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

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Farms throughout cities in Fairfax County received $2.5 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 287 farmers in cities within Fairfax County received a total of $5.5 million in 476 farm subsidies, a 31% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8 million in 851 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 Fairfax County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
American Hardwood Export Council$5,221,494$3,746,694-28.2%
Chantilly Turf Farms$0$250,000--
Tri Minh Tran$0$247,625--
Max D Fisher Trust$525,891$163,779-68.9%
Block Farms$568,735$106,790-81.2%
James David George David George Revocable Trust$9,971$88,818790.8%
Teresa Farm, LLC$0$64,847--
M & K Templer, LLC$56,926$56,365-1%
T & L, Inc.$63,816$54,282-14.9%
Eddie Calvin Templer Family Trust$38,832$42,6019.7%
Busy Way Farms, Inc.$9,880$24,307146%
Scott Voelkel$14,465$21,07645.7%
Senterfitt Farms$128,116$17,834-86.1%
Second Spring Farm, LLC$0$16,278--
Quilhot Management Company, LLC$7,112$14,365102%
Arvil V & Mary a Adams Family, LLC$27,348$13,696-49.9%
Bower Farm Trust$13,755$12,761-7.2%
Thomas L. Wait$37,780$12,291-67.5%
Jeremy Brandon$5,031$11,582130.2%
Ronald - RNW Trust Walton$11,391$11,3910%
Esther Harrison Blair Irrevocable Trust$13,950$11,036-20.9%
Jefferies Thomas Murray - Red Arrow Farms, LLC$0$9,689--
Prentice Farms Partnership$12,646$9,584-24.2%
J S C Land Trust$9,491$9,4910%
Teresa Marie Gardner$9,100$9,1000%
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative ASS$0$8,993--
William Rees Jr.$14,705$8,912-39.4%
Richard C O'Hair Residual Trust$34,095$8,659-74.6%
Dolores E Bean Revocable Living Trust$11,880$8,044-32.3%
Padili, LLC$0$7,930--
Charles W. Shuman$5,374$7,39937.7%
Mystic Hill Farms, LLC$18,259$7,306-60%
John M. Taylor$32,895$7,177-78.2%
Steven Hurley Claassen Revocable Trust$10,157$7,161-29.5%
Edward T. Revere$3,358$6,870104.6%
Jo Ann Byrd$5,164$6,84632.6%
Rosemary Harold$16,586$6,822-58.9%
Ralph Pattengill Farms, Inc.$14,325$6,376-55.5%
Cheryl Zentzis Causey$6,190$6,1900%
Mary Alice Babka$9,787$6,066-38%
Gary Quam Revocable Trust$11,290$5,998-46.9%
Helen M. Payne$0$5,912--
Willey Partnership, LLP$13,037$5,842-55.2%
Mary Eichhorn$27,693$5,828-79%
Laysons Buffalo Trace, Inc.$26,682$5,815-78.2%
BCS Bucks, LLC$5,597$5,5970%
Rvoc INTRVS Trustee of Gloria S Danielson$0$5,594--
Maxwell Farms, LLC$10,018$5,548-44.6%
CRH Enterprises, Inc.$26,596$5,408-79.7%
David W. Larson$5,318$5,3180%
Douglas C. Rohn$5,504$5,119-7%
James E. Haskell$6,810$5,071-25.5%
Phillips Farms, LLC$11,025$4,960-55%
Beth A. Sabbath$4,924$4,9240%
Marilyn Gappa - Marilyn Jean Gappa Tr$2,535$4,91093.7%
Oliver V. Shearer Jr.$5,932$4,849-18.3%
Paul Palm$3,909$4,59917.7%
Frank C. Harris$4,402$4,5413.2%
Cortland W Peret$6,024$4,482-25.6%
Joseph Erschens$4,971$4,426-11%
Sandra K. Novotny$4,425$4,4250%
Sharon Mote$7,380$4,316-41.5%
June B. Kniss$3,530$4,16718%
William H and Carol L Doyle Living Trust$0$3,899--
Gary D. Brown$5,629$3,833-31.9%
Jeffrey P. Jorgenson$3,765$3,7650%
Robert W & Mary M Wallace Trust$8,616$3,738-56.6%
Bryce Aaron Trimmer$4,247$3,717-12.5%
