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In 2021, 308 farmers in cities within Scott County received a total of $3 million in 602 farm subsidies, a 63.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.2 million in 1,169 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Coon Run Farms, Inc. | $212,746 | $91,228 | -57.1% |
Michael R. Dahman | $185,900 | $73,177 | -60.6% |
Coon Farms, Inc. | $221,812 | $61,828 | -72.1% |
Marvin Mark Bicknell | $102,627 | $61,281 | -40.3% |
Bruce Dahman | $215,033 | $59,288 | -72.4% |
Dean R. Hubbert | $136,331 | $55,460 | -59.3% |
James Andrew Brown | $177,776 | $52,932 | -70.2% |
D & R Brown Farms | $51,579 | $52,523 | 1.8% |
Matthew J. Dahman | $187,892 | $52,096 | -72.3% |
Bangert Farms, LLC | $91,846 | $51,726 | -43.7% |
Bradley K. Brown | $140,911 | $51,278 | -63.6% |
Andrew M. Dahman | $174,834 | $49,911 | -71.5% |
Hubbert Fam Part 1, Ltd. | $49,603 | $49,603 | 0% |
Jeffrey & Roger Hurrelbrink Joint Venture | $200,287 | $48,875 | -75.6% |
James Wendell Freeman Jr. | $136,102 | $47,214 | -65.3% |
Freeman Farms, Ltd. | $168,090 | $44,562 | -73.5% |
Corey A. Brown | $199,228 | $43,500 | -78.2% |
Teresa Westermeyer | $43,302 | $43,302 | 0% |
Timothy A. Brown | $71,528 | $40,354 | -43.6% |
Robert Charles Brown | $131,022 | $39,108 | -70.2% |
Matthew Paul Rueter | $65,122 | $37,782 | -42% |
L & a Livestock, Inc. | $43,932 | $36,368 | -17.2% |
Eric P. Brown | $119,064 | $35,366 | -70.3% |
Ricky L. Barnett | $70,443 | $33,019 | -53.1% |
Larry Harbison | $88,418 | $32,763 | -62.9% |
Jackson Lashmett | $92,073 | $32,276 | -64.9% |
Wilson Seedtime and Harvest, LLC | $125,764 | $29,881 | -76.2% |
Dewey Fearneyhough | $114,399 | $29,534 | -74.2% |
Donald R. Ehlert | $56,989 | $27,966 | -50.9% |
Kenetta Gregory - Kenetta Gregory Trust No 2014 | $41,290 | $27,760 | -32.8% |
Steve Montgomery | $27,513 | $27,513 | 0% |
Robert D. Sellars | $60,594 | $26,794 | -55.8% |
Robert T. Sellars | $74,157 | $26,516 | -64.2% |
Mark a Vortman | $97,507 | $26,172 | -73.2% |
Andrew James Sellars | $59,261 | $25,088 | -57.7% |
Jeffrey S. Haney | $80,569 | $24,893 | -69.1% |
Matthew J. Bangert | $25,523 | $24,678 | -3.3% |
Allan Fearneyhough | $96,106 | $24,476 | -74.5% |
J. D. Fearneyhough | $95,156 | $24,029 | -74.7% |
Peak Family, LLC | $22,680 | $22,860 | 0.8% |
James Peak Farms, Inc. | $114,082 | $22,565 | -80.2% |
Pat Peak Farms, Inc. | $113,628 | $22,565 | -80.1% |
Perry Peak Farms, Inc. | $113,628 | $22,565 | -80.1% |
Peter Peak Farms, Inc. | $113,634 | $22,565 | -80.1% |
Craig J. Lashmett | $51,030 | $21,437 | -58% |
Jeff Six | $31,844 | $21,411 | -32.8% |
