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In 2021, 118 farmers in cities within Knox County received a total of $2.4 million in 120 farm subsidies, a 49.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.8 million in 235 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 Knox County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. MacKinnon | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| O'Hara Corporation | $0 | $215,188 | -- |
| Todd R. Nickles | $0 | $83,424 | -- |
| F/V Ours & Hours, Inc. | $0 | $62,638 | -- |
| F/V Dawne Christie, Inc. | $0 | $60,394 | -- |
| James Poole | $0 | $56,112 | -- |
| Michael W. Philbrook | $0 | $55,957 | -- |
| F-V Queen S Lady, Inc. | $0 | $55,180 | -- |
| Maine-Ly Poultry | $0 | $46,325 | -- |
| F/V Determination, Inc. | $0 | $39,778 | -- |
| Sextant Lobster, LLC | $0 | $39,183 | -- |
| Jacob Watt | $0 | $35,003 | -- |
| Sleeper Corporation | $0 | $33,146 | -- |
| Sprat, Inc. | $0 | $32,724 | -- |
| Creekside, Inc. | $0 | $31,292 | -- |
| Donald A. Nickles Jr. | $0 | $31,066 | -- |
| Joseph H. Bates | $0 | $31,046 | -- |
| Taylor Elizabeth, Inc. | $0 | $31,010 | -- |
| Adam MacFee | $0 | $29,801 | -- |
| Alexander C. Cousens | $0 | $29,069 | -- |
| James O. Knowlton | $0 | $28,916 | -- |
| Quick Step, Inc. | $0 | $28,461 | -- |
| Alex and Noah, Inc. | $0 | $28,168 | -- |
| FV Scrump, Inc. | $0 | $28,140 | -- |
| Carl Gross | $0 | $27,699 | -- |
| Starlight, Inc. | $0 | $27,568 | -- |
| Andrew Guptill | $0 | $27,206 | -- |
| FV Absolut | $0 | $27,149 | -- |
| Kurt Raymond Lazaro | $0 | $24,992 | -- |
| George C. Morton | $0 | $24,582 | -- |
| Wesley A. Wentworth | $0 | $24,302 | -- |
| Daniel L. Ames | $0 | $23,323 | -- |
| Garrett S. Bates | $0 | $23,262 | -- |
| Robert H Judecki | $0 | $22,681 | -- |
| Glass Slipper, Inc. | $0 | $22,464 | -- |
| John L. Bickford Jr. | $0 | $22,164 | -- |
| Randy S. Philbrook | $0 | $21,968 | -- |
| Ryan M. Dennison | $0 | $21,728 | -- |
| Wayne D. Ames | $0 | $21,137 | -- |
| Joseph Hutchinson | $0 | $20,626 | -- |
| Alan A. Post | $0 | $20,324 | -- |
| Taza Jacob Watt | $0 | $20,238 | -- |
| John R. Post | $0 | $19,836 | -- |
| Lee A. Oxton | $0 | $18,855 | -- |
| F/V I D M, Inc. | $0 | $17,848 | -- |
| Brennan W. Dyer | $0 | $17,743 | -- |
| Clayton Witham | $0 | $17,628 | -- |
| George C. Morrill | $0 | $17,440 | -- |
| Chet Ross | $0 | $17,160 | -- |
| Rocky Mountain Way, Inc. | $0 | $16,355 | -- |
| Hurry Sundown | $0 | $16,001 | -- |
| Joseph Martin | $0 | $15,684 | -- |
| George Gross | $0 | $15,568 | -- |
| Four Diamonds, Inc. | $0 | $15,242 | -- |
| Andrew Curtis | $0 | $15,232 | -- |
| Nicholas Reed | $0 | $15,114 | -- |
| Brandon James Osgood | $8,707 | $14,217 | 63.3% |
| F/V Hot Spot, LLC | $0 | $13,912 | -- |
| Wesley T Chilles | $0 | $13,856 | -- |
| Charles W. Flint | $0 | $13,534 | -- |
| Roger L. Freeman | $0 | $13,397 | -- |
| Howard Philbrook | $0 | $13,368 | -- |
| Mike Gustin | $0 | $13,210 | -- |
| Charles H. Nickles | $0 | $13,067 | -- |
| Ira T. Warren | $0 | $12,447 | -- |
| Stephen W. Reynolds | $0 | $12,184 | -- |
| Christina L. Nickles | $0 | $12,123 | -- |
| F/V Rookie, Inc. | $0 | $11,706 | -- |
| William D. Curtis | $0 | $10,975 | -- |
| Shawn Davis | $0 | $10,699 | -- |
| Mark Nystrom | $0 | $10,626 | -- |
| Jeffrey A. Jones Jr. | $0 | $10,570 | -- |
| Ross Alex | $0 | $10,532 | -- |
| William D Pluecker | $0 | $9,821 | -- |
| Stacy L. Wadleigh | $0 | $9,445 | -- |
| James N. Dow | $0 | $9,374 | -- |
| Chad A. Nickles | $0 | $8,784 | -- |
| Robert T. MacKie | $0 | $8,606 | -- |
| Timothy G. Marcoux | $0 | $8,248 | -- |
| Charles E. Williams | $0 | $8,146 | -- |
| Travis Ames | $0 | $7,988 | -- |
| Bruce John Philip, Inc. | $0 | $7,910 | -- |
| FV Brenda Sue, Inc. | $0 | $7,910 | -- |
| David Doughty | $0 | $7,883 | -- |
| Jared C. Chase | $0 | $7,637 | -- |
| Frenchman's Yachr, Inc. | $0 | $7,270 | -- |
| Robert A. Curtis | $0 | $7,251 | -- |
| Charlie B. Philip | $0 | $6,661 | -- |
| Joseph W. Pratt | $0 | $5,880 | -- |
| Cooper T. Funk | $0 | $5,428 | -- |
| Scott G. Woodman | $0 | $5,125 | -- |
| Ethan Warren | $0 | $5,050 | -- |
| Richard H. Swears | $0 | $4,876 | -- |
| Eugene A. Guilford | $0 | $4,592 | -- |
| Mark E. Olson | $0 | $4,174 | -- |
| Adam Witham | $0 | $4,120 | -- |
| Thomas W. Yattaw | $0 | $4,028 | -- |
| Steven C. Benner | $0 | $3,657 | -- |
| Susan L. McBride | $0 | $3,043 | -- |
| Keith S. Simmonds | $0 | $3,034 | -- |
| Floyd H. Oliver | $0 | $2,490 | -- |
| City Point Seafood | $0 | $2,417 | -- |
| Corey Fogg | $0 | $2,178 | -- |
| Luke J. Zable | $0 | $2,014 | -- |
| Susan a Martin Rev Trust | $4,902 | $1,878 | -61.7% |
| Arthur Warren | $0 | $1,789 | -- |
| Hayden M. Staples | $0 | $1,716 | -- |
| David M. Emery | $0 | $1,348 | -- |
| Gerald S. Chadwick | $804 | $1,301 | 61.8% |
| Judy K. Beck | $4,758 | $1,103 | -76.8% |
| Riley Anthony | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Joseph Walsh | $0 | $809 | -- |
| Michael Keating | $0 | $716 | -- |
| Chase Monroe | $0 | $664 | -- |
| Sharon G. Chadwick | $771 | $468 | -39.3% |
