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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Jefferson County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Jefferson County received $4.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 377 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $2.7 million in 711 farm subsidies, a 62.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.1 million in 1,467 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 Jefferson County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Greg Brawner$334,908$162,495-51.5%
Tim Morrison$142,933$120,508-15.7%
Gregory T. Brawner$258,171$117,270-54.6%
Anthony L. Hammock$311,393$104,565-66.4%
Dean Ford$256,936$104,061-59.5%
Debbie Ford$233,348$98,339-57.9%
Daniel Ford$229,567$87,504-61.9%
Jacob L. Werner$176,017$74,032-57.9%
Mark Back$212,254$73,197-65.5%
Brian E. Armbrecht$165,568$71,991-56.5%
Christopher Stearns$84,670$67,080-20.8%
Jody Ford$245,826$64,935-73.6%
Terry Barker$234,266$61,963-73.6%
Robert E. Cline$119,967$57,996-51.7%
Shorts Farms, LLC$133,238$57,869-56.6%
Don Burress$127,658$51,933-59.3%
John Epperson Farms, LLC$97,429$50,318-48.4%
Brinda Back$134,964$48,853-63.8%
Gabrielle Evan Hubbard$94,643$44,286-53.2%
Jeremy Dean Law$93,540$41,146-56%
Michael Shelton$109,863$40,212-63.4%
Teresa K. Brawner$40,121$32,913-18%
Peacock Family Farms, Inc.$102,193$28,677-71.9%
Little Rest Farms$61,683$27,381-55.6%
Marcus Coles$47,375$25,400-46.4%
James D. Owens$72,279$25,361-64.9%
Matthew R. Clark$45,922$24,304-47.1%
Kevin S. Kellems$23,250$23,2500%
Delbert Dale Read$69,119$23,073-66.6%
David B. Ferguson$64,427$20,779-67.7%
David B. Ferguson$64,427$20,779-67.7%
John D. Ford$60,244$20,536-65.9%
James Wehner$69,787$20,293-70.9%
BB&H$78,748$19,435-75.3%
Steven E. Scott$26,171$17,038-34.9%
Sydney Hammock$33,009$15,818-52.1%
Darrell L. Smith$36,867$14,544-60.6%
Harlen Wehner$43,026$14,525-66.2%
Larry Ferguson$29,344$14,459-50.7%
Joe Ferguson$27,628$14,199-48.6%
Dean a Law$36,062$14,070-61%
Richard L. Imel$32,580$13,964-57.1%
Ryan C. Barnes$22,513$13,587-39.6%
Charles J. Gilles$26,512$13,150-50.4%
Michael Cline$42,944$12,820-70.1%
Leonard Wayne Konkle$26,915$12,620-53.1%
Kim D. Imel$35,884$12,553-65%
Barnes Farms, LLC$24,478$12,491-49%
Joel Breeding$48,984$11,370-76.8%
John B. Stegemoller$38,504$11,004-71.4%
David L. Jones$23,238$10,287-55.7%
Mark A. Goley$36,769$10,161-72.4%
Dan K. Hart$26,720$10,130-62.1%
John A. Rea$34,653$9,541-72.5%
William E. Cain$18,264$9,336-48.9%
Kellen Cronen$17,335$9,246-46.7%
Zachary J. Ford$25,681$9,244-64%
Kyle E. Gray$12,726$9,020-29.1%
Ronald Barker$46,155$8,701-81.1%
Travis A. Barker$31,577$8,379-73.5%
Two Longs Farm Operation, LLC$32,310$8,340-74.2%
Robert R Suggett JR Rev Trust$9,366$8,067-13.9%
Carol Dianne Bowman$16,031$8,044-49.8%
Jerry Wayne Ford$59,315$7,900-86.7%
Gene R. Green$7,436$7,4360%
