,465 | $51,193 | -36.4% |
| Cherri A. Tingue | $52,541 | $46,869 | -10.8% |
| Duane D. Tingue Jr. | $52,383 | $46,869 | -10.5% |
| Howard John Mosher | $42,943 | $39,232 | -8.6% |
| Milliman Farms, Inc. | $5,236 | $37,904 | 623.9% |
| Steven D. Conklin | $40,216 | $37,002 | -8% |
| Gary Feldman | $31,891 | $32,325 | 1.4% |
| Ronald L Kratts | $19,730 | $30,956 | 56.9% |
| David Dechow | $37,770 | $27,791 | -26.4% |
| Moss Acres Farm, LLC | $52,758 | $26,377 | -50% |
| David Baker | $12,803 | $25,707 | 100.8% |
| Perry Farm | $40,273 | $25,479 | -36.7% |
| Newland Farm | $23,827 | $25,344 | 6.4% |
| Neal Farm, LLC | $30,970 | $23,732 | -23.4% |
| Josh Bailey, LLC | $36,682 | $22,844 | -37.7% |
| Andrew Kasprzak | $21,137 | $17,295 | -18.2% |
| Childs Blueberries and Raspberries | $0 | $17,205 | -- |
| Bradley Smith | $0 | $15,683 | -- |
| James S. Brennan | $14,664 | $14,801 | 0.9% |
| Tony L. Pascarella | $36,158 | $14,704 | -59.3% |
| David D. Reed | $13,227 | $13,768 | 4.1% |
| Daniel J. Brown | $20,304 | $13,751 | -32.3% |
| Stewart K. Ward | $12,460 | $13,712 | 10% |
| Pascarella Family Farm, LLC | $0 | $12,780 | -- |
| Colonial Hill Farms | $30,313 | $12,376 | -59.2% |
| Erik Eugene Allan Dechow | $3,258 | $11,237 | 244.9% |
| Mary Lou Butler | $23,702 | $9,301 | -60.8% |
| Charles F. Schichtel | $8,858 | $7,823 | -11.7% |
| Harold P. Schichtel | $8,858 | $7,823 | -11.7% |
| John R. Charlesworth | $10,281 | $7,568 | -26.4% |
| Douglas Preston | $7,633 | $7,286 | -4.5% |
| Burdick Blueberries, Inc. | $15,170 | $5,995 | -60.5% |
| David Cobo | $13,914 | $5,548 | -60.1% |
| Donald Sinn | $12,828 | $5,234 | -59.2% |
| John Schenne | $4,951 | $4,951 | 0% |
| Robert D. Behnke Jr. | $17,916 | $4,882 | -72.8% |
| Liebler Hill Farm, LLC | $16,973 | $4,011 | -76.4% |
| Donald Adams | $3,811 | $3,811 | 0% |
| Stacy Whitcomb | $0 | $3,600 | -- |
| Daniel J Steinbar | $4,325 | $3,419 | -20.9% |
| Mark Kurtis | $3,012 | $3,012 | 0% |
| Larry G. Snyder | $6,312 | $2,556 | -59.5% |
| Peter R. Childs Jr. | $0 | $2,478 | -- |
| Moore's Maple Shack & Pancake House, Inc. | $0 | $2,322 | -- |
| Richard Jakubowski | $3,807 | $2,248 | -41% |
| Daniel Troutman | $5,991 | $2,132 | -64.4% |
| Michael D. Harrington | $4,043 | $1,961 | -51.5% |
| Terrence Booth | $6,531 | $1,920 | -70.6% |
| Nathan M. Whitehead | $57,644 | $1,902 | -96.7% |
| Nina Marek | $6,827 | $1,863 | -72.7% |
| Wayne Stein | $8,108 | $1,844 | -77.3% |
| Katherine Mierzwa | $886 | $1,820 | 105.4% |
| Cherry View Farms Partnership | $1,368 | $1,653 | 20.8% |
| Edward Crowley | $2,087 | $1,405 | -32.7% |
| Douglas Ivett | $3,542 | $1,368 | -61.4% |
| Phillip Pagett | $4,317 | $1,364 | -68.4% |
| Paul A. Arnold | $7,249 | $1,334 | -81.6% |
| Paul W. Wiese | $4,312 | $1,293 | -70% |
| Ronald J. Tuttle | $22,587 | $1,177 | -94.8% |
| Jeffery Williams | $4,551 | $1,123 | -75.3% |
| Fred Schultz | $5,715 | $1,120 | -80.4% |
| Frazier Farm, LLC | $1,395 | $1,099 | -21.2% |
| Max L. Gross | $0 | $1,084 | -- |
| Timothy Ploetz | $4,900 | $1,079 | -78% |
| James W. Hill | $2,480 | $1,076 | -56.6% |
| Kyle Tussing | $9,326 | $1,047 | -88.8% |
| Eric L. Burns | $4,636 | $972 | -79% |
| Barry Kent | $11,254 | $901 | -92% |
| Craig R. Decker | $847 | $816 | -3.7% |
| David J. Musall Jr. | $8,840 | $782 | -91.2% |
| Paul M. King | $1,155 | $772 | -33.2% |
| Allen B Gilbert/High Meadow Honey | $0 | $769 | -- |
| Kirk Rowland | $2,226 | $745 | -66.5% |
| Alan D. Rowley | $2,640 | $719 | -72.8% |
| Kevin Booth | $3,685 | $701 | -81% |
| Donald Bartlett | $7,225 | $695 | -90.4% |
| Kevin M. Woloszyn | $0 | $687 | -- |
| James N. Pagett | $3,534 | $658 | -81.4% |
| Edward P. Woloszyn | $2,351 | $652 | -72.3% |
