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In 2021, 134 farmers in cities within Morgan County received a total of $524,962 in 190 farm subsidies, a 61.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.4 million in 404 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Farms | $98,046 | $72,010 | -26.6% |
| Smith Family Farm, LLC | $90,178 | $71,460 | -20.8% |
| Russell E. Wiseman | $167,759 | $52,313 | -68.8% |
| Clement Barkman | $36,757 | $28,073 | -23.6% |
| Moore's Logging | $0 | $25,046 | -- |
| Wolf Creek Farms | $84,609 | $23,388 | -72.4% |
| Rodney L. Snell | $77,422 | $20,250 | -73.8% |
| Dana L Scott & Sons, LLC | $40,242 | $19,454 | -51.7% |
| Hillary J. Arnold | $67,263 | $18,848 | -72% |
| Glen A. Dearth | $38,676 | $17,591 | -54.5% |
| Carl D. Williams | $27,512 | $15,008 | -45.4% |
| Clemens Farms, Inc. | $42,970 | $12,854 | -70.1% |
| Christopher A. Shaw | $34,160 | $12,721 | -62.8% |
| Best Family Farms, LLC | $26,052 | $7,045 | -73% |
| Mark D. Wilson | $15,188 | $5,383 | -64.6% |
| Donovan A. Harra | $18,916 | $5,209 | -72.5% |
| Zach Moore | $13,935 | $4,903 | -64.8% |
| Steve Lahmers | $11,821 | $4,362 | -63.1% |
| Timothy Thompson | $2,739 | $4,077 | 48.8% |
| Matthew B. Gibeaut | $15,128 | $3,965 | -73.8% |
| Thaddeus Lapp | $22,974 | $3,934 | -82.9% |
| Martin Barkman | $9,263 | $3,868 | -58.2% |
| Elaine Whalin | $16,039 | $3,693 | -77% |
| Dennis W. Ponchak | $14,796 | $3,256 | -78% |
| Donna Sidwell | $2,453 | $2,453 | 0% |
| Chris Penrose | $5,663 | $2,421 | -57.2% |
| Jeffrey A. Drake | $3,751 | $2,314 | -38.3% |
| Betty M. Lowe | $2,153 | $2,153 | 0% |
| Michael D. Lowe | $12,464 | $2,132 | -82.9% |
| Bruce J. Dozer | $7,239 | $1,867 | -74.2% |
| Sandy R. Silvus | $6,354 | $1,715 | -73% |
| Merrill Lee Gladden | $4,682 | $1,676 | -64.2% |
| Randall L. Parsons | $9,588 | $1,638 | -82.9% |
| Alan L. Ponchak | $7,544 | $1,628 | -78.4% |
| Kenneth Nichols | $0 | $1,540 | -- |
| William Maghes | $6,765 | $1,537 | -77.3% |
| Steve Nelson | $1,474 | $1,474 | 0% |
| Dustin A. Welch | $693 | $1,401 | 102.2% |
| Rick Newberry | $7,957 | $1,400 | -82.4% |
| Copeland Farms, LLC | $7,791 | $1,378 | -82.3% |
| Peter L. Shew | $6,655 | $1,361 | -79.5% |
| David R. Morrow | $3,682 | $1,319 | -64.2% |
| Roger D. Guinn | $990 | $1,240 | 25.3% |
| Dennis Ruff | $4,061 | $1,227 | -69.8% |
| Ray Crouse | $7,119 | $1,221 | -82.8% |
| Barbara Wilson | $1,336 | $1,200 | -10.2% |
| Joshua T. van Horn | $7,122 | $1,175 | -83.5% |
| Jay Greer | $6,785 | $1,142 | -83.2% |
| Dakota L. Westfall | $4,447 | $1,138 | -74.4% |
| Kevin L. Williams | $1,391 | $1,136 | -18.3% |
| Donald D. White | $5,399 | $1,074 | -80.1% |
| Tim van Horn | $4,370 | $1,070 | -75.5% |
| Darren D. Hann | $4,424 | $1,051 | -76.2% |
| Kelby D. Langerman | $4,594 | $1,020 | -77.8% |
| Robert S. Leeper | $5,770 | $1,007 | -82.5% |
| Brent Apperson | $385 | $999 | 159.5% |
| John W. Wilson | $4,026 | $988 | -75.5% |
| Gary Tomlinson | $5,484 | $952 | -82.6% |
| Earich's Acres | $4,141 | $928 | -77.6% |
| Cassie Murphy | $4,044 | $877 | -78.3% |
| Steve Davis | $5,322 | $876 | -83.5% |
| Kris E. Krigbaum | $3,660 | $871 | -76.2% |
| William Massey | $3,828 | $862 | -77.5% |
| Samuel J. Waite | $4,181 | $847 | -79.7% |
| Anthony Apperson | $4,475 | $834 | -81.4% |
| Frank J. Williams | $5,504 | $833 | -84.9% |
| Stanley L. Hopkins | $3,498 | $833 | -76.2% |
| Kenneth C. Krigbaum | $2,926 | $826 | -71.8% |
| Jason D. Waite | $2,730 | $820 | -70% |
| Donald R. Southall | $1,551 | $811 | -47.7% |
| Richard T. Wiseman | $3,858 | $802 | -79.2% |
| Ronnie Fouts | $3,356 | $799 | -76.2% |
| Randy L. Roberts | $5,095 | $798 | -84.3% |
| John Zaros | $2,552 | $788 | -69.1% |
| Danny W. Moore | $2,134 | $784 | -63.3% |
| Brent D. Greer | $3,553 | $761 | -78.6% |
| Donald M. Shuster | $2,643 | $735 | -72.2% |
| Bradley K. Davis | $3,289 | $703 | -78.6% |
| Jack Clemens | $1,501 | $693 | -53.8% |
| Clyde Williams | $3,860 | $682 | -82.3% |
| Glen C. Brothers | $3,722 | $678 | -81.8% |
| Michael Murphy | $6,966 | $663 | -90.5% |
| Ronald White | $6,544 | $658 | -89.9% |
| Roger D. Niceswanger | $1,350 | $626 | -53.6% |
| Thomas J. Apperson | $3,013 | $598 | -80.2% |
| H a Farm Trustee Clayton T Mccoy Ttee | $1,320 | $576 | -56.4% |
