Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
In 2021, 187 farmers in cities within Clinton County received a total of $2.2 million in 315 farm subsidies, a 68.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.1 million in 610 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 Clinton County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-D Ranch | $995,138 | $262,752 | -73.6% |
| Cossins Family Farms | $651,839 | $129,142 | -80.2% |
| Nicholas W. Wade | $448,511 | $120,619 | -73.1% |
| Linn Creek Farms | $184,934 | $86,268 | -53.4% |
| Grady Farms, Inc. | $243,905 | $70,710 | -71% |
| Norton Family Farm, LLC | $761,043 | $70,447 | -90.7% |
| Rowland Leigh Gengelbach | $282,599 | $59,916 | -78.8% |
| Chad Oconnor | $113,332 | $58,313 | -48.5% |
| Evans Farm, LLC | $154,721 | $56,458 | -63.5% |
| Mike & Toni Shrewsbury, LLC | $157,367 | $54,719 | -65.2% |
| Crooked River Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Shrewsbury Farms, Inc. | $138,350 | $49,462 | -64.2% |
| Ronald Adam | $39,153 | $47,694 | 21.8% |
| F & R Farms, LLC | $96,252 | $46,840 | -51.3% |
| Donald Talley | $253,217 | $44,421 | -82.5% |
| Marshall Trust Agreement | $37,667 | $37,556 | -0.3% |
| Ralph Clinton Adams Jr. | $44,054 | $37,307 | -15.3% |
| Mike Dotson | $0 | $33,592 | -- |
| Charles E. Sloan | $129,817 | $32,852 | -74.7% |
| James D. Claypool | $98,100 | $32,643 | -66.7% |
| Russanne Rene Reece | $5,128 | $30,761 | 499.9% |
| Donald Oscar Wren | $170,185 | $30,102 | -82.3% |
| Lucretia Hartman | $27,719 | $27,719 | 0% |
| James A. Hopkins | $24,826 | $26,545 | 6.9% |
| Robert G. Farr Jr. | $14,385 | $23,228 | 61.5% |
| Steve Perks | $160,377 | $20,966 | -86.9% |
| Michael Pollard | $53,200 | $20,687 | -61.1% |
| Donald W. Summers | $54,600 | $20,143 | -63.1% |
| Trey Talley | $74,675 | $19,656 | -73.7% |
| Timothy S. Rose | $23,318 | $18,968 | -18.7% |
| John Duarte | $3,215 | $18,812 | 485.1% |
| Thomas V. Lawlor | $17,807 | $16,888 | -5.2% |
| Donald L. Mayes | $10,220 | $16,319 | 59.7% |
| Richard R. Anderson | $19,211 | $15,386 | -19.9% |
| MM Lazy Eight, LLC | $61,327 | $15,381 | -74.9% |
| Matthew Joseph Keefhaver | $31,398 | $15,233 | -51.5% |
| Barbara L. Gerber | $0 | $15,161 | -- |
| Kenton D. Rider | $38,314 | $14,911 | -61.1% |
| Snoke Farms | $0 | $14,888 | -- |
| Broderick Farm | $143,362 | $14,822 | -89.7% |
| Thomas R. Noyes | $14,662 | $14,662 | 0% |
| Kathryn A. Lewis | $14,268 | $14,268 | 0% |
| Mayes Ranch, LLC | $68,171 | $14,242 | -79.1% |
| Diane H. Shrewsbury | $13,668 | $13,668 | 0% |
| Curt Mayes | $12,659 | $12,659 | 0% |
| Blake M. Stephens | $19,371 | $11,510 | -40.6% |
| Justin M. Pollard | $60,829 | $11,349 | -81.3% |
| John R. Gall | $0 | $11,261 | -- |
| Brandon Stevens | $28,055 | $11,186 | -60.1% |
| Nancy Sikes | $22,611 | $10,884 | -51.9% |
| Kevin Stonum | $38,368 | $10,031 | -73.9% |
| Lowell Olson | $23,699 | $9,340 | -60.6% |
| Knight Family Farm Joint Venture | $22,765 | $8,816 | -61.3% |
| Marilyn Blanton Trust | $9,651 | $7,913 | -18% |
| Greg Weichelt | $7,670 | $7,670 | 0% |
| Wm L. Crouse | $7,181 | $7,544 | 5.1% |
| Marshall Stonum | $27,888 | $7,378 | -73.5% |
| Galloping B Ranch, LLC | $6,582 | $7,277 | 10.6% |
| Keith L. Clements | $38,547 | $7,258 | -81.2% |
| Sonja M. Todd | $8,920 | $7,141 | -19.9% |
| David F. Campbell | $601 | $6,894 | 1,047.1% |
| Kami R. Pearson | $6,820 | $6,820 | 0% |
| James D. Javaux | $531 | $6,689 | 1,159.7% |
| Scott A. Mayes | $6,669 | $6,669 | 0% |
| Billy E. Carter Jr. | $10,949 | $6,431 | -41.3% |
| Steven P. Thieme | $6,206 | $6,206 | 0% |
| Roger M. Pollard | $20,797 | $6,139 | -70.5% |
| Timberline Trading, Inc. | $2,895 | $5,459 | 88.6% |
| Howard R. Smith | $27,389 | $5,342 | -80.5% |
| David L. Young | $5,460 | $5,232 | -4.2% |
| Dave Lovelace | $6,227 | $5,135 | -17.5% |
| Amanda Davis | $5,073 | $5,073 | 0% |
| Steven F. Burris | $5,025 | $5,025 | 0% |
| William Reed Keefhaver | $23,782 | $4,839 | -79.7% |
| Sara E. Giarratana | $5,259 | $4,794 | -8.8% |
