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In 2021, 135 farmers in cities within Mason County received a total of $249,473 in 173 farm subsidies, an 85% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.7 million in 392 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Dairy Farms | $93,051 | $40,390 | -56.6% |
| Daniel R. Foglesong | $68,922 | $23,793 | -65.5% |
| Tom Wilson | $13,866 | $13,866 | 0% |
| Green Mesa Farms | $77,860 | $11,294 | -85.5% |
| Tim-Rock Farm, LLC | $28,230 | $11,040 | -60.9% |
| Woodie R. Woods | $43,452 | $9,599 | -77.9% |
| John F. Nibert | $27,998 | $8,910 | -68.2% |
| OH-Kan Farms, LLC | $38,307 | $8,532 | -77.7% |
| Rex A. Hatfield | $48,725 | $7,335 | -84.9% |
| James Pullins | $8,218 | $6,874 | -16.4% |
| Paul E. Watterson | $5,656 | $6,316 | 11.7% |
| Carol S. Young | $10,370 | $6,109 | -41.1% |
| Larry M. Sayre | $25,114 | $5,120 | -79.6% |
| David R. Arrington | $11,233 | $3,927 | -65% |
| Mark Allen Smith | $10,126 | $3,594 | -64.5% |
| Jonathan D. Cummings | $13,255 | $3,549 | -73.2% |
| Kenneth D. Hess | $6,851 | $3,326 | -51.5% |
| Michael D. Stone | $5,581 | $2,893 | -48.2% |
| Donald J. Hussell | $11,002 | $2,591 | -76.4% |
| Gregory L. Leport II | $3,143 | $2,427 | -22.8% |
| Thomas A. Fisher | $3,836 | $2,153 | -43.9% |
| Ray Robinson | $11,985 | $1,972 | -83.5% |
| Cody M. See | $6,280 | $1,790 | -71.5% |
| Andy Hall Jr. | $1,736 | $1,736 | 0% |
| Scot Muncy | $9,655 | $1,695 | -82.4% |
| Vanessa E. Harmon | $2,019 | $1,555 | -23% |
| Miles Epling | $11,699 | $1,414 | -87.9% |
| Stephen P. Keefer | $4,743 | $1,349 | -71.6% |
| Jeremy Grady | $3,025 | $1,298 | -57.1% |
| Dale M. Stone | $5,171 | $1,220 | -76.4% |
| Shad W. Roberts | $3,773 | $1,138 | -69.8% |
| April D. Young | $3,126 | $1,126 | -64% |
| Timothy S. Kidwell | $2,462 | $1,118 | -54.6% |
| Denver L. Casto II | $3,729 | $1,087 | -70.9% |
| Lisa D. Stepp | $1,071 | $1,071 | 0% |
| Darrell E. Warner | $5,120 | $1,026 | -80% |
| Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association | $0 | $1,026 | -- |
| Bruce E. Hendrickson | $7,759 | $1,011 | -87% |
| Edward E. Knapp | $4,208 | $1,002 | -76.2% |
| Ronial R Smith | $2,574 | $1,002 | -61.1% |
| David W. McDaniel | $4,244 | $991 | -76.6% |
| Michael A. Erwin | $2,816 | $983 | -65.1% |
| Travis A. Simpkins | $2,739 | $968 | -64.7% |
| Randy Spurlock | $0 | $913 | -- |
| Shane A. Loomis | $3,018 | $912 | -69.8% |
| Anthony L. Leport | $2,827 | $892 | -68.4% |
| Collett L. Keefer II | $3,388 | $880 | -74% |
| Sidney G. Jones Jr. | $1,892 | $867 | -54.2% |
| John Mark Hatfield | $3,289 | $866 | -73.7% |
| Jessica L. Finley | $2,386 | $846 | -64.5% |
| Allen J. Moran | $1,053 | $839 | -20.3% |
| Justin L. Carr | $3,781 | $794 | -79% |
| Terry W. Damm | $2,329 | $773 | -66.8% |
| Jeannie R. Keefer | $3,055 | $755 | -75.3% |
| Adam S. Campbell | $2,629 | $742 | -71.8% |
| Emory R. Casto | $3,941 | $732 | -81.4% |
| Gordon W. Bowles | $957 | $731 | -23.6% |
| Denver R. Stone | $2,007 | $722 | -64% |
| Vernon L. Keefer | $721 | $721 | 0% |
| Roger N. Stone | $7,295 | $713 | -90.2% |
| Trenton Lee Schoonover | $0 | $712 | -- |
| Paul Edward Roach II | $4,120 | $702 | -83% |
| Curtis G. Burdette | $4,057 | $692 | -82.9% |
| James M. Ball | $3,965 | $690 | -82.6% |
| Brian K. Wallis | $2,769 | $690 | -75.1% |
| James A. Withrow | $5,356 | $688 | -87.2% |
| Everett E. Randolph | $2,993 | $671 | -77.6% |
| Dennis Scarberry | $3,344 | $669 | -80% |
| George J. Keefer | $1,848 | $642 | -65.3% |
| McKinley G. Barnette | $2,695 | $633 | -76.5% |
| James E. Wilson Jr. | $2,871 | $612 | -78.7% |
| Joseph H. Stewart | $2,861 | $564 | -80.3% |
| Cody R. Simpkins | $2,811 | $563 | -80% |
| Allen E. Hart | $2,211 | $552 | -75% |
| Kenneth L. Baker | $1,991 | $552 | -72.3% |
| Ralph Ortagus | $0 | $532 | -- |
| Judith Grady | $1,859 | $521 | -72% |
| Mark W. Woods | $2,090 | $518 | -75.2% |
| John L. McCarty | $1,958 | $505 | -74.2% |
| Darrell E. Warner II | $1,749 | $474 | -72.9% |
| Steven D. Stone | $2,619 | $466 | -82.2% |
| Floyd Neal Muncy | $2,733 | $431 | -84.2% |
| Don Barr | $1,727 | $427 | -75.3% |
| Herbert W. Matheny | $1,958 | $412 | -79% |
