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In 2021, 329 farmers in cities within Fayette County received a total of $5.5 million in 691 farm subsidies, a 31% increase from 2020, when the total was $4.2 million in 489 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 Fayette County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Agricultural Enterprise | $0 | $409,888 | -- |
| Miller Farms General Partnership | $0 | $254,289 | -- |
| Schaefer Family Farms, LLC | $342,345 | $191,010 | -44.2% |
| Fred W. Melvin | $283,924 | $159,457 | -43.8% |
| R & C Rivers Farms LP | $0 | $122,940 | -- |
| John C. Persinger | $0 | $121,285 | -- |
| Davidson Farms, Inc. | $0 | $101,455 | -- |
| Sollars Farms | $0 | $92,192 | -- |
| Bonham Farms, LLC | $0 | $88,876 | -- |
| Keller Agent, LLC | $0 | $83,729 | -- |
| Ricketts Farm, Inc. | $253,345 | $81,921 | -67.7% |
| Todd Gustin | $0 | $73,940 | -- |
| Fannin Agent, LLC | $0 | $73,675 | -- |
| Gregory Gene Gustin | $0 | $71,910 | -- |
| Whitney Grain and Cattle, LLC | $171,924 | $67,075 | -61% |
| Montcrest Farms | $0 | $63,754 | -- |
| Conn Farms Agent, Inc. | $159,270 | $61,739 | -61.2% |
| Mark Drew Allen | $0 | $58,886 | -- |
| Richard Ralph Davidson | $0 | $58,838 | -- |
| Anderson Farms | $0 | $58,086 | -- |
| Garth Hynes | $0 | $56,414 | -- |
| Miller & Son Farms, LLC | $0 | $56,402 | -- |
| Beekman Farms, LLC | $118,805 | $55,959 | -52.9% |
| Ritenour Farms, LLC | $98,182 | $53,743 | -45.3% |
| Marvin D. Carr | $0 | $52,588 | -- |
| Gregory R. Miller | $153,957 | $52,313 | -66% |
| Cunningham & Foor, LLC | $0 | $51,489 | -- |
| Ted William Waddle | $0 | $48,402 | -- |
| Cummings Farms, LLC | $0 | $48,175 | -- |
| Conn Farms, Inc. | $30,866 | $44,258 | 43.4% |
| David Bihl | $0 | $42,171 | -- |
| Anthony A. Lebeau | $0 | $40,552 | -- |
| Scott G. Jenks | $95,659 | $40,273 | -57.9% |
| Kevin E. Meyer | $159,497 | $39,898 | -75% |
| Waddle Family Farms Operating, LLC | $0 | $39,130 | -- |
| Carson Family Farms, Inc. | $0 | $38,372 | -- |
| Farrens Farms, LLC | $0 | $37,928 | -- |
| Kirk L. Stuckey | $0 | $37,552 | -- |
| Roger Kevin Stockwell | $93,731 | $37,019 | -60.5% |
| Jefferson Grain Farms, LLC | $76,989 | $36,676 | -52.4% |
| Matthew Knecht | $119,898 | $36,577 | -69.5% |
| Amy L. Gustin | $0 | $36,404 | -- |
| Zurmehly Dawson Farms PTNR No 4, Ltd. | $0 | $35,339 | -- |
| Steven Joseph Shepard | $0 | $34,720 | -- |
| Christina Carol Gustin | $0 | $34,434 | -- |
| Wayne Hidy | $90,455 | $34,304 | -62.1% |
| Wayne E. Arnold | $0 | $33,772 | -- |
| Bruce C. Chilcote | $0 | $33,711 | -- |
| Joe Garland | $0 | $32,826 | -- |
| Christopher T. Garland | $0 | $32,714 | -- |
| Jay O. Waddle | $0 | $31,949 | -- |
| Craig E. Cockerill | $0 | $31,172 | -- |
| Kevin Cory | $68,955 | $31,167 | -54.8% |
| Robert Wright | $72,560 | $30,925 | -57.4% |
| Justin J. Armintrout | $0 | $30,506 | -- |
| Starr Brothers | $0 | $30,396 | -- |
| We Kruger Farms, LLC | $0 | $30,290 | -- |
| Jeffrey L. Thompson | $0 | $29,052 | -- |
| Rodney and Sue Miller Land, LLC | $0 | $28,672 | -- |
| Kenneth W. Arnold | $0 | $26,521 | -- |
| Larry Lee Garringer | $51,320 | $26,337 | -48.7% |