Hunter Sauer | $64,431 | $19,073 | -70.4% |
Terry Whewell | $82,938 | $19,009 | -77.1% |
Donald Fearneyhough | $46,250 | $18,867 | -59.2% |
Alan M. Merriman | $40,756 | $18,189 | -55.4% |
Robert J. Fearneyhough | $65,445 | $17,735 | -72.9% |
Sheila R. Brown | $27,085 | $17,519 | -35.3% |
William D. Ballard | $48,417 | $17,379 | -64.1% |
Scott E. Brown | $64,833 | $17,340 | -73.3% |
Kenneth Boester | $52,829 | $17,231 | -67.4% |
Janet S. Brown | $27,646 | $16,727 | -39.5% |
James C. Grubb | $39,861 | $16,561 | -58.5% |
Dwight A. Ala | $17,837 | $16,523 | -7.4% |
Aaron D. Gregory | $43,048 | $16,137 | -62.5% |
Alan Boehs | $48,614 | $15,960 | -67.2% |
Big Swan Farms, Inc. | $60,823 | $15,800 | -74% |
Henry E. Likes Jr. | $43,683 | $15,075 | -65.5% |
Leslie P. Stice | $20,245 | $14,647 | -27.7% |
Studio 102, LLC | $14,541 | $14,541 | 0% |
Donald Westermeyer | $15,314 | $14,329 | -6.4% |
Ronnie A. Weder | $50,689 | $14,240 | -71.9% |
Matt Lashmett | $53,892 | $14,193 | -73.7% |
Eddie M. Young | $14,064 | $14,064 | 0% |
Sharlene R. Smith | $21,747 | $13,880 | -36.2% |
James Dean Merriman | $49,724 | $13,751 | -72.3% |
Tim Mason | $55,780 | $13,554 | -75.7% |
Marc Mueller | $13,006 | $13,006 | 0% |
Albert Hoots | $24,316 | $13,004 | -46.5% |
James D. Mathews | $54,344 | $12,809 | -76.4% |
James Jeffrey Spencer | $42,949 | $12,562 | -70.8% |
Randall A. Dolen | $32,844 | $12,374 | -62.3% |
Lonnie Little | $45,808 | $12,339 | -73.1% |
Mark a Haney Revocable Trust 1995 | $36,014 | $12,285 | -65.9% |
Rodney Little | $47,498 | $11,932 | -74.9% |
Kevin E. Brown | $27,220 | $11,880 | -56.4% |
Dennis R. Moore | $47,434 | $11,617 | -75.5% |
Marilyn F. Dolen | $29,718 | $11,221 | -62.2% |
Wayne H. Brown | $19,274 | $11,135 | -42.2% |
Jeffrey T. Moore | $37,934 | $10,643 | -71.9% |
Edward J. Clark | $39,804 | $10,562 | -73.5% |
Stephen A. Moore | $36,555 | $10,384 | -71.6% |
Irene D Edmund Trust 2 | $46,933 | $10,250 | -78.2% |
Christopher Roy Nobis | $22,473 | $10,126 | -54.9% |
Janson Cole Nesbo | $17,344 | $9,830 | -43.3% |
Peak Brothers Family Farms, Inc. | $31,365 | $9,605 | -69.4% |
Kyle D. Mathews | $30,332 | $9,589 | -68.4% |
Mark Ryan | $34,876 | $9,504 | -72.7% |
Robert A. Brown | $38,127 | $9,472 | -75.2% |
John Lovekamp | $28,422 | $9,136 | -67.9% |
Clifford R. Hoots | $28,807 | $9,017 | -68.7% |
Franklin Grubb | $29,289 | $8,927 | -69.5% |
John M. Jones | $35,282 | $8,487 | -75.9% |
Larry Lashmett | $37,138 | $8,316 | -77.6% |
Spencer Family Limited Partnership | $23,965 | $8,174 | -65.9% |
Larry Engelbrecht | $8,227 | $7,993 | -2.8% |
Bradley J. Baird | $26,608 | $7,856 | -70.5% |
