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In 2021, 200 farmers in cities within Perry County received a total of $1.7 million in 384 farm subsidies, a 64.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.9 million in 700 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 Perry County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Run Dairy | $206,559 | $123,604 | -40.2% |
| South Fork Dairy, LLC | $337,264 | $121,414 | -64% |
| S&H Dairy Farm, LLC | $83,216 | $85,388 | 2.6% |
| Sorg Dairy | $156,597 | $80,977 | -48.3% |
| Sweeney Farms | $213,206 | $60,850 | -71.5% |
| Kilbarger Brothers, LLC | $233,719 | $60,407 | -74.2% |
| David J. Hoops | $124,097 | $51,273 | -58.7% |
| John R. Cormican | $30,559 | $46,191 | 51.2% |
| Neil Beard | $162,590 | $43,226 | -73.4% |
| Janet Beard | $162,358 | $43,184 | -73.4% |
| Poorman Farms, LLC | $79,664 | $42,195 | -47% |
| Sand Rock Enterprises, Inc. | $133,985 | $33,149 | -75.3% |
| J R Family Farms, LLC | $83,542 | $32,862 | -60.7% |
| Richland Circle R Farms, Inc. | $97,110 | $32,149 | -66.9% |
| Boring Brothers, LLC | $102,181 | $27,834 | -72.8% |
| Thad C. Cooperrider | $14,327 | $26,991 | 88.4% |
| Jane A. Kennedy | $149,502 | $26,939 | -82% |
| Mark Kennedy | $149,502 | $26,939 | -82% |
| Connie A. Miller | $87,745 | $23,665 | -73% |
| Kenneth J. Miller | $87,745 | $23,665 | -73% |
| Christopher J. Reichley | $67,032 | $22,326 | -66.7% |
| 4272 Farms, LLC | $49,163 | $21,296 | -56.7% |
| Cherry Orchards | $8,134 | $20,572 | 152.9% |
| David Forsythe | $121,482 | $19,909 | -83.6% |
| George Cenky | $81,425 | $19,827 | -75.6% |
| Melissa L Cenky | $81,425 | $19,827 | -75.6% |
| Charles W. Owen | $19,781 | $19,781 | 0% |
| Jerry L Spohn Estate | $0 | $19,535 | -- |
| Pletcher Family Farms | $88,143 | $19,265 | -78.1% |
| Hill and Valley Farm, LLC | $94,642 | $19,251 | -79.7% |
| Andrew Wilson | $95,500 | $18,830 | -80.3% |
| John H. Clouse | $64,297 | $17,326 | -73.1% |
| Spohn Farms, LLC | $37,361 | $16,526 | -55.8% |
| Kevin W. Sweeney | $20,690 | $15,874 | -23.3% |
| Brady J. Smith | $45,578 | $14,533 | -68.1% |
| Steve Carpenter | $40,471 | $13,223 | -67.3% |
| Stephen T. Dittoe | $36,068 | $13,151 | -63.5% |
| David M. Henderson | $42,075 | $12,372 | -70.6% |
| DP Ridgeview Farm, LLC | $30,335 | $12,102 | -60.1% |
| Agri Business Finance, Inc. | $58,503 | $11,739 | -79.9% |
| Michael J. Skinner | $30,155 | $10,704 | -64.5% |
| John W. Shafer | $37,136 | $9,848 | -73.5% |
| Evan Barton | $38,351 | $9,773 | -74.5% |
| C & R Pletcher Farm Robert E Pletcher Gen PTR | $0 | $8,928 | -- |
| James E. Snider | $20,821 | $8,760 | -57.9% |
| Daniel Shaw | $3,334 | $8,332 | 149.9% |
| M&K Shriner Farms, LLC | $15,688 | $8,029 | -48.8% |
| D Noll Family Farm, Inc. | $37,351 | $7,692 | -79.4% |
| Timothy L. Cotterman | $31,749 | $7,687 | -75.8% |
| Curt D. Forsythe | $15,197 | $7,461 | -50.9% |
| Earl Shriner | $13,005 | $7,262 | -44.2% |
| Nathan Mack | $3,043 | $7,255 | 138.4% |
| David Jerome Metzger | $15,933 | $6,916 | -56.6% |