| Jeffrey Dan Schlichter | $0 | $26,096 | -- |
| David J. Carr | $0 | $25,705 | -- |
| James Washington Jacobs | $54,013 | $25,601 | -52.6% |
| Brian A. Reeves | $0 | $24,663 | -- |
| Kenneth Roger Spahr Jr. | $56,239 | $24,567 | -56.3% |
| Norma Jean Hoppes | $32,017 | $23,931 | -25.3% |
| John R. Cook II | $59,096 | $23,844 | -59.7% |
| Byron G. Gustin | $0 | $23,778 | -- |
| Broken Arrow Farms, LLC | $0 | $23,745 | -- |
| William J. Bower | $0 | $23,466 | -- |
| John H. Hiser | $75,217 | $23,143 | -69.2% |
| Bryan Cockerill | $0 | $22,870 | -- |
| Gregory Scott Bentley | $0 | $22,784 | -- |
| Barry E. Meyer | $81,661 | $22,525 | -72.4% |
| Randy Hughes | $0 | $22,455 | -- |
| DSF, Inc. | $0 | $21,933 | -- |
| Wilt Farms, LLC | $52,005 | $21,256 | -59.1% |
| Edna Mae Rife | $0 | $20,511 | -- |
| ARM Fayette County Farm, LLC | $0 | $20,094 | -- |
| James A. Paisley | $0 | $19,796 | -- |
| Christopher K. Stoughton | $93,627 | $18,950 | -79.8% |
| Duane Matthews | $29,235 | $18,594 | -36.4% |
| Mark S. Hiser | $61,051 | $18,513 | -69.7% |
| Virginia Mae Maxel Revocable Living Trust USD 12/9 | $0 | $18,010 | -- |
| Dewine Enterprises, Inc. | $92,081 | $17,691 | -80.8% |
| David L. Dorn | $0 | $17,232 | -- |
| Jeffrey Dan Jackson | $0 | $17,180 | -- |
| Chris Alan Schlichter | $17,166 | $17,166 | 0% |
| Anthony Pursell | $0 | $16,650 | -- |
| Robert J. Haines | $0 | $16,389 | -- |
| Straathof, LLC | $0 | $15,582 | -- |
| Chris J. Wright | $41,890 | $15,454 | -63.1% |
| Robert H Romohr JR | $0 | $15,210 | -- |
| Justin Owens | $42,766 | $15,141 | -64.6% |
| Donna L. Molloy | $0 | $14,984 | -- |
| Greg Wright | $26,961 | $14,895 | -44.8% |
| Kevin D. Miller | $882 | $14,815 | 1,579.7% |
| County Line Farms, LLC | $48,539 | $14,513 | -70.1% |
| Larry Carman | $0 | $13,278 | -- |
| Troy A. Junk | $0 | $12,580 | -- |
| David Warren Craig | $24,511 | $12,518 | -48.9% |
| Theodore Delwin Craig | $0 | $12,518 | -- |
| James J. Hagler | $57,541 | $12,366 | -78.5% |
| Lawrence L. Hagler | $59,220 | $12,366 | -79.1% |
| Shane K. McMahon | $0 | $12,203 | -- |
| Hagler M & N Farm, Inc. | $0 | $12,100 | -- |
| William Sexten | $0 | $12,087 | -- |
| Bryan C. McClish | $0 | $12,023 | -- |
| Nancy J. Dorton | $0 | $11,980 | -- |
| Ronald H. Dorton | $0 | $11,980 | -- |
| Robert Starr | $0 | $11,956 | -- |
| Great Horizon Farms, LLC | $53,502 | $11,549 | -78.4% |
| Katherine Parrett Trust | $0 | $11,274 | -- |
| Bowman Farm Trust | $7,506 | $11,089 | 47.7% |
| Heath M. Bryant | $0 | $10,762 | -- |
| Elnora Armintrout | $0 | $10,655 | -- |
| William J. Taylor | $0 | $10,553 | -- |
| Timothy A. Borror | $0 | $10,384 | -- |
| Charles J. Miller | $0 | $10,298 | -- |
| Davis Family Farms Limited Partnership | $0 | $10,212 | -- |
| Darrell R Krupla | $0 | $9,944 | -- |
| Ohio Twine Company | $36,940 | $9,936 | -73.1% |
| Matthew R. Hagler | $0 | $9,693 | -- |
| Max Hughes | $0 | $9,686 | -- |
| Leslie Shawn Lindsey | $0 | $9,653 | -- |
| Andrew - Dill Revocable Trust J Dill | $0 | $9,603 | -- |
| JP Wood Farm, Inc. | $0 | $9,350 | -- |
| Richard H. Wolfe | $0 | $9,289 | -- |
| Gene K. Baumgardner | $9,270 | $9,270 | 0% |
| Johnita L Baumgardner | $9,270 | $9,270 | 0% |
