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In 2021, 144 farmers in cities within St. Lawrence County received a total of $4 million in 233 farm subsidies, a 67.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.3 million in 604 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with St. Lawrence County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcrest Dairy, LLC | $1,291,747 | $179,264 | -86.1% |
| Kelly Dairy, LLC | $765,484 | $156,140 | -79.6% |
| Chambers Farms, LLC | $676,021 | $148,689 | -78% |
| Royal-J-Acres, LLC | $1,532,051 | $145,484 | -90.5% |
| Twin Mill Farms, LLC | $416,332 | $140,906 | -66.2% |
| Five Mile Farm | $677,528 | $140,902 | -79.2% |
| Gotham Family Farm, LLC | $406,667 | $140,872 | -65.4% |
| Kenneth C Corscadden | $302,921 | $139,030 | -54.1% |
| Dori B's Farm | $259,815 | $136,069 | -47.6% |
| Flack Farms, LLC | $598,274 | $135,094 | -77.4% |
| Lisbon Centre Farms, LLC | $320,798 | $132,256 | -58.8% |
| Gebarten Acres Operations, LLC | $1,000,000 | $120,508 | -87.9% |
| Mapleview Cattle Company, LLC | $341,019 | $120,508 | -64.7% |
| Cruikshank Farms, LLC | $303,232 | $120,508 | -60.3% |
| Whitton Farms, LLC | $161,256 | $114,955 | -28.7% |
| Dalton Farms, LLC | $124,526 | $109,108 | -12.4% |
| Benware Dairy Farm, LLC | $132,728 | $94,696 | -28.7% |
| Keystone Dairy | $149,248 | $89,170 | -40.3% |
| Deckers Family Farm, LLC | $100,357 | $87,388 | -12.9% |
| J&J Farms | $128,440 | $87,372 | -32% |
| Lavack Farms, LLC | $76,128 | $76,190 | 0.1% |
| Timothy a Joanette | $89,570 | $63,843 | -28.7% |
| Tina a Joanette | $89,106 | $63,759 | -28.4% |
| Irene P. Hargrave | $57,636 | $57,562 | -0.1% |
| Seaway Timber Harvesting, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Roger L. Jackson | $86,337 | $51,068 | -40.9% |
| Roger N. Parker | $30,641 | $47,606 | 55.4% |
| Clarence Edward Cleveland | $0 | $41,592 | -- |
| Clark A. Putman | $51,738 | $40,430 | -21.9% |
| Daniel A. Desormeaux | $841 | $39,383 | 4,582.9% |
| Gravel Hill B Farm, LLC | $48,377 | $38,978 | -19.4% |
| Lauri L. Beggs | $18,072 | $38,697 | 114.1% |
| Kori Stay | $27,437 | $37,379 | 36.2% |
| Timothy P. Furgison | $32,373 | $32,567 | 0.6% |
| SJF Farm | $22,710 | $29,459 | 29.7% |
| Darrell J. Snyder | $25,729 | $28,613 | 11.2% |
| Dwayne Dissottle | $2,538 | $26,995 | 963.6% |
| C&M Dairy, LLC | $540,897 | $25,826 | -95.2% |
| Robert J. Taber | $27,913 | $24,849 | -11% |
| Kenneth A. Kulp | $22,748 | $24,791 | 9% |
| David R. Christensen | $36,259 | $24,360 | -32.8% |
| Hobkirk Farm | $33,496 | $24,186 | -27.8% |
| Brett Roberts | $0 | $23,828 | -- |
| Ashley Rich | $25,180 | $23,439 | -6.9% |
| Richard Osoway | $14,878 | $22,960 | 54.3% |
| David W. Schroer | $31,407 | $22,525 | -28.3% |
| David J Dissottle | $20,285 | $21,442 | 5.7% |
| Robert J. Zufall | $17,401 | $19,548 | 12.3% |
| Leland T. Finnerty | $13,960 | $19,419 | 39.1% |
| Stacie L. Platt | $12,198 | $19,294 | 58.2% |
| Thomas E. Platt | $12,059 | $19,294 | 60% |
| Galilee Farms, LLC | $36,208 | $18,109 | -50% |
| Vernon I. Gray | $16,593 | $17,825 | 7.4% |
| Patrick S. Martin | $371 | $16,972 | 4,474.7% |
| James R. Putman | $10,417 | $16,827 | 61.5% |
| Tyler Perrigo | $13,515 | $15,934 | 17.9% |
| Roger a Goodelle | $17,672 | $15,827 | -10.4% |
| Kandace L Dietschweiler-Hartley | $30,621 | $14,880 | -51.4% |
| Stephen E. Teele | $31,424 | $14,322 | -54.4% |
| Jeremy F. Hitsman | $16,882 | $14,261 | -15.5% |
| Jeanne Lapoint | $7,520 | $13,784 | 83.3% |
| Patrick Rastley | $8,851 | $13,532 | 52.9% |
| Ortman Dairy, LLC | $22,972 | $13,433 | -41.5% |
| Wayne C. Gates | $21,044 | $11,598 | -44.9% |
| William P. Rutherford | $14,668 | $11,464 | -21.8% |
| Earle G. Amaral | $60,303 | $11,453 | -81% |
| Lee Morrison | $9,363 | $11,222 | 19.9% |
