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In 2021, 260 farmers in cities within Fayette County received a total of $2.3 million in 570 farm subsidies, a 64.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.4 million in 1,126 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 Fayette County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Snyder | $222,959 | $148,853 | -33.2% |
| Daniel R. Lamberson | $366,461 | $145,527 | -60.3% |
| Steele & Caldwell Farms, LLP | $293,946 | $131,216 | -55.4% |
| Village Creek Farms, LLC | $220,042 | $97,954 | -55.5% |
| Joseph E. Rose | $192,200 | $72,572 | -62.2% |
| Starr Farms Partnership, Inc. | $291,709 | $67,644 | -76.8% |
| Alden Rose Farms, Inc. | $156,868 | $42,036 | -73.2% |
| Steve H Wollyung | $90,501 | $41,470 | -54.2% |
| Ron Kirschner Farms, Inc. | $122,602 | $37,846 | -69.1% |
| Wells Brothers Farming, LLC | $118,625 | $36,647 | -69.1% |
| Brad Gwinnup | $82,969 | $36,376 | -56.2% |
| Garrick M. Rose | $95,865 | $35,997 | -62.5% |
| ELM Valley Farms, LLC | $101,884 | $34,488 | -66.1% |
| Walter Nobbe | $81,237 | $34,343 | -57.7% |
| Judith T. Nobbe | $77,357 | $34,115 | -55.9% |
| Steve Branson | $96,531 | $33,881 | -64.9% |
| Michael D. Savoy Jr. | $66,155 | $33,444 | -49.4% |
| Evelyn E Moffett Fam Trust | $37,628 | $32,331 | -14.1% |
| Wilmore Farms | $59,350 | $28,040 | -52.8% |
| Gary P. McGraw | $104,945 | $27,936 | -73.4% |
| Dustin Jaydean Myers | $98,487 | $26,897 | -72.7% |
| Jeffrey Sauerland | $53,451 | $25,132 | -53% |
| Ashley W. Carmony | $103,870 | $25,124 | -75.8% |
| Matthew M. Willhelm | $108,967 | $24,906 | -77.1% |
| Kenneth R. Jobe | $69,210 | $23,083 | -66.6% |
| Jon K. Eakins | $83,654 | $22,885 | -72.6% |
| Jack Frost | $71,677 | $21,385 | -70.2% |
| William D. Wise | $47,327 | $17,940 | -62.1% |
| George Henry | $75,204 | $17,417 | -76.8% |
| Francis Willhelm | $59,932 | $17,030 | -71.6% |
| John Steven Lane | $53,258 | $16,649 | -68.7% |
| Patricia A. Wise | $49,482 | $16,339 | -67% |
| Andrew R. Wilson | $55,845 | $16,318 | -70.8% |
| Matthew Brichford | $26,310 | $16,049 | -39% |
| Paul Ripberger | $61,630 | $16,029 | -74% |
| Charles Moffett | $62,981 | $15,748 | -75% |
| Janet Brandenburg | $16,036 | $15,413 | -3.9% |
| Jeremy Henry | $35,986 | $15,339 | -57.4% |
| Scott Risselman | $40,055 | $15,329 | -61.7% |
| Crayton A. Frost | $40,836 | $14,917 | -63.5% |
| Lowell Risch | $44,816 | $14,862 | -66.8% |
| Daniel C. Weiler | $32,058 | $14,619 | -54.4% |
| Mcdivitt Farm Operations, LLC | $33,750 | $14,574 | -56.8% |
| KNC Solutions, LLC | $55,295 | $14,383 | -74% |
| Tom Scholl | $44,696 | $14,117 | -68.4% |
| Bernzott Family Farms, LLC | $22,427 | $13,970 | -37.7% |
| Joseph E. McDivitt Jr. | $56,077 | $13,442 | -76% |
| Luke Nobbe | $55,157 | $13,355 | -75.8% |
