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In 2021, 50 farmers in cities within Lake County received a total of $534,374 in 81 farm subsidies, an 87.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.2 million in 285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Fishing Corporation | $0 | $145,573 | -- |
| Top Line Cattle, LLC | $81,614 | $63,626 | -22% |
| Kenneth Barr | $250,000 | $35,928 | -85.6% |
| Gregory H. Rohner | $0 | $32,106 | -- |
| Robert B. Irwin | $412,798 | $30,963 | -92.5% |
| Shannon Stahl Vineyards & Winery, LLC | $131,796 | $27,125 | -79.4% |
| Diana Hawkins | $0 | $22,596 | -- |
| Debra Bottoms | $16,719 | $15,942 | -4.6% |
| Cynthia L. Dutcher | $0 | $14,439 | -- |
| Rafael V. Valadez | $36,646 | $12,874 | -64.9% |
| Steven Garner | $20,340 | $11,663 | -42.7% |
| Tim Strong | $20,210 | $9,498 | -53% |
| Makaila M Benjamin | $5,528 | $9,197 | 66.4% |
| William Michael Noggle | $39,312 | $7,662 | -80.5% |
| Lonnie E. Thompson | $9,538 | $7,415 | -22.3% |
| Debra Raye Holdenried | $75,233 | $6,923 | -90.8% |
| Teresa M Bressoud | $3,146 | $6,811 | 116.5% |
| Dennis P. Pluth | $7,772 | $6,068 | -21.9% |
| Cross Springs Vineyard, LLC | $51,663 | $5,680 | -89% |
| Donald Fiora | $0 | $5,651 | -- |
| Lawrence A. Rogers | $169,235 | $5,128 | -97% |
| Michael O. Ryan | $6,845 | $5,034 | -26.5% |
| Michael Salmina | $0 | $4,693 | -- |
| Joy D. Valadez | $7,846 | $4,312 | -45% |
| Steven Ellis | $29,881 | $4,158 | -86.1% |
| Steven Z. Jones | $42,709 | $3,568 | -91.6% |
| Susan K Weiper | $5,844 | $3,171 | -45.7% |
| Larry Menzio | $5,788 | $2,654 | -54.1% |
| Timothy Conant | $26,201 | $2,255 | -91.4% |
| Teresa L. Harborth | $0 | $2,205 | -- |
| Christopher J. McLaury | $4,169 | $2,084 | -50% |
| Lonne L Sloan | $911 | $2,022 | 122% |
| Garey Hurn | $517 | $1,805 | 249.1% |
| Michael Stuart Barrish | $2,748 | $1,538 | -44% |
| Glenice Dunbar | $383 | $1,532 | 300% |
| Colleen Rentsch | $4,910 | $1,433 | -70.8% |
| Philip D. Adamson | $6,553 | $1,233 | -81.2% |
| Leon Ripplinger | $1,181 | $1,181 | 0% |
| Robert D. Suenram | $45,336 | $1,136 | -97.5% |
| Amber M. Young | $0 | $1,043 | -- |
| Tim Holley | $2,400 | $962 | -59.9% |
| Aaron R. Hiatt | $990 | $957 | -3.3% |
| Jacquelyn Rodrigues | $13,374 | $639 | -95.2% |
| Duane M. Furman | $1,815 | $501 | -72.4% |
| Marilyn Fitzgerald Waldschmitt | $3,669 | $435 | -88.1% |
| Marjean C. Evans | $472 | $335 | -29% |
| Ashley Fiske Johnson | $319 | $206 | -35.4% |
| Thomas E. Baker | $405 | $202 | -50.1% |
| Carol Jc Maxwell | $0 | $146 | -- |
| Marie M. Ady | $951 | $66 | -93.1% |
| Cheryl Hutchinson | $169 | $0 | -100% |
| Garson Elliott | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Hill | $115 | $0 | -100% |
| Copper Cross Farms, Inc. | $50,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy Hutchings | $5,450 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Ranches, Inc. | $91,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Ridge Vineyards, Inc. | $158,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Terre Vermeille | $105,449 | $0 | -100% |
| William Collins | $3,943 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric M Musiel | $2,508 | $0 | -100% |
| The Estate of Wayne W Bayles Sr | $115 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaun Sanchez | $11,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Sonneville | $3,288 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernardo Luchsinger | $55,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Boatique Winery, LLC | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie Jo Perkins Tondera Estate | $7,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Broc Gerald Zoller | $125,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Candy Anderson | $289 | $0 | -100% |
| Castilleja Farms, LLC | $14,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles a Kluge 1992 Revocable Trust | $22,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Carpenter | $8,183 | $0 | -100% |
| David C. Weiss | $98,513 | $0 | -100% |
| Dietmar Oscar Renker | $1,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Miller Miller Family Living Trust | $837 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis Sheetz | $4,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Fredrick Petersen | $1,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Fiske | $219 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Wielen | $7,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald A. Hook | $623 | $0 | -100% |
| Gloria Sosa-Smith | $14,714 | $0 | -100% |
| Hanson Bros Orchards | $52,863 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaime Rosas | $53,820 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon M. Marshall | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Eutenier | $6,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Maria Pilar Luchsinger | $16,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Fowler | $13,609 | $0 | -100% |