| Erin R. Hazelton | $0 | $6,863 | -- |
| Steven K. Shumaker | $27,236 | $6,704 | -75.4% |
| Rick Shephard | $16,223 | $6,656 | -59% |
| Bashore Farms, LLC | $15,195 | $5,745 | -62.2% |
| Ultimate Enterprises, Inc. | $14,335 | $5,692 | -60.3% |
| Joshua L. Stoltz | $16,393 | $5,564 | -66.1% |
| Michael a Heigley | $30,178 | $5,432 | -82% |
| Dylan J. Cooperrider | $32,341 | $5,176 | -84% |
| Henry B. Jochem | $0 | $5,157 | -- |
| Ethan Tracy Vanhorn | $8,315 | $4,993 | -40% |
| Jerry L. Koblentz | $12,681 | $4,810 | -62.1% |
| Richard P. Wright | $3,740 | $4,665 | 24.7% |
| Scott Wright | $3,740 | $4,665 | 24.7% |
| John Ketcham | $31,170 | $4,638 | -85.1% |
| John Lindsey | $9,223 | $4,464 | -51.6% |
| Rodney L. Williams | $1,519 | $4,414 | 190.6% |
| Shriner Farms, LLC | $7,677 | $4,396 | -42.7% |
| Clayton Smart | $13,447 | $4,366 | -67.5% |
| Linda K. Dupler | $1,408 | $4,027 | 186% |
| Jay E. Nihiser | $3,503 | $4,011 | 14.5% |
| Mike Swartz | $12,602 | $3,982 | -68.4% |
| Mary Lynn | $3,867 | $3,867 | 0% |
| Robert J. Dittoe | $9,699 | $3,576 | -63.1% |
| Jeffrey Baird | $8,032 | $3,540 | -55.9% |
| Christopher E Snider | $6,979 | $3,183 | -54.4% |
| Leo Patrick Green | $8,021 | $3,081 | -61.6% |
| Joshua R. Lutz | $23,067 | $2,980 | -87.1% |
| Dixon D. Snider | $2,948 | $2,948 | 0% |
| Ronald L. Hoopes | $133 | $2,912 | 2,089.5% |
| Joy H Massuros | $2,905 | $2,905 | 0% |
| Donald R. Clouse | $6,614 | $2,883 | -56.4% |
| John R. Vansickle | $7,189 | $2,848 | -60.4% |
| Ryan M. Wilson | $10,493 | $2,752 | -73.8% |
| Steven A. Snider | $0 | $2,718 | -- |
| Daniel D. Finck | $0 | $2,641 | -- |
| Daniel L. Fisher | $6,960 | $2,580 | -62.9% |
| ESM Farms, LLC | $8,930 | $2,580 | -71.1% |
| Donald Phipps | $2,169 | $2,522 | 16.3% |
| Michael D. Gilligan | $8,217 | $2,516 | -69.4% |
| Yellott V. Canby | $5,798 | $2,462 | -57.5% |
| Edward J. Lynn | $4,567 | $2,397 | -47.5% |
| Kenneth E. Eyerman | $7,575 | $2,372 | -68.7% |
| Brad Westall | $2,366 | $2,366 | 0% |
| Dane A. Koehler | $6,738 | $2,325 | -65.5% |
| Gary L. Allen | $21,055 | $2,203 | -89.5% |
| Michele Antonini | $2,804 | $2,178 | -22.3% |
| Robert N. Muetzel | $2,153 | $2,153 | 0% |
| Clum Keystone Inheritance Trust | $5,717 | $2,136 | -62.6% |
| Larry R. Wilson | $0 | $2,122 | -- |
| Joshua Slivka | $3,340 | $2,025 | -39.4% |
| Thomas B. Turner | $8,938 | $1,994 | -77.7% |
| Antoinette Kristine Broceus | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| Jim Hundley | $1,510 | $1,907 | 26.3% |
| Treg R Ulmer | $21,368 | $1,739 | -91.9% |
| B&B Farms | $499 | $1,657 | 232.1% |
| Jonathan Paul Derolph | $4,303 | $1,655 | -61.5% |
| John P. Ridenour | $4,371 | $1,653 | -62.2% |
| Robert E. Boring | $3,757 | $1,642 | -56.3% |
| Teri Lones | $8,596 | $1,530 | -82.2% |
| Otis R. Hupp | $29,395 | $1,506 | -94.9% |
| Christopher E. Ours | $1,500 | $1,500 | 0% |
| Greg Orr | $315 | $1,419 | 350.5% |
| Todd a West | $8,013 | $1,378 | -82.8% |
| William D. Thomas | $0 | $1,375 | -- |
| Thomas L. Swinehart | $3,118 | $1,323 | -57.6% |
