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In 2021, 46 farmers in cities within Northampton County received a total of $1.1 million in 113 farm subsidies, a 71.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.7 million in 205 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark M. Newman | $240,311 | $116,242 | -51.6% |
| Shockley Farms | $214,499 | $108,180 | -49.6% |
| The Nature Conservancy | $96,594 | $100,000 | 3.5% |
| B and D Farms | $84,519 | $68,662 | -18.8% |
| Yaros Enterprise, LLC | $138,329 | $60,606 | -56.2% |
| Long Grain and Livestock | $171,492 | $60,281 | -64.8% |
| Yaros Farms, Inc. | $283,122 | $51,996 | -81.6% |
| Steve W. Sturgis | $99,415 | $50,599 | -49.1% |
| Ralph W. Dodd | $102,670 | $40,404 | -60.6% |
| Ronald P. Bailey Jr. | $159,698 | $39,922 | -75% |
| W. R. Snyder Jr. | $103,064 | $34,515 | -66.5% |
| Red BNK Hatchery, LLC | $0 | $33,118 | -- |
| Wyndham Farms, LLC | $65,681 | $31,771 | -51.6% |
| Broadside Farms, LLC | $39,166 | $26,909 | -31.3% |
| Gordon Sturgis | $45,878 | $24,064 | -47.5% |
| Rawlings W. Scott Jr. | $44,227 | $23,532 | -46.8% |
| Roger Buyrn | $52,207 | $19,818 | -62% |
| Robert Scott Jr. | $35,554 | $19,810 | -44.3% |
| Howard H. Scott III | $70,162 | $18,626 | -73.5% |
| Jarrett L. Sturgis | $39,180 | $14,399 | -63.2% |
| John M. Nottingham Jr. | $16,687 | $12,224 | -26.7% |
| Sunset Cove Farm, LLC | $22,290 | $11,374 | -49% |
| Blair T. Stewart | $23,566 | $10,696 | -54.6% |
| Charles Ames Ta Ames Farms Sr. | $20,863 | $9,743 | -53.3% |
| Kemper Goffigon IV | $54,867 | $8,979 | -83.6% |
| James C. Hopper | $10,229 | $7,838 | -23.4% |
| Lee Nottingham Jr. | $14,926 | $7,327 | -50.9% |
| Grandy Buyrn | $14,718 | $6,579 | -55.3% |
| Mason Buyrn | $11,175 | $4,237 | -62.1% |
| Brian Harman | $8,778 | $4,158 | -52.6% |
| Nottingham Bros, Inc. | $8,482 | $4,046 | -52.3% |
| Daniel Long | $8,456 | $3,832 | -54.7% |
| Brian Heath | $0 | $3,298 | -- |
| Willie Elizabeth Press | $3,152 | $2,899 | -8% |
| Lance Scanlan | $5,399 | $2,871 | -46.8% |
| Paige T. Ames | $4,699 | $2,729 | -41.9% |
| Southern Shore Farms, LLC | $3,898 | $2,168 | -44.4% |
| David B Tankard Family, LLLP | $2,198 | $2,096 | -4.6% |
| Danny Baum Jr. | $6,092 | $842 | -86.2% |
| Rudolph F. Cashwell Jr. | $689 | $689 | 0% |
| Edward C. Gosline Jr. | $1,828 | $678 | -62.9% |
| Beatrice M. Downing | $653 | $653 | 0% |
| Old Castle Farms, LLC | $4,387 | $298 | -93.2% |
| Suzanne Tankard | $238 | $238 | 0% |
| John W. Wescoat Sr. | $228 | $228 | 0% |
| Jimmy Moore | $1,084 | $142 | -86.9% |
| Addison L. Matthews III | $4,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Amanda Jones | $24,800 | $0 | -100% |
| American Shellfish Company, LLC | $100,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Ballard Fish & Oyster Company, LLC | $345,000 | $0 | -100% |
| J & S Seafood, Inc. | $38,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Kertesz | $2,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Inlet Seafood, LLC | $23,315 | $0 | -100% |
| R & a Seafood, LLC | $6,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruby Salts Oyster Company, LLC | $12,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Tuckernuck Island Shellfish, Inc. | $18,823 | $0 | -100% |
| Bay-B Clams, LLC | $15,123 | $0 | -100% |
| John R. Cardone | $582 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark R. Heath | $3,298 | $0 | -100% |
| Nottingham Clams, Inc. | $243,922 | $0 | -100% |
| R & G Corporation | $6,591 | $0 | -100% |
| Shore Breeze Farms, LLC | $1,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernon Lewis Company, LLC | $11,277 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann S. Rowe | $392 | $0 | -100% |
| Bagwell Enterprises, Inc. | $102,616 | $0 | -100% |
| Barlow Creek Aquaculture, LLC | $1,929 | $0 | -100% |
| C & S Seafood, Inc. | $6,845 | $0 | -100% |
| Eastern Shore Clams, LLC | $12,070 | $0 | -100% |
| John David Watts Jr. | $4,274 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald P. Crumb | $7,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandy Point Shellfish, LLC | $22,969 | $0 | -100% |
| W & W Seafood, LLC | $31,542 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonel Rodriguez Ramos | $6,198 | $0 | -100% |
| Bayford Seafarm, LLC | $137,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Broadwater Seafood LC | $36,997 | $0 | -100% |
| EBB Tide Seafood, LLC | $8,201 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward E. Brady Jr. | $10,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Fowling Point Seafood, LLC | $22,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Nandua Selects, LLC | $80,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Shooting Point Oysters, LLC | $61,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,748,039 | $1,054,316 | -71.9% |
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