| John V. Vickers | $1,507 | $408 | -72.9% |
| Darrell W. Herdman Jr. | $2,793 | $398 | -85.8% |
| Danny Knapp | $1,331 | $380 | -71.5% |
| David A. Gray | $1,403 | $368 | -73.8% |
| Lawrence E. Hudson | $791 | $362 | -54.2% |
| Timothy D. Mullins | $803 | $362 | -54.9% |
| Randy Pauley | $1,596 | $328 | -79.4% |
| Jodie Roush | $1,155 | $327 | -71.7% |
| Jason P. Wymer | $3,356 | $322 | -90.4% |
| Marvin Durst | $1,639 | $320 | -80.5% |
| Larry P. Sayre | $1,089 | $315 | -71.1% |
| Jordan R. McCarty | $1,439 | $301 | -79.1% |
| Larry E. Lewis II | $1,357 | $276 | -79.7% |
| Darrell Herdman | $902 | $275 | -69.5% |
| Christopher I. Thomas | $495 | $274 | -44.6% |
| Chad Donohew | $1,023 | $272 | -73.4% |
| Shari M. Weethee | $1,122 | $257 | -77.1% |
| Jerald E. Watterson | $1,468 | $256 | -82.6% |
| Vernon E. Jones | $792 | $256 | -67.7% |
| William T. Hayman | $462 | $246 | -46.8% |
| Richard C. Haga | $2,270 | $242 | -89.3% |
| Tina Samatha Siciliano | $916 | $224 | -75.5% |
| Greg A. Blain | $682 | $221 | -67.6% |
| Luther P. Bannister | $773 | $218 | -71.8% |
| David P. Cole | $781 | $207 | -73.5% |
| Jeffrey L. Livingston | $1,487 | $206 | -86.1% |
| Dennis A. Stranahan | $539 | $204 | -62.2% |
| Lloyd L. Fridley | $1,566 | $196 | -87.5% |
| John M. Flora | $0 | $188 | -- |
| Verlin R. Hart | $638 | $188 | -70.5% |
| Marlin Price | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| Bradley N. Clutter | $825 | $172 | -79.2% |
| Anthony D. Winters | $572 | $166 | -71% |
| Michael Kay | $969 | $166 | -82.9% |
| Gary R. McCarty | $1,782 | $147 | -91.8% |
| Joe Yester Jr. | $2,860 | $147 | -94.9% |
| Raymond Lee Gandee Jr. | $2,451 | $147 | -94% |
| Sherrie L. Taylor | $1,478 | $142 | -90.4% |
| Denver Grady | $574 | $133 | -76.8% |
| Dennis M. Casto | $535 | $126 | -76.4% |
| Jered Clark Sayre | $3,040 | $122 | -96% |
| Samuel D. Nibert | $2,086 | $112 | -94.6% |
| Craig Russell Templeton | $275 | $86 | -68.7% |
| Terry Otho Wallis | $275 | $86 | -68.7% |
| Jeremy Don Boles | $0 | $85 | -- |
| Amy Miller | $241 | $70 | -71% |
| Gary R. Rose | $649 | $50 | -92.3% |
| Burris Farms | $2,813 | $46 | -98.4% |
| Joshawa D Cooper | $845 | $28 | -96.7% |
| Janette M. Bowen | $1,819 | $27 | -98.5% |
| Kimberly J. Craig | $176 | $14 | -92% |
| Edward A. Long | $9,541 | $0 | -100% |
| Nibert Legacy Farms, LLC | $12,600 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark L. Williams | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy A. Harper | $1,388 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy C. Harper | $4,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Don R. Durst | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Stewart | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances R. Casto | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Bechtle | $150 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Schaffer | $5,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela D. Durst | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Sammons | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Eggleton | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L. Barr | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| William C. Buffington | $1,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobs Market & Greenhouse, Inc. | $750,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl R. Hogg | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| David J. Dewees | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $14,261 | $0 | -100% |
| Garland Jordan | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Jermyn A. Queen | $957 | $0 | -100% |
| Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadersh | $916 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Newberry | $1,708 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney L. Gleason | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney M. Wallbrown | $1,893 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Cottrill - Tim-Rock Farm | $24,965 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,659,279 | $249,473 | -85% |
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