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In 2021, 67 farmers in cities within Bristol Bay Borough received a total of $857,634 in 67 farm subsidies, a 124.5% increase from 2020, when the total was $381,987 in 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Peterson | $0 | $81,010 | -- |
| Norms, LLC | $0 | $52,394 | -- |
| Phelps Services, LLC | $0 | $34,878 | -- |
| David John Driscoll | $0 | $27,756 | -- |
| Withers V. Tolbert Jr. | $0 | $25,786 | -- |
| Marc F. Watson | $0 | $22,744 | -- |
| Abe Lynn Williams | $0 | $22,400 | -- |
| STK Shearwater, Inc. | $0 | $21,562 | -- |
| Guy C. Groat III | $0 | $21,401 | -- |
| Leslie N. Stambaugh | $0 | $19,829 | -- |
| Dale Myers | $0 | $19,254 | -- |
| Graham J. Morrison | $0 | $19,025 | -- |
| Kathleen A. Myers | $0 | $18,492 | -- |
| Paul J. Hansen Jr. | $0 | $17,440 | -- |
| Jacob Petersen | $0 | $17,030 | -- |
| George G. Tibbetts | $0 | $16,894 | -- |
| Everett Thompson | $0 | $16,697 | -- |
| Jeffrey Lynn Elbie SR | $0 | $16,569 | -- |
| Anna Laura Hoover | $0 | $16,006 | -- |
| Darlene G. Groat | $0 | $15,092 | -- |
| Sharon S. Wilson | $0 | $14,043 | -- |
| Candy Aspelund | $0 | $13,655 | -- |
| Meadow E. Phelps | $0 | $13,498 | -- |
| Richard J. Wilson | $0 | $13,156 | -- |
| Sylvester Alan Kiliwelio Jones | $0 | $11,740 | -- |
| Austin King | $0 | $11,558 | -- |
| Duane Nienhuis | $0 | $11,498 | -- |
| Jeffrey J. Schroeder | $0 | $11,176 | -- |
| Adam Dubay | $0 | $10,993 | -- |
| Calvin G. Riddle | $0 | $10,851 | -- |
| Nola R Angasan | $0 | $10,748 | -- |
| Marcus Alan Fox | $0 | $10,563 | -- |
| Matthew A. Kobel | $0 | $10,400 | -- |
| Everett William Moorcroft | $0 | $10,111 | -- |
| Timothy S. Capo | $0 | $10,079 | -- |
| Brydin Pacheco | $0 | $10,071 | -- |
| Brycin Pacheco | $0 | $9,625 | -- |
| Darrell R. Aspelund | $0 | $9,014 | -- |
| Mark E Angasan | $0 | $8,629 | -- |
| Erin M. Peters | $0 | $8,603 | -- |
| Bruce D. Anderson | $0 | $8,284 | -- |
| Henry Fischer Jr. | $0 | $8,116 | -- |
| Leslie Nashookpuk | $0 | $7,971 | -- |
| Jacob A. Mack | $0 | $7,721 | -- |
| Richard A. Wilson | $0 | $7,632 | -- |
| Lorri Anna Cockrell | $0 | $7,230 | -- |
| Ralph Angasan SR | $0 | $6,854 | -- |
| Kyle Peters | $0 | $6,432 | -- |
| Alex Walter Savo | $0 | $6,120 | -- |
| Ralph Zimin | $0 | $5,889 | -- |
| Paula E. Monsen | $0 | $5,759 | -- |
| Ryann Anne Zimin | $0 | $5,556 | -- |
| John B. Mardesich | $0 | $5,536 | -- |
| Michael H. Johnson | $0 | $5,520 | -- |
| Jordan L. Coghill | $0 | $5,486 | -- |
| Brooke R. Phelps | $0 | $5,421 | -- |
| William N. Brown | $0 | $5,203 | -- |
| Dale M. Peters | $0 | $5,018 | -- |
| Danica D. Wilson | $0 | $4,949 | -- |
| Benjamin L. Mack | $0 | $4,101 | -- |
| Jodie Hazenberg | $1,032 | $2,911 | 182.1% |
| Nikolai S. Petticrew | $0 | $2,240 | -- |
| Shelby R. Boothe | $1,901 | $1,901 | 0% |
| Shannon Marie Eldridge | $0 | $1,760 | -- |
| Anishia Joan Elbie | $0 | $895 | -- |
| Jean L. Petersen | $0 | $720 | -- |
| Rennita Monsen | $0 | $139 | -- |
| Annette Marie Caruso | $17,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Jannelle Adams | $16,206 | $0 | -100% |
| King Salmon Seafood, Inc. | $16,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion Burgraff | $15,237 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert A. Ring | $14,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl E. Zimin | $27,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Chester T. Wilson | $13,562 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde E. Clark | $54,874 | $0 | -100% |
| Dallas Zimin | $4,279 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin N. Wilson | $11,689 | $0 | -100% |
| George Wilson Jr. | $27,587 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffery Mark Leman | $10,396 | $0 | -100% |
| John Henry Wise | $42,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Douglas Watters | $20,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert P. Hill | $18,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Angasan | $9,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda Lou Kie-Miller | $6,176 | $0 | -100% |
| William F. Hill | $28,665 | $0 | -100% |
| James Patrick Ford | $12,206 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Zimin | $11,069 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $381,987 | $857,634 | 124.5% |
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