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In 2021, 78 farmers in cities within Chenango County received a total of $1.7 million in 140 farm subsidies, a 35.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.7 million in 356 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Warren | $197,921 | $134,005 | -32.3% |
| Balsam View Dairy Farm, LLC | $152,031 | $123,255 | -18.9% |
| Happy Valley Farm Obsolete | $0 | $119,262 | -- |
| Van Althuis Dairy, LLC | $142,214 | $118,354 | -16.8% |
| Dean Mikalunas | $89,856 | $70,648 | -21.4% |
| Mary Klecha Conroe | $78,555 | $66,335 | -15.6% |
| Lathrops Milk Ranch, LLC | $77,381 | $55,567 | -28.2% |
| Carl Schwartz | $54,157 | $53,998 | -0.3% |
| Philip Proskine | $55,844 | $53,478 | -4.2% |
| Peter C. Lathrop | $52,487 | $52,249 | -0.5% |
| Westside Stock Farm | $58,057 | $50,100 | -13.7% |
| Thomas E. Meade Jr. | $54,815 | $46,907 | -14.4% |
| James L. Savory | $72,813 | $45,651 | -37.3% |
| Tumilowicz Farm, LLC | $54,179 | $45,088 | -16.8% |
| James Jenne | $24,317 | $44,849 | 84.4% |
| Henry a Tumilowicz | $47,347 | $42,753 | -9.7% |
| Kip Law | $73,012 | $40,385 | -44.7% |
| Davis Farm | $49,393 | $35,504 | -28.1% |
| Donnivale Farm, LLC | $28,607 | $35,178 | 23% |
| Dutch Lane Farm | $53,483 | $33,352 | -37.6% |
| Frank Race | $16,486 | $31,296 | 89.8% |
| James D. Beecher | $0 | $31,236 | -- |
| Bevan I. Jones | $16,442 | $30,361 | 84.7% |
| Whites Pond Farm | $34,364 | $29,644 | -13.7% |
| Scott M. Evans | $36,858 | $26,704 | -27.5% |
| Sarah N. Smith | $18,719 | $26,072 | 39.3% |
| Herman Von A. Hassel | $18,420 | $22,943 | 24.6% |
| Roger L. Beach | $26,374 | $22,664 | -14.1% |
| Raymond Crumb | $20,653 | $21,964 | 6.3% |
| Beverly Simpson | $17,696 | $21,645 | 22.3% |
| Warren Johnson | $32,253 | $21,319 | -33.9% |
| Schmidts Sunny Slope Farm, LLC | $27,202 | $17,559 | -35.4% |
| Charles A. Mastro | $20,452 | $16,424 | -19.7% |
| Tuttle Farm | $15,837 | $15,986 | 0.9% |
| Jason F. Tehan | $18,759 | $14,046 | -25.1% |
| John F. Smith | $1,298 | $12,612 | 871.6% |
| Donald Holcomb | $16,458 | $11,447 | -30.4% |
| Posson Farm Obsolete, LLC | $0 | $7,614 | -- |
| Christopher A. Depue | $946 | $6,427 | 579.4% |
| Tredwell T Place | $16,548 | $6,233 | -62.3% |
| Elizabeth Vermeulen | $6,153 | $6,153 | 0% |
| John B. Davidson | $6,838 | $5,051 | -26.1% |
| Richard Lasky | $4,940 | $4,940 | 0% |
| Charles Burk Jr. | $4,157 | $3,930 | -5.5% |
| William Carter | $0 | $3,860 | -- |
| Big Drum Farm, Inc. | $4,775 | $3,720 | -22.1% |
| Omer B. King | $13,496 | $3,490 | -74.1% |
| Underground Genetics, LLC | $41,108 | $3,420 | -91.7% |
| Arthur G. Dejager | $35,733 | $3,121 | -91.3% |
| David Evans | $0 | $2,780 | -- |
| Larry Black Angus Farm | $5,587 | $2,277 | -59.2% |
| Peter Constantinou | $1,904 | $1,904 | 0% |
| Daniel J. Macintosh | $1,807 | $1,807 | 0% |
| Douglas Rutz | $7,193 | $1,509 | -79% |
| Meade Farms, LLC | $0 | $1,480 | -- |
| Earl R. Enright | $1,439 | $1,439 | 0% |
| Michael C. Harrington | $7,502 | $1,348 | -82% |
| Harmon Cattle Corporation | $673 | $1,346 | 100% |
| John Myers | $1,137 | $1,137 | 0% |
| Richard Lynn Elliott | $5,474 | $1,020 | -81.4% |
| Peter N Derensis | $1,016 | $1,016 | 0% |
| Neil R. Walling | $6,291 | $930 | -85.2% |
| Daniel J. Hoffman | $677 | $902 | 33.2% |
| Douglas S. Markham | $1,015 | $741 | -27% |
| Kaytlynn M Walters | $0 | $634 | -- |
| Calvin Estabrook | $1,892 | $541 | -71.4% |
| John P. Lathrop | $2,012 | $539 | -73.2% |
| Michael C. Flanagan | $5,256 | $522 | -90.1% |
| Elva Svendsen | $468 | $468 | 0% |
| Alice Hatch | $308 | $308 | 0% |
| Wesley Armlin | $1,685 | $289 | -82.8% |
| Michael E. Ulrich | $7,659 | $175 | -97.7% |
| JJ Alishauskas, Inc. | $62,239 | $143 | -99.8% |
| Kandi L. Micha | $0 | $83 | -- |
| Alan Crumb | $6,797 | $36 | -99.5% |
| Onabrook Farm | $11,296 | $31 | -99.7% |
| Adam Rusweiler | $5,146 | $27 | -99.5% |
| Alynn Proskine | $764 | $16 | -97.9% |
| Douglas Sands | $1,721 | $0 | -100% |
| George Edwards III | $224 | $0 | -100% |
| Hillside Dairy | $3 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Dan Puglisi | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| John H. Carr | $260 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Campbell | $7,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Quarella | $6,833 | $0 | -100% |
| Victoria Pezzino | $2,953 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Turrell | $342 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Evans | $1,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Bartlett | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol C. Declue | $1,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation | $1,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey F & Dale a Wolford | $4,174 | $0 | -100% |
| David Petley | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| Dmitri B Adamow | $19,185 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Macintosh | $978 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris Macintosh | $205 | $0 | -100% |
| Elton Proskine | $421 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $32,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Peila | $2,056 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Salo | $102 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Evans | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn J. Hamstra | $528 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Hoffelder | $1,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Norwich Meadows Farm, LLC | $295,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Posson Farm, LLC | $22,883 | $0 | -100% |
| Regenia H Proskine | $5,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Roweview Farm, LLC | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Zarko Valcic | $5,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Vanwagner | $4,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Happy Valley Farm | $182,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Heartwood Forest Products & Dovet | $2,372 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark C. Lafever | $727 | $0 | -100% |
| Peilas Holsteins, LLC | $3,691 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen J. Perrin | $239 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted A. Wilcox | $151 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Tomanek | $3,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Lewis D. Ward | $3,481 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,657,435 | $1,724,247 | -35.1% |
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