| Patricia Wagner Parsons | $0 | $9,237 | -- |
| Mayer Family Farm Trust | $36,460 | $9,133 | -75% |
| Steve Simpson | $0 | $9,046 | -- |
| Victor Hedland | $18,208 | $8,982 | -50.7% |
| Tim W. Dawson | $0 | $8,816 | -- |
| Lee A. Dawson | $0 | $8,806 | -- |
| Guy M. Dawson | $0 | $8,805 | -- |
| Harold E. Johnson | $0 | $8,778 | -- |
| Becky Stockwell | $8,621 | $8,621 | 0% |
| John R. Frost | $11,480 | $8,474 | -26.2% |
| Michael F. Stockdale | $0 | $8,367 | -- |
| Rusty Coe | $32,728 | $8,336 | -74.5% |
| Michael Krol | $8,620 | $8,298 | -3.7% |
| Kevin Gustin | $0 | $8,185 | -- |
| Robert Ervin Miller | $0 | $8,034 | -- |
| Charlotte Kearney | $0 | $7,969 | -- |
| Jayson T. Beekman | $21,100 | $7,799 | -63% |
| Isaac C. Shepard | $0 | $7,722 | -- |
| Shirley Pratter | $5,865 | $7,543 | 28.6% |
| Dean Waddell | $0 | $7,505 | -- |
| Sexten Farms, Inc. | $0 | $7,459 | -- |
| August D. Knecht | $20,911 | $7,176 | -65.7% |
| Jonathan C. Beekman | $16,591 | $7,164 | -56.8% |
| James M. Campbell | $0 | $7,102 | -- |
| Jerad M. Matthews | $16,942 | $7,055 | -58.4% |
| Sollars Property 4, LLC | $0 | $6,892 | -- |
| Barth Faulkner | $34,207 | $6,878 | -79.9% |
| Joseph I. Metzger | $0 | $6,808 | -- |
| Peterson Farm, LLC | $0 | $6,640 | -- |
| Dean Cory | $0 | $6,501 | -- |
| Brent C. McClish | $0 | $6,384 | -- |
| Harmony Family Farm, LLC | $3,460 | $6,171 | 78.4% |
| Scott Pfeifer | $0 | $6,111 | -- |
| Jean Barger Rice Rev Trust | $0 | $6,085 | -- |
| Roger Griffitts | $0 | $5,888 | -- |
| Don W. Dawson | $0 | $5,720 | -- |
| Daniel L. Huff | $0 | $5,665 | -- |
| Jean Taylor | $0 | $5,493 | -- |
| Miriam B. Engle | $0 | $5,412 | -- |
| LCK Farms, LLC | $15,116 | $5,264 | -65.2% |
| Dennis Noble | $0 | $5,248 | -- |
| Michael R. Maust | $0 | $5,198 | -- |
| Michael Jinks | $0 | $5,135 | -- |
| Bradley D. Craig | $0 | $5,117 | -- |
| Troy H. Pursell | $0 | $4,983 | -- |
| James Philip Hains Trust, Mark a Hains Trustee | $0 | $4,630 | -- |
| Ryan Hiser | $14,179 | $4,628 | -67.4% |
| Patchwork Gardens Greenhouses, LLC | $0 | $4,613 | -- |
| Charles Webb | $4,622 | $4,205 | -9% |
| Chris Jeffries | $248 | $4,142 | 1,570.2% |
| Liberty Venture Group, LLC | $0 | $4,079 | -- |
| Mcdonald Farms, Inc. | $0 | $4,034 | -- |
| Ray M. Hoppes | $0 | $3,980 | -- |
| Deer Haven, Ltd. | $0 | $3,920 | -- |
| Trevor Hattan Pursell | $0 | $3,704 | -- |
| Donna Sears | $3,694 | $3,694 | 0% |
| Alfred L. Mayer | $3,664 | $3,664 | 0% |
| David Charles Cockerill | $0 | $3,624 | -- |
| Richard A. Davis | $0 | $3,559 | -- |
| Barbara F. Johnson | $0 | $3,556 | -- |
| Weade Farms | $0 | $3,414 | -- |
| Michael E. Smith | $0 | $3,402 | -- |
| Jerry D. Spahr | $15,681 | $3,388 | -78.4% |
| John A. Peterson | $0 | $3,352 | -- |
| Todd R Jeffries Gift Trust | $6,916 | $3,315 | -52.1% |
| Charla Haggard | $0 | $3,274 | -- |
| Adam Rinehart | $0 | $3,263 | -- |
| John N Miller Trust | $3,184 | $3,184 | 0% |
| Nathan Conn | $0 | $3,126 | -- |
| Wilma Jean Stuckey | $0 | $3,067 | -- |
| Pam Heath | $0 | $2,931 | -- |
| Garrett Hagler | $0 | $2,929 | -- |
| James H. Hobbs | $9,324 | $2,903 | -68.9% |
| Charles T Mcquiniff | $0 | $2,854 | -- |
