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In 2021, 126 farmers in cities within Loudoun County received a total of $853,355 in 210 farm subsidies, a 54.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.9 million in 360 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 Loudoun County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt Family LTP | $205,483 | $148,778 | -27.6% |
| Charles Clayborn Hatcher Jr. | $0 | $79,927 | -- |
| Robert J. Wardin | $100,806 | $62,770 | -37.7% |
| Time Bandit, LLC | $0 | $53,764 | -- |
| Dennis Michael Virts II | $257,989 | $47,213 | -81.7% |
| Dogwood Farm LP, LLP | $60,026 | $43,522 | -27.5% |
| Muncaster & Payne, LLC | $56,064 | $27,932 | -50.2% |
| Aaron P. Hansen | $27,123 | $27,123 | 0% |
| Charles Bowie | $93,552 | $24,119 | -74.2% |
| Joseph Rogers Jr. | $48,454 | $22,387 | -53.8% |
| Ronnie Warren | $0 | $21,271 | -- |
| Kim N. Collins | $19,599 | $17,163 | -12.4% |
| Lutman Enterprises, LLC | $56,449 | $16,086 | -71.5% |
| Moutoux Orchard | $0 | $13,220 | -- |
| Chrysalis Vineyards, LLC | $0 | $12,351 | -- |
| Locust Hill Farm, LLC | $26,869 | $10,132 | -62.3% |
| Hightower Farms, Inc. | $16,572 | $9,378 | -43.4% |
| Susan P Smith Revocable Trust | $13,509 | $8,673 | -35.8% |
| Daniel A. Coates | $52,550 | $7,527 | -85.7% |
| David W. Porter | $16,357 | $7,379 | -54.9% |
| Kenneth Orndorff | $24,992 | $6,835 | -72.7% |
| Louise M. Wilson | $11,307 | $6,824 | -39.6% |
| Bonnie Stephenson | $6,073 | $6,539 | 7.7% |
| Abbie Ellen Morris | $30,887 | $6,295 | -79.6% |
| Dorr Family Blueberry, LLC | $0 | $6,282 | -- |
| Grigsby Living Trust | $10,087 | $6,046 | -40.1% |
| Edward Glenn and Beverly Lyn Bailey Hightower Fami | $0 | $5,824 | -- |
| GCA Farms, LLC | $11,970 | $5,798 | -51.6% |
| Edward P. Walker | $8,723 | $5,643 | -35.3% |
| Dyer Farms Lp | $2,019 | $4,635 | 129.6% |
| Robert William Buck and Susan Fay Buck Rev Trust | $6,389 | $4,620 | -27.7% |
| Bruce McKimmey | $18,559 | $4,495 | -75.8% |
| David A. McKimmey | $15,765 | $4,155 | -73.6% |
| Kari Lee | $7,621 | $3,811 | -50% |
| Evan Mohler | $16,262 | $3,792 | -76.7% |
| Sam Grant | $13,611 | $3,782 | -72.2% |
| Sabrina McKimmey | $12,012 | $3,710 | -69.1% |
| Chris Hatch | $0 | $3,658 | -- |
| Wayside Farm Fun, LLC | $4,677 | $3,167 | -32.3% |
| Orchard Crest, Inc. | $10,822 | $3,166 | -70.7% |
| Robert N. Ashby Jr. | $5,335 | $2,987 | -44% |
| Brett Luhring | $2,914 | $2,914 | 0% |
| Johnathan Hillstrand | $0 | $2,803 | -- |
| David W. Sugg | $7,141 | $2,762 | -61.3% |
| Lynne W Engberg Family Trust | $4,837 | $2,585 | -46.6% |
| Toni Lake - Jerry L & Toni C Lake Family Trust DTD 11-13-201 | $1,837 | $2,511 | 36.7% |
| Howard F. Carlyle Jr. | $12,310 | $2,495 | -79.7% |
| Jason Alexander | $2,534 | $2,330 | -8.1% |
| John P. Cornell | $2,327 | $2,327 | 0% |
| Steven Taylor Putnam | $7,495 | $2,289 | -69.5% |
| Angelina M. Michetti | $2,229 | $2,229 | 0% |
| Cindy E. Chabolla | $6,698 | $2,212 | -67% |
| Dixie Lee Noffsinger | $9,746 | $2,079 | -78.7% |
| Eric Thurman Hilgartner | $0 | $1,980 | -- |
| Stanley C. Dees | $1,960 | $1,960 | 0% |
| Dwight A. Ink | $3,390 | $1,955 | -42.3% |
| George Sherman | $8,816 | $1,916 | -78.3% |
| Ramesh Uppalapati | $0 | $1,908 | -- |
| Fred D. Cardwell | $2,441 | $1,849 | -24.3% |
| Gathering Springs Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,754 | -- |
| Land Trust No 240 0595 Norwest | $6,417 | $1,752 | -72.7% |
| Michael Edward Martin | $1,959 | $1,624 | -17.1% |
| John P. Sparkman | $1,548 | $1,572 | 1.6% |
| Ronald E. Mayner | $2,105 | $1,498 | -28.8% |
| Dlabal Fam Agent Enterprises, LLC | $4,086 | $1,461 | -64.2% |
| Smithwick Farm, LLC | $7,992 | $1,461 | -81.7% |
| Alan Le Storm | $2,887 | $1,397 | -51.6% |
| Donna Shores | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Robert Paul Snyder Family Trust | $1,318 | $1,318 | 0% |
| Joyce H. Kelly | $1,317 | $1,317 | 0% |
| Lala S. Johnson | $0 | $1,307 | -- |
| Frederick R. Stieff | $1,272 | $1,272 | 0% |
| Dale W. Sorensen | $2,590 | $1,237 | -52.2% |
| Jill Ham | $4,887 | $1,224 | -75% |
| John C. Sessler | $795 | $1,152 | 44.9% |
| AL-Ihssan Fatimah Hassan El-Yacoubi | $1,147 | $1,147 | 0% |
| Harmony Farm Loudoun, LLC | $6,140 | $1,137 | -81.5% |
| Gordon Keys | $4,455 | $1,121 | -74.8% |
| Ethan Smith | $2,860 | $1,110 | -61.2% |
| David Jones Trust | $434 | $1,062 | 144.7% |
| Altamont Farm Cattle Company | $3,637 | $996 | -72.6% |
| Russell C. Fletcher III | $2,178 | $994 | -54.4% |
| Jerry W. Orndorff | $1,793 | $978 | -45.5% |
| William A. Still Jr. | $3,144 | $937 | -70.2% |
