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In 2021, 82 farmers in cities within Prince William County received a total of $741,691 in 126 farm subsidies, a 39.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 208 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beef Corporation | $364,358 | $214,297 | -41.2% |
| Kettle Wind Farm, LLC | $157,927 | $194,046 | 22.9% |
| Mclean and Mclean | $0 | $74,812 | -- |
| Cedarline Farm, LLC | $98,223 | $55,298 | -43.7% |
| Shafi Farm, LLC | $0 | $40,298 | -- |
| Dutchland Farm, Inc. | $173,466 | $30,069 | -82.7% |
| James Alan Yankey | $1,882 | $16,490 | 776.2% |
| Nancy Muderlak | $11,265 | $11,265 | 0% |
| Sharon Juergens-Weiss - Sharon Juergens Revocable Livin Juer | $9,725 | $7,070 | -27.3% |
| Pamela Hoover | $5,839 | $6,508 | 11.5% |
| Boyd L. Beard Jr. | $0 | $5,890 | -- |
| Garland Smith | $60,545 | $5,671 | -90.6% |
| Bonnie J. Jares | $887 | $5,622 | 533.8% |
| Dennis Stuessi | $3,780 | $3,780 | 0% |
| Timothy Anderson Brannan | $4,785 | $3,694 | -22.8% |
| Betty B Board | $12,593 | $3,574 | -71.6% |
| Willam M and Mary S T Alphin Family Limited Partne | $0 | $3,505 | -- |
| Salt Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $3,148 | $3,166 | 0.6% |
| Elaine R Maddy Trust | $3,066 | $3,066 | 0% |
| Rosemarie Fahey | $3,056 | $3,056 | 0% |
| Charles E. Jones | $0 | $3,025 | -- |
| Gussie E Mustian Estate | $2,851 | $2,851 | 0% |
| Lamb Brothers Trust | $10,190 | $2,786 | -72.7% |
| David Lambert | $1,294 | $2,629 | 103.2% |
| Paul Thompson | $1,752 | $1,752 | 0% |
| Susan M. Hill | $1,752 | $1,752 | 0% |
| George R. Deharde | $2,601 | $1,750 | -32.7% |
| Oden Lee Cornwell | $3,461 | $1,603 | -53.7% |
| West Family Holdings, LLC | $1,457 | $1,457 | 0% |
| Vernon E. Hamilton Trust | $0 | $1,453 | -- |
| Daniel Thompson | $777 | $1,417 | 82.4% |
| Lora M. Johnson | $2,652 | $1,362 | -48.6% |
| Karen Juhl | $2,158 | $1,122 | -48% |
| Karla Eisen | $1,272 | $1,025 | -19.4% |
| Anthony Onorato | $1,008 | $1,008 | 0% |
| Jennifer L. Roberts | $974 | $974 | 0% |
| Keith L. Roberts | $974 | $974 | 0% |
| John L Woods Rev Trust | $5,174 | $964 | -81.4% |
| James E. George | $3,670 | $942 | -74.3% |
| Tava Jo Foster | $4,953 | $932 | -81.2% |
| Tommie B. Powell | $0 | $886 | -- |
| Rosie M. Underwood | $846 | $846 | 0% |
| Jill Kent | $1,664 | $835 | -49.8% |
| Dean K. Pound | $1,408 | $811 | -42.4% |
| Kenneth Kunkel | $392 | $795 | 102.8% |
| Steven D. Morefield | $753 | $753 | 0% |
| WCMM I, LLC | $3,064 | $748 | -75.6% |
| Robert W. Ward | $3,641 | $729 | -80% |
| Michael Long | $1,546 | $723 | -53.2% |
| WCMM IV, LLC | $2,343 | $714 | -69.5% |
| Arnold L. Johnson | $3,559 | $691 | -80.6% |
| George Jalis JR | $654 | $654 | 0% |
| Carl L. Hicks III | $585 | $585 | 0% |
| Beecham Glasford Farm Land Trust | $2,698 | $582 | -78.4% |
| Cheryl Fitzgerald | $550 | $550 | 0% |
| Samuel Chamberlain | $511 | $511 | 0% |
| Carlton V. Heflin | $3,366 | $502 | -85.1% |
| Mary S. Sparlin | $597 | $492 | -17.6% |
| Lawrence Nelson | $899 | $487 | -45.8% |
| Pat Schneider | $486 | $486 | 0% |
| Ardella L. Held | $1,217 | $484 | -60.2% |
| M. J. Blythe | $874 | $423 | -51.6% |
| Sharon K. Applegate | $1,187 | $414 | -65.1% |
| Obediah G Baker JR | $410 | $410 | 0% |
| Douglas E. Moore | $147 | $402 | 173.5% |
| WCMM II, LLC | $1,052 | $389 | -63% |
| WCMM III, LLC | $1,673 | $389 | -76.7% |
| Carl D. Thorne | $2,186 | $378 | -82.7% |
| James B. Clarke | $306 | $306 | 0% |
| Paul B. Boulden | $1,491 | $234 | -84.3% |
| Theresa Sarac | $402 | $225 | -44% |
| Troy J. Moore | $0 | $197 | -- |
| Charles Bryan Kidd | $511 | $190 | -62.8% |
| Larry A. Nelson | $2,509 | $190 | -92.4% |
| John P. Hernandez | $154 | $132 | -14.3% |
| Elia C. Chambers | $0 | $129 | -- |
| Julie Kollstedt | $0 | $98 | -- |
| Lauren E. Schreiber | $297 | $94 | -68.4% |
| Kathryn M. Boggs | $0 | $86 | -- |
| Constance S. Booker | $78 | $78 | 0% |
| Paul Nehrenberg | $74 | $74 | 0% |
| Freddie Stout | $125 | $34 | -72.8% |
| Arlene Day Nicholas-Jagielski | $1,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie Wayne Hollie | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L. Jerrell | $110 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynnvale Studios, LLC | $12,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle Kaufmann Wisbey | $1,891 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley K Hamilton Estate | $2,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommie B Powell Estate | $1,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommie Benjamin Powell Estate | $652 | $0 | -100% |
| Ekube Tekle Araya | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| Huffmans Cattle & Hay Duane H, LLC | $12,579 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie S. Whitley | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Natural Farm Produce, LLC | $36,847 | $0 | -100% |
| Agriberry, LLC | $128,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Andy White | $4,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Patrick Ray | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Fountain | $184 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra K. Herbert | $614 | $0 | -100% |
| Sweet Sophia, LLC | $7,208 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,222,819 | $741,691 | -39.3% |
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