| Aimee M. Dean | $9,365 | $10,943 | 16.8% |
| Linda Livingston | $12,210 | $10,379 | -15% |
| Peggy S. Wilson | $12,071 | $10,379 | -14% |
| Larry A. Finnerty | $4,159 | $8,864 | 113.1% |
| Laura L. Finnerty | $4,096 | $8,864 | 116.4% |
| David K. Suckow | $0 | $8,489 | -- |
| William J. Siebels Jr. | $7,797 | $7,797 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Whitton | $0 | $6,212 | -- |
| Hillskine Farms, LLC | $58,813 | $6,130 | -89.6% |
| Shady Brook Farms, LLC | $14,464 | $4,852 | -66.5% |
| Albert R. Desormeaux | $7,303 | $4,552 | -37.7% |
| Andrew Bertrand | $6,125 | $4,310 | -29.6% |
| Greg H. Matthews | $6,526 | $3,871 | -40.7% |
| Stacy Cardinell | $6,368 | $3,865 | -39.3% |
| Charles S. Cameron | $6,477 | $3,530 | -45.5% |
| Patrick J. Green | $0 | $3,190 | -- |
| Audra L. Hickman | $2,813 | $2,991 | 6.3% |
| Christopher Paul Bloodough | $3,805 | $2,888 | -24.1% |
| Frederick D. Reed | $11,688 | $2,852 | -75.6% |
| Finen Maple Products, LLC | $0 | $2,817 | -- |
| Matthew Martin | $0 | $2,634 | -- |
| Michael W. Trapp | $2,520 | $2,520 | 0% |
| George E. Erdman Jr. | $8,316 | $2,514 | -69.8% |
| Orville L. Eacker | $2,294 | $2,294 | 0% |
| Jeffrey A. Sheen | $12,551 | $2,282 | -81.8% |
| Andrews View Farm | $31,106 | $2,255 | -92.8% |
| Brian Arquette | $1,974 | $2,037 | 3.2% |
| Arthur J. Hurst | $4,710 | $1,971 | -58.2% |
| Riverside Acres Dairy, LLC | $1,965 | $1,926 | -2% |
| Dean S. Harper | $8,974 | $1,926 | -78.5% |
| Amy J. Moulton | $1,866 | $1,866 | 0% |
| Parent-Trio Farm LP | $2,144 | $1,727 | -19.4% |
| Jay F. Livingston | $0 | $1,651 | -- |
| Joni M. Miller | $14,383 | $1,650 | -88.5% |
| Michael R. Youngs | $7,111 | $1,648 | -76.8% |
| Russell Finley | $7,381 | $1,646 | -77.7% |
| Darlene M. Dashnaw | $7,125 | $1,641 | -77% |
| Larry J Osoway | $15,718 | $1,532 | -90.3% |
| Lee J. Clark | $5,307 | $1,451 | -72.7% |
| Bradley Love | $5,646 | $1,423 | -74.8% |
| Adam J. Young | $0 | $1,368 | -- |
| Steven Paul Johnson | $1,305 | $1,305 | 0% |
| Andrew R. Morrison | $5,219 | $1,252 | -76% |
| Fred Perrin | $1,123 | $1,123 | 0% |
| Alan Livingston | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Gerald C. Hyde | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Robert Woodrow | $5,758 | $1,079 | -81.3% |
| Paradise Valley Farm | $1,076 | $1,076 | 0% |
| Kevin Finnegan | $4,056 | $1,039 | -74.4% |
| Liza Miller | $3,894 | $884 | -77.3% |
| Jay M. Emrich | $14,777 | $724 | -95.1% |
| Sharpe Farms | $957 | $593 | -38% |
| Clifford H. Woodrow | $1,803 | $492 | -72.7% |
| Matoon Pond Farms | $5,251 | $398 | -92.4% |
| Keith H. Warren | $1,551 | $386 | -75.1% |
| Dustin Brooks | $720 | $282 | -60.8% |
| David B. Perrigo | $737 | $262 | -64.5% |
| Robert J. White Sr. | $1,518 | $262 | -82.7% |
| Emmett R. Morley | $256 | $256 | 0% |
| Steve Toomey | $1,489 | $254 | -82.9% |
| Renee C. Smith | $232 | $232 | 0% |
| Nathan McLear | $1,354 | $222 | -83.6% |
| Danielle N. Barse | $650 | $212 | -67.4% |
| Richard J. Bullock | $429 | $204 | -52.4% |
| Patrick J. Barse | $650 | $202 | -68.9% |
| Paul E. Guyette | $197 | $197 | 0% |
| Kevin Rowen | $7,125 | $194 | -97.3% |
| Mary Sharpstene | $363 | $162 | -55.4% |
| Loren A. Ortman | $2,523 | $150 | -94.1% |
| Billi Woods | $264 | $146 | -44.7% |
| Nancy J. Lynch | $3,737 | $118 | -96.8% |
| Jeffrey D Bogrette | $706 | $91 | -87.1% |
| Donald W. Cook | $509 | $31 | -93.9% |
| Keith M. Whitton | $458 | $26 | -94.3% |
| Bradley J. Knight | $7,921 | $20 | -99.7% |
| Melanie A. Knight | $7,911 | $20 | -99.7% |
| Paul V. Dalton | $76 | $16 | -78.9% |
