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In 2021, 84 farmers in cities within Tillamook County received a total of $5.8 million in 130 farm subsidies, a 57.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $13.6 million in 364 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Acres Dairy Farms, Inc. | $546,158 | $241,016 | -55.9% |
| Wilsonview Dairy, Inc. | $315,318 | $194,310 | -38.4% |
| Chatelain's Farmasea, Inc. | $201,165 | $164,305 | -18.3% |
| R & R Dairy | $658,474 | $130,421 | -80.2% |
| Jenck Farms, LLC | $241,066 | $128,387 | -46.7% |
| Grazing West Dairy, Inc. | $169,120 | $127,601 | -24.6% |
| Mistvale Farm, Inc. | $168,854 | $127,301 | -24.6% |
| Tilla-Bay Farms, Inc. | $164,787 | $127,245 | -22.8% |
| Traskview Farm, Inc. | $279,016 | $127,173 | -54.4% |
| David Hale | $218,180 | $126,626 | -42% |
| Ankeridge Dairy & Son | $555,582 | $126,112 | -77.3% |
| Oldenkamp Farms, Inc. | $226,320 | $122,446 | -45.9% |
| Shannon Lourenzo | $331,609 | $122,394 | -63.1% |
| Max Hurliman Jr. | $202,270 | $122,133 | -39.6% |
| Kuipers Farms, LLC | $270,394 | $121,884 | -54.9% |
| Hancock Dairy | $234,103 | $121,548 | -48.1% |
| Geo Farms, Inc. | $534,114 | $121,548 | -77.2% |
| Legendairy Farms, LLC | $221,657 | $121,270 | -45.3% |
| Manuel A. Aguiar Jr. | $112,896 | $120,582 | 6.8% |
| Bearl a Seals | $254,010 | $120,508 | -52.6% |
| C & C Dairy, LLC | $280,270 | $120,508 | -57% |
| Gomes Jersey Dairy, LLC | $187,661 | $120,508 | -35.8% |
| Martin Dairy, LLC | $444,031 | $120,508 | -72.9% |
| Tony Silveira Dairy | $261,047 | $119,853 | -54.1% |
| Eric and Loretta Peterson Farm | $141,906 | $114,450 | -19.3% |
| Victor Dairy, LLC | $228,694 | $113,105 | -50.5% |
| Karl F. Hale | $175,439 | $113,008 | -35.6% |
| Golden Mist Dairy, LLC | $194,352 | $113,008 | -41.9% |
| Misty Meadow Dairy, LLC | $547,363 | $113,008 | -79.4% |
| River Mist Dairy, LLC | $319,494 | $113,008 | -64.6% |
| Averill Farms, Inc. | $393,275 | $104,272 | -73.5% |
| Wilsona Farms, LLC | $131,268 | $101,891 | -22.4% |
| Ryan Landolt | $163,565 | $101,418 | -38% |
| Eric Silva | $202,908 | $101,275 | -50.1% |
| Barkers Dairy | $153,757 | $101,055 | -34.3% |
| B and B Jerseys, LLC | $382,332 | $98,220 | -74.3% |
| Seymour Dairy, Inc. | $95,300 | $93,160 | -2.2% |
| Timothy M Jenck | $143,057 | $92,428 | -35.4% |
| Donald M. Josi | $113,549 | $83,571 | -26.4% |
| Kenneth Tohl | $95,289 | $80,736 | -15.3% |
| Clarence Katen | $156,362 | $74,888 | -52.1% |
| Sunny Ridge Dairy, LLC | $117,269 | $73,687 | -37.2% |
| Neal Kaste | $82,603 | $58,740 | -28.9% |
| Alfred Moretti | $84,807 | $58,555 | -31% |
| Bruce Roos | $67,732 | $57,322 | -15.4% |
| Kenneth Coppini | $57,821 | $54,065 | -6.5% |
| Blaine Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ryan Griffin Contract Cutting | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Neahring Family Farm, LLC | $90,283 | $52,250 | -42.1% |
| Ray Maack | $65,271 | $51,848 | -20.6% |
| Ginger Slavens | $63,740 | $45,727 | -28.3% |
| Lloyd Higdon | $54,934 | $41,880 | -23.8% |
| Thomas R. Hurliman | $48,476 | $40,225 | -17% |
| Jeanne Arain, Inc. | $0 | $28,272 | -- |
| Verne A. Mobley | $29,792 | $25,580 | -14.1% |
| Roy Pearn | $32,967 | $24,147 | -26.8% |
| Sue Katen | $0 | $21,748 | -- |
| Ryan A. Lancaster | $22,235 | $18,687 | -16% |
| Fyodor Sam Silva Trucking | $0 | $13,647 | -- |
| Fairview Trucking Company | $28,111 | $12,246 | -56.4% |
| James C Munly | $12,078 | $12,078 | 0% |
| Waldron Farms, LLC | $33,863 | $7,751 | -77.1% |
| Sharon S. Canada | $7,386 | $7,386 | 0% |
| Lynn W. Rayborn | $4,570 | $6,503 | 42.3% |
