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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Skagit County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Skagit County received $7.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 350 farmers in cities within Skagit County received a total of $8.6 million in 438 farm subsidies, a 46.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $16 million in 518 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 Skagit County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Norm Nelson, Inc.$0$750,000--
Pioneer Potatoes, LLC$0$500,000--
Auriga/Aurora General Partnership$0$346,409--
Morrison Farms Lp$0$337,331--
Legacy Dairy, LLC$248,106$258,5304.2%
Crimson Valley Farm, Inc.$0$184,211--
D & D Seed Company$0$166,262--
Hayton Organics, Inc.$0$160,709--
Harmony Dairy, LLC$978,809$143,146-85.4%
Rick D. Eberle$0$136,724--
DE Boer Dairy, LLC$853,883$129,880-84.8%
Folkertsma Farm, Inc.$271,428$129,875-52.2%
Wolters Dairy, LLC$455,397$127,815-71.9%
SJB Dairy Farm, LLC$389,872$127,173-67.4%
Western Valley Farms, LLC$781,891$127,173-83.7%
South Bay Farms, LLC$9,046$125,6291,288.8%
David Baumgardner$191,737$123,923-35.4%
High Valley Dairy, LLC$616,256$121,600-80.3%
Lagerwood Farms, Inc.$116,502$120,8543.7%
Faber Family Farm, LLC$0$120,508--
Bayside Dairy, LLC$486,547$111,793-77%
Dykstra Farms, LLC$127,366$111,759-12.3%
Hulbert Farms, Inc.$3,401$106,6153,034.8%
Mcmoran Farms, LLC$150$106,01270,574.7%
Sandelin, LLC$0$99,996--
Hendrik Kruithof$0$98,164--
Lenning Farms, Inc.$0$86,855--
Nash Fisheries, LLC$0$80,472--
Isaiah Ackerlund$0$79,408--
Edensfall, LLC$0$77,219--
Tobias N. Bright$0$76,926--
Kristopher G. Melling$0$71,657--
Belleville Farms, Inc.$0$69,824--
Sea Rover, LLC$0$64,151--
David A. Deyo$14,512$58,631304%
Seaquill Fisheries, LLC$0$57,274--
Joseph Thomas Leclair$248,176$54,695-78%
Donald Beatty$0$53,757--
CLC Corporation$0$52,875--
Hillier/Hire Trucking$0$52,875--
Michael Wayne Goad$0$52,041--
Thulen Farms, LLC$1,379$51,7613,653.5%
Alan Mesman$62,203$50,011-19.6%
Paolo V. Jurkovich$0$46,683--
Gillman, LLC$0$45,903--
Prospect, Inc.$0$45,272--
IHL, LLC$0$44,691--
Tandy Wilbur$0$43,290--
Marvin Wilbur Jr.$0$41,263--
Marion J. Larkin$0$39,180--
Scott W. Cheney$0$38,940--
Michael Wilbur$0$37,991--
Everett J. Lindholm$123,495$37,580-69.6%
Sams Logging & Hauling, Inc.$0$36,161--
Derek John Blanken$50,516$35,410-29.9%
Nick Mavar Jr.$0$35,105--
David M Christianson$0$34,737--
Sinbad Fisheries, Inc.$0$33,429--
Brian F. Mavar$0$33,332--
Melling Fisheries, LLC$0$32,500--
West Shore Fisheries, LLC$0$32,353--
John S. Mavar$0$30,328--
Randolf A. Ruzich$0$29,586--
Bruce James Jr.$0$28,939--
Earl Peth$30,864$28,779-6.8%
Todd Johnson$154,012$27,141-82.4%
T & T Marine, Inc.$0$26,929--
Wingnut Fisheries, Inc.$0$26,900--
Branko Oglesbee$0$26,845--
Matthew Johnston$0$25,723--
Treehouse Produce, Inc.$1,978$25,4461,186.5%
