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In 2021, 91 farmers in cities within Arlington County received a total of $13.2 million in 139 farm subsidies, a 23% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $17.1 million in 229 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Rice Federation | $6,958,116 | $5,425,404 | -22% |
| US Dairy Export Council | $5,884,028 | $4,228,123 | -28.1% |
| National Association of State Department of Agriculture | $3,623,498 | $3,002,393 | -17.1% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $193,188 | $200,000 | 3.5% |
| JVJ Trust | $44,650 | $45,307 | 1.5% |
| American Feed Industry Association | $0 | $40,395 | -- |
| Gardner Farms | $30,166 | $15,134 | -49.8% |
| Silhouette Ranches, LLC | $18,493 | $14,036 | -24.1% |
| O'Neil Daughters Kansas Trust | $10,225 | $12,851 | 25.7% |
| Barbara A. Peret | $9,026 | $12,099 | 34% |
| Terry P. Nuhn | $13,862 | $9,128 | -34.2% |
| Lloyd D. Davis | $32,239 | $7,624 | -76.4% |
| Vincent Price | $0 | $7,372 | -- |
| David R. Evans | $7,721 | $6,935 | -10.2% |
| Westphalia Farms Limited Partnership | $14,534 | $5,997 | -58.7% |
| Charles E. Grassley | $27,543 | $5,478 | -80.1% |
| Howard a Renman Revoc Trust | $0 | $5,361 | -- |
| DFS Holdings, LLC | $17,014 | $5,344 | -68.6% |
| Olsen Family Farm Trust | $0 | $5,244 | -- |
| Walter L Earley Rev Trustee | $11,982 | $4,965 | -58.6% |
| Kelly Bozzi | $4,677 | $4,677 | 0% |
| Jeanne Tompkins Page Revocable Trust | $4,909 | $4,429 | -9.8% |
| Brenda L. Zent | $2,061 | $4,122 | 100% |
| John M. Kauffman | $3,538 | $3,538 | 0% |
| Blair K. Lowe | $3,441 | $3,441 | 0% |
| Corliss Zylstra | $6,146 | $3,422 | -44.3% |
| Russell K. Nuzum III | $9,920 | $3,381 | -65.9% |
| Miller Family Trust | $3,863 | $3,379 | -12.5% |
| Rodney D. Olsen | $5,958 | $3,336 | -44% |
| Sarah Beaty Godwin | $3,989 | $3,213 | -19.5% |
| Cynthia J. Cooper | $3,373 | $2,978 | -11.7% |
| James M & Thelma R Roberts Family Trust | $13,266 | $2,787 | -79% |
| Phil Jones | $2,672 | $2,672 | 0% |
| James P. Fortner | $2,510 | $2,510 | 0% |
| Barbara Peret A. Tr | $0 | $2,412 | -- |
| Scott O'Reilly | $0 | $2,398 | -- |
| Sheryl a Schweer IRR Trust | $7,628 | $2,240 | -70.6% |
| Ralph a Olson Irrev Trust | $5,698 | $2,239 | -60.7% |
| William H. Dempsey | $2,205 | $2,205 | 0% |
| Charlsia S Fortner | $2,042 | $2,042 | 0% |
| Richard Malaise | $2,015 | $2,015 | 0% |
| Eric D. Hargan | $0 | $1,898 | -- |
| Jacquelyn V Johnson Rev Trust | $2,448 | $1,836 | -25% |
| James Renne | $1,375 | $1,833 | 33.3% |
| Gerald Haines | $6,266 | $1,822 | -70.9% |
| Marilyn Dale Shane | $2,112 | $1,820 | -13.8% |
| Diane Beyer Perett | $3,097 | $1,509 | -51.3% |
| Bridget Soundararajan Trust | $1,485 | $1,485 | 0% |
| William Garvert | $2,976 | $1,477 | -50.4% |
| Carol Knape Dawson | $3,123 | $1,459 | -53.3% |
| David Thomas Groves | $0 | $1,452 | -- |
| Margaret Kenna | $1,347 | $1,347 | 0% |
| Toska Prather | $3,567 | $1,298 | -63.6% |
| Walterfield, LLC | $1,792 | $1,243 | -30.6% |
| Brenda a Pommerenke | $1,229 | $1,229 | 0% |
| Jane Longan | $2,295 | $1,170 | -49% |
| Philip C Masleid | $1,094 | $1,123 | 2.7% |
| John E. Stone | $2,196 | $1,090 | -50.4% |
| Anthony Jean Tata | $1,079 | $1,079 | 0% |
| Robert Solon Kafalenos | $1,223 | $1,070 | -12.5% |
| David E. Cooper | $1,928 | $1,000 | -48.1% |
| Pamela R. Hodge | $715 | $947 | 32.4% |
| Gerald D Schweer Irrev Trust | $4,542 | $943 | -79.2% |
| Bruce Hegyi | $2,304 | $935 | -59.4% |
| Michael M. Gick | $3,908 | $756 | -80.7% |
| Andrew M Johnson Rev Trust | $3,465 | $615 | -82.3% |
| Rodney L. Gunning | $2,456 | $564 | -77% |
| Dan Becknell | $459 | $541 | 17.9% |
| Bach Ha Lange | $1,176 | $538 | -54.3% |
| Spruce Mountain Farm, LLC | $0 | $502 | -- |
| Hodge Family 2013 Trust | $1,991 | $496 | -75.1% |
| Steven W. Voigt | $489 | $489 | 0% |
| Wesley Hood | $547 | $478 | -12.6% |
| Ted Williams | $807 | $432 | -46.5% |
| Sondra J Gillice | $859 | $406 | -52.7% |
| Jane S. Ley | $1,338 | $367 | -72.6% |
| James Overdahl | $359 | $359 | 0% |
| Max A. Weber | $554 | $343 | -38.1% |
| Charles L. Underwood | $0 | $337 | -- |
| Mary Jane Klingelhofer | $312 | $312 | 0% |
| Phillip Klingelhofer | $312 | $312 | 0% |
| Siobhan Dupuy | $201 | $305 | 51.7% |
| Cheryle Tucker | $1,157 | $287 | -75.2% |
| Mary C. Grossman | $3,178 | $263 | -91.7% |
| Stephen Blaine Gordon | $253 | $253 | 0% |
| Jimmy Elster Cox | $1,349 | $237 | -82.4% |
| Patrick McBride | $1,367 | $192 | -86% |
| Minnie Tom Meyer | $200 | $95 | -52.5% |
| Anthony Ermovick | $39 | $39 | 0% |
| Linda K Leheney | $0 | $35 | -- |
| Jessye Edgeworth Ritter | $64 | $22 | -65.6% |
| Alexis A. Gilliland | $460 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Jeanine Barrow | $217 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher A. Pankonin | $1,748 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark Edward Brodersen | $169 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean a Lanning Estate | $1,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Malloy | $3,163 | $0 | -100% |
| James F. Almand | $167 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Jeremy Lopez | $730 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim N. Collins | $246 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger L. Johnson | $639 | $0 | -100% |
| Mardon Farm, LLC | $456 | $0 | -100% |
| Megan Sassin | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy M. Greenberg | $3,133 | $0 | -100% |
| New Point Oyster Company, LLC | $2,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard B Heimendinger Trust Dated 4/26/2010 | $5,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Miller | $3,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa H Vandervlugt | $5,203 | $0 | -100% |
| Urban Farm Greens | $9,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon L. Pankonin | $233 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $17,100,510 | $13,163,266 | -23% |
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