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In 2021, 163 farmers in cities within Warren County received a total of $974,847 in 280 farm subsidies, a 53% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.1 million in 560 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 Warren County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Turf | $9,799 | $245,696 | 2,407.4% |
| Stingley Farms, LLC | $196,529 | $64,374 | -67.2% |
| Goodwin Farms | $184,472 | $50,854 | -72.4% |
| JTS Farms, LLC | $81,571 | $30,872 | -62.2% |
| Shinkle Farms, Inc. | $119,314 | $29,771 | -75% |
| Lucas Brothers Farms | $121,949 | $26,816 | -78% |
| Jones Farms Enterprises, LLC | $120,758 | $26,351 | -78.2% |
| James N I Grosnickle | $0 | $19,247 | -- |
| Schoellman Dairy Farm | $69,150 | $18,452 | -73.3% |
| Shang-Jen Ko | $0 | $17,888 | -- |
| Daniel K. Jones | $65,627 | $17,494 | -73.3% |
| Mohrfield Farms, LLC | $42,942 | $17,404 | -59.5% |
| Alan White Farms, LLC | $27,237 | $15,823 | -41.9% |
| Eric A. Roberts | $18,593 | $15,302 | -17.7% |
| Hartman Farms | $45,977 | $15,272 | -66.8% |
| Carol W Siepel | $13,445 | $14,439 | 7.4% |
| Mccarren-Rich Farms, LLC | $59,755 | $13,688 | -77.1% |
| Stephen J Gruter | $14,315 | $13,348 | -6.8% |
| John L. Shaffer II | $34,756 | $13,315 | -61.7% |
| Mary J. Shaffer | $33,843 | $13,300 | -60.7% |
| James E. Hawkins | $43,647 | $13,143 | -69.9% |
| Jerry Burton | $21,738 | $12,500 | -42.5% |
| Merl Caplinger | $35,822 | $11,819 | -67% |
| Donald Tharr | $44,001 | $11,773 | -73.2% |
| E & F Farms, LLC | $42,046 | $11,231 | -73.3% |
| Hall Wildlife Farms, LLC | $10,346 | $10,684 | 3.3% |
| Joseph D. Pelosi | $51,801 | $10,232 | -80.2% |
| Lester Paul Kilburn | $23,540 | $10,039 | -57.4% |
| David O'Banion | $36,480 | $9,718 | -73.4% |
| Shaffer's Run Farm, LLC | $14,018 | $8,904 | -36.5% |
| Ray E. McCafferty | $9,625 | $8,013 | -16.7% |
| Patrick Foley | $0 | $7,730 | -- |
| Edward D. Thoma | $20,420 | $6,595 | -67.7% |
| Charles G Beardslee Family Trust | $4,042 | $6,470 | 60.1% |
| Gilbert F Schepmann Rev Trust | $10,633 | $5,564 | -47.7% |
| Zach T Burton | $0 | $5,430 | -- |
| Michael J. Stoll | $15,978 | $5,289 | -66.9% |
| Peter Wical | $15,933 | $4,887 | -69.3% |
| Joel Leitner | $12,547 | $4,639 | -63% |
| Christine Washburn Boe | $0 | $4,609 | -- |
| James R. Geisler | $10,290 | $4,344 | -57.8% |
| Kevin Curran Farms, LLC | $3,158 | $4,210 | 33.3% |
| Richard B. Furnas | $8,327 | $3,786 | -54.5% |
| Betsy Donahoe Fillmore | $3,349 | $3,349 | 0% |
| Flatfork Farm, LLC | $15,208 | $3,217 | -78.8% |
| Lisa R. Jones | $7,992 | $3,174 | -60.3% |
| John Hatfield | $10,094 | $3,111 | -69.2% |
| Aaron Short | $8,064 | $3,018 | -62.6% |
| James Brian Ralph | $5,716 | $2,994 | -47.6% |
| Eric A. Schneider | $9,629 | $2,841 | -70.5% |
| Warren K. McCarren | $8,183 | $2,823 | -65.5% |
| Edward J. Hawkins | $9,964 | $2,715 | -72.8% |
| Randy A. Hale | $9,043 | $2,670 | -70.5% |
| Larry D Eldenburg | $7,591 | $2,578 | -66% |
| Jeffrey Wentworth | $13,826 | $2,479 | -82.1% |
| Ricky a Weddle Revocable Trust | $2,421 | $2,421 | 0% |
| Judith L Mitscher | $3,072 | $2,415 | -21.4% |
| Ralston Family Partnership, Ltd. | $9,269 | $2,398 | -74.1% |
| The Amended and Restated William a Rogers Revocabl | $0 | $2,342 | -- |
| Mark D. Oelrich | $4,534 | $2,320 | -48.8% |
| Paul Haering | $2,292 | $2,292 | 0% |
| Cleo L Baker Trust | $2,154 | $2,154 | 0% |
| John K. Benthien | $7,778 | $2,115 | -72.8% |
