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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with St. Joseph County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in St. Joseph County received $7.3 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 310 farmers in cities within St. Joseph County received a total of $4.2 million in 565 farm subsidies, a 63.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $11.5 million in 1,291 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 St. Joseph County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Stutzman Poultry Farms, LLC$0$719,347--
Premium Poultry, LLC$0$425,192--
Matthew D. Kauffman$312,444$91,619-70.7%
Willis Lee Norton$110,014$84,450-23.2%
Scattered Acres Production, LLC$234,578$77,011-67.2%
Chad A. Clark$47,555$69,04845.2%
County Top Farms, Inc.$237,613$66,388-72.1%
Hillcrest Farms$97,680$62,575-35.9%
Struble Farms, LLC$235,789$61,359-74%
Larry D. Mast$80,410$60,703-24.5%
Stutzman Family Farms, LLC$104,849$59,316-43.4%
PMCA$165,778$57,462-65.3%
Thomas Krull$168,844$57,163-66.1%
Little Arrow Farms, LLC$0$54,490--
Gentz Family Farms, LLC$122,291$50,446-58.7%
Shem P. Miller$88,533$44,322-49.9%
Vernon J. Yoder$128,496$43,084-66.5%
Timothy L. Miller$110,112$42,501-61.4%
Mammoth Grove Farms$120,954$41,972-65.3%
Villa Miller Farms$125,702$40,962-67.4%
Rockwell Farming, Inc.$47,396$40,193-15.2%
Agventure Farms, LLC$30,585$38,82326.9%
Roger & Anne Gentz-Jv$102,184$37,147-63.6%
Gary Lee King$84,853$34,571-59.3%
Robert William King$84,336$34,521-59.1%
Ronald Lynn Weston$79,058$33,629-57.5%
Gem Family Farms, LLC$199,558$32,473-83.7%
Miller Creek Poultry, LLC$0$31,408--
T & C Wagner Farms, LLC$125,095$31,361-74.9%
Justin D. Weinberg$93,565$29,111-68.9%
Level Acres, Inc.$85,159$28,235-66.8%
Marshall Landis$71,207$28,123-60.5%
Laura F. Belson$83,045$27,697-66.6%
Robert Charles Belson$83,045$27,697-66.6%
Trattles Farms, LLC$57,471$27,225-52.6%
Philip Dufour$95,985$27,032-71.8%
Jerry A. Jones$103,463$26,722-74.2%
Edgar W. Miller$98,231$26,557-73%
Darcy J. Jones$103,131$26,446-74.4%
Finkey Farms, LLC$62,532$26,322-57.9%
Steven Krull$23,404$26,13311.7%
Wilbur A. Yoder$60,540$25,668-57.6%
Cronkhite Farms, Inc.$97,906$25,417-74%
Glenn A. Lovejoy$86,649$24,665-71.5%
Clarence A. Barth$55,569$24,166-56.5%
Rick Nemire$60,926$23,381-61.6%
Maple Shade Farm$59,543$23,297-60.9%
Ron J. Kulp$46,274$22,234-52%
Garrett D. Walters$53,764$22,192-58.7%
Ronald William King$60,649$21,616-64.4%
Gregory P. Cupp$54,861$18,634-66%
John E. Miller$59,239$18,518-68.7%
Andrew L. Stienbarger$13,274$18,50739.4%
Lavon Yoder$65,224$18,272-72%
Hooley Farms, LLC$39,088$17,815-54.4%
Sandra K. Lovejoy$63,459$17,027-73.2%
Loren Frisbie$26,100$16,913-35.2%
Douglas P. Cupp$69,093$16,466-76.2%
Matthew J. Sharp$46,827$16,356-65.1%
Chad E. Crotser$46,142$16,328-64.6%
Carls Farms II$87,673$16,097-81.6%
Andrew a Grandlinard$33,212$15,814-52.4%
Legacy Land Farms, Inc.$46,343$15,621-66.3%
Riverland Poultry, LLC$0$14,860--
Myers Rocky River Farm$31,082$14,294-54%
Mark W. Major$38,021$13,534-64.4%
Combining Services, LLC$45,011$12,986-71.1%
