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In 2021, 109 farmers in cities within Hocking County received a total of $702,723 in 177 farm subsidies, a 43.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 305 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale W Riddle Forest Products, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Thompson Timber Transport | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Valley Lumber Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Vorhees Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Appalachia Ohio Alliance | $50,000 | $50,000 | 0% |
| C & C Farms Excavating, Inc. | $227,658 | $39,021 | -82.9% |
| William E. Delong | $94,762 | $31,257 | -67% |
| Bryan G. Hupp | $78,317 | $28,222 | -64% |
| Wilson R. Ross | $37,816 | $20,953 | -44.6% |
| Travis L. Thompson | $0 | $18,814 | -- |
| Swackhamer Farms, LLC | $56,948 | $18,783 | -67% |
| Adam J. Gross | $53,717 | $17,978 | -66.5% |
| Keith J. Beglin | $11,298 | $13,083 | 15.8% |
| Lori A. Vandermark | $10,814 | $11,620 | 7.5% |
| Weldon Matthew Horn | $27,129 | $11,017 | -59.4% |
| Wesley M. Blum | $11,271 | $10,923 | -3.1% |
| Paul A. Sowers | $31,476 | $10,759 | -65.8% |
| Boldoser Farms, LLC | $22,939 | $10,593 | -53.8% |
| Marsha K. Roof | $10,198 | $10,200 | 0% |
| Lynn Acres Farm, LLC | $23,833 | $9,790 | -58.9% |
| Delong and Congrove Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $9,396 | -- |
| Michael E. Miller | $5,560 | $8,988 | 61.7% |
| MTJJ, Inc. | $12,786 | $8,642 | -32.4% |
| Mary June Eveland | $4,197 | $7,794 | 85.7% |
| Deborah L. Smith | $7,456 | $7,456 | 0% |
| Crystal L. Hammond | $7,239 | $7,239 | 0% |
| Benjamin A. Congrove | $50,044 | $6,853 | -86.3% |
| Thomas Kraus | $6,496 | $6,496 | 0% |
| Fairview Farms, Inc. | $20,407 | $6,473 | -68.3% |
| Jerry S. Harper | $0 | $6,181 | -- |
| Francis J. Bowsher | $14,386 | $5,990 | -58.4% |
| Martha Rose Smith | $14,665 | $5,586 | -61.9% |
| Larry Ellinger | $29,792 | $5,253 | -82.4% |
| Weldon D. Horn | $26,624 | $4,596 | -82.7% |
| Laurelville Fruit Farm, LLC | $65,371 | $3,460 | -94.7% |
| Andrew Delong | $5,121 | $3,106 | -39.3% |
| John C. Sifford | $6,414 | $2,907 | -54.7% |
| Mark J. Paxton | $4,311 | $2,820 | -34.6% |
| Chance Randall Thomas | $5,802 | $2,766 | -52.3% |
| Paul D. Mosley | $6,599 | $2,557 | -61.3% |
| Pamela K. Lutz | $6,329 | $2,520 | -60.2% |
| Roy F. Fee | $2,465 | $2,465 | 0% |
| William F. E. Minshall | $3,668 | $2,444 | -33.4% |
| John H. Walker | $18,154 | $2,379 | -86.9% |
| Robert Mike Smith | $2,874 | $2,352 | -18.2% |
| Eugene H. Winland | $2,156 | $2,156 | 0% |
| Robert E. Weaver Jr. | $2,127 | $2,127 | 0% |
| Scott F. Mong | $3,603 | $2,059 | -42.9% |
| Bernard C. Lindsey | $1,992 | $1,992 | 0% |
| Betty J. Lindsey | $1,992 | $1,992 | 0% |
| Edward L. McClure | $1,867 | $1,867 | 0% |
| Stahr Brothers | $4,023 | $1,828 | -54.6% |
| Allan L. Johnson | $12,790 | $1,794 | -86% |
| Dalton E. Delong | $14,895 | $1,736 | -88.3% |
| Evelyn L. Ricketts | $2,195 | $1,653 | -24.7% |
| Cole Thompson | $0 | $1,597 | -- |
| Lawrence H. Myers | $1,561 | $1,561 | 0% |
