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

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Farms throughout cities in Schuyler County received $4.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 334 farmers in cities within Schuyler County received a total of $3.1 million in 737 farm subsidies, a 59.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.7 million in 1,432 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 Schuyler County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Kenneth Dale Nell$260,507$147,379-43.4%
Lee H. Hood$282,163$93,643-66.8%
Ward Farms, Inc.$275,417$91,710-66.7%
Dusty Farms, Inc.$254,683$87,481-65.7%
GMS Farms, Inc.$161,585$87,322-46%
J R Briney & Sons, Inc.$292,215$82,194-71.9%
Corrie Farms, Inc.$179,194$72,949-59.3%
Chris Klitz$188,849$56,735-70%
Michael L Haywood Living Rev Trustee$135,304$53,725-60.3%
Jason A. Grafton$97,349$52,206-46.4%
Brent Fowler$106,873$48,389-54.7%
Ronald Downs$128,305$43,337-66.2%
Douglas Billingsley$114,591$41,863-63.5%
Kirkham Family Farms, LLC$97,252$41,399-57.4%
Derrick G. Anderson$104,224$39,439-62.2%
La Verne Talbert$40,586$39,055-3.8%
Dyche Farms, Inc.$142,398$37,047-74%
Gary Wayne Kimbro$145,618$36,779-74.7%
Gordon Lee Miller$150,994$36,297-76%
Timothy G. Kettering$88,951$35,051-60.6%
Jack Kelly$87,238$34,191-60.8%
Richard C. Teel$87,333$34,016-61.1%
Joe-Esther Revocable Trust$33,898$33,8980%
Grainger Property, Inc.$77,766$33,568-56.8%
Dawn Teel$84,692$32,824-61.2%
Charles E. Clayton$39,158$30,441-22.3%
Leroy H. McClelland$66,566$28,879-56.6%
James Michael Malcomson$55,867$28,032-49.8%
Sidney Kettering$73,487$27,448-62.6%
Corridor 67 Investments, Inc.$25,437$27,3047.3%
Sammy Bollinger$73,904$26,903-63.6%
Michael F. Murk$54,866$26,424-51.8%
Ronnie Murk$62,228$25,701-58.7%
Michael J. Mathis$44,951$25,436-43.4%
Dalton Wells$51,064$25,308-50.4%
Evan E. Harrison$45,655$24,522-46.3%
James O. Stolp$23,613$23,6130%
Danny M. Phillips$55,634$23,326-58.1%
Alan W. Acheson$61,271$23,235-62.1%
Todd Douglas Korsmeyer$101,915$23,088-77.3%
Greg Runkle Farms, Inc.$62,891$23,037-63.4%
Sugar Creek Lake, Inc.$22,764$22,7640%
Kenneth L. Collins Jr.$51,493$21,610-58%
Max Allen McClelland$70,529$21,529-69.5%
Chad J. Kelly$55,279$21,403-61.3%
Peters Springdale Farm, Inc.$45,491$21,203-53.4%
Briney A. S. Farms$39,438$21,067-46.6%
Briney Family Farms, LLLP$96,022$21,052-78.1%
Jerry L. Ewing$50,686$20,737-59.1%
Garland K. Higgins$55,304$20,466-63%
Lewis I. Bauer$49,887$20,397-59.1%
Richard Arthur King$40,610$20,138-50.4%
Blake Burton$64,249$19,275-70%
L & E Wilson Family Limited Partnership$24,773$19,234-22.4%
Danny Frank Utter$56,750$18,276-67.8%
Monty D. Wells$42,212$16,644-60.6%
