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In 2021, 89 farmers in cities within Cumberland County received a total of $1.8 million in 136 farm subsidies, a 78.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.3 million in 277 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laning Bros Farms, Inc. | $0 | $358,981 | -- |
| Loew's Nursery, LLC | $0 | $243,928 | -- |
| Zirkle's Nursery, LLC | $0 | $170,288 | -- |
| Douglas K. Mehaffey Jr. | $0 | $112,220 | -- |
| Frank P. Baitinger | $2,468 | $104,002 | 4,114% |
| New Life Nursery, Inc. | $0 | $91,122 | -- |
| The Aldrich Nursery, LLC | $0 | $43,918 | -- |
| Pleasant Acres Farm, LLC | $0 | $43,405 | -- |
| Double J Farms, LLC | $0 | $43,242 | -- |
| Joseph S. Zirkle | $0 | $41,396 | -- |
| Muzzarelli Farms Operations, Inc. | $294,763 | $40,242 | -86.3% |
| Jim Wenger Farms | $89,704 | $31,907 | -64.4% |
| Jersey Legacy Farms, LLC | $113,293 | $27,707 | -75.5% |
| Woodruff Nursery, LLC | $0 | $27,322 | -- |
| Charles E Paulaitis III | $55,499 | $25,345 | -54.3% |
| Sheppard Farms, Inc. | $675,072 | $25,217 | -96.3% |
| Pipitone Farms, LLC | $82,640 | $19,684 | -76.2% |
| Molinelli Farms, LLC | $123,024 | $19,137 | -84.4% |
| Frightened Turtle, LLC | $26,420 | $17,012 | -35.6% |
| M R Dickinson and Son, Inc. | $41,501 | $15,956 | -61.6% |
| Homan Farms, LLC | $19,911 | $15,119 | -24.1% |
| J & N Farms, LLC | $0 | $14,964 | -- |
| Rabbit Hill Farms, LLC | $12,948 | $10,552 | -18.5% |
| Newton B. Shimp III | $84,940 | $10,520 | -87.6% |
| East Coast Apiaries, LLC | $0 | $9,778 | -- |
| David E. Hitchner | $14,110 | $9,233 | -34.6% |
| Sunnyside Farms, Inc. | $9,429 | $9,183 | -2.6% |
| Paul Earnest Sr. | $116,447 | $9,093 | -92.2% |
| Ian K. Baitinger | $61,217 | $8,688 | -85.8% |
| J and B Family Farms, LLC | $16,107 | $8,026 | -50.2% |
| Tolotti Farms, Inc. | $78,583 | $7,639 | -90.3% |
| George W. Hitchner | $13,138 | $7,387 | -43.8% |
| Rottkamp Farms, Inc. | $49,410 | $6,666 | -86.5% |
| Jonathan L Mixner | $0 | $6,577 | -- |
| Bonham Farms, LLC | $18,099 | $6,560 | -63.8% |
| Chestnut Run Farm, Inc. | $8,274 | $6,516 | -21.2% |
| Vitality Farms, LLC | $15,455 | $5,513 | -64.3% |
| Barry Hitchner Jr. | $10,095 | $5,471 | -45.8% |
| Michael mc Allister | $654 | $5,412 | 727.5% |
| NJ Hitchner Farms, LLC | $12,658 | $5,318 | -58% |
| David E. Marx | $19,624 | $5,246 | -73.3% |
| Mark Panco | $4,834 | $5,232 | 8.2% |
| Leonard H. Ayars | $16,675 | $5,199 | -68.8% |
| Kyle Loew | $11,310 | $5,018 | -55.6% |
| Brenda Hildreth | $4,984 | $4,984 | 0% |
| Ploch Farms, Inc. | $207,220 | $4,828 | -97.7% |
| Robert Hampton Farms | $5,625 | $4,582 | -18.5% |
| Kevin L. Uhland | $8,816 | $4,328 | -50.9% |
| Michael S. Hickman | $5,937 | $4,090 | -31.1% |
| Harold Trullender | $4,816 | $3,409 | -29.2% |
| Jeffrey W. Shimp | $3,634 | $3,206 | -11.8% |
| Joseph V. Sparacio | $80,475 | $3,096 | -96.2% |
| Joseph C. Shoemaker Jr. | $7,653 | $2,970 | -61.2% |
| Nino H. Levari | $40,587 | $2,659 | -93.4% |
| Kenneth H Trullender | $3,930 | $2,337 | -40.5% |
| Douglas A. Zirkle Sr. | $2,252 | $2,252 | 0% |
| Michael Hasher | $21,722 | $2,184 | -89.9% |
| Thomas J. Tedesco Jr. | $533 | $2,150 | 303.4% |
| Robert J. Riggins | $222,155 | $2,110 | -99.1% |
| Stephen C. Strosnider | $3,803 | $2,008 | -47.2% |
| Richard W. Garrison | $2,537 | $1,990 | -21.6% |
| Wayne C. Beal | $30,567 | $1,876 | -93.9% |
| James Parave | $1,258 | $1,856 | 47.5% |
| TK Uhland Farms, LLC | $3,078 | $1,848 | -40% |
| Gary Sprague | $0 | $1,635 | -- |
| Burton T. Doremus Jr. | $1,582 | $1,582 | 0% |
| Robert Mixner | $1,353 | $1,353 | 0% |
| David O. Wynne | $1,353 | $1,311 | -3.1% |
| Ronald B. Thomas | $2,346 | $1,282 | -45.4% |
| Franklin T. Atkinson Jr. | $1,605 | $1,241 | -22.7% |
| Bruce B. Cobb | $0 | $1,146 | -- |
| Benjamin W. McAllister | $2,560 | $1,023 | -60% |
| Walter M. Goodwin | $1,193 | $692 | -42% |
| John Thomas Pagels | $0 | $683 | -- |
| Edward Cheli | $14,832 | $635 | -95.7% |
| David a Gidzinski | $627 | $627 | 0% |
| Jesse Sickler | $1,156 | $621 | -46.3% |
| J Farms Inc., P C | $1,447 | $598 | -58.7% |
| Josh Baitinger | $19,827 | $379 | -98.1% |
| Paul J. Yacovelli | $309 | $309 | 0% |
| Bernard J Tkaczynski | $1,619 | $244 | -84.9% |
| Mary Palys | $1,105 | $235 | -78.7% |
| Mark S. Guarrera | $37,880 | $222 | -99.4% |
| Genoa Farms, Inc. | $147,027 | $217 | -99.9% |
