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In 2021, 265 farmers in cities within Hamilton County received a total of $8.3 million in 641 farm subsidies, a 51.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $17.1 million in 970 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 Hamilton County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa Farms | $727,423 | $769,491 | 5.8% |
| Jl Farms | $360,307 | $209,092 | -42% |
| Howell Family Farms, GP | $313,987 | $195,015 | -37.9% |
| Plum Creek Farms Partnership | $385,161 | $190,014 | -50.7% |
| Granada Farms, LLC | $282,871 | $185,645 | -34.4% |
| Syracuse Dairy, LLC | $961,853 | $152,070 | -84.2% |
| Henry D. Herrmann | $241,430 | $151,044 | -37.4% |
| Rio Vista Farms, LLC | $601,972 | $136,785 | -77.3% |
| D Triangle, Inc. | $286,776 | $134,387 | -53.1% |
| Hermana Dairy, LLC | $176,143 | $127,173 | -27.8% |
| Frontier Dairy, LLC | $108,342 | $127,173 | 17.4% |
| Southwest Plains Dairy, LLC | $31,986 | $127,173 | 297.6% |
| Schwerdfeger Family Farms, GP | $64,345 | $125,241 | 94.6% |
| Burnett & Huser Cattle Company, LLC | $174,937 | $119,693 | -31.6% |
| Ez Farms, GP | $278,651 | $116,682 | -58.1% |
| Cathy Reist-Herrmann | $206,285 | $115,676 | -43.9% |
| Grady M. Cook | $148,861 | $115,169 | -22.6% |
| Ken Keller | $208,513 | $112,260 | -46.2% |
| John Simon | $186,520 | $102,427 | -45.1% |
| Burnett Huser Partnership | $216,825 | $98,376 | -54.6% |
| S-D Feeders, LLC | $874,409 | $98,337 | -88.8% |
| Thad E. Howell | $127,703 | $95,606 | -25.1% |
| Betty - Herrmann Trust | $98,110 | $91,465 | -6.8% |
| Mariah Farms, Inc. | $81,237 | $91,009 | 12% |
| M & S Agent | $246,414 | $90,964 | -63.1% |
| Steven J. Durler | $174,181 | $85,322 | -51% |
| Douglas Guldner - Guldner Trust | $106,773 | $78,987 | -26% |
| Carl E Kohlhorst, Inc. | $100,677 | $78,527 | -22% |
| Bezona Farms, Inc. | $135,131 | $74,942 | -44.5% |
| Randall C Braddock Trust | $119,650 | $73,456 | -38.6% |
| VL Huser Land, LLC | $86,997 | $72,186 | -17% |
| Helfrich Farms | $118,202 | $69,416 | -41.3% |
| Brian Grilliot | $84,297 | $68,575 | -18.7% |
| Matt Maune | $107,166 | $68,013 | -36.5% |
| Randall L Kohlhorst, Inc. | $95,741 | $67,998 | -29% |
| Needmore Land & Cattle, LLC | $14,465 | $67,335 | 365.5% |
| David Simon | $141,152 | $66,936 | -52.6% |
| Darrin J. Dewitt | $115,195 | $64,555 | -44% |
| Randall Lee Levens | $117,656 | $64,444 | -45.2% |
| Nikki E Schwerdfeger | $103,984 | $63,455 | -39% |
| Heather Durler | $109,627 | $58,944 | -46.2% |
| Guldner Farms, Inc. | $66,075 | $58,904 | -10.9% |
| Heath Boy | $94,291 | $58,504 | -38% |
| Gordon R. Einspahr | $82,575 | $55,015 | -33.4% |
