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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Genesee County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Genesee County received $2.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 326 farmers in cities within Genesee County received a total of $3.3 million in 660 farm subsidies, a 45.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.1 million in 1,233 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 Genesee County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Hunt Farms, Inc.$411,633$210,053-49%
Johnson Farms$226,714$196,422-13.4%
Morey Farms$355,876$168,239-52.7%
Weil Dairy Farm, LLC$229,322$150,746-34.3%
Szikszay Family Farms, Inc.$236,508$136,340-42.4%
B Szikszay Farms, LLC$206,368$134,799-34.7%
Debucks Sod Farm, Inc.$9,780$117,1881,098.2%
Bon-Tek Operations, LLC$156,988$112,429-28.4%
Tri-Acre Farms$265,875$87,589-67.1%
Kondel Brothers$35,082$87,355149%
Hall's Tenoveus Farm, Inc.$0$69,684--
Hewitt Farms$231,311$68,458-70.4%
Maple Leaf Family Farm, LLC$143,652$55,336-61.5%
John W. Sill$116,063$48,941-57.8%
Elmer A. Gross$110,555$44,903-59.4%
Dieck Brothers Farms$99,627$44,790-55%
Randall Walden$111,135$43,986-60.4%
Farro Farms, LLC$92,838$42,922-53.8%
Galazin Family, LLC$42,917$40,903-4.7%
Tuttle Family Farms, LLC$53,110$37,771-28.9%
Kupiec Farms, LLC$32,603$37,46514.9%
Five Star Farms, LLC$100,375$37,271-62.9%
Nicholas P. McCartney$73,676$36,126-51%
John Edward Jelinek$42,501$33,672-20.8%
William Joseph Minarik$83,208$33,273-60%
D Corey Farms, LLC$87,101$30,434-65.1%
Jennings Farms$102,035$30,384-70.2%
James M. Anibal$40,085$29,720-25.9%
Mitchell Kelly Walker$40,127$28,621-28.7%
Robert John Malone$73,159$27,160-62.9%
Kyle Koester$51,319$26,548-48.3%
Lehr Farms$39,128$26,393-32.5%
Shawn Smith$41,393$26,056-37.1%
Zachariah A. Rivette$33,565$23,938-28.7%
Robert E. Tripp III$12,107$23,77296.3%
Kenneth C. Burkhardt$47,659$23,240-51.2%
Starrs Lakeview Farms$27,077$23,199-14.3%
Dennis Jenkins$26,421$22,988-13%
Wagner Dairy Farms, LLC$14,767$22,81954.5%
Corner Oak Farm$37,836$22,460-40.6%
Montague's Farms and Son, LLC$41,505$22,171-46.6%
Kaz Dairy Farms, Inc.$29,482$18,695-36.6%
Michael J. Fejes$42,837$18,182-57.6%
Ronald a Elasivich$30,732$17,597-42.7%
Top Hops, LLC$14,766$17,46418.3%
Larry Goss$16,245$17,3506.8%
Jennings Enterprises, LLC$55,102$17,040-69.1%
Bradley Dowdy$18,645$16,847-9.6%
Tracy B Slieff$59,169$16,287-72.5%
Michael F. Koan$31,188$15,824-49.3%
Arthur Birchmeier$32,338$15,496-52.1%
Richard Harry Woods$5,183$15,459198.3%
