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In 2021, 106 farmers in cities within Anne Arundel County received a total of $411,537 in 163 farm subsidies, a 21.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $522,031 in 290 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee County Grove a, LLC | $0 | $50,902 | -- |
| Charles McCurdy Jr. | $0 | $39,484 | -- |
| Manor Hill Farm PTR, Ltd. | $21,036 | $20,699 | -1.6% |
| Yellow Brick Farms, LLC | $28,502 | $13,789 | -51.6% |
| Arden Helland | $20,709 | $12,778 | -38.3% |
| Taylor Farms Limited Partnership, LLLP | $0 | $12,632 | -- |
| Donald B Hall & Elizabeth Ann Hall Rev Farm Trust | $0 | $12,471 | -- |
| Stillman Land Company | $28,294 | $11,639 | -58.9% |
| Cecil C. Bridges | $11,945 | $11,522 | -3.5% |
| Helen H. Farmer | $11,372 | $11,332 | -0.4% |
| R and C Smith Family Trust | $10,218 | $10,218 | 0% |
| Landon Boes | $10,101 | $9,651 | -4.5% |
| Ross Swope | $9,787 | $9,336 | -4.6% |
| Cynthia Alderdice | $4,143 | $9,061 | 118.7% |
| Dirr Farms of Okeechobee, LLC | $0 | $8,140 | -- |
| Robert Stephen Slusser | $0 | $7,916 | -- |
| Justin G. Lang | $7,012 | $7,012 | 0% |
| Katherine Freeman | $7,464 | $6,462 | -13.4% |
| Shady Oaks Turf Farm, Inc. | $19,635 | $5,742 | -70.8% |
| Michael Bzdil | $5,200 | $5,586 | 7.4% |
| Barbara L Steiner IRRV Trustee | $0 | $5,220 | -- |
| Hollingsworth Family Farm, LLC | $4,588 | $5,200 | 13.3% |
| Ann Katcef | $4,964 | $4,964 | 0% |
| William M Katcef | $4,964 | $4,964 | 0% |
| Francesco Giacobbe | $4,829 | $4,829 | 0% |
| Rodney W. Nesvold | $4,752 | $4,752 | 0% |
| Gordon Cumming | $4,364 | $4,364 | 0% |
| Brian -Knop Living Trust Knop | $4,648 | $4,217 | -9.3% |
| Schubert and Sons Farms, LLC | $14,481 | $4,041 | -72.1% |
| Bruce Schriner | $4,013 | $4,013 | 0% |
| Nila Jean Spencer | $7,634 | $3,942 | -48.4% |
| Joseph Royston Gathings II | $5,250 | $3,893 | -25.8% |
| Estate of Anne B Warner | $0 | $3,506 | -- |
| Geraldine Boardley Estate | $3,370 | $3,370 | 0% |
| Lynn Krause | $5,206 | $3,358 | -35.5% |
| William J. Canter Sr. | $4,347 | $3,253 | -25.2% |
| Laura Lynn Morlock | $5,597 | $3,087 | -44.8% |
| Mark T. Phipps | $2,995 | $2,995 | 0% |
| Corbett Dabbs Farms, LLC | $2,660 | $2,660 | 0% |
| Judy G Walsh Trust | $2,074 | $2,575 | 24.2% |
| Clarissa Nazarenus | $2,422 | $2,422 | 0% |
| Edward Koubek | $7,361 | $2,279 | -69% |
| CFC, Inc. | $5,184 | $2,215 | -57.3% |
| Steven Baillie | $1,873 | $2,065 | 10.3% |
| Roger A. Kindler | $4,028 | $1,995 | -50.5% |
| Melissa Katherine Olason | $5,995 | $1,937 | -67.7% |
| Josephine M Proetorius-Beneke | $7,206 | $1,937 | -73.1% |
| Trisha G. Semke | $1,813 | $1,893 | 4.4% |
| Bruce E. Birdsell | $1,856 | $1,856 | 0% |
| John R. Flood | $1,794 | $1,794 | 0% |
| Kevin T. Schabow | $1,558 | $1,558 | 0% |
| Rita L. Strom | $109 | $1,463 | 1,242.2% |
| Clark H. Thomas | $4,553 | $1,393 | -69.4% |
| Susan M. Riley | $2,388 | $1,268 | -46.9% |
| Denise Bach | $1,216 | $1,216 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Mary Kingsley | $2,861 | $1,213 | -57.6% |
| Stephen Valenti | $2,860 | $1,213 | -57.6% |
| Gary Fox | $2,425 | $1,206 | -50.3% |
| Mary Lee James Estate | $609 | $1,205 | 97.9% |
| Jerry Hodges | $2,007 | $1,201 | -40.2% |
| Brimar, LLC | $1,200 | $1,200 | 0% |
| Cel Farms, LLC | $7,455 | $1,162 | -84.4% |
| Lori Knowles | $1,591 | $1,152 | -27.6% |
| Blaine Luckey | $2,370 | $1,026 | -56.7% |
| James J. Robison | $1,024 | $1,024 | 0% |
| Linda C. Wallace | $995 | $995 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Jean Edwards | $1,133 | $905 | -20.1% |
| Donald A. Gertz | $910 | $893 | -1.9% |
| Stephen P. Dean | $3,092 | $885 | -71.4% |
| Christopher Eckstorm | $875 | $875 | 0% |
| Frances Boyce | $1,505 | $870 | -42.2% |
| Andrew B. Taliaferro Jr. | $847 | $847 | 0% |
| Anspach Heirs | $2,086 | $738 | -64.6% |
| Wendell K. Thompson | $1,637 | $734 | -55.2% |
| Judy H. Phillips | $4,385 | $731 | -83.3% |