| Michael Hudson | $26,163 | $13,350 | -49% |
| Gettinger Family Trust | $33,887 | $13,303 | -60.7% |
| Curtis Michael Naylor | $20,464 | $13,042 | -36.3% |
| Doug G. Howard | $12,594 | $12,594 | 0% |
| Paul E Henry Revocable Trust | $41,673 | $12,051 | -71.1% |
| Alan Nobbe | $30,691 | $11,755 | -61.7% |
| Dane Evan Savoy | $22,305 | $11,224 | -49.7% |
| Chad E. Moffett | $33,717 | $10,437 | -69% |
| Wesley L. Moffett | $33,718 | $10,437 | -69% |
| Nathan Edward Pfeiffer | $38,394 | $10,086 | -73.7% |
| Jacob Pfeiffer | $32,527 | $10,079 | -69% |
| Mcgraw & Son Farms, LLC | $36,763 | $10,044 | -72.7% |
| Stephen Daniel Henry | $22,935 | $9,732 | -57.6% |
| William O. Bertsch | $33,381 | $9,282 | -72.2% |
| David Cox | $32,842 | $9,271 | -71.8% |
| Kevin B. Wise | $40,138 | $9,194 | -77.1% |
| Stuart Neal Henry | $24,538 | $8,939 | -63.6% |
| Gage M. Bischoff | $22,074 | $8,893 | -59.7% |
| Gerald Duane Cox | $24,493 | $8,830 | -63.9% |
| Jacob White | $14,598 | $8,830 | -39.5% |
| Jim Pentecost | $22,234 | $8,780 | -60.5% |
| Robert W. Mayer | $8,663 | $8,663 | 0% |
| Tom Blair | $20,186 | $8,637 | -57.2% |
| William Robert Bertsch | $28,798 | $8,535 | -70.4% |
| David Alan Pflum | $31,867 | $8,152 | -74.4% |
| Ronald Wise | $32,264 | $7,973 | -75.3% |
| William Branson | $25,339 | $7,826 | -69.1% |
| Gary L. Moffett | $7,669 | $7,669 | 0% |
| Michael Pfeiffer | $23,380 | $7,626 | -67.4% |
| Smith Family Trust | $7,145 | $7,145 | 0% |
| Henry Farms, Inc. | $27,821 | $7,045 | -74.7% |
| Chane Tower | $28,064 | $6,700 | -76.1% |
| Mitchell L Pohlar | $20,307 | $6,646 | -67.3% |
| Robert Hoffman | $6,641 | $6,641 | 0% |
| Christine Baker | $6,666 | $6,386 | -4.2% |
| Martha Barbara Golay Estate | $8,902 | $6,334 | -28.8% |
| Russel Ruf Jr. | $15,147 | $5,905 | -61% |
| Brinkman-Block Enterprises | $15,394 | $5,730 | -62.8% |
| Matthew P. Sherck | $17,106 | $5,431 | -68.3% |
| Danny E. Bischoff | $13,524 | $5,248 | -61.2% |
| John Precht | $7,939 | $5,193 | -34.6% |
| Locust Lawn Farm, Inc. | $24,155 | $5,167 | -78.6% |
| Lawrence Bischoff | $7,607 | $5,132 | -32.5% |
| Samuel H. Caldwell | $15,238 | $5,099 | -66.5% |
| Richard Pflum | $21,818 | $5,098 | -76.6% |
| Douglas Pflum | $14,003 | $5,032 | -64.1% |
| Ironpushers, Inc. | $0 | $4,951 | -- |
| Terry M. Hillman | $15,519 | $4,945 | -68.1% |
| Chad J. Ripberger | $14,333 | $4,810 | -66.4% |
| John a & Joyce K Bohlander Family Trust Bohlander | $13,159 | $4,606 | -65% |
| Charles - Charles W Precht Estate W Precht | $4,711 | $4,466 | -5.2% |
| Mark O. Pflum | $14,024 | $4,434 | -68.4% |
| Donald L. Snyder | $17,290 | $4,431 | -74.4% |
| Dennis Jay Eakins | $17,289 | $4,313 | -75.1% |
| Malinda Hanson Taylor Trust | $34,126 | $4,260 | -87.5% |
| Carl Heck Farms, Inc. | $19,406 | $4,238 | -78.2% |