| Mark Berninghausen | $10,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Ward | $26,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Reed | $5,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan S. Thompson | $254 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel L. Gardner | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald C. Brown | $2,222 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Reed | $21,301 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Parkman | $2,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Quincy Wood | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Bayne Family Farm | $29,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron Cardinell | $4,895 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin James Simone | $2,712 | $0 | -100% |
| Blake Spilman | $1,927 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas C. Thompson | $4,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Clark Family Farm, LLC | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Colter Lee Whitmore | $3,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Davis | $26,042 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Martin | $1,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin W. Prashaw | $18,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Geremy Cox | $11,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew D. Reynolds | $12,161 | $0 | -100% |
| Morgan Young | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald M. Johnson | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Seth J. Moon | $4,987 | $0 | -100% |
| Stonehaven Farms, Inc. | $8,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarence Edward Cleveland | $26,158 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Smith | $8,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Akins | $527 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine Whiteford | $1,715 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Cook | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth L. Crowe | $304 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Zufall | $1,153 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Kent | $24,160 | $0 | -100% |
| David S. Teele | $27,993 | $0 | -100% |
| Flack Farms | $11,619 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua R. Bonno | $4,519 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Ward | $5,132 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott L. Dawley | $2,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence J Osoway | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul C. Quintavalle | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| James P. Lantry | $74,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin Osoway | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred J. Nichols | $443 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Garriques | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Flackville Farms, LLC | $103 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry K. Snow Jr. | $202 | $0 | -100% |
| Leeandrew Mathews | $939 | $0 | -100% |
| Fobare's Dairy Farm, LLC | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda L. Newcombe | $513 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin James Simone | $3,413 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary E. Reynolds | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas A. Hayes | $292 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendy C. Hayes | $4,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan White | $1,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernard J. Chambers Jr. | $14,986 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett a Dissottle | $6,909 | $0 | -100% |
| Cherie Whitten | $3,781 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell K. Thompson | $4,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,312,904 | $4,026,966 | -67.3% |
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