| Agatha C. Boy | $92,398 | $51,927 | -43.8% |
| Scot Schwieterman | $70,224 | $50,652 | -27.9% |
| Kevin McCracken | $80,809 | $49,227 | -39.1% |
| Hatcher Cattle, Inc. | $48,051 | $47,389 | -1.4% |
| Eddie D Westeman | $121,448 | $45,983 | -62.1% |
| Daniel J. Braddock | $69,804 | $45,681 | -34.6% |
| Whirlwind Farms, Inc. | $20,773 | $45,482 | 118.9% |
| Omer Schwieterman | $69,348 | $44,874 | -35.3% |
| Boyd Westeman | $92,054 | $44,722 | -51.4% |
| Grady V Cook Estate | $12,242 | $44,129 | 260.5% |
| C Double Farms, LLC | $80,791 | $42,750 | -47.1% |
| Casey Lee Hatcher | $13,320 | $41,502 | 211.6% |
| Larry G. Simon | $62,763 | $41,201 | -34.4% |
| Fox Farms, Inc. | $78,917 | $40,191 | -49.1% |
| Terryl Spiker | $48,372 | $38,853 | -19.7% |
| Audrey M Braddock Trust | $58,665 | $38,339 | -34.6% |
| Terry L. Boy | $77,125 | $36,655 | -52.5% |
| 4D Agent, LLC | $48,916 | $36,514 | -25.4% |
| John Ashmore | $53,828 | $33,595 | -37.6% |
| Timothy A. Tracy | $38,643 | $33,005 | -14.6% |
| D. A. Schwieterman | $52,501 | $32,963 | -37.2% |
| Vince Huser | $63,604 | $32,961 | -48.2% |
| Maurine Urton | $32,323 | $32,323 | 0% |
| Dale A. Moser | $43,181 | $31,371 | -27.3% |
| Kenton - Eddy Liv Trust L Eddy | $57,050 | $31,268 | -45.2% |
| Keith Puckett | $43,514 | $31,266 | -28.1% |
| H & H Enterprises, LLC | $43,252 | $31,100 | -28.1% |
| Janice Simon | $46,526 | $30,351 | -34.8% |
| R C Geven Farms, LLC | $1,157,646 | $29,814 | -97.4% |
| Edward Moser | $45,255 | $29,770 | -34.2% |
| Danny R Grilliot Trust | $48,158 | $29,659 | -38.4% |
| Keith Brown | $49,943 | $28,992 | -41.9% |
| James P. Barrett | $32,900 | $28,881 | -12.2% |
| Kelly Johnson | $38,271 | $28,113 | -26.5% |
| Wharton 3 C Cattle, LLC | $131,497 | $27,297 | -79.2% |
| Violet Jones | $28,697 | $26,383 | -8.1% |
| Keller Klan, LLC | $34,341 | $25,946 | -24.4% |
| Bernice Dunn | $0 | $25,551 | -- |
| David C Grilliot Trust | $35,738 | $24,691 | -30.9% |
| Micheal Schmidt | $49,291 | $24,619 | -50.1% |
| Matthew J. Haslett | $43,267 | $24,514 | -43.3% |
| Blayne Dee Baxter | $27,858 | $24,219 | -13.1% |
| Mark Garrett Schwerdfeger | $52,966 | $24,139 | -54.4% |
| Westeman Farms, Ltd. | $44,492 | $23,984 | -46.1% |
| Robert Lampe | $73,907 | $23,731 | -67.9% |
| Mike Westeman | $4,902 | $23,589 | 381.2% |
| 7 CS, LLC | $23,586 | $23,586 | 0% |
| Ted L Burnett Test Trust | $50,779 | $23,113 | -54.5% |
| Clariece Kohlhorst | $24,497 | $23,029 | -6% |
| Timothy J. Haslett | $40,113 | $22,971 | -42.7% |
| Steve Schell | $29,757 | $22,590 | -24.1% |
| Linda A. Schell | $29,755 | $22,589 | -24.1% |
| Nancy Simon | $49,363 | $22,474 | -54.5% |
