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In 2021, 86 farmers in cities within Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area received a total of $1.4 million in 87 farm subsidies, a 16.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.6 million in 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Demmert | $0 | $110,600 | -- |
| Daniel M. Marsden Sr. | $0 | $101,140 | -- |
| Albert Gene Smith | $0 | $82,117 | -- |
| Byron Vaughn Skinna JR | $0 | $76,560 | -- |
| Trinity C. Jackson Sr. | $0 | $69,568 | -- |
| Karl W. Demmert | $0 | $67,092 | -- |
| Byron Hayward | $0 | $64,545 | -- |
| Titus Winrod | $38,169 | $52,472 | 37.5% |
| Clinton Marsden | $0 | $51,192 | -- |
| Integrity Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $50,560 | -- |
| Arthur J. Demmert Jr. | $0 | $44,148 | -- |
| Curtis John Demmert | $0 | $44,146 | -- |
| Anthony Harris Gogert | $0 | $43,519 | -- |
| Hardway Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $36,964 | -- |
| Spencer Richter | $0 | $19,506 | -- |
| Apollo A. Marsden | $0 | $18,707 | -- |
| Alaska Musicwood Industries, LLC | $0 | $16,470 | -- |
| F-V Four Ceasons, Ltd. | $0 | $16,205 | -- |
| Gary Allen Adkison | $0 | $14,849 | -- |
| Franklin Mason Hayward | $0 | $14,169 | -- |
| Bradley Ross Colt Martinez | $0 | $13,468 | -- |
| Jerry A. Scudero II | $0 | $12,401 | -- |
| Cameron R. Hollywood | $0 | $12,109 | -- |
| Ralph MacKie | $0 | $11,569 | -- |
| Hunter J Hayward-Winter | $0 | $11,569 | -- |
| Michael J. Nichols | $0 | $11,335 | -- |
| Walter J. Clark Sr. | $0 | $11,274 | -- |
| Donald Kambeitz | $0 | $11,082 | -- |
| Daniel M. Marsden Jr. | $0 | $10,734 | -- |
| Jimmie Clyde Lynch Jr. | $0 | $10,597 | -- |
| Alex Brendible JR | $0 | $10,590 | -- |
| William D. Rhodes | $0 | $10,397 | -- |
| Lyle A. Horne Jr. | $0 | $10,371 | -- |
| Michael Anthony Kampnich | $0 | $10,058 | -- |
| Kevin J. Hudson | $0 | $10,025 | -- |
| Robert Brad Jurries | $0 | $9,741 | -- |
| Richard Harry Dundas | $0 | $9,600 | -- |
| Christopher D. Boyd | $0 | $9,372 | -- |
| Aaron Cook | $0 | $9,148 | -- |
| Matthew S. Peavey | $0 | $8,698 | -- |
| Jim L. Farmer Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $8,200 | -- |
| Carsen E Hayward-Winter | $0 | $7,369 | -- |
| Brian B. Castle | $0 | $6,745 | -- |
| Joseph a Brendible | $0 | $6,661 | -- |
| Russell A. Holbrook | $0 | $6,493 | -- |
| Alaskan Halfshell Oysters, LLC | $26,061 | $6,278 | -75.9% |
| Eldon C. Atkinson | $0 | $6,216 | -- |
| Richard P. Hudson Sr. | $0 | $6,210 | -- |
| Ronald James Olson | $0 | $5,920 | -- |
| Vulcan, LLC | $0 | $5,729 | -- |
| Mike T. Mortell | $0 | $5,543 | -- |
| Luke John Scheidecker | $0 | $5,184 | -- |
| Glenn A. Wilber | $0 | $4,682 | -- |
| Trennis Hayward | $0 | $4,341 | -- |
| Joseph Gil | $0 | $4,297 | -- |
| Jonathan Paul Castor | $0 | $4,268 | -- |
| Shawn Christopher Yates | $0 | $4,070 | -- |
| Faith Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $4,058 | -- |
| Brandon Marvin Leask | $0 | $3,532 | -- |
| Tyson M. Hayward | $0 | $3,425 | -- |
| Richard L. Summers | $0 | $3,422 | -- |
| Randolph F. Cook | $0 | $3,360 | -- |
| Devin C. Hudson | $0 | $3,012 | -- |
| Walter H. Wagner | $0 | $3,001 | -- |
| Steven J Schallberger | $0 | $2,845 | -- |
| Shauna Martinez | $0 | $2,821 | -- |
| Shikat Bay Oysters, Inc. | $1,057 | $2,810 | 165.8% |
| Hamilton Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $2,804 | -- |
| Richard Hagen | $0 | $2,757 | -- |
| John Tao Hagen | $0 | $2,688 | -- |
| Chad Fulton | $0 | $2,393 | -- |
| Stephen Paul Castor | $0 | $2,308 | -- |
| Brason Blandov | $0 | $2,288 | -- |
| Charles C. Hawks III | $0 | $1,844 | -- |
| Tristan William Schwehm | $0 | $1,752 | -- |
| Gregory Bryce Grasser | $0 | $1,564 | -- |
| Robert Duncan | $0 | $1,518 | -- |
| Thomas C. Blake | $0 | $1,424 | -- |
| Eric Re Wyatt | $161 | $1,420 | 782% |
| P. O. W. Aluminum and Marine | $0 | $1,264 | -- |
| William L Kemperman | $0 | $1,080 | -- |
| New Tokeen Oysters, LLC | $498 | $1,009 | 102.6% |
| Timothy R. Young | $0 | $767 | -- |
| Shane Reith Martinez | $0 | $642 | -- |
| David G. Ryno | $0 | $474 | -- |
| Jared C. Johnson | $0 | $36 | -- |
| Alexander, Inc. | $9,049 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles C. Hawks Jr. | $924 | $0 | -100% |
| Confidence, LLC | $154,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Duane Brown | $11,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald J. Haseltine | $25,639 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald M. Durgan Sr. | $1,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Forest Collins | $10,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Murray | $1,355 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Dunbar | $7,173 | $0 | -100% |
| James F. Barnes Jr. | $2,833 | $0 | -100% |
| James P. Quigley | $5,378 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Vaughan | $97,333 | $0 | -100% |
| John C Weyhmiller | $4,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Lee Dau | $9,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Douville | $4,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Bell | $30,395 | $0 | -100% |
| Noe Winrod | $145,040 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Quigley | $10,544 | $0 | -100% |
| Ron Dawns Boat, LLC | $55,060 | $0 | -100% |
| Starr Fisheries | $8,241 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Peavey | $14,442 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren R. Collins | $4,261 | $0 | -100% |
| Jan M. Carle | $115,976 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Carle | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew J. Carle | $81,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashley Young | $24,074 | $0 | -100% |
| Shaun Haseltine | $27,906 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron R. Winter | $11,044 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian J Blandov | $83,880 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher S. Booth | $146,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmie Edward Scudero | $15,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Marty John Martinez Jr. | $138,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Rondy M. Fawcett | $6,373 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven L. Booth | $14,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor C. Wellington Jr. | $9,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor C. Wellington Sr. | $3,251 | $0 | -100% |
| Arne Edward Dahl | $11,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald C. Hernandez | $9,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Harley D. Black | $13,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard M. Cabe | $7,935 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,647,954 | $1,369,191 | -16.9% |
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