| Harold S. Warren | $0 | $299 | -- |
| Alfred W. Petterson | $0 | $276 | -- |
| Betty a Hittmeier | $1,709 | $56 | -96.7% |
| Camden Lobster Company | $17,384 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Quinn | $2,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Seth M. Young | $11,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Marriner | $16,234 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan R. Philbrook | $21,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale R. Damon | $31,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Deep Water Fisheries, Inc. | $59,295 | $0 | -100% |
| Vance E. Bunker | $15,038 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Assurance | $11,826 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Forgiven | $62,398 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V No-Numbers II | $23,764 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Growler, Inc. | $21,542 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Miss Olivia, LLC | $15,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn Lawrence | $4,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry H. Lindahl | $6,049 | $0 | -100% |
| Ian R. Lussier | $54,598 | $0 | -100% |
| J9, Inc. | $45,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarod Bray, Inc. | $64,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay B. Ross | $11,572 | $0 | -100% |
| John E. Glover | $6,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua S. Spearing | $16,971 | $0 | -100% |
| Judith Ann, LLC | $29,363 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberley Anne, Inc. | $63,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah T. Erskine | $1,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip J. Spearing | $12,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard K Goehry | $6,186 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert S. Frothingham Jr. | $2,829 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald R. Nickles | $1,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald T. Watkinson | $43,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Stevens | $15,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandpiper, Inc. | $19,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott D. Herrick | $17,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Sea Bearings, Inc. | $35,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Sea Blessings, Inc. | $80,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Teel Ilvonen | $38,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Lindahl | $37,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis C. Stone | $14,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy L. Marriner | $39,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Bert A. Philbrick | $4,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Desiree J. Welling | $24,423 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Lee Willey | $3,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Drew Philip | $3,051 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Kenney | $1,748 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason A. Kirk | $3,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith W. Smith | $28,047 | $0 | -100% |
| Keyfloater96, Inc. | $22,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimi L. Smith | $22,446 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah Clayton | $561 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Whitman | $14,835 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Bickford | $44,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L Jackomino | $6,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocky Bottom, LLC | $13,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Post | $32,562 | $0 | -100% |
| Swell Farm, LLC | $4,155 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Kirk | $4,332 | $0 | -100% |
| David C. Cousens | $21,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Erick J Harjula | $47,203 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred L. Allen III | $15,101 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey P. Mills | $13,958 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael V Ranquist | $2,822 | $0 | -100% |
| Rackliff Lobster, Inc. | $15,022 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard D. Feld | $9,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Xtreme Measures, Inc. | $14,293 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan M. Knowlton | $10,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew S. Cousens | $17,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur L. Rackliff | $11,486 | $0 | -100% |
| Blair J. Drinkwater | $14,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Breen Fisheries, Inc. | $36,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Cole S. Baines | $20,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Colin L. Grierson | $11,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Stone | $1,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Darcie Lynne, Inc. | $39,650 | $0 | -100% |
