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In 2021, 149 farmers in cities within Owen County received a total of $1.2 million in 260 farm subsidies, a 45.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.1 million in 589 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 Owen County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Strouse | $202,906 | $200,706 | -1.1% |
| Jerry Quick | $73,280 | $73,280 | 0% |
| Thomas Family Farms, Inc. | $122,708 | $57,844 | -52.9% |
| Don Minnick | $153,649 | $55,769 | -63.7% |
| Thomas Farms General Partnership | $119,100 | $53,774 | -54.8% |
| Tri-State Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Thomas Grain, Inc. | $111,176 | $40,196 | -63.8% |
| Steve Watson | $89,314 | $38,620 | -56.8% |
| Kevin Wampler | $39,850 | $38,313 | -3.9% |
| Kenneth Sebastian | $55,247 | $35,923 | -35% |
| Park Valley Farms, Inc. | $118,665 | $34,880 | -70.6% |
| Reiss Family Partnership | $21,701 | $28,373 | 30.7% |
| Kenneth E. Terrell | $9,862 | $24,819 | 151.7% |
| Charles Sample | $68,447 | $23,726 | -65.3% |
| Robert Knapp | $18,587 | $18,383 | -1.1% |
| Steve Hancock | $54,584 | $17,347 | -68.2% |
| Kenneth W. Williams | $59,562 | $17,103 | -71.3% |
| J & W Cooper Farms, LLC | $46,441 | $15,822 | -65.9% |
| Kinser Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $15,396 | -- |
| Scott W. Powers | $38,619 | $15,201 | -60.6% |
| Brian P. Williams | $19,854 | $14,618 | -26.4% |
| Marvin Strouse | $17,611 | $14,586 | -17.2% |
| Peter John Powers | $28,702 | $13,148 | -54.2% |
| Clifford Britton | $35,483 | $11,896 | -66.5% |
| Roger Baxter | $25,657 | $11,040 | -57% |
| Eva M. Powers | $26,575 | $10,984 | -58.7% |
| Joint Equity, LLC | $0 | $10,764 | -- |
| Clinton R. Wampler | $17,054 | $10,642 | -37.6% |
| Kenneth W. Garrison | $10,305 | $10,305 | 0% |
| George E. Curry | $16,437 | $9,837 | -40.2% |
| Robert D. Dillman | $17,728 | $9,310 | -47.5% |
| Brenda Wampler | $5,722 | $8,913 | 55.8% |
| Doris Scully | $15,042 | $8,663 | -42.4% |
| Thurman Terrell | $4,065 | $8,583 | 111.1% |
| Wayne McCormick | $0 | $8,400 | -- |
| Nickolas R. Moser | $8,327 | $7,859 | -5.6% |
| Heather Biltz | $11,318 | $7,832 | -30.8% |
| Jason Fishel | $0 | $7,077 | -- |
| James R. Fishel | $6,314 | $6,314 | 0% |
| Thomas D. Parker Jr. | $6,286 | $6,286 | 0% |
| Kirk E. Weathers | $25,917 | $6,071 | -76.6% |
| W R Powers LLC, M.D. | $3,970 | $5,478 | 38% |
| Randie Baxter | $12,691 | $5,293 | -58.3% |
| Judy Sebastian | $9,197 | $4,656 | -49.4% |
| Dunning Farms, Inc. | $17,609 | $4,481 | -74.6% |
| Lesa G. Gabbard | $0 | $4,412 | -- |
| Eugene Waggoner | $4,380 | $4,380 | 0% |
| Mason P. Clark | $3,030 | $4,020 | 32.7% |
| Stephen W Reiss Family Assets Trust | $6,957 | $3,741 | -46.2% |
| Thankful Acres Farm, Inc. | $3,041 | $3,041 | 0% |
| Harry Miller Farms, Inc. | $8,415 | $2,993 | -64.4% |
| John Timothy Young | $7,668 | $2,851 | -62.8% |
| Pasek Family Trust | $7,668 | $2,851 | -62.8% |
| Charles E. Dow | $7,962 | $2,718 | -65.9% |
| Barbara J. Bogart | $5,705 | $2,680 | -53% |
| Floyd Smith | $2,799 | $2,660 | -5% |
| William C. Schneider | $38,611 | $2,448 | -93.7% |
| Sample Kirby Road Farms, LLC | $2,206 | $2,206 | 0% |
| Wayne Dorrell | $10,933 | $1,995 | -81.8% |
| Caroline Riley | $2,057 | $1,793 | -12.8% |
| Betty J. Lemon | $2,521 | $1,772 | -29.7% |
| Thomas R. Lemon | $2,620 | $1,772 | -32.4% |
| Roger Simpson | $8,912 | $1,672 | -81.2% |
| George Michael Grove-Grove Family Trust | $1,532 | $1,532 | 0% |
| P J Fulmer Group, Inc. | $1,452 | $1,452 | 0% |