Daniel Elmer Gross$30,101$15,207-49.5%
Art Koan$37,251$14,698-60.5%
R Johnson Farms, Inc.$20,269$14,549-28.2%
Harry Sheeks$23,950$13,764-42.5%
Paul A. Doerr$15,524$12,535-19.3%
Steven Bloss$58,214$12,535-78.5%
Joshua Kunik$42,651$12,242-71.3%
John P. Anibal$12,114$11,867-2%
James Navidonski$27,646$11,412-58.7%
Christian Unity Press$11,292$11,2920%
JR Acres, LLC$18,854$11,029-41.5%
Linda Alsager$11,287$10,903-3.4%
G-G Farms, LLC$27,122$10,074-62.9%
Steve Stoddard$21,825$10,070-53.9%
Brian John Mays$5,993$9,51658.8%
Fred Pearson$10,786$9,436-12.5%
Thomas L. Walker$7,759$8,91514.9%
Allen G. Crampton$3,895$8,203110.6%
Thomas Martin Janos$22,286$8,173-63.3%
Randy Murphy$12,935$8,122-37.2%
Leo Stevens$0$7,970--
Frank E. Billings$10,342$7,882-23.8%
James Darling$27,022$7,756-71.3%
John a Waters, M.D.$0$7,556--
Edward M. McCartney$17,527$6,957-60.3%
Ray Douglas Dieck$14,499$6,834-52.9%
Jonathon G. Wendling$8,003$6,536-18.3%
Christopher Carpenter$12,391$6,526-47.3%
David Anthony$0$6,389--
James Stephens$6,643$6,383-3.9%
Daniel G Gilbank$15,570$6,299-59.5%
Kenneth M. Galazin$6,868$6,263-8.8%
Andrew Loyer$4,608$6,10532.5%
Joseph Gray$14,536$6,033-58.5%
Garry J. Johnston$11,231$5,935-47.2%
Robert W. Baszler$14,503$5,909-59.3%
Robert Hawkshaw$12,670$5,908-53.4%
Kevin Bentley$7,324$5,887-19.6%
Richard Dieck$11,856$5,884-50.4%
Phillip Jelinek$18,409$5,836-68.3%
Francis Keys$7,760$5,799-25.3%
William G. Mills$12,585$5,613-55.4%
Frank Kiacz$11,956$5,592-53.2%
Joe Jajey$10,055$5,549-44.8%
Anthony G. Tafoya$10,883$5,535-49.1%
Tophill Farms, Inc.$0$5,448--
Three Oakes Associates, LLC$5,084$5,3074.4%
Andrew Elasivich$3,609$5,00138.6%
Roy Seary$13,320$4,904-63.2%
Paul C. Price$6,067$4,821-20.5%
Robert Schunter$14,080$4,810-65.8%
Chad Bradley Morey$19,831$4,801-75.8%
David L. Sheppard$11,405$4,669-59.1%
Roy D. Rhoads$15,486$4,599-70.3%
Kristy Lynn Scribner$4,588$4,5880%
Randy Price$5,194$4,549-12.4%
Harris Farms$13,499$4,524-66.5%
Michelle McMorris$4,386$4,289-2.2%
Carol Jean Johnson$4,225$4,2250%
Clifford Max Tribley$15,491$4,095-73.6%
Patricia a Dallwitz$3,983$3,9830%
Chris P Gonnsen$3,551$3,5510%
Ike Eikelberner - Ike Eikelberner Trust$10,223$3,482-65.9%
John Gray$5,172$3,449-33.3%
Gerald a Dick and Carol a Dick Living Trust$0$3,442--
Rick J. Dunklee$3,385$3,3850%
Charles W. Persons$4,439$3,314-25.3%
Curtis Maser$3,255$3,2550%
Mark Quaderer$8,561$3,180-62.9%
Terry Spezia$7,472$3,119-58.3%
Jerry Okenka$10,432$3,024-71%
Teresa Block$12,018$3,023-74.8%
Kirk Bower$6,811$2,927-57%
Whispering Pines Tree Farms, Inc.$0$2,870--
William H Sleno$7,455$2,870-61.5%
