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In 2021, 259 farmers in cities within Jackson County received a total of $2.7 million in 551 farm subsidies, a 59.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.7 million in 932 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 Jackson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weir Farms | $1,033,938 | $221,675 | -78.6% |
| Zenz Farms | $344,462 | $148,984 | -56.7% |
| Williams Family Farm, LLC | $265,867 | $137,857 | -48.1% |
| Old Stone Farm, LLC | $204,821 | $135,676 | -33.8% |
| Hillside Dairy Farms | $178,423 | $98,489 | -44.8% |
| James Lee Heisler | $185,758 | $83,248 | -55.2% |
| Gaylord Lincoln | $71,724 | $79,949 | 11.5% |
| North Concord Farms, Inc. | $260,299 | $67,481 | -74.1% |
| G Lincoln Farms, LLC | $185,684 | $65,278 | -64.8% |
| Magda Farms | $190,317 | $59,839 | -68.6% |
| Kenneth Coats | $93,078 | $57,513 | -38.2% |
| Dennis Heselschwerdt | $147,317 | $55,225 | -62.5% |
| Doan - Teller Farms, LLC | $156,122 | $52,796 | -66.2% |
| Matthew Agustus Greiner | $112,878 | $47,976 | -57.5% |
| Robert M Hannewald | $97,866 | $42,524 | -56.5% |
| Felt Family Farms, LLC | $93,864 | $38,291 | -59.2% |
| Clear View Farm, LLC | $71,051 | $36,913 | -48% |
| John W. Cunningham | $106,318 | $34,854 | -67.2% |
| Jarvis Farms, Inc. | $111,345 | $33,449 | -70% |
| Hotchkin Farms, LLC | $99,878 | $32,836 | -67.1% |
| Jeffrey Lee Alexander | $79,615 | $32,834 | -58.8% |
| Bienz Double View Farms | $58,763 | $32,268 | -45.1% |
| James E Videto | $69,564 | $31,203 | -55.1% |
| Riske Farms | $62,095 | $30,900 | -50.2% |
| Brandon Wayne Ellison | $24,004 | $30,229 | 25.9% |
| Lockwood Farms, LLC | $62,812 | $28,501 | -54.6% |
| Ripple Creek Farm, L.L.C. | $67,743 | $28,362 | -58.1% |
| Keith L. Cochrane | $43,679 | $24,432 | -44.1% |
| Dawson Farms, LLC | $58,339 | $24,211 | -58.5% |
| Scott Wilson Farms, LLC | $48,098 | $23,910 | -50.3% |
| Phillip B Railer II | $54,404 | $23,619 | -56.6% |
| Doran Hisler | $43,400 | $23,279 | -46.4% |
| Edward Jasinowski | $6,801 | $23,141 | 240.3% |
| Daniel R. Hammond | $43,081 | $22,655 | -47.4% |
| Losey Farms | $55,391 | $20,385 | -63.2% |
| Duane McMurtrie | $56,113 | $19,582 | -65.1% |
| Adam Michael Pace | $49,271 | $19,131 | -61.2% |
| Jeffrey Mead | $28,183 | $18,843 | -33.1% |
| Grandview Farms | $56,147 | $17,558 | -68.7% |
| David E. Clark | $33,700 | $17,438 | -48.3% |
| Don Woods Farms, LLC | $35,417 | $17,268 | -51.2% |
| Jeff Wollpert | $22,999 | $16,887 | -26.6% |
| Betz Family Farm, LLC | $47,146 | $16,522 | -65% |
| Greg Miller | $39,505 | $16,264 | -58.8% |
| Gene R. Coulombe | $9,973 | $15,620 | 56.6% |
| Blossom Farms, LLC | $68,134 | $15,454 | -77.3% |
| Carleton Bibbins Trust | $25,250 | $12,625 | -50% |
| James Gillispie | $38,715 | $12,243 | -68.4% |
| Burr Oak Farms, Inc. | $34,579 | $11,996 | -65.3% |
| Wahl Acres | $28,892 | $11,810 | -59.1% |
| George Love | $27,819 | $11,473 | -58.8% |
| Scott Lantis | $28,247 | $11,186 | -60.4% |
