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In 2021, 101 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $1.4 million in 193 farm subsidies, a 28% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.9 million in 370 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirey Farms | $476,374 | $218,160 | -54.2% |
| Smith Oak Farm | $126,392 | $84,433 | -33.2% |
| Mowreys Sprucelawn Farm | $29,199 | $75,720 | 159.3% |
| Knapp Brothers | $59,675 | $60,775 | 1.8% |
| Holben Farms Partnership | $49,266 | $56,701 | 15.1% |
| Preston Lumber | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Watt Lumber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mumford Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Dale Francis Reynolds | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jode M Delp | $0 | $52,564 | -- |
| Dale E. Hindman | $64,473 | $46,978 | -27.1% |
| Kevin F. Plummer | $56,410 | $42,802 | -24.1% |
| London Brothers Holsteins | $50,780 | $37,348 | -26.5% |
| Generations Dairy, LLC | $97,729 | $36,546 | -62.6% |
| David Raybuck | $35,093 | $33,521 | -4.5% |
| Nathan B. Stiteler | $36,268 | $29,045 | -19.9% |
| Scott Reitz Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $28,542 | -- |
| Daniel J. McClelland | $23,893 | $23,924 | 0.1% |
| Fremer Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $23,140 | -- |
| Richard M. Wise | $63,666 | $18,708 | -70.6% |
| Richard J. Carol | $26,034 | $16,249 | -37.6% |
| Dennis L. Martin | $12,560 | $15,115 | 20.3% |
| H. S. Wingard | $15,426 | $14,951 | -3.1% |
| Nancy L. Keller | $17,206 | $14,729 | -14.4% |
| William Kirk Trimble III | $9,394 | $13,938 | 48.4% |
| Daniel J Park | $35,253 | $13,884 | -60.6% |
| Kenneth L. Chamberlin | $14,973 | $13,503 | -9.8% |
| Nathan M Barber | $27,289 | $12,258 | -55.1% |
| Kenneth E. Bowser | $42,623 | $12,210 | -71.4% |
| Robert R. Hoover | $14,758 | $11,419 | -22.6% |
| Wayne A. Shaffer | $22,784 | $10,420 | -54.3% |
| Preston Logging, LLC | $0 | $9,243 | -- |
| Dean S. McKinley | $11,825 | $7,406 | -37.4% |
| Amanda Calhoun Electing Small Business Trust | $0 | $7,148 | -- |
| Ruby A. Rhodes | $6,839 | $6,839 | 0% |
| Timothy L. Caldwell | $6,927 | $6,397 | -7.7% |
| Scott Rowan | $10,266 | $5,685 | -44.6% |
| Robert D. Coleman Jr. | $11,811 | $5,358 | -54.6% |
| Gilbert M. Reed | $8,531 | $4,763 | -44.2% |
| Craig M. Miller | $16,450 | $4,608 | -72% |
| Thomas E. Mitchell | $21,789 | $4,335 | -80.1% |
| Kelly E. Holt | $23,883 | $4,315 | -81.9% |
| Richard L. Bowser | $10,851 | $4,085 | -62.4% |
| Stiteler Family Trust | $8,285 | $3,877 | -53.2% |
| David Burnham | $3,586 | $3,568 | -0.5% |
| Richard A. Conrad | $3,424 | $3,424 | 0% |
| Mark A. Pifer | $22,349 | $3,269 | -85.4% |
| Jerry A. Chamberlin | $5,112 | $2,762 | -46% |
| Randall L Wolfgong | $4,120 | $2,668 | -35.2% |
| Matthew Lee Keys | $3,388 | $2,405 | -29% |
| Delbert E. Geer Sr. | $7,394 | $2,398 | -67.6% |
| Dennis Wayne Chambers | $14,759 | $2,397 | -83.8% |
| Steven Paul Lee | $2,301 | $2,301 | 0% |
| Ronald Huey | $1,297 | $2,051 | 58.1% |
| Warren E. Vivian | $8,266 | $1,954 | -76.4% |
| Wayne Kline | $4,679 | $1,839 | -60.7% |
| Matthew W. Rhoades | $3,508 | $1,718 | -51% |
| Fred E. Reed | $5,191 | $1,695 | -67.3% |