Red Iron Farms, LLC$30,306$12,771-57.9%
Michael V. Brueck$42,009$12,533-70.2%
Robert C. Lower$5,816$12,432113.8%
Lyle Schmidt Farms, LLC$32,057$12,329-61.5%
Randy Stauffer$38,990$12,201-68.7%
Mark Andrew Stephenson$49,542$11,879-76%
Daniel Sharp$43,188$11,792-72.7%
James W. Klett$36,407$11,693-67.9%
Gail Kuhlman$49,006$11,505-76.5%
Phillip Kuhlman$49,006$11,505-76.5%
Dale Lee Wells$18,483$11,249-39.1%
Francis L. Burr$29,452$11,167-62.1%
Michael L. Krull$27,958$11,082-60.4%
David V. Klein$34,124$10,970-67.9%
Vincent B. Klein$34,124$10,970-67.9%
Tyrel Matthew Miller$38,728$10,911-71.8%
Donald E. Eby$20,264$10,590-47.7%
Connie Miller$39,109$10,543-73%
Christian James Wedel$28,601$10,519-63.2%
Hoffine Farms, LLC$20,452$10,439-49%
Wayne L. Wilds$32,894$10,337-68.6%
Littlefield Farms$10,462$10,280-1.7%
Lucas R. Sharp$13,542$10,096-25.4%
Gary E. Klein$33,702$9,808-70.9%
Norman Allen Bullock$18,499$9,682-47.7%
Angela M. Crotser$29,812$9,615-67.7%
William Roger Klein$27,801$9,151-67.1%
Drew D. Cupp$20,952$8,942-57.3%
C3 Farms, LLC$0$8,632--
Janice E. Carr$7,212$8,55018.6%
Betty Bullock$16,816$8,431-49.9%
Kenneth R. Wall$21,413$8,424-60.7%
Richard Rentfrow$16,562$8,291-49.9%
Grandview Acres, LLC$25,545$8,156-68.1%
John A. Platz$75,205$8,065-89.3%
Jeffrey Moore$23,053$8,037-65.1%
Zachary J. Miller$19,015$7,849-58.7%
Rex A. Mayer$19,722$7,786-60.5%
Kenneth G. Sikorski$3,232$7,763140.2%
Nathan Yoder$9,039$7,749-14.3%
Gary Hunter$17,388$7,620-56.2%
JTK Farms, LLC$13,760$7,501-45.5%
Randy D. Tompkins$27,180$7,499-72.4%
Kim S. Cupp$23,361$7,426-68.2%
Jeffrey D. Cupp$21,222$7,204-66.1%
Kenneth N. Cupp$22,885$7,204-68.5%
Norman D. Yoder$20,535$7,183-65%
Derek S. Shaw$6,686$7,0665.7%
Loren S. Miller$20,013$7,021-64.9%
Michael J. Rodefer$25,052$6,754-73%
Donald Lee Graber$15,117$6,737-55.4%
Charles A. Belson$3,493$6,64890.3%
Dennis Alton Schumacher$27,824$6,538-76.5%
Todd Stoll$7,445$6,472-13.1%
Wesley D. Storms$16,520$6,441-61%
Robert A. Dufour$16,887$6,417-62%
Malcolm Thomas Stamp$17,561$6,290-64.2%
Joseph H. Probst$6,162$6,1620%
William Currier$7,995$6,070-24.1%
Ellene M Mcclish$5,654$5,6540%
James W. Fritz$10,921$5,647-48.3%
Zachary J. Yoder$15,672$5,626-64.1%
Samuel R. Currier$8,918$5,394-39.5%
James Landis$6,719$5,192-22.7%
Patricia mc Clish$5,074$5,0740%
Walters Farms$2,234$4,952121.7%
Michael Stears$9,206$4,901-46.8%
Steven J. Mitchell$10,773$4,852-55%
Douglas Wall$9,983$4,650-53.4%
Todd Mitchell$0$4,550--
Charles Arver$10,089$4,444-56%
Joey Lynn Arnold$4,950$4,384-11.4%
Philip A. Prichard II$11,342$4,378-61.4%
Larry Brueck$10,767$4,357-59.5%
Michael J. Miller$14,822$4,308-70.9%
Michael Darren Hunter$8,454$3,968-53.1%
George Dieffenderfer$3,365$3,94817.3%
Michael Lego$5,654$3,943-30.3%
James M. Vrobel$8,423$3,933-53.3%
Brett E. Johnson$3,923$3,9230%
St. Joe Valley Apiaries, LLC$24,667$3,898-84.2%
Anthony S. Weston$7,050$3,757-46.7%
Steven K. Pletcher$3,716$3,7160%
Patrick K. Hochstetler$3,633$3,6330%
Jane Kelley$12,503$3,580-71.4%
Lyndon Kelley$12,503$3,580-71.4%
Norma J Frays$3,970$3,576-9.9%
Barbara J. Currier$0$3,516--
TJC Farms, LLC$106,047$3,493-96.7%
Freeman D. Miller$10,777$3,481-67.7%