| David J. Brigham | $36,419 | $11,092 | -69.5% |
| Dale R. Thorne | $40,543 | $10,247 | -74.7% |
| Dennis Sandusky | $19,827 | $9,067 | -54.3% |
| Scott Rouster | $20,964 | $8,984 | -57.1% |
| Sun Dance Valley Farms | $13,990 | $8,578 | -38.7% |
| David Lightner | $17,743 | $8,372 | -52.8% |
| Todalisa | $16,541 | $8,225 | -50.3% |
| David Dodge | $13,750 | $8,180 | -40.5% |
| Michael Greiner | $27,931 | $8,009 | -71.3% |
| Hillary Ann Horodeczny | $15,805 | $7,979 | -49.5% |
| Dennis Powers | $37,359 | $7,823 | -79.1% |
| Jack L. Wood | $14,024 | $7,698 | -45.1% |
| James Hubbard | $21,968 | $7,643 | -65.2% |
| Timothy M. Kelley Jr. | $7,501 | $7,442 | -0.8% |
| Glenn Milligan | $14,566 | $7,038 | -51.7% |
| Donald Cockroft | $18,571 | $7,014 | -62.2% |
| Gary Gillispie | $15,608 | $6,867 | -56% |
| J Sebastian Farms, LLC | $15,549 | $6,822 | -56.1% |
| Tim R. McNew | $7,868 | $6,734 | -14.4% |
| Tim P. Jennings | $6,719 | $6,719 | 0% |
| Scott Austin | $10,664 | $6,570 | -38.4% |
| Kyle T. Hammond | $12,789 | $6,323 | -50.6% |
| Brandon T. Hotchkin | $25,928 | $6,313 | -75.7% |
| David Powers | $19,350 | $6,120 | -68.4% |
| Fourway Properties, LLC | $4,849 | $6,074 | 25.3% |
| Jack Vanmarter | $12,782 | $5,718 | -55.3% |
| Sand Hill Farms & Cattle Company, LLC | $12,942 | $5,366 | -58.5% |
| Noon Farms, LLC | $9,878 | $5,363 | -45.7% |
| Joseph Godin | $5,333 | $5,333 | 0% |
| Leroy Holton | $8,513 | $5,251 | -38.3% |
| David F Lutchka | $8,654 | $5,223 | -39.6% |
| Duane Heisler | $10,648 | $5,155 | -51.6% |
| Christina Lee Biggs | $6,938 | $5,135 | -26% |
| Brent E. Williams | $9,914 | $4,963 | -49.9% |
| Gary Titler | $10,434 | $4,922 | -52.8% |
| Dennis Curtis | $16,292 | $4,741 | -70.9% |
| David P. Sherwood | $5,874 | $4,730 | -19.5% |
| Nathan Bienz | $8,084 | $4,716 | -41.7% |
| Bryan Strahle | $16,712 | $4,707 | -71.8% |
| Neal G. Jordon | $9,783 | $4,704 | -51.9% |
| H D Farms, LLC | $9,185 | $4,685 | -49% |
| Daniel McMurtrie | $20,158 | $4,611 | -77.1% |
| Ricky McMurtrie | $19,944 | $4,611 | -76.9% |
| Luke J. Thorne | $8,329 | $4,510 | -45.9% |
| Kim Mata | $8,632 | $4,482 | -48.1% |
| Douglas Allen | $8,149 | $4,355 | -46.6% |
| Phillip Moffitt | $4,273 | $4,273 | 0% |
| James W Wardius | $9,991 | $4,205 | -57.9% |
| Richard Lee Dobbins | $4,126 | $4,126 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Ropp | $5,847 | $4,084 | -30.2% |
| Thomas Loveland | $8,046 | $3,979 | -50.5% |
| Joseph Pikulski Jr. | $3,900 | $3,900 | 0% |
| Cheryl Marks | $11,878 | $3,883 | -67.3% |
| Richard E. Weston | $7,955 | $3,878 | -51.3% |
| Wm Edwin Weston | $8,239 | $3,870 | -53% |
| James Okoniewski | $7,792 | $3,820 | -51% |
| George H. Smith | $7,986 | $3,667 | -54.1% |
| Burkwalt Farms, LLC | $16,445 | $3,632 | -77.9% |
| Kris Kaminski | $8,087 | $3,581 | -55.7% |
| Steve Loveland | $8,941 | $3,559 | -60.2% |
| Neil Cornstubble | $4,682 | $3,510 | -25% |
| Emily Chamberlin | $8,851 | $3,467 | -60.8% |