| Daniel R. Grubb | $9,554 | $1,405 | -85.3% |
| Jerry Newport | $7,656 | $1,367 | -82.1% |
| Marsha Smith | $5,775 | $1,332 | -76.9% |
| Edmond V. Ray Jr. | $1,082 | $1,303 | 20.4% |
| Robert & Barbara Bonness Family Rev Trust | $1,286 | $1,290 | 0.3% |
| David Hercamp | $1,026 | $1,255 | 22.3% |
| Ronald R & S Heidrick Rev Trust Heidrick | $1,340 | $1,223 | -8.7% |
| R J Farms, Inc. | $44,211 | $1,193 | -97.3% |
| Tresa Sips | $11,267 | $1,168 | -89.6% |
| David Watkins | $1,103 | $1,103 | 0% |
| Tim Dunfee | $1,498 | $1,096 | -26.8% |
| Gary L. Neese | $5,087 | $1,065 | -79.1% |
| John Dunning | $3,366 | $1,015 | -69.8% |
| Crismore Family Trust | $1,900 | $823 | -56.7% |
| Bruce Jones | $1,678 | $781 | -53.5% |
| Connie Trinkle | $756 | $756 | 0% |
| Richard Trinkle | $756 | $756 | 0% |
| Jeffery D. Sherfield | $4,070 | $754 | -81.5% |
| Wesley F. Roberts | $29,574 | $740 | -97.5% |
| Richard W. Norman | $3,267 | $733 | -77.6% |
| Clayton C. Chesser | $3,630 | $728 | -79.9% |
| Mike Campbell | $1,582 | $680 | -57% |
| Charlotte A. Smith | $657 | $657 | 0% |
| Jerry Polley | $1,221 | $638 | -47.7% |
| Jennifer W. Jones | $1,386 | $571 | -58.8% |
| David Vaughn | $2,338 | $569 | -75.7% |
| Marilyn L Truesdel | $1,283 | $529 | -58.8% |
| Cody Allen Drake | $2,798 | $518 | -81.5% |
| Steven L. Lankford | $3,578 | $463 | -87.1% |
| Rhonda Schafer | $0 | $440 | -- |
| Garry P. Ingram | $2,293 | $415 | -81.9% |
| Shawn Sanders | $383 | $410 | 7% |
| Timothy E. Hall | $257 | $403 | 56.8% |
| Barbara Sullivan | $1,493 | $401 | -73.1% |
| John D. Wade | $924 | $397 | -57% |
| Mark D. Clark | $1,606 | $363 | -77.4% |
| Laurie Hamm | $1,388 | $362 | -73.9% |
| Cynthia Christy | $0 | $355 | -- |
| Lewis R. Scholl | $687 | $341 | -50.4% |
| Michael L. Smith | $324 | $324 | 0% |
| Charles Mcmann Cochran II | $776 | $313 | -59.7% |
| Barbara Mize | $468 | $309 | -34% |
| Glenda Lingle Poe Traylor | $589 | $306 | -48% |
| Jerry A. Woolsey | $953 | $298 | -68.7% |
| Ronald Sample | $18,491 | $292 | -98.4% |
| Devon Joe Yeley | $792 | $291 | -63.3% |
| Larry Page | $621 | $277 | -55.4% |
| Nancy R. Blake | $834 | $272 | -67.4% |
| Charles Nanny | $970 | $261 | -73.1% |
| Ronald M. Elkins Jr. | $825 | $255 | -69.1% |
| Jerry Wainscott | $249 | $249 | 0% |
| James M. Broyles | $693 | $240 | -65.4% |
| Marc D. Musser | $240 | $240 | 0% |
| Keith Sanders | $497 | $227 | -54.3% |
| Doug Tucker | $0 | $141 | -- |
| Hopkins Dairy Farm, LLC | $5,010 | $137 | -97.3% |
| Geraldine Ooley | $189 | $128 | -32.3% |
| Cheryl Craig | $418 | $122 | -70.8% |
| Gary Fiscus | $730 | $122 | -83.3% |
| Carolyn Evans | $272 | $117 | -57% |
| Donald Woods | $1,690 | $104 | -93.8% |
| William Jones | $1,164 | $99 | -91.5% |
| Baum Family IRR Trust | $684 | $96 | -86% |
| Lisa Lunsford | $523 | $93 | -82.2% |
| Michael L. Nanny | $173 | $91 | -47.4% |
| Michael L. Applegate | $334 | $87 | -74% |
| Nicholas J. Lenning | $192 | $79 | -58.9% |
| James D. Robison | $142 | $77 | -45.8% |
| Betty Kneller | $208 | $76 | -63.5% |
| Steven E. Mitchell | $116 | $75 | -35.3% |
| George L. Eaglin | $510 | $74 | -85.5% |
| Kevin Kleine | $331 | $67 | -79.8% |
| William W. Brown | $2,732 | $65 | -97.6% |
| Howard L. Amstutz | $2,792 | $63 | -97.7% |
| Gary a Mcconnell Trust | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| James S. McConnell | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| Tom Derleth | $533 | $62 | -88.4% |
| Sharon Branham | $153 | $50 | -67.3% |
| Eugene W. Pashley Jr. | $290 | $45 | -84.5% |