| David W Mahonen | $3,593 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas S. McLennan | $17,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Erik Waterman | $9,508 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Gale Ray, Inc. | $31,580 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Hanna Rose, Inc. | $15,630 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Tornado Alley, Inc. | $14,666 | $0 | -100% |
| FV Cassie Lu, LLC | $29,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Levenseler | $3,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason C. Witham | $22,069 | $0 | -100% |
| John Melquist Jr. | $1,629 | $0 | -100% |
| John Melquist Sr. | $4,459 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua P Harjula | $36,277 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt G. Winters | $15,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew H. MacKie | $8,882 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael S. Tripp | $24,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil P. Payson | $1,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Ray M. Sleeper | $23,981 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Clyde Post | $8,243 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Waldron | $1,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert S. Baines | $20,642 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert S. Barter | $11,136 | $0 | -100% |
| Rolf F. Winters | $1,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel D. Cousens | $21,187 | $0 | -100% |
| Shaun McLennan | $57,384 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Snow | $23,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven E. Richardson Jr. | $5,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas S. McLennan | $54,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Simmons Lobster Wharf, Inc. | $24,514 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy A. Cross | $1,749 | $0 | -100% |
| Weskeag Fisheries | $35,068 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Oliver | $7,073 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfred S. Osgood | $42,821 | $0 | -100% |
| Allan C. Poole | $5,673 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew J. Moody | $7,680 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Beckman | $14,011 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl N. Philbrook | $12,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Cassandra Dwyer | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher T. Weller | $33,891 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayton L. Walker | $36,637 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody J. Lyon | $12,453 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody T. Hamilton | $27,019 | $0 | -100% |
| Colby P. Oakes | $34,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Corbin C. Osgood | $10,893 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig H. Lazaro | $20,832 | $0 | -100% |
| Creeds Cove, Corp. | $27,362 | $0 | -100% |
| Darren Tracy Ames | $37,712 | $0 | -100% |
| David S. Osgood | $33,787 | $0 | -100% |
| Day-Young, Inc. | $29,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Delwyn L Radley JR | $24,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis H. Warren | $49,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Derald M. Sanborn | $12,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Derek Jeffers | $59,791 | $0 | -100% |
| Devin R. Walker | $2,743 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane S. Ames | $9,559 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas B. Carter | $3,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwayne Davis | $18,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Dylan P. Hunsinger | $4,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Elijah P Bineau-Ames | $2,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric D. Beckman Sr. | $16,884 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric N. Davis | $10,471 | $0 | -100% |
| Ethan Scott Anthony | $22,400 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Star Fisher, Inc. | $35,396 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Afternoon Delight II, Inc. | $22,605 | $0 | -100% |
| Fv Hillary Anne | $28,273 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Isabella-Jack, Inc. | $49,224 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Island Girl, Inc. | $40,145 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Kathleen Erin, LLC | $13,688 | $0 | -100% |
| Fv Makenzie Hannah | $32,994 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Minnamura, Inc. | $64,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank E. Thompson | $45,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene A. Hutchinson | $14,642 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene R. Lazaro | $11,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory L. Carter | $9,442 | $0 | -100% |
