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In 2021, 122 farmers in cities within Alexandria city received a total of $3.2 million in 197 farm subsidies, a 27.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.5 million in 321 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Peanut Council, Inc. | $2,583,143 | $2,051,253 | -20.6% |
| National Renderers Association | $877,438 | $525,507 | -40.1% |
| American Seed Trade Association | $441,946 | $241,018 | -45.5% |
| Mountain View Orchard | $0 | $57,105 | -- |
| Schoeder Family, LLLP | $38,452 | $38,522 | 0.2% |
| Mark - Mark J Raabe Revocable LVG Trust J Raabe | $29,135 | $29,135 | 0% |
| John H. Sprinkle Jr. | $24,359 | $25,354 | 4.1% |
| Granite Pass Farms, LLC | $7,937 | $19,602 | 147% |
| Patricia Aukes Barnes Revocable Trust | $14,403 | $14,403 | 0% |
| Mary Jane Cavins Trust | $55,019 | $14,303 | -74% |
| Marsh Point Farm, LLC | $12,742 | $12,742 | 0% |
| Lynn Page Whittaker | $12,263 | $12,263 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Ann Horton | $11,109 | $11,109 | 0% |
| James C. Denneny III | $10,520 | $10,520 | 0% |
| Joe R. Parker | $9,373 | $9,373 | 0% |
| Leverne & Marilee Huslig Rev Trustee | $27,220 | $7,089 | -74% |
| Christabel a Lauinger Admin Trust | $0 | $5,264 | -- |
| Jane R. Keith | $20,063 | $4,977 | -75.2% |
| Elizabeth Harlan, Inc. | $4,796 | $4,796 | 0% |
| Bostetter Group, LLC | $5,105 | $4,683 | -8.3% |
| Mary F Pankin | $10,767 | $4,678 | -56.6% |
| Tatum Farm and Timber, LLC | $4,566 | $4,566 | 0% |
| Ben Hofer Land Trust | $3,867 | $3,860 | -0.2% |
| Earl L Casner JR Living Trust | $0 | $3,728 | -- |
| Dee-Casey Partnership II | $13,442 | $3,725 | -72.3% |
| Charles D Ablard | $7,477 | $3,552 | -52.5% |
| Rocky Ridge, LLC | $3,809 | $3,491 | -8.3% |
| Garnaas Joint Venture | $3,455 | $3,455 | 0% |
| Karen Byerley | $1,293 | $3,240 | 150.6% |
| John A. Martin | $3,640 | $3,208 | -11.9% |
| Martin Family Trust | $8,470 | $2,901 | -65.7% |
| Hal Walls, SR. Family Trust | $5,974 | $2,776 | -53.5% |
| Paulette K. Korns | $3,096 | $2,669 | -13.8% |
| Alan J. Genteman | $9,117 | $2,654 | -70.9% |
| Carlstad-Piez Power of Appointment Trust Dated 10 | $0 | $2,615 | -- |
| Laura J. Fejfar | $1,063 | $2,504 | 135.6% |
| Kendell Keith-Kendell W Keith Trust | $0 | $2,373 | -- |
| Featherston, LLC | $0 | $2,301 | -- |
| J N Rathbun, Inc. | $8,336 | $2,284 | -72.6% |
| Norbert E Schneider Revocable Trust | $0 | $2,208 | -- |
| John L. Huslig | $5,394 | $2,207 | -59.1% |
| Mary Kay Thatcher | $4,497 | $2,160 | -52% |
| Ila M. Langland | $0 | $2,079 | -- |
| Doernings Iowa Farm, LLC | $2,049 | $2,049 | 0% |
| Mary Robinson C. Tr | $1,985 | $1,985 | 0% |
| John W Drake Rev Trust | $6,205 | $1,902 | -69.3% |
| Sara Butler Rev Trust | $6,205 | $1,902 | -69.3% |
| Diane McDowell | $5,051 | $1,854 | -63.3% |
| Martha Slason Toulmin Trust | $4,025 | $1,798 | -55.3% |
| Jonathan R. Mook | $4,195 | $1,788 | -57.4% |
| Hayes and Jones Farmland, LLC | $2,223 | $1,770 | -20.4% |
| Elizabeth Lambert Johns | $0 | $1,724 | -- |
| Jean E Trompeter - Jean E Trompeter Trustee DTD 6/3/16 | $8,414 | $1,628 | -80.7% |
| Michael Joseph Seyfert Rev Trustee | $1,806 | $1,543 | -14.6% |
| David Townley | $8,291 | $1,480 | -82.1% |
| Linda Jane Slusser Revocable Trust | $1,804 | $1,414 | -21.6% |
| Gerald J. Nowak | $1,396 | $1,351 | -3.2% |
| Collier Family Farm, LLC | $1,350 | $1,350 | 0% |
| Joy Dugan | $2,099 | $1,285 | -38.8% |
| Catherine E Long Rev Living Trust - Catherine E Long | $0 | $1,174 | -- |
| John E. Christensen | $3,400 | $1,124 | -66.9% |
| S. D. McKnight Jr. | $1,096 | $1,096 | 0% |
| Willa Houtwed Cleary | $2,715 | $1,089 | -59.9% |
| Milton E Ahlerich | $272 | $1,022 | 275.7% |
| Roberta P Barbee Trust | $0 | $1,010 | -- |
| Parker Point, LLC | $3,518 | $955 | -72.9% |
| Gavin M. Smith | $0 | $874 | -- |
| Patrick Bolton | $1,224 | $870 | -28.9% |
| Jon Hixson | $2,683 | $859 | -68% |
| Joseph Thomas Riffe | $808 | $808 | 0% |
| Susan Cottrol | $1,781 | $780 | -56.2% |
| Vicki Merryman | $1,034 | $771 | -25.4% |
| Robert Bryan Oakeley | $949 | $770 | -18.9% |
| Russell Haymes | $769 | $769 | 0% |