| Kyle Westeman | $39,165 | $22,338 | -43% |
| O & J, LLC | $73,592 | $22,084 | -70% |
| MacKenzie Simon | $27,785 | $22,082 | -20.5% |
| Linda Puckett | $21,704 | $21,704 | 0% |
| Haywire, Inc. | $35,127 | $21,054 | -40.1% |
| Joanice Jantz | $2,968 | $20,971 | 606.6% |
| Patrick D. Riley | $42,352 | $20,811 | -50.9% |
| Darrin S. Simon | $40,584 | $20,689 | -49% |
| Sharon Englert | $21,429 | $20,483 | -4.4% |
| Boyd Bezona | $22,905 | $20,482 | -10.6% |
| Linda K. Englert | $23,139 | $20,134 | -13% |
| Darrel G. Cook | $31,519 | $19,284 | -38.8% |
| Daryle & Dalene Lewis Farms, LLC | $46,631 | $19,272 | -58.7% |
| Jared Wagner | $32,541 | $18,944 | -41.8% |
| Larry Fallwell | $18,762 | $18,762 | 0% |
| Sand Creek, Inc. | $18,752 | $18,752 | 0% |
| Low Farms, LLC | $19,670 | $18,279 | -7.1% |
| Eddy Farms, LLC | $30,372 | $18,064 | -40.5% |
| Richard Helfrich | $18,167 | $18,047 | -0.7% |
| Steven J. Dinkel | $40,428 | $18,047 | -55.4% |
| Douglas Jay Luebbers | $67,521 | $17,930 | -73.4% |
| Kenneth H Palmer Irrev Trust | $20,446 | $17,913 | -12.4% |
| Phillip G. Riley | $91,538 | $17,881 | -80.5% |
| Derrick Anthony Hatcher | $26,364 | $17,869 | -32.2% |
| Brenda J Westeman | $20,939 | $17,814 | -14.9% |
| Ronald Fox | $31,471 | $17,557 | -44.2% |
| Tap Farm, Inc. | $20,901 | $17,487 | -16.3% |
| Kandice Kay Westeman | $31,941 | $17,252 | -46% |
| Jeremy Wade King | $46,685 | $16,873 | -63.9% |
| L/S Hay, Inc. | $24,979 | $16,585 | -33.6% |
| WCH Trust | $31,046 | $16,513 | -46.8% |
| Braeden K. Simon | $23,197 | $16,464 | -29% |
| Calvin C. Hook | $29,194 | $16,185 | -44.6% |
| Wendy M Christopher Estate | $8,325 | $16,080 | 93.2% |
| Alberta T. Simon | $25,407 | $15,858 | -37.6% |
| Seth Thomas Dikeman | $40,566 | $15,722 | -61.2% |
| Amy Dikeman | $10,114 | $15,719 | 55.4% |
| Ruth Schwerdfeger IRR Trust | $7,953 | $15,412 | 93.8% |
| William C Howell Trust | $26,780 | $15,357 | -42.7% |
| Durler Cattle, Corp. | $27,351 | $15,092 | -44.8% |
| N Ann Palmer Rev Trust | $20,734 | $15,064 | -27.3% |
| Charles O. Bezona | $26,466 | $14,971 | -43.4% |
| Joy E. Bezona | $14,971 | $14,971 | 0% |
| Kenneth R. Jantz | $14,964 | $14,964 | 0% |
| Jenny Schwieterman | $13,808 | $14,274 | 3.4% |
| Douglas H Westeman | $24,390 | $13,815 | -43.4% |
| Cole Bryan Bennett | $33,251 | $13,291 | -60% |
| Robert H. Gale Jr. | $16,794 | $13,038 | -22.4% |
| Bart Hatcher | $18,647 | $12,752 | -31.6% |
| Peggy Hatcher | $12,692 | $12,692 | 0% |
| Larry F Buhrle Trust | $20,188 | $12,076 | -40.2% |
| Tierney Michael Lee Dewitt | $11,052 | $11,807 | 6.8% |
| Casey Ryan Finlay | $17,160 | $11,408 | -33.5% |
| Aaron Plunkett | $46,524 | $10,954 | -76.5% |