| Joseph F. Caprio III | $571 | $571 | 0% |
| Jeff Pugh | $2,439 | $562 | -77% |
| Randy Nelson | $2,211 | $560 | -74.7% |
| Stanley H. Strode | $547 | $547 | 0% |
| James B. Miller | $2,563 | $517 | -79.8% |
| Roger N. Wallace | $2,982 | $512 | -82.8% |
| Roger L. Norris | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Michael L. Strode | $749 | $480 | -35.9% |
| Jesse Lowers | $4,356 | $478 | -89% |
| Wayne E. Pugh | $2,288 | $475 | -79.2% |
| Ralph Lockwood | $2,867 | $467 | -83.7% |
| David E. Eubank | $2,123 | $447 | -78.9% |
| Irene Guinn | $3,190 | $440 | -86.2% |
| Michael Greuey | $1,650 | $438 | -73.5% |
| Brenda S. Stout | $2,265 | $426 | -81.2% |
| Robert Stanley Starling | $0 | $422 | -- |
| Gladden Family Gladden Merrill L Member, LLC | $0 | $410 | -- |
| Brian G. Whalin | $734 | $410 | -44.1% |
| Arthur B. Davis | $2,376 | $398 | -83.2% |
| Jeffrey W. Wilson | $1,199 | $397 | -66.9% |
| Roy S. Shuster | $1,274 | $395 | -69% |
| Edward L Lindimore | $1,705 | $384 | -77.5% |
| Jeffrey James | $383 | $383 | 0% |
| David A. Kangas | $1,579 | $368 | -76.7% |
| Greer Angus Farm, LLC | $892 | $367 | -58.9% |
| Thomas R. Williams | $743 | $353 | -52.5% |
| Heath C. Williams | $1,408 | $346 | -75.4% |
| George M. Fleming | $1,144 | $332 | -71% |
| Justin D. Holland | $1,364 | $331 | -75.7% |
| James Piatt | $1,518 | $326 | -78.5% |
| Daniel E. Lahmers | $2,488 | $287 | -88.5% |
| Mike Coleman | $2,048 | $264 | -87.1% |
| Paul Lane | $935 | $263 | -71.9% |
| Daniel Clemens | $1,403 | $249 | -82.3% |
| Charles L. Kangas | $1,150 | $222 | -80.7% |
| Jeremy J Drobina | $869 | $216 | -75.1% |
| Jacob a Lindimore | $726 | $182 | -74.9% |
| James T. Maynard | $673 | $179 | -73.4% |
| Tooms Farm, LLC | $1,178 | $137 | -88.4% |
| Cindy L. Shuster | $0 | $109 | -- |
| Tyler R. Carpenter | $198 | $93 | -53% |
| Nathan Strode | $1,296 | $88 | -93.2% |
| Lucille L. Westfall | $1,079 | $70 | -93.5% |
| Carol A. Nelson | $37 | $67 | 81.1% |
| Jason Zaros | $553 | $62 | -88.8% |
| Levi A. Morrow | $334 | $60 | -82% |
| Rebecca J. Haines | $662 | $42 | -93.7% |
| Amy Strode | $327 | $15 | -95.4% |
| Gary Vincent | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela Hickerson | $1,423 | $0 | -100% |
| Cory Ross | $154 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Richardson | $4,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Gladden Family Gladden Merril, LLC | $1,946 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Lee Hinkle | $4,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy A. Hunt | $2,973 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Stout | $97 | $0 | -100% |
| Smith Family Farm | $26,746 | $0 | -100% |
| Ancil W. King Jr. | $908 | $0 | -100% |
| Anne Y Lindimore | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlene Kay Graham | $19 | $0 | -100% |
| Bernie R. Anderson | $5,390 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Marie Morrow | $6,006 | $0 | -100% |
| David Parmiter | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| J & S Hooper Farms, LLC | $269 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Hooper | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey A. Michaels | $84 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary B. Robinson | $4,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Gibeaut | $2,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Moore | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Sidney Richardson | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven C. Best | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian D. Best | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Columbus Cheadle Jr. | $182 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie White | $841 | $0 | -100% |
| Dixie Jenne | $2,434 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary R. Casto | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Long | $1,541 | $0 | -100% |
| John Hook | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Marc Cunningham | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendy J. Waite | $95 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,374,586 | $524,962 | -61.8% |
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