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In 2021, 198 farmers in cities within Kodiak Island Borough received a total of $13.3 million in 202 farm subsidies, a 51.6% increase from 2020, when the total was $8.8 million in 117 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 Kodiak Island Borough, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J Vinberg | $0 | $500,000 | -- |
| Brian Blondin | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Charles Martin | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Chellissa Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Codyak, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Evie Grace Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| F/V Icy Mist, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| F/V Irene H, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Loughbeg Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Luke Lester | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Mitchell T. Keplinger | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| O'Callaghan Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Pacstar, Inc. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Elizabeth F, Inc. | $0 | $244,743 | -- |
| Chandler Johnson | $0 | $219,944 | -- |
| Jonathan B. Hinman | $0 | $199,011 | -- |
| F-V Viekoda Bay, LLC | $0 | $197,838 | -- |
| F/V Carolyn Jean, Inc. | $0 | $184,991 | -- |
| Steven Ivanoff | $0 | $178,803 | -- |
| Halcyon Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $178,256 | -- |
| Gilbert Brothers Fisheries | $0 | $178,171 | -- |
| Peter Ivanoff | $0 | $177,956 | -- |
| Agnes Sabine Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $167,968 | -- |
| Clifton Ivanoff | $0 | $166,392 | -- |
| Dominator Fisheries | $0 | $154,457 | -- |
| Christopher A. Chernoff | $0 | $153,895 | -- |
| Schmeil Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $150,548 | -- |
| 3-Mile Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $144,889 | -- |
| Alaskan Dream Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $136,405 | -- |
| Barry Doan Schauff | $0 | $135,102 | -- |
| Keta, Inc. | $0 | $133,729 | -- |
| Edward Houston | $0 | $129,321 | -- |
| Ruff & Reddy North, LLC | $0 | $127,600 | -- |
| Gary D. Rozelle Sr. | $0 | $127,594 | -- |
| Rolling Bay Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $121,614 | -- |
| Jeffery D. Winegarden Sr. | $0 | $120,740 | -- |
| Jacob Hanohano | $0 | $118,665 | -- |
| Timothy C. Botz | $0 | $112,862 | -- |
| Kodiak Lynx, Inc. | $0 | $112,480 | -- |
| Nicholas John Hoffman | $0 | $110,348 | -- |
| Joseph Hochmuth Jr. | $0 | $109,978 | -- |
| Steven A. Suydam | $0 | $105,648 | -- |
| Michael A. Nelson | $0 | $103,681 | -- |
| F/V Dahlia Beatrix, Inc. | $0 | $103,445 | -- |
| Sockeye Dominator, Inc. | $0 | $102,940 | -- |
| Jacob Keplinger | $0 | $99,082 | -- |
| Thomas Nelson | $0 | $98,131 | -- |
| Loni K, LLC | $0 | $97,484 | -- |
| Edward C Pestrikoff | $0 | $97,143 | -- |
| Melissa Rae, LLC | $0 | $96,273 | -- |
| Zachary T. Vargo | $0 | $95,895 | -- |
| Daniel M Stihl | $0 | $92,932 | -- |
| Timothy P. Gossett | $0 | $92,786 | -- |
| James F Eufemio | $0 | $92,502 | -- |
| FV Lady Ashley, LLC | $0 | $89,268 | -- |
| Ob Fish, LLC | $0 | $87,948 | -- |
| Erik Nelson | $0 | $82,611 | -- |
| Fields & Sons, Inc. | $0 | $79,523 | -- |
| James John Alpiak | $0 | $76,026 | -- |
| Jon Henson | $0 | $75,785 | -- |
| Mythos Fishing, LLC | $0 | $75,400 | -- |
| Lady J, Inc. | $0 | $74,777 | -- |
| FV Cindria Gene, Inc. | $0 | $74,390 | -- |
| Adelaide Sage Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $73,587 | -- |
| RFI, LLC | $0 | $73,043 | -- |
| F-V Big Blue, LLC | $0 | $72,333 | -- |
| Shane Wietfeld | $0 | $71,646 | -- |
| Glennette C., LLC | $0 | $70,757 | -- |
| Charles Michael Peterson | $0 | $70,007 | -- |
| Basil E Larionoff | $0 | $69,987 | -- |
| Nathaniel Newman | $0 | $69,124 | -- |
| Dale Robert Pruitt | $0 | $68,513 | -- |
| Levi Pingree | $0 | $67,221 | -- |
| Ronald B. Jolin | $0 | $65,142 | -- |