The 55 Heritage, LLC$2,862$2,8620%
Michael Douglas Horton$6,421$2,776-56.8%
Larry Niec Farms, LLC$0$2,741--
Brent Gross$6,936$2,738-60.5%
Gary Alan Tilson$5,681$2,656-53.2%
Daniel Parks$7,584$2,639-65.2%
Edward Martin Polzin III$9,918$2,612-73.7%
Mitchell E. Bone$7,937$2,578-67.5%
James R. Londrigan$8,657$2,490-71.2%
Laura Helen Bronner$898$2,371164%
Erin Caudell$0$2,348--
Michael L. Folsom$3,288$2,329-29.2%
Todd Collick$2,327$2,3270%
Sean T. Corey$5,084$2,306-54.6%
Donald Hedrick$3,692$2,241-39.3%
Ryan Bower$8,344$2,223-73.4%
David Austin$2,190$2,1900%
Robert L. Davis$3,071$2,111-31.3%
Estate of Ronald M Bierlein$0$2,063--
Keith R. Woods$5,368$2,031-62.2%
Alexander F Donaski$4,564$2,001-56.2%
Robert Donaski$4,564$2,001-56.2%
Jason Keene$1,047$1,94685.9%
Robert E. Hamsher$2,231$1,880-15.7%
Charles Shrable$2,823$1,818-35.6%
David Skarbek$4,606$1,803-60.9%
Philip Dennis Pickard$3,587$1,781-50.3%
Steve Osantowski$9,027$1,778-80.3%
Ann Hartmann$4,758$1,741-63.4%
Mary Graver$1,702$1,7020%
Anna Rodgers$3,798$1,575-58.5%
Charles and Marjorie Sheridan Trust$6,418$1,570-75.5%
Bradley D. Morey$5,659$1,506-73.4%
Austin Bower$3,119$1,471-52.8%
Jerry Reed$4,098$1,462-64.3%
Duanne Bilbey$2,163$1,457-32.6%
Staley Family Farm, LLC$1,440$1,4400%
Gary Kapa$1,416$1,4160%
Robert Obrien$3,390$1,414-58.3%
John Hrinevich JR$13,666$1,407-89.7%
Paul Owens$7,314$1,395-80.9%
Frederick J. Trudo$1,631$1,365-16.3%
Lee Purdy$1,364$1,3640%
Kenneth Leo Polzin$2,512$1,345-46.5%
Robert N. Perkins$1,339$1,3390%
Ken Rhodes$1,331$1,3310%
Janice L. Pollard$8,521$1,296-84.8%
Donald F. Harris$11,411$1,295-88.7%
Coad Farms, LLC$2,638$1,264-52.1%
Thomas Dolan$1,108$1,25213%
Timothy J. Ebenhoeh Jr.$5,040$1,229-75.6%
J & C Curtis Farms, LLC$315$1,215285.7%
Ruford E James$3,343$1,197-64.2%
Jennifer Steinley$4,571$1,183-74.1%
Paul Dvorsky$5,948$1,151-80.6%
Stanley J. Piechnik$1,457$1,140-21.8%
Roy N. Gruber$5,599$1,134-79.7%
Jason Derrick Knieper$2,991$1,121-62.5%
Larry Wayne Long$2,162$1,116-48.4%
Dwight March$3,681$1,116-69.7%
Sylvia Butzler$738$1,11150.5%
Gordon M. Kipp$1,041$1,0410%
Lynn Salgat$1,457$1,027-29.5%
Jim Burner$2,054$989-51.9%
Bruce Shook$729$97233.3%
Andre Isaac$1,972$932-52.7%
Kyle David-Roy Sheppard$1,234$924-25.1%
Dora T. Lyons$1,955$911-53.4%
Jordan Cushman$911$9110%
Kathryn a Moeller Rev Trustee$2,180$892-59.1%
Linn Acres Partnership$233$877276.4%
Philip G. Hanna Jr.$875$8750%
B a Okraku$816$8747.1%
Jeffrey Proffer$2,075$872-58%
Ron Shepard$1,054$843-20%
Jane Ward$1,053$842-20%
Karen Orme$789$7890%
Wayne-Wayne a Morgan & Jane a Morgan Rev a Morgan$1,289$784-39.2%