| Steven Weller | $13,142 | $3,448 | -73.8% |
| John Skeen | $0 | $3,435 | -- |
| Donald White | $6,702 | $3,395 | -49.3% |
| Phillip Milligan | $9,676 | $3,393 | -64.9% |
| Ed Kinch | $6,486 | $3,274 | -49.5% |
| Donald H. Schmucker | $3,118 | $3,239 | 3.9% |
| Matthew Lamar Ault | $4,310 | $3,216 | -25.4% |
| Hugh Snell | $4,452 | $3,152 | -29.2% |
| Bruce Jenkins | $7,591 | $3,095 | -59.2% |
| Dorothy Kerr | $6,152 | $3,076 | -50% |
| Fred Ludtke | $11,330 | $3,028 | -73.3% |
| James D Heydlauff | $6,283 | $2,875 | -54.2% |
| Derek Goetz | $2,568 | $2,667 | 3.9% |
| Phillip Walicki | $2,905 | $2,589 | -10.9% |
| Bruce Freshcorn | $2,578 | $2,578 | 0% |
| Brandon Ley | $5,522 | $2,554 | -53.7% |
| Justin A. Warren | $1,190 | $2,546 | 113.9% |
| Adam Prine | $5,515 | $2,532 | -54.1% |
| Janice Craig | $0 | $2,522 | -- |
| Drumhiller Farms, LLC | $6,739 | $2,496 | -63% |
| Llewelyn E. Kukla | $5,479 | $2,447 | -55.3% |
| Kathryn Travioli | $3,243 | $2,384 | -26.5% |
| Barbara Kopp | $2,349 | $2,349 | 0% |
| Charles E. Shepherd | $3,532 | $2,167 | -38.6% |
| Michael McGuire | $2,114 | $2,114 | 0% |
| Larry Grundemann | $3,733 | $2,051 | -45.1% |
| Gilbert C. Blanks | $4,444 | $2,041 | -54.1% |
| Stetson Hotchkin | $4,239 | $2,012 | -52.5% |
| Edwin Moffitt | $3,959 | $2,006 | -49.3% |
| David R. Hockman | $2,799 | $1,998 | -28.6% |
| Ted D. Wheeler | $3,161 | $1,974 | -37.6% |
| Larry M. Rector Jr. | $2,126 | $1,973 | -7.2% |
| Garland Paul Ring | $3,073 | $1,951 | -36.5% |
| Todd Holton | $2,407 | $1,947 | -19.1% |
| Dale Beebe | $0 | $1,923 | -- |
| Tawna Sloan | $1,895 | $1,895 | 0% |
| Richard A. Miller | $1,935 | $1,892 | -2.2% |
| Charles Reul Jr. | $1,608 | $1,862 | 15.8% |
| Prana Healing Hemp, LLC | $0 | $1,759 | -- |
| Kyle Ray Austin | $2,327 | $1,758 | -24.5% |
| Bethany Jones | $3,532 | $1,705 | -51.7% |
| Cody A. Thorne | $14,134 | $1,610 | -88.6% |
| Russell Chapel | $5,113 | $1,610 | -68.5% |
| Dale C. Kiester | $3,922 | $1,585 | -59.6% |
| CFJ Holleman Farm, LLC | $754 | $1,574 | 108.8% |
| Brian Bradley Austin | $2,343 | $1,512 | -35.5% |
| David Wayne Hughes | $1,847 | $1,510 | -18.2% |
| Paul G. Logsdon | $2,069 | $1,487 | -28.1% |
| Otis Vincent | $2,547 | $1,477 | -42% |
| Steven Noble | $1,392 | $1,392 | 0% |
| Daniel Lozuaway | $2,699 | $1,355 | -49.8% |
| Patrick T. Long | $2,592 | $1,314 | -49.3% |
| Donald Moffitt | $2,193 | $1,308 | -40.4% |
| Chad Conrad | $1,414 | $1,270 | -10.2% |
| Charles F. Fojtik | $1,241 | $1,256 | 1.2% |
| Frank Huntley | $975 | $1,210 | 24.1% |
| Charles Anthony Loveland | $4,527 | $1,139 | -74.8% |
| Mark Blossom | $2,982 | $1,086 | -63.6% |
| Jesse G Moore Trust | $5,411 | $1,066 | -80.3% |
| Thomas Wistinghausen | $2,639 | $1,053 | -60.1% |
| Paul Rouster | $2,388 | $1,042 | -56.4% |
| Kent D. Fleming | $5,651 | $1,018 | -82% |
| Gary R. Johanns | $2,907 | $988 | -66% |
| Willis Farms, Inc. | $974 | $974 | 0% |
| Joshua D. Dane | $1,329 | $965 | -27.4% |
| Jacqueline C. Pryor | $921 | $921 | 0% |
