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In 2021, 154 farmers in cities within Marin County received a total of $3.1 million in 283 farm subsidies, a 33.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.7 million in 400 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 Marin County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcclure Dairy, Inc. | $407,034 | $275,620 | -32.3% |
| Neil Mcisaac & Son, Inc. | $226,784 | $215,317 | -5.1% |
| Spaletta Dairy | $79,886 | $181,084 | 126.7% |
| Lafranchi Ranch | $261,579 | $144,457 | -44.8% |
| R & J Mcclelland Dairy | $66,414 | $117,344 | 76.7% |
| Double M Dairy, LLC | $105,498 | $114,542 | 8.6% |
| Myriam Kaplan-Pasternak | $0 | $113,292 | -- |
| Bianchini, Inc. | $65,818 | $101,227 | 53.8% |
| Doug Ielmorini Dairy | $97,927 | $93,709 | -4.3% |
| Loren Poncia | $228,845 | $93,249 | -59.3% |
| 42 Farms, LLC | $0 | $81,085 | -- |
| R Carraro Vineyards, LLC | $0 | $60,229 | -- |
| Christopher W. Lawson | $0 | $59,220 | -- |
| Hattrup Family, LLC | $0 | $54,890 | -- |
| Matthew Ashby | $0 | $54,677 | -- |
| G B T Nunes & Company | $10,131 | $51,521 | 408.5% |
| Charca Fish X, LLC | $0 | $50,709 | -- |
| M-R Vineyard | $274,102 | $48,155 | -82.4% |
| William Nunes | $44,805 | $47,770 | 6.6% |
| Charca Fish IV, LLC | $0 | $43,160 | -- |
| Rancho Tocaloma-Donald J Mcisaac & Ted Mcisaac PTR | $21,215 | $40,097 | 89% |
| Thornton Dairy | $19,778 | $39,374 | 99.1% |
| Charca Fish II, LLC | $0 | $38,203 | -- |
| Katarina Field | $0 | $36,083 | -- |
| Gregory W and Annette R Abell Tuw | $37,050 | $35,963 | -2.9% |
| Grace Fribley Trust | $0 | $35,529 | -- |
| Kehoe Dairy, Inc. | $267,078 | $31,602 | -88.2% |
| Starbird Mariculture | $0 | $28,824 | -- |
| Richard W Clark-the Richard W Clark Rev Trust | $27,126 | $28,680 | 5.7% |
| Jesse Kuhn | $0 | $27,818 | -- |
| Charca Fish VII, LLC | $0 | $27,730 | -- |
| The Steiger 2016 Family LP | $37,290 | $27,640 | -25.9% |
| Charca Fish III, LLC | $0 | $26,095 | -- |
| Rocky Hill Enterprise | $0 | $25,084 | -- |
| Dolcini Jersey Dairy | $136,090 | $24,967 | -81.7% |
| Promise, LLC | $0 | $24,357 | -- |
| Shane Wehr | $0 | $23,409 | -- |
| Gabriela H Hopf Multi-Generational Trust | $0 | $22,798 | -- |
| Caroline H. Macdonald Multi-Gen Trust | $0 | $22,798 | -- |
| Aaron Lucich | $19,747 | $22,383 | 13.3% |
| Janet Brown | $0 | $22,375 | -- |
| P & H, Inc. | $3,949 | $19,402 | 391.3% |
| Julie Rossotti | $31,381 | $18,648 | -40.6% |
| Headley Farms, LLC | $51,094 | $18,402 | -64% |
| Charca Fish, LLC | $0 | $16,815 | -- |
| Grossi Family M-Ranch, LLC | $0 | $16,659 | -- |
| Richard Grossi | $28,365 | $16,342 | -42.4% |
| Js Moreda Dairy | $0 | $15,812 | -- |
| Charca Fish XI, LLC | $0 | $15,647 | -- |
| Shaun Madden | $16,776 | $15,290 | -8.9% |
| Triple Z Ranch | $0 | $15,083 | -- |
| Dominic Grossi | $10,802 | $14,528 | 34.5% |
| McIsaac Dairy | $183,454 | $14,294 | -92.2% |
| Dan Evans | $41,284 | $13,188 | -68.1% |
| James a Stander Living Trust | $12,723 | $12,968 | 1.9% |
| Eugene C. Poncia | $0 | $12,708 | -- |
| Chester G Roth IRRV Trust | $7,988 | $12,582 | 57.5% |
| Kendrick Vineyards, LLC | $0 | $11,395 | -- |
| Andrew Cresalia | $0 | $11,332 | -- |
| Robert Giacomini Dairy, Inc. | $314,851 | $11,000 | -96.5% |
| Kristine E. Elliott | $8,947 | $8,947 | 0% |
| Bell Exemption Trust | $15,964 | $8,195 | -48.7% |
| Aaron Michael Lloyd | $0 | $8,130 | -- |
| Ann Hall Robinson Revocable Trust | $12,713 | $8,068 | -36.5% |
| Charca Fish VIII, LLC | $0 | $8,015 | -- |
| Allen Goldade | $12,578 | $7,324 | -41.8% |
| Di Bufala Dairy, LLC. | $0 | $6,399 | -- |
| J F Adams Farming Enterprise | $3,627 | $6,324 | 74.4% |
