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In 2021, 100 farmers in cities within Midland County received a total of $517,954 in 189 farm subsidies, a 60.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 383 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Seed Farms | $126,268 | $45,642 | -63.9% |
| Macdonald Farms, LLC | $107,048 | $33,424 | -68.8% |
| Andrew J Babosh | $30,949 | $26,677 | -13.8% |
| Gary Cozat | $68,842 | $26,055 | -62.2% |
| Donald A. Arndt | $39,608 | $19,439 | -50.9% |
| Kevin D & Kimberly a Clarke-Diamond K Farms | $79,963 | $18,314 | -77.1% |
| MI Rooster Ranch, LLC | $18,038 | $18,035 | -0% |
| Clarke Farms, LLC | $125,525 | $17,679 | -85.9% |
| Waterman Farms | $55,445 | $17,267 | -68.9% |
| Benjamin C. Callison | $31,158 | $16,348 | -47.5% |
| David Stemple | $32,687 | $15,157 | -53.6% |
| Treva Robinson | $40,418 | $14,635 | -63.8% |
| Samuel W. Perkins | $19,571 | $14,629 | -25.3% |
| Sam Aultman | $44,122 | $13,585 | -69.2% |
| Dean Mogg | $27,437 | $13,140 | -52.1% |
| Gary Jones | $25,333 | $12,014 | -52.6% |
| Richard R. Miller | $20,752 | $10,673 | -48.6% |
| Steve Koch | $20,017 | $10,321 | -48.4% |
| William M. Geeck | $23,619 | $9,446 | -60% |
| Mary K. Herkner | $10,984 | $8,263 | -24.8% |
| Leslie L. Beamish | $13,078 | $8,189 | -37.4% |
| David C. Moore | $26,832 | $7,919 | -70.5% |
| Kevin J. Bock | $16,238 | $7,672 | -52.8% |
| Carl Porter | $1,331 | $7,040 | 428.9% |
| Jerry Longstreth | $17,186 | $6,967 | -59.5% |
| Pamela K. Schultz | $7,788 | $6,960 | -10.6% |
| Bruce Gross | $14,259 | $6,172 | -56.7% |
| Bruno Gross | $14,259 | $6,172 | -56.7% |
| Andrew James Schroeder | $6,310 | $5,425 | -14% |
| Jeffrey J. Chilman | $0 | $5,279 | -- |
| Joan Timmer | $5,263 | $5,263 | 0% |
| Kenneth G. Bock | $11,083 | $5,172 | -53.3% |
| Donald W. Yager | $12,986 | $4,929 | -62% |
| Gene F. Rydman | $4,874 | $4,874 | 0% |
| Brent D. Dull | $4,325 | $4,325 | 0% |
| Tim Gordon | $8,991 | $4,305 | -52.1% |
| Thomas H. Porter | $8,884 | $4,241 | -52.3% |
| Terry Dejongh | $7,601 | $3,977 | -47.7% |
| Max Katenhus | $9,961 | $3,732 | -62.5% |
| Dan F. Jenkins | $10,043 | $3,729 | -62.9% |
| Phillip P Gross Trust | $9,619 | $3,585 | -62.7% |
| Richard E. Desjardins | $3,360 | $3,360 | 0% |
| Miles Cameron | $8,311 | $2,996 | -64% |
| Kelly R. Babcock | $2,934 | $2,615 | -10.9% |
| Markeith Kalmar | $2,404 | $2,404 | 0% |
| Hazel M. Kerr | $2,380 | $2,380 | 0% |
| Linda Sue Lovejoy | $3,627 | $2,291 | -36.8% |
| Joseph Grabowski | $1,716 | $1,594 | -7.1% |
| Ellen K. Maynard | $3,905 | $1,457 | -62.7% |
| Leon Robison | $4,960 | $1,335 | -73.1% |
| Jason Daniel Jenkins | $4,985 | $1,319 | -73.5% |
| Ladonna J. Florence | $4,050 | $1,202 | -70.3% |
| Dean Robert Mogg | $3,949 | $1,126 | -71.5% |
| Ronald Cross | $1,719 | $1,114 | -35.2% |
| Mike Lattimer | $2,526 | $1,109 | -56.1% |
| Kenneth A. Cameron Jr. | $2,834 | $1,041 | -63.3% |