| Carl Arntz | $1,334 | $868 | -34.9% |
| Hanover Horton Area Historical Society | $1,756 | $858 | -51.1% |
| Janet L. Burdick | $1,801 | $855 | -52.5% |
| Melvin Enbody | $1,621 | $855 | -47.3% |
| Honey Hill Farms of Spring Arbor | $0 | $849 | -- |
| Julie Wirebaugh | $1,646 | $837 | -49.1% |
| David Joers | $1,308 | $814 | -37.8% |
| Christopher D. Sanford | $5,381 | $807 | -85% |
| Matthew Daly | $5,240 | $762 | -85.5% |
| David Dorr | $5,776 | $753 | -87% |
| Anita O'Neill | $1,012 | $720 | -28.9% |
| John O'Neill | $1,012 | $720 | -28.9% |
| Darold L. Woodward | $1,440 | $700 | -51.4% |
| Gerald Wayne Thacker | $1,788 | $696 | -61.1% |
| Debbie Miller | $679 | $679 | 0% |
| Jean Beers | $1,458 | $675 | -53.7% |
| Maynard Greeley Jr. | $3,299 | $659 | -80% |
| James R. Meyer Jr. | $3,280 | $622 | -81% |
| Peggy Hlavka | $634 | $598 | -5.7% |
| Penny Noreika | $634 | $598 | -5.7% |
| Stanley Bober | $791 | $573 | -27.6% |
| Montana Farm and Ranch, LLC | $1,094 | $562 | -48.6% |
| Rock Valley Acres | $12,678 | $558 | -95.6% |
| Dennis Gardner | $1,092 | $551 | -49.5% |
| Edgar I Root Trust | $953 | $540 | -43.3% |
| Donald C. Oswald | $1,033 | $527 | -49% |
| Eugene Wahl | $1,060 | $518 | -51.1% |
| Steve Probst | $1,142 | $518 | -54.6% |
| Catherine King | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Two Tracks Acres | $2,346 | $500 | -78.7% |
| Jason Killoran | $6,830 | $500 | -92.7% |
| Linda S. Kubiak | $2,724 | $455 | -83.3% |
| Kenneth Walter Sprague | $838 | $448 | -46.5% |
| Philip D. Beery | $1,342 | $444 | -66.9% |
| Michael Adams | $2,769 | $431 | -84.4% |
| Gerald C. Walz | $572 | $374 | -34.6% |
| Brett Seabury | $1,169 | $340 | -70.9% |
| Kevin Gillispie | $13,941 | $336 | -97.6% |
| Randy Heselschwerdt | $6,955 | $329 | -95.3% |
| William Vervoort | $0 | $290 | -- |
| Brian Schneider | $993 | $278 | -72% |
| Donald Rohde | $391 | $278 | -28.9% |
| Don Hudson | $1,535 | $261 | -83% |
| Gary Binkowski | $494 | $235 | -52.4% |
| Joanne Mosson | $212 | $212 | 0% |
| William Robert Donahue | $683 | $194 | -71.6% |
| Dorothy Fitzpatrick | $378 | $184 | -51.3% |
| The Dahlem Conservancy | $182 | $182 | 0% |
| Christine L Burkwalt | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Gary Huffman | $155 | $155 | 0% |
| Albert Harris IV | $0 | $145 | -- |
| Kenneth Strait | $427 | $139 | -67.4% |
| Eric Grant | $231 | $123 | -46.8% |
| Jeffrey Ogden Landenberger | $126 | $95 | -24.6% |
| Lisa Kerley | $243 | $87 | -64.2% |
| Jerry Brown | $261 | $77 | -70.5% |
| Richard James Haller | $189 | $77 | -59.3% |
| Berry Lake Farms, LLC | $0 | $72 | -- |
| Dave Flack | $307 | $66 | -78.5% |
| Donald A. Smith | $235 | $64 | -72.8% |
| Deborah Root | $0 | $47 | -- |
| Thomas O. Stock | $548 | $40 | -92.7% |
| John Morrissey | $56 | $28 | -50% |
| Richard R. Benn | $53 | $21 | -60.4% |
| Virgil Frederick | $0 | $18 | -- |
| Carl J. Lesser | $88 | $16 | -81.8% |
| Hal S Everetts Revocable Trust | $225 | $15 | -93.3% |
| James R. Anderson | $201 | $13 | -93.5% |
