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In 2021, 40 farmers in cities within York County received a total of $438,650 in 64 farm subsidies, a 78.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 225 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snell Family Farm, Inc. | $0 | $60,597 | -- |
| Johnson Farm, Inc. | $61,862 | $51,731 | -16.4% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| Cody J. Nunan | $0 | $34,500 | -- |
| Hahl, Corp. | $0 | $33,901 | -- |
| William J. Harrison | $18,029 | $29,356 | 62.8% |
| Matthew J. Roy | $11,855 | $27,575 | 132.6% |
| Vincent Balzano | $0 | $27,232 | -- |
| Frederick A. Dunn Jr. | $22,474 | $27,144 | 20.8% |
| Scamman Sod Farm, Inc. | $0 | $19,138 | -- |
| Brookridge Farm, LLC | $10,862 | $16,308 | 50.1% |
| Ryan R. Girard | $17,334 | $15,217 | -12.2% |
| Noon Family Farm | $2,773 | $10,113 | 264.7% |
| Charles R. Stacy | $0 | $6,004 | -- |
| Thomas M. Mullen Jr. | $16,894 | $3,518 | -79.2% |
| Dakota Dreams, LLC | $0 | $3,065 | -- |
| Melissa Worrell | $0 | $2,559 | -- |
| Lorwen C Harris Nagle | $13,423 | $2,271 | -83.1% |
| Duane K. Bateman | $2,684 | $2,092 | -22.1% |
| Raymond R Dupuis, Inc. | $0 | $1,958 | -- |
| Kelly and Jonathan Tibbetts | $5,782 | $1,870 | -67.7% |
| Clear View Farms, LLC | $3,344 | $1,800 | -46.2% |
| Thibodeaus Achen Bacon Farm, Inc. | $12,185 | $1,551 | -87.3% |
| Carole Hefty | $2,137 | $1,345 | -37.1% |
| Janet Pachta Galligan | $1,792 | $794 | -55.7% |
| Andrew Tower | $733 | $733 | 0% |
| Robin Tower | $733 | $733 | 0% |
| Kathleen D. Whalin | $3,109 | $733 | -76.4% |
| Ethan Braley | $42,641 | $633 | -98.5% |
| Robert F. Gay | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Leland B. Tibbetts | $3,015 | $537 | -82.2% |
| Mark L. Pinette | $2,473 | $519 | -79% |
| Matthew S. Haas | $493 | $466 | -5.5% |
| Robert W. Lewis | $2,511 | $463 | -81.6% |
| Colleen Raney Diadem Flower Company | $0 | $439 | -- |
| Leary Farm, Inc. | $24,390 | $385 | -98.4% |
| Ryan Cyr | $923 | $296 | -67.9% |
| Vicky Cyr Legere | $923 | $296 | -67.9% |
| Darrell Sparks | $346 | $111 | -67.9% |
| Janet L. Davis | $204 | $62 | -69.6% |
| Andrew J. Goulden | $11,577 | $0 | -100% |
| B & C Seafood, Inc. | $3,609 | $0 | -100% |
| Frinklepod Farm, LLC | $7,317 | $0 | -100% |
| Hayley Maritime, Inc. | $2,257 | $0 | -100% |
| Herbert L. Goulden | $9,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Daggett | $2,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Joel Rivard | $366 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph R. Petrin | $1,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Julian Zuke | $29,832 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Nieuwkerk | $35,598 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond Billings | $3,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Daggett | $1,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryder H. Noyes | $14,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Stoneridge Farms, Inc. | $4,882 | $0 | -100% |
| Teddy Daggett Jr. | $8,729 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne R Parry, Inc. | $14,770 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. McKay | $36,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry E. Baker | $12,821 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V DE Dee Mae II, Inc. | $15,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Ilias Mourmouras | $198 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter C Mourmouras | $474 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip a Bozenhard | $506 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall J. Desmarais Sr. | $15,958 | $0 | -100% |
| Renald R Croteau | $2,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard R. Croteau | $5,697 | $0 | -100% |
| Two Farmers Farm, LLC | $38,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Townsend | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Snell Designs, Inc. | $15,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Little River Flower Farm | $12,667 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Springer | $8,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Dunn | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Cape Neddick Fisheries, Inc. | $20,253 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen S. Perkins | $35,443 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael H. Parenteau | $30,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Horning | $11,363 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Weare | $1,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathaniel G. Marshall III | $14,636 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan W. Tufts | $14,756 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher J. Welch | $28,158 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Hannah Jo, LLC | $47,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathlyn G. Logan | $52 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin J. Perkins | $2,670 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael A. Gagnon | $3,797 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell T. Nunan | $21,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Daggett | $850 | $0 | -100% |
| B. D. Wolff Enterprises | $25,766 | $0 | -100% |
| Blaine C. White | $12,379 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher J. Nunan | $28,882 | $0 | -100% |
| David V. Anderson | $12,792 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward W. Hutchins II | $9,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Emmons Lobster, Inc. | $25,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene P. Eaton | $2,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary B. Ridlon | $3,910 | $0 | -100% |