| Dennis G. Hintz | $0 | $61,626 | -- |
| Randy Blondin | $0 | $61,072 | -- |
| Alaska Challenger, LLC | $0 | $59,007 | -- |
| Robert Bowhay | $0 | $57,341 | -- |
| Double O, LLC | $0 | $56,517 | -- |
| Thomas R. Johnson Sr. | $0 | $56,167 | -- |
| Adelia Barker Myrick | $0 | $55,626 | -- |
| Gary R Knagin | $0 | $53,820 | -- |
| Devin Skonberg | $0 | $52,950 | -- |
| Spirit of Alaska Seafoods, LLC | $0 | $52,034 | -- |
| Polar Star, Inc. | $0 | $51,974 | -- |
| F-V Nuka Island, Inc. | $0 | $50,887 | -- |
| Abraham Sullivan | $0 | $49,346 | -- |
| Katrina Em | $0 | $49,105 | -- |
| F-V Raymar | $0 | $48,083 | -- |
| Mar Del Sud, Ltd. | $0 | $45,468 | -- |
| Douglas J. Waterbury | $0 | $45,101 | -- |
| Nuka Island, LLC | $0 | $43,585 | -- |
| F/V Kaiwik, Inc. | $0 | $41,514 | -- |
| Wade L. Olson | $49,100 | $40,718 | -17.1% |
| Peter Thompson | $0 | $38,298 | -- |
| Bering Joy, Inc. | $0 | $38,034 | -- |
| Christian Kouremetis | $0 | $37,981 | -- |
| J&V Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $36,589 | -- |
| Danforth R. Ogg | $0 | $35,286 | -- |
| F-V Jacquelyn W, Inc. | $0 | $35,098 | -- |
| Michelle Lee Rittenhouse | $0 | $34,611 | -- |
| Inc., Ltd. | $0 | $33,790 | -- |
| Harry L. Nelson | $0 | $33,237 | -- |
| Stosh S Anderson | $0 | $33,035 | -- |
| Longrich Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $31,509 | -- |
| Kodiak's Finest, LLC | $0 | $31,430 | -- |
| Inertia, LLC | $0 | $30,240 | -- |
| Douglas L. Hogen | $0 | $29,957 | -- |
| OWL, Inc. | $0 | $29,338 | -- |
| Half Moon Bay Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $28,876 | -- |
| Reformation, LLC | $0 | $27,892 | -- |
| Andreas Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $26,992 | -- |
| Tim Levenson | $0 | $25,897 | -- |
| Sydney M. Mutch | $0 | $25,830 | -- |
| Andrew William Berestoff | $0 | $25,787 | -- |
| Gordon L. Jensen Jr. | $0 | $25,722 | -- |
| Judith Phillips | $0 | $25,405 | -- |
| Marcy J, Inc. | $0 | $24,123 | -- |
| Miles Fish Company, Inc. | $0 | $24,104 | -- |
| Charles R. Kramer | $0 | $22,979 | -- |
| Wischer Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $21,773 | -- |
| Jon Levan | $0 | $21,704 | -- |
| Jamie Fagan | $0 | $21,339 | -- |
| 7 Mile Fishing Enterprises Debra K Wiley Sole Member, LLC | $0 | $20,057 | -- |
| F-V Zachary R, LLC | $0 | $19,997 | -- |
| Kilokak, Inc. | $0 | $18,586 | -- |
| Nicholas L. Nelson Jr. | $0 | $17,095 | -- |
| Robert D. Carter | $0 | $17,033 | -- |
| David R. Lorenz | $0 | $16,623 | -- |
| Tollef Monson | $0 | $16,164 | -- |
| David F Iani | $0 | $15,704 | -- |
| F/V Magnum, LLC | $0 | $15,680 | -- |
| Island Girl Seafoods, LLC | $0 | $15,680 | -- |
| Peter T. Anderson | $0 | $15,404 | -- |
| Ricky D. Nelson | $0 | $15,383 | -- |
| Craig L. Lowenberg Sr. | $0 | $14,929 | -- |
| Kj Herman | $0 | $14,874 | -- |
| Cornily Vasily Kalugin | $0 | $14,718 | -- |
| Brook Kouremetis | $0 | $14,560 | -- |
| Steven Steffensen | $0 | $14,484 | -- |
| Five Star Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $14,446 | -- |
| James E. Hayden | $0 | $14,139 | -- |
| S & F Fisheries, LLC | $0 | $13,814 | -- |
| Dark Star Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $13,371 | -- |
| James Michael G. Pruitt | $0 | $12,863 | -- |
| Jones International Fishing, LLC | $0 | $12,275 | -- |
| Kim Eufemio | $0 | $12,234 | -- |
| Sterling Prout | $0 | $12,221 | -- |
| Peter Iani | $0 | $12,214 | -- |
| Craig Gustafson | $0 | $12,051 | -- |
| Mason Allen Harrington | $0 | $11,855 | -- |
| Horseshoe Bay, LLC | $0 | $11,164 | -- |
| Seven Sisters Fisheries, LLC. | $0 | $11,139 | -- |
| Ross Elvehjen | $0 | $11,013 | -- |
| Toby Sullivan | $0 | $10,280 | -- |
| Henry Brandel | $0 | $10,130 | -- |
| James R. Pryor | $0 | $9,624 | -- |
| Alf J. Pryor | $0 | $9,143 | -- |
| Stephen E. Rittenhouse | $0 | $8,178 | -- |
| Charles P. Peterson | $0 | $8,075 | -- |
| Geoffrey Ralph Smith | $0 | $7,684 | -- |
| Jeramy Young | $0 | $6,829 | -- |
| North Point Fisheries | $0 | $6,612 | -- |
| Paulette Selkirk | $4,720 | $6,400 | 35.6% |