| Spencer Finley | $5,112 | $1,315 | -74.3% |
| Dora J. Drake | $10,937 | $1,307 | -88% |
| Brett M. Metzger | $3,506 | $1,276 | -63.6% |
| Joseph M Steinmaus | $711 | $1,236 | 73.8% |
| Shawn Love | $8,523 | $1,202 | -85.9% |
| James R. Ryther Jr. | $1,090 | $1,121 | 2.8% |
| Dorothy A. Turner | $2,663 | $1,082 | -59.4% |
| Timothy Householder | $2,386 | $1,057 | -55.7% |
| Fredrick V. Walter | $1,041 | $1,041 | 0% |
| Ryan L. Householder | $0 | $953 | -- |
| Chrystal Reichley | $895 | $895 | 0% |
| Robert L. Orr Jr. | $2,584 | $876 | -66.1% |
| Creekside Farms, Inc. | $3,536 | $840 | -76.2% |
| Thomas Tower | $863 | $831 | -3.7% |
| Joe S. Bailey | $2,204 | $830 | -62.3% |
| John T. Clouse | $1,671 | $781 | -53.3% |
| Frank Bever | $3,393 | $774 | -77.2% |
| Theodore G. Wiseman | $3,098 | $771 | -75.1% |
| Larry Wood | $646 | $759 | 17.5% |
| Taylor Green | $2,755 | $758 | -72.5% |
| Tod D. Green | $2,810 | $749 | -73.3% |
| James P. Lentz | $4,314 | $732 | -83% |
| David Scott Owen | $725 | $725 | 0% |
| Charles V. Gutridge | $2,926 | $721 | -75.4% |
| Bernard a Heigley | $3,038 | $712 | -76.6% |
| Joseph Woneymaker | $3,641 | $697 | -80.9% |
| Daryn Folk | $4,099 | $671 | -83.6% |
| John Shonk | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Libbie Jo Wyer | $2,643 | $658 | -75.1% |
| Theodore E. Cotterman | $24,102 | $630 | -97.4% |
| Gregory L. Allen | $6,563 | $618 | -90.6% |
| Richard Lee Downs | $3,132 | $616 | -80.3% |
| Blake Murray | $2,800 | $598 | -78.6% |
| James A. Allen | $5,961 | $586 | -90.2% |
| Edgar Metzger | $2,035 | $578 | -71.6% |
| Chad Pletcher | $2,742 | $572 | -79.1% |
| Richard F. Wilson | $1,195 | $569 | -52.4% |
| John Scott Stoneburner | $2,492 | $535 | -78.5% |
| Steve Mechling | $522 | $523 | 0.2% |
| Benjamin M. Carpenter | $792 | $515 | -35% |
| Katrina B. Carpenter | $515 | $515 | 0% |
| John Metzger | $1,722 | $495 | -71.3% |
| Delbert K. Latham | $481 | $481 | 0% |
| William C. Noll | $3,595 | $448 | -87.5% |
| Carolyn Dittoe | $0 | $447 | -- |
| Craig A. Axline | $446 | $446 | 0% |
| Stephen H. Beery | $1,342 | $444 | -66.9% |
| Adam Finck | $650 | $440 | -32.3% |
| Jacob Ketcham | $1,009 | $417 | -58.7% |
| Beth Ann Younkin-Pettet | $3,037 | $408 | -86.6% |
| Billy M. Maynard Sr. | $1,628 | $406 | -75.1% |
| Charles Love | $3,013 | $398 | -86.8% |
| Chad Stoltz | $394 | $394 | 0% |
| Paul A. Miller | $3,706 | $394 | -89.4% |
| Annabelle Fluharty | $2,909 | $380 | -86.9% |
| Margaret A. Snider | $1,646 | $372 | -77.4% |
| Susan Bever | $0 | $371 | -- |
| L Eugene Cooperider Family Trust | $369 | $369 | 0% |
| Phillip P. Allen | $3,059 | $360 | -88.2% |
| Mark E. Cooperider | $2,027 | $360 | -82.2% |
| Arlis W. Young | $22,644 | $339 | -98.5% |
| 3 Guys Farm, LLC | $618 | $319 | -48.4% |
| Fred E. Shriner | $1,157 | $312 | -73% |
| Brady Turnes | $2,309 | $284 | -87.7% |
| Gary L. Ortman | $276 | $276 | 0% |
| John I. Brown | $2,024 | $269 | -86.7% |
| Thomas E. Bush | $2,036 | $253 | -87.6% |
| Roger Davis | $2,625 | $245 | -90.7% |
| Roger D. Schooley | $1,056 | $230 | -78.2% |