Frances O. Brown | $7,811 | $7,811 | 0% |
Jeremy Mark Stice | $2,621 | $7,765 | 196.3% |
Mark Stice | $4,214 | $7,765 | 84.3% |
Danny R Moore and Tara Sue Moore Joint Tenancy Trustee | $33,007 | $7,656 | -76.8% |
Glenn Nesbo | $31,165 | $7,656 | -75.4% |
Joseph F Wilson Revocable Trust | $7,635 | $7,635 | 0% |
Dianne L. Barnett | $7,500 | $7,500 | 0% |
Tim A. Rahe | $32,998 | $7,493 | -77.3% |
David L. Evans | $26,800 | $7,368 | -72.5% |
Charles Laine Comerford | $20,529 | $7,048 | -65.7% |
Roger Fletcher | $22,697 | $7,015 | -69.1% |
Benjamin C. Coon | $30,077 | $6,980 | -76.8% |
A Dean Merriman 1994 Irrevocable Trust | $17,142 | $6,852 | -60% |
J Lyndal White | $18,640 | $6,352 | -65.9% |
Terry Coonrod | $6,251 | $6,251 | 0% |
Sapp Brothers | $6,137 | $6,136 | -0% |
Matthew J. Clayton | $7,735 | $6,096 | -21.2% |
Joel M. Freeman | $24,699 | $6,072 | -75.4% |
Patrick J. Ruyle | $0 | $6,009 | -- |
Janis Dappert | $6,000 | $6,000 | 0% |
James A. Garner | $5,534 | $5,960 | 7.7% |
Rodger Carmean | $5,916 | $5,916 | 0% |
John W. Brown | $9,649 | $5,567 | -42.3% |
Wanda J. Brown | $9,649 | $5,567 | -42.3% |
Vera Meier | $5,483 | $5,483 | 0% |
James Hart | $6,665 | $4,999 | -25% |
Donald L. Crater | $3,256 | $4,910 | 50.8% |
John L Sherwin Testamentary Trust | $8,043 | $4,771 | -40.7% |
William Andras Jr. | $22,502 | $4,735 | -79% |
Apple Pie Ridge, LLC | $5,578 | $4,690 | -15.9% |
Steven W. Andras | $22,343 | $4,665 | -79.1% |
William a Jacquot Revocable Trust | $12,734 | $4,637 | -63.6% |
Richard T. Scott | $16,964 | $4,592 | -72.9% |
Klein Farms, LLP | $10,560 | $4,340 | -58.9% |
Henry E. Likes Sr. | $14,892 | $4,321 | -71% |
Coultas & Ehlert Farms, LLC | $7,079 | $4,300 | -39.3% |
Tina M. Brown | $12,310 | $4,264 | -65.4% |
Alexander Kael Brown | $12,848 | $4,137 | -67.8% |
Wedj Partnership | $11,375 | $4,109 | -63.9% |
C William Robinson Living Trustee | $10,534 | $4,086 | -61.2% |
Shifting Gears, LLC | $0 | $4,036 | -- |
Donald W. Hoots | $4,596 | $4,016 | -12.6% |
Cecil McCollum | $3,909 | $3,909 | 0% |
Kenneth E Rahe Trust No 2008 | $12,039 | $3,894 | -67.7% |
Karen K. Barfield | $0 | $3,872 | -- |
Ruth E Powell - Ruth E Powell Trust No 2016 | $21,564 | $3,863 | -82.1% |
John B. Hoots | $3,989 | $3,821 | -4.2% |
Oscar Robert Freesen III Revocabel Trust No 2009 | $7,055 | $3,819 | -45.9% |
CDR Incorporated | $0 | $3,688 | -- |
Barbara Ruth Moore | $11,895 | $3,631 | -69.5% |
Freeman Land, Inc. | $6,033 | $3,607 | -40.2% |
Geraldine C Mcguire Trust No 4-08 - Irrevocable | $3,460 | $3,460 | 0% |
Robert Ed Frost | $7,365 | $3,446 | -53.2% |
Houston Land Trust | $9,966 | $3,437 | -65.5% |
