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In 2021, 191 farmers in cities within Mason County received a total of $1.7 million in 205 farm subsidies, a 378.6% increase from 2020, when the total was just $355,008 in 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Shellfish Company, Inc. | $0 | $495,068 | -- |
| Blind Dog Enterprises, Ltd. | $174,775 | $137,975 | -21.1% |
| Wallin's Oysters & Clams, LLC | $0 | $116,713 | -- |
| Calm Cove Shellfish, LLC | $0 | $75,683 | -- |
| Joe Schreiber | $0 | $63,132 | -- |
| Jeffrey Phipps | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Schreiber Shellfish | $0 | $39,742 | -- |
| Kamilche Sea Farms, Inc. | $0 | $36,661 | -- |
| Wright Land Company, LLC | $32,516 | $32,516 | 0% |
| Totten Rock Shellfish, LLC | $0 | $29,864 | -- |
| David Scott Ranney | $0 | $29,591 | -- |
| Tom Farmer Oyster Company, LLC | $0 | $22,502 | -- |
| Padden Seafood, Inc. | $0 | $21,919 | -- |
| K & K Fishing, Inc. | $0 | $18,946 | -- |
| Sea Fresh Farms, Inc. | $0 | $18,299 | -- |
| Hunter Farms | $74,115 | $16,540 | -77.7% |
| North Bay Seafoods, LLC | $0 | $13,381 | -- |
| Skokomish Farms, Inc. | $0 | $13,008 | -- |
| Skokomish Farms, Inc. | $0 | $13,008 | -- |
| Seven Isles Seafoods, LLC | $0 | $11,164 | -- |
| Wesley S. Wasson | $0 | $11,036 | -- |
| Brian Renecker | $0 | $10,551 | -- |
| Scott A. Burnfield | $0 | $10,349 | -- |
| Frances Janny | $0 | $9,559 | -- |
| Jamie Johnson | $0 | $8,409 | -- |
| Bryan Wayne James | $0 | $6,945 | -- |
| Andrew E. Sigo | $0 | $6,614 | -- |
| Todd L. Heckert | $11,651 | $6,446 | -44.7% |
| Joyce Horton | $7,691 | $6,216 | -19.2% |
| Edward Green Jr. | $0 | $6,045 | -- |
| James Byrd III | $0 | $5,939 | -- |
| Michael D. Foster Jr. | $0 | $5,600 | -- |
| Jacob Paul Smith | $0 | $5,546 | -- |
| Donald Edward Monahan | $0 | $5,483 | -- |
| Quiet Water Clams, LLC | $0 | $5,444 | -- |
| Kevin J. Seslar | $0 | $5,020 | -- |
| Lydia A. Trinidad | $0 | $4,909 | -- |
| Norman Cody Andrews | $0 | $4,848 | -- |
| Joshua Hermann | $0 | $4,637 | -- |
| Jacqueline C. Kutz | $4,427 | $4,427 | 0% |
| Taylor Randol Krise | $0 | $4,387 | -- |
| Steven R. Sigo Sr. | $0 | $4,140 | -- |
| Neal Puter | $6,379 | $4,132 | -35.2% |
| Daniel Rodney Snyder | $0 | $4,054 | -- |
| Patrick Wilson Johns | $0 | $4,036 | -- |
| Daniel Jacob Johnston | $0 | $3,943 | -- |
| Adam Wade Mowitch | $0 | $3,872 | -- |
| Thomas Longshore | $0 | $3,855 | -- |
| Antonio Rivera | $0 | $3,842 | -- |
| Kimberly A. Allen | $0 | $3,821 | -- |
| Ned Spilyay Miller | $0 | $3,779 | -- |
| Richard Gouin | $0 | $3,748 | -- |
| Diane Lokken | $3,743 | $3,743 | 0% |
| Marcia L. Jacobson | $3,743 | $3,743 | 0% |
| Kristin Penn | $0 | $3,653 | -- |
| Jeffrey L. Wilston | $3,621 | $3,621 | 0% |
| Craig W. Parker | $0 | $3,606 | -- |
| Lloyd Dean Wilbur Sr. | $0 | $3,535 | -- |
| Jeromy Scott Meyer | $0 | $3,488 | -- |
| Joshua Darryl Melton | $0 | $3,471 | -- |