| Rick Attebury Ricky C. Attebury Family Trust U/T/A Dated MA | $9,753 | $4,723 | -51.6% |
| Bruce Alan Burdick | $19,943 | $4,495 | -77.5% |
| Jim Rakestraw | $0 | $4,492 | -- |
| Rae Ann Jenkins | $6,208 | $4,167 | -32.9% |
| Karen Cargill | $4,018 | $4,018 | 0% |
| Kenneth R. Searcy | $20,488 | $4,012 | -80.4% |
| Prairie Ridge Cemetery Association | $3,975 | $3,975 | 0% |
| Joshua Phillips | $22,060 | $3,940 | -82.1% |
| Charles Kellam | $9,921 | $3,894 | -60.7% |
| Nancy Ann Bowman Revocable Trust | $3,865 | $3,865 | 0% |
| Jack Tippit | $10,742 | $3,777 | -64.8% |
| David O Combrink Trust | $9,171 | $3,772 | -58.9% |
| Jonathan H. Clark | $21,017 | $3,566 | -83% |
| Jason Marek | $3,668 | $3,493 | -4.8% |
| Michael S. Beasley | $9,832 | $3,423 | -65.2% |
| Joshua David Walker | $11,537 | $3,351 | -71% |
| JFT Farms, Inc. | $7,722 | $3,155 | -59.1% |
| Sadina M Phillips | $3,153 | $3,153 | 0% |
| James L Stevens & Margaret J Stevens Revocable Trust | $4,668 | $3,064 | -34.4% |
| Danny Eads | $17,139 | $3,062 | -82.1% |
| Double C Farms, Inc. | $0 | $2,928 | -- |
| Hasler Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $2,793 | $2,886 | 3.3% |
| Jay Stock | $2,867 | $2,495 | -13% |
| Debra Snoke-Adams | $0 | $2,484 | -- |
| Edward H. Snoke | $0 | $2,484 | -- |
| Dennis Cummings Jr. | $2,879 | $2,413 | -16.2% |
| Craig A. Breckenridge | $10,974 | $2,406 | -78.1% |
| Michael Eugene Doty | $2,349 | $2,322 | -1.1% |
| Gerald L. Lehmann | $8,382 | $2,286 | -72.7% |
| Christine Deihl | $9,363 | $2,274 | -75.7% |
| Edward Douglas Jackson | $3,279 | $2,150 | -34.4% |
| Ed Crowley | $10,527 | $2,136 | -79.7% |
| Mike Defries | $10,649 | $2,126 | -80% |
| Ron Talley | $11,129 | $2,092 | -81.2% |
| Steve Rogers | $2,283 | $2,077 | -9% |
| Daniel A. Snodgrass | $9,183 | $2,074 | -77.4% |
| Linda L. Howard | $14,428 | $2,016 | -86% |
| Sandra Mandell | $0 | $1,971 | -- |
| Ken N Mccarter-Anvil Trust | $2,247 | $1,970 | -12.3% |
| Dewayne Weigel | $1,821 | $1,945 | 6.8% |
| Larry Jennings | $7,557 | $1,916 | -74.6% |
| Filger Cattle Company, LLC | $3,820 | $1,874 | -50.9% |
| Jason Shrewsbury | $7,787 | $1,835 | -76.4% |
| Donald Ray Eads | $8,129 | $1,819 | -77.6% |
| William Hunt | $18,080 | $1,795 | -90.1% |
| Brandon Stephens | $2,420 | $1,690 | -30.2% |
| Wayne K. Shaver | $7,813 | $1,673 | -78.6% |
| Raleigh Alexander Phillips | $25,191 | $1,648 | -93.5% |
| John B. George | $12,197 | $1,639 | -86.6% |
| Dale L. Coble | $41,748 | $1,412 | -96.6% |
| Kenneth Turner | $0 | $1,365 | -- |
| Ronald F. Lary | $7,690 | $1,274 | -83.4% |
| James Kyle Thomas | $3,960 | $1,258 | -68.2% |
| Travis Day | $5,764 | $1,116 | -80.6% |
| Carolyn Lovelace | $0 | $1,092 | -- |
| Russell W. Woollums | $2,847 | $1,041 | -63.4% |
| Scott Adam | $5,694 | $1,033 | -81.9% |
| Allen R. Bland | $989 | $989 | 0% |
| James E. Lewis | $989 | $989 | 0% |
| Randy Zimmerman | $5,038 | $973 | -80.7% |
| Ryan Smith | $968 | $968 | 0% |
| Richard Lincoln | $3,432 | $949 | -72.3% |
| L. R. Defries | $2,211 | $848 | -61.6% |
| Richard Carlson | $5,664 | $825 | -85.4% |
| D & H Cattle Company | $3,190 | $814 | -74.5% |
| Steve Adkins | $2,529 | $812 | -67.9% |
| Bernice Peel | $590 | $805 | 36.4% |
| Roger M Crouch Trustee Under Trust Agreement | $5,729 | $801 | -86% |
| Geraldine Hales | $786 | $786 | 0% |
| Randy E Dalinghaus | $772 | $772 | 0% |
| Marsha Allen E. Searcy | $4,952 | $696 | -85.9% |
| Joe Dale Turner | $0 | $683 | -- |
| Timothy G. Turner | $0 | $683 | -- |
| Randy Vanderkooi | $23,788 | $656 | -97.2% |
| Shaun Campbell | $8,084 | $656 | -91.9% |
| Curtis Foster | $1,702 | $608 | -64.3% |
| James A. Holliway | $1,058 | $603 | -43% |
| Patricia A. Henry | $2,170 | $558 | -74.3% |
| Corey W. Wilkinson | $4,840 | $548 | -88.7% |
| Edward K. Stark | $241 | $527 | 118.7% |
| Bernard Owens | $1,736 | $522 | -69.9% |
| Carmen Stoneking | $1,209 | $517 | -57.2% |
| Robert Keenan | $879 | $516 | -41.3% |
| Lyle G. Grafton | $2,519 | $512 | -79.7% |
| Michael C. Strider | $2,340 | $450 | -80.8% |
| David L. Cox | $2,035 | $419 | -79.4% |