Norine K. Jones$0$24,292--
Rodney John$0$24,259--
Steve Larson$42,175$23,977-43.1%
Kyle Crews$0$22,821--
Miles Away Fisheries, LLC$0$21,997--
Dennis S. Koger$21,631$21,6310%
James Bodding$0$21,423--
Alex J Oczkewicz$0$21,417--
Trenton Swigert$0$21,377--
John Edward Eilertsen$0$21,312--
Alice Devries$21,299$21,2990%
Rabbit Fields Farm, Inc.$0$21,004--
Barbara Jean Koger$20,537$20,5370%
Kenneth Seebeck$0$20,072--
Brett Coleman Senff$0$19,709--
Blake Monroe$0$19,179--
Willard Larson$0$19,046--
L E Hornbeck Trucking, Inc.$0$18,985--
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$18,750--
Nolan J. Berlin$0$18,723--
Double O Ranch, LLC$17,280$17,9994.2%
Faber Dairy II, LLC$489,721$17,963-96.3%
Joseph Raymond McDonald$0$17,943--
Skagit Land Trust$18,462$17,484-5.3%
James Tandy Grossglass$0$17,111--
Lenda Schacht$17,095$17,0950%
SKY Harvest Produce, LLC$0$16,485--
Living Trust of William F Amman and Karen D Amman$16,808$15,710-6.5%
Jack C. Turner$0$15,680--
Scott Pattee$45,665$15,537-66%
Randall Lysle Shipman$0$15,167--
Robert F. Athearn$21,719$15,111-30.4%
Zachary Grossglass$0$14,422--
Sigrid Janet Bell$14,238$14,2380%
Wesley W. Fann$0$14,199--
Branko C. Jurkovich$0$14,070--
Schwabe Fisheries, LLC$0$14,026--
TNG Farms, Inc.$10,339$13,69532.5%
Trevor Gatter$0$13,642--
Abraham J Verdoes$0$13,430--
Don Bruce Family Farms PRTSHP, Ltd.$25,080$13,368-46.7%
Swinomish Tribal Community$13,135$13,1350%
Brandon J Franulovic$0$12,646--
Kenneth L. Crews$0$12,597--
Edward G. Brock Jr.$0$12,364--
Jeremy J. Wilbur$0$12,290--
Wayne Cayou$0$12,209--
Nelida Martinez$0$11,545--
George S Vojkovich$11,399$11,3990%
Alberta L. Horn$18,222$10,769-40.9%
Garrett Wilbur$0$10,713--
Lazy J Farm, LLC$78,734$10,417-86.8%
John C Grossglass IV$0$10,363--
Cy Fenton$0$10,307--
Doris D Hamel Living 2009 Trustee$25,490$10,173-60.1%
Waxwing Farm, LLC$0$10,173--
Michael Wilbur Jr.$0$10,075--
Joseph Williams$0$9,835--
April Mary Wilbur$0$9,824--
High Rock Fish Camp, Inc.$0$9,440--
TTC Ranch, LLC$9,433$9,4330%
Cindy Bjorklund$9,363$9,3630%
Dale K. Green$17,397$9,308-46.5%
Jalen Day-Rocha$0$9,294--
James Harold Odegaard$0$9,280--
Triple D & L Farm, LLC$16,625$9,174-44.8%
Johnny Wilbur$0$9,164--
David R. Edwards$0$9,155--
Puget Sound Shellfish$0$9,153--
Lorraine Loomis$0$8,998--
Kurt R. Keller$0$8,920--
Froilan Guerrero$8,893$8,8930%
Maple Wood Farms, Inc.$585,554$8,499-98.5%
Harry A. Sodeman III$0$8,135--
Ryan Jepperson$14,490$8,035-44.5%
Skiyou Ranch, LLC$0$8,030--
Farias Farm, LLC$500$7,7961,459.2%
Kurt W. Bassford$0$7,765--
Frederick Richard Cayou$0$7,578--
Alethia Ida Edwards$0$7,396--
Apollo Properties$7,140$7,1400%
Washington Bulb Company, Inc.$1,125,782$6,986-99.4%
Harold Pierson & Sons, Inc.$6,925$6,9260%
Country Cousins$0$6,895--
Ronald N West$6,867$6,8670%
Kristopher A. Fraser$6,861$6,8610%
Mark Johansen$0$6,785--
John Grossglass$0$6,714--
Steven Owen$0$6,699--
Daniel L. Melling$0$6,654--