| Lawton Case | $0 | $3,465 | -- |
| Connie Whitener | $0 | $3,420 | -- |
| Joshua Smith | $0 | $3,420 | -- |
| Larry McFarlane Jr. | $0 | $3,420 | -- |
| Mitchell John Carrington Sr. | $0 | $3,420 | -- |
| Todd Loren Hagmann Sr. | $0 | $3,420 | -- |
| Tory Hagmann | $0 | $3,420 | -- |
| Donald H Dumontet | $3,379 | $3,379 | 0% |
| Marion K. Hoefner | $5,528 | $3,369 | -39.1% |
| Dave M. Krise | $0 | $3,350 | -- |
| Desmond Smith | $0 | $3,282 | -- |
| Jeremie Walls | $0 | $3,195 | -- |
| Marvin Henry Jr. | $0 | $3,180 | -- |
| Casey Brown Sr. | $0 | $3,155 | -- |
| Dakota Drew Andrews | $0 | $3,107 | -- |
| Beau Michael Henry | $0 | $3,096 | -- |
| Darrell Ray Williams | $0 | $3,050 | -- |
| Jaimie Cruz | $0 | $2,926 | -- |
| Jeffrey Scott Johns | $0 | $2,884 | -- |
| Joel Allen | $0 | $2,851 | -- |
| Shelby Virginia Riley | $0 | $2,781 | -- |
| Janette M. Sigo | $0 | $2,683 | -- |
| Darrel Scott Smith | $0 | $2,641 | -- |
| Kimberli Burrow A. Elam | $0 | $2,640 | -- |
| Gregory Lehman | $0 | $2,630 | -- |
| Vincent Henry Sr. | $0 | $2,593 | -- |
| Gavino Tiger Tinaza | $0 | $2,559 | -- |
| Bear J. Lewis | $0 | $2,486 | -- |
| Redwolf S Krise | $0 | $2,472 | -- |
| William J. Gilbertson | $2,471 | $2,471 | 0% |
| Hattie Cecil Peterson-Willams | $0 | $2,438 | -- |
| Dakodah Vigil | $0 | $2,432 | -- |
| Jessica Cruz | $0 | $2,432 | -- |
| Todd Hagmann Jr. | $0 | $2,432 | -- |
| Ostheller Bros, Inc. | $2,181 | $2,431 | 11.5% |
| Gomez Shellfish, LLC | $0 | $2,409 | -- |
| Paul William Peterson Sr. | $0 | $2,370 | -- |
| Tom Pulsifer Jr. | $0 | $2,314 | -- |
| Andrew Dean Whitener | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Doyle R. Foster | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Julie Owens | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Michael S. Henderson Sr. | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Rodney James Krise | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Rose Marie Blue Back | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Rose Marie Krise | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Tamatha D. Ford | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Tully Kruger | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| Vicki Lee Kruger | $0 | $2,280 | -- |
| David Bush | $0 | $2,267 | -- |
| Matt Plant | $0 | $2,248 | -- |
| Elena M Capoeman-Jones | $0 | $2,242 | -- |
| Misti D Sanez-Garcia | $0 | $2,224 | -- |
| Eric Charles Cultee | $0 | $2,210 | -- |
| David Norman Dorland | $0 | $2,204 | -- |
| Annette Smith | $0 | $2,193 | -- |
| Bud Frank Wilbur | $0 | $2,156 | -- |
| Shilo Peterson | $0 | $2,092 | -- |
| Olympic Shellfish, LLC | $0 | $2,072 | -- |
| Travis S. Prest | $0 | $2,072 | -- |
| Robert J. Jones | $0 | $2,052 | -- |
| Jearid D Williams | $0 | $1,889 | -- |
| Misti Fawn Martinez | $0 | $1,858 | -- |
| Skylar R. Miller | $0 | $1,852 | -- |
| Nolan F Zugschwerdt Irrevocable Trust | $1,830 | $1,830 | 0% |
