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In 2021, 84 farmers in cities within Juneau City and Borough received a total of $8.7 million in 95 farm subsidies, a 4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.1 million in 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | $8,121,238 | $6,452,338 | -20.5% |
| Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| F-V Star of the Sea, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Prowler Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Ursa Major Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $182,401 | -- |
| Magnus a Martens, LLC | $0 | $166,942 | -- |
| Chad Poppe | $0 | $164,810 | -- |
| Meiners Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $142,081 | -- |
| Swamp Fox, LLC | $0 | $94,656 | -- |
| Pamela Rae Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $52,076 | -- |
| Minter Bay Limited | $0 | $41,529 | -- |
| Floyd Ray Wood | $0 | $38,426 | -- |
| Sunrise Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $36,951 | -- |
| Am Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $36,330 | -- |
| Radon Fishing, Inc. | $0 | $30,178 | -- |
| Willow Works, Inc. | $0 | $28,315 | -- |
| Gisli Fish Company | $0 | $27,521 | -- |
| Jay Hendricks | $0 | $26,418 | -- |
| Icy Queen, Inc. | $0 | $25,461 | -- |
| Roy M. Smith | $0 | $20,141 | -- |
| Tom Brayton | $0 | $18,582 | -- |
| Donald Kalk | $0 | $16,172 | -- |
| Oceanaire Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $15,318 | -- |
| Lars R. Stangeland | $0 | $15,201 | -- |
| Kimberly Barth C. Peterson | $0 | $14,899 | -- |
| Kenny A. Judson | $0 | $13,965 | -- |
| Jake Thomas Jacoby | $0 | $13,666 | -- |
| Kach-Mor, Inc. | $0 | $12,875 | -- |
| Jay D. Walling | $0 | $12,355 | -- |
| Nathan Narum | $0 | $11,856 | -- |
| Sommers J. Cole | $0 | $11,276 | -- |
| Sven Savland | $0 | $11,028 | -- |
| Brian Patrick Delay | $0 | $10,870 | -- |
| John Moller | $0 | $10,788 | -- |
| Daniel F. Pardee | $0 | $10,406 | -- |
| Melanie A. Brown | $0 | $10,106 | -- |
| Karol Kriens | $10,017 | $10,017 | 0% |
| Cub Finney | $0 | $9,212 | -- |
| Kevin James Stell | $0 | $8,327 | -- |
| Thomas Brothers | $10,746 | $7,075 | -34.2% |
| Edward George Neal | $0 | $6,837 | -- |
| Stephanie Claire Gross | $0 | $6,758 | -- |
| Nathan Gruening | $0 | $6,733 | -- |
| Nelson Reed Merrell | $0 | $5,922 | -- |
| Joseph R. Emerson | $0 | $5,567 | -- |
| Thomas Tyler Emerson | $0 | $5,514 | -- |
| Patrick Baum | $0 | $5,425 | -- |
| Clarence a Laiti | $0 | $5,249 | -- |
| Daniel F. Foley | $0 | $5,207 | -- |
| Matthew Gruening | $0 | $5,163 | -- |
| Timothy F. Perov | $0 | $4,849 | -- |
| Robert Cashen | $0 | $4,625 | -- |
| Thomas A. Fisher | $0 | $4,590 | -- |
| Nordic Fox, LLC | $0 | $4,372 | -- |
| Alan Young | $0 | $4,343 | -- |
| Christopher D. L. Nash | $0 | $4,321 | -- |
| Dorothy's Dream, LLC | $4,191 | $4,191 | 0% |
| Jonathan Brouwer | $0 | $4,051 | -- |
| Paul L. Dillon | $4,061 | $3,920 | -3.5% |
| Waterman Leighty Living Trust | $2,772 | $3,890 | 40.3% |
| Jacob Bryn Carte | $0 | $3,443 | -- |
| Scott D. Swanson | $0 | $3,407 | -- |
| Angela Lunda | $0 | $3,013 | -- |
| Stephen Franlin Squires | $0 | $2,997 | -- |
| Sprout About, LLC | $0 | $2,900 | -- |
| Mark L. Petersen | $0 | $2,835 | -- |
| Terramar Hydro Farm, LLC | $159 | $2,808 | 1,666% |
| Kaawu Shellfish Company, LLC | $1,124 | $2,327 | 107% |
| Franklin O. Lambert IV | $0 | $2,271 | -- |
| Janet E. Kennedy | $950 | $1,789 | 88.3% |
| Richard J. Davis | $0 | $1,691 | -- |
| Paul Kennedy | $1,237 | $1,653 | 33.6% |
| Julia M. Coghill | $3,188 | $1,603 | -49.7% |
| Timothy R. Johnson | $0 | $1,324 | -- |
| Paul Marks II | $0 | $1,280 | -- |
| Ryan D. Blackwell | $0 | $1,120 | -- |
| Arthur B. Chase | $0 | $870 | -- |
| David Wayne Wilson | $1,630 | $843 | -48.3% |
| Dwight Robidoux | $2,670 | $720 | -73% |
| James Raymond Peterson | $0 | $701 | -- |
| Jean Berry Henry | $41,853 | $447 | -98.9% |
| Meta Mesdag | $0 | $402 | -- |
| James R. Wilson | $548 | $227 | -58.6% |
| Amy M. Daugherty | $102 | $127 | 24.5% |
| Aaron E. Woodrow | $34,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Kalk | $72,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthoney C. Sine | $40,562 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Byford | $33,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony Vlahovich | $20,438 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Bloom | $20,144 | $0 | -100% |
| Burke Bohnsack | $5,129 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad N. E. Walling | $10,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris G. Knight | $31,044 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris K. McDowell | $12,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Grussendorf | $12,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Dave Gibson | $26,781 | $0 | -100% |
| David Wilson | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward R. Hansen | $1,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Martin Daugherty | $22,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Frontier Fisheries, Inc. | $103,830 | $0 | -100% |
| G & J Hay, LLC | $1,978 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard R. Starbard | $3,481 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason P. Kohlhase | $42,901 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Jackson | $22,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Kahle Family Trust | $2,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth R. McGee | $9,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise Dawson | $26,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Fanning | $4,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Fitzjarrald | $774 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark David Buchkoski | $11,963 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Terry Blume | $27,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Walsh | $4,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Hamar | $8,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Norval H. Nelson Sr. | $3,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall W. Bates | $5,257 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard M. Daugherty | $38,985 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Ernest Kenney | $15,022 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Jarvill | $3,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert T. Mosher | $21,871 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan C Gullufsen | $12,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Salty Lady Seafood, LLC | $4,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacy Sundborg | $24,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Atlin Daugherty | $11,541 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy James Grussendorf | $16,146 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Bailey | $24,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd C. Daugherty | $23,397 | $0 | -100% |
| Worthy Seafoods, Inc. | $36,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,060,806 | $8,702,893 | -4% |
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