| Harlan G. Warren | $43,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold A. Alley | $49,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold W. Poole | $78,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Hayden Jones | $15,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Heidi Son, Inc. | $20,571 | $0 | -100% |
| Hollie C. Hamilton | $446 | $0 | -100% |
| Hunter Hamilton | $185 | $0 | -100% |
| Island Duo, Inc. | $43,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan E. Olson | $1,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob M. Thompson | $74,755 | $0 | -100% |
| James H. Poole II | $34,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason A. Day | $52,882 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason G. Hamilton | $86,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey Scott Osgood | $37,599 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey W Chilles | $9,155 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Swears | $18,786 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua M. Miller | $29,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Dyer | $48,958 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin L. Grant | $44,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin L. Osgood | $64,749 | $0 | -100% |
| Katrina Osgood | $90 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth H. Day | $13,832 | $0 | -100% |
| Keon I. Arey | $17,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Kory J. Dennison | $4,216 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle B. Doughty | $25,542 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurence J. Ames | $20,919 | $0 | -100% |
| Lavon Ames III | $22,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence M. Sanborn | $5,023 | $0 | -100% |
| Lincoln Hawk Dennison | $760 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan A. Osgood | $51,834 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Charles Philbrook | $13,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyford B. Alley | $24,707 | $0 | -100% |
| Madam J, LLC | $11,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Manuel Walker | $30,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew K. Young | $30,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Merle R. Webster | $8,782 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Mesko | $7,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Farnham II | $25,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Michaela & Kyle II, Inc. | $25,888 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell S. Hopkins | $3,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Murray H. Thompson | $34,359 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah Slivinsky | $10,128 | $0 | -100% |
| Paige A. Dennison | $689 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip G. Osgood | $18,469 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip Hopkins | $27,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Randolph Oakes | $5,976 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond E. Davidson | $32,812 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard H. Swears Jr. | $29,504 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Hildings | $14,219 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Williams | $13,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Riley L. Poole | $36,396 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Oakes Sr. | $1,343 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Stanley Beckman | $38,002 | $0 | -100% |
| Robin R. Adair | $4,238 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald F. Young | $4,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Bickford | $22,392 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane R. Carlsen | $6,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Sigward W Beckman IV | $16,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen C. Alley | $31,171 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Osgood | $8,470 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Wadleigh | $16,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy G. Andrews | $11,031 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Wadleigh | $27,802 | $0 | -100% |
| A. van Guilford | $3,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Wadleigh | $5,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter Allen Day | $37,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne D. Young | $9,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvonne K. Rosen | $13,456 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary Jones | $5,118 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Wait-N-Sea, Inc. | $58,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey D. Dodge | $22,444 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilfred Donald York | $43,563 | $0 | -100% |
| Yelena Burdina | $6,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,786,201 | $2,429,851 | -49.2% |
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