| Feodor I Reutov | $0 | $6,344 | -- |
| Tyler Obrien | $0 | $6,325 | -- |
| Robert Burns Lindsey | $0 | $6,304 | -- |
| Kevin F. Fisher | $0 | $5,550 | -- |
| Brian E. Large | $0 | $5,221 | -- |
| Moriah Fishing, Inc. | $0 | $5,000 | -- |
| William Prout | $0 | $4,917 | -- |
| Charles E. King III | $8,323 | $4,780 | -42.6% |
| Corey Gronn | $0 | $4,317 | -- |
| Michael Woodley | $0 | $4,165 | -- |
| Sergei F. Reutov | $0 | $3,975 | -- |
| Ashlan Prout | $0 | $3,862 | -- |
| Daniel Raymond Miller | $0 | $3,780 | -- |
| James Stevens | $0 | $3,670 | -- |
| Allen W. Christiansen Sr. | $0 | $3,531 | -- |
| Kelly Young | $0 | $3,498 | -- |
| Gunnar Nicholus Nelson | $0 | $3,496 | -- |
| Lorne White | $1,827 | $3,194 | 74.8% |
| Mikado Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $3,110 | -- |
| Nickel Bar Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $3,040 | -- |
| Bold Pacific, LLC | $0 | $3,017 | -- |
| Nels E. Jensen | $0 | $2,362 | -- |
| Jerry Bongen | $0 | $1,761 | -- |
| Theresa A. Peterson | $0 | $1,698 | -- |
| Norman Lenon | $0 | $1,668 | -- |
| Darius Rick Kasprzak | $0 | $1,611 | -- |
| Zackary Schmeil | $0 | $1,588 | -- |
| Pahmeier Family Living Trust | $2,451 | $1,026 | -58.1% |
| Mark A. Vickstrom | $7,371 | $888 | -88% |
| Susan Jeffery | $0 | $760 | -- |
| Compromise Brian Young Sole MBR, LLC | $0 | $751 | -- |
| Bernadette Deplazes | $406 | $532 | 31% |
| Rebecca Dawn | $146 | $397 | 171.9% |
| Marvin Agnot | $1,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman L. Botz | $105,863 | $0 | -100% |
| 3thirty3 | $98,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron J. Nevin | $105,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Alaskan Star Fisheries, LLC | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexus Kwachka | $16,618 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred B. Cratty IV | $142,348 | $0 | -100% |
| Alutiq Prince Fisheries, LLC | $23,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Alwert Fisheries, Inc. | $7,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthem Seafoods, LLC | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Atlanta, Corp. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Avalon, Inc. | $21,704 | $0 | -100% |
| Barson, Inc. | $67,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Big Blue, Inc. | $3,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradford Blondin | $92,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian K. McWethy | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Schactler, Inc. | $72,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Horn | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Burt a Gronn | $18,507 | $0 | -100% |
| CCJ, Inc. | $37,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecile Marie, LLC | $111,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Celeste Beck-Goodell | $32,194 | $0 | -100% |
| Chandler Fisheries, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Wb McWethy | $110,317 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher E. Otto | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher M. Johnson | $135,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Connor Murphy | $10,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Wayne Bollinger | $74,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Christofferson | $25,965 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny R. Powell | $156,209 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. O'Brien | $35,940 | $0 | -100% |
| David Little | $22,953 | $0 | -100% |
| Daylight Harbor, Inc. | $19,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Dylan O. Bean | $189,362 | $0 | -100% |
| El Caporal | $102,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Excalibur II, LLC | $244,801 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Stormbird, Inc. | $69,125 | $0 | -100% |
| Frederick J. Stager | $96,951 | $0 | -100% |