| Monte Black | $837 | $0 | -100% |
| Myron Holdenried | $167,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Panella Orchards | $42,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Lauenroth | $51,615 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Fischer | $3,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Honeycutt | $1,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Sanam, LLC | $21,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn Paul Beverlin | $4,917 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Theresa Lagrande | $65,733 | $0 | -100% |
| William Turner | $18,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Vollelunga | $12,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Grothe | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Brooke Shannon Pacini | $32,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Carpenter Orchard, Inc. | $28,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Carpenter | $8,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel D. Springer | $8,064 | $0 | -100% |
| David C Mostin | $80,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Denise Ragan | $1,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Denise Shannon | $4,533 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Edwards | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Wayne Rose | $37,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Raymond Mostin | $7,488 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon M Haggitt | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Carpenter | $7,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Jedediah Steele | $51,879 | $0 | -100% |
| Jim Leonardis | $11,666 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Robert Peters | $12,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Westlake | $783 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Lindeblad | $203 | $0 | -100% |
| Loren Wooldridge | $1,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlene G Ivicevich | $49,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Murray | $595 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela Ivicevich | $9,719 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray E Tisell | $772 | $0 | -100% |
| Reed Wolthausen | $14,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Bridges | $363 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert T. Stark | $1,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Slayden | $626 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven J. Winant | $35,677 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Mulligan | $754 | $0 | -100% |
| Tod Elliot | $707 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor J. Salmon | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| Walters Estate Vineyard, LLC | $3,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Western Skies Vineyards, LLC | $177,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Diener Ranch, Inc. | $1,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Mannisto | $1,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Nola Montgomery | $3,647 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Nolasco | $1,089 | $0 | -100% |
| The Jorgensen Family Trust Dated March, 13 1987 | $19,197 | $0 | -100% |
| Thurston Lake Ranch, LLC | $13,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendie McRae | $3,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Ceago Del Lago, LLC | $24,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Jill Lovrin | $5,587 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Blodgett | $1,138 | $0 | -100% |
| Alex M. Suchan | $46,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl W. Petersen | $1,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Claudia A. Ellis | $11,742 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana Diricco-Benjamin | $31,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Dancing Tree People Farm, LLC | $1,856 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Yows | $18,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward E. Seely | $95,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe D. Santos | $100,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Schuster | $12,404 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Sleeper | $58,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark R. Fetzer | $197 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha Fay Ahlberg | $7,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary McKinney | $443 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. Halstead | $17,610 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Hesterberg | $301 | $0 | -100% |
| Sonya Franson | $53 | $0 | -100% |
| Thurston Williams | $3,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Christensen | $2,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,203,861 | $534,374 | -87.3% |
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