| Trevor Peterson Jr. | $0 | $1,811 | -- |
| Norma Jane Cagey | $0 | $1,749 | -- |
| Kevin Joseph Cagey | $0 | $1,715 | -- |
| Andy Tinaza | $0 | $1,713 | -- |
| Nicholas Glen Wilbur III | $0 | $1,687 | -- |
| Robert Charles Smith | $0 | $1,687 | -- |
| Joseph B. Peterson | $0 | $1,681 | -- |
| Pete Peterson Jr. | $0 | $1,613 | -- |
| Richard Michael Adams Jr. | $0 | $1,607 | -- |
| Matthew Bert Warren | $0 | $1,603 | -- |
| Tori Anne Willis | $0 | $1,596 | -- |
| Virginia Mae Berumen | $0 | $1,596 | -- |
| HC Snail, LLC | $0 | $1,572 | -- |
| Russell Lane Pleines | $0 | $1,546 | -- |
| William Henderson | $0 | $1,533 | -- |
| Victor Andrews | $0 | $1,504 | -- |
| Jennifer Deedra Adams | $0 | $1,495 | -- |
| Lenora J Gouley | $0 | $1,495 | -- |
| Fawnette Gouley | $0 | $1,495 | -- |
| Tamela Laclair | $0 | $1,495 | -- |
| David Pulsifer | $0 | $1,490 | -- |
| Evan Capoeman | $0 | $1,487 | -- |
| Kasia Lee Seymour | $0 | $1,475 | -- |
| Christina Lynn Gouley | $0 | $1,433 | -- |
| Marcia a Tinaza | $0 | $1,401 | -- |
| Marty Clark Peterson | $0 | $1,319 | -- |
| Ambrosio Duane Edwards | $0 | $1,295 | -- |
| Stuart John Mowitch | $0 | $1,238 | -- |
| Colton Twiddy | $0 | $1,216 | -- |
| Robert D. Miller | $0 | $1,215 | -- |
| Jordan Renecker | $0 | $1,192 | -- |
| Patrick Braese | $0 | $1,076 | -- |
| Alan Peterson | $0 | $1,032 | -- |
| Roxanne Vanderberg | $0 | $988 | -- |
| Andrea M Wilbur-Sigo | $0 | $984 | -- |
| Sheila M. Boyle | $884 | $884 | 0% |
| Cynthia K. Shotts | $3,490 | $866 | -75.2% |
| Lawrence Shotts | $3,336 | $866 | -74% |
| Tyrone Stuart Seymour | $0 | $794 | -- |
| Lyle Gelbach | $1,056 | $718 | -32% |
| Nydesta Gouley | $0 | $701 | -- |
| Ken Henderson's Shellfish, LLC | $0 | $594 | -- |
| Dennis L. Stevens | $622 | $588 | -5.5% |
| Lisa Sater-Gately | $610 | $543 | -11% |
| Evelyn Sneva | $0 | $529 | -- |
| Harold Albert Gamber | $0 | $521 | -- |
| Anthony Lee Wilbur | $0 | $514 | -- |
| James Byrd Jr. | $0 | $463 | -- |
| Antoinette Determan | $433 | $433 | 0% |
| Dee Ann Kline | $407 | $407 | 0% |
| Virginia May Berumen | $0 | $386 | -- |
| Staci Miller | $0 | $367 | -- |
| Buck Clark Jr. | $0 | $356 | -- |
| Valerie Peterson | $0 | $350 | -- |
| Nicholas F. Cooper | $0 | $331 | -- |
| Cameron Henry | $0 | $286 | -- |
| Jay T. Boyle | $0 | $226 | -- |
| Jason Longshore | $0 | $184 | -- |
| Malia R. Henry | $0 | $154 | -- |
| Kyle Twiddy | $0 | $126 | -- |
| Christina Lopeman-Bragg | $0 | $94 | -- |
| Alex Choke | $0 | $84 | -- |
| Thomas Gouley JR | $0 | $77 | -- |
| Johnathan Edwards | $0 | $49 | -- |
| Theresa Kenyon | $0 | $28 | -- |
| Richard Stevens II | $0 | $13 | -- |
| Paul Stamets | $476 | $10 | -97.9% |
| Nicholas Browne | $369 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Sorley | $5,275 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $355,008 | $1,698,939 | 378.6% |
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