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In 2021, 184 farmers in cities within Grays Harbor County received a total of $5.1 million in 210 farm subsidies, a 230.3% increase from 2020, when the total was just $1.5 million in 158 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Grays Harbor County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | $698,680 | $1,231,601 | 76.3% |
| Jose Torres | $0 | $194,984 | -- |
| Gail Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $130,077 | -- |
| Jeffrey L. Green | $0 | $123,577 | -- |
| Perry Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $113,874 | -- |
| Lytle Seafoods, LLC | $0 | $102,980 | -- |
| Gary J. Bower | $63,267 | $99,111 | 56.7% |
| Towle Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $70,791 | -- |
| Ryan Towle Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $68,956 | -- |
| Andersen Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $68,603 | -- |
| Sabrina J. Kramer | $0 | $66,187 | -- |
| Alma Jayne, LLC | $0 | $62,605 | -- |
| Stedman Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $61,040 | -- |
| Daymond Cole | $0 | $60,841 | -- |
| Charles T. Ralston | $0 | $60,223 | -- |
| Dave M. Melling | $0 | $60,114 | -- |
| Betty Lee III, LLC | $0 | $59,973 | -- |
| Lady Nell, LLC | $0 | $56,089 | -- |
| Paul Mirante, LLC | $0 | $54,358 | -- |
| David Mandich | $0 | $53,976 | -- |
| MNR Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| SRV Thinning, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Pat Rabey Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Chehalis Valley Timber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| del Dungey | $0 | $52,609 | -- |
| Austin Family Farm, LLC | $49,470 | $51,060 | 3.2% |
| Hank and Harry Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $50,675 | -- |
| Markham Oyster, Inc. | $0 | $45,515 | -- |
| Jamie Marie, Inc. | $0 | $41,651 | -- |
| David Martin | $0 | $41,491 | -- |
| Jack Mcdougall, Inc. | $0 | $40,623 | -- |
| Gary Allen Wood | $0 | $40,264 | -- |
| Charles Most | $0 | $39,075 | -- |
| Gerald Steven Johnson | $0 | $39,053 | -- |
| Crandall A. Ashby | $0 | $38,975 | -- |
| Sarah Franey | $0 | $38,283 | -- |
| Daniel Ashby | $0 | $37,038 | -- |
| Red Finn Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $37,017 | -- |
| Steven K. Ashby | $0 | $35,593 | -- |
| Larry Thevik | $0 | $33,621 | -- |
| Harry Lewis Hill | $0 | $33,237 | -- |
| Theodore W. Beese | $0 | $32,494 | -- |
| FV Edge, Inc. | $0 | $31,739 | -- |
| Rustwood Bogs, LLC | $3,501 | $31,654 | 804.1% |
| Ken H. Ashby | $0 | $30,816 | -- |
| Skogmo Fishing, LLC | $0 | $30,095 | -- |
| Earl Kegley Sr. | $21,698 | $28,729 | 32.4% |
| Anchor Bay, Inc. | $0 | $28,160 | -- |
| Alykay Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $28,009 | -- |
| Bonnie Breitsprecher | $0 | $27,470 | -- |
| Lion Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $26,417 | -- |
| F/V Sadi Marie, Inc. | $0 | $26,345 | -- |
| Coastal Fibre, LLC | $0 | $26,200 | -- |
| Baysea Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $25,991 | -- |
| Henry Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $25,953 | -- |
| Robert Henry Brockhoff | $0 | $25,245 | -- |
| Geoffery B. Grillo | $0 | $24,350 | -- |
| Drake Teal Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $24,050 | -- |
| Collin Deranleau | $0 | $23,898 | -- |
| Brian Toste | $0 | $23,559 | -- |
| Martin A. Paulson Jr. | $3,255 | $23,022 | 607.3% |
| Steve Quinby | $5,030 | $22,804 | 353.4% |
| Allan Berry Farm | $0 | $22,666 | -- |
| Lila R. Champoux | $2,260 | $22,489 | 895.1% |
| Andrew Anderson | $0 | $22,317 | -- |
| Charter Boat Playboy Too, Inc. | $0 | $21,597 | -- |
| Jack L. Sweet | $0 | $21,282 | -- |
| South Beach Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $20,845 | -- |
| Robert R. Mirante | $0 | $20,135 | -- |