| Gisele C. Kidwell | $0 | $2,783 | -- |
| Kent Dinwiddie | $8,403 | $2,781 | -66.9% |
| Corey Hoppes | $0 | $2,739 | -- |
| Garel S. Armintrout | $0 | $2,692 | -- |
| Todd Monroe | $0 | $2,600 | -- |
| Michael C. Rife | $0 | $2,584 | -- |
| Nicholas K. Bradford | $8,714 | $2,510 | -71.2% |
| Lavonne C. Melvin | $1,864 | $2,381 | 27.7% |
| Donald Ladd | $8,942 | $2,303 | -74.2% |
| Ronald Geesling | $0 | $2,279 | -- |
| John Rolfe Jr. | $0 | $2,095 | -- |
| Gary Dow Evans | $4,022 | $2,025 | -49.7% |
| John Jenks | $4,581 | $2,023 | -55.8% |
| Ronny E. Knisley | $0 | $2,019 | -- |
| Warren L. Craig | $0 | $1,965 | -- |
| Sollars Property 3, LLC | $0 | $1,941 | -- |
| Gail Powell | $0 | $1,928 | -- |
| Arthur H. Bumpus II | $0 | $1,927 | -- |
| Jason Gentry | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| Hansel E. Cottrill | $12,503 | $1,844 | -85.3% |
| Richard Shepard | $0 | $1,813 | -- |
| Lenoir Taylor | $0 | $1,801 | -- |
| Branson L. Huff | $0 | $1,791 | -- |
| Roger L. Parsons | $0 | $1,786 | -- |
| Don Burr | $6,100 | $1,782 | -70.8% |
| Allan R. Myers | $0 | $1,694 | -- |
| Tom Sams-the Tommy L Sams Property Management Trust | $0 | $1,626 | -- |
| Howard D. Wright | $0 | $1,592 | -- |
| Anthony L. Zink | $0 | $1,542 | -- |
| Miller Family Land, LLC | $0 | $1,532 | -- |
| Bruce A. Bennett Jr. | $0 | $1,516 | -- |
| David Ginn | $0 | $1,491 | -- |
| William J. Fannin | $0 | $1,477 | -- |
| Anna Lee Starr | $0 | $1,437 | -- |
| James Kirkpatrick | $0 | $1,327 | -- |
| Ted M. Craig | $0 | $1,303 | -- |
| Loretta June Dorn | $0 | $1,284 | -- |
| Kevin L. Bradford | $1,269 | $1,269 | 0% |
| L Hughey P Grover Manager - DR R M & Lona G Hughey Trustee | $0 | $1,234 | -- |
| Josh Wilt | $0 | $1,215 | -- |
| Ledford Farms, LLC | $4,504 | $1,180 | -73.8% |
| James Dinwiddie | $3,923 | $1,147 | -70.8% |
| Isaac Garland | $0 | $1,146 | -- |
| Dona R. Langley | $0 | $1,133 | -- |
| Jacqueline S. Grooms | $0 | $1,095 | -- |
| David Lee Cooper | $0 | $1,094 | -- |
| David Cockerill | $0 | $1,084 | -- |
| Alice Jane Hendricks | $0 | $1,056 | -- |
| Jack Lee Gordon | $0 | $1,024 | -- |
| Diana Lynn Burr | $3,521 | $1,007 | -71.4% |
| Scott Baird | $0 | $993 | -- |
| Platinum Partners Limited Liability Company | $0 | $980 | -- |
| Wayne E. Fisher | $0 | $975 | -- |
| Donald L. Hutchens | $3,020 | $973 | -67.8% |
| Arthur F Schaefer Trust | $965 | $965 | 0% |
| Marjorie A. Schaefer | $965 | $965 | 0% |
| Ben Boedeker | $0 | $958 | -- |
| John M. Phillips | $2,470 | $943 | -61.8% |
| Lang Phillips | $2,352 | $943 | -59.9% |
| Margaret Ann Libbey Trust | $0 | $925 | -- |
| Nathan J. Prater | $0 | $925 | -- |
| David L. Cook | $908 | $908 | 0% |
| Edwin Gene Merritt | $771 | $771 | 0% |
| Roger Bonham | $0 | $714 | -- |
| Jason A. Bihl | $4,846 | $690 | -85.8% |
| Gregory James Pettit | $0 | $684 | -- |
| Mcclish Farms, LLC | $0 | $680 | -- |
| Lisa M. Schwartz | $0 | $614 | -- |
| J. R. Hoppes | $1,910 | $599 | -68.6% |
| Mark D. Hoppes | $1,910 | $599 | -68.6% |
| Norman W. Merritt | $0 | $590 | -- |
| Robert R. Schwartz | $0 | $577 | -- |
| Ranee Vititoe | $0 | $568 | -- |
| Kathryn F. Smith | $0 | $563 | -- |
