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In 2021, 25 farmers in cities within Del Norte County received a total of $1.1 million in 37 farm subsidies, a 72.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.9 million in 110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Dairy/Alexandre Eco Dairy | $934,806 | $254,346 | -72.8% |
| Alexandre Acres/Sea-Mist Organics | $201,523 | $207,719 | 3.1% |
| Palmer Westbrook, Inc. | $335,817 | $134,932 | -59.8% |
| Waldo V. Taylor | $0 | $90,569 | -- |
| Sea Pearl, Inc. | $0 | $85,483 | -- |
| Robert Tedsen | $64,664 | $67,316 | 4.1% |
| Wesley C. Taylor | $0 | $56,627 | -- |
| F/V Lori, Inc. | $0 | $47,172 | -- |
| Newton Chopping | $0 | $36,894 | -- |
| Jordan Creek Family PTNSHP, Ltd. | $27,081 | $14,467 | -46.6% |
| Kurt Robert Ivison | $0 | $12,682 | -- |
| Ocean View Beef, LLC | $18,515 | $12,294 | -33.6% |
| Stacy Dalbec | $0 | $10,833 | -- |
| Esther Stewart | $0 | $8,128 | -- |
| John Marques | $0 | $6,678 | -- |
| Terrence G. McNamara | $5,669 | $3,588 | -36.7% |
| Julie Guthrie | $2,734 | $2,734 | 0% |
| Marty R. Lopez | $0 | $2,565 | -- |
| Kirk D. Burrows | $3,102 | $2,273 | -26.7% |
| Timothy J. Pierce | $4,811 | $1,957 | -59.3% |
| Joey Borges | $5,124 | $1,488 | -71% |
| Angel Lin Lopez Jr. | $0 | $1,000 | -- |
| Susan L. Melby | $514 | $182 | -64.6% |
| Susan L. Soderstrom | $500 | $120 | -76% |
| Jesse Dylan Wood | $22,169 | $102 | -99.5% |
| Alan Mello | $20,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexandre Kids, LLC | $6,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Loretz | $16,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew C. Evanow | $17,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew D. Evanow Jr. | $13,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Andy Schneider | $18,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Baf Fishers, Inc. | $108,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Bountiful Oceans, Inc. | $84,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Juke Williams | $48,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Darin Alan, Inc. | $45,663 | $0 | -100% |
| David Haddad | $11,855 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Shogren | $68,070 | $0 | -100% |
| David Todd Nickel | $36,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas E. Cairns | $22,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Due North Harvesters | $20,522 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Mary Lu, Inc. | $24,669 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Pacific Pride, Inc. | $103,074 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Sunset, Inc. | $31,762 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Ingot, Inc. | $14,970 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Maranatha, Inc. | $22,498 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Pollux, Inc. | $71,627 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Viking, Inc. | $52,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Fishing Vessel Katherine, Inc. | $23,542 | $0 | -100% |
| Fishing Vessel Survial Too | $17,693 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank S. Dowd | $1,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Coulson | $10,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Soares | $12,556 | $0 | -100% |
| FV Charlie D, Inc. | $15,487 | $0 | -100% |
| FV Donita, LLC | $64,420 | $0 | -100% |
| FV Gladnik, Inc. | $74,144 | $0 | -100% |
| FV Midori, Inc. | $56,552 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Martin | $12,618 | $0 | -100% |
| Jody May | $11,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathon Beardon | $36,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Juggernaut Fisheries, Inc. | $19,533 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Coulson | $10,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth J. Graves | $22,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt Hochberg | $41,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Leland Starkey | $1,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Rickner | $11,421 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricardo DE Solenni | $36,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Russell | $6,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J Lesina | $13,691 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Warren Orloff | $5,152 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronnie T. Caron | $9,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Sage Ford | $854 | $0 | -100% |
| Sea Hunter, Inc. | $34,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Seeadler, LLC | $20,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanco Enterprises, Inc. | $66,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas H. Danielsen | $14,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas L. Coopman | $10,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Miller | $13,206 | $0 | -100% |
| TSV, Inc. | $13,579 | $0 | -100% |
| William Vearl Debacker | $25,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Clell Jason Haberman | $11,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Rose Marie, Inc. | $56,968 | $0 | -100% |
| Seabreeze Farms | $3,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms, Inc. | $316,111 | $0 | -100% |
| Reservation Ranch | $229,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Nehmer | $48,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,867,874 | $1,062,149 | -72.5% |
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