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In 2021, 104 farmers in cities within Perry County received a total of $781,823 in 183 farm subsidies, a 50.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.6 million in 451 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy J. Denu | $171,858 | $159,483 | -7.2% |
| Esarey Dairy Farms, Inc. | $107,817 | $105,795 | -1.9% |
| Hagedorn Dairy Farm | $148,929 | $79,775 | -46.4% |
| River Bottom Tobacco Farms, Inc. | $110,851 | $59,499 | -46.3% |
| William J. Peter | $59,083 | $35,156 | -40.5% |
| John A. Mosby | $16,795 | $29,646 | 76.5% |
| Gilbert Kleaving | $66,217 | $29,631 | -55.3% |
| Gerald A. Mosby | $41,499 | $25,066 | -39.6% |
| Roland Mulzer Farms, Inc. | $85,403 | $21,330 | -75% |
| Nicholas G Kleaving | $87,813 | $16,139 | -81.6% |
| Charles Etienne III | $12,991 | $15,011 | 15.5% |
| Elliot Park | $44,169 | $14,022 | -68.3% |
| Danny Kleaving | $40,675 | $12,436 | -69.4% |
| Robert J. Harding | $45,775 | $10,525 | -77% |
| James R. Ferguson | $8,583 | $9,706 | 13.1% |
| Kem Brown | $23,052 | $8,794 | -61.9% |
| Lasher Farms | $46,049 | $8,470 | -81.6% |
| Jeffrey Allen Mosby | $8,814 | $8,294 | -5.9% |
| Bruce R. Knox | $7,940 | $7,940 | 0% |
| Kevin Peter | $21,824 | $7,571 | -65.3% |
| Sara Sommer | $7,163 | $7,163 | 0% |
| Scott Peter | $19,386 | $7,033 | -63.7% |
| Robert N. Curd | $8,259 | $6,979 | -15.5% |
| Thomas J. Ramsey | $24,462 | $6,293 | -74.3% |
| Randy C Kleaving | $27,187 | $6,148 | -77.4% |
| Larry J. Harpenau | $9,882 | $5,510 | -44.2% |
| Richard L. Parker | $10,412 | $4,821 | -53.7% |
| Andrew E. Lasher | $17,007 | $3,994 | -76.5% |
| Richard Lee Peter | $20,080 | $3,962 | -80.3% |
| Melba Ayer - Melba Ayer Trust | $1,609 | $3,955 | 145.8% |
| Leslie McCallister | $9,245 | $3,408 | -63.1% |
| Kim Ward | $2,599 | $3,399 | 30.8% |
| Mark A. Harpenau | $14,909 | $2,804 | -81.2% |
| Lloyd W. McCallister | $7,403 | $2,729 | -63.1% |
| Beth A. Barlow | $2,619 | $2,619 | 0% |
| Richard N Kleaving | $12,722 | $2,419 | -81% |
| Bruggeman Family Farms | $7,729 | $2,376 | -69.3% |
| Paul H. Scheiber | $5,240 | $2,343 | -55.3% |
| Michael L Kleaving | $6,940 | $2,249 | -67.6% |
| Harold A. Hagerdon | $9,770 | $2,129 | -78.2% |
| Marty J. Snyder | $31,574 | $2,042 | -93.5% |
| Edward L. Scheiber | $5,934 | $1,894 | -68.1% |
| Mark Allen Goffinet | $6,550 | $1,890 | -71.1% |
| Judith Meunier | $6,232 | $1,882 | -69.8% |
| Craig A. Hagerdon | $6,573 | $1,844 | -71.9% |
| Larry J. Sandage | $9,229 | $1,299 | -85.9% |
| Matthew A. Finley | $2,970 | $1,286 | -56.7% |
| Aaron W. Mosby | $6,604 | $1,212 | -81.6% |
| Steven M. Dupont | $1,219 | $1,193 | -2.1% |
| Susie B. Knox | $1,119 | $1,119 | 0% |
| Daniel P. Gayer | $12,280 | $1,035 | -91.6% |
| Wayne a Kleaving | $2,925 | $1,031 | -64.8% |
| Stephen F. Peter | $6,099 | $1,020 | -83.3% |
| Randall L. Racine | $3,674 | $927 | -74.8% |
| Warren Michael Scherer | $3,273 | $830 | -74.6% |
| Lester J. Taylor | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Raymond Nash | $4,057 | $812 | -80% |
| Richard E. Cassidy | $1,617 | $784 | -51.5% |
| Donald Kessens | $1,353 | $714 | -47.2% |
| Michael H. Hagedorn | $1,452 | $686 | -52.8% |
| Mark F. Theis | $5,350 | $652 | -87.8% |
| James W. Watson | $2,827 | $620 | -78.1% |
| Robert L. Scherzer | $2,406 | $618 | -74.3% |
| Charles W. Rice Jr. | $1,390 | $611 | -56% |
| Janet Sprinkle | $820 | $565 | -31.1% |
| Donald Champion | $1,053 | $520 | -50.6% |
| William J. Coomer | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Robert W. Scheiber | $1,196 | $488 | -59.2% |