| Michael Mathews | $585 | $378 | -35.4% |
| Swanson Farms, LLC | $3,457 | $364 | -89.5% |
| Mark R. Smith | $2,487 | $346 | -86.1% |
| Jeff Jackson | $0 | $346 | -- |
| Travis W. Henry | $6,354 | $344 | -94.6% |
| Javain Mitten | $2,813 | $338 | -88% |
| Jeffrey D. Gerke | $1,039 | $332 | -68% |
| Dick Eads | $2,750 | $327 | -88.1% |
| Irma Turner | $3,047 | $317 | -89.6% |
| Steve Tinnen | $1,752 | $309 | -82.4% |
| Paul Niemeyer | $332 | $307 | -7.5% |
| Rusty McKnight | $516 | $296 | -42.6% |
| Reid Michael Stonum | $854 | $256 | -70% |
| Lathrop Antique Car & Tractor | $0 | $218 | -- |
| Eric Todd | $316 | $193 | -38.9% |
| SD Vest, LLC | $2,400 | $172 | -92.8% |
| Linda J. Myers | $2,556 | $155 | -93.9% |
| Spencer Williams | $841 | $155 | -81.6% |
| Terry McCoun | $178 | $154 | -13.5% |
| Francis M. Blakely | $631 | $130 | -79.4% |
| Norman L. Conner | $320 | $122 | -61.9% |
| Robert J. Martin | $279 | $110 | -60.6% |
| Edna Louise Rider | $187 | $77 | -58.8% |
| Justin Eugene McIntosh | $198 | $73 | -63.1% |
| Lawrence Grant | $68 | $63 | -7.4% |
| Ron W. Whiteley | $0 | $50 | -- |
| Aaron T. Wood | $1,651 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela McKnight | $1,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara A. Hardin | $408 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Filger | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Campo Lindo Farms, Inc. | $52,211 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Randy Frazier | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin Shrewsbury | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Frazier | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Gerber | $15,161 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Shrewsbury | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| John Edwards Coleman | $46,660 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph D. McGinness | $969 | $0 | -100% |
| Marsha Gripka | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Megan Ann Miller | $397 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike Nelsen | $492 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Cordon | $224 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Pritchett | $1,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacey Evans | $342 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry L. Thomas | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Avanell S Dedman | $9,323 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Shoemaker | $417 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce L. Reynolds | $2,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Carlene Greaves | $2,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklin W. Lewis | $183 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Devling | $2,130 | $0 | -100% |
| James R Proskocil | $894 | $0 | -100% |
| John D. Pipes III | $1,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Karla Chestnut | $2,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Leonard Fyock | $1,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Luke Croney | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Lyle K. Shaver | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Kay Jenkins | $3,856 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael R. Deshon | $603 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard C. Willacker | $2,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Doak | $1,033 | $0 | -100% |
| William Arnold | $313 | $0 | -100% |
| William Lee Hanks | $609 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly J East | $143 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Jaeger | $44,487 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L Romey Revocable Trust | $3,735 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra D. Davis | $208 | $0 | -100% |
| James Gorham | $293 | $0 | -100% |
| Kip Whitt | $341 | $0 | -100% |
| Zornes Farms, LLC | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $7,139,575 | $2,246,795 | -68.5% |
Alerts Sign-up