| Spencer Joseph Durler | $17,731 | $10,932 | -38.3% |
| Nancy a Grilliot Trust | $15,655 | $10,844 | -30.7% |
| Lola M Fox Trust | $15,281 | $10,472 | -31.5% |
| Raymond Henry | $10,447 | $10,447 | 0% |
| Hatcher & Son | $44,671 | $10,430 | -76.7% |
| Toni Miller | $19,078 | $10,272 | -46.2% |
| Cynthia J. Housholder | $14,970 | $10,129 | -32.3% |
| Hatcher Enterprises | $10,065 | $10,065 | 0% |
| Dora Grilliot Rev Trust | $15,873 | $10,024 | -36.8% |
| Vicki S. Valentine | $17,365 | $10,003 | -42.4% |
| Gary Neil Howell Trust | $35,719 | $9,717 | -72.8% |
| Vance R. Keller | $13,127 | $9,688 | -26.2% |
| Gail Sibley | $9,669 | $9,669 | 0% |
| Steve Grusing | $14,624 | $9,458 | -35.3% |
| Duct Tape Farms, LLC | $14,609 | $9,456 | -35.3% |
| Judith a Howell Trust | $32,151 | $9,438 | -70.6% |
| Julie Parks | $10,900 | $8,901 | -18.3% |
| Pauline M. Fecht | $9,321 | $8,889 | -4.6% |
| Norma Jean Bezona | $8,484 | $8,484 | 0% |
| Matthew J. Lampe | $11,630 | $8,459 | -27.3% |
| Serena J Schwerdfeger Trust | $0 | $8,272 | -- |
| Marion - Potter Trust | $13,655 | $8,187 | -40% |
| Bruce O. Hines | $35,099 | $8,110 | -76.9% |
| Zachary T. Gale | $8,160 | $7,536 | -7.6% |
| Sandra K. Dikeman | $7,287 | $7,301 | 0.2% |
| Purdy Family Trustee FBO Rebecca Brownlee | $10,666 | $7,294 | -31.6% |
| Becky Maune | $17,699 | $7,021 | -60.3% |
| Stephanie J. Einspahr | $7,437 | $6,860 | -7.8% |
| Donald J. Gerard | $10,168 | $6,743 | -33.7% |
| Jared Eddy | $12,769 | $6,700 | -47.5% |
| William Chandler Howell - the William Chandler Howell Living | $12,749 | $6,555 | -48.6% |
| Rita Seay | $33,738 | $6,228 | -81.5% |
| Daryle Lewis | $5,922 | $5,922 | 0% |
| Brownlee Brothers Land & Cattle | $14,081 | $5,737 | -59.3% |
| Marvin Wayne Killion | $45,744 | $5,636 | -87.7% |
| Karleen Gould | $6,708 | $5,560 | -17.1% |
| Maxine L. Hines | $1,792 | $5,378 | 200.1% |
| PWN Trust | $5,258 | $5,258 | 0% |
| Rick D. Schmidt | $5,234 | $5,234 | 0% |
| Loretta J. Stimatze | $5,154 | $5,154 | 0% |
| Carol Brownlee | $15,534 | $4,943 | -68.2% |
| Steven Mark Fyler Jr. | $18,640 | $4,888 | -73.8% |
| 6 S Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $4,576 | -- |
| Arthur J Aeschliman Trust | $8,582 | $4,336 | -49.5% |
| George Kohman | $18,049 | $4,314 | -76.1% |
| Stanley E. Hines | $21,634 | $4,240 | -80.4% |
| Doris D Eddy Trust | $7,175 | $4,028 | -43.9% |
| Charles Van Eddy Irrevocable Trust | $7,170 | $4,025 | -43.9% |
| Kathy L Knott Trust | $0 | $3,850 | -- |
| Penny J. Boltz | $0 | $3,850 | -- |
| Kent Jonas Schwieterman | $23,431 | $3,683 | -84.3% |
| Melissa Hartshorn Rev Trust | $5,895 | $3,650 | -38.1% |
| Warren a Hartshorn IRR Trust | $5,895 | $3,650 | -38.1% |