| Jesse Harrison | $1,595 | $405 | -74.6% |
| Roy P. Myers Jr. | $1,422 | $404 | -71.6% |
| Duane D. Cassidy | $2,220 | $387 | -82.6% |
| Bradley J. Hubert | $895 | $372 | -58.4% |
| Steven J. Goffinet | $1,551 | $353 | -77.2% |
| Jared Hedinger | $5,750 | $336 | -94.2% |
| Roxanne Rust | $809 | $328 | -59.5% |
| Isaac E. Schroeder | $1,342 | $322 | -76% |
| Barbara Goffinet | $1,509 | $321 | -78.7% |
| Robert J. Thiery | $317 | $317 | 0% |
| Andrea Southwood | $2,100 | $273 | -87% |
| Darrell W. Taylor | $843 | $264 | -68.7% |
| Jean Rust | $512 | $257 | -49.8% |
| Rick E Claise | $1,584 | $249 | -84.3% |
| Thomas A. Mauck | $2,446 | $240 | -90.2% |
| Daniel D. Theis | $759 | $228 | -70% |
| Mark A. Bruggeman | $559 | $172 | -69.2% |
| Chris Burnette | $292 | $168 | -42.5% |
| Kate L. Heeke | $0 | $141 | -- |
| James F. Heeke | $261 | $120 | -54% |
| Adam D. Gogel | $893 | $112 | -87.5% |
| Francis X. Ernst | $162 | $91 | -43.8% |
| Joanne Sims | $162 | $91 | -43.8% |
| S & K Brown Farms, LLC | $0 | $62 | -- |
| Theresa M. Arnold | $451 | $59 | -86.9% |
| Harpenau Farms, LLC | $4,904 | $50 | -99% |
| Shawn Dotson | $135 | $43 | -68.1% |
| Henry J. Bruggeman | $766 | $41 | -94.6% |
| Beverly Esarey | $63 | $25 | -60.3% |
| Brenda S. Harpenau | $432 | $16 | -96.3% |
| Vernon R. Harpenau | $617 | $16 | -97.4% |
| Glenda Gogel | $159 | $11 | -93.1% |
| Wayne Lasher | $10,343 | $8 | -99.9% |
| Gerald A. Harpenau | $308 | $8 | -97.4% |
| William Earl Leclere | $939 | $7 | -99.3% |
| Patricia Edwards | $37 | $5 | -86.5% |
| Jane R. Huber | $281 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Shephard | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle M. Esarey | $768 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Damin | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| William Gibson | $416 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen F. Goffinet | $989 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrea Polk | $162 | $0 | -100% |
| Bettye Doogs | $86 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley N. Harth | $1,021 | $0 | -100% |
| David K Ziegelgruber | $180 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis L. Harth | $2,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Emily A. Winter | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| Erma M. Harpenau | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Etta Jean Conen | $469 | $0 | -100% |
| Jake Hauser | $485 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Bruggeman | $256 | $0 | -100% |
| James Lutgring | $1,768 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome Pete Kunkler | $345 | $0 | -100% |
| John H. Pyle | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| Kim M. Barker | $369 | $0 | -100% |
| Lagrange Family Limited Partnership | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark E. Peter | $1,610 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Hauser | $104 | $0 | -100% |
| Nelson L. Reynolds | $389 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul E. Biever | $470 | $0 | -100% |
| Raphael H. Harpenau | $311 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Foster | $21 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara M. Gehlhausen | $43 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy R. Bartholomew | $42 | $0 | -100% |
| Angela M. Kleeman | $1,617 | $0 | -100% |
| Bart J. Harpenau | $116 | $0 | -100% |
| Hubert Ramsey | $10,648 | $0 | -100% |
| Nira Simon | $11 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,586,033 | $781,823 | -50.7% |
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