Steven M. Rumsey$2,587$3,43932.9%
Paul Hagenbuch$1,159$3,420195.1%
Steven Parsons$12,345$3,345-72.9%
Eric T. Stephenson$8,498$3,322-60.9%
Boulder Dash Farms, LLC$11,390$3,245-71.5%
James W. Borgert$8,487$3,221-62%
Jeff van Vorst$0$3,137--
Constantine Turf Farm, Inc.$6,498$3,086-52.5%
Carl A. Barth$0$3,037--
Dale Hiatt$9,357$3,030-67.6%
Jamison Luke Yoder$7,708$2,876-62.7%
Jason D. Doehring$10,804$2,861-73.5%
Elton Dale Hackenberg$9,040$2,832-68.7%
Joshua E. Miller$7,612$2,781-63.5%
Jeffery T. Fisher$15,640$2,748-82.4%
Michael W. Shugars$7,211$2,735-62.1%
Dan L. Jones$2,710$2,7100%
Jeffery S. Platz$5,414$2,687-50.4%
Elizabeth Wright$2,359$2,68213.7%
Dennis A. Sturgis Jr.$7,425$2,658-64.2%
Joseph L. Schmitt$5,192$2,594-50%
Ronald Joe Eicher$12,144$2,559-78.9%
Daniel R. Sutton$3,161$2,458-22.2%
Ronald Stephenson$5,085$2,444-51.9%
J Waltke Farm, LLC$6,604$2,362-64.2%
Faith in Flora, LLC$0$2,318--
Douglas G. Hunter$4,717$2,316-50.9%
Benjamin P. Geisler$4,035$2,308-42.8%
Bradlee L. Hartong$5,483$2,245-59.1%
Douglas C. Kline$11,680$2,218-81%
Christine A. Hartong$5,466$2,196-59.8%
Flowerfield Farmstead, LLC$0$2,120--
Shamrock Farms$5,414$2,084-61.5%
Timothy A. Carpenter$6,787$2,082-69.3%
Bernard Parsons$3,700$2,049-44.6%
Adam Milliman$0$2,028--
Scott Ochsenrider$20,382$1,946-90.5%
Brandon D. Yoder$5,462$1,819-66.7%
Vern Blentlinger$10,557$1,803-82.9%
William Younts$4,429$1,782-59.8%
Charles W. Hilton$2,231$1,776-20.4%
Brigitta Brueggmann$4,635$1,698-63.4%
David A. Hubbard$7,089$1,694-76.1%
Dean Fisher$5,118$1,677-67.2%
Kevin B. Walton$445$1,664273.9%
Lynn J. Reed$1,656$1,6560%
Mildred S. Hubbard$3,480$1,633-53.1%
Roger Wyman$2,962$1,608-45.7%
Matthew E. Littlefield$4,720$1,570-66.7%
Darrell Ruckert$1,338$1,53614.8%
Glenn C. Welch$4,791$1,505-68.6%
Leon G. Barrett$20,830$1,477-92.9%
Bart King$6,752$1,462-78.3%
Dylan Robert Walton$3,877$1,451-62.6%
Keith L. Walton$3,877$1,451-62.6%
Carol R. Fetterolf$3,410$1,427-58.2%
Kathleen N. Yoder$2,675$1,416-47.1%
Allen D. Yoder$59,522$1,351-97.7%
Robert H Dudd$1,322$1,3220%
Selma Comstock$7,666$1,277-83.3%
Gary V. Manley$2,207$1,264-42.7%
William J. Miller$3,139$1,223-61%
Rich Acre Farms$14,567$1,212-91.7%
Taylor R. Krull$5,150$1,212-76.5%
Prairie River Farm, LLC$146$1,208727.4%
Glenn Oxender$2,799$1,200-57.1%
James R. Freiburger$0$1,192--
Timothy G. Trattles$16,281$1,190-92.7%
Joyce R Daglow$1,266$1,186-6.3%
Trace A. Moyer$6,799$1,160-82.9%
Mark S. Proxmire$4,637$1,160-75%
Charles N. Zinsmaster$2,321$1,014-56.3%
Douglas Schwartz$2,227$1,012-54.6%
Robert Copenhafer$2,343$1,004-57.1%
Lavon Storms$1,865$991-46.9%
James O. Baxter$3,134$954-69.6%
Jean Ann Baxter$3,134$954-69.6%
Ralph Gage$2,474$934-62.2%
Adam R. Newland$2,738$918-66.5%
Cheryl Ann Moord$1,822$914-49.8%
Sheryl A. Miller$4,317$906-79%
Carole M. Schumacher$518$85464.9%
Corey Lake Orchards Operations, LLC$71,342$848-98.8%
Ronald L. Carpenter$2,382$843-64.6%
Carolyn R. Sutton$1,500$815-45.7%
Isaac L. Sutton$2,325$815-64.9%
Terryl C. Rockwell$810$8100%
David Alan Frost$2,304$789-65.8%
Roland K. Eby$2,936$768-73.8%
Dan R Luegge$1,185$739-37.6%
Riedstra Dairy, Ltd.$605,349$730-99.9%