Stanley Phillips$21,751$7,183-67%
Nelson R. Yager$18,408$6,978-62.1%
Dennis D. Huckelberry$16,253$6,970-57.1%
Charles David Gilles$15,873$6,778-57.3%
B. J. Yager$15,465$6,724-56.5%
Nathan Prather$27,064$6,693-75.3%
Marshland, Inc.$13,524$6,675-50.6%
Phillip M. Wolfe$15,107$6,637-56.1%
James A. Leveille$6,434$6,4340%
Scott Family Trust$42,564$6,264-85.3%
William H. Miller$14,618$6,177-57.7%
Kathryn Prochoroff-Coles$15,899$6,050-61.9%
Steve Riley$26,299$5,976-77.3%
Patrick J. Schafer$12,188$5,256-56.9%
Roger Mehl$13,514$5,211-61.4%
Cuyler D. Cain$15,168$5,043-66.8%
Andrew Ford$7,949$4,992-37.2%
Keven L. Jones$15,456$4,955-67.9%
Michael Prather$17,862$4,813-73.1%
Terry Canada$13,156$4,722-64.1%
Edward M. Taylor$21,824$4,674-78.6%
Vernon & Betty Wynn Trust$13,492$4,415-67.3%
Norbert Schafer$13,549$4,376-67.7%
Paul E. Adams$16,474$4,336-73.7%
Ryan Cash$8,829$4,285-51.5%
Kyle D. Lyon$17,992$4,263-76.3%
Phillips Farms$50,158$4,216-91.6%
Reeder Family Trust$12,886$4,209-67.3%
Ronald Geyman$17,991$4,209-76.6%
William E. Cain Jr.$10,127$4,077-59.7%
Rodney Phillips$6,921$4,061-41.3%
Larry W. Dunn$4,048$4,0480%
James T. Cline$14,199$3,942-72.2%
Shirley Gray$8,570$3,886-54.7%
Gary W. Mouser$8,735$3,856-55.9%
Jason M. Goley$12,983$3,809-70.7%
Josh Brown$6,658$3,774-43.3%
Julie C. Huff$434$3,738761.3%
David Gosman$9,346$3,732-60.1%
Ryan Wardlow$3,647$3,7272.2%
Erixana L Brooks$3,950$3,716-5.9%
George A. Jackson$8,808$3,677-58.3%
Eric Anthony Coles$9,910$3,538-64.3%
William N. Hughes$3,573$3,513-1.7%
Brad Phillips$11,550$3,221-72.1%
Doug Harrell$10,589$3,118-70.6%
Larry Ford R. Rob Jr.$7,296$3,097-57.6%
Daniel J. Monroe$8,993$3,068-65.9%
Timothy B. Gayle$10,293$3,018-70.7%
David B. Roberts$2,975$2,9750%
Douglas A. Hobbs$8,509$2,865-66.3%
Ray Scully$7,007$2,738-60.9%
Shafe Boles$15,813$2,705-82.9%
Joseph Geyman$8,423$2,657-68.5%
Carroll Kleopfer$9,592$2,629-72.6%
Alexander Paul Mehl$6,945$2,604-62.5%
Lawrence L. Wynn$8,588$2,580-70%
Lester R. Rea$18,233$2,559-86%
M and B Farm, LLC$8,622$2,542-70.5%
Brandon M. Tilley$7,609$2,474-67.5%
Vyrell D Greene Trust B$2,364$2,3640%
Wilma Greene$2,364$2,3640%
John S. Firth$8,580$2,254-73.7%
Martha L. Monk$0$2,248--
Ray Hammersley$11,400$2,240-80.4%
Larry Peacock$1,734$2,21627.8%
Kody E. Coles$8,707$2,130-75.5%
Donald L. Phillips$3,678$2,092-43.1%
Kenneth Craigmyle$4,416$2,002-54.7%
Mark Kyle Dailey$7,854$1,961-75%
Benjamin Copeland$9,028$1,948-78.4%
Ruby P Spencer Living Trust$3,463$1,926-44.4%
Tom Rea$1,897$1,8970%
Chad E. Barnes$7,114$1,892-73.4%
Stephen L. Rowlett$6,350$1,862-70.7%
Gregory E. Lamb$18,452$1,841-90%
Larry Burris$9,603$1,832-80.9%
Richard Herring$1,785$1,7850%
Daniel L. Andrew$12,764$1,774-86.1%
William Douglas Borcherding$1,734$1,694-2.3%
Steven T. Dugle$1,678$1,6780%
Mark Cash$7,864$1,604-79.6%
Myron D. Barnes$4,297$1,570-63.5%
William R. Hartman Jr.$4,303$1,567-63.6%
Hance Farm Operations, LLC$1,558$1,5580%