| Douglas L Tharr | $6,553 | $1,873 | -71.4% |
| The Grootveld Principal Protection Trust | $2,661 | $1,688 | -36.6% |
| Thomas E. Bensman | $7,480 | $1,603 | -78.6% |
| Patricia Y. Gibbons | $3,143 | $1,583 | -49.6% |
| Ayers Baker Partnership | $0 | $1,537 | -- |
| Dianne Dawson | $3,056 | $1,487 | -51.3% |
| Kellytuck Farm, LLC | $5,325 | $1,468 | -72.4% |
| David Greenhorn | $11,914 | $1,394 | -88.3% |
| Dmiller Properties, LLC | $5,898 | $1,352 | -77.1% |
| ORR Farm, LLC | $4,372 | $1,334 | -69.5% |
| Timothy A. Cassidy | $0 | $1,334 | -- |
| John Forman | $4,507 | $1,319 | -70.7% |
| Carroll Creek Farms, LLC | $15,269 | $1,197 | -92.2% |
| Edward L Porginski | $3,932 | $1,176 | -70.1% |
| Marilyn E. Kramer | $1,773 | $1,140 | -35.7% |
| Dennis P. McCarren | $3,275 | $1,057 | -67.7% |
| William D. Bors | $2,329 | $1,039 | -55.4% |
| Robert Selke | $1,017 | $1,017 | 0% |
| Ryan Jones | $3,044 | $967 | -68.2% |
| A&M S, LLC | $4,440 | $950 | -78.6% |
| Wiseman Family Irrevocable Trust | $939 | $939 | 0% |
| Lawrence A. Jones | $0 | $925 | -- |
| Edward A. Harper | $1,551 | $899 | -42% |
| Edinger Farms, LLC | $1,904 | $844 | -55.7% |
| Paul Pursley | $1,285 | $819 | -36.3% |
| Robert E. Stoll II | $1,901 | $799 | -58% |
| William A. Toben | $2,055 | $794 | -61.4% |
| John Dykes | $793 | $793 | 0% |
| Judith Weller - L. Henry | $1,823 | $792 | -56.6% |
| Christine Neumann Kramer | $0 | $791 | -- |
| Robert G Parks | $906 | $787 | -13.1% |
| Melanie Calcaterra | $0 | $761 | -- |
| Patrick H. Sample | $757 | $757 | 0% |
| Peter W. Mueller | $0 | $741 | -- |
| Lawrence Gregg Fitzgerald | $612 | $722 | 18% |
| Timothy W. Mason | $1,934 | $721 | -62.7% |
| Barbara G Doster Revocable Trust | $720 | $720 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Edwards | $1,696 | $702 | -58.6% |
| Dan Olcott | $643 | $692 | 7.6% |
| John E. Tenbusch | $3,107 | $688 | -77.9% |
| Lloyd G. Thompson | $656 | $656 | 0% |
| Charles J. Carter | $3,592 | $648 | -82% |
| Michael W. Hurtt | $1,694 | $648 | -61.7% |
| Lowell P ORR JR Family Irrevocable Trust | $2,352 | $647 | -72.5% |
| Don Ogle | $1,697 | $629 | -62.9% |
| Mary Lou Stacey | $758 | $619 | -18.3% |
| Ben A. Martin | $604 | $604 | 0% |
| Alexander Bors | $1,110 | $587 | -47.1% |
| Kenneth C Penewit | $0 | $586 | -- |
| Milton Cook | $924 | $566 | -38.7% |
| Michael R. Orebaugh | $559 | $559 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Willard Smith | $740 | $536 | -27.6% |
| Donald Jackson | $1,978 | $535 | -73% |
| White Oak Organic Farm, LLC | $1,914 | $533 | -72.2% |
| Michelle D. Oelrich | $519 | $519 | 0% |
| Joyce E Tucker Trust | $1,600 | $492 | -69.3% |
| Thomas Short | $854 | $488 | -42.9% |
| David S. Doty | $2,104 | $438 | -79.2% |
| Watkins Properties, LLC | $1,063 | $427 | -59.8% |
| Carole Sue Rann | $1,465 | $426 | -70.9% |
| Gregory Kummer | $310 | $413 | 33.2% |
| Aaron J. Siefker | $400 | $400 | 0% |
| Gregory Lindholm | $679 | $398 | -41.4% |
| Andrew W. Raisch | $848 | $387 | -54.4% |
| Viola M. Ernst | $885 | $386 | -56.4% |
| Diedrich Prigge | $280 | $374 | 33.6% |
| Pamela Wical | $4,808 | $319 | -93.4% |
| Danny M. Bryant | $484 | $292 | -39.7% |
| Cameron Herrington | $186 | $249 | 33.9% |
| Betty Lynn Bingman | $789 | $223 | -71.7% |
| Joann Garrett | $566 | $220 | -61.1% |
| Robert T. Lewis | $204 | $220 | 7.8% |
| Rack N Gill Outdoors, LLC | $398 | $203 | -49% |
| Beverly N. Utley | $371 | $196 | -47.2% |
