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In 2021, 68 farmers in cities within Clay County received a total of $216,131 in 99 farm subsidies, an 88.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.8 million in 170 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyce M. Pollick | $29,366 | $29,323 | -0.1% |
| Sandridge Cattle Company, LLC | $127,919 | $28,394 | -77.8% |
| Jean E. Otte | $36,654 | $12,633 | -65.5% |
| James W Dubbert Trust | $20,317 | $11,695 | -42.4% |
| Carolyn Z. Dubbert | $20,104 | $11,515 | -42.7% |
| Kenton E. Linn | $10,001 | $9,151 | -8.5% |
| Larry Klein | $7,714 | $7,714 | 0% |
| Carey Roth | $7,319 | $7,659 | 4.6% |
| Delong Indiana Farms Trust | $0 | $7,426 | -- |
| Leone M Friedrichsen Credit Trust | $7,336 | $6,660 | -9.2% |
| John D. Delong | $9,951 | $6,625 | -33.4% |
| T & G Cattle Company, Inc. | $25,257 | $5,312 | -79% |
| Jan E Racer-Henry E Racer & Jan E Emens Racer RT | $5,117 | $5,117 | 0% |
| Patricia Sue Fowler | $13,308 | $4,957 | -62.8% |
| Randle E. Wiggins | $4,912 | $4,912 | 0% |
| Leslie M Bryant Trust | $0 | $3,879 | -- |
| Jim Farley | $17,393 | $3,694 | -78.8% |
| Travis Ray Wickman | $3,157 | $3,157 | 0% |
| Reidar F Larsen | $2,226 | $3,060 | 37.5% |
| Karen S Huddlestun-Pileggi | $0 | $3,044 | -- |
| James E Kawchack | $6,050 | $3,015 | -50.2% |
| Laurence C Wertsch LCT Farms | $1,160 | $2,227 | 92% |
| Morton Demoss Trustee 1janet L Dugan Trust B Share | $3,316 | $1,928 | -41.9% |
| Mary P. Fisher | $1,743 | $1,743 | 0% |
| Donald L. Cooper | $3,908 | $1,536 | -60.7% |
| David G. McMahill | $1,533 | $1,533 | 0% |
| Jody Ryan Farley | $6,644 | $1,504 | -77.4% |
| Cheryl L. Gandee | $2,276 | $1,471 | -35.4% |
| DZ Cattle Company, LLC | $2,530 | $1,438 | -43.2% |
| Kent A. Williams | $4,895 | $1,431 | -70.8% |
| Lynn a Williams | $872 | $1,394 | 59.9% |
| Clay Agricultural Services, LLC | $3,300 | $1,294 | -60.8% |
| Michael Slocumb | $9,542 | $1,262 | -86.8% |
| Howard Wayne Starnes | $1,963 | $1,225 | -37.6% |
| Dorothy L. Conner | $3,229 | $1,215 | -62.4% |
| Farmack, LLC | $1,742 | $1,146 | -34.2% |
| Michael Smiley | $3,503 | $1,136 | -67.6% |
| John C Kessler Trust | $3,710 | $1,083 | -70.8% |
| William E. Black | $1,778 | $1,068 | -39.9% |
| James Randall Saucerman | $1,587 | $998 | -37.1% |
| Cyril J. Fullenkamp | $4,191 | $914 | -78.2% |
| Carolyn N. Marsh | $3,574 | $908 | -74.6% |
| Sharon L and Nial D Robbins Rev Trust | $290 | $872 | 200.7% |
| Ryan K. Davis | $914 | $870 | -4.8% |
| William H. Bryant | $0 | $765 | -- |
| Trenton Lee Spradling Irrevocable Trust | $534 | $534 | 0% |
| Happy Dragonfly Homestead, LLC | $0 | $466 | -- |
| William Bartow Smith | $426 | $426 | 0% |
| Mccoy Farms, LLC | $200 | $407 | 103.5% |
| Norman E. Hochstetler | $874 | $384 | -56.1% |
| Larry T. Bradley | $375 | $375 | 0% |
| Lydia Bradley | $375 | $375 | 0% |
| Carrie Martin | $786 | $370 | -52.9% |
| Ms. Teresa Dawn Price | $364 | $364 | 0% |
| Danny Tippett | $802 | $363 | -54.7% |
| Kathleen Krempa | $1,659 | $332 | -80% |
| Marcia Brandenburg | $494 | $276 | -44.1% |
| Fred C. Moulton | $330 | $255 | -22.7% |
| Darrell Lesage | $227 | $227 | 0% |
| Robert Eugene Hickey | $682 | $200 | -70.7% |
| Steve Sims | $148 | $198 | 33.8% |
| Dale Weatherford | $408 | $183 | -55.1% |
| Robert D. Culberson | $182 | $182 | 0% |
| Wilma June & J T Herbelin Trust | $410 | $144 | -64.9% |
| Steve Horinek | $139 | $139 | 0% |
| Gary M. Brown | $17 | $20 | 17.6% |
| Ben H. Wortham | $44 | $7 | -84.1% |
| I & S Farms, Inc. | $133 | $1 | -99.2% |
| Lee's Shiloh Farms, Inc. | $1,000,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Long Zhuang Yuan, Inc. | $206,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon L and Nial D Robbins Rev T | $849 | $0 | -100% |
| D & M Livestock, Inc. | $71,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaxma Greenhouse, Inc. | $100,609 | $0 | -100% |
| Tsunami Fisheries, Inc. | $5,244 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon Derek Fowler | $391 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J Murrhee JR | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Margie Ruth Booth | $4,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Paulk | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Dewayne D. Wright | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Corley III | $2,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie V Edde Rev Trust | $408 | $0 | -100% |
| Minakshi Patel | $1,712 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy J. Boswell | $1,844 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Fruh | $268 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,830,550 | $216,131 | -88.2% |
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