| Robert P. Quinby | $7,998 | $20,045 | 150.6% |
| Mark C. Johnstone | $0 | $19,900 | -- |
| D&L Summers, Inc. | $0 | $19,429 | -- |
| Shannon Bundy | $0 | $18,941 | -- |
| Amak Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $18,854 | -- |
| HB Fish, LLC | $0 | $18,230 | -- |
| Blue Sea, Inc. | $0 | $18,172 | -- |
| Eric L. Patton | $0 | $18,110 | -- |
| James Fred Berg | $0 | $17,716 | -- |
| Jack Bird | $0 | $16,474 | -- |
| ARNDT Cranberry Farms, LLC | $4,022 | $16,386 | 307.4% |
| Patrick Forbes | $0 | $16,126 | -- |
| Charles James Custer | $0 | $16,061 | -- |
| Robert Channell | $0 | $16,030 | -- |
| Cordell Cranberries, Inc. | $4,952 | $14,686 | 196.6% |
| Hatton Farms, LLC | $2,644 | $14,197 | 437% |
| Richard Bray | $0 | $13,292 | -- |
| Five Point Fisheries | $0 | $13,247 | -- |
| Roger Johnson | $0 | $13,065 | -- |
| Bold Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $12,731 | -- |
| Lincoln Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $12,656 | -- |
| Cain Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $12,601 | -- |
| Patrick O'Hagan | $3,356 | $12,479 | 271.8% |
| Gary Graham | $0 | $12,243 | -- |
| Crandave Farms Family Partnership | $2,683 | $12,072 | 349.9% |
| Phil Westrick | $0 | $11,214 | -- |
| Larry Conklin | $0 | $10,919 | -- |
| Douglas W. Quinby | $8,966 | $10,728 | 19.7% |
| Paul Theodore Beese | $0 | $10,294 | -- |
| Joyce Ellen Legacy Partnership | $17,445 | $9,240 | -47% |
| Michael P. Forbes | $0 | $9,007 | -- |
| Toste Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $8,688 | -- |
| Jason Daniel Sanders | $0 | $8,619 | -- |
| Christine Cottrell | $4,312 | $8,402 | 94.9% |
| Miller Cranberry Farms, LLC | $7,211 | $8,110 | 12.5% |
| Marilyn Marie Ottwell | $12,375 | $8,098 | -34.6% |
| J & G Land, Inc. | $3,644 | $7,160 | 96.5% |
| Byram Farms, L L C | $0 | $6,879 | -- |
| Benjamin Quinby | $2,027 | $6,850 | 237.9% |
| James J. O'Hagan | $4,317 | $6,029 | 39.7% |
| Matthew M. Reichenberger | $3,436 | $4,980 | 44.9% |
| Divine Acres, LLC | $4,838 | $4,838 | 0% |
| John Garrison | $0 | $4,819 | -- |
| Vern D. Christensen | $1,551 | $4,808 | 210% |
| Jack L. Stein III | $1,969 | $4,794 | 143.5% |
| Wood Berry Farms, Inc. | $6,287 | $4,758 | -24.3% |
| Jeffrey Hollingbery | $1,497 | $4,719 | 215.2% |
| Darrell Haglund | $2,543 | $4,681 | 84.1% |
| Arleen E. Kramer | $0 | $4,570 | -- |
| Susan Aspelund | $0 | $4,490 | -- |
| Bruce Lillegard | $1,465 | $4,459 | 204.4% |
| Mary L. Lillegard | $1,465 | $4,459 | 204.4% |
| Chrysan ARNDT | $1,574 | $4,430 | 181.4% |
| Jon P. Arndt | $1,574 | $4,430 | 181.4% |
| Robert Coppin | $2,372 | $4,350 | 83.4% |
| Traditional Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $4,068 | -- |
| Jason B. Quinby | $1,103 | $3,995 | 262.2% |
| James L. Lytle | $0 | $3,870 | -- |
| Steven R. Sigo Jr. | $0 | $3,589 | -- |
| Patsy L. Nation | $2,356 | $3,513 | 49.1% |
| David D. Burnham | $0 | $3,509 | -- |
| Christoffer Marshall Ross | $0 | $3,444 | -- |
| Richard Cordell | $1,731 | $3,437 | 98.6% |
| Deep Wells Ranch, Inc. | $3,766 | $3,400 | -9.7% |
| Boat Seafoods, Inc. | $0 | $3,195 | -- |
| D & F Cottrell | $3,630 | $3,160 | -12.9% |
| Sam R. Schlegel | $0 | $3,106 | -- |
| David a Piukkula | $1,683 | $2,904 | 72.5% |
| Karen L Piukkula | $1,683 | $2,904 | 72.5% |
| Victoria Horton | $2,859 | $2,859 | 0% |
| Tommy Quinby | $1,221 | $2,791 | 128.6% |
| Lane Chilman | $0 | $2,775 | -- |
| Claudia Fields | $4,447 | $2,469 | -44.5% |
| Swampapple Enterprises, Inc. | $1,944 | $2,427 | 24.8% |
| Todd Landon Guedon | $0 | $2,392 | -- |
| Terry Moore | $1,893 | $2,187 | 15.5% |
| Christine Louise Peterson-Churchill | $0 | $2,149 | -- |
| Christina L. Olson | $1,996 | $1,996 | 0% |
| Wild Thyme Farm | $1,958 | $1,958 | 0% |
| Christy Kriegsman | $7,131 | $1,893 | -73.5% |
| 2 Rivers Cattle Company, LLC | $7,887 | $1,647 | -79.1% |
| Zachery Quinby | $4,313 | $1,445 | -66.5% |