Victor Benson$6,596$6,5960%
Mary Larson Real Estate Irrev Trust$0$6,563--
Kevin E. Nihart$0$6,449--
Michael D. Sollars$6,304$6,3270.4%
Shandra Deann Rose$6,304$6,3270.4%
Mathew McIntyre$6,226$6,2720.7%
Eiko T Vojkovich$46,930$6,259-86.7%
Douglas Wedin$6,165$6,1650%
Clifford L. Adams$9,151$5,956-34.9%
Daniel D. Bridgman$5,945$5,9450%
Douglas Neff$2,409$5,877144%
Sauk Farm, LLC$0$5,740--
Tim Bruce$11,547$5,706-50.6%
Michael Hull$5,703$5,7030%
Louis Auriemma$5,664$5,6640%
Rosemarie A. Kidder$6,211$5,653-9%
Wayne Wilson Rev Liv Trustee of 10 1997$5,542$5,5420%
James A. Mock$5,379$5,3790%
Les J. Price$5,324$5,3240%
Loyd Frazier$0$5,283--
General S. Cayou$0$5,218--
Daniel Madlung$5,177$5,1770%
Tarie M Benson$9,598$5,112-46.7%
Arthur Gallegos$0$5,104--
Betty Bruce Estate$0$5,097--
Michael O'Donnell$5,026$5,0260%
Daniel Snell$0$5,021--
Donald Moe$0$5,010--
James Bobb$0$5,004--
Lavinia Smith$0$4,942--
Steve N. Yates$4,913$4,9130%
Tylor-Finegan Family Farm Living Trustee$6,446$4,902-24%
Murray Benjamin$20,427$4,867-76.2%
David William Johnston$0$4,845--
Norval Charles$0$4,764--
Laura Faley$1,121$4,749323.6%
Martina Gutierrez-Salazar$0$4,609--
Charles J. Schafer$10,674$4,486-58%
ELK Properties, LLC$4,459$4,4590%
John R. Mower$47,268$4,453-90.6%
David Michael Miller$4,436$4,4360%
Jon W. Jacobson$4,366$4,3660%
Jay O. Breckenridge$28,533$4,363-84.7%
Swinomish Shellfish Company$0$4,363--
Senaida Vela-Martinez$0$4,358--
Day Creek Organic Farms, Inc.$0$4,321--
Stuart J. Ford$0$4,300--
Kari Toivola$0$4,277--
Richard J. Klein$4,238$4,2380%
Richard Hawk Wilbur$0$4,193--
Donald Joseph Damien III$0$4,178--
Francisco Cabrera-Guzman$0$4,067--
Dorothy H Fellman Estate$4,056$4,0560%
Greg Edwards$0$3,981--
Jeffrey Basham$3,893$3,8930%
Verna M. Parsons$5,871$3,879-33.9%
Blue Heron Farm & Nursery, LLC$0$3,784--
Donald Lamar Clark$0$3,601--
Rick G. White$4,830$3,575-26%
Jeffrey D. Hammer$0$3,531--
First Cut Farm, LLC$0$3,524--
FV Faith, LLC$0$3,474--
Sandra L. Smith$0$3,377--
Arlene S. Empie$3,373$3,3730%
Kenneth Perrigoue$16,658$3,370-79.8%
Kathy Jamison - Four K Trust$3,347$3,336-0.3%
Beatrice Jennings Hart$0$3,279--
Danette L. Riordan$3,267$3,2670%
Robert R. Johnston$0$3,265--
Devries Dairy Lp$38,250$3,262-91.5%
Robert and Doris Hamel Trustee B Uad 9-10-96$10,618$3,258-69.3%
Darrell Williams$0$3,098--
Sandra Wilbur-Bobb$0$3,054--
Corey Joyce$0$2,984--
Marie Homelvig-Ziegler$4,565$2,928-35.9%
Ray Walter Crosby$0$2,839--
Cody D. Howson$0$2,817--
Jeffrey Fredric Knutzen$0$2,805--
Marjorie Roxstrom$6,895$2,549-63%
Larry Gadbois$9,537$2,546-73.3%
Ann M. Hostler$2,509$2,5090%
Jesse F. Berger$2,386$2,3860%
Michelle Coda$2,362$2,3620%
Ms. Bonnie N. Brown$2,346$2,3460%
Steven W. Carr$0$2,317--
Mcintyre Family Farm, LLC$0$2,268--
Skagit County$2,176$2,1760%
Earl Hanson$2,174$2,1740%
Keith Swanson$2,654$2,152-18.9%
Richard Miller$2,137$2,1370%
Frank Cayou$0$2,114--