| Ronald Ellison | $14,022 | $12 | -99.9% |
| James R. Alexander | $52 | $12 | -76.9% |
| Chad Gray | $0 | $10 | -- |
| Robert J. Broad | $119 | $6 | -95% |
| Mark Kint | $319 | $6 | -98.1% |
| Pamela K Moore Trust | $0 | $4 | -- |
| Lois Wilson | $6 | $3 | -50% |
| Albert F. Harris Jr. | $858 | $3 | -99.7% |
| Terri L. Pardee | $344 | $2 | -99.4% |
| Camie Marie Beckwith | $0 | $2 | -- |
| Cheryl Vincent | $18 | $2 | -88.9% |
| Clarence Eddy | $633 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Liskiewicz | $284 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Moore Livestock, LLC | $37,706 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Weeks | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas I. Weeks | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Homer Historical Society | $1,013 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Root | $336 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil Marshall | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Scobey | $99 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler Nicholas Miller | $282 | $0 | -100% |
| William Hubbard | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Designs by Judy, LLC | $14,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Parks Family Farms, LLC | $3,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Phyllis Moore | $156 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Beyer | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Coleman C. Pace | $311 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Mosher | $10,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Wood | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Beck's Flower Shop and Gardens, Inc. | $40,588 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty L. Barca | $3,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty's Best Soap, LLC | $517 | $0 | -100% |
| David Cook | $150 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Matthews | $2,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy E Deboe Trust | $379 | $0 | -100% |
| GT Ranch, LLC | $2,430 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Letson | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| John Ray Forward III and Lisa Lynn Forward Revocable Living | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Karl Schelling | $141 | $0 | -100% |
| Myrna I. Berlet | $3,139 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosemary E. Price | $427 | $0 | -100% |
| Serafin Llerena | $783 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Warnock | $406 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela McCabe | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Milligan | $5,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Horton | $346 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhonda Lynn Haller | $146 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,726,867 | $2,709,938 | -59.7% |
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