| John A. Gerard | $2,805 | $647 | -76.9% |
| Matthew G. Snyder | $1,780 | $610 | -65.7% |
| Ricky E. Howard | $679 | $574 | -15.5% |
| Timothy H. Dashnaw | $2,473 | $548 | -77.8% |
| Eric Clayson | $0 | $525 | -- |
| David Seiflein | $2,233 | $523 | -76.6% |
| Charles Hebdon | $2,024 | $511 | -74.8% |
| Marc A. Bliss | $0 | $476 | -- |
| Dolores Jakubowski | $2,682 | $401 | -85% |
| Frederick Bond Jr. | $429 | $208 | -51.5% |
| Michael C. Smith | $0 | $197 | -- |
| Veronica Clayson | $208 | $95 | -54.3% |
| Amy Rebmann | $2,928 | $80 | -97.3% |
| The Land of Huber | $75 | $52 | -30.7% |
| John Policastro | $1,887 | $42 | -97.8% |
| Pumpkinville, LLC | $16,769 | $35 | -99.8% |
| Alisha Hurlburt | $366 | $6 | -98.4% |
| Carole A. Prutsman | $2,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig A. Dechow | $2,127 | $0 | -100% |
| David K. Dunkleman | $6,243 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas D. Evans | $183 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Church | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Frentz | $283 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth L Adams Irrevocable Trust | $114,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Church | $348 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew W. Dickinson | $1,421 | $0 | -100% |
| Merrimack Valley Apiaries, Inc. | $263,615 | $0 | -100% |
| Rick Dechow | $3,507 | $0 | -100% |
| High Meadow Honey | $329 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Pollard | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Fisher | $185 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Edmunds | $250 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Segool | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Car-Bu Farm, LLC | $59 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher J. George | $24,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy P. Hatch | $3,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Stromecki | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara E. Hatch | $9,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry C. Smith | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacey Clayson | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Lindell | $341 | $0 | -100% |
| John H. Schultz | $231 | $0 | -100% |
| Maple Ridge Bison Ranch, Inc. | $3,352 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Stevens | $17 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Webster | $10,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Native Offerings Farm, LLC | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Brachmann | $9,051 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Campbell | $151 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Egan | $1,138 | $0 | -100% |
| Daren E. Waterman | $28,651 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis A. Heath | $140 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert Or Nelson Nobles | $564,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Kayla Peate | $640 | $0 | -100% |
| NDS Farms | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon L. Klein | $724 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Dye | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Reed | $186 | $0 | -100% |
| Hess Farm, LLC | $205 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Hansen | $6,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Hebdon | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard G. Hughey | $159 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Hansen | $6,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,555,069 | $2,343,260 | -64.3% |
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