Christopher Lehman-Lehman Family Trust$3,637$3,6370%
Maureen D Lehman-Lehman Family Trust$3,637$3,6370%
Beverly S Harris Trust Dated January 31, 2001$5,177$3,520-32%
Charles F. Sweeny$0$3,520--
Phyllis K. Talbert$3,425$3,4250%
Kevin S. Price$0$3,390--
Robert L. Jaworski$5,301$3,272-38.3%
Ronald Iverson$6,315$3,212-49.1%
Joseph - Joseph Lemuel Blair Rev. Trust Blair$0$3,205--
Marjorie Midili$912$3,203251.2%
Mary F. Bennett$5,805$3,155-45.7%
Donna Heaton Cook$11,629$3,110-73.3%
James Malachy Morris$14,836$3,098-79.1%
Joseph Fehr$3,193$3,056-4.3%
James E. Freeze$11,156$3,037-72.8%
Julia Mae Forburger$13,232$3,035-77.1%
Elaine Grigsby-Arnade$2,998$2,9980%
John Morgan Spencer$3,761$2,941-21.8%
Alan L. Sundahl$1,915$2,89351.1%
Northern Orion, Inc.$0$2,828--
Edward A. Sugg$7,135$2,760-61.3%
Babka Farms$5,562$2,652-52.3%
Con-Pat Industries, Inc.$10,204$2,636-74.2%
Joseph L Hitt Revocable Living Trust$0$2,621--
Ruth Ummen Rev Trust$4,619$2,477-46.4%
Gloria Kruse Farm Trust$2,425$2,4250%
Dagmar Johnson$2,408$2,4080%
Janet Watson A. Nelson$3,922$2,360-39.8%
Smith Farms$2,335$2,3350%
E. J. Culling Revocable Trust$3,884$2,238-42.4%
David H Shutt Irrevocable Trust$1,342$2,18162.5%
Julia Mae Forburger Trust$9,717$2,160-77.8%
Mary Hodge$774$2,156178.6%
Raymond Bosecker-Bosecker Family Trust$5,997$2,129-64.5%
Murdoch Farm, LLC$7,544$2,097-72.2%
Elizabeth Monroe$0$2,081--
Emmett Dashiell Jr.$3,007$2,077-30.9%
Walnut Hill Farm Group, LLC$2,069$2,0690%
John Wesley Thomas$5,337$2,001-62.5%
Denise Rodgers$1,992$1,9920%
Dorothy C Loomis Trust$3,360$1,986-40.9%
Scot Arasmith$5,767$1,982-65.6%
Jim Slattery$6,531$1,960-70%
Alfred J Read Trust$4,579$1,903-58.4%
Gwendalyn F Cody Estate$0$1,880--
Soon-Sun Bender$5,401$1,878-65.2%
Garry W. Stanberry$1,829$1,8290%
Trust for the Benefit of Michael T Stepniczka$6,608$1,827-72.4%
Patricia Hepner$8,416$1,820-78.4%
Roger L West$617$1,808193%
Ralph D. Jeffords$4,296$1,803-58%
Wayne W. Hovis$1,793$1,7930%
Albert Heier$3,250$1,789-45%
L & S Smith Family Trust$5,112$1,780-65.2%
Roger Holte$4,566$1,762-61.4%
John Miller$1,564$1,7199.9%
Howard H. Benton$2,707$1,701-37.2%
Thomas B Cormode$3,914$1,690-56.8%
Homestead Partnership$895$1,68688.4%
Twelve Oaks Trust$4,564$1,662-63.6%
Lester Ummen Revocable Trust$3,173$1,650-48%
Natalie Willyard-Hardie$2,050$1,633-20.3%
Donald D Rohrer & Lila Lee Rohrer Rvoc Trustee 10252012$0$1,623--
Beau Patrie, LLC$7,067$1,616-77.1%
David Stringfellow$6,463$1,585-75.5%
George H Douse Irrev Trust$5,710$1,552-72.8%
Douglas C Lovejoy Rev Trust$5,749$1,551-73%
Young-Goodspeed Farms, LLC$5,112$1,539-69.9%
Fisher Farms, Inc.$5,965$1,501-74.8%
Baldauf Farms, LLC$2,941$1,495-49.2%
Anne Martin$6,579$1,438-78.1%
Paul M Weaver Family Trust$0$1,406--
Sonkissed Meadows, LLC$3,524$1,386-60.7%
Porter Childers$3,538$1,383-60.9%
Christine Farhood$917$1,35948.2%
E. L. Murphree Jr.$3,949$1,350-65.8%
Janet K Karstensen$4,006$1,349-66.3%
ABD AL-Bary Hassan El-Yacoubi$1,976$1,338-32.3%
ABD AL-Muhssin Hassan El-Yacoubi$1,976$1,338-32.3%
Abdallah Karam Allah El-Yacoubi$1,976$1,338-32.3%
Mohammed Hassan El-Yacoubi$1,976$1,338-32.3%
Salime Hassan El-Yacoubi$1,976$1,338-32.3%
Kristine Ann Butterworth$0$1,338--
Franklin Family LP II$6,491$1,333-79.5%
Donnie Harrington$3,444$1,307-62%