Mark Wells$41,905$16,620-60.3%
Steve Quillen$57,930$16,250-71.9%
Eric L. Ewing$46,512$16,209-65.2%
Kenneth L. Wenger$24,139$15,709-34.9%
Tristan J Dupoy$33,640$15,699-53.3%
Susan K Esther Rev Trust$15,315$15,3150%
Kevin D Shelts$27,317$15,257-44.1%
Ronald Busby Living Trust$52,720$15,070-71.4%
Triple M Farms, Inc.$18,824$14,876-21%
George E. Payne$52,069$14,701-71.8%
Earl James Kelly$31,856$14,642-54%
Margaret Terry$26,011$14,420-44.6%
Gene T. Cunningham$35,195$14,241-59.5%
Frances E. Briney$67,231$14,007-79.2%
Homer S. Briney$67,231$14,007-79.2%
Betty Sargent$13,897$13,8970%
Michael Leigh Kessler$46,065$13,808-70%
Kevin A. Grafton$41,084$13,518-67.1%
Dean Allen Ross$35,479$13,439-62.1%
Haywood Brothers$42,839$12,840-70%
Land Lease, LLC$0$12,476--
Lucas Utter$36,196$12,280-66.1%
Burton Farms, Inc.$6,020$12,220103%
Gary Morrell$33,384$11,573-65.3%
James David Haywood$25,000$11,529-53.9%
Nicholas J. Billingsley$32,076$11,359-64.6%
Charles Dupoy$16,923$11,317-33.1%
Kent Dean$35,186$10,973-68.8%
Marvin E. Phillips$44,277$10,955-75.3%
Runkle Fertilizer Service, Inc.$23,353$10,622-54.5%
George Wilson Pollock$23,854$10,560-55.7%
Barbara J Runkle Living Trust$23,103$10,258-55.6%
Clifford E Bottens Living Trust$0$10,174--
Keaton Dyche$27,065$10,036-62.9%
Cheryl A. Shanks$10,523$9,097-13.6%
Derek R. King$17,140$9,002-47.5%
Lyle R. Sargent$33,633$8,785-73.9%
Gary L. Wenger$13,128$8,751-33.3%
Joyce Potts$9,191$8,644-6%
Janet M. Epp$6,943$8,58223.6%
Carson D Klitz Klitz Revocable Trust$28,196$8,467-70%
Kenneth L. Schneider$39,671$8,364-78.9%
Tribbey Enterprises, Inc.$18,929$7,994-57.8%
John Talbert$7,787$7,8901.3%
Jared Beghtol Prather$13,833$7,342-46.9%
Larry Alan Egbert$0$7,298--
David L. Schneider$6,611$6,9985.9%
Phyllis Wenger$6,957$6,9570%
Carol a Klitz Dynasty Trust$19,392$6,934-64.2%
Matthew L. Ewing$18,543$6,850-63.1%
Marty R. Jamison$11,200$6,827-39%
Rick A. Bartlett$20,862$6,807-67.4%
Marianne Edlin$8,978$6,697-25.4%
Eugene a Boerding$6,660$6,6600%
John Maurice Ross$15,735$6,648-57.8%
Kenneth L. Vogler$14,325$6,612-53.8%
Todd Boyd$10,890$6,491-40.4%
Tom A. Henninger$10,890$6,491-40.4%
Kenneth L Collins Landtrust$18,469$6,412-65.3%
Ryan Clayton$10,147$6,384-37.1%
Busby MRTL Trust$8,688$6,353-26.9%
Corey M. Ingles$9,850$6,348-35.6%
Larry J. Phillips$9,214$6,164-33.1%
Kevin Stambaugh$8,742$6,131-29.9%
Carol a Klitz Revocable Trust$18,018$6,116-66.1%
Eldon G. Vaughn$0$6,104--
Janet Bond$5,721$5,9634.2%
James Eugene Bowers$18,711$5,936-68.3%
Daniel D. Shaw$7,746$5,867-24.3%
Robert Burnside$5,687$5,6870%
Leilani Smith$3,635$5,52552%
Jami M. Kelly$15,075$5,457-63.8%
Jerry A. Jones$6,883$5,452-20.8%
E D Double P, Inc.$27,444$5,396-80.3%
Alberta A. Billingsley$15,581$5,198-66.6%
