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In 2021, 99 farmers in cities within Grant County received a total of $436,873 in 121 farm subsidies, a 21.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $555,605 in 227 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice O. Hedrick | $8,237 | $62,528 | 659.1% |
| Randy Rohrbaugh | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Melvin Ours | $0 | $50,664 | -- |
| Edith L. Hedrick | $6,357 | $43,256 | 580.4% |
| R & N Contracting, LLC | $0 | $36,785 | -- |
| John H. Waddy | $27,933 | $33,958 | 21.6% |
| Gerald R. Sites | $24,862 | $13,300 | -46.5% |
| Tony Lamar Martin | $0 | $11,869 | -- |
| W C Taylor - Cottage Hill Farm | $34,367 | $10,265 | -70.1% |
| Daniel G. Lahman | $14,708 | $9,873 | -32.9% |
| William W. Waddy IV | $16,990 | $7,840 | -53.9% |
| Triangle T Farm, LLC | $44,987 | $5,972 | -86.7% |
| Larry A. Hedrick | $5,544 | $5,758 | 3.9% |
| Chuck L. Kimble | $5,633 | $5,633 | 0% |
| Dewey F Bensenhaver | $50,490 | $5,414 | -89.3% |
| Wanda Harman | $23,384 | $5,217 | -77.7% |
| Mark A. Mongold | $1,188 | $4,292 | 261.3% |
| Danny S. Miller | $17,776 | $3,814 | -78.5% |
| Jerry Judy | $17,107 | $3,477 | -79.7% |
| Richard F. Frye | $5,740 | $2,901 | -49.5% |
| Allen Evans | $9,240 | $2,678 | -71% |
| Ralph Landis Jr. | $12,299 | $2,670 | -78.3% |
| Bruce Hyre Jr. | $6,435 | $2,415 | -62.5% |
| David Stump | $3,985 | $2,374 | -40.4% |
| Bradley A. Shobe | $12,423 | $2,234 | -82% |
| Adam N. Goldizen | $9,140 | $2,154 | -76.4% |
| Robert D. Yokum | $8,425 | $2,120 | -74.8% |
| Jeffrey A. Thorne | $11,226 | $2,107 | -81.2% |
| Deborah Turner | $9,229 | $1,884 | -79.6% |
| Beverly Yokum | $1,694 | $1,694 | 0% |
| Lonnie Mauzy | $1,686 | $1,686 | 0% |
| Kent Harman | $3,597 | $1,544 | -57.1% |
| Sarah Taylor-Goldizen | $1,535 | $1,535 | 0% |
| K & M Angus, LLC | $8,563 | $1,464 | -82.9% |
| Gerald Matthew Lough | $7,229 | $1,432 | -80.2% |
| Ellen Kirby | $1,425 | $1,425 | 0% |
| Charles L. Goldizen | $3,338 | $1,383 | -58.6% |
| Herb Kimble | $4,331 | $1,375 | -68.3% |
| Lee Ratliff | $2,598 | $1,124 | -56.7% |
| Robert D. Flanagan | $6,321 | $1,091 | -82.7% |
| Roger E. Warner | $8,311 | $1,080 | -87% |
| Paige Alexander | $3,283 | $984 | -70% |
| Alan Berg | $911 | $911 | 0% |
| Roger L. Judy | $5,501 | $902 | -83.6% |
| Paul Hall | $4,466 | $885 | -80.2% |
| Glenn H. Vance Jr. | $2,277 | $883 | -61.2% |
| Trisha Marie Brennan | $2,145 | $869 | -59.5% |
| James Parsons | $4,942 | $847 | -82.9% |
| Roy E. Martin | $3,280 | $742 | -77.4% |
| Edgar Vance | $1,914 | $734 | -61.7% |
| Stephanie Lynn Sites | $3,341 | $675 | -79.8% |
| David E. Kisamore | $3,025 | $658 | -78.2% |
| Marcus Harman | $3,410 | $627 | -81.6% |
| Norman P. Turner | $3,315 | $612 | -81.5% |
| Mark Redman | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Tad Ours | $1,485 | $582 | -60.8% |
| George Thorne | $548 | $548 | 0% |
| Leroy Skiles | $2,728 | $543 | -80.1% |
| Eugene Edgar Sites Jr. | $2,139 | $525 | -75.5% |
| Leisa Jane Cleaver | $2,397 | $522 | -78.2% |
| Worth D. Harper Jr. | $3,214 | $519 | -83.9% |
| Bobby J. Harman | $3,578 | $508 | -85.8% |
| John D. Layton | $2,079 | $502 | -75.9% |
| Betty Groves | $2,313 | $494 | -78.6% |
| James J. Adkins | $1,224 | $480 | -60.8% |
| Roger W. Lewis | $2,387 | $478 | -80% |
| Helen C. Hyre | $466 | $466 | 0% |
| Bruce E. Turner | $2,491 | $432 | -82.7% |
| Alan D. Yokum | $1,945 | $401 | -79.4% |
| Jeremy Adam Rumer | $1,606 | $378 | -76.5% |
| Ashley D. Hall | $693 | $369 | -46.8% |
| Bill G. Goldizen | $627 | $301 | -52% |
| Catherine R. Hall | $1,133 | $301 | -73.4% |
| Jonathan R. Kuhn | $360 | $292 | -18.9% |
| Royce E. Plauger | $462 | $283 | -38.7% |
| Stacey Allen Berg | $2,183 | $276 | -87.4% |
| Eulis Yokum | $1,221 | $259 | -78.8% |
| John Paul Hott II | $561 | $240 | -57.2% |
| Wayne K. Goldizen | $1,089 | $239 | -78.1% |
| Roy Hedrick | $429 | $237 | -44.8% |
| Delmas G. Mauzy | $1,015 | $234 | -76.9% |
| Timothy E. Berg | $1,183 | $224 | -81.1% |
| Samuel Hall | $561 | $222 | -60.4% |
| Verrlon J Crites | $825 | $197 | -76.1% |
| Joe C. Whetzel | $736 | $187 | -74.6% |
| Robert Spanswick | $181 | $181 | 0% |
| Fredrick W. Vandevander | $902 | $180 | -80% |
| Gwen D. Cox | $1,279 | $160 | -87.5% |
| Conway C. Ours Jr. | $831 | $124 | -85.1% |
| Rick Sites | $1,088 | $124 | -88.6% |
| Gary Scott | $565 | $114 | -79.8% |
| Gary Wolfe Jr. | $537 | $110 | -79.5% |
| John M. Vetter | $471 | $109 | -76.9% |
| Wesley Alt | $528 | $93 | -82.4% |
| Leland Thad Ours Jr. | $86 | $86 | 0% |
| Tommy George | $2,126 | $84 | -96% |
| Ryan Ashford Hedrick | $198 | $73 | -63.1% |
| Edward Crites | $176 | $51 | -71% |
| Kathy Rohrbaugh | $296 | $51 | -82.8% |
| Allen Greenawalt | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlyn K. Haslacker | $6,969 | $0 | -100% |
| David A. Peters | $1,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Eli John Snell | $738 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth D. Flanagan | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Evers O. Smith | $1,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Riggleman | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| John H. Idleman | $975 | $0 | -100% |
| Junior I. Whetzel | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda B. Frye | $56 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd H. Bowers | $3,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark C. Geary | $170 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael D. Reel | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman Kuykendall | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry L. Weese | $836 | $0 | -100% |
| Trisha Brennan | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Zack Ayers | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $555,605 | $436,873 | -21.4% |
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