Adam L. Jewell$2,114$2,1140%
Donald G. Munks$9,755$2,108-78.4%
Paul C. Creelman$2,094$2,0940%
Wilbert M. James$0$2,082--
David G. Larson$0$2,018--
Bernard G. James$0$2,000--
Deanna Claus$1,994$1,9940%
Double K Farms, Inc.$1,197$1,95963.7%
GD Fisheries, LLC$0$1,948--
Willowrose Bay, Inc.$0$1,907--
Mark W Kosted$1,826$1,8260%
White Family Living Trust$2,461$1,821-26%
Robert L Augir$1,725$1,7250%
Debra Parker Forman$1,718$1,697-1.2%
Samish Indian Nation$1,697$1,6970%
Dennis P. Whitcomb$1,668$1,6680%
Kenneth L Drecksel$1,643$1,6430%
Kimberly Ann Dennis$1,585$1,5950.6%
Skeet & Late Farm Partnership, Ltd.$8,377$1,587-81.1%
Ivan I. Bacus Jr.$3,201$1,572-50.9%
Kim Ort$5,630$1,556-72.4%
William A. Franklin$0$1,552--
Benson Family Trust - Janet L Benson$403$1,535280.9%
Rickey Leo Jewell$0$1,490--
Skagit City Farm, Inc.$122,891$1,479-98.8%
Bruce A. Johnson$1,464$1,4640%
Paul Rosetter$1,109$1,45731.4%
Laura L Opre-Shearer$1,453$1,4530%
Jim Hinton$8,150$1,384-83%
Ruth Ann Haines$4,576$1,382-69.8%
Wayne Calvin Stiles$986$1,37739.7%
Wallace Kost$2,066$1,365-33.9%
Moe Brothers, LLC$6,350$1,340-78.9%
Lonn Irwin Benson$1,335$1,3350%
Webb Family Trust$961$1,31336.6%
Mcdermott Ranch, LLC$1,305$1,3050%
Phillip J. Losier$588$1,281117.9%
BGF Enterprises, LLC$0$1,266--
Riley O'Brien Jr.$0$1,261--
Brandon L Tobol$1,241$1,2410%
Adrian S Franulovic$0$1,215--
Rodney Hibma$1,210$1,2100%
Connie K. Albrecht$1,184$1,1840%
Curtis L. White$1,335$1,162-13%
Stacy Bacus$4,378$1,070-75.6%
Mary Lauren Hodgin$2,310$1,042-54.9%
Karen C. Halgren$691$1,00946%
Lynn Weidenbach$2,611$944-63.8%
Terry Fender Sapp$1,926$941-51.1%
James William Johnson$2,442$918-62.4%
Beverly Marzyck$0$898--
Reyna Flores$0$848--
Jack Davis$822$8220%
Ronald Rex$1,353$786-41.9%
John Atkinson$2,798$765-72.7%
Leslie DE Koekkoek$1,704$754-55.8%
Andrew Conner$746$7460%
Lucas Lee Wilson$0$744--
Joe Dralle$3,113$730-76.5%
John E. Jonasson Jr.$1,650$726-56%
Dave Wilson$3,309$724-78.1%
Susan L Malesis$708$7080%
Gene D. Morgan$1,221$696-43%
Taylor Reijm$1,761$692-60.7%
Judith K. Saxe$1,667$650-61%
Shaun Bridge$581$5810%
Sonny Joseph James$0$554--
Bruce E. McClure$537$5370%
Herbert Hansen$924$526-43.1%
Joseph Day$0$518--
Scratch and Peck, LLC$0$500--
Boldly Grown Farm, LLC$26,893$500-98.1%
Young Dairy, LLC$56,764$481-99.2%
John Worline$2,187$480-78.1%
Deena Vichugsananon$2,322$467-79.9%
Tom Ostheller$456$4560%
Terry Low$1,363$427-68.7%
Mary E. King$363$3630%
Susan Juntunen$1,524$341-77.6%
William C. Trueman$495$286-42.2%
Charles Hodgin$1,941$272-86%
Dennis Allison$1,650$253-84.7%
Deanna J. Selsor$0$238--
Seth Elliott Short$278$202-27.3%
Bruce Ault$236$200-15.3%
Mack Judd$1,909$196-89.7%
John H. Renner Jr.$363$192-47.1%
Linda Fagundes$178$1780%
Glendon G. McInelly$165$1650%
Alice P. Haley$162$1620%
Joseph M. Haley$162$1620%
Steven Ufer$166$150-9.6%
Robert B. Linn$330$148-55.2%
Gail M. McDermott$0$114--
Kenneth H. Goodpaster$472$108-77.1%