Ronald Vaughn$5,154$5,1540%
Rick Mathewson$5,358$5,110-4.6%
John R. Ross$16,990$4,942-70.9%
Leland E Block Trust$10,915$4,893-55.2%
Jeffrey L. Jones$4,886$4,8860%
Benjamin J. Busby$17,744$4,702-73.5%
Georgia Ann Gordon$5,007$4,701-6.1%
Thomas H. Munson$4,636$4,6360%
Busby Credit-Shelter$6,242$4,406-29.4%
Sullivan Farms, Inc.$12,610$4,364-65.4%
John Paul Stambaugh$4,757$4,303-9.5%
Nedra K. Bollinger$8,569$4,266-50.2%
Barry Settles$10,891$4,092-62.4%
Rachel G Jamison-Clyde Jamison and Rachel Trust$3,232$4,06225.7%
Carol L. Walker$3,969$3,9690%
D P Briney Land Trust$4,622$3,938-14.8%
Samuel P. Benninghoff$3,519$3,8349%
Kevin J. Huston$3,787$3,8261%
Chad A. Welker$3,693$3,6930%
Terri D. Houser$3,719$3,558-4.3%
Judy Quillen$15,036$3,554-76.4%
Christopher Phillips$6,939$3,502-49.5%
Mary Louise Ingles$18,664$3,471-81.4%
Jerry Ward$3,803$3,314-12.9%
Andrew W. Clayton$6,123$3,228-47.3%
Steve Terry$4,777$3,221-32.6%
Joseph D. Prather$3,682$3,061-16.9%
Patty S. Prather$3,682$3,061-16.9%
Keith E. Thomas$13,774$3,008-78.2%
Roger L. Vincent$2,005$2,99949.6%
Debra Tomlinson Trust$2,759$2,9908.4%
Jamison Farms$8,704$2,930-66.3%
Teddy D. Fowler$2,471$2,88416.7%
Elsie J. Gobel$5,704$2,852-50%
Harold E. Edlin$2,822$2,8220%
Randall J. Trone$6,906$2,659-61.5%
Ronald W. Trone$8,344$2,619-68.6%
Alex Booth$4,286$2,617-38.9%
Jimmy R. Cale$2,574$2,5740%
Sheila Belle Burton$4,526$2,572-43.2%
Linda Stambaugh$4,014$2,520-37.2%
Jeffrey Todd Burton$2,496$2,4960%
Richard W. Bollinger$2,496$2,4960%
Virgil Jones Irrevocable Trust$8,184$2,494-69.5%
Harold Junior Forman$10,144$2,467-75.7%
Harold Ward$2,477$2,358-4.8%
Susan Bollinger$8,668$2,305-73.4%
Milton P. Briney$7,007$2,162-69.1%
Shiloh of Woodstock, LLC$2,058$2,0580%
Delbert L. Ward$21,831$2,048-90.6%
Ryan Corrie$4,590$2,028-55.8%
Susan C. Weishaar$2,020$2,0200%
Nancy Jorgesen$8,724$2,010-77%
Judith A. Caputo$1,989$1,9890%
William Hamlin$1,950$1,9500%
Wade Pollitt$7,986$1,934-75.8%
Lloyd Kotter$3,997$1,924-51.9%
Busby Chainlink Grantor Trustee$34,526$1,897-94.5%
Edward J. Harte Jr.$1,873$1,8730%
Dale Detrick$5,332$1,852-65.3%
Andrew J. Goodrich$9,381$1,810-80.7%
Tracey Korsmeyer$4,635$1,796-61.3%
Martha Jane Curry$2,549$1,776-30.3%
Barbara J. Sayers$6,266$1,764-71.8%
Jeffrey A. Baker$6,305$1,738-72.4%
Frank E. Werner$1,694$1,6940%
Cheryl Baker Living Trust$4,309$1,685-60.9%
Linda Demaree$5,668$1,666-70.6%
Mildred M. Beans$3,348$1,661-50.4%
Allen Farms$3,535$1,636-53.7%
Adam R. Bauer$5,015$1,599-68.1%
Patty S. Davis$522$1,585203.6%
Donald W. Hammack Jr.$1,577$1,5770%
Kevin E. Wort$1,569$1,5690%
Betty Jean Curl$5,735$1,568-72.7%
Calvin Phillips$189$1,554722.2%
Stuart T. Korsmeyer$6,572$1,546-76.5%
Sarah N. Stambaugh$2,973$1,545-48%