Paul Rueter | $11,945 | $3,423 | -71.3% |
Charles D Powell - Charles D Powell Trust No 2016 | $18,748 | $3,333 | -82.2% |
Brad Kilver | $3,191 | $3,191 | 0% |
Kurt E. Rahe | $12,190 | $3,173 | -74% |
Clark C. Buhlig | $9,302 | $3,166 | -66% |
Adam J. Little | $10,102 | $3,145 | -68.9% |
Aaron L. Kauffman | $3,138 | $3,138 | 0% |
Clinton Hoots | $10,544 | $3,122 | -70.4% |
Darren Hoots | $10,544 | $3,122 | -70.4% |
Janet K Nesbo GST Separate Trust | $5,692 | $3,080 | -45.9% |
JWF Farms, LLC | $11,340 | $3,069 | -72.9% |
Mark E. Martin | $0 | $3,050 | -- |
Robert Boester | $8,895 | $3,040 | -65.8% |
Marty Davidson | $11,653 | $2,871 | -75.4% |
Mary Jane Coultas | $3,110 | $2,852 | -8.3% |
Clint E. Fox | $7,335 | $2,798 | -61.9% |
Michael L. Rebbe | $2,974 | $2,748 | -7.6% |
Keith B Prunty Farm Trust | $7,703 | $2,680 | -65.2% |
Barnett Irrevocable Trust 2008 | $5,735 | $2,646 | -53.9% |
Albert W Weder, JR and Wilma R Weder Irrevocable Joint Trust | $8,616 | $2,634 | -69.4% |
Charles Miller Farms, Inc. | $3,204 | $2,628 | -18% |
Vermalee Carlton | $5,749 | $2,627 | -54.3% |
Chris Parker | $9,904 | $2,606 | -73.7% |
Ryan Matthew Lashmett | $8,369 | $2,594 | -69% |
Delores Marie Hoots | $6,680 | $2,583 | -61.3% |
Charlice Ann Summers | $4,034 | $2,582 | -36% |
James T. Grady | $6,937 | $2,568 | -63% |
Reba L. Witwer | $2,564 | $2,564 | 0% |
Steve A. Little | $2,499 | $2,499 | 0% |
Wilbur D. Mathews | $9,021 | $2,465 | -72.7% |
William R. Lawson | $11,211 | $2,426 | -78.4% |
James Merriman | $7,341 | $2,424 | -67% |
Tyler Six | $6,257 | $2,389 | -61.8% |
Cole Parker | $8,327 | $2,379 | -71.4% |
Lovekamp Family Limited Partnership | $6,402 | $2,344 | -63.4% |
David Cherry | $3,758 | $2,252 | -40.1% |
Jackie C. Cox Sr. | $11,181 | $2,220 | -80.1% |
Guy Hoots | $5,209 | $2,194 | -57.9% |
Alex Rueter | $6,613 | $2,194 | -66.8% |
Jeremy Boester | $6,729 | $2,193 | -67.4% |
Andrew Dahman Farms, Inc. | $3,303 | $2,146 | -35% |
Steve Bigelow | $2,077 | $2,125 | 2.3% |
Scott H. Mueller | $874 | $2,113 | 141.8% |
James W Dolen 2009 Irrevocable Trust | $5,705 | $2,102 | -63.2% |
Rex McIntire | $9,430 | $2,086 | -77.9% |
Patricia Ann Robinson Revocable Living Trust | $6,590 | $2,043 | -69% |
Austin Boehs | $8,848 | $2,012 | -77.3% |
Catholic Church of St. Mark | $6,999 | $2,011 | -71.3% |
Consolidated Grain & Barge Company-Aurora in &WH | $0 | $2,000 | -- |
Steve Grubb | $11,597 | $1,973 | -83% |
John G. Heaton | $1,900 | $1,900 | 0% |
Jackie C. Cox Jr. | $5,551 | $1,812 | -67.4% |
Dolores Cannon | $1,444 | $1,787 | 23.8% |
Michael Sielschott | $251 | $1,754 | 598.8% |