| Stuart Gordon | $1,646 | $940 | -42.9% |
| Jessica Anne Fitzgerald | $6,127 | $932 | -84.8% |
| Karl Bauman | $1,387 | $789 | -43.1% |
| Jack M. Evans | $39,966 | $712 | -98.2% |
| Billy J. Huss | $2,032 | $674 | -66.8% |
| Joseph Green Greens Farm | $5,682 | $646 | -88.6% |
| Michael Hasenfratz | $1,349 | $587 | -56.5% |
| Wilbur Ullom | $1,413 | $560 | -60.4% |
| Alex M. Cameron | $1,460 | $544 | -62.7% |
| Allan Acker | $972 | $516 | -46.9% |
| Linda L. Weihl | $1,137 | $465 | -59.1% |
| Megan Elizabeth Filhart | $5,930 | $444 | -92.5% |
| Carol A. Jenkins | $1,706 | $397 | -76.7% |
| Lewis Homestead, LLC | $1,007 | $382 | -62.1% |
| Dennis Lewis | $610 | $358 | -41.3% |
| Suzanne Babcock | $487 | $330 | -32.2% |
| Russell G. Tiedeman | $562 | $308 | -45.2% |
| Terry Owens | $431 | $291 | -32.5% |
| Keith Cozat | $868 | $286 | -67.1% |
| Scott Fleming | $561 | $277 | -50.6% |
| Jodi Barnes | $0 | $271 | -- |
| Joan Bower | $891 | $263 | -70.5% |
| Phyllis Middleton | $557 | $263 | -52.8% |
| Glenna May Lewis - Vernell E Lewis and Glenna M Lewis Revoca | $649 | $257 | -60.4% |
| Elizabeth Bashore | $620 | $235 | -62.1% |
| Maxine Strickland | $254 | $235 | -7.5% |
| Steven P. Methner | $588 | $185 | -68.5% |
| Patricia Sheredy | $0 | $173 | -- |
| Ashlie Jean Mogg | $803 | $157 | -80.4% |
| Brad A. Lewis | $48 | $155 | 222.9% |
| Jim L. Roman | $64 | $154 | 140.6% |
| Peter Hasenfratz Jr. | $266 | $149 | -44% |
| Curt Gordon | $418 | $143 | -65.8% |
| Terry Jenkins | $246 | $136 | -44.7% |
| Shirley Cozat | $393 | $130 | -66.9% |
| Kyle F. Shelby | $231 | $124 | -46.3% |
| Megan Cozat | $466 | $124 | -73.4% |
| Carla Jo Murray | $38 | $93 | 144.7% |
| Esther Aultman | $92 | $92 | 0% |
| Alan Griffith | $198 | $64 | -67.7% |
| Jeffrey L. Lewis | $87 | $40 | -54% |
| Lynn Brugger | $36 | $25 | -30.6% |
| David Jenkins | $424 | $22 | -94.8% |
| Thomas Dubay | $318 | $13 | -95.9% |
| Chris Miller | $843 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Arthur | $230 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey Diehl | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Bazsany Rvoc Trustee Dated December 11 2018 | $932 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Cooley | $781 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth G. Baechle | $591 | $0 | -100% |
| Lewis Family Trust | $1,529 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip L. Lewis | $243 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall F. Barnes | $287 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Babcock | $264 | $0 | -100% |
| The Toughbuoy Company | $14,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy Elaine Rappuhn | $810 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Walter Stevens | $2,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,319,400 | $517,954 | -60.7% |
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