| Joyce A. Hoppes | $4,475 | $532 | -88.1% |
| Letty J. Bonham | $0 | $524 | -- |
| Jaret Bishop | $0 | $497 | -- |
| Oliver L. Iden | $469 | $469 | 0% |
| Mary Sue Spengler | $0 | $457 | -- |
| Brenda Merick | $0 | $455 | -- |
| Susan G. Meriweather | $0 | $447 | -- |
| Ralph C. Mitchell | $1,645 | $424 | -74.2% |
| Charles Adam Geesling Dodds | $0 | $421 | -- |
| John Geesling | $0 | $421 | -- |
| Hal Haymaker | $0 | $418 | -- |
| Nancy L. Hoppes | $0 | $415 | -- |
| Philip L. Grover | $0 | $414 | -- |
| Shirley Pettit | $0 | $414 | -- |
| David F. McCoppin | $0 | $390 | -- |
| Michael E. Dowler | $0 | $381 | -- |
| Regina Sue Williams | $0 | $381 | -- |
| Norman Thomas | $0 | $358 | -- |
| Robert M. Groff | $0 | $353 | -- |
| Dennis O'Cull | $0 | $352 | -- |
| Jean S Nickelson Revocable Trust Agreement | $0 | $344 | -- |
| Janice Teeters | $0 | $327 | -- |
| Nancy Hammond | $0 | $315 | -- |
| Ruth Eakins | $0 | $297 | -- |
| Jennifer White | $0 | $287 | -- |
| Charles Timothy Walters | $0 | $279 | -- |
| Robert M. Deskins | $0 | $267 | -- |
| Douglas C. Willis | $0 | $245 | -- |
| Jerald Wilt | $222 | $222 | 0% |
| Ann Thompson | $0 | $221 | -- |
| Janet Sollars | $0 | $217 | -- |
| Dan Schlichter | $0 | $202 | -- |
| Dennis E. McCoppin | $0 | $191 | -- |
| Eric Tipton | $0 | $161 | -- |
| Troy Taylor Cockerill | $0 | $151 | -- |
| Betty McCoy | $0 | $149 | -- |
| Jason Little | $0 | $144 | -- |
| Cathy Mitchell | $0 | $140 | -- |
| Sue Burr | $0 | $140 | -- |
| Ronald J. Foor | $0 | $123 | -- |
| James Garland | $0 | $114 | -- |
| Diana E. Armintrout | $0 | $112 | -- |
| Douglas D. Miller | $0 | $112 | -- |
| B & B Brown Farm, LLC | $110 | $110 | 0% |
| Norma Jean Doughty | $0 | $106 | -- |
| Charlene Hodge | $0 | $63 | -- |
| James Carey | $0 | $60 | -- |
| Timothy A. Schaefer | $54 | $54 | 0% |
| Velda L. Mitchell | $0 | $53 | -- |
| Wendi Swigert | $0 | $32 | -- |
| Agri Business Finance, Inc. | $37,013 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Hagler | $1,344 | $0 | -100% |
| James Philip Hains Trust, Mark a | $10,455 | $0 | -100% |
| James W. Jacobs | $12,986 | $0 | -100% |
| Real Mccoy Genetics, LLC | $38,839 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Lebeau | $14,591 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Lebeau II | $5,654 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Payton | $4,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean S Nickelson Revocable Trust | $344 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Maxel | $17,519 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorin Dale Ritenour | $8,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn I. Fannin | $20,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom Sams-the Tommy L Sams Property MG | $1,250 | $0 | -100% |
| Virgina Maxel | $26,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Mae Maxel Revocable Livi | $53,350 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia Maxel | $997 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert F. Rice | $235 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,225,009 | $5,534,328 | 31% |
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