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In 2021, 72 farmers in cities within Bristol County received a total of $1.3 million in 125 farm subsidies, a 53.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.7 million in 175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Management Group, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Albert J. Cambra | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Nordic Explorer, LLC | $0 | $247,091 | -- |
| Irish Venture, Inc. | $0 | $108,512 | -- |
| Moniz's Dairy Farms | $124,721 | $69,103 | -44.6% |
| Freedom Food Farm, LLC | $950 | $40,965 | 4,212.1% |
| Coral Fishing, Corp. | $0 | $29,822 | -- |
| Weatherlow Farms, LLC | $2,381 | $26,130 | 997.4% |
| Twin Diamond, LLC | $0 | $21,396 | -- |
| Arthur M. Largey III | $0 | $18,975 | -- |
| Andrew Ferry | $25,671 | $17,877 | -30.4% |
| Flying Carrot Farm, LLC | $0 | $14,337 | -- |
| D/B/A Pine Hill Farm | $14,854 | $14,327 | -3.5% |
| Milky Way Farms, Inc. | $280,062 | $12,200 | -95.6% |
| Santos Brothers Farm | $30,356 | $10,359 | -65.9% |
| Kevin Tripp | $35,095 | $8,757 | -75% |
| Justin Seavor | $14 | $8,289 | 59,107.1% |
| Double S Farm, LLC | $33,367 | $6,654 | -80.1% |
| Aeonian Farm | $0 | $6,480 | -- |
| Corey W. Clausen | $3,528 | $6,386 | 81% |
| Joshua P. Medeiros | $15,526 | $6,212 | -60% |
| Lawrence Family Greenhouses, Inc. | $26,437 | $5,850 | -77.9% |
| Michael S. Perry | $13,726 | $5,784 | -57.9% |
| Silverbrook Farm | $0 | $5,300 | -- |
| Alan Martin | $0 | $5,134 | -- |
| Averyl Andrade | $0 | $4,567 | -- |
| Antone Deterra Jr. | $1,326 | $4,504 | 239.7% |
| Antonio J. Reis | $29,782 | $4,366 | -85.3% |
| Terry L. White | $4,016 | $4,016 | 0% |
| Gabriela Pedro | $7,076 | $3,885 | -45.1% |
| Susan R. Boyer | $2,484 | $3,765 | 51.6% |
| Paul A. Schmid | $3,806 | $3,733 | -1.9% |
| Joshua W. Small | $29 | $3,678 | 12,582.8% |
| John P. Lopes | $0 | $3,406 | -- |
| Greener Pasture Farms, LLC | $6,541 | $3,192 | -51.2% |
| Michael P Ferry, Inc. | $3,752 | $2,990 | -20.3% |
| Henry J. Sampson | $0 | $2,807 | -- |
| Mark Viveiros | $7,083 | $2,704 | -61.8% |
| Richard Costa Jr. | $0 | $2,453 | -- |
| Daniel Souza | $2,794 | $2,326 | -16.8% |
| Paradox Acres, LLC | $0 | $2,130 | -- |
| Paul Thiboutot | $2,035 | $1,922 | -5.6% |
| Seth Seraphine Lewis | $1,118 | $1,853 | 65.7% |
| Richard Costa | $8,389 | $1,816 | -78.4% |
| Shirley M. Robbins | $9,236 | $1,776 | -80.8% |
| Antone Clausen Estate | $0 | $1,690 | -- |
| Lance Eichman | $3,341 | $1,524 | -54.4% |
| Daniel Lopes | $0 | $1,490 | -- |
| Shirley Tribou | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| Holly Camara | $1,534 | $1,481 | -3.5% |
| Peter Levasseur | $0 | $1,378 | -- |
| David Crowley | $2,091 | $1,204 | -42.4% |
| Clinton Howard - Son Jr. | $8,655 | $1,196 | -86.2% |
| Steven Fasolo | $0 | $975 | -- |
| Michael Ferry | $0 | $855 | -- |
| Ronald W. Small | $957 | $805 | -15.9% |
| Matthew Loo | $4,723 | $684 | -85.5% |
| Nathan E. Bekemeier | $640 | $640 | 0% |
| Kathryn Hanford | $640 | $640 | 0% |
| Stone Soup, LLC | $75,640 | $500 | -99.3% |
| Debra Barrett | $11,132 | $500 | -95.5% |
| Richard Ravenelle | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Margaret Lopes | $737 | $366 | -50.3% |
| Westport Rivers, Inc. | $149,287 | $288 | -99.8% |
| Linda B. Taylor | $612 | $274 | -55.2% |
| John Bettencourt Jr. | $770 | $273 | -64.5% |
| Forrest Eugene Schultz | $233 | $233 | 0% |
| Alison Olson | $0 | $226 | -- |
| Arthur Lopes | $264 | $204 | -22.7% |
| James E. Neuman | $108 | $108 | 0% |
| Michele D. Perryman | $0 | $106 | -- |
| Zachary Grajales | $829 | $21 | -97.5% |
| 2 Friends Farm, Inc. | $100,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Boat Jim Dandy, Inc. | $17,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry W. Borges | $12,244 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Marshall | $10,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Bridget M, Inc. | $18,495 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Moniz | $31,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Drake | $19,985 | $0 | -100% |
| John S. Moniz | $3,494 | $0 | -100% |
| Boat United States, Inc. | $30,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Buzzards Bay Fisheries, Inc. | $26,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Calnan Associates, Inc. | $6,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Cura & Borges Fishing, Corp. | $79,607 | $0 | -100% |
| David Bolton | $4,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Fox Harbor Fisheries, Inc. | $56,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Michael Fisheries, LLC | $5,864 | $0 | -100% |
| K & K Fishing, Corp. | $90,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Kavanagh Fisheries, Inc. | $279 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucinda Fishing, Corp. | $51,058 | $0 | -100% |
| M & P Fishing, Corp. | $47,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Marinaldo Fisheries, Inc. | $35,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Milema Fishing, Corp. | $10,943 | $0 | -100% |
| MS Fishing, Corp. | $47,306 | $0 | -100% |
| Ocean C Star, LLC | $37,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Three Amigos Fishing, Corp. | $50,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur F. Taylor Jr. | $16,394 | $0 | -100% |
| Marshall Martin III | $942 | $0 | -100% |
| Second Nature Farm Vegetable Growers, LLC | $12,787 | $0 | -100% |
| Olson Greenhouses, Inc. | $365,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles F. Fisher & Sons Agriculture, Corp. | $88,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Kohls | $2,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Noronha | $14,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian K. Hannant | $15,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Gibbs | $9,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise Nunley | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Orr | $14,648 | $0 | -100% |
| Bay-Breeze, Inc. | $104,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Broadbill Fishing, Inc. | $167,918 | $0 | -100% |
| Ferry Brothers | $100,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregg A. Andrade | $12,958 | $0 | -100% |
| John Chace | $269 | $0 | -100% |
| Spindrift Oysters, LLC | $18,490 | $0 | -100% |
| The Neighborhood Farm, LLC | $40,154 | $0 | -100% |
| William Borges | $5,982 | $0 | -100% |
| William Braun | $6,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,749,346 | $1,277,470 | -53.5% |
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