Karen L. Hunter$3,062$1,302-57.5%
Virginia V Newberg - Virginia V Newberg Rev Trust$846$1,29853.4%
Ralph A. Linden$7,573$1,283-83.1%
Robert C Brown, DVM$7,053$1,210-82.8%
Johanna K. Saunders$2,592$1,204-53.5%
Stephen M. Oertwig$2,210$1,199-45.7%
Randall Nelson$1,292$1,150-11%
AL-Hussna Hassan El-Yacoubi$1,147$1,1470%
AL-Ihssan Fatimah Hassan El-Yacoubi$1,147$1,1470%
Hassanahtu Allah Hassan El-Yacoubi$1,147$1,1470%
Jane Merritt El-Yacoubi$1,147$1,1470%
Daniel G Rieck - the Daniel G Rieck Trust$3,372$1,146-66%
Helen Robert and Helen Duncan Revocable Duncan$1,381$1,145-17.1%
Eileen Combs$1,895$1,135-40.1%
Neika Dockins Tillman$1,929$1,092-43.4%
Forburger Family Trust$4,882$1,066-78.2%
Donald Rohrer & Lila Rohrer Revocable Trust$10,062$1,043-89.6%
Sitkin Island, Inc.$0$1,030--
Barbara Ann Tozzi$2,803$1,025-63.4%
Stoltenberg L. P. Farms$1,000$1,0000%
Mary L. Shuman$5,569$980-82.4%
Nicola G. Ceo$2,509$980-60.9%
Robert H. Neff$1,995$976-51.1%
Carla R. Thompson$943$9430%
Sterling Jon Sahaydak$1,636$939-42.6%
Stafford Michael Mishoe$927$9270%
Christal Jenkins Blakely$2,196$924-57.9%
Melvin J Greennagel$3,096$902-70.9%
Rexie Bickel$2,807$894-68.2%
Joan Seibert$1,993$889-55.4%
Peter T Flynn Trust$2,498$882-64.7%
Rebecca a Flynn Living Trustee$2,485$882-64.5%
Cloyd L. Baldwin$2,231$869-61%
Donald Shannon$971$846-12.9%
Kevin Cornell$845$8450%
Spiro Paul Fotopoulos$1,357$806-40.6%
William Lee Davis$1,245$804-35.4%
Jon Sampson$3,087$784-74.6%
Sylvia J. Stack$1,747$783-55.2%
John Rifenbark$2,367$772-67.4%
Dana B. Nelson$669$76414.2%
Barbara Sawyer$1,315$759-42.3%
Bonar Family Investments, LLC$4,562$755-83.5%
John Cantrell$1,372$751-45.3%
Mary Josephine Hettinger Trust Dated July 1, 2004$2,704$751-72.2%
Donna M Nelson-Schneider$1,088$746-31.4%
Darold Griffin$342$733114.3%
Minnie's Marbles, LLC$2,311$670-71%
Yan Cheng$0$664--
Roger M. Blum$1,192$660-44.6%
Kelci Ibrahim$801$660-17.6%
Steven M. Hodges$906$640-29.4%
Dorothy C. Smith$2,650$629-76.3%
Robert J. Smith$2,649$629-76.3%
Randall E. Melton$2,343$616-73.7%
Joanne C. Polowy$3,354$612-81.8%
Sallie Twentyman$1,442$584-59.5%
Janetta Inlow$1,150$575-50%
Christi Chesser Whittredge$1,775$557-68.6%
Patricia Crow$1,428$555-61.1%
Brannam Family Trust Dated June 7, 2012$3,336$543-83.7%
Nathan T. Richardson Jr.$1,847$543-70.6%
Catherine - E Christiansen Trust$0$542--
Lisa Parcells$2,768$537-80.6%
Nancy Emily Tidwell$1,016$488-52%
Mary Shifflett Chasteen$1,030$480-53.4%
Steven E. Wooddell$476$4760%
Amy Fowler$472$4720%
Marsha Gordon$471$4710%
Shirley Adamonis$0$439--
Rowland S. Oliver Jr.$438$4380%
Dixie Lee Reed$1,321$432-67.3%
Mark Jackson$2,340$414-82.3%
Dean Vlahos - Dean John Vlahos Family Trust$704$412-41.5%
Karen P Banks Trust$704$412-41.5%
Jon Tighe$1,448$390-73.1%
Jamie L. Vroom$389$3890%
Robin L. McCarley$1,160$387-66.6%
Suzanne Hamilton$790$387-51%
Calvin Dale Reimer$0$385--
Carolyn G. Olson$378$3780%
John Alvis H. Tr$1,318$377-71.4%
Sandra Boughton$945$358-62.1%
Betty Martinez$1,018$357-64.9%
Jason Leicht$288$35222.2%
Thomas A. Payne$342$3420%
Debra J. Hovanesian$342$3420%
Geoffrey S. Plumlee$391$342-12.5%
John Mcelree Revoc Trust$931$341-63.4%
Virginia Snaider$380$341-10.3%
Burnice Keith May$0$327--