| Carolyn Louise Rayborn Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $4,778 | -- |
| Susan Mccorkell Worth | $5,042 | $4,765 | -5.5% |
| Sandra A. Bredeson | $3,806 | $2,080 | -45.3% |
| Donna Kay S. Nash | $3,957 | $1,954 | -50.6% |
| Faye Bentley | $3,419 | $1,910 | -44.1% |
| James Larimore | $2,896 | $1,910 | -34% |
| Judith Larimore | $2,896 | $1,910 | -34% |
| Phyllis Sisco | $3,419 | $1,910 | -44.1% |
| Susan Larimore | $3,419 | $1,910 | -44.1% |
| Marilyn M. Karr | $2,549 | $1,894 | -25.7% |
| Nehalem River Ranch, LLC | $13,213 | $1,823 | -86.2% |
| Menefee Dairy | $126,904 | $1,032 | -99.2% |
| Emily Vollmer | $0 | $777 | -- |
| Price Dairy, LLC | $163,987 | $732 | -99.6% |
| John Tuthill | $739 | $525 | -29% |
| Bryan Smith | $0 | $468 | -- |
| Kevin M Kacmarsky | $1,170 | $442 | -62.2% |
| John K. Wesley | $2,029 | $233 | -88.5% |
| Annelle H Connaughton | $564 | $173 | -69.3% |
| Bailey Farms, Inc. | $62,832 | $158 | -99.7% |
| Cherry Fisheries, Inc. | $17,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Darrin Lee Mobley | $5,248 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug Creasy | $18,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance C. Waldron | $27,783 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Woods | $95,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Limestone Creek Farm | $16,499 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn Louise Rayborn Revocable | $10,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Menefee Dairy | $6,577 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Pearn | $34,918 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron Yunker | $4,627 | $0 | -100% |
| David P. Jordan | $41,421 | $0 | -100% |
| Kbush, Inc. | $17,748 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas P. Johnson | $3,462 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Love | $1,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Dila Dairy, Inc. | $120,141 | $0 | -100% |
| Kilchis Fisheries, Inc. | $58,888 | $0 | -100% |
| Moon River Farm, LLC | $7,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Onion Peak Dairy, Inc. | $39,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Caroline Lees | $9,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald R Reid and Virginia Reid F | $471 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel A. Sewell | $986 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Sue III Charters, Inc. | $14,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Abbott Farms | $2,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Andres Sanchez | $150,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Schmidlin | $849 | $0 | -100% |
| Devin Johnston | $14,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Gienger Farms, Inc. | $369,461 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Coon | $2,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal I. Abrahamson Jr. | $14,497 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Burns | $9,969 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Browning | $33,638 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirhar Farms, Inc. | $174,104 | $0 | -100% |
| Tillamook Bay Seafoods, Inc. | $29,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Valley Venture Farms, LLC | $80,539 | $0 | -100% |
| Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery | $130,917 | $0 | -100% |
| William J. Werner | $399 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $13,590,275 | $5,758,166 | -57.6% |
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