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In 2021, 109 farmers in cities within Floyd County received a total of $178,172 in 157 farm subsidies, a 47.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $336,551 in 275 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Farm Corporation | $15,075 | $13,275 | -11.9% |
| Bodenbender Farms, LLC | $12,615 | $12,615 | 0% |
| Evers Test Trustee Uw DTD 12-23-2003 | $0 | $12,457 | -- |
| Travis W. Smith | $0 | $10,222 | -- |
| Cary Schooley | $10,383 | $9,674 | -6.8% |
| Norman Wolfe | $28,662 | $9,108 | -68.2% |
| Michael Wolfe | $26,213 | $8,205 | -68.7% |
| Robert E Geltmaker | $5,382 | $6,922 | 28.6% |
| Ragains Land Limited Partnership | $5,597 | $5,597 | 0% |
| Dennis Konkle | $24,691 | $5,517 | -77.7% |
| Knut J Korner | $2,322 | $4,972 | 114.1% |
| Joseph E. Martin | $21,581 | $4,801 | -77.8% |
| William Watts Jr. | $17,751 | $4,412 | -75.1% |
| Anthony W. Jones | $8,714 | $4,351 | -50.1% |
| Jedco, LLC | $4,697 | $4,311 | -8.2% |
| Geltmaker Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $3,577 | -- |
| Brett Loyd | $3,331 | $3,353 | 0.7% |
| Lynne V Boone Estate | $4,907 | $3,327 | -32.2% |
| Norbert Hoehn | $10,963 | $3,251 | -70.3% |
| Mary McGee | $2,935 | $2,935 | 0% |
| David L. Wright | $6,185 | $2,891 | -53.3% |
| Jerry Brewer | $4,446 | $2,091 | -53% |
| Jerry Whittaker | $7,904 | $1,879 | -76.2% |
| Edward S. Birdwell | $2,331 | $1,676 | -28.1% |
| GLW Farms, LLC | $0 | $1,565 | -- |
| Linda Sendelweck | $1,495 | $1,495 | 0% |
| Paul J. Kiesler | $5,888 | $1,372 | -76.7% |
| Melvin Konkle | $1,339 | $1,339 | 0% |
| Randal Bliss | $1,275 | $1,275 | 0% |
| Gary W. Byrne | $4,224 | $1,246 | -70.5% |
| Danny Ellis Hendrix | $5,334 | $1,238 | -76.8% |
| Wanda Faye Grubb - CT and Wanda Faye Grubb Fam Trustee | $2,603 | $1,224 | -53% |
| Daniel M Werncke | $4,807 | $1,176 | -75.5% |
| Dennis Seitz | $3,683 | $1,169 | -68.3% |
| Richard Caldwell | $1,110 | $1,110 | 0% |
| Linda K. Jones | $1,622 | $1,093 | -32.6% |
| Jeffrey L. Evrard | $6,766 | $1,086 | -83.9% |
| Mcguirk Farms, Inc. | $3,693 | $1,009 | -72.7% |
| Steven L. Razor | $0 | $990 | -- |
| Karen Schoenfelder | $1,804 | $935 | -48.2% |
| Leo X. Kaelin | $1,204 | $895 | -25.7% |
| Patrick R. Gibson | $3,223 | $831 | -74.2% |
| Lawrence E. Schneider | $0 | $719 | -- |
| Mario Cimafranca | $1,012 | $680 | -32.8% |
| Lisa Ann Mosby | $2,251 | $643 | -71.4% |
| Gary W. Frederick | $1,839 | $548 | -70.2% |
| Lee S. Miller | $533 | $533 | 0% |
| Wanda Vance | $1,315 | $525 | -60.1% |
| George F. Fox | $524 | $524 | 0% |
| Dennis W. Coleman | $901 | $495 | -45.1% |
| Charles L. Yingst Jr. | $1,845 | $486 | -73.7% |
| Daune Oskin | $2,299 | $459 | -80% |
| William D. Southard Jr. | $480 | $459 | -4.4% |
| Joyce K. Fox | $448 | $448 | 0% |
| Charles D. Mann | $1,595 | $436 | -72.7% |
| Tony R. Tucker | $957 | $418 | -56.3% |
| Nicholson - Schell-Nick Farms | $845 | $408 | -51.7% |
| Tommy Sarles | $1,452 | $390 | -73.1% |
| Charles B. Wernz | $0 | $368 | -- |
| Jeffrey E. Lilly | $3,026 | $366 | -87.9% |
| Suzanne Kaegi | $694 | $356 | -48.7% |
| Scott J. Dietrich | $1,947 | $316 | -83.8% |
| Brent W Burger | $738 | $312 | -57.7% |