| Michael E. Snyder | $14,415 | $4,225 | -70.7% |
| Samuel Snyder | $14,360 | $4,225 | -70.6% |
| Melvin Meal | $10,051 | $4,066 | -59.5% |
| Joyce H. Frank | $3,996 | $3,996 | 0% |
| Jason L. Ruf | $8,846 | $3,990 | -54.9% |
| Matt McGraw | $14,610 | $3,943 | -73% |
| David Eakins | $11,441 | $3,832 | -66.5% |
| Phillip Michael Sparks | $14,929 | $3,662 | -75.5% |
| Mark T. Cox | $10,308 | $3,618 | -64.9% |
| Chester Dubois | $9,697 | $3,531 | -63.6% |
| Michael Keller | $12,444 | $3,477 | -72.1% |
| Earl Whipple | $3,399 | $3,399 | 0% |
| Larry Keller | $10,426 | $3,378 | -67.6% |
| Greg Jones | $8,748 | $3,267 | -62.7% |
| Howard Lingg | $10,168 | $3,240 | -68.1% |
| Joel Reece | $10,017 | $3,090 | -69.2% |
| Anita Miller | $11,501 | $3,070 | -73.3% |
| James E. Robinson | $3,022 | $3,022 | 0% |
| Robert H & Charlotte J Amrhein Joint Rev Trust | $3,492 | $2,957 | -15.3% |
| Jacob R. Bohlander | $6,068 | $2,883 | -52.5% |
| Robert Wagner | $8,413 | $2,854 | -66.1% |
| Charles L. Grubbs | $7,542 | $2,769 | -63.3% |
| Karen Greenwalt | $6,650 | $2,751 | -58.6% |
| Richard Roell | $8,524 | $2,723 | -68.1% |
| Wells Brothers Estate | $7,462 | $2,693 | -63.9% |
| Thomas G. Lingg | $7,381 | $2,645 | -64.2% |
| Gary Ruf | $3,438 | $2,604 | -24.3% |
| Chad Orschell | $5,492 | $2,581 | -53% |
| David W. Jackson | $5,410 | $2,515 | -53.5% |
| Donald Gene Hadler Trust | $2,866 | $2,362 | -17.6% |
| Jason A. Bohlander | $5,052 | $2,344 | -53.6% |
| John Darryl Snyder | $4,531 | $2,341 | -48.3% |
| Scott Orr | $8,871 | $2,259 | -74.5% |
| Pflum Family Farm, LLC | $7,331 | $2,228 | -69.6% |
| Billy R. Mays | $2,122 | $2,122 | 0% |
| Virginia L. Mays | $2,122 | $2,122 | 0% |
| David Weiler | $5,752 | $2,068 | -64% |
| Jordan Jackson | $1,462 | $2,061 | 41% |
| Eileen O. Dubois | $6,461 | $2,060 | -68.1% |
| Consolidated Grain & Barge Company-Aurora in &WH | $0 | $2,000 | -- |
| Ben Daniels Farm, LLC | $6,867 | $1,977 | -71.2% |
| Mathew Lee Bean | $6,416 | $1,969 | -69.3% |
| Ryan Ruf | $3,349 | $1,969 | -41.2% |
| Howard L. Snyder | $7,867 | $1,938 | -75.4% |
| Barton E Barker - Barker, LLC | $1,910 | $1,880 | -1.6% |
| Bradley Dubois | $8,792 | $1,728 | -80.3% |
| Jobe Brothers | $4,780 | $1,699 | -64.5% |
| Mccarty Acres, Inc. | $6,921 | $1,689 | -75.6% |
| Kehl Farms, Inc. | $1,805 | $1,649 | -8.6% |
| Andrew Clayton Eliason | $3,721 | $1,514 | -59.3% |
| David Lykins | $5,712 | $1,430 | -75% |
| Jacob W. Glover | $2,552 | $1,423 | -44.2% |
| M Bar M, LLC | $7,985 | $1,422 | -82.2% |
| J. Waterman Sons, LLC | $4,945 | $1,409 | -71.5% |
| Tom Weiler | $3,745 | $1,336 | -64.3% |
| Evelyn Fields | $3,023 | $1,206 | -60.1% |
| Linda S. Hillman | $3,005 | $1,187 | -60.5% |
| Eric C. Bryson | $16,214 | $1,179 | -92.7% |
| Keith Robeson | $9,937 | $1,179 | -88.1% |
| Gerald Nickel | $1,114 | $1,114 | 0% |