| Benjamin R. Steck | $673 | $673 | 0% |
| Daniel Layden | $3,649 | $645 | -82.3% |
| Debra J. Mondragon | $617 | $617 | 0% |
| James Cox Trust | $4,022 | $574 | -85.7% |
| Sarah a Cox Trust | $4,022 | $574 | -85.7% |
| Stuart N. Otteson | $502 | $502 | 0% |
| Donald J. Hurley | $818 | $497 | -39.2% |
| Elma Ruth Koster | $769 | $491 | -36.2% |
| Brenda Aspaas | $812 | $479 | -41% |
| William Robert Franklin Jr. | $421 | $421 | 0% |
| Mark G. Clay | $395 | $395 | 0% |
| Linda Ellen Parker | $287 | $360 | 25.4% |
| Ann Huegel | $1,198 | $339 | -71.7% |
| Ruby R Feess | $1,215 | $328 | -73% |
| Jill Nicholas | $287 | $287 | 0% |
| Donald Stewart Cooper | $326 | $246 | -24.5% |
| Donald R. Pogue | $540 | $226 | -58.1% |
| Marc Kevin Hall | $0 | $186 | -- |
| Susan Foote | $527 | $160 | -69.6% |
| Joan Lucas | $1,228 | $121 | -90.1% |
| Tara Nell Gravseth | $1,739 | $104 | -94% |
| Virginia D. Dunaway | $171 | $74 | -56.7% |
| Samuel M. Neill | $190 | $72 | -62.1% |
| Louis Kajs | $146 | $60 | -58.9% |
| James R. McNeece | $117 | $36 | -69.2% |
| David A. Harms | $0 | $32 | -- |
| Antionette K. Rothenberg | $64 | $21 | -67.2% |
| Denise E. Brown | $17 | $20 | 17.6% |
| Barbara J. Niccoli | $17 | $20 | 17.6% |
| Susan M. Arnold | $17 | $20 | 17.6% |
| Tessa Grace Fullmer | $53 | $16 | -69.8% |
| Clair E. Morris Jr. | $2,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald B Hall & Elizabeth Ann Hal | $12,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Holly Green Ficca | $5 | $0 | -100% |
| John Oliveri | $942 | $0 | -100% |
| Maggie B. Arruda | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Jeanne Farley | $1,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Raffi N Karamian | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| State of Maryland | $10,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Sydney G. Ashley | $4,827 | $0 | -100% |
| Thackray Seznec | $5,753 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia M. Cooper | $273 | $0 | -100% |
| William H. Hammond | $5,973 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. Snell | $426 | $0 | -100% |
| Woodrow H Ward Farm Trust | $1,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Worsley Farming Company | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles F. Lynch Jr. | $614 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne N. Bossler | $513 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen H. Gertz | $712 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney V. Burbach | $3,469 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolling View Farms, LLC | $13,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Sunset View Farm, LLC | $4,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Cline Warren | $233 | $0 | -100% |
| MTL Interests, Ltd. | $3,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond F. Bosse | $1,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Margaret Anne Malkus | $4,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Rice Family RLT | $3,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Guy S Hohenhaus Estate | $1,700 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond C. Idleman Jr. | $199 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor A. Austin | $630 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Farms Limited Partnership | $17,704 | $0 | -100% |
| Anne B. Warner | $3,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Good M. Tr | $3,201 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C Treude | $1,195 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy F. Bender | $457 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Vermillion | $1,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon Vermillion | $1,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Whitehall Yacht Yard PSRP, Inc. | $2,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $522,031 | $411,537 | -21.2% |
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