| Nancy Fulk | $155 | $19 | -87.7% |
| Robert F Truesdel | $335 | $13 | -96.1% |
| Alma Marie Robertson | $445 | $10 | -97.8% |
| Pamela J Hey Trust | $178 | $8 | -95.5% |
| Wayne L. Evans | $555 | $8 | -98.6% |
| Bar H Cattle and Performance Horses, LLC | $1,840 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Simon | $1,182 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty L. Chambers | $130 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Brighton | $308 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel R. Henry | $21 | $0 | -100% |
| David R. Hopkins | $1,483 | $0 | -100% |
| Deanna Neese | $322 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl Sheese | $633 | $0 | -100% |
| Forest Taylor Common Trust | $981 | $0 | -100% |
| John Cantwell | $1,846 | $0 | -100% |
| John Ruble | $109 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith Amstutz | $2,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Levi Warthan | $7,596 | $0 | -100% |
| Lois A. Brown | $58 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Ann Sensney | $766 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary E. Bower | $245 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Burke | $586 | $0 | -100% |
| Pat Conder | $698 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Morris | $16 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheridan Y. Phillips | $23 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley L. Karr | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Dayhuff | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven E. Smith | $8,618 | $0 | -100% |
| The Estate of Ricky L Fishel | $7,077 | $0 | -100% |
| Vicki Grove | $772 | $0 | -100% |
| William N. Roberts | $2,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Anna Grace Oberholtzer | $352 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad J. Tucker | $221 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian A. Hamilton | $463 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Strouse | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Cathy S. Ross | $264 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Bell | $314 | $0 | -100% |
| Daryl Harkrider | $211 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah C. Harkrider | $65 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Vandermoere | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| Hillard M. Postell | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Hanson | $347 | $0 | -100% |
| Iron Creek Farms, LLC | $612 | $0 | -100% |
| John Hanson | $625 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Wallace | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynette Mccammon Brown | $637 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin J. Freeman | $1,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary Honn | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| Melynda G. Lee | $1,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall D. Hamm | $460 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Hancock | $603 | $0 | -100% |
| Ryan Travis White | $46 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Truax | $413 | $0 | -100% |
| Strouse Farms, LLC | $1,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan J. Sherfield | $65 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzie - Gasper 2017 Trust Gasper | $3,544 | $0 | -100% |
| Sycamore Valley C & E, Inc. | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,140,399 | $1,171,181 | -45.3% |
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