| Jay Hoover | $5,728 | $1,618 | -71.8% |
| Robert C. Kearney | $5,752 | $1,589 | -72.4% |
| Charles K. Daugherty | $3,165 | $1,400 | -55.8% |
| Daniel L. London | $2,182 | $1,370 | -37.2% |
| Douglas C. Reed | $3,649 | $1,347 | -63.1% |
| Thomas Sedlock | $5,500 | $1,340 | -75.6% |
| Charles D. Reed | $4,961 | $1,310 | -73.6% |
| John E. Riddle | $957 | $1,276 | 33.3% |
| Joseph R. Pifer | $1,327 | $1,182 | -10.9% |
| Ashley Elizabeth Wise | $4,884 | $1,168 | -76.1% |
| Theresa A. Shick | $1,221 | $1,129 | -7.5% |
| John R. Miller | $453 | $1,061 | 134.2% |
| Stacy L. Taylor | $22,600 | $961 | -95.7% |
| Leonard P. Smith | $3,806 | $921 | -75.8% |
| Jon B. Cameron | $886 | $886 | 0% |
| Donald F. Shields | $5,249 | $856 | -83.7% |
| Michael Sutter | $0 | $778 | -- |
| James M. Berry Jr. | $2,537 | $669 | -73.6% |
| Timothy S. Powell | $12,103 | $661 | -94.5% |
| James R. Bell | $2,634 | $637 | -75.8% |
| Ronald Kennis | $3,146 | $590 | -81.2% |
| Bud Wills | $1,899 | $561 | -70.5% |
| Chad William Fetterhoff | $12,687 | $513 | -96% |
| Edgar K. Blose | $4,320 | $510 | -88.2% |
| Raymond N. Kindel | $3,475 | $508 | -85.4% |
| Danny Joe Muth | $1,857 | $498 | -73.2% |
| Adam Troy Crooks | $1,155 | $413 | -64.2% |
| Yenzi Ginseng | $873 | $368 | -57.8% |
| Alan R. Smith | $1,122 | $354 | -68.4% |
| Jeff Snyder | $1,259 | $324 | -74.3% |
| Donald L. Raybuck | $3,983 | $304 | -92.4% |
| John G. Sain | $297 | $297 | 0% |
| Jeffery B. Stahlman | $1,931 | $274 | -85.8% |
| Jacob Shields | $843 | $212 | -74.9% |
| Michael Milliron | $0 | $206 | -- |
| Jason R. Barr | $632 | $120 | -81% |
| Michael J Yamrick | $0 | $112 | -- |
| Bruce Pierson | $114 | $103 | -9.6% |
| Max Shofestall | $523 | $88 | -83.2% |
| Rick Rombold | $241 | $61 | -74.7% |
| C & C Enterprises | $40 | $40 | 0% |
| James M. Brown | $1,121 | $13 | -98.8% |
| Wayne K. Campbell | $118 | $10 | -91.5% |
| Charles R. Kearney | $810 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad W. Hannah | $658 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Livermore | $353 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan M. Guth | $22,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew D. Carter | $5,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Quiet Creek Herb Farm and School | $3,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Legrand | $1,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Vicki Loll | $420 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Dixon | $450 | $0 | -100% |
| Joyce A. Jasso | $16,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Livestock | $836 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorrain H. Raybuck | $136 | $0 | -100% |
| NPO Farms, LLC | $2,070 | $0 | -100% |
| William F. Rhoades | $45 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel P. Keller | $763 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald A. Lowe | $257 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Harriger | $3,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Mowerys Sprucelawn Farm | $71,948 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Hetrick | $242 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,897,357 | $1,366,229 | -28% |
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