Kenneth N. Walters$5,962$1,529-74.4%
Robert A. Lambert$3,755$1,529-59.3%
John C. Slaton$3,077$1,512-50.9%
Gareld Ruth$404$1,487268.1%
John R Boyd Trust$5,711$1,463-74.4%
Terry E. Phillips$2,245$1,449-35.5%
Betty Knous$1,432$1,4320%
Kenneth J. Tegtmeyer$1,420$1,4200%
Jim Crum$4,805$1,380-71.3%
Elizabeth S. Woodside$4,975$1,378-72.3%
Lorraine Thurman$1,026$1,29826.5%
Wayne Lipcamon$4,138$1,298-68.6%
Kerry Joe Ingles$3,963$1,296-67.3%
Brenda Shelts$0$1,295--
Jean Brown$5,595$1,286-77%
Fetch Farm Trust$2,670$1,273-52.3%
Scott Busby$5,125$1,253-75.6%
Linda Herche$5,342$1,215-77.3%
Luke Jones$6,354$1,210-81%
Alva Fred Bollinger$3,604$1,204-66.6%
Tim J. Luthy$2,292$1,160-49.4%
Rick Boyd$1,153$1,1530%
Carol Diane Stevens$1,128$1,1280%
Alan Thomas$4,757$1,106-76.8%
Tony N. Miller$5,848$1,070-81.7%
Vicki J. Harrison$1,068$1,0680%
Keatra Smith$1,065$1,0650%
Tim S. Phillips$794$1,03630.5%
Morris Arthur McClelland$669$1,01451.6%
Benny Cain$5,946$980-83.5%
Carey L Boehm-Corrie$3,534$972-72.5%
Neal K. Stambaugh$1,233$969-21.4%
Christopher Eugene Billingsley$822$94715.2%
Jeffrey E. Behymer$3,217$938-70.8%
Bill O. Boyd$4,858$916-81.1%
Gary Miller$8,170$900-89%
Paul Miller$7,968$900-88.7%
Virginia Clayton Trust$2,117$896-57.7%
Beatrice Artis$905$891-1.5%
Travis D. Stambaugh$1,437$886-38.3%
Donald Robertson$3,813$867-77.3%
Jakob B. Wilson$5,246$862-83.6%
Marcia A. Gragg$2,879$854-70.3%
David V. Woodside$0$847--
Donald Young - YOU Trust$0$826--
Todd Ward$5,792$813-86%
Chris Rittenhouse$2,415$793-67.2%
Bernard Marvel$2,034$772-62%
John H. Payton Sr.$766$7660%
Susan Payton$766$7660%
Philip Forman$5,027$756-85%
David Blickenstaff$3,110$748-75.9%
Rob Bartlett$419$70167.3%
Riley Bollinger$547$68324.9%
Robert Bottorff$1,918$682-64.4%
Steven E Bottorff Trust$1,728$681-60.6%
Ace Trone$2,192$679-69%
Ken Korsmeyer$3,681$679-81.6%
David Sayers$3,549$668-81.2%
Catherine Edmiston Family Trust$1,725$624-63.8%
Schuyler County Fair, Inc.$1,875$622-66.8%
Jeff Langner$1,428$599-58.1%
Kent Barnes Higgins$2,266$585-74.2%
Phyllis Pilger$579$5790%
Fred L. Elmore$1,373$554-59.7%
Donovan L. Boehm$1,349$549-59.3%
Patricia J. Clayton$549$5490%
Phyllis Ross Prentice$1,703$528-69%
Stephen E. Trone$1,463$527-64%
Galen D. Smith$4,692$527-88.8%
Peggy Southerland$1,864$466-75%
Betty A. Roberts$1,747$451-74.2%
Joseph Forsythe$447$4470%
Mike Paisley$435$4350%
Richard L. Sours$1,434$424-70.4%
Michael Strode$0$419--
Carol Dodds$1,155$377-67.4%
Barbara J. Botts$374$3740%
Christie Cox$1,298$359-72.3%
Sandra D. Stower$355$3550%
James D. Greene$682$353-48.2%
James N. Moore$713$339-52.5%
Linda Crum$1,365$338-75.2%
Shirley Morgan Test Tr$110$330200%
Donna Butler$0$304--
Kenneth Wilson$1,139$302-73.5%