| Martin C. Thomas | $721 | $229 | -68.2% |
| Jacob Lloyd Adams | $1,179 | $206 | -82.5% |
| Youngs Farm | $198 | $198 | 0% |
| Bradley J. Clemens | $594 | $171 | -71.2% |
| Mary M. Jones | $159 | $159 | 0% |
| Mark K. Gwinn | $145 | $145 | 0% |
| Robert Daugherty | $93 | $93 | 0% |
| Alicia Heigley | $2,490 | $68 | -97.3% |
| James K. Walker | $52 | $52 | 0% |
| James A. Johnson | $1,343 | $40 | -97% |
| William L. Shriner | $39 | $19 | -51.3% |
| David R. Plaisted | $32 | $16 | -50% |
| Cheryl A. Muetzel | $0 | $1 | -- |
| C & R Pletcher Farm Robert E Plet | $35,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarence E. Crooks | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard D. Fisher | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Bellevue Farms, Inc. | $228 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Sturgeon | $53 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan T. Carter | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Orr | $129 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall J. Holman | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Pearson | $712 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl Shriner | $4,461 | $0 | -100% |
| Ross Alan Davis | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacob Denny | $1,780 | $0 | -100% |
| James Snider | $6,184 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick L. Smith | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara K. Prill | $28 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary A. Schultheis | $2,260 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl T. Dupler | $314 | $0 | -100% |
| Erin M. Turnes | $3,229 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Lee Hynus | $1,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Oberhauser | $208 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Foster | $4,235 | $0 | -100% |
| Alfonso a Contrisciani | $3,656 | $0 | -100% |
| Carie M. Starr | $1,284 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale W. Snider | $521 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Drake | $591 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Boyer | $1,151 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra L. Wilson | $44 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerlach Blueberry Farm, LLC | $420 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack Richard | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Shafer | $1,308 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen J. Petersen | $338 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael T. Swinehart | $7,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney Stoltz | $2,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Shawn E. Thomas | $54 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Snider | $521 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Billings | $742 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,866,594 | $1,721,847 | -64.6% |
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