| Marlon Dean Allen | $0 | $1,401 | -- |
| Eileen J. Schermer | $1,399 | $1,399 | 0% |
| Erik S. Moe | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Marcie Alderman | $2,223 | $1,035 | -53.4% |
| Dan L Urekar | $0 | $1,019 | -- |
| Judith A. Carter | $2,376 | $990 | -58.3% |
| Jacquelyne A. Sidor | $0 | $936 | -- |
| Helen Hepp | $616 | $919 | 49.2% |
| Steve Hepp | $616 | $919 | 49.2% |
| Andrew James Mitby | $0 | $918 | -- |
| Douglas L. Durbin | $440 | $916 | 108.2% |
| Glen Thompson | $2,967 | $872 | -70.6% |
| Edward H. McNett | $1,143 | $749 | -34.5% |
| Jaden Boyer | $0 | $720 | -- |
| Steven McLean | $937 | $704 | -24.9% |
| Delbert Lee Boyer Jr. | $0 | $695 | -- |
| KT Land, LLC | $1,680 | $540 | -67.9% |
| Harvey Billmaier | $224 | $513 | 129% |
| David Hising | $907 | $448 | -50.6% |
| Pro Berries, LLC | $1,285 | $406 | -68.4% |
| Alison Lynn Boyer | $0 | $405 | -- |
| Jonathan Lee Boyer | $0 | $391 | -- |
| George Riches | $729 | $336 | -53.9% |
| Patricia G. Hole | $732 | $299 | -59.2% |
| Pauline Capoeman | $0 | $287 | -- |
| James R. Mason | $582 | $284 | -51.2% |
| Fredrick Long | $2,830 | $250 | -91.2% |
| Estate of Leona Gibson | $1,125 | $231 | -79.5% |
| Patricia Hole | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Randy Cole | $0 | $118 | -- |
| Clarence Pope | $0 | $93 | -- |
| Merri E. Erickson | $1,631 | $71 | -95.6% |
| Robert Ero Erickson | $1,631 | $71 | -95.6% |
| Charles Robert McLean | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Louise Peterson-Churchi | $3,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Marty Christian | $2,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Prestige Fisheries, Inc. | $7,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Virgil Otterstetter | $1,441 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian K. Schlegel | $18,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Brook Farms, Inc. | $5,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Connor Pegg | $4,593 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Crome | $218,579 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Maines | $730 | $0 | -100% |
| Ero McNett | $10,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of R. Duncan Allan | $3,239 | $0 | -100% |
| Foothill Farms, Inc. | $1,312 | $0 | -100% |
| HB Cranberry Company, LLC | $20,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Karla F. Kelley | $4,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth L Wahlheim | $215 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Bear Farm, Inc. | $13,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Marks Cranberry Company | $2,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy E. Devlin | $15,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray Williams Trust - Ray William | $22,243 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond O'Hagan | $345 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Hitt | $3,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Sean Maben | $4,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Waara and Waara, LLC | $6,274 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Titus Helman | $47,834 | $0 | -100% |
| David Trusty | $2,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard D. Boyer Jr. | $5,825 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty A. Baker | $820 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry K. Leroy | $1,416 | $0 | -100% |
| Verla L. Thompson | $1,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Mike M. Towle | $14,641 | $0 | -100% |
| E Henry Fisheries, LLC | $20,026 | $0 | -100% |
| James McBroom | $17,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Pacific Dove Seafoods, Inc. | $25,954 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,548,929 | $5,116,638 | 230.3% |
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