| Joseph B. Pettiford | $962 | $747 | -22.3% |
| Lois A. Cloughley | $3,156 | $701 | -77.8% |
| Marguerite Kramer | $677 | $677 | 0% |
| Ellen Missy Jenkins | $667 | $667 | 0% |
| Chester W. Duerre | $1,461 | $660 | -54.8% |
| Keller Acres, LLC | $2,854 | $651 | -77.2% |
| John L Sullivan JR - Sullivan Family Trust | $0 | $648 | -- |
| Manuel T Salang | $0 | $642 | -- |
| A E Ellis Enterprises | $0 | $621 | -- |
| Mildred Kay Woodard | $908 | $618 | -31.9% |
| Wollom a Jensen | $0 | $552 | -- |
| Mary Jane Kramer | $509 | $509 | 0% |
| Cottonwood Management, Ltd. | $8,263 | $489 | -94.1% |
| Atkins Land Trustee No 44-1203-40 | $1,715 | $487 | -71.6% |
| Karen Parsons | $1,812 | $472 | -74% |
| Grellen Farm, LLC | $442 | $442 | 0% |
| Ellen Folkama | $1,379 | $440 | -68.1% |
| Linda Wright | $1,379 | $440 | -68.1% |
| Wendell C. Ridder | $1,357 | $431 | -68.2% |
| Ramona Montreuil | $359 | $425 | 18.4% |
| Richard N. Belt | $1,208 | $421 | -65.1% |
| Joshua Segraves | $855 | $419 | -51% |
| Paul V. Anderson II | $410 | $410 | 0% |
| Daniel R. Green | $271 | $402 | 48.3% |
| Kathleen F Gordon-Granado | $422 | $402 | -4.7% |
| Robert Roehm | $1,609 | $372 | -76.9% |
| Burkes Tavern Farm | $366 | $366 | 0% |
| Candace Fisher | $950 | $362 | -61.9% |
| Joseph A. Saloom III | $1,352 | $361 | -73.3% |
| Ursula Junker | $1,085 | $280 | -74.2% |
| Cheryl Adams Holt | $689 | $277 | -59.8% |
| Rebecca Cobb Adams | $689 | $277 | -59.8% |
| Anne McDonald | $225 | $225 | 0% |
| Kevin C. Voland | $0 | $221 | -- |
| Allen L. Jennings | $388 | $218 | -43.8% |
| Jeffrey B. Thompson | $402 | $179 | -55.5% |
| William O. Woodward | $140 | $140 | 0% |
| Donald J Mersinger Revocable Living Trust | $1,641 | $136 | -91.7% |
| Ruth E Mersinger Rev Living Trust | $1,640 | $136 | -91.7% |
| Highfield, LLC | $164 | $123 | -25% |
| Samantha Elliott | $0 | $79 | -- |
| Thomas Jacobus | $418 | $78 | -81.3% |
| John H. Feder | $3,269 | $71 | -97.8% |
| Dean F. Rust | $41 | $41 | 0% |
| Elise Durant | $18 | $18 | 0% |
| Gene Walls | $29 | $10 | -65.5% |
| Hall Walls Jr. | $23 | $10 | -56.5% |
| Janet R. Burkett | $98 | $4 | -95.9% |
| Arcadia Food, Inc. | $4,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernard P Hummelt | $143 | $0 | -100% |
| Bridges Land Company | $1,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlstad-Piez Power of Appointmen | $1,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey-Dee Partnership II | $5,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine E Long Rev Living Trust | $2,653 | $0 | -100% |
| Christie Motley | $2,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Conley Family Trust | $1,486 | $0 | -100% |
| Cougar State Farms Limited Partne | $4,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda M. Elliott | $217 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold McClendon Jr. | $1,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Wollam | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| John Sullivan - Sullivan L. Fam Jr. | $644 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnson Family Farms of Churchville, LLC | $1,959 | $0 | -100% |
| Kendell Keith-Kendell W Keith Trustee | $8,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Bridgman | $1,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Linderman Hazen Trust | $609 | $0 | -100% |
| Loren L. Dohm | $253 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy W. Cook | $496 | $0 | -100% |
| Norbert E Schneider Revocable Trustee | $6,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard P Deavel | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Jamison | $1,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Robin J. Bowen | $54 | $0 | -100% |
| Spike Bighorn | $8,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Tarig Elkhalis | $1,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia B. Boston | $183 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Schmidt | $806 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvonne Folkerts | $2,624 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,468,164 | $3,226,403 | -27.8% |
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