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In 2021, 32 farmers in cities within Clatsop County received a total of $297,852 in 53 farm subsidies, a 91.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.6 million in 168 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Rohne | $82,592 | $61,795 | -25.2% |
| O'Brien Timber Falling, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| North Coast Cutting, Inc. | $0 | $27,974 | -- |
| Gertrude Hill Trust | $6,491 | $25,472 | 292.4% |
| Freddie J. Hankins | $0 | $24,103 | -- |
| Myra E. F. Lee | $22,172 | $23,067 | 4% |
| Tad G. Falk | $0 | $13,419 | -- |
| La Dawn R. Bloom | $8,461 | $8,461 | 0% |
| Western Star Fur Farm, Inc. | $35,882 | $7,957 | -77.8% |
| Tom Falleur | $29,999 | $7,051 | -76.5% |
| Laura Stewart | $7,392 | $6,765 | -8.5% |
| Ryan Tarabochia | $20,039 | $6,388 | -68.1% |
| Bill de Jager | $0 | $3,904 | -- |
| F-V Sonja, Inc. | $0 | $3,613 | -- |
| Bruce-Andrews Family Trust P Andrews | $0 | $3,441 | -- |
| Caroline K Godderz | $6,596 | $3,270 | -50.4% |
| Robert E. Lee | $0 | $2,773 | -- |
| Craig Allan Weaver | $9,900 | $2,246 | -77.3% |
| Janet J. Jensen | $1,882 | $1,882 | 0% |
| Terry J. Smith | $3,895 | $1,495 | -61.6% |
| Douglas E. Kaup | $1,805 | $1,300 | -28% |
| Paul G. Brown | $0 | $1,274 | -- |
| Deborah A. Boone | $762 | $1,058 | 38.8% |
| Diane Weinert | $762 | $1,058 | 38.8% |
| Christine White | $946 | $946 | 0% |
| Edward M. van Dyke | $796 | $796 | 0% |
| Alan Johansson | $130 | $793 | 510% |
| Roni L. Rose | $1,275 | $703 | -44.9% |
| Louise E. Fischer | $4,270 | $697 | -83.7% |
| Jason Erickson | $546 | $594 | 8.8% |
| James F. Furnish | $7,385 | $462 | -93.7% |
| Karen C Leinenkugel | $402 | $220 | -45.3% |
| Aldrich Point Dairy, LLC | $85,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Peitsch | $36,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Astoria Fish Company, LLC | $23,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Tarabochia | $16,825 | $0 | -100% |
| Caffeination Corporation | $311 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl West-Davies | $343 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher W. Cameron | $36,771 | $0 | -100% |
| CT Johnson, Inc. | $18,332 | $0 | -100% |
| David B. Hubbard | $62,135 | $0 | -100% |
| David H. Densmore | $38,723 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Lindstrom | $18,709 | $0 | -100% |
| David Jay Hoffman | $18,499 | $0 | -100% |
| David Quashnick | $117,350 | $0 | -100% |
| David Quashnick JR | $21,905 | $0 | -100% |
| Derek Randall Wall | $21,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy & Allwin Monson, LLC | $1,888 | $0 | -100% |
| Doug Westerlund | $87,330 | $0 | -100% |
| Duffy Duncan | $31,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin G. Fisher | $2,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Gen IV, LLC | $41,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Elliott | $17,747 | $0 | -100% |
| Gila Allen | $2,289 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie Riekkola | $1,686 | $0 | -100% |
| James Reith | $3,757 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason McGuire | $2,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Beckman | $3,405 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffery Middleton | $1,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Olson | $12,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan F Fisheries, Inc. | $40,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Samuel Quashnick | $30,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Judy A. Fisher | $20 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie Ann Koons | $4,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Adam Gustoff Gifford | $47,241 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Dean Hawkins Jr. | $9,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Kindred Fisheries, Inc. | $47,594 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry E. Olson | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| Lars Holmdahl | $8,765 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Breazeal | $388 | $0 | -100% |
| M/V Defiant Fisheries, Inc. | $37,434 | $0 | -100% |
| M/V Defiant, Inc. | $119,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin V. Rice | $9,369 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael S Saarheim | $25,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Tarabochia | $14,400 | $0 | -100% |
| NW Messiah, Inc. | $9,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Ocean Invictus, LLC | $124,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Otis M. Hunsinger | $21,646 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela Hawkins | $33,866 | $0 | -100% |
| PBC Fisheries, LLC | $38,250 | $0 | -100% |
| Petersen Fisheries, Inc. | $41,196 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip R. Gauthier | $20,927 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall James Wall | $24,594 | $0 | -100% |
| Rankin Fish, Inc. | $244,353 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott B Glegor | $12,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Stanley O. Johnson | $22,556 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen H. Rittenberg | $9,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Sunset Fisheries, LLC | $78,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Surgener Fisheries 2, LLC | $9,330 | $0 | -100% |
| Surgener Fisheries 3, LLC | $8,889 | $0 | -100% |
| Surgener Fisheries 4, LLC | $23,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Surgener Fisheries, LLC | $19,513 | $0 | -100% |
| Svensen Fish Company | $94,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Tera Jackson | $2,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Svensen | $23,758 | $0 | -100% |
| Travenshek Fisheries, LLC | $58,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy T. Johnson | $23,065 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Olson | $1,011 | $0 | -100% |
| Vincent Engbretson | $22,607 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia R. Hall | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Webbslinger, Inc. | $37,480 | $0 | -100% |
| Wildfish, LLC | $37,182 | $0 | -100% |
| William Kirk | $25,046 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Hunsinger | $28,383 | $0 | -100% |
| Ceara Lewis | $8,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Chester Michael Burger | $10,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Cliff L. Lewis | $24,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Huddleston | $28,242 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Broderick | $45,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur D. Reith | $1,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Peterson | $6,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Barr-Fox, Corp. | $6,931 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Gabriel | $438 | $0 | -100% |
| Buck and Ann Fisheries, LLC | $75,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Bushnell Fisheries, Inc. | $112,723 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Bogh | $9,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Dave G. Davis | $747 | $0 | -100% |
| David Osburn | $17,879 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Buck and Ann, LLC | $84,322 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Northern Endurance, LLC | $212,625 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Southeast, LLC | $63,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Fate Hunter, Inc. | $70,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Gann Fisheries, Inc. | $60,566 | $0 | -100% |
| George A. Merrin | $17,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Hard Knot Fishing, Inc. | $51,547 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack B. Cartwright | $5,553 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean Ann Bogh | $2,357 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Pratt Anderson | $20,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda K. Merrin | $17,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin A. Budnick | $8,962 | $0 | -100% |
| Morrison Fisheries, Inc. | $67,867 | $0 | -100% |
| Old Bog Farm, LLC | $7,398 | $0 | -100% |
| Sunset Fisheries, Inc. | $45,046 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd A. Chase | $14,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Whitsett Fisheries, Inc. | $23,347 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,593,311 | $297,852 | -91.7% |
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