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In 2021, 101 farmers in cities within Marion County received a total of $54,537 in 107 farm subsidies, an 80.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $276,855 in 242 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher R. Brown | $28,392 | $4,960 | -82.5% |
| David H. Lee | $2,200 | $2,452 | 11.5% |
| Mark W. Talkington | $10,855 | $2,272 | -79.1% |
| JC and Kay Brown, LLC | $3,505 | $1,465 | -58.2% |
| Zachary W. McIntire | $17,252 | $1,418 | -91.8% |
| Bruce Nichols | $6,715 | $1,297 | -80.7% |
| Thomas L. Snodgrass | $4,587 | $1,218 | -73.4% |
| Charles W. Lee | $5,275 | $1,202 | -77.2% |
| George Lemley | $5,317 | $1,166 | -78.1% |
| Timothy Jeffrey Tennant | $10,438 | $1,154 | -88.9% |
| Kenneth Bragg | $7,902 | $1,094 | -86.2% |
| George Stewart | $2,397 | $1,030 | -57% |
| Preston Wilson | $3,677 | $1,015 | -72.4% |
| Benjamin R. Smith Jr. | $4,983 | $968 | -80.6% |
| Roger Martin | $0 | $887 | -- |
| Richard L Chickerell JR | $4,814 | $866 | -82% |
| Jeffrey John Moore | $2,871 | $826 | -71.2% |
| Joseph Stephen Tennant | $3,663 | $825 | -77.5% |
| Michael W. King | $3,619 | $816 | -77.5% |
| Donald Martin | $3,564 | $765 | -78.5% |
| Clinton A. Fluharty | $2,354 | $736 | -68.7% |
| William J. Kropp | $2,893 | $734 | -74.6% |
| Jeffrey H. Michael | $3,910 | $726 | -81.4% |
| Frank Holt | $2,387 | $673 | -71.8% |
| Douglas Darrah | $3,362 | $654 | -80.5% |
| James P. McDonald | $9,933 | $643 | -93.5% |
| Michael G. Smith | $3,399 | $623 | -81.7% |
| Robert L. Porter | $2,955 | $616 | -79.2% |
| John D. Carson | $2,530 | $578 | -77.2% |
| Claude Wilson | $2,508 | $566 | -77.4% |
| Ray K. Wilson | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Lacen Takoda Matheny | $3,652 | $514 | -85.9% |
| Roberta Haddix | $1,628 | $509 | -68.7% |
| Scott A. Krepps | $3,331 | $509 | -84.7% |
| Ronald Gough | $2,112 | $484 | -77.1% |
| Roy D. Michael | $2,153 | $452 | -79% |
| Mark B. King | $1,859 | $446 | -76% |
| Randy Hennen | $1,870 | $442 | -76.4% |
| Hiram L. Vincent Jr. | $1,991 | $419 | -79% |
| Richard S. Michael | $2,145 | $419 | -80.5% |
| Sharron Ball | $5,108 | $400 | -92.2% |
| Perry R. Thorne | $1,826 | $396 | -78.3% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $393 | -- |
| Andrew D. Furbee | $2,046 | $392 | -80.8% |
| Jason G. Stout | $1,441 | $390 | -72.9% |
| Allen L. Parker | $1,672 | $388 | -76.8% |
| Bert Morgan | $2,013 | $381 | -81.1% |
| Randy E. Yost | $1,705 | $378 | -77.8% |
| Randall Vincent | $2,144 | $377 | -82.4% |
| Justin Cain | $1,518 | $375 | -75.3% |
| Harry Martin | $2,072 | $374 | -81.9% |
| Faith a Van Schaik | $0 | $373 | -- |
| Denzil L. Parker | $1,584 | $362 | -77.1% |
| Royal E. Moore | $1,485 | $354 | -76.2% |
| Shane M. Morgan | $1,694 | $340 | -79.9% |
| Jerry L. Yost | $2,582 | $340 | -86.8% |
| James Carr | $1,375 | $329 | -76.1% |
| Jeffrey G. Taylor | $1,874 | $325 | -82.7% |
| Charles Brandon Hullderman | $1,298 | $324 | -75% |
| David J. Williams | $1,529 | $323 | -78.9% |
| Matthew Cain | $1,309 | $317 | -75.8% |
| Jacob W. Graham | $1,291 | $315 | -75.6% |
| Jeffrey S. Lowe | $1,529 | $315 | -79.4% |
| Charles W. Chipps | $0 | $311 | -- |
| Ralph Amos | $1,364 | $294 | -78.4% |
| Edward E. Hildreth Jr. | $1,397 | $293 | -79% |
| George Q. Miller | $1,645 | $292 | -82.2% |
| Kitty Wolfe | $2,022 | $283 | -86% |
| Darrell W. Starkey | $1,276 | $277 | -78.3% |
| Cody Wilt | $1,320 | $273 | -79.3% |
| Carissa A. Stevens | $1,433 | $270 | -81.2% |
| Scott W. Martin | $0 | $268 | -- |
| Johnnie R. Harsh Jr. | $1,001 | $267 | -73.3% |
| Jacob A. Hixenbaugh | $1,300 | $263 | -79.8% |
| Paul Deavers | $1,045 | $263 | -74.8% |
| Ronald G. Musgrove | $1,210 | $253 | -79.1% |
| Lucinda Furbee-King | $0 | $236 | -- |
| Stephen Edward Davis | $1,177 | $225 | -80.9% |
| Jason G. Grubb | $1,408 | $223 | -84.2% |
| Richard E. Bennett | $1,100 | $222 | -79.8% |
| Brian Leonard | $1,089 | $218 | -80% |
| Larry Helms | $594 | $208 | -65% |
| Bryan Tustin | $1,737 | $198 | -88.6% |
| Timothy Casto | $1,180 | $194 | -83.6% |
| Robert J. Secreto | $1,078 | $194 | -82% |
| Troy L. Darrah | $840 | $188 | -77.6% |
| Rosemarie Liggett | $759 | $183 | -75.9% |
| William C. Anderson | $968 | $165 | -83% |
| David T. Bodkin | $0 | $158 | -- |
| Robert A. Corbin | $674 | $141 | -79.1% |
| Mary M. Walter | $1,130 | $136 | -88% |
| Elizabeth A. Cross | $880 | $119 | -86.5% |
| David W. Riffle | $473 | $93 | -80.3% |
| Robert F. Sapp | $0 | $93 | -- |
| Neva Nedley | $385 | $90 | -76.6% |
| Gary Weaver | $2,754 | $77 | -97.2% |
| Cindy Ely | $917 | $69 | -92.5% |
| Richard A. Taft | $352 | $69 | -80.4% |
| William E. Hendershot | $385 | $64 | -83.4% |
| James W. Hendershot | $242 | $59 | -75.6% |
| Gregory Potts | $264 | $58 | -78% |
| Cody W. Brabham | $594 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah D. Martin | $477 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred A. Munz | $2,990 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Murray | $764 | $0 | -100% |
| John R. Hart | $893 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie B. Fast | $491 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Wayne Carpenter | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Susan Mason | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Miriam Anna Straka | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Raylynn B Carr | $1,005 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Brian Pulice | $102 | $0 | -100% |
| Elza Junior Hunt | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Michael | $339 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathee Sharp | $88 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd L. Barker Jr. | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky N. Humphreys | $1,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger S. Fluharty | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce A. Barker | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $276,855 | $54,537 | -80.3% |
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