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In 2021, 61 farmers in cities within Delaware County received a total of $1.1 million in 99 farm subsidies, a 41.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.9 million in 220 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hager Farms, LLC | $371,236 | $134,053 | -63.9% |
| Harmonie Farm of Colchester, LLC | $136,011 | $126,042 | -7.3% |
| Eklund Farm Machinery, Inc. | $280,850 | $120,412 | -57.1% |
| SRJF, Inc. | $272,469 | $111,968 | -58.9% |
| Kortright Cattle, Inc. | $97,555 | $74,615 | -23.5% |
| Springdale Farm | $30,195 | $51,064 | 69.1% |
| Andrew J. Post | $63,633 | $49,986 | -21.4% |
| Barbara J. Hanselman | $57,776 | $48,548 | -16% |
| Dennis Bevins | $24,926 | $42,446 | 70.3% |
| Christopher F. Darling | $18,393 | $41,212 | 124.1% |
| Humdinger Holsteins | $49,697 | $36,606 | -26.3% |
| Daniel Shaw | $35,851 | $31,163 | -13.1% |
| Lyle Garrison | $13,266 | $26,506 | 99.8% |
| Berry Brook Farm, LLC | $0 | $23,870 | -- |
| Paul a Deysenroth III | $24,008 | $22,121 | -7.9% |
| Donald G Hillriegel | $3,580 | $17,207 | 380.6% |
| Wanda M. Palmatier | $13,276 | $16,322 | 22.9% |
| Stuart L. Axtell | $3,500 | $15,158 | 333.1% |
| Mountain View Dairy, LLC | $30,037 | $14,335 | -52.3% |
| Tony R. Ellis | $0 | $10,609 | -- |
| Steven Reed | $8,267 | $7,552 | -8.6% |
| Wayne R. Gerster | $9,790 | $5,988 | -38.8% |
| David Post | $2,390 | $5,625 | 135.4% |
| Char-Marie Farm, LLC | $48,338 | $5,063 | -89.5% |
| Julia Miglianti | $6,836 | $4,890 | -28.5% |
| Todd Palmatier | $6,471 | $3,928 | -39.3% |
| David E. Wheeler | $4,407 | $3,588 | -18.6% |
| Meghan Moody Potter | $3,594 | $3,412 | -5.1% |
| Holscher Roxbury Mountain Maple, LLC | $0 | $2,748 | -- |
| Richard Dykstra | $3,577 | $2,393 | -33.1% |
| Francis Dorosky | $3,630 | $2,385 | -34.3% |
| Richard Giles | $0 | $2,318 | -- |
| Arlene A. Schubert | $8,624 | $1,889 | -78.1% |
| William Dunlop | $714 | $1,752 | 145.4% |
| Myriam Baccouche-Talukder | $0 | $1,649 | -- |
| Leonard E. Utter | $1,529 | $1,529 | 0% |
| Allan R. Weinmann | $11,344 | $1,332 | -88.3% |
| Ernest B. Hanselman | $3,489 | $1,328 | -61.9% |
| Seth A. Hanselman | $2,846 | $1,328 | -53.3% |
| Donald G. Hosking | $2,315 | $1,319 | -43% |
| Lauren R. Davis | $1,275 | $1,275 | 0% |
| Patricia Wheeler | $1,914 | $1,128 | -41.1% |
| Lamport Farms | $4,716 | $1,018 | -78.4% |
| Eric D. McLaughlin | $0 | $996 | -- |
| Shady Lawn Farms, LLC | $10,609 | $937 | -91.2% |
| Michael Tompkins | $34,227 | $916 | -97.3% |
| Richard R. Toebe | $3,195 | $902 | -71.8% |
| Allen McClure | $27,497 | $721 | -97.4% |
| Jill Cline | $503 | $503 | 0% |
| David A. Holscher | $460 | $460 | 0% |
| Linda J. Holscher | $460 | $460 | 0% |
| John S. Lamport | $421 | $421 | 0% |
| Christine a Cole | $656 | $313 | -52.3% |
| Joseph Anthony Martin | $1,547 | $172 | -88.9% |
| Jeanne Darling | $437 | $160 | -63.4% |
| Michael Hugh Frisbee | $0 | $157 | -- |
| Shaver Hill Farm | $8,202 | $147 | -98.2% |
| Peter Christensen | $1,165 | $123 | -89.4% |
| Dwayne Hill | $0 | $121 | -- |
| Dawn M. Perry | $1,359 | $74 | -94.6% |
| Dickie E. Perry | $1,304 | $74 | -94.3% |
| Dennis Deysenroth | $2,132 | $0 | -100% |
| Don B. Leach | $8,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd S. Bishop Sr. | $387 | $0 | -100% |
| Peaceful Valley Farm, LLC | $12,966 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett Miller | $1,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Giugliano | $833 | $0 | -100% |
| Holscher- Roxbury Mountain Maple | $55,824 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Warholic | $11,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Tircolm, LLC | $1,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry George | $1,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony van Glad | $12,767 | $0 | -100% |
| George Wilson - Scotch View Farm | $386 | $0 | -100% |
| Rudolf Landolt | $6,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Scotch View Farm | $1,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,871,616 | $1,087,337 | -41.9% |
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