Kevin Hord$13,324$1,548-88.4%
Kamille Nicole Borcherding$1,151$1,53533.4%
Jeffrey Webster$1,527$1,5270%
Patrick A. Phillips$5,709$1,473-74.2%
Wendell W. Brinson$0$1,448--
Kenneth Duane Bowman$4,765$1,396-70.7%
John K. Stoltzfus$28,964$1,389-95.2%
Kegan Riley$3,024$1,358-55.1%
Paul J. Cambron$0$1,353--
Jerry Spencer$8,897$1,334-85%
Jeffrey D. Ferguson$6,544$1,327-79.7%
Charles Uebel$5,501$1,293-76.5%
Chris L. Hartman$6,366$1,287-79.8%
Glenn J. Smith$5,782$1,282-77.8%
Berger-Cox, LLC$1,960$1,282-34.6%
Mark W. Phillips$12,856$1,264-90.2%
Michael Frazier$8,212$1,237-84.9%
John Brumfield$2,616$1,190-54.5%
Dennis L. Bowyer$2,530$1,106-56.3%
Cody Buxton$4,763$1,080-77.3%
Carole E. Gallatin$2,444$1,075-56%
Robert E. Gray$3,032$1,061-65%
Alan Dirksen$3,147$1,058-66.4%
Donald R. Copeland$6,574$1,051-84%
Samuel Sloffer$2,824$1,040-63.2%
Pete Williams III$5,527$1,020-81.5%
Betty Stephan$4,182$1,004-76%
Justin P. Barker$3,293$1,000-69.6%
Jay Copeland$2,334$928-60.2%
Barbara Riley$9,672$918-90.5%
John H. Harrell$4,634$911-80.3%
Henry E. Nickell$4,114$870-78.9%
Wesley Turner$650$86733.4%
Floyd S. McCammon$866$8660%
Carlos D. May Sr.$863$8630%
Richard A. Cart$6,834$854-87.5%
Peacock Farms, Inc.$2,354$844-64.1%
Steven G. Welling$641$84231.4%
Everett J Clashman$5,079$839-83.5%
Raymond L. Arbuckle$1,100$822-25.3%
Willow Brook Farm, Inc.$1,451$812-44%
Lee Nicholson$15,261$812-94.7%
Chad Backus$2,507$807-67.8%
Robert E. Phillips$3,108$801-74.2%
Mink Farms, Inc.$3,191$800-74.9%
Dennis L. Robbins$1,240$795-35.9%
Kenneth Cary$2,911$780-73.2%
Susan L. Smith$1,637$776-52.6%
Randal G. Manaugh$4,667$756-83.8%
Derek A. Burress$1,231$750-39.1%
Joe Liles$3,476$737-78.8%
Logan K. Kleopfer$3,130$733-76.6%
Derek M. Imel$3,300$728-77.9%
Monty Stephan$4,224$719-83%
Goleys Orchard/Paul Goley$9,309$710-92.4%
Michael Oneal Jr.$4,021$704-82.5%
Gary W. Imel$1,585$684-56.8%
Rick D. Roberts$4,839$684-85.9%
Michael G. Flint$0$675--
Donald L. Kuppler$5,888$675-88.5%
Patti Montgomery$1,532$656-57.2%
Jerry Hay$4,230$634-85%
Donnellon Farms$627$6270%
Joshua R. Copeland$2,097$621-70.4%
John S. Etherton$617$6170%
Maeci G Marshall$3,640$600-83.5%
Timothy R. Auxier Jr.$944$598-36.7%
Pietrykowski Family Farms$590$5900%
David Poling$7,532$571-92.4%
Gary Shimfessel$13,221$560-95.8%
Carroll Poling$2,562$554-78.4%
John R. Hart$3,296$547-83.4%
Larry A. Risk$3,564$542-84.8%
Richard S. Risk$2,126$535-74.8%
Steven Foster$3,031$528-82.6%
Nannie B. Jones$3,245$519-84%
John O. Green$1,901$491-74.2%
James E. Elston$3,317$486-85.3%
James H. Decker$2,584$484-81.3%
Larry May$2,906$484-83.3%
Joseph Dwaine Sonnenfeld$0$477--
Julie Brown$670$468-30.1%
David R. Herring$2,679$464-82.7%
Hinds Farm, Inc.$1,716$461-73.1%
Larry Wahlman$4,714$461-90.2%
William Jobe Crick$1,956$461-76.4%
Leon W. Gray$1,540$446-71%
John E. Miller$792$446-43.7%
Robert A. Gray$1,225$443-63.8%