Bo-Yeon Templer$639$312-51.2%
Aubrey Adams$298$2980%
B Curtis Taylor Credit Shelter Trust$1,083$285-73.7%
Melody A. Light$270$2700%
King Family Trust$267$2670%
Robert G. Darwin$1,145$262-77.1%
Katherine C. Davis$420$260-38.1%
Patsy-Murphree Patsy H$707$238-66.3%
Kate E. Wilkins$608$220-63.8%
Leslie J. Parish$385$213-44.7%
Cole R. Fisher$314$213-32.2%
Kenneth Odorizzi$496$208-58.1%
Parish Family Trust FBO Leslie Joe Parish$0$207--
Donald L Leichtweis$128$17032.8%
John R Ray Self Declaration of Trust$0$168--
Helen J. Pommert Trust$0$165--
Paul A. Henry$166$162-2.4%
Gregory Brummett$154$1540%
Paul J. Helt$226$144-36.3%
Christiansen Enterprise$2,745$140-94.9%
Robert M. Corrie$136$1360%
Shirley Bethel Soppett$403$132-67.2%
Melody A. Johnson$408$130-68.1%
Garth G. Clark$349$117-66.5%
Judith M. Diederich$108$1080%
Robert E. White$0$94--
Kyle B. Entz$534$92-82.8%
Edith M Lallande$0$86--
CK Tangub Farms, LLC$1,032$86-91.7%
Lillie West$97$85-12.4%
Jan Kirkpatrick Berlin$0$68--
Donald E Kraft Donald E Kraft Trust$136$58-57.4%
Harold L. Skoog$96$52-45.8%
Jean Pates$45$450%
Charles B. Key III$119$44-63%
Pamela Sharif$65$42-35.4%
Willis Family Trust$91$37-59.3%
Leslie R. Dunlap$72$36-50%
Elaine Sellman$115$30-73.9%
Myrtis O. Gildea$233$29-87.6%
Larry a Quinn - Quinn Family Trust$0$23--
Ronald D. Quinn$187$15-92%
Jerry Bradley$165$8-95.2%
Faye Johnson$816$0-100%
John W. Bailey$1,321$0-100%
Susan Kay Ray$154$0-100%
Richard F. Hubbard$782$0-100%
Wayne France$596$0-100%
Willis C. Robinson III$76$0-100%
Benjamin S. Cheatham$1,200$0-100%
Parish Family Trust FBO Leslie Jo$373$0-100%
Charles D. Swan$123$0-100%
Tamara Phillips Hannan$1,782$0-100%
Page Farm T I C$1,764$0-100%
William H and Carol L Doyle Livin$3,899$0-100%
Larry a Quinn - Quinn Family Trus$239$0-100%
The Jacqueline Meyer Bartholomew$146$0-100%
Vincette L Goerl$374$0-100%
Gwen Desmond$1,284$0-100%
Marilyn Gappa Farm, LLC$4,910$0-100%
Elkin T. Taylor$65$0-100%
Stephen Brunk$248$0-100%
Alfreda Jones$273$0-100%
Cheryl Alston$214$0-100%
Christophe J. Gore$954$0-100%
Jefferies Thomas Murray - Red Arr$23,021$0-100%
Lala S. Johnson$1,307$0-100%
Mavis C Willey Trust$5,296$0-100%
Nathan Mark Pollins P. R. -$591$0-100%
Robert E. Hoffler Jr.$2,517$0-100%
Helen A. Bath$562$0-100%
White Star Resources, Corp.$874$0-100%
Helen Pommert$165$0-100%
Diane J. Brown$284$0-100%
Mariagnes a Shumway$399$0-100%
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producer$15,542$0-100%
Patricia J. Vokoun$837$0-100%
Regina J. Elliott$1,902$0-100%
Robert E. Stevens$1,695$0-100%
William B. Oakley$938$0-100%
Aleda H Wright$2,764$0-100%
Connie L Franke Irrevocable Trust$1,768$0-100%
Daniel R. Cunningham$253$0-100%
Fred E. Schnarre$600$0-100%
John R. Ray Sr.$762$0-100%
Joseph L. Blair$1,547$0-100%
Lottie K. Newcomb$14,728$0-100%
Sharon C. Morgan$398$0-100%
Candace A. Strawn$2,436$0-100%
Flora J Darby IRR Trust$6,162$0-100%
Fredric K. Schroeder$1,090$0-100%
James David George- David George$177,910$0-100%
Joseph - Joseph Lemuel Blair Rev.$814$0-100%
Kolb Joint Trust$309$0-100%
Michael C. Swartz$16,242$0-100%
Richard D Newberg Trust$1,589$0-100%
Rosita Fitzgerald$977$0-100%
Total subsidies$8,010,347$5,528,659-31%

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