Laverne Maxwell$1,039$296-71.5%
Adam S. Henninger$818$271-66.9%
Chris D. Trone$791$257-67.5%
Derick Parish$247$2470%
Derrek Wayne Williams$0$238--
Jay Henninger$685$216-68.5%
Charles Edmiston$978$200-79.6%
Larry Lenover Sr.$466$196-57.9%
Michael Fretueg$779$191-75.5%
Johnie L. Vincent$543$177-67.4%
Kevin Kliffmiller$274$171-37.6%
Sylvia S. Decroix$895$166-81.5%
Grant Wood$0$165--
Bader Farms, Inc.$5,238$162-96.9%
J. L. Haywood$514$153-70.2%
Bruce Wilson$491$139-71.7%
Redshaw Enterprises$134$1340%
George V. Runkle$840$130-84.5%
Mark V. McCombs$388$128-67%
Thomas L. Farris$188$126-33%
Daniel R. Cox$279$119-57.3%
James Kerr$629$117-81.4%
Bethany Cemetery$379$115-69.7%
Joe Alan Henninger$177$108-39%
Gale Artis$102$80-21.6%
Kenneth A. Corbin$221$80-63.8%
Trust 140-425$368$68-81.5%
Carl Woodside$1,065$59-94.5%
Bruce Rhoades$99$52-47.5%
Alan Williams$37$4932.4%
Norma L. Lane$0$40--
Cheryl D. Howard$182$39-78.6%
John Goddard$504$38-92.5%
Catherine J. Teel$632$20-96.8%
Richard Wright$282$19-93.3%
Jeff C. Kimberlin$168$18-89.3%
Rodney Brockley$18,642$15-99.9%
Roger E. Baker$0$12--
Rodney J. Cain$416$2-99.5%
Carol Ann Marvel$3,262$0-100%
John E. Hunter$351$0-100%
Judith A. Smart$83$0-100%
Marc Briney$1,609$0-100%
Marlin F. White$2,428$0-100%
Lloyd Hale$212$0-100%
Roy C. Morrell$2,335$0-100%
Shirley Bassham$326$0-100%
Ariel Zabala$52$0-100%
Ashlee L. Mourning$569$0-100%
Barb Kerr$241$0-100%
Brent Clayton$2,149$0-100%
Charles D. Cunningham$4,454$0-100%
Clifford Bottens$10,176$0-100%
Dale Wenger$54$0-100%
Danny Haywood$139$0-100%
Darlene M. Shaw$86$0-100%
David Grate$641$0-100%
David Kimble Funk$2,787$0-100%
Diane E. Edwards$375$0-100%
Donald Phillips-Declaration of Trust$18,670$0-100%
Drew Cox$330$0-100%
Gene Grafton$142$0-100%
Gerald L. Curry$1,871$0-100%
Gregg a Roegge RSB/Trust 331-001$500$0-100%
Gregory L. Gurski$708$0-100%
Harold Edgar Malott Estate$5,260$0-100%
James Paul Mourning$569$0-100%
John Mccreery Residuary Irrevocable Trust$880$0-100%
Keith Vaughn$978$0-100%
Kevin Price$1,230$0-100%
L Eloise Snyder Rev Living Trustee$384$0-100%
Larry E. Grate$641$0-100%
Larry E. Wilson$533$0-100%
Lita L. Hampton$100$0-100%
Marilyn M. Taylor$461$0-100%
Mark Prather$12,758$0-100%
Marty M. Barsi$558$0-100%
Mary Lou Phillips Estate$1,472$0-100%
Melissa S. Mourning$569$0-100%
Michael R. Sommer$981$0-100%
Patricia a Boyd IRRV Trustee$307$0-100%
Phillip Brown$1,397$0-100%
Rex Prather$372$0-100%
Richard Allen Prather$197$0-100%
Rick L. Haywood$139$0-100%
Ronald B. Bartlett$152$0-100%
Rose M Busby Trust$4,996$0-100%
Sharon a Trinkle Trust$943$0-100%
Sylvia Herr$2,862$0-100%
Total subsidies$7,748,753$3,142,224-59.4%

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