| Matthew Paul Busald | $3,060 | $1,103 | -64% |
| Leslie - Leslie and Opal Grubbs Trust Grubbs | $1,095 | $1,095 | 0% |
| Ann A. Weiler | $2,048 | $1,037 | -49.4% |
| Mark Simpkins | $1,382 | $1,012 | -26.8% |
| Mcfall Family, LLC | $984 | $984 | 0% |
| Mark J. Nobbe | $3,607 | $908 | -74.8% |
| Jonathon L. Gettinger | $3,853 | $893 | -76.8% |
| Russell L. Gettinger | $3,853 | $893 | -76.8% |
| Samuel J. Riggs | $2,524 | $879 | -65.2% |
| Rita M. Vaughn | $2,954 | $858 | -71% |
| Alexander Scott Hudson | $891 | $805 | -9.7% |
| Kyle D. Ruf | $0 | $787 | -- |
| Mary Paris | $766 | $766 | 0% |
| McCarthy W. Luking | $3,924 | $758 | -80.7% |
| William Steinard | $2,468 | $756 | -69.4% |
| Zachary Robert Glover | $2,411 | $745 | -69.1% |
| Mark Vansickle | $622 | $622 | 0% |
| Kent Hauger | $3,703 | $600 | -83.8% |
| Joan C Lingg Trust | $561 | $561 | 0% |
| Daniel P. Lane | $560 | $560 | 0% |
| Teresa M. Fagan | $1,216 | $555 | -54.4% |
| David Porter | $2,552 | $554 | -78.3% |
| Dennis Sherck | $549 | $549 | 0% |
| Joshua David Nobbe | $1,324 | $537 | -59.4% |
| Chris Porter | $2,585 | $524 | -79.7% |
| David R & Rita F Erlewein JT Rev Trust | $636 | $506 | -20.4% |
| Gwendolyn Demkovich | $1,086 | $506 | -53.4% |
| Roger D. Wells | $1,287 | $505 | -60.8% |
| James Marschand | $924 | $494 | -46.5% |
| Robert A. Vogel | $6,438 | $482 | -92.5% |
| James McElfresh | $466 | $466 | 0% |
| Joseph Luking | $1,881 | $455 | -75.8% |
| Dennis W. Moffett | $512 | $446 | -12.9% |
| Jobe Farms, LLC | $425 | $425 | 0% |
| Pine View Farm, LLC | $965 | $406 | -57.9% |
| Heather Louise Caldwell | $0 | $403 | -- |
| Caleb T. Abrams | $1,210 | $399 | -67% |
| Lester Rose | $398 | $398 | 0% |
| Dale Leising | $1,791 | $394 | -78% |
| Larry Pennington | $1,102 | $388 | -64.8% |
| Eugene M. Luking | $2,058 | $384 | -81.3% |
| Leo Reed | $1,901 | $382 | -79.9% |
| Robert D. Vaughn | $1,023 | $381 | -62.8% |
| Kaye C Branson Estate | $0 | $369 | -- |
| Chandler J. Wise | $375 | $357 | -4.8% |
| Avery Gabbard | $147 | $348 | 136.7% |
| Lynch, LLC | $1,782 | $337 | -81.1% |
| S & W Farm, Corp. | $337 | $337 | 0% |
| Marvin Rose Farms, Inc. | $333 | $333 | 0% |
| Cox Living Trust | $724 | $316 | -56.4% |
| Jeffrey C. Nichols | $0 | $315 | -- |
| Greg Brack | $1,485 | $308 | -79.3% |
| Dale Jones | $4,158 | $297 | -92.9% |
| Steven J. Isaacs | $1,375 | $296 | -78.5% |
| Wayne Lunsford | $1,089 | $293 | -73.1% |
| Richard Gibbons | $965 | $280 | -71% |
| Stanley Monroe | $6,094 | $278 | -95.4% |
| Gary Gesell | $2,583 | $259 | -90% |
| Gayle a Corbin Trust | $246 | $246 | 0% |
| John D. Jones | $246 | $246 | 0% |
| Carmen Greiner | $748 | $244 | -67.4% |
| Michael McClure | $957 | $242 | -74.7% |
| Jeremy Cobb | $0 | $237 | -- |
| Murrel Harper Trust | $229 | $229 | 0% |
| Fred Smith Jr. | $140 | $215 | 53.6% |
