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In 2021, 49 farmers in cities within Essex County received a total of $730,356 in 64 farm subsidies, an 81.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4 million in 252 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 Essex County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne Seafood, Inc. | $0 | $145,795 | -- |
| Richardsons Farms, Inc. | $22,894 | $92,248 | 302.9% |
| Russell Orchards, Inc. | $0 | $67,050 | -- |
| Dunajski Dairy, Inc. | $91,725 | $63,656 | -30.6% |
| Marini Farm, LLC | $100,330 | $52,527 | -47.6% |
| F/V Shooting Star, Inc. | $0 | $35,465 | -- |
| F/V Diamond Jim, Inc. | $0 | $30,132 | -- |
| F/V Windy, Inc. | $0 | $25,478 | -- |
| Colby Enslow | $0 | $24,716 | -- |
| Gordon Greenhouses, Inc. | $0 | $22,068 | -- |
| M Huberman, Inc. | $0 | $20,065 | -- |
| Glesmann Family Associates LP | $0 | $18,067 | -- |
| Robert Leblanc Jr. | $0 | $17,845 | -- |
| Joelle Marie, LLC | $0 | $17,279 | -- |
| Robert G. Oster | $0 | $10,164 | -- |
| Charles C. van Ness | $9,456 | $9,456 | 0% |
| Vincent Burridge | $0 | $9,192 | -- |
| Connors Farm, Inc. | $25,650 | $8,098 | -68.4% |
| Dana J. Duhaime | $0 | $7,640 | -- |
| Daniel I. Klein | $2,387 | $6,965 | 191.8% |
| Ryan Dana Duhaime | $0 | $5,565 | -- |
| Christopher J. Murray | $0 | $3,814 | -- |
| Smolak Farms, LLC | $62,835 | $3,736 | -94.1% |
| Ingraham Tree Farm, LLC | $0 | $3,487 | -- |
| Murphy Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $3,365 | -- |
| Michael Gatling | $0 | $3,334 | -- |
| Sfone, Corp. | $0 | $3,276 | -- |
| Ryan Wells | $0 | $2,411 | -- |
| Kenneth W. Erickson | $4,649 | $2,043 | -56.1% |
| Mary L Mckenzie Trust | $3,316 | $1,916 | -42.2% |
| Hass Family Realty Trust | $0 | $1,239 | -- |
| Wood Fisheries, Inc. | $0 | $1,106 | -- |
| Elizabeth B. Ingram | $2,613 | $1,065 | -59.2% |
| ACT, Inc. | $0 | $1,040 | -- |
| Jeffrey Redican | $0 | $907 | -- |
| Charles W Franklin & Margaret a Franklin Revocable Joint Sel | $894 | $894 | 0% |
| Gary Vandoren | $2,054 | $835 | -59.3% |
| Ellen Louise Longsworth | $1,146 | $827 | -27.8% |
| Kristina Ketchum | $336 | $768 | 128.6% |
| Kathy A. Faulk | $1,490 | $764 | -48.7% |
| Norma Jean Ebb | $0 | $687 | -- |
| James Blais | $8,080 | $591 | -92.7% |
| Lindsay H. Cavanagh | $590 | $590 | 0% |
| Marsha Wiseheart | $2,786 | $535 | -80.8% |
| Charles Clayton Durr | $395 | $409 | 3.5% |
| Judith M Hoglander | $395 | $409 | 3.5% |
| Standish B. Marks | $670 | $380 | -43.3% |
| Mariana J. Rigel | $0 | $255 | -- |
| Gene K. Hower | $536 | $202 | -62.3% |
| Konjoians Greenhouses & Landscapes Solutions, Inc. | $16,700 | $0 | -100% |
| Balboni's Lobster, Inc. | $41,706 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Ann & Sons, Inc. | $24,117 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Jean B, Inc. | $21,982 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Papa Santo, LLC | $3,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Fair Wind, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonhard's Flower Shop, LLC | $34,917 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard E. Cassola | $5,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Therese Sauvageau | $14,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas W. Bartlett | $32,524 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Chase | $8,844 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley R. Myslinski | $29,658 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Jenna B, Inc. | $40,384 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Krystina Marie, LLC | $22,854 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Pamela B, Inc. | $42,952 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Rebecca & Heather, Inc. | $66,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey J. Bartlett | $32,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Kanes Flower World, Inc. | $269,075 | $0 | -100% |
| Norma Jean Ebb | $663 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Rowell | $10,630 | $0 | -100% |
| William Clark Jr. | $7,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Alex Cecchinelli | $11,194 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Michael Grant | $8,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Marshall | $6,972 | $0 | -100% |
| Fat Tuna Charter, LLC | $729 | $0 | -100% |
| Noah Courser-Kellerman | $13,624 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillip M. MacDougall | $205 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Waitt | $13,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth W. Nichols | $8,744 | $0 | -100% |
| Nunan's Florist and Greenhouse, Inc. | $136,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard W. Bateman | $28,979 | $0 | -100% |
| A. G. V. Company, Ltd. | $19,956 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert W. Olson Jr. | $9,401 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew A. Dominick III | $7,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew T. Bartlett | $37,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Antonino Torrente | $31,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Sawyer | $6,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Aryanna D. Fisheries, Inc. | $3,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Boat Am & PM, Inc. | $44,042 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Church | $3,140 | $0 | -100% |
