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In 2021, 50 farmers in cities within Rutland County received a total of $863,239 in 84 farm subsidies, a 19.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.1 million in 230 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohen & Rice | $213,833 | $239,883 | 12.2% |
| Rebecc Rice Esq. | $95,828 | $119,495 | 24.7% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $79,320 | -- |
| Lussier Dairy at Lone Pine Farm, Inc. | $0 | $65,440 | -- |
| Bartholomew Brothers, Inc. | $57,017 | $58,617 | 2.8% |
| Glen-Mar Dairy | $50,952 | $48,958 | -3.9% |
| Scott W. Cleveland | $43,304 | $39,584 | -8.6% |
| Medallion Jerseys, LLC | $0 | $35,441 | -- |
| Mark J Mordasky | $25,725 | $29,595 | 15% |
| Harold F. Allen | $23,123 | $23,018 | -0.5% |
| William B Hanfield SR | $8,035 | $21,271 | 164.7% |
| Frank J. Grabowski | $22,431 | $18,472 | -17.6% |
| William L. Harris | $15,474 | $15,538 | 0.4% |
| Berton Lee Greene | $8,756 | $7,639 | -12.8% |
| Mcgary KTL Farms, LLC | $9,013 | $5,472 | -39.3% |
| Pond Hill Ranch | $23,157 | $5,353 | -76.9% |
| David H. Mills Jr. | $25,090 | $4,864 | -80.6% |
| Henry J. Daley Jr. | $7,335 | $4,581 | -37.5% |
| Gerald A. Hathaway | $22,474 | $4,460 | -80.2% |
| Carl Rasmussen | $5,436 | $3,849 | -29.2% |
| Annie Claghorn | $1,991 | $3,811 | 91.4% |
| Catlin Fox | $1,991 | $3,811 | 91.4% |
| Lawes Agricultural Service, Inc. | $2,232 | $2,345 | 5.1% |
| Katheryn Jane Mckim Trust | $4,496 | $1,884 | -58.1% |
| Vermont Natural Beef, LLC | $1,834 | $1,834 | 0% |
| Gina Parker | $0 | $1,608 | -- |
| Finnell Hollow Farm, Inc. | $3,355 | $1,467 | -56.3% |
| Ryan Wood | $0 | $1,374 | -- |
| Richard R. Larson | $8,510 | $1,289 | -84.9% |
| Eagan Farm | $2,257 | $1,018 | -54.9% |
| Marybeth E. Wetherby | $1,101 | $948 | -13.9% |
| Phillips Family Incorporated | $935 | $935 | 0% |
| Roger Rowe | $5,517 | $900 | -83.7% |
| David E. Potter | $794 | $794 | 0% |
| Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Northeast Communi | $0 | $787 | -- |
| Tracy L. Tupper | $0 | $780 | -- |
| Ronald Kelley | $1,509 | $757 | -49.8% |
| Paul Eagan | $2,464 | $756 | -69.3% |
| Scott T. Welch | $0 | $756 | -- |
| Alan & Edna Cooper | $4,283 | $744 | -82.6% |
| Thomas Noble | $4,843 | $730 | -84.9% |
| Marc S. Lamoureux | $4,589 | $717 | -84.4% |
| John S. Farrell Jr. | $2,602 | $625 | -76% |
| Allen S. Macomber | $3,475 | $624 | -82% |
| Darryl Kuehne | $1,163 | $235 | -79.8% |
| Laura Burch | $2,896 | $235 | -91.9% |
| Susan Whiting | $429 | $194 | -54.8% |
| Kurt F. Miller | $172 | $172 | 0% |
| Robert Simons | $0 | $152 | -- |
| Mark Teetor | $259 | $107 | -58.7% |
| Jared Hathaway | $9,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Lussier Dairy at Lone Pine Farm I | $63,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall L Brutkoski | $1,314 | $0 | -100% |
| Sisters of Mercy of the Americas | $787 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Lonergan | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Putnam Jr. | $1,015 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Buzzell | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Morrissette | $7,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Lilyquest, LLC | $60,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Meaghan F. Audet | $3,176 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy V. Jackson | $189 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas J. Turner | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Una Morrissette | $4,446 | $0 | -100% |
| William & Janice Mordasky | $16,907 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Stevenson | $2,318 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian J. Orzell | $4,097 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen U. Chamberlain | $12,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory Buxton | $656 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Scott Disorda | $2,319 | $0 | -100% |
| Munger Farm, LLC | $280 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheldon Farm, Inc. | $8,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Charb, Inc. | $5,364 | $0 | -100% |
| Fox Brothers | $442 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Shannon | $988 | $0 | -100% |
| Adele A. Noble | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony J Coloutti | $517 | $0 | -100% |
| George E. Ingleston | $252 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Elworthy | $913 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul A. Flanders | $2,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Saltis Farm, Inc. | $18,297 | $0 | -100% |
| Denardo Farm, LLP | $728 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $14,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Idle Hour Maple, Inc. | $9,995 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca A. Rice | $22,782 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca A. Rice Esq. | $3,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Rice Esq. | $1,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Rececca Rice Esq. | $100 | $0 | -100% |
| Rutland /Bennington Fsa | $531 | $0 | -100% |
| Yeager Family Ventures, LLC | $5,735 | $0 | -100% |
| Brown Boar Farm, LLC | $2,528 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Lanfear | $1,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Hawkins Family Maple, LLC | $3,821 | $0 | -100% |
| Ira Brook Farm, LLC | $762 | $0 | -100% |
| John P Oscielowski | $761 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin S. Charron | $961 | $0 | -100% |
| Lanfear Maple Products, Inc. | $45,205 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul A. Grabowski | $177 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,066,551 | $863,239 | -19.1% |
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