| Ivan Stant Farm Trust | $206 | $206 | 0% |
| Lowell F and Thelma D Humphrey Joint Rev Trust | $194 | $194 | 0% |
| Harry Montgomery | $409 | $192 | -53.1% |
| Joe Willhelm | $321 | $185 | -42.4% |
| Robert J. Groce | $180 | $180 | 0% |
| Darr S. Smith | $163 | $163 | 0% |
| Simpkins Farm, Inc. | $246 | $156 | -36.6% |
| Daniel R. Lane | $152 | $152 | 0% |
| Kenneth Graff | $660 | $152 | -77% |
| Richard Drew | $481 | $150 | -68.8% |
| Michael Morris | $1,760 | $140 | -92% |
| William R. Wilson | $1,672 | $133 | -92% |
| Bobkat Farm, LLC | $495 | $105 | -78.8% |
| John Roberts | $528 | $104 | -80.3% |
| Annette C Bragg Living Trust | $258 | $96 | -62.8% |
| Troy Tipton | $76 | $76 | 0% |
| Chad J. Friend | $45 | $71 | 57.8% |
| Steven R. Porter | $1,407 | $55 | -96.1% |
| Thomas L. Robinson | $356 | $50 | -86% |
| Eric Hopkins | $1,302 | $39 | -97% |
| Arminta Proctor | $37 | $37 | 0% |
| B. R. Johnson | $1,052 | $34 | -96.8% |
| Charles Brown | $389 | $22 | -94.3% |
| Wanda A. Ferriell | $102 | $21 | -79.4% |
| Rosemary Card | $291 | $20 | -93.1% |
| Gregory Hill | $169 | $13 | -92.3% |
| Bobbi a Lakes | $536 | $8 | -98.5% |
| Deborah L. Dunaway | $125 | $8 | -93.6% |
| Top Choice Produce, Inc. | $201,670 | $8 | -100% |
| Ronald Graves | $39 | $7 | -82.1% |
| Gordon Wooten | $46 | $3 | -93.5% |
| Albert L. Kidd | $143 | $0 | -100% |
| Carole Lowhorn | $108 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles D. Bowling | $947 | $0 | -100% |
| Christina A. Persson | $112 | $0 | -100% |
| D & D Smith Brothers Farms, LLC | $11,305 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Carpenter | $861 | $0 | -100% |
| Dylan Redd | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Odell G. Calihan | $4,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Grote | $2,424 | $0 | -100% |
| Harris Precht Jr. | $450 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Hauger | $2,542 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry M. Carpenter | $12,622 | $0 | -100% |
| K. D. Faw | $176 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Newhall | $2,125 | $0 | -100% |
| Kaye Branson | $369 | $0 | -100% |
| Lea Ann Robinson | $19 | $0 | -100% |
| Lisa Robbins | $376 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Coldiron | $2,265 | $0 | -100% |
| McMullen Farms | $343 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael a Mulheeren Trust | $262 | $0 | -100% |
| Penny Lee Scholl | $221 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall W. Greiner | $5,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Telker | $139 | $0 | -100% |
| Ted Mcquinley | $1,872 | $0 | -100% |
| William D. Bales | $134 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,396,878 | $2,262,780 | -64.6% |
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