| Christine Laib Hilt Rev Trust | $11,307 | $5,859 | -48.2% |
| Grossi George and Son Dairy | $0 | $5,761 | -- |
| Luis R Limchayseng | $5,786 | $5,433 | -6.1% |
| Babette Gettler | $5,150 | $5,150 | 0% |
| Jon B. Chaney | $7,281 | $5,105 | -29.9% |
| William S. McCullough III | $0 | $4,936 | -- |
| Marjorie Anne Dillon Estate | $6,655 | $4,750 | -28.6% |
| Javier Choperena | $18,348 | $4,645 | -74.7% |
| Jeremy Dierks | $0 | $4,507 | -- |
| Ruth Wolfe | $2,996 | $4,377 | 46.1% |
| Allan H. Palecek | $4,377 | $4,377 | 0% |
| Margaret C Gibbs Trust Dated Sept 20 2007 | $10,590 | $4,338 | -59% |
| Kadel Limited Partnership | $7,732 | $4,001 | -48.3% |
| Bruce MC Glochlin | $13,468 | $3,937 | -70.8% |
| Hartley/Morrison | $1,475 | $3,884 | 163.3% |
| Gwendolyn K Beauchamp Rev Trust | $8,305 | $3,718 | -55.2% |
| Kevin Ray McBee | $7,098 | $3,657 | -48.5% |
| Edward and Ruth Wilson Trust | $7,158 | $3,579 | -50% |
| Nils Enterprises, LLC | $23,176 | $3,341 | -85.6% |
| Penny Ching | $0 | $3,159 | -- |
| D. R. Buechel | $3,931 | $3,152 | -19.8% |
| Miriam McPhaul | $4,845 | $3,027 | -37.5% |
| Shawna McGowan | $4,853 | $3,013 | -37.9% |
| Helen Mae Arnold Estate | $0 | $2,878 | -- |
| Giammona, Morgan | $0 | $2,773 | -- |
| Melissa-Cow Track Ranch Daniels, LLC | $14,185 | $2,713 | -80.9% |
| Roland N. Stocke | $7,072 | $2,542 | -64.1% |
| Cynthia Rae Fluitt | $7,230 | $2,516 | -65.2% |
| Donald Pivec | $0 | $2,395 | -- |
| Joel T. Biddle | $4,141 | $2,385 | -42.4% |
| Craig D. Crispin | $3,399 | $2,197 | -35.4% |
| Karen Lorentson | $0 | $2,132 | -- |
| Joanna Eunice Beck | $2,085 | $2,085 | 0% |
| Albert C. Mehrer | $0 | $1,977 | -- |
| David Leveroni IV | $849 | $1,815 | 113.8% |
| Teddie Brasch Hathaway | $1,632 | $1,744 | 6.9% |
| Robert Arndt | $10,350 | $1,731 | -83.3% |
| Rosa de Santis | $7,847 | $1,675 | -78.7% |
| John Minor Rootes | $1,900 | $1,646 | -13.4% |
| Judith B Good-Good Family 2003 Trust | $1,421 | $1,563 | 10% |
| Joshua Southwick | $4,407 | $1,562 | -64.6% |
| Lois K Hartley-Cannady | $2,729 | $1,523 | -44.2% |
| Andrew Cheda | $0 | $1,514 | -- |
| Michael J. Preston | $2,441 | $1,484 | -39.2% |
| Mary M. Collier | $2,793 | $1,469 | -47.4% |
| William D. Miller | $3,331 | $1,400 | -58% |
| Bill Jensen Ranches | $24,333 | $1,394 | -94.3% |
| Draper Jerry Draper Farms | $0 | $1,303 | -- |
| Jon Strunk Revocable Trust | $4,225 | $1,198 | -71.6% |
| Mike Giammona | $5,841 | $1,167 | -80% |
| Harry Ray Kramp Jr. | $586 | $1,161 | 98.1% |
| Katie Gallagher | $4,131 | $1,160 | -71.9% |
| Everett Austin, M.D. | $2,085 | $1,029 | -50.6% |
| Bullskin Creek Farm | $4,583 | $978 | -78.7% |
| Marilyn K. Chapman | $1,867 | $896 | -52% |
| Fisher Legacy Holdings, LLC | $4,014 | $891 | -77.8% |
| Helen Joann Morrison Trust Dated Nov, 6 1985 | $0 | $871 | -- |
| Kitching Family Trust 2016 | $3,311 | $844 | -74.5% |
| Penny H Hicks Trust | $617 | $793 | 28.5% |
| Ann H. Robinson | $1,266 | $759 | -40% |
| David Joseph Schamle | $937 | $679 | -27.5% |
| Jamie Katoff | $1,078 | $569 | -47.2% |
| Loretta Dannean Farris | $484 | $508 | 5% |
| Ralph Giacomini Jr. | $1,056 | $477 | -54.8% |
| Robert S. Walker | $473 | $473 | 0% |
| Gwendolyn M Eells 1992 Trustee | $468 | $453 | -3.2% |
| William G. Barton | $585 | $433 | -26% |
| Michael C. Killelea | $685 | $430 | -37.2% |
| Louise Dahl | $728 | $396 | -45.6% |
| Devin Koch | $2,333 | $395 | -83.1% |
| Grai-Rose Cattle Company | $3,179 | $383 | -88% |
| William Hoppin | $866 | $373 | -56.9% |
| Adams 2006 Trust | $960 | $372 | -61.3% |
| Nancy J Austin Trust | $684 | $316 | -53.8% |
| Donald Bently | $179 | $315 | 76% |
| Ramsey Family Rev Trust | $560 | $263 | -53% |
| Delainy L Delagnes | $571 | $259 | -54.6% |
