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In 2021, 241 farmers in cities within Marion County received a total of $1.6 million in 482 farm subsidies, a 57.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.8 million in 889 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 Marion County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte D. Burch | $251,470 | $141,988 | -43.5% |
| Leila M. Burch | $237,373 | $127,892 | -46.1% |
| Chris Taylor | $129,314 | $49,029 | -62.1% |
| Nemo Seed and Grain, LLC | $90,928 | $42,570 | -53.2% |
| Danny J. Porter | $98,327 | $37,062 | -62.3% |
| Daniel L. Taylor | $97,288 | $35,916 | -63.1% |
| Douglas & Julie Neisen Trust | $61,782 | $32,729 | -47% |
| John Bier Farms | $69,934 | $30,111 | -56.9% |
| Joseph-the Joseph & Veronica Thomas Trus L Thomas | $26,971 | $27,447 | 1.8% |
| Charles Best Bross | $79,005 | $27,114 | -65.7% |
| James Darin Underhill | $72,935 | $26,416 | -63.8% |
| Charles B. Keller IV | $85,807 | $26,015 | -69.7% |
| Alphonse F. Dames V | $107,925 | $25,713 | -76.2% |
| Wanda M. Underhill | $50,520 | $24,970 | -50.6% |
| Glenn E. Griesbaum | $60,235 | $24,064 | -60% |
| Joseph Robert Kendrick Jr. | $41,198 | $22,891 | -44.4% |
| Steven L. Begley | $18,844 | $22,671 | 20.3% |
| Katie Dames | $103,478 | $22,568 | -78.2% |
| Aaron L. Drebes | $75,582 | $21,477 | -71.6% |
| Zachary D. Burch | $26,170 | $19,801 | -24.3% |
| Shade Brothers, LLC | $52,162 | $19,389 | -62.8% |
| Emily Ann Hoelscher | $46,912 | $18,891 | -59.7% |
| Disselhorst Brothers, LLC | $45,479 | $17,077 | -62.5% |
| Daren R. Griesbaum | $28,300 | $14,866 | -47.5% |
| David R. Kroeger | $25,744 | $14,740 | -42.7% |
| James M Rehmsmeyer | $18,728 | $14,564 | -22.2% |
| Graupman Operations, LLC | $17,943 | $13,562 | -24.4% |
| Robert T. Bleigh | $47,329 | $13,144 | -72.2% |
| Brent Hoerr Farms, Inc. | $35,445 | $12,903 | -63.6% |
| Steven Lee Bross | $30,129 | $12,323 | -59.1% |
| Frederick Paul Kespohl | $15,150 | $12,105 | -20.1% |
| Shawn R. Kiefaber | $24,836 | $12,010 | -51.6% |
| Elsie Hallgren Happel | $10,871 | $10,815 | -0.5% |
| Triplett Enterprises, Inc. | $33,106 | $10,612 | -67.9% |
| Mark Lance Lehenbauer | $29,874 | $10,537 | -64.7% |
| Lois D Disselhorst | $41,267 | $10,410 | -74.8% |
| Robbins Nest Farm, LLC | $10,340 | $10,364 | 0.2% |
| Alan Schachtsiek | $26,310 | $10,038 | -61.8% |
| Will Bier | $16,725 | $9,912 | -40.7% |
| Mark E. Lovelace | $22,849 | $9,827 | -57% |
| Kenneth L. Lovelace | $20,063 | $9,776 | -51.3% |
| Gottman-Hoenes Farms, LLC | $9,550 | $9,193 | -3.7% |
| Joe Leonardi | $9,186 | $9,186 | 0% |
| Northeast Cattle Company | $57,741 | $8,935 | -84.5% |
| Justyn T. Plunkett | $7,131 | $8,848 | 24.1% |
| George Alan Keller | $53,595 | $8,763 | -83.6% |
| Marvin R. Tuley | $29,851 | $8,693 | -70.9% |
| Edgar L. Tuley Jr. | $29,975 | $8,676 | -71.1% |
| Robert and Sally Bross Farms, LLC | $23,638 | $8,474 | -64.2% |
| K Leroy Taylor Rev Family Trust | $21,776 | $8,374 | -61.5% |
| Donald Henry Porter | $30,242 | $7,665 | -74.7% |
| Carolyn R. Myers | $1,026 | $7,503 | 631.3% |
| Timothy A. Hallgren | $7,603 | $7,466 | -1.8% |
| Wesley Warren Begley | $27,050 | $7,416 | -72.6% |
| Bootheel Ridge Farm | $0 | $7,401 | -- |
| Urban Wiskirchen | $8,593 | $7,345 | -14.5% |
| Carolyn Farmer | $7,932 | $7,263 | -8.4% |