Cynthia A. Hickey$2,641$760-71.2%
Roger Vrable$750$7500%
Lyle Newberry$1,128$726-35.6%
Wendell Kelly$2,343$726-69%
James Sleno$1,679$675-59.8%
Bruce P. Lawton$3,175$663-79.1%
Fred Shaull$0$658--
Joe J. Lyons$2,584$657-74.6%
Charles L. Pirtle$860$627-27.1%
A. van Foster$968$613-36.7%
Horace L. Anderson$33,941$606-98.2%
JCJ Farm, LLC$0$604--
Merinsky Farm, LLC$2,749$599-78.2%
Clifford Neville$0$580--
Dale Kosik$265$580118.9%
Ralph Vrable$579$5790%
Peter Chargo$1,282$575-55.1%
Carol Ann Pattillo$1,530$574-62.5%
Barbara Boxell$574$5740%
Robert B. Linn Jr.$1,325$567-57.2%
Scott Wehner$563$5630%
B & G Farms, LLC$10,129$560-94.5%
Ro B. Farms$3,789$556-85.3%
Elizabeth Viola Miller/Trust$1,228$552-55%
Larry Bush II$0$546--
Richard J Mitsdarfer$778$540-30.6%
Michael R. Bierlein$3,259$536-83.6%
Thomas Mueller$207$531156.5%
Shaun Oneil$149$507240.3%
Almar Orchards, LLC$50,261$500-99%
J. K. 's Scrumpy, LLC$500$5000%
Garold A. Kunik$0$492--
Brian Case$0$467--
Gregory H. Newhart$1,232$467-62.1%
Alex P Elasivich$348$46533.6%
D & S Farms Company, LLC$16,402$464-97.2%
Michael Ballard$464$4640%
Cameron Isaac$344$45933.4%
Keith Dharamraj$304$45650%
Larry J. Wykes$757$454-40%
William Ruddock$223$43595.1%
Quinton T. Bartlett$2,562$431-83.2%
Clyde Tuttle$3,227$422-86.9%
Beth Schmuhl$829$414-50.1%
Kenneth Luff$1,077$406-62.3%
Linda Doyle$386$4024.1%
Winfred Walker$534$394-26.2%
Steven M. Kline$1,368$393-71.3%
Mildred Durham$2,570$392-84.7%
Brian L. Reiber$116$390236.2%
Jennifer L. Johnston$3,159$380-88%
Lee Anne Stringer$1,000$378-62.2%
Dan Hardaker$771$351-54.5%
Richard Knoll$253$33733.2%
Wayne Brubaker$1,241$329-73.5%
Pamela Marden$311$3110%
Robin Marshall$311$3110%
Vicki D. Tebeest$516$309-40.1%
Mark Steven Ilijanic$0$303--
Robert Malcomnson$1,027$302-70.6%
Edward G. Woods$1,555$298-80.8%
Daniel G. Robertson$205$29845.4%
Michael Samuel Schlicht$732$296-59.6%
Bennie Tucker$1,065$292-72.6%
Donald F. Thompson$712$286-59.8%
Laree Powell Saylor$281$2810%
Karen A. Beebe$383$277-27.7%
Robert Brining$218$27023.9%
Marie Haw$607$267-56%
John Rode$582$252-56.7%
Joann Lewis$639$245-61.7%
Lanny Dunahoo$575$245-57.4%
Tammy Chesnut$639$245-61.7%
Michael D. Sloan$1,210$242-80%
Dale P. Rivette$235$2350%
Megan Racine$4,071$218-94.6%
Kurt Conklin$129$21264.3%
Pamela Vredevoogd$528$205-61.2%
Patricia Burk$528$205-61.2%
Wayne P. Berridge$1,070$199-81.4%
Melissa Cederholm$454$199-56.2%
Sharon Ward$619$184-70.3%
Ranae Brown$619$184-70.3%
Deanetris Armstrong$182$1820%
Dennis Keith Leser$113$18059.3%
Kimberly Sue Leser$113$18059.3%
Leon Wykes$172$1720%
