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In 2021, 81 farmers in cities within Mahoning County received a total of $762,342 in 193 farm subsidies, a 71.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.6 million in 410 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martig Farms, Inc. | $1,273,804 | $123,399 | -90.3% |
| Conny Grain & Cattle, LLC | $0 | $101,131 | -- |
| Roy H. Kohler | $97,542 | $47,398 | -51.4% |
| Michael Bauman | $57,053 | $46,864 | -17.9% |
| Nathan S. Myers | $95,642 | $42,511 | -55.6% |
| Malmsberry Enterprises, LLC | $795 | $39,231 | 4,834.7% |
| Larry Fryfogle | $61,342 | $36,839 | -39.9% |
| Duane E. Wagner | $22,837 | $22,616 | -1% |
| Buckeye View Farm, LLC | $25,584 | $21,552 | -15.8% |
| Martz Farms, LLC | $39,801 | $20,089 | -49.5% |
| Glista Farms, LLC | $31,457 | $19,026 | -39.5% |
| Marilyn G. Smith | $5,111 | $17,461 | 241.6% |
| David Susany | $22,918 | $13,557 | -40.8% |
| Wafler Farms, LLC | $39,459 | $13,433 | -66% |
| Mihaly Dairy, LLC | $50,392 | $13,183 | -73.8% |
| Deckerd Brothers Dairy Farm, Ltd. | $11,700 | $11,939 | 2% |
| Daniel L. Brothers | $15,887 | $10,866 | -31.6% |
| Wayne Anderson | $20,527 | $9,559 | -53.4% |
| Sweet Meadow Farm Drainage, LLC | $29,769 | $9,209 | -69.1% |
| Robert E. Miller | $37,499 | $8,728 | -76.7% |
| James R. Moore | $32,307 | $8,463 | -73.8% |
| William E. Gewin | $8,167 | $8,029 | -1.7% |
| Kevin Gross | $10,780 | $6,299 | -41.6% |
| Jerry Davis | $10,866 | $6,298 | -42% |
| Chad Raber | $5,742 | $5,793 | 0.9% |
| Wayne R. Tibbits | $10,143 | $5,372 | -47% |
| Sharp Farms Cattle, LLC | $15,715 | $5,304 | -66.2% |
| Felgar Farms, LLC | $8,367 | $5,016 | -40.1% |
| Roger L. Miller | $22,937 | $4,224 | -81.6% |
| Phillis Farms, LLC | $33,248 | $4,163 | -87.5% |
| Jay A. Miller | $21,554 | $3,699 | -82.8% |
| Aljen & Associates, LLC | $12,974 | $3,409 | -73.7% |
| Grammer Jersey Farm, LLC | $9,667 | $3,156 | -67.4% |
| Bill K. Barger | $7,706 | $3,054 | -60.4% |
| Homer L. Sanor Jr. | $6,125 | $2,996 | -51.1% |
| Ellen B. Bennett | $7,073 | $2,874 | -59.4% |
| Gary Thomas Walkama | $0 | $2,777 | -- |
| Brungard Farm, Inc. | $8,060 | $2,739 | -66% |
| Rodney Phillis | $7,172 | $2,735 | -61.9% |
| Douglas Dye | $57,278 | $2,645 | -95.4% |
| Marvin Edwin Mashburn | $6,319 | $2,505 | -60.4% |
| Randy Bates | $6,136 | $2,496 | -59.3% |
| Larry L. Figgs | $292 | $2,422 | 729.5% |
| Anthony Miletta | $5,228 | $2,199 | -57.9% |
| Michael J. Estock | $7,840 | $2,134 | -72.8% |
| Stephen Kapus | $0 | $2,097 | -- |
| Michael E. Fusek Jr. | $2,986 | $2,070 | -30.7% |
| Ronald Hutcheson | $4,953 | $1,955 | -60.5% |
| Angiuli Farm | $56,516 | $1,952 | -96.5% |
| Mark Stepuk | $10,620 | $1,861 | -82.5% |
| Donald C. Musser | $3,469 | $1,780 | -48.7% |
| Linda M. Bandy | $3,520 | $1,507 | -57.2% |
| James Kallas | $2,889 | $1,423 | -50.7% |
| Deborah L Guterba | $807 | $1,393 | 72.6% |
| Quarry Hill Farm, LLC | $2,619 | $1,296 | -50.5% |
| Ouric Holsteins | $4,122 | $1,281 | -68.9% |
| Elton Zeller | $3,006 | $1,130 | -62.4% |
| Raymond Kucalaba | $3,212 | $1,085 | -66.2% |
| Jacob Parker Zimmerman | $5,713 | $1,069 | -81.3% |
| Brian Spencer | $5,163 | $1,060 | -79.5% |
| M. B. Farms | $4,276 | $1,053 | -75.4% |
| Brian L. Moff | $2,940 | $981 | -66.6% |
| Shane Michael Everson | $0 | $934 | -- |
| Kenneth L. Bandy | $2,300 | $858 | -62.7% |
| Green Gate Farms, LLC | $23,354 | $657 | -97.2% |
| Edward L. Schlegel Jr. | $1,162 | $573 | -50.7% |
| Robert Garwood | $3,846 | $573 | -85.1% |
| Harold Everson | $1,198 | $564 | -52.9% |
| Daniel John Schilling | $0 | $557 | -- |
| Zimmerman Farms, LLC | $4,273 | $437 | -89.8% |
| Dwight Santee | $1,614 | $421 | -73.9% |
| George Bruderly | $613 | $405 | -33.9% |
| Mark L. Bandy | $723 | $364 | -49.7% |
| F & B Miller, LLC | $1,287 | $357 | -72.3% |
| Scott St John | $0 | $353 | -- |
| David Herbert | $245 | $270 | 10.2% |
| Raymond W. Zurbrugg | $719 | $268 | -62.7% |
| Timothy Hum | $1,482 | $186 | -87.4% |
| Mark E. Sanor | $197 | $134 | -32% |
| Roger W. Greenawalt | $23 | $23 | 0% |
| Harry T. Wilson | $278 | $23 | -91.7% |
| Jared P. Myers | $8,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Figgs | $9,913 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Smith | $8,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles D. Lehotsky | $40,172 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie A. Everson | $8,601 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald A. Doll | $51 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane M. Everson | $2,507 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Kaleel Revocable Trust | $1,291 | $0 | -100% |
| White House Fruit Farm, Inc. | $116,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Miranda Foster | $381 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Schilling | $1,009 | $0 | -100% |
| Fodor Tree Farm, LLC | $3,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Perdulla's Pioneer Trails Tree Fa | $9,427 | $0 | -100% |
| Jared P. Myers | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary T. Walkama | $8,722 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger M. Hatcher | $1,267 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,640,932 | $762,342 | -71.1% |
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