| Cameron D, LLC | $1,204 | $0 | -100% |
| Capt. Dominic & Bros., Inc. | $17,066 | $0 | -100% |
| Cat Eyes Fisheries, Inc. | $4,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar Rock Gardens | $24,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Cesare Cromosini | $14,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Williams | $16,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Burns | $3,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Connemara Bay Fishing Charter, LLC | $19,862 | $0 | -100% |
| Cornerstone Fisheries, Inc. | $21,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Cottone, Inc. | $2,893 | $0 | -100% |
| David Jewell | $19,228 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Williams | $9,285 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean K. Mould | $29,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald H Lowe, Inc. | $54,049 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald W. Jacobs | $15,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Explorer II Corporation | $16,223 | $0 | -100% |
| F-V Princess Elena, Inc. | $72,749 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Black Sheep, Inc. | $6,850 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Gannet, Inc. | $20,340 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Harry, LLC | $8,350 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Homeward Bound Company, Inc. | $1,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Frigate Fishing, LLC | $3,106 | $0 | -100% |
| FV Tyler, Inc. | $25,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Gilbert Mitchell | $7,053 | $0 | -100% |
| Giuseppe Lucido | $1,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Go for Broke, Inc. | $9,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Gustaferro, Inc. | $10,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Herrick's Lobsters, Inc. | $11,291 | $0 | -100% |
| Ian F. Fulford | $1,204 | $0 | -100% |
| J. Sans Jr. Fisheries, Inc. | $2,160 | $0 | -100% |
| James O. Lane | $7,809 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome D. McKay Jr. | $15,083 | $0 | -100% |
| John S. Sulton IV | $1,628 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan J. Mondello | $5,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph George Desalvo IV | $3,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Grillo | $7,606 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph J. Mondello | $3,512 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Jurek | $16,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Sanfilippo | $2,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua P. Carnevale | $22,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathryn Leigh Fisheries, Inc. | $16,507 | $0 | -100% |
| Lady Lexi Fisheries, Inc. | $18,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Libro Fisheries, Inc. | $30,258 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa T, Corp. | $26,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Maria S. S. Del Lume, Corp. | $6,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Noonan | $1,541 | $0 | -100% |
| Matt Brennan Corporation | $28,759 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew G. Cooney | $6,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Melon Fisheries | $26,606 | $0 | -100% |
| MG Fisheries, Corp. | $46,880 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael T. Frontiero | $9,698 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy M Fisheries, Inc. | $14,369 | $0 | -100% |
| New Shell Lobsters, Inc. | $38,536 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Santos | $10,328 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Mondello | $12,034 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Parisi | $4,799 | $0 | -100% |
| Princess Diana I, Inc. | $37,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Raz Fishing, Corp. | $7,809 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Medico | $1,160 | $0 | -100% |
| RMV, Inc. | $4,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. Beloff | $58,784 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Medico | $3,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Marshall | $15,358 | $0 | -100% |
| Rocky Neck Lobster Company I, Inc. | $82,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosemarie Trefry | $11,545 | $0 | -100% |
| Russo Fishing, Corp. | $21,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth D, Inc. | $4,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Sal & Sons, Inc. | $3,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Santapaola Fisheries, Inc. | $18,741 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott M. Rowe | $23,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven James Thibodeau | $9,934 | $0 | -100% |
| Taormina Fishing, Corp. | $7,085 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Lupo | $47,016 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Scola | $10,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Tina & Tom, Inc. | $16,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Toby Burnham | $12,522 | $0 | -100% |