| Fredrick R Schachtsiek | $32,934 | $7,225 | -78.1% |
| Luke Garrett Mahsman | $19,300 | $7,175 | -62.8% |
| Anthony I and Florence M Guarino Rvoc Living Trust | $14,818 | $7,162 | -51.7% |
| Carl Robert Lillard | $20,649 | $7,076 | -65.7% |
| Mcelvain Farms, LLC | $22,246 | $7,045 | -68.3% |
| John Harold Poppe | $24,977 | $6,731 | -73.1% |
| Robert L. Hall | $20,840 | $6,553 | -68.6% |
| Earl Wayne Karr | $1,719 | $6,481 | 277% |
| Roger L. Myers | $14,376 | $6,277 | -56.3% |
| Martha Myers | $3,339 | $6,235 | 86.7% |
| Kris K. Graupman | $31,180 | $6,067 | -80.5% |
| Boettcher Living Trust | $10,552 | $6,007 | -43.1% |
| Gregory J. Schutte | $11,455 | $5,901 | -48.5% |
| Patty Doyle | $6,982 | $5,835 | -16.4% |
| Carl W. Hathaway | $8,662 | $5,716 | -34% |
| Lowell E Schachtsiek | $18,754 | $5,611 | -70.1% |
| Garry D. Gupton | $5,913 | $5,587 | -5.5% |
| John Thomas | $7,902 | $5,571 | -29.5% |
| Raymond Eugene Hall | $14,213 | $5,570 | -60.8% |
| Michael E. Drebes | $15,094 | $5,466 | -63.8% |
| Curtis Schachtsiek | $9,207 | $5,304 | -42.4% |
| Greg J. Bross | $19,728 | $5,303 | -73.1% |
| Richard N Pflantz | $5,694 | $5,299 | -6.9% |
| Dearing Farms, Inc. | $22,180 | $5,208 | -76.5% |
| Sandra K. Foster | $7,718 | $5,184 | -32.8% |
| Jody M. Happel | $3,302 | $5,165 | 56.4% |
| Dan Blickhan | $17,730 | $5,125 | -71.1% |
| Howard E. Kroeger | $17,005 | $5,101 | -70% |
| 4L Cattle, LLC | $66,855 | $5,047 | -92.5% |
| Michael Davis | $10,675 | $4,980 | -53.3% |
| D&L Smith Brothers, LLC | $6,571 | $4,821 | -26.6% |
| Eugene C Hall Trust | $9,540 | $4,692 | -50.8% |
| William E. Gard | $18,190 | $4,415 | -75.7% |
| Earl R. Gard | $10,884 | $4,309 | -60.4% |
| Bradley B. Kerley | $4,263 | $4,263 | 0% |
| Colin O'Brien | $9,779 | $4,217 | -56.9% |
| Dale Watters | $13,122 | $3,996 | -69.5% |
| Kiefaber Family, LLC | $9,499 | $3,886 | -59.1% |
| Dan M. Bross | $11,047 | $3,789 | -65.7% |
| James W. Sutter | $3,952 | $3,676 | -7% |
| Bradley F. Stice | $3,570 | $3,570 | 0% |
| Jesse F. White | $4,740 | $3,525 | -25.6% |
| Brush Creek Farms, LLC | $6,842 | $3,376 | -50.7% |
| Steven A. Obert | $7,773 | $3,332 | -57.1% |
| Mary L. Yarbrough | $4,483 | $3,316 | -26% |
| Norma Jean Obert | $8,522 | $3,308 | -61.2% |
| WCT Real Estate, LLC | $0 | $3,288 | -- |
| Gard Farm South, LLC | $8,521 | $3,273 | -61.6% |
| Keith Daniel Triplett | $11,649 | $3,251 | -72.1% |
| Thomas W. Wilson | $4,215 | $3,218 | -23.7% |
| Becky S O'Brien Rev Liv Trust | $8,854 | $3,212 | -63.7% |
| Andrew S. Lehenbauer | $6,435 | $3,158 | -50.9% |
| Ross E. Frankenbach | $7,106 | $3,096 | -56.4% |
| Doris E. Stone | $286 | $3,074 | 974.8% |
| Knochel Family Revoc Living Trust Agreement | $3,206 | $3,030 | -5.5% |
| Donald W. Fessenden | $2,637 | $2,970 | 12.6% |
| Eldon Bode, LLC | $6,894 | $2,958 | -57.1% |
| Ronald S. Fallert | $2,934 | $2,934 | 0% |
| Darryl Bode | $8,923 | $2,901 | -67.5% |
| Michael C. Madden | $1,236 | $2,870 | 132.2% |
| Joel P Anderson Living Trust | $4,792 | $2,836 | -40.8% |
| Gard Family, LLC | $7,884 | $2,796 | -64.5% |
| Curtis C. Robbins | $7,747 | $2,784 | -64.1% |
| Brad Bier | $8,621 | $2,752 | -68.1% |
| James L. Snodgrass | $2,736 | $2,736 | 0% |
| Larry Patterson | $2,682 | $2,682 | 0% |
| Jay G. Yates | $2,631 | $2,631 | 0% |
| Steve Gottman | $2,588 | $2,588 | 0% |
| MacY L. Bross | $2,982 | $2,538 | -14.9% |
