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In 2021, 140 farmers in cities within Lewis County received a total of $3.1 million in 201 farm subsidies, a 3.8% increase from 2020, when the total was $3 million in 254 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE Goede Bulb Farms, Inc. | $0 | $336,664 | -- |
| John Burton | $0 | $224,484 | -- |
| Ocean Ballad, Inc. | $0 | $166,633 | -- |
| Bob Larson | $72,219 | $147,117 | 103.7% |
| Bear Canyon Tree Farm, LLC | $0 | $127,406 | -- |
| Claquato Farms, Inc. | $202,084 | $125,215 | -38% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $121,092 | -- |
| Laroy E. Osborn Jr. | $240,186 | $118,601 | -50.6% |
| Laroy Osborn | $235,457 | $115,038 | -51.1% |
| Iverson Organics, LLC | $0 | $109,201 | -- |
| Aleutian Ballad, Inc. | $0 | $81,174 | -- |
| Gregory V Osborn-Blackburn | $68,814 | $81,123 | 17.9% |
| Gladys M. Larson | $95,195 | $78,579 | -17.5% |
| Til-Tom Dairy, LLC | $70,105 | $76,673 | 9.4% |
| Sunny Jo Schilter | $46,120 | $76,358 | 65.6% |
| Anton Schilter | $46,315 | $76,303 | 64.7% |
| Pamela Jan Kinsman | $25,524 | $60,774 | 138.1% |
| Roy Kinsman | $25,524 | $60,774 | 138.1% |
| Burnt Ridge Orchards, Inc. | $0 | $55,872 | -- |
| Nixon Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Bear Canyon, LLC | $0 | $48,168 | -- |
| F-V Adrenaline Force, LLC | $0 | $44,373 | -- |
| Cheney Livestock, Inc. | $146,003 | $41,104 | -71.8% |
| Heinz H Jeg | $6,870 | $39,965 | 481.7% |
| Robert Lee Young | $0 | $34,926 | -- |
| Joseph a Balmelli | $142,727 | $33,884 | -76.3% |
| Charles W. Coddington | $27,805 | $27,805 | 0% |
| Strait Shot Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $26,087 | -- |
| Newaukum Valley Farm, Inc. | $0 | $25,424 | -- |
| Powell Tree Farms, LLC | $24,748 | $24,748 | 0% |
| Andrew Kaech | $39,252 | $24,659 | -37.2% |
| Custodio Sanchez | $23,779 | $23,779 | 0% |
| Vickie Sanchez | $23,779 | $23,779 | 0% |
| Kody Lee Kellison | $0 | $23,595 | -- |
| Ralland L Wallace | $27,249 | $23,158 | -15% |
| Johnny Fiasco Veenhouwer | $0 | $18,994 | -- |
| Brad Gregory | $0 | $17,092 | -- |
| River Run, LLC | $16,112 | $16,112 | 0% |
| Donna Balmelli | $0 | $15,753 | -- |
| Ronald Palmer | $0 | $14,338 | -- |
| Marvin Courtney | $17,463 | $13,283 | -23.9% |
| Scott Wheeling | $49,060 | $13,012 | -73.5% |
| T & T Farms | $11,454 | $11,454 | 0% |
| Julie Shaffley | $9,633 | $8,789 | -8.8% |
| Scotty Allan Holland | $0 | $8,346 | -- |
| Virginia M. Gaskell | $8,125 | $7,431 | -8.5% |
| Margaret Sue Vander Stoep | $0 | $6,532 | -- |
| William O. Townsend | $6,531 | $6,531 | 0% |
| William P. Scheer | $6,176 | $6,176 | 0% |
| Cody Miller | $0 | $6,136 | -- |
| George W. Germaine | $4,876 | $5,929 | 21.6% |
| Vince Glasso | $8,151 | $5,233 | -35.8% |
| Fire Mountain Farms, Inc. | $7,591 | $4,665 | -38.5% |
| Rachel Whittlesey | $9,752 | $4,393 | -55% |
| Lenore Remund | $4,165 | $4,165 | 0% |
| Mervin Leckbee | $0 | $4,070 | -- |
| Brenda Hoctor | $4,645 | $4,045 | -12.9% |
| Ande V. Rigler | $3,947 | $3,947 | 0% |
| Robert Bunyard | $3,833 | $3,820 | -0.3% |
| Lorna Smith | $3,629 | $3,629 | 0% |
| Emma Sanchez | $0 | $3,575 | -- |
| Beverly F Harvey Estate | $3,058 | $3,472 | 13.5% |
| Root Cellar Farm | $0 | $3,433 | -- |
| Shawn Smith-Pyles | $2,800 | $3,429 | 22.5% |
| Ryan Thode | $18,275 | $3,240 | -82.3% |
| Haastrecht, LLC | $3,177 | $3,177 | 0% |
| John R Thomsen Daughters, LLC | $4,923 | $3,128 | -36.5% |
| James Slape | $0 | $3,072 | -- |
| Kirstie A. Teeter | $2,872 | $3,025 | 5.3% |
| Michael McGraw | $3,022 | $3,022 | 0% |
| Ramona Ann Staker | $0 | $2,980 | -- |
| Raymond Lee Staker | $0 | $2,980 | -- |
| Alan Zion | $3,111 | $2,974 | -4.4% |
| Brian Hill | $2,819 | $2,819 | 0% |
| Donald N Reinseth | $1,217 | $2,761 | 126.9% |
| Colin Chopic | $12,453 | $2,478 | -80.1% |
| Kristen Erickson | $2,460 | $2,460 | 0% |
| Todd Hunt | $0 | $2,420 | -- |
| Clifford Earl Munroe | $2,369 | $2,369 | 0% |
| John M. Kesting | $461 | $2,365 | 413% |
| Harold O. Schrader | $5,174 | $2,353 | -54.5% |
| Mary Schrader | $5,174 | $2,353 | -54.5% |
| Althea B. Daker | $956 | $2,310 | 141.6% |
| Peter Holmstedt | $2,221 | $2,221 | 0% |
| Rex Teitzel | $2,211 | $2,211 | 0% |
| Rick Jorgusen | $17,905 | $2,200 | -87.7% |
| Doris a Brosnan Rvoc Trustee | $3,993 | $2,173 | -45.6% |
| June A. Butler | $3,396 | $2,093 | -38.4% |
| Jeff Oberg | $455 | $2,035 | 347.3% |