| George F. Dow | $8,886 | $0 | -100% |
| Halc, Inc. | $25,631 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth E. Hutchins | $780 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Emmons | $8,616 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael P. Emmons | $15,782 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Emmons | $328 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Wildes | $16,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Francoeur | $21,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheldon P. Pope | $6,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas R. Mansfield | $946 | $0 | -100% |
| Arnold Crawford | $7,361 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin S. Paige | $28,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon C. Doucette | $4,023 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Junkins | $3,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Tobey | $24,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Riley | $3,031 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Foye | $44,476 | $0 | -100% |
| J&K Fisheries, Inc. | $10,092 | $0 | -100% |
| John Bowden | $16,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth F. Lemont | $13,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Hoyt | $2,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Crawford | $6,345 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip N. Doucette | $27,327 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger L. Emery III | $993 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolling Stone Vessels, LLC | $18,658 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan J. Doucette | $14,707 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Hoyt | $3,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Lawrence | $5,585 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven R. Taylor | $5,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler P. Doucette | $18,155 | $0 | -100% |
| WWW Lobster Company, LLC | $13,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce A. Knapp | $10,661 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana J. Cutts | $11,170 | $0 | -100% |
| David C Kaselauskas | $19,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold D. Niles | $3,065 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Waldron Jr. | $4,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Draper | $3,588 | $0 | -100% |
| Amanda Nightingale | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Black Kettle Farm | $8,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Girard Farm, LLC | $8,413 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt H. Moses | $1,704 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurin E. Brooks | $9,904 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard R. Guillemette | $1,046 | $0 | -100% |
| John Archambault | $12,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert P. Beamis | $4,681 | $0 | -100% |
| Tuttle Family Enterprises | $48,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl O. McIntire | $19,544 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Three Es, LLC | $4,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Hotspur, LLC | $4,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua W. Audet | $22,198 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard S. Knight Jr. | $2,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. McIntire | $10,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane W. McIntire | $10,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel P. Chadbourne | $1,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah P. Croteau | $8,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Denis R. Delage | $11,781 | $0 | -100% |
| James S. Henderson | $7,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas J. Beaudoin | $870 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman A. Means Jr. | $2,248 | $0 | -100% |
| Seth Dube | $1,391 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas W. Casamassa | $7,911 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcdougal Orchards, LLC | $21,333 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew J Caramihalis | $6,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew O. Webber | $4,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Coastal Landscaping & Garden Center, Inc. | $36,471 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory Caramihalis | $13,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward M. Blanar | $1,606 | $0 | -100% |
| Evan Thompson | $10,865 | $0 | -100% |
| FV Jacquie and Nicole, Inc. | $27,069 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Baxter | $3,382 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey A. Donnell | $37,165 | $0 | -100% |
| John Abraham Zacharias | $12,727 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth E. Yorke | $3,507 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Donnell | $23,470 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael C. Sinclair | $4,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Caramihalis | $26,249 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Donnell | $17,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary R. Donnell | $42,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Croix P. Nowell | $1,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward D. Grant | $23,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy T. Davidson | $9,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew B. Nowell | $31,356 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,005,401 | $438,650 | -78.1% |
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