| Matt Shade | $8,205 | $2,532 | -69.1% |
| John D Bier & Bradley M Bier Etal - Sutton Farm Partnership | $7,799 | $2,478 | -68.2% |
| Andrew Joseph Glascock | $0 | $2,475 | -- |
| Todd Kizer | $10,500 | $2,458 | -76.6% |
| Kevin Scholl | $2,364 | $2,364 | 0% |
| David Alex Porter | $7,668 | $2,218 | -71.1% |
| Michael L. Pontius | $2,123 | $2,123 | 0% |
| Bruce A. Tuley | $12,119 | $1,987 | -83.6% |
| Carl H. Bock | $1,988 | $1,977 | -0.6% |
| David L. Nix | $6,058 | $1,942 | -67.9% |
| Helen M. Kroeger | $4,049 | $1,919 | -52.6% |
| Steven E. Riney | $1,911 | $1,911 | 0% |
| Dale W. Jones | $4,358 | $1,813 | -58.4% |
| Wendell Kreider | $4,922 | $1,793 | -63.6% |
| Ben William Conrad | $1,744 | $1,744 | 0% |
| Louis W. Smith | $8,829 | $1,718 | -80.5% |
| Ray Fessenden | $1,401 | $1,691 | 20.7% |
| Robert Martin Farms, Inc. | $0 | $1,668 | -- |
| William H. Potterfield | $6,243 | $1,623 | -74% |
| Mary Jo Voepel | $1,754 | $1,621 | -7.6% |
| John D. Glascock | $6,113 | $1,583 | -74.1% |
| Sunset Valley View Farm, LLC | $1,970 | $1,493 | -24.2% |
| Mark Funkenbusch | $1,444 | $1,444 | 0% |
| Matthew G. Markley | $5,587 | $1,360 | -75.7% |
| Larry E. Moss | $1,338 | $1,338 | 0% |
| Brian W. Obert | $6,558 | $1,335 | -79.6% |
| Elizabeth W. Roth | $3,385 | $1,323 | -60.9% |
| Israel L. Bevill | $2,945 | $1,289 | -56.2% |
| Gerald C. Herold | $2,290 | $1,276 | -44.3% |
| Randall E. Obert | $2,770 | $1,215 | -56.1% |
| Duane E. Martin | $1,167 | $1,167 | 0% |
| Weyand Farm, LLC | $3,942 | $1,166 | -70.4% |
| Luke D. Triplett | $2,694 | $1,153 | -57.2% |
| Backachers Farm, LLC | $1,847 | $1,152 | -37.6% |
| Dale Gosney | $3,238 | $1,148 | -64.5% |
| Jeffery L. Kroeger | $0 | $1,123 | -- |
| Osage Lane Farms, LLC | $2,440 | $1,113 | -54.4% |
| Randall Strachan | $2,767 | $1,110 | -59.9% |
| Adam W. Gottman | $1,119 | $1,049 | -6.3% |
| Mark E. Gottman | $5,568 | $1,045 | -81.2% |
| Andrew B. Edwards | $2,790 | $1,030 | -63.1% |
| Steven L. House | $2,655 | $1,011 | -61.9% |
| Joseph A. Knochel | $992 | $992 | 0% |
| Alan L. Foster | $3,156 | $983 | -68.9% |
| Boyd Daniel Triplett | $2,135 | $962 | -54.9% |
| Brett Shade | $3,586 | $932 | -74% |
| John C. Potterfield | $8,713 | $887 | -89.8% |
| Trevor W. Miller | $0 | $844 | -- |
| Robert Bowles | $1,858 | $807 | -56.6% |
| Gary B Pyse | $3,546 | $777 | -78.1% |
| Caleb Kizer | $484 | $771 | 59.3% |
| Cole Kizer | $484 | $771 | 59.3% |
| Joseph L Yarbrough Revocable Trust | $3,025 | $760 | -74.9% |
| Gilbert W. Hudson Sr. | $2,166 | $757 | -65.1% |
| Mark A. Hirner | $755 | $755 | 0% |
| Dwane K. Schaefer | $740 | $740 | 0% |
| Gerald E. Schoenborn | $1,927 | $731 | -62.1% |
| Jay H. Graupman | $1,806 | $730 | -59.6% |
| Michael W. Stauffer | $712 | $712 | 0% |
| Virgil N. Lackey | $1,298 | $704 | -45.8% |
| Gary Pyle | $697 | $697 | 0% |
| Randall Stice | $662 | $662 | 0% |
| Robert Kent Stephens | $1,252 | $640 | -48.9% |
| Keaton August Kendrick | $1,641 | $622 | -62.1% |
| Arla Crane | $3,700 | $579 | -84.4% |
| Rockin a Arena, LLC | $26,879 | $574 | -97.9% |
| Derrill Dean Jackson | $2,361 | $572 | -75.8% |
| Kevin R. Smyser | $863 | $489 | -43.3% |
| Jimmy D. Nix | $1,565 | $486 | -68.9% |
| Rhonda June Stout Revocable Trust | $484 | $484 | 0% |
| Norman E. Seeger | $781 | $477 | -38.9% |
| Charles W. Burkhardt | $477 | $440 | -7.8% |
| Jc Bross | $2,502 | $416 | -83.4% |