| Katelyn Osborn | $1,360 | $196 | -85.6% |
| Dale R. Pleimann | $638 | $190 | -70.2% |
| Susan Lucas | $686 | $181 | -73.6% |
| Linda G. Dyke | $3,738 | $173 | -95.4% |
| Malcolm Shutts | $169 | $169 | 0% |
| Katherine Rose | $164 | $164 | 0% |
| Dowell J. Howard | $160 | $160 | 0% |
| Dan Cooper | $154 | $154 | 0% |
| Larry David Brown Jr. | $0 | $139 | -- |
| Kenneth Gooch | $219 | $125 | -42.9% |
| Alan C. Smith | $6,585 | $84 | -98.7% |
| Kenneth Kruthaup | $84 | $84 | 0% |
| Alfred A. Schappacher Jr. | $0 | $78 | -- |
| Mark Schappacher | $0 | $78 | -- |
| Shirley A. Ames | $124 | $78 | -37.1% |
| Frank L. Antenucci | $216 | $75 | -65.3% |
| Norman Sutton III | $98 | $73 | -25.5% |
| Bonnie Williams | $215 | $63 | -70.7% |
| Nicholas A. Hice | $0 | $47 | -- |
| Eugene Dehart | $248 | $43 | -82.7% |
| Mary Ann Chappelear | $229 | $37 | -83.8% |
| Nicholas Ames | $534 | $35 | -93.4% |
| Cab Real Estate, Ltd. | $1,477 | $24 | -98.4% |
| Larry Pursley | $126 | $19 | -84.9% |
| Deborah Lepley | $194 | $7 | -96.4% |
| Paula K Fairchild-Elliott | $0 | $6 | -- |
| Bethany Tara Wardlaw | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Pauline Harrison | $1,598 | $0 | -100% |
| Crim Smith | $4 | $0 | -100% |
| Maxine Patrick | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Jutras | $1,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Jo Hodous | $820 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Faris | $1,619 | $0 | -100% |
| Ethel a Borger Ethel Borger Trus | $3,719 | $0 | -100% |
| Jo Ann McKinley | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Pearce Land Company | $1,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew N. Cordonnier | $974 | $0 | -100% |
| David Cawdrey | $2,118 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Avery | $109 | $0 | -100% |
| Reese Williams | $183 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth McIntosh | $128 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlotte Lyttle | $193 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Wininger | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Curran | $30,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin T. Julien | $1,704 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger F. Julien | $1,704 | $0 | -100% |
| The Amended and Restated William | $2,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur G. Abshear | $85 | $0 | -100% |
| Beth Britton | $3,807 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Jo George | $886 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Lindamood | $354 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Bryant | $60 | $0 | -100% |
| Jenifer Schneider Trustee | $257 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie A. Stewart | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Kellie A. Henninger | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorin H. Hough | $106 | $0 | -100% |
| Phillips Family Revocable Trust | $478 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra Stiles | $454 | $0 | -100% |
| Shaffer Family Farm Trust | $8,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelley D. Foley | $320 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Wertz mc Carty | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Cassidy | $2,953 | $0 | -100% |
| Zachary J. Lindamood | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,073,636 | $974,847 | -53% |
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