| Sharon Klein | $2,564 | $1,987 | -22.5% |
| Gregory J. Schmitt | $1,836 | $1,836 | 0% |
| Corby Hennessey | $42,600 | $1,770 | -95.8% |
| Hill Jack Ridge Ranch and Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,596 | -- |
| Judith K. Battin | $1,500 | $1,463 | -2.5% |
| Katherine Humphrey | $3,236 | $1,387 | -57.1% |
| Martin Roy | $1,158 | $1,158 | 0% |
| Jerry Owens | $455 | $1,155 | 153.8% |
| Christine Castro | $2,085 | $1,029 | -50.6% |
| Walker Living Trust | $0 | $1,018 | -- |
| Diane Ells | $0 | $993 | -- |
| Duane G. Steger | $0 | $989 | -- |
| Carter Family Trust | $1,445 | $986 | -31.8% |
| Alton H. Weekley | $974 | $974 | 0% |
| Ryan Ells | $0 | $954 | -- |
| Marc Hamilton | $3,993 | $908 | -77.3% |
| Susan Mae Sorg | $244 | $893 | 266% |
| Laura Deming | $1,422 | $856 | -39.8% |
| K & M Hall Decedents Trust | $2,367 | $835 | -64.7% |
| Jeffrey Donavan Eitel | $0 | $810 | -- |
| HDC Ranch, LLC | $495 | $762 | 53.9% |
| Billie Mainini | $0 | $575 | -- |
| Jeff Foster | $990 | $564 | -43% |
| Robert R. Pedersen | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Steven Anderson | $2,585 | $510 | -80.3% |
| Church of the Nazarene | $504 | $504 | 0% |
| Allen Phelps | $0 | $479 | -- |
| Bregg William Phelps | $0 | $479 | -- |
| Dennis E. Phelps | $0 | $479 | -- |
| Dale Hatwan | $435 | $444 | 2.1% |
| Craig T. Kline | $407 | $407 | 0% |
| Julie Balmelli-Powe | $2,911 | $395 | -86.4% |
| Mason Slape | $0 | $372 | -- |
| Bernis Douglas, LLC | $470 | $363 | -22.8% |
| Nathaniel E. Dulin | $331 | $331 | 0% |
| Beverly Wiench | $627 | $326 | -48% |
| MacKenzie Burnett | $0 | $319 | -- |
| David D Lethin | $0 | $305 | -- |
| Sarah Johnson | $0 | $282 | -- |
| Daryl Germann Farms, LLC | $48,373 | $279 | -99.4% |
| John Jacoby | $166 | $275 | 65.7% |
| Dina L. Hearn | $572 | $264 | -53.8% |
| Neal Stenbak SR | $228 | $228 | 0% |
| Colton J. Bunyard | $1,034 | $228 | -77.9% |
| Dorris Walker | $409 | $223 | -45.5% |
| Sharon Coker | $0 | $184 | -- |
| Warren D. Wiley | $210 | $154 | -26.7% |
| Kunde's Golden Dairy, LLC | $230,981 | $113 | -100% |
| Roy & Pam Kinsman JV | $85,754 | $44 | -99.9% |
| Ronald J. Brumbaugh | $71 | $36 | -49.3% |
| Andrew Styger | $41,758 | $29 | -99.9% |
| Hill Jack Ridge Ranch and Farm LL | $3,388 | $0 | -100% |
| John Arndt | $895 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce Brower | $22,448 | $0 | -100% |
| North Fork Timber Company | $940 | $0 | -100% |
| Parke, LLC | $790 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Renee Hilton | $349 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Staker Revocable Trust | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| B&F Fisheries, LLC | $26,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Brunoff Farms, Inc. | $3,005 | $0 | -100% |
| David Harvey | $4,549 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Harvey | $666 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $35,287 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W Baesler SR and Marjorie | $2,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Sue Vanderstoep | $5,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Mainini | $2,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert B Whannell | $1,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Sean Knabel | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| W F Krug Properties, LLC | $6,482 | $0 | -100% |
| William Boehm | $2,414 | $0 | -100% |
| N L Cowan JR - Cowan Family Revoc | $8,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Anderson | $1,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Lund | $4,534 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Werner | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Lady Woods Holstein, Inc. | $96,472 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance Carney | $1,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Iverson | $25,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Thode | $38,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela Leona Sylva | $794 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Leslie Sylva Jr. | $794 | $0 | -100% |
| Shon A. Landon | $167,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Mencke | $132,899 | $0 | -100% |
| Brunoff Farms, Inc. | $14,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,970,437 | $3,084,473 | 3.8% |
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