| Ralph E. Ogle | $4,720 | $1,537 | -67.4% |
| Justin O. Delong | $6,244 | $1,448 | -76.8% |
| Dawn Michelle Jensen | $1,440 | $1,440 | 0% |
| Barbara E. Winland | $7,137 | $1,312 | -81.6% |
| Garry A. Meyer | $3,325 | $1,202 | -63.8% |
| Kunzman-Carlson Real Estate Company | $0 | $1,109 | -- |
| James A. Skinner | $5,869 | $1,108 | -81.1% |
| Fred N. Walter | $1,774 | $1,062 | -40.1% |
| Nelson O. Delong | $4,632 | $999 | -78.4% |
| Nancy L. Maxson | $1,612 | $989 | -38.6% |
| Constance L. Hedges | $867 | $867 | 0% |
| Doris J. McClure | $198 | $858 | 333.3% |
| Joseph Kurtz | $1,456 | $853 | -41.4% |
| Keith Williams | $828 | $828 | 0% |
| Kathleen L. Dowler | $812 | $812 | 0% |
| Wade W. Meyer | $1,438 | $777 | -46% |
| Brent A. Swackhamer | $982 | $716 | -27.1% |
| Monica Sue Delong | $824 | $672 | -18.4% |
| St Clair Brothers | $1,234 | $666 | -46% |
| Rodney V. Watkins | $2,305 | $605 | -73.8% |
| Kevin P. Kerns | $1,456 | $603 | -58.6% |
| Sheila M. Meyer | $575 | $575 | 0% |
| Gary T. Snider | $3,404 | $571 | -83.2% |
| William Wetzel | $857 | $530 | -38.2% |
| Cheryl Blackstone | $2,843 | $514 | -81.9% |
| Stephen Weis | $1,188 | $498 | -58.1% |
| Joe Murtha | $439 | $439 | 0% |
| Carl Roberts | $421 | $421 | 0% |
| Jerry McClain | $350 | $350 | 0% |
| Natural Rock Bridge Farm, LLC | $2,146 | $346 | -83.9% |
| Tommy D. Sammons | $957 | $324 | -66.1% |
| Larry Sater | $321 | $321 | 0% |
| Roberta Barron | $321 | $321 | 0% |
| Jason Ray Beougher | $2,245 | $321 | -85.7% |
| Larry D. Mosure | $537 | $319 | -40.6% |
| John E. Risch | $1,834 | $290 | -84.2% |
| Paul J. Vandermark | $464 | $280 | -39.7% |
| Dean E. Weber | $243 | $243 | 0% |
| Kristy R. Walter | $228 | $228 | 0% |
| Bruce Sater | $1,248 | $212 | -83% |
| Jason S. Allison | $880 | $208 | -76.4% |
| Howard Anderson Jr. | $726 | $191 | -73.7% |
| Richard G. Fisher | $368 | $180 | -51.1% |
| Troy Michel | $935 | $167 | -82.1% |
| James L. Thornton | $416 | $160 | -61.5% |
| Paul R. Fast | $803 | $159 | -80.2% |
| Robert E Your | $2,089 | $139 | -93.3% |
| Nick Mathias | $832 | $110 | -86.8% |
| Larry Fast | $528 | $104 | -80.3% |
| Vernon W. Sheets | $0 | $83 | -- |
| Paul Shaw | $56 | $56 | 0% |
| Janet L. Six | $39 | $6 | -84.6% |
| Delong and Congrove Family Farms | $15,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle M. Hupp | $8,583 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Azbell | $2,874 | $0 | -100% |
| Nancy Maxson | $916 | $0 | -100% |
| Ramon E. Maxson | $609 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Stump | $528 | $0 | -100% |
| Derek Mills | $2,910 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen Mowrey | $45 | $0 | -100% |
| Jodi D. Jones | $1,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Kunzman-Carlson Real Estate Compa | $5,361 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendell Hull | $364 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Snider | $563 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra L. Ogle | $4,015 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,245,507 | $702,723 | -43.6% |
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