| Margaret M Tunder | $134 | $244 | 82.1% |
| Lloyd Pittman | $372 | $236 | -36.6% |
| Susan Bryant | $172 | $206 | 19.8% |
| Bettelou, LLC | $675 | $196 | -71% |
| Suzanne Ward | $7,329 | $195 | -97.3% |
| Sally a Berger Trust | $152 | $152 | 0% |
| Elizabeth W. King | $1,120 | $134 | -88% |
| Thomas G. Weeden | $118 | $118 | 0% |
| Kristine - Delagnes Family Living Trust Sell Delagnes | $0 | $114 | -- |
| Helen Joann Morrison Trust Dated | $1,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Four Sell Partnership | $1,447 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Atkinson | $24,433 | $0 | -100% |
| John Tarantino | $8,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Gleason | $32,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Nebraska Sand & Gravel, Inc. | $104,507 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandusky Ventures, LLC | $1,879 | $0 | -100% |
| Sean W. Cross | $14,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet L. McCracken | $892 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Thompson | $25,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Fox | $44,876 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane L. Kaercher | $546 | $0 | -100% |
| Dolores A Kallweit Estate | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Louise Smith | $137 | $0 | -100% |
| John Meyer | $472 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Kross /Enterprise Wood Farms, LLC | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas A. Krieger | $16,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas H. Gore | $3,992 | $0 | -100% |
| Wanda Headrick | $1,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Chidelia Edochie | $48,274 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Federoff | $3,602 | $0 | -100% |
| Christian Cavanaugh | $9,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Deanna K. Wilson | $6,019 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Phillips | $7,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelli Scotto | $545 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Currier | $46,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Family Farms, LLC | $72,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Land Company, LLC | $3,032 | $0 | -100% |
| Tomas Walsh | $89,042 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel S. Fredrich | $43,977 | $0 | -100% |
| Middleridge 2008 Trust | $138,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Shears | $870 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Hattrup | $3,647 | $0 | -100% |
| Marie Teresa Hattrup Family Trust | $3,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Mooney Revocable Trust - Faith W Mooney Trustee | $492 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia R. Rice | $6,333 | $0 | -100% |
| Phyllis A. Toomire | $404 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard S. Olney | $2,553 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas S. Jarvis | $158 | $0 | -100% |
| California Caviar Company, LLC | $185,727 | $0 | -100% |
| Calistoga Wine, LLC | $65,537 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Svoboda | $668 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Carolyn Moore | $4,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Lewis - the Lewis Family Trust | $50,442 | $0 | -100% |
| Poonian Farms | $43,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Silva | $40,606 | $0 | -100% |
| Two Rock Natural Pastures, Inc. | $10,893 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn Ospital | $41,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,719,940 | $3,123,121 | -33.8% |
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