Thomas W. Hoots | $2,663 | $1,617 | -39.3% |
Don Hubbert | $3,561 | $1,608 | -54.8% |
Dwight E. Krieg | $1,608 | $1,608 | 0% |
Tyler Moore | $4,866 | $1,566 | -67.8% |
Alan D. Gregory | $1,475 | $1,561 | 5.8% |
Tom Steelman | $3,884 | $1,556 | -59.9% |
Marian F Worrell Trust | $3,027 | $1,470 | -51.4% |
Rex D Worrell Trust | $3,027 | $1,470 | -51.4% |
Bonita K. Schone | $3,177 | $1,444 | -54.5% |
Peak Brothers Land, LLC | $1,432 | $1,432 | 0% |
Danny R. Hatcher | $2,470 | $1,418 | -42.6% |
Mary Beth Buhlig | $4,510 | $1,382 | -69.4% |
James Aaron Merriman | $5,185 | $1,378 | -73.4% |
Wilma F Webb Revocable December 2002 Trust | $1,376 | $1,376 | 0% |
Sam C. Ford | $1,015 | $1,353 | 33.3% |
Denton Coonrod | $1,283 | $1,283 | 0% |
Raymond Joseph Graves | $2,644 | $1,255 | -52.5% |
Clayton Farms Partnership | $4,637 | $1,240 | -73.3% |
Donald G. Savage | $3,208 | $1,201 | -62.6% |
Terry R. Degroot | $1,196 | $1,196 | 0% |
Ronald K. Coultas | $8,755 | $1,135 | -87% |
Michelle Kirbach | $4,714 | $1,092 | -76.8% |
William A. Jacquot | $2,610 | $1,068 | -59.1% |
Terrell D. Fryman | $2,194 | $1,067 | -51.4% |
William Eddinger | $3,888 | $1,024 | -73.7% |
Barbara L. Coultas | $3,207 | $980 | -69.4% |
Gene Meier | $1,070 | $969 | -9.4% |
Lance K. Steckel | $4,889 | $937 | -80.8% |
Jonathan S. Stocker | $864 | $902 | 4.4% |
Andy Kaufmann | $673 | $897 | 33.3% |
Brenda S. Mayhue | $2,173 | $876 | -59.7% |
James Rodney Dolen | $2,145 | $869 | -59.5% |
Mary Anne Bailey | $2,244 | $851 | -62.1% |
Larry G Nortrup Trust No 2014 | $844 | $844 | 0% |
Patrick C. Peak | $7,788 | $810 | -89.6% |
Rosalie King Fiedler | $427 | $788 | 84.5% |
Darrell Moore | $3,504 | $781 | -77.7% |
Jack Lawless | $505 | $778 | 54.1% |
Charles R. Frost | $1,820 | $772 | -57.6% |
Claudine Marie Nobis | $764 | $764 | 0% |
Zachary Andrew Dahman | $1,549 | $732 | -52.7% |
Richard Brian McKinney | $3,190 | $727 | -77.2% |
Anthony E. Cox | $539 | $718 | 33.2% |
Deborah H. Bicknell | $2,098 | $708 | -66.3% |
Jerry Lovekamp | $2,418 | $678 | -72% |
Chas E. Pine | $1,625 | $674 | -58.5% |
Rita Williams | $1,164 | $668 | -42.6% |
Bernard W. Lawless | $4,923 | $664 | -86.5% |
Tom Eddinger | $2,750 | $637 | -76.8% |
MacKenzie Brown - M. Gieseke | $1,426 | $630 | -55.8% |
Ryan Gieseke | $1,426 | $630 | -55.8% |
Claudine Fearneyhough | $1,437 | $622 | -56.7% |
Mike Williams | $1,646 | $612 | -62.8% |
Lois E. Spencer | $2,442 | $590 | -75.8% |
James L. Bailey | $1,550 | $588 | -62.1% |
Derek M. Chapman | $3,859 | $585 | -84.8% |
Gary Harbison | $574 | $574 | 0% |
Whicker Family Rev Trust | $1,505 | $562 | -62.7% |
Roger R. Barnett | $1,387 | $559 | -59.7% |
