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In 2021, 61 farmers in cities within Clinton County received a total of $1.6 million in 97 farm subsidies, a 76.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.7 million in 250 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonyo Brothers, LLC | $263,674 | $249,555 | -5.4% |
| Remillard Farms, LLC | $582,326 | $143,727 | -75.3% |
| Dimock Farms, LLC | $325,097 | $138,399 | -57.4% |
| Leduc's Green Acre Farm, LLC | $323,867 | $130,553 | -59.7% |
| Hidden View Farm, LLC | $564,011 | $130,129 | -76.9% |
| Ducharme Dairy | $227,968 | $127,932 | -43.9% |
| Adirondack Farms, LLC | $1,135,379 | $120,564 | -89.4% |
| Furnace Brook Farm, LLC | $109,176 | $89,212 | -18.3% |
| Kevin Gonyo | $82,629 | $58,847 | -28.8% |
| Sullivan Orchards, Inc. | $328,767 | $54,498 | -83.4% |
| Tender Timber Management | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Robert Tender Jr. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Napper Logging, LLC | $8,526 | $40,438 | 374.3% |
| Randy S. Spoor | $31,649 | $26,546 | -16.1% |
| Everett Orchards, Ltd. | $153,855 | $18,587 | -87.9% |
| Dean Estes | $0 | $13,031 | -- |
| Sugar Hill Sugar View Farm, Inc. | $17,147 | $12,867 | -25% |
| Hart Apple Farms, LLC | $271,493 | $12,741 | -95.3% |
| M & T Tender Trucking, LLC | $0 | $10,874 | -- |
| Bruce Sullivan | $26,588 | $10,533 | -60.4% |
| Rulfs Orchards, LLC | $75,388 | $9,526 | -87.4% |
| Elizabeth Spaugh | $0 | $5,101 | -- |
| Linda A. Covel | $0 | $3,876 | -- |
| Richard Crawford | $3,136 | $3,571 | 13.9% |
| William J. Atwood | $9,134 | $2,947 | -67.7% |
| SMR Dyer Farms, LLC | $42,915 | $2,884 | -93.3% |
| Maplegrand Farms | $11,780 | $2,283 | -80.6% |
| Gary Dumas | $2,344 | $1,943 | -17.1% |
| Richard Lamoy | $0 | $1,903 | -- |
| Jason Rafferty | $8,181 | $1,634 | -80% |
| Lynn John Deno | $14,298 | $1,574 | -89% |
| Carolyn Guay | $4,296 | $1,533 | -64.3% |
| Brad C. Dupell | $0 | $1,475 | -- |
| Robert Gonyo | $7,750 | $1,283 | -83.4% |
| Clifford H. McKinley | $0 | $1,270 | -- |
| Scott Thew | $5,794 | $1,224 | -78.9% |
| Brian J. Deno | $22,922 | $1,210 | -94.7% |
| Nathan J. Casey | $2,912 | $1,172 | -59.8% |
| Daniel J. Labarge Jr. | $4,803 | $1,011 | -79% |
| Bryan Giroux | $3,608 | $969 | -73.1% |
| Julie A. Giroux | $3,487 | $937 | -73.1% |
| Hans Kalvaitis | $1,793 | $790 | -55.9% |
| Charles M. Arthur | $109 | $720 | 560.6% |
| Ronald F. Banker | $3,531 | $718 | -79.7% |
| Jubert-Castine Farm C/O Richard Castine JR | $0 | $639 | -- |
| Joseph Garrant | $1,737 | $598 | -65.6% |
| Wayne Brow | $7,708 | $512 | -93.4% |
| Mark Seymour | $3,928 | $495 | -87.4% |
| Peter H. Hagar | $2,227 | $467 | -79% |
| Thomas J. King | $960 | $401 | -58.2% |
| Diane Sevigny | $0 | $400 | -- |
| Dennis Babbie | $5,354 | $397 | -92.6% |
| Lori A. Wood | $2,036 | $368 | -81.9% |
| Wayne Lapier | $2,035 | $328 | -83.9% |
| Randall Jennette | $1,106 | $312 | -71.8% |
| Apple Rose Farm, L.L.C. | $1,679 | $209 | -87.6% |
| Joseph Coakley | $1,353 | $204 | -84.9% |
| Bradley D. Beeman | $726 | $178 | -75.5% |
| Dawn Bronson | $0 | $172 | -- |
| Randy J. Rasco | $3,819 | $145 | -96.2% |
| Mary Prial | $1,782 | $128 | -92.8% |
| Gregory L. Tousignant | $5,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Homer A. Bushey | $221 | $0 | -100% |
| James Souza | $802 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Juneau | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| Mickey P. Vann | $1,923 | $0 | -100% |
| Forrence Orchards, Inc. | $1,092,723 | $0 | -100% |
| Northern Orchard Company, Inc. | $558,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Shadygrove Farm and Wellness Cent | $334 | $0 | -100% |
| Bowman Orchards, LLC | $80,288 | $0 | -100% |
| Gokey Ledge Maple Sugar | $27,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Redmond | $2,667 | $0 | -100% |
| John David Foppert | $587 | $0 | -100% |
| John Maye | $15,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark R. Vann | $5,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Paula A. Vaughan | $6,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Ann Defayette | $1,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashley Judith Clark | $2,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Bechard's Sugar House, LLC | $3,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin K. Clark | $2,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce C. Mousseau Jr. | $4,203 | $0 | -100% |
| Cha-Liz Farm, LLC | $14,082 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale J Gadway | $1,416 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Lucia | $1,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight F. Relation | $2,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Shambo | $11,274 | $0 | -100% |
| James Carter | $745 | $0 | -100% |
| James F. Langlois | $6,606 | $0 | -100% |
| James I. Gonyo | $3,191 | $0 | -100% |
| Jubert-Castine Farm C/O Richard C | $3,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Lanny J. Relation | $1,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark T. Brow | $6,254 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew B. Gonyo | $1,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael B. Oliver | $979 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal K. Peryer | $2,329 | $0 | -100% |
| Parker Family Maple Farm | $592 | $0 | -100% |
| Parker Family Maple Farm, LLC | $111,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard C. Lewis Sr. | $7,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Scottie Joseph Brean | $1,394 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane A. Dutil | $2,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Simon Conroy | $1,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,712,189 | $1,552,290 | -76.9% |
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