| Carole Bratcher Estate | $11,040 | $921 | -91.7% |
| Jonathan St C. Clair | $3,752 | $896 | -76.1% |
| Alexandra A. Brown | $549 | $869 | 58.3% |
| Mount Airy Farm | $0 | $869 | -- |
| Bonnie Evans Martinez | $1,856 | $821 | -55.8% |
| Dale A. MacKey | $1,497 | $772 | -48.4% |
| Mark P. Kenney | $2,533 | $741 | -70.7% |
| Jones Living Trust Dated 6/30/2004 | $1,386 | $671 | -51.6% |
| Prehlad Vachher Marital Trust Two | $1,602 | $657 | -59% |
| Roger Gerber | $0 | $623 | -- |
| Emerson R. Rollins Jr. | $2,453 | $619 | -74.8% |
| Piper Family Trust | $1,487 | $597 | -59.9% |
| Jeff Powell | $1,456 | $592 | -59.3% |
| Robert C. Falsone | $0 | $465 | -- |
| Paul L. Stobaugh Jr. | $1,249 | $457 | -63.4% |
| Francois J Lampietti | $2,411 | $444 | -81.6% |
| John W. Bailey | $2,628 | $424 | -83.9% |
| Kathryn D. Hoefler | $675 | $415 | -38.5% |
| Carol Stahl | $0 | $411 | -- |
| Terri C. Teeter | $1,118 | $396 | -64.6% |
| Cynthia Watson | $785 | $370 | -52.9% |
| Coyne Family Trust | $1,761 | $327 | -81.4% |
| Vivian Gail Lacroix | $327 | $327 | 0% |
| Magnolia Farm & Apiary, LLC | $0 | $320 | -- |
| Ronald W. Craun | $363 | $300 | -17.4% |
| Albert T. Starkey Jr. | $685 | $291 | -57.5% |
| Luke H. Mudd | $1,177 | $266 | -77.4% |
| Furnace Mountain Farm, LLC | $1,304 | $263 | -79.8% |
| James Briggs | $346 | $241 | -30.3% |
| Edward L. Ellis | $231 | $231 | 0% |
| Jay S. Daughtry | $0 | $218 | -- |
| Wayne Welch | $548 | $214 | -60.9% |
| Beverly K. Bryce | $1,215 | $206 | -83% |
| Joanne Weston | $0 | $194 | -- |
| Snider Farms, Inc. | $0 | $167 | -- |
| Joseph Guy Fearn | $343 | $164 | -52.2% |
| William F. Hagy III | $145 | $145 | 0% |
| Froghaven Farm, LLC | $5,970 | $105 | -98.2% |
| Anna E. H. Dees | $518 | $105 | -79.7% |
| Anne Turnage Leblanc | $0 | $78 | -- |
| James R. Walker | $79 | $41 | -48.1% |
| Christine Collora | $179 | $36 | -79.9% |
| Edward Glenn and Beverly Lyn Bail | $10,382 | $0 | -100% |
| Willowsford Conservancy | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Jody H. Sparks | $1,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Lewis Nursery, Inc. | $74,735 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Wegmeyer | $58,058 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Family Trust | $1,404 | $0 | -100% |
| Genn Equestrian Farms, LLC | $486 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen Ruth Scott | $2,042 | $0 | -100% |
| Joy Norton | $425 | $0 | -100% |
| Loudoun Center Apiaries, LLC | $948 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D Stredrick | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Kearns | $145 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry W. Dickerson | $836 | $0 | -100% |
| Zephaniah Farm Vineyard, LLC | $1,067 | $0 | -100% |
| Altha R. Thompson | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Casey F. Wisch | $5,383 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Thompson | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Lake | $3,259 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Evan Stonesifer | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Day Spring Farm, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Locksley Estate Farmstead Cheese | $5,016 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. Falsone | $1,435 | $0 | -100% |
| Bunker Hill North, LLC | $42,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurel Grove Farms, LLC | $13,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Crushed Hope Vineyard, LLC | $1,872 | $0 | -100% |
| Harpers Ferry Family Farm, LLC | $442 | $0 | -100% |
| James Jeremy Shores | $3,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Legacy Farm & Vineyard | $3,287 | $0 | -100% |
| Maggie Malick Wine Caves, LLC | $9,787 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Ashby | $8,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Silhouette Vineyards, LLC | $27,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Lee Nicholson | $7,755 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren Howell JR | $1,492 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul C. McMichael | $239 | $0 | -100% |
| Snickers Gap Tree Farm, L.L.C. | $49,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Agnes Xie | $48,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Stewart | $3,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Hohn | $326 | $0 | -100% |
| Tropical Green Organics, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,860,373 | $853,355 | -54.1% |
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