| Garry Timberman | $1,037 | $209 | -79.8% |
| Charles Muzzarelli Jr. | $202 | $202 | 0% |
| Raymond W. O'Brien | $120 | $159 | 32.5% |
| Lynn Mooneyham | $1,077 | $127 | -88.2% |
| Pops Produce & Herbs, LLC | $0 | $74 | -- |
| A & M Holdings, LLC | $2,562 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry J. Mehaffey | $52,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce B. Cobb | $1,845 | $0 | -100% |
| Caspers Nurseries, LLC | $54,523 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles H. Loew | $2,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Cherry Lane Farm of Roadstown LL | $37,945 | $0 | -100% |
| G2 Nursery, Inc. | $2,978 | $0 | -100% |
| JGI Farms, LLC | $361 | $0 | -100% |
| John R. Henry Jr. | $600 | $0 | -100% |
| L G Hoffman Nursery, LLC | $35,147 | $0 | -100% |
| Lester A. mc Allister Jr. | $1,131 | $0 | -100% |
| Levick Nursery & Farm | $1,729 | $0 | -100% |
| Overdevest Nurseries L P | $497,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Fralinger JR | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Mayhew, LLC | $16,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Stortini | $677 | $0 | -100% |
| Sunny Slope Farms of NJ, Inc. | $120,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Tracy Stites | $650 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary Martorana | $359 | $0 | -100% |
| J G Akerboom Nurseries, Inc. | $88,329 | $0 | -100% |
| Nardelli Brothers, Inc. | $91,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Manetas Farms, Inc. | $66,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Cumberland Nurseries, LLC | $99,053 | $0 | -100% |
| Darryl B. Hildreth | $533 | $0 | -100% |
| Morris Gould | $1,461 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank P. Baitinger | $6,219 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $112,720 | $0 | -100% |
| A Tonetta & Sons, LLC | $52,433 | $0 | -100% |
| A. Pagnini Farms & Greenhouses LL | $163,059 | $0 | -100% |
| Amanda Biagi | $43,237 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew B. Kraynock Jr. | $154,159 | $0 | -100% |
| Ashtyn Leigh Farm, LLC | $95,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Badaracco Farms, Inc. | $256 | $0 | -100% |
| Barsuglia Farms, LLC | $196,550 | $0 | -100% |
| Bellone's Nursery, Inc. | $21,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Bergamo Brothers Farms, LLC | $148,494 | $0 | -100% |
| Buena Vista Farms, LLC | $217,784 | $0 | -100% |
| C & G Farms, LLC | $2,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar Lake Produce, LLC | $7,090 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Muzzarelli Sr. | $56,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayville Nursery, LLC | $56,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Coia Vineyards, LLC | $7,969 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Franceschini Jr. | $56,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Dominick Levari | $2,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $7,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Flaim Farms, Inc. | $354,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Procopio | $348 | $0 | -100% |
| L D'Ottavio Nurseries, LLC | $195,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindsay Franceschini | $4,084 | $0 | -100% |
| Malench Farms, Inc. | $21,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Marolda Farms, Inc. | $215,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Morris Gbolo | $2,102 | $0 | -100% |
| Newcombs Nursery | $227,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Coia Sons Farms, Inc. | $123,184 | $0 | -100% |
| RJ Ferrari Farms, LLC | $243,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Russo Farms, Inc. | $178,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Scapellato Farms, LLC | $338,682 | $0 | -100% |
| Sikking Farms, Inc. | $107,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Tarabbio Farms, Inc. | $108,621 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Pontano & Son Farm, LLC | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| TRI Star Farms, LLC | $30,634 | $0 | -100% |
| Victoria Farms, LLC | $104,208 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary Visconti | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,340,450 | $1,766,510 | -78.8% |
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