| Web & Claw, Corp. | $10,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Diane M. Butt | $14,692 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd Smith | $11,364 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel A. Lane | $8,048 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Colby | $3,997 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Day Fisheries, Inc. | $34,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Three Sisters Garden Project, Inc. | $11,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Twin Birch Farm, LLC | $1,129 | $0 | -100% |
| North Atlantic Traders, Ltd. | $4,548 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Calderan | $3,496 | $0 | -100% |
| David B. Larosa | $63,740 | $0 | -100% |
| Blue Magic, Inc. | $23,787 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine F. Lobster Company, Inc. | $40,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine M., LLC | $17,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Joseph Houghton | $9,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana B. Campbell | $8,888 | $0 | -100% |
| David - David S Hutchison Trust | $2,602 | $0 | -100% |
| David McComb | $11,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Dirk D. Martin | $8,116 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Bryant Drew | $23,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward J. Desrosier | $15,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob L. Porter | $22,406 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Sahagian | $7,965 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey P. Flynn | $7,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph A. Michaud | $864 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Waitt | $13,164 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua W. Mahoney | $26,762 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Vona | $19,882 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew M. Finn | $19,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Cornell | $4,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Mistress, Corp. | $8,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul H. Garcelon Jr. | $18,927 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond H. Bates | $7,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Bird | $6,878 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan S. Michaud | $1,028 | $0 | -100% |
| William C. Porter | $34,098 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Porter | $14,941 | $0 | -100% |
| James Moleti | $32,579 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Mahoney | $26,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark J. Irvine | $2,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Tufts | $16,936 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L Moleti | $28,059 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy G. O'Keefe | $48,035 | $0 | -100% |
| William D. Mahoney | $13,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonni Berkowitz | $3,106 | $0 | -100% |
| Fat Dog Shellfish Company, LLC | $14,238 | $0 | -100% |
| John Elwell | $3,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Bay Beauties Oyster Company LL | $7,343 | $0 | -100% |
| William A. Colby | $11,632 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian R. Mahoney | $5,690 | $0 | -100% |
| Boat Santa Rita III, Inc. | $43,117 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael T. Malewicki | $20,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Sammyjo Fishing, LLC | $28,411 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Myslinski | $17,968 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Morin | $11,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael T. Gandolfo | $5,301 | $0 | -100% |
| Williams Lobster Corporation | $20,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris A. Orsillo | $18,929 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra Metivier | $1,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Frederick H Richenburg III | $17,022 | $0 | -100% |
| Lobster Lovers, Inc. | $5,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Sprague | $22,832 | $0 | -100% |
| Barry Thurell | $1,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Edward Deputat | $14,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis Buzun | $2,875 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay D'Ambrosio | $1,792 | $0 | -100% |
| John Harrington Marshall III | $368 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Alessi | $29,874 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard C. Patch | $597 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Fisher | $1,900 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Fisher | $6,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas A. Falasca | $13,257 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Dwinell | $18,226 | $0 | -100% |
| Utopia Farms, Inc. | $3,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,011,769 | $730,356 | -81.8% |
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