Dean Stiles$271$104-61.6%
Diane L. Gusa$0$94--
Darryl Weidkamp$99$44-55.6%
Brian Melvin$19,055$0-100%
Christopher W. Atterberry$7,419$0-100%
Daniel R. Davis$24,938$0-100%
Davery Fisheries, LLC$166,910$0-100%
Dawn M. Gillman$1,177$0-100%
Eric R. Thompson$57,263$0-100%
Greg Dickison$17,458$0-100%
Helene Fink$34,962$0-100%
Inspiration Fisheries, LLC$250,000$0-100%
Jay S. Gillman$37,530$0-100%
Joe MacKenzie$82,599$0-100%
Jose Aguilar$76,330$0-100%
Ken D. Jones$54,456$0-100%
Larry L. Lefave$36,709$0-100%
Mark Andrich$27,743$0-100%
Maurice J. Fink$34,962$0-100%
Nikolas Mardesich$20,285$0-100%
Paul R. Johnson$78,267$0-100%
Quinn T. Hagg$22,245$0-100%
Ralph W. Cole$41,728$0-100%
Richard V Chiabai$15,093$0-100%
Salara, Corp.$19,841$0-100%
Sea Star Fisheries, Inc.$142,867$0-100%
Valentino N Chiabai$18,559$0-100%
Westin MacKenzie$43,706$0-100%
William M. Jones$18,672$0-100%
Chad Studebaker$41,108$0-100%
David M. Pritchard$31,091$0-100%
Eloise Corporation$10,706$0-100%
Eric L. Marble$65,659$0-100%
Eskimo Viking, LLC$17,542$0-100%
Hayton Farms, Inc.$305,145$0-100%
Kevin P Marilley$22,580$0-100%
Knutzen Farms Lp$529,460$0-100%
R & T Bedlington, LLC$2,232$0-100%
Robert J. Cameron$67,966$0-100%
Sakuma Bros Farms, Inc.$1,160,967$0-100%
Aaron Kesterson$81,583$0-100%
Melvin C. Reitan$663$0-100%
Paul J. Troka$74,655$0-100%
Betty J. Bruce$4,244$0-100%
Curt Marble$73,263$0-100%
Geoffrey L. Bowser$65,760$0-100%
Lawrence O. Higgins$39,229$0-100%
Marc Llewellyn$38,475$0-100%
Matthew Mardesich$22,596$0-100%
Skagit Sun Farm, Inc.$127,095$0-100%
Velma Lockrem$299$0-100%
Gregory J Yakanak$226$0-100%
Wayne E Ackerlund$125,485$0-100%
Barry D. Northcutt$29,366$0-100%
Brad Barber$35,820$0-100%
Brent P. Young$22,252$0-100%
David Alotrico$17,702$0-100%
Erwin Stroosma$24,822$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$3,253$0-100%
Grow Food$1,000$0-100%
Harvey Bielenberg$1,797$0-100%
Jesalyn Pettigrew$1,709$0-100%
John G Thulen$78,363$0-100%
Jordan Belmont$23,692$0-100%
Kokichik Bay Fisheries, Inc.$35,457$0-100%
Mary Larson Real Estate Irrev Trustee$2,520$0-100%
Matthew James Simpson$5,919$0-100%
Michael G. Higgins$15,545$0-100%
Michael G. Holmstrom$82,008$0-100%
Michael G Weynands$70,026$0-100%
Michael P. Holm$15,917$0-100%
Michael P. McPhee$21,149$0-100%
Mike J Van Berkum$264,374$0-100%
Persevere, LLC$118,233$0-100%
Ray Devries$250,000$0-100%
Secure Fisheries, Inc.$105,016$0-100%
Swen Gildnes, Inc.$200,876$0-100%
Todd Gordon$7,693$0-100%
Valley View Dairy Farm, LLC$246,456$0-100%
William D. Brown$16,622$0-100%
C. S. F Enterprizes, Inc.$56,540$0-100%
Deanna J. Selsor$238$0-100%
Donald Kaaland$28,773$0-100%
Francis R. Swierkowski$1,189$0-100%
Harry Follman$22,155$0-100%
Hawk Fisheries, Inc.$55,546$0-100%
Jeffrey Grin$96,946$0-100%
Kristopher Jensen$16,765$0-100%
Peter a Costanti$3,565$0-100%
Total subsidies$15,977,771$8,613,782-46.1%

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