Andrew D. Holtz$2,947$728-75.3%
Peter N. Musser$708$7080%
William Arnold$1,361$657-51.7%
Lori Lee Bundy$650$6500%
Gary Gump$1,044$628-39.8%
Peggy Roach$1,588$614-61.3%
Glenn T. McNamara$840$608-27.6%
Herbert Doster$5,648$604-89.3%
Adrian A. Shannon$4,714$598-87.3%
Larry E. Shannon$4,714$598-87.3%
Andrew Thomas Dubois$1,124$592-47.3%
Harvey Leroy Miller$3,175$570-82%
Richard A. Yoder$1,353$561-58.5%
Danyl J Royce$1,772$551-68.9%
Robinson Oak Lea Farm, LLC$0$540--
Hollar Family Trust, John L.$2,609$525-79.9%
Philip Dyball$452$4908.4%
Richard E ULTZ$497$436-12.3%
Jason Schwenk$575$418-27.3%
Carl Carper$1,330$418-68.6%
Jonathon R. Gregory$636$413-35.1%
Jarrett S. Cupp$911$399-56.2%
Susan Anne Vrobel$895$360-59.8%
Parker Philip Cupp$355$353-0.6%
James Erlandson$599$343-42.7%
Charles R. Kulp$335$3350%
Larry Bontrager$967$320-66.9%
Donald M. Bowerman$514$314-38.9%
Leonard L. Abbott$547$312-43%
Robert E. Avery$894$294-67.1%
Jaca Company, LLC$486,006$294-99.9%
Travis L. Allen$957$290-69.7%
Stephen Calloway$238$2619.7%
Floyd W. Rentfrow$533$257-51.8%
Cheryl A. Johnson$1,239$246-80.1%
Barry E. Oldenburg$7,010$235-96.6%
Keith Whitford$534$234-56.2%
Thomas L. Stevens$406$225-44.6%
Maxine Mae Mock$442$186-57.9%
Frank L. Roberts Sr.$798$173-78.3%
Frontier Asset Management, Ltd.$13,055$166-98.7%
Matthew T. Clark$1,699$147-91.3%
Tina Briney Mong$220$140-36.4%
David W. Peterson$174$133-23.6%
Michael M. Karle$379$126-66.8%
Kurtis Oldenburg$3,558$118-96.7%
Richard E. Oldenburg$3,558$118-96.7%
Roxanne Welker$203$113-44.3%
Ralph Fetch$158$108-31.6%
Lane T. Wells$173$84-51.4%
Doug Diekman Farms, LLC$6,928$77-98.9%
Gene Phillip Sullivan$72$720%
Davis Farms, LLC$859,769$68-100%
William J. Roberts Jr.$402$65-83.8%
Glenn D. Morris$2,455$63-97.4%
Paul W. Sailor$0$46--
Gilbert Jackson$125$33-73.6%
Ronald W Buckhold$89$31-65.2%
Douglas G. Wahl$0$15--
Ronald J. Reed Sr.$0$7--
Donald R. Caudill Jr.$133$6-95.5%
Delbert E. Miller$32$3-90.6%
Dennis Gray$38$0-100%
Troyer-Vue Farms, LLC$16,544$0-100%
Frank D Schragg JR$158$0-100%
Philip J. Nusbaum$51$0-100%
Red Barn Greenhouse, Inc.$21,502$0-100%
Cathy L. Eldridge$347$0-100%
Lyle M. Eldridge$348$0-100%
Mark R. Sharp$16,534$0-100%
Christopher Ziehm$700$0-100%
Donald Reed$153$0-100%
John L. Fetch$800$0-100%
Paul T. Schumacher$1,353$0-100%
Wade R. Wolf$1,168$0-100%
Larry Stienbarger$28,718$0-100%
Terry Moyer$511$0-100%
Barbara E. Tokarski$4,277$0-100%
Fred W Nagel & Sons, Inc.$5,450$0-100%
Gerald L. Johnson$2,040$0-100%
Holly M. Gregory$377$0-100%
James J. Lind$3,399$0-100%
Katherine M. Lind$3,399$0-100%
Keith Kennedy$26$0-100%
Navajo Mesa Farms, LLC$550,825$0-100%
St. Gregory's Abbey$3,496$0-100%
Troy Mallo$8,117$0-100%
Walther Agribusiness, Inc.$250,000$0-100%
Walther Farms, LLC$165,775$0-100%
Barbara L. Bellows$118$0-100%
Carol J. Demeyer$42$0-100%
Darlene Haney$173$0-100%
Davis Pork, LLC$484,753$0-100%
Randall Wozniel$636$0-100%
Richard Merrill Tompkins$2,546$0-100%
Scott Wozniel$510$0-100%
Steven D. Post$882$0-100%
Sue M. Watson$213$0-100%
Total subsidies$11,502,442$4,194,929-63.5%

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