Kristopher Colen$1,752$426-75.7%
Ryan K. Liter$1,954$426-78.2%
Gale Liter$3,064$418-86.4%
Charmaine Owens Revocable Trust$1,108$417-62.4%
Chancey T. May$1,802$414-77%
Gene Riedel$2,736$414-84.9%
Rodney W. Backus$1,820$414-77.3%
Deborah Anne Wyant$413$4130%
Mark E. Darnold$2,502$407-83.7%
Steve Henry$1,014$401-60.5%
John Hutchinson$973$397-59.2%
Mary A. Gray$3,255$388-88.1%
Laverne H. Kelley$1,353$387-71.4%
Shawn William Wehner$1,682$372-77.9%
Dakota Lee$2,196$356-83.8%
Richard Pelsor$1,840$356-80.7%
Kenny L. Ford$1,677$352-79%
Cecil Rowlett$1,178$350-70.3%
Kenneth Wehner Jr.$2,561$350-86.3%
Linda Alcorn$1,545$346-77.6%
Robert Barker$1,600$339-78.8%
Gerald Barnes$2,494$339-86.4%
Dennis Crandell$1,497$335-77.6%
Dennis Hauff$5,704$334-94.1%
Julie Kuner$935$333-64.4%
Timothy Auxier$1,489$328-78%
James I. Scott$1,643$324-80.3%
Roger Sevier$2,529$323-87.2%
Janet Ball$1,457$321-78%
Travis C. Imel$2,769$320-88.4%
Brandon Wehner$1,487$318-78.6%
Dan Stephan$859$318-63%
Benjamin Everett Hay$2,081$312-85%
Ronald G. Hendricks$1,439$312-78.3%
Nomad Investments, LLC$0$311--
Richard W. Shadday$1,683$310-81.6%
Frank Etherton Trust$309$3090%
Marguerite Etherton Trust$309$3090%
Ethan D. Owens$1,485$308-79.3%
John E. Stiver$1,635$301-81.6%
William Walston$914$294-67.8%
Rick McClure$1,455$292-79.9%
Kyle R. Martin$1,389$290-79.1%
Robert A. Baker$283$2830%
Kenneth E. Smith Jr.$985$281-71.5%
Brad McDole$10,905$280-97.4%
Ron Copeland$1,554$280-82%
Jacob Herring$445$274-38.4%
David W Clashman Trust$504$269-46.6%
William L. Wright$1,408$268-81%
Wenda E. Feutz$1,223$267-78.2%
Doug Chatham$1,469$263-82.1%
Victor Grossman$730$262-64.1%
Christopher E. Stucker$693$260-62.5%
David C Voris Trust$258$2580%
Mary Ritchie$753$255-66.1%
Bryan D. Davis$1,150$253-78%
Brent P. Lindquist$594$247-58.4%
Linda Cox Wehner$1,180$241-79.6%
Robert C. Sommer$0$241--
Henry M. Richey$619$236-61.9%
Kenneth Scott Huttsell$935$234-75%
Jerry Yancey$1,503$232-84.6%
Rob Truesdell$935$228-75.6%
Dennis E. Hastings$674$228-66.2%
Michelle Hubbard$3,056$228-92.5%
Perry Preston$534$228-57.3%
Raymond Pennington$1,287$225-82.5%
William H. Hensler$1,078$225-79.1%
Theodore D. Wissel$1,429$216-84.9%
Ashley Wehner$857$209-75.6%
Melvin Bosaw$1,142$207-81.9%
John G. Vestal$1,675$206-87.7%
David Seaver$202$2020%
James Michael Owens$610$197-67.7%
Michael G. Lichlyter$840$194-76.9%
Peggy A. Owens$418$190-54.5%
Rainey Farms, LLC$190$1900%
Robert Peacock$188$1880%
Martha Hammons$814$183-77.5%
Brent Wehner$938$182-80.6%
Roy H. Conn$599$180-69.9%
Bradley Wehner$781$176-77.5%
Daniel P. Schafer$1,626$176-89.2%
Wm Kim Cahall$748$174-76.7%
Rodney N. Woodfill$2,032$173-91.5%
Shirley Kloepfer$385$173-55.1%
Steven L. Facemire$1,719$166-90.3%
Tammy M. Allen$1,136$157-86.2%
Kevin R. Swinney$781$156-80%
David Allen Huttsell$724$150-79.3%
Steve Lewis$1,531$146-90.5%
Donald Cash$1,131$145-87.2%
Marion C. Basso$1,516$143-90.6%