| Linda L. Kepley | $565 | $298 | -47.3% |
| Richard Cissell | $763 | $286 | -62.5% |
| Peggy Nelson | $435 | $276 | -36.6% |
| Mary Anne Sanders | $274 | $274 | 0% |
| Barbara F Musgrave Estate | $0 | $262 | -- |
| Mary Margaret Hubler | $705 | $251 | -64.4% |
| Ron Meriwether-Meriwether LVG TST | $574 | $250 | -56.4% |
| Richard L. Mattox | $584 | $246 | -57.9% |
| William H Utrecht | $562 | $245 | -56.4% |
| John Kovachik | $399 | $238 | -40.4% |
| Deborah Morphis | $396 | $208 | -47.5% |
| Carole St John | $451 | $202 | -55.2% |
| Anthony G. Scannell | $198 | $198 | 0% |
| Sharon C. Brown | $589 | $168 | -71.5% |
| Lawrence E. Geswein | $485 | $150 | -69.1% |
| Eric A. Forler | $145 | $145 | 0% |
| David A. Deming | $350 | $141 | -59.7% |
| Grant C. Rickard Jr. | $408 | $139 | -65.9% |
| Donald Richert | $384 | $123 | -68% |
| Richard C. Smith Jr. | $331 | $122 | -63.1% |
| WZW Farm, LLC | $343 | $121 | -64.7% |
| Rhonda Sue Rose | $102 | $102 | 0% |
| A F Enterprises, LLC | $96 | $96 | 0% |
| Dorothy E. Shireman | $243 | $93 | -61.7% |
| William C. Tucker | $2,345 | $92 | -96.1% |
| Anita J. McMonigle | $167 | $85 | -49.1% |
| Michael D. Aven | $2,394 | $84 | -96.5% |
| Ronald L. Wathen | $124 | $79 | -36.3% |
| Glenn M. Geswein | $73 | $73 | 0% |
| Gregory L. Geswein | $73 | $73 | 0% |
| Lynn R. Owen | $144 | $72 | -50% |
| Norma F. Dement | $110 | $70 | -36.4% |
| Jeffrey R. Hoback | $109 | $65 | -40.4% |
| Douglas L. Bowman | $0 | $63 | -- |
| Sharon Ann McCollom | $0 | $60 | -- |
| Robert Stokes | $132 | $57 | -56.8% |
| William E. Dohoney | $153 | $55 | -64.1% |
| William A. Applegate | $139 | $49 | -64.7% |
| Lee Eastland | $155 | $38 | -75.5% |
| Russell I. Bentley Jr. | $57 | $37 | -35.1% |
| Wooded View Properties, LLC | $24 | $31 | 29.2% |
| Kimber D Fogelman & Marla J Fogelman Trust | $23 | $31 | 34.8% |
| Stonewall J. Dohoney | $73 | $30 | -58.9% |
| Southard Farms, LLC | $0 | $18 | -- |
| Steven R Pahner | $173 | $16 | -90.8% |
| Billy Nolting | $67 | $4 | -94% |
| Charles J Schellenberger Revocable Living Trust | $352 | $0 | -100% |
| Flora Schneider | $719 | $0 | -100% |
| George E. Stiner | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Roseann Ehalt | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth A. Nicholson | $352 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Schellenberger | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Pearce | $202 | $0 | -100% |
| Bob Geswein Farm, LLC | $509 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis H. Peters | $712 | $0 | -100% |
| GFR Properties, LLC | $435 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory Stotts | $366 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Winternheimer | $443 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Maxwell | $3,552 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth Ellen Tate | $90 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Shine Foundation, Inc. | $8,224 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Banman Liv A. Tr | $636 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $336,551 | $178,172 | -47.1% |
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