| Gallant Girl, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett B. Kavanaugh | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Ira Crocetti | $56,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Golden West Fisheries, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Bruce Magnusson | $40,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Harvey E. Goodell III | $4,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Iver Holm | $144,726 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Horn | $201,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Jill-Anne-I, LLC | $128,180 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Ure | $22,979 | $0 | -100% |
| John Nevin | $2,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph R Odonnoghue | $15,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua John Bateman | $14,184 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith A. Hamilton | $1,858 | $0 | -100% |
| Kavik Anderson | $56,800 | $0 | -100% |
| KC Fisheries, Inc. | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Suydam | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Kodiak Game Ranch | $3,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristin Christofferson | $1,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt Carlson | $264,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Leigh a Gorman-Thomet | $23,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard R. Carpenter | $8,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Israelson | $1,591 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark S. Beardsley | $24,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark S. Gladu | $84,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Marko Patitucci | $131,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael E. Ferris | $40,339 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Friccero | $45,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Patitucci | $119,451 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael R. Martin Sr. | $145,748 | $0 | -100% |
| Michelle Pages | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Naomi Hall | $13,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas J. Dowie | $98,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Oliver N. Holm | $104,098 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond May | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Dierich | $184,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald J. Kavanaugh | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Blondin | $155,360 | $0 | -100% |
| Sea Mac Seafoods, LLC | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven P. Mathieu | $17,966 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzanne Abraham | $10,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Terri L. Springer | $2,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Davis | $2,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas A. Tormala | $12,414 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Springer | $18,352 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Dorman | $2,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Hiner | $66,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Uyak Bay Fisheries, Inc. | $73,757 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendy Beck | $6,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendy Carstens | $19,543 | $0 | -100% |
| Native Village of Larsen Bay | $24 | $0 | -100% |
| A & J Botz Enterprises, LLC | $75,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred Cratty Jr. | $122,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Arnold G. Nelson | $119,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Bert D Bendixon | $12,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel R. Byron | $3,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Hunter R. Byron | $3,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Squartsoff | $11,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,796,966 | $13,338,990 | 51.6% |
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