Nancy Allen$0$171--
Gavin Hanson$447$167-62.6%
Howard Durling$386$163-57.8%
William James Teer$0$162--
Barbara Quinn$588$157-73.3%
Robert Wayne Zuehlke$718$152-78.8%
Kevin Henige$2,763$151-94.5%
Susan L. Hickey$435$146-66.4%
Margaret A. Horton$1,287$133-89.7%
Stiles Hay Farm, LLC$0$128--
Craig Wellman$197$123-37.6%
Terri Louise Lloyd$0$122--
Christina James$330$86-73.9%
Gilbert Thompson$195$84-56.9%
Courtney Loik$1,381$76-94.5%
Phillip Burley$3,574$63-98.2%
Mattie Carolyn McDaniel$44$5831.8%
William E. Sies$767$57-92.6%
Mark R. Meyer$184$53-71.2%
Angelo Panoff$291$44-84.9%
Ruth Cawthray$238$40-83.2%
Alfred Coney$112$27-75.9%
Connie S. Locke$278$25-91%
Donna West$90$24-73.3%
David W. Morse$0$23--
Brian Haak$275$23-91.6%
Carl H. Peck$264$17-93.6%
James D. Koan$0$17--
Ella M. Coney$69$16-76.8%
Brian D. Thompson$134$12-91%
Ardis McLaren$418$7-98.3%
The Ralph L Warby and Debra a Warby Trust$1,939$7-99.6%
Deanna Raysin$93$3-96.8%
Theodore Illes$267$2-99.3%
Walker Farms, Inc.$55,798$0-100%
Carol Beldyga$1,004$0-100%
David Jernigan$1,309$0-100%
Jennifer Lee Spaniola$985$0-100%
Marion Hammond$571$0-100%
Piechnik Farm Produce, Inc.$1,748$0-100%
Charlotte Dennis$815$0-100%
Paul Allen$306$0-100%
Roxanne Gross$43$0-100%
Dale Murgas$433$0-100%
David R. Jenkins$294$0-100%
Gertrude E. Burgess$3,493$0-100%
Howard Wildfong$165$0-100%
Loren Burt$234$0-100%
Roger Alderman, Inc.$24,352$0-100%
Rufus Morris$245$0-100%
Frederick L. Darling$5,509$0-100%
Gary Sanderson - Sanderson Joint Revocable Trust$1,191$0-100%
Gregory Jerke$8,233$0-100%
Marilyn J Filipek Trust$400$0-100%
Marilyn Scheidemantel$7,761$0-100%
Marlene - Marlene S Wilcox Revocable Liv Wilcox$742$0-100%
Martha Britton$230$0-100%
Purkey's Nursery Incorporation$27,990$0-100%
Ray Bolt$256$0-100%
Richard J. Kruse$686$0-100%
Robert H. White$41$0-100%
Virginia L Caterer$309$0-100%
Herbert A. Jensen$5,424$0-100%
Thomas Atherton$3,935$0-100%
Sherry Hubble$161$0-100%
Tracy Braun$634$0-100%
Alan McLeod$341$0-100%
Ava Miller$3,439$0-100%
Maurice - Maurice J Ryan Trust Ryan$484$0-100%
Ellen Blaine$501$0-100%
Jeffrey the Byers Family Trust Byers$267$0-100%
Jerry Wells$2,048$0-100%
Paul F. Keys$461$0-100%
Tony M Dodak$160$0-100%
William S. Sies$318$0-100%
Michael Goad$2,102$0-100%
Cynthia Cieciwa$1,960$0-100%
David Asselin$38$0-100%
Donald R & Olive K Harris Trust - Olive Harris$1,333$0-100%
Francis Katulski$383$0-100%
Lenae Lynn Chambers$440$0-100%
Norma M. Haist$227$0-100%
Tracy Slieff JR$605$0-100%
Total subsidies$6,078,742$3,337,952-45.1%

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