Patricia Frost | $1,211 | $477 | -60.6% |
Dean H. Hester | $2,330 | $457 | -80.4% |
Sharon J. Wallis | $1,170 | $429 | -63.3% |
Tom Welch | $885 | $426 | -51.9% |
Glenn S. Williams | $1,229 | $399 | -67.5% |
Rhonda Dolen Y. Hooker | $979 | $374 | -61.8% |
Linda L. Mueller | $563 | $359 | -36.2% |
Michael A. Cherry | $598 | $357 | -40.3% |
James Cox | $1,441 | $343 | -76.2% |
Day Family Farms, Inc. | $897 | $341 | -62% |
Nathan Peak | $3,274 | $339 | -89.6% |
Mandy Jo Hatchel | $0 | $338 | -- |
Justin Wahl | $1,819 | $335 | -81.6% |
Chaney Parker | $1,739 | $332 | -80.9% |
Dorsey Family Farms, LLC | $1,331 | $330 | -75.2% |
Michael David Evans | $711 | $298 | -58.1% |
Ryan Beckman | $495 | $298 | -39.8% |
Dana Garrett | $753 | $293 | -61.1% |
Kenneth C. Garrett Jr. | $753 | $293 | -61.1% |
Phyllis McGuire | $283 | $283 | 0% |
Orval D. Hart | $1,644 | $270 | -83.6% |
David A. Pfeiffer | $140 | $265 | 89.3% |
David V. Whitehurst | $974 | $258 | -73.5% |
Jack Lashmett | $793 | $250 | -68.5% |
Imogene Boehs | $231 | $231 | 0% |
Peggy Schultz | $0 | $225 | -- |
John Simmons | $649 | $194 | -70.1% |
Joan C. Comerford | $694 | $184 | -73.5% |
James Edward Spencer | $2,703 | $155 | -94.3% |
Marjorie Lauretta Hart Trust 11 05 | $229 | $149 | -34.9% |
Roger Hurrelbrink, LLC | $131 | $131 | 0% |
James Clayton | $162 | $112 | -30.9% |
Aaron H. Albers | $292 | $104 | -64.4% |
Donald Eddinger | $528 | $104 | -80.3% |
Kristi Allen | $350 | $92 | -73.7% |
Karen R. Comerford | $360 | $92 | -74.4% |
Jerry P. Miller | $1,171 | $59 | -95% |
Randy Barnett | $71 | $43 | -39.4% |
Joseph H. Weder | $90 | $32 | -64.4% |
Gary Westermeyer | $103 | $28 | -72.8% |
Sam E. Ford | $1,015 | $0 | -100% |
Armilla 0 Berry | $2,222 | $0 | -100% |
Howard Six | $776 | $0 | -100% |
Margaret Ann Rebbe | $242 | $0 | -100% |
Robert Hoots | $920 | $0 | -100% |
Travis Dean McGee | $3,414 | $0 | -100% |
Richard C. Young | $1,318 | $0 | -100% |
Ben Brickey | $910 | $0 | -100% |
Casey Brown | $170 | $0 | -100% |
Charles Dwayne Martin Living Trust | $6,099 | $0 | -100% |
Dahman Farms, Inc. | $9,485 | $0 | -100% |
Geraldine C Mcguire Trust No 4-08 - Do Not Use | $3,228 | $0 | -100% |
Harold W. Baird | $144 | $0 | -100% |
Helen I. Baird | $3,872 | $0 | -100% |
James R. Coultas | $2,117 | $0 | -100% |
Joseph Mitchel Hamilton | $550 | $0 | -100% |
Laverne E Albers Estate | $2,087 | $0 | -100% |
Marc Moore | $1,980 | $0 | -100% |
Mike V. Lonergan | $8,132 | $0 | -100% |
Nicholas R. Freeman | $275 | $0 | -100% |
William D. Fletcher | $3,237 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $8,150,810 | $2,988,186 | -63.3% |