Donald J. McMahan$623$143-77%
Shane A. Applegate$660$142-78.5%
John Schafer$748$138-81.6%
Connie Liter$414$134-67.6%
Mary Ann Phillips$395$131-66.8%
Robert W. Kirkpatrick$389$131-66.3%
Margaret Voris Trust FBO Paul Voris$128$1280%
John E. McMahan$3,303$119-96.4%
Beverly Effinger$555$118-78.7%
Sonia L. Folkner$441$118-73.2%
James F. Hoffman$467$113-75.8%
Barry D. Huff$434$111-74.4%
Anthony W. Stoll$432$103-76.2%
Glen H. Sullivan$242$102-57.9%
Chad C. Pennington$0$100--
Michael L. Sommer$840$100-88.1%
James E. Stephan$732$98-86.6%
Larry H. Hammons$131$84-35.9%
Trace B. Taylor$447$83-81.4%
Derk Napier$242$75-69%
Anthony W. Schafer$363$73-79.9%
Zachary Hubbard$198$73-63.1%
John Matthew Todd$757$69-90.9%
John Zehren$132$69-47.7%
Dennis Napier$242$67-72.3%
Harold R. Yancey$106$67-36.8%
Jeffrey J. Sterk$426$65-84.7%
James E. Daily$92$57-38%
Christopher C. Taylor$484$52-89.3%
Jordan Leach$697$48-93.1%
Lloyd Christman$47$470%
Erin Marie Lawrence$191$47-75.4%
Mary C. Heitz$278$47-83.1%
Travis Marshall$672$45-93.3%
Kira N. Martin$288$38-86.8%
William R. Hart$7,638$34-99.6%
Norman Hassfurder$700$30-95.7%
Michael J. Koehler$1,862$26-98.6%
Tracy C. Naegele$475$23-95.2%
Roger Christman$301$16-94.7%
Donald E. Vick Jr.$930$12-98.7%
Melody D. Winburn$0$5--
Brent Miller$525$2-99.6%
Yvonne J. McKeever$1,207$2-99.8%
Jo Ann Jones$124$0-100%
Kenneth A. Louden$1,679$0-100%
Scott D Iceberg$79$0-100%
Jason Huff$2,515$0-100%
Rhonda Jansing$486$0-100%
Robert Carl Tobias$842$0-100%
Russell Phillips$147$0-100%
Steve Barnes$279$0-100%
Steven Peacock$6,565$0-100%
David D. Dirksen Estate$1,890$0-100%
Harold Peterson$279$0-100%
James Demaree$497$0-100%
Mary Jane Hall$2,014$0-100%
Samuel S. Read$59$0-100%
Eston Smith$94$0-100%
Patricia J. Calvert$479$0-100%
Terry D. Hay$880$0-100%
Bradley E. Dryden$2,550$0-100%
Terry C. Rowlett$173$0-100%
Carl Roger Gallatin$994$0-100%
Carol D. Bell$223$0-100%
Christopher Christian Farms, LLC$1,795$0-100%
Dale Copeland Farm, LLC$186$0-100%
David Wood$225$0-100%
Debra Werkmiester$23$0-100%
Donald J. Field$327$0-100%
Gregory E. Schneider$845$0-100%
Hazel C Mcqueen Trust$1,031$0-100%
Jacob M. Lowry$968$0-100%
Jane Hance$88$0-100%
Jason Todd Renschler$381$0-100%
Jerry D. Eaton$9,725$0-100%
John E. Buchanan$31$0-100%
John Robert Vest$524$0-100%
Judy L. Smith$499$0-100%
Kathryn G. Adams$2,009$0-100%
Keith Christman$1,540$0-100%
Lena McDole$110$0-100%
Maurice Jean Monk$2,248$0-100%
Maxine Meisberger$1,431$0-100%
Natalie D. Pelsor$420$0-100%
Rick Gray$52$0-100%
Robert F. Kraft$28,146$0-100%
Robert R. Suggett Jr.$54$0-100%
Ronald Lanham$52$0-100%
Rough Riders LP$323$0-100%
Ruby Spencer$5,910$0-100%
James S. Firth$1,542$0-100%
Shari Stites$415$0-100%
Suggett Schmidt Farms, LLC$14,607$0-100%
Tanner L. Jones$3,124$0-100%
William N. Ford Jr.$337$0-100%
Total subsidies$7,064,300$2,679,680-62.1%

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