| Jadon D Underhill | $859 | $399 | -53.6% |
| Dorothy M. Page | $560 | $335 | -40.2% |
| Jody L. Thornburg | $661 | $326 | -50.7% |
| Todd M. Dornberger | $776 | $314 | -59.5% |
| Dave W. Obert | $8,092 | $312 | -96.1% |
| Bruce E. Bringer | $495 | $295 | -40.4% |
| Samuel P. Triplett | $1,089 | $292 | -73.2% |
| Vernon J. Meyers | $765 | $288 | -62.4% |
| Brent W. Hoerr | $450 | $264 | -41.3% |
| Charlotte A. Hoerr | $450 | $264 | -41.3% |
| Betty J. House | $1,210 | $242 | -80% |
| Michael G. Powell | $913 | $241 | -73.6% |
| Kenneth D. Foster | $324 | $224 | -30.9% |
| Jessica Nicole Schomaker | $1,890 | $217 | -88.5% |
| Joseph M. Schaffer | $319 | $207 | -35.1% |
| Lucky Lakes, Inc. | $342 | $201 | -41.2% |
| Jeffrey S. Dornberger | $263 | $167 | -36.5% |
| Allen G Robinson Trust B | $1,025 | $160 | -84.4% |
| Justin R. Getz | $561 | $146 | -74% |
| Richard L. Wolfmeyer | $1,578 | $138 | -91.3% |
| Richard C. Harrison | $1,321 | $136 | -89.7% |
| Robert A. Wolfmeyer | $315 | $134 | -57.5% |
| Jason Hancock | $517 | $114 | -77.9% |
| Robert C. Serbin | $2,372 | $96 | -96% |
| Eric W. Lundberg | $9,474 | $94 | -99% |
| Clay E. Cunningham | $660 | $86 | -87% |
| Mark Beilstein | $266 | $80 | -69.9% |
| Scott M. Keller | $141 | $78 | -44.7% |
| Harold F. Hathaway | $6,894 | $70 | -99% |
| Sandra K. Decker | $114 | $69 | -39.5% |
| Mark L. Vonderhaar | $220 | $52 | -76.4% |
| Curtis Cramlett | $38 | $50 | 31.6% |
| Marilyn V. Harrison | $629 | $47 | -92.5% |
| David Tyrrell Redman | $40 | $40 | 0% |
| Wendel Hoehne | $161 | $38 | -76.4% |
| Kent Rupp | $48 | $33 | -31.3% |
| Travis L. Moore | $89 | $33 | -62.9% |
| Tim Perry | $1,358 | $24 | -98.2% |
| Dianna L. Hoenes | $0 | $14 | -- |
| Brent D. Meyer | $520 | $7 | -98.7% |
| Douglas H. Voepel | $0 | $7 | -- |
| Phyllis D. Knapp | $29 | $5 | -82.8% |
| Brenda K. Goodwin | $44 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Lochman | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Dallas E. Elliott | $90 | $0 | -100% |
| Don Funkenbusch Irrevocable Trust | $897 | $0 | -100% |
| Eva M. Foster | $379 | $0 | -100% |
| Fairy Foster | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| George Crane | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Hubert R. Hoenes | $830 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Lochman | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| James E. Yarbrough | $2,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Wade McElvain | $463 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle J. Kendrick | $3,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori A. Bohne | $46 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark P. Reid | $511 | $0 | -100% |
| Marquita L. Bannon | $37 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurice Kreider | $69 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Gregory Maher | $3,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Lee Sparks | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Reginald Pflantz Trust | $192 | $0 | -100% |
| Roth David McElvain | $1,093 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell E. Stone | $2,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia A. Happel | $8,419 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,760,799 | $1,589,654 | -57.7% |
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