| Robert L. Huser | $4,550 | $3,218 | -29.3% |
| Lucinda K. Ochs | $3,098 | $3,098 | 0% |
| Charles L. Eddy | $5,100 | $3,096 | -39.3% |
| Nyla Simon | $3,016 | $3,016 | 0% |
| Coleton Thomas Valentine | $15,218 | $2,885 | -81% |
| Ruth Schwerdfeger Rev Trust | $28,852 | $2,847 | -90.1% |
| Jed Simon | $5,373 | $2,738 | -49% |
| Justin A. Simon | $5,371 | $2,737 | -49% |
| Ruby Hoyt | $4,989 | $2,706 | -45.8% |
| Arthur C. Boltz | $6,188 | $2,691 | -56.5% |
| Crae E Barr | $2,651 | $2,651 | 0% |
| Joseph L. Gould | $2,566 | $2,566 | 0% |
| Thad Rash | $5,214 | $2,541 | -51.3% |
| Teresa Kohman | $12,341 | $2,422 | -80.4% |
| Barrett Family, LLC | $2,370 | $2,370 | 0% |
| Alex A. Simon | $5,177 | $2,341 | -54.8% |
| A - Yvonne Aeschliman Trust | $0 | $2,269 | -- |
| Taa Rue Schwieterman | $4,263 | $2,243 | -47.4% |
| Mike D. Miller | $6,520 | $2,142 | -67.1% |
| Christie Bamberger Jr. | $15,173 | $2,010 | -86.8% |
| Tracy Farms Lp | $1,925 | $1,925 | 0% |
| Trudi R. Dewitt | $3,808 | $1,836 | -51.8% |
| Amy Brucker | $2,135 | $1,536 | -28.1% |
| Geraldine Kohart IRR Trust | $1,947 | $1,494 | -23.3% |
| Donetta a Westeman Estate | $5,790 | $1,449 | -75% |
| Westeman Childrens Trust | $3,017 | $1,448 | -52% |
| Ardeen Webster | $1,442 | $1,442 | 0% |
| Karen Markley | $2,568 | $1,442 | -43.8% |
| David L. Burch | $1,408 | $1,408 | 0% |
| Michael S. Howell | $2,000 | $1,288 | -35.6% |
| Marla J. Hefty | $2,003 | $1,266 | -36.8% |
| Dennis Gould | $2,336 | $1,188 | -49.1% |
| Terri Cook | $4,069 | $1,175 | -71.1% |
| Neil Schroll | $643 | $1,099 | 70.9% |
| Katie Eason | $6,378 | $1,008 | -84.2% |
| The Scoular Company | $0 | $1,000 | -- |
| Rhonda McAllister | $1,393 | $954 | -31.5% |
| Fred W. Housholder | $5,944 | $914 | -84.6% |
| Hatton Farms, LLC | $1,462 | $879 | -39.9% |
| Vera Fellers | $1,869 | $879 | -53% |
| Lacey J. Baker | $1,563 | $877 | -43.9% |
| Steve Valentine | $8,343 | $877 | -89.5% |
| Jane D. Moser | $928 | $854 | -8% |
| Sue L. Taylor | $0 | $842 | -- |
| Steven McAllister | $1,020 | $741 | -27.4% |
| John Phillips | $441 | $723 | 63.9% |
| Ruth Garcia | $441 | $723 | 63.9% |
| Catie Ann Wharton | $5,466 | $690 | -87.4% |
| Chase R. Keller | $3,872 | $660 | -83% |
| Treg Hatcher | $2,816 | $585 | -79.2% |
| Hayden Josephus Bezona | $3,798 | $554 | -85.4% |
| Pete Ty Vernon | $3,798 | $554 | -85.4% |
| Eleanor Riley | $1,159 | $504 | -56.5% |
| Woodrow W Riley Trust | $1,156 | $502 | -56.6% |
| Plum Creek Farms, LLC | $0 | $434 | -- |
| Steven B. Hefty | $575 | $335 | -41.7% |
| Tracy L. Housholder | $2,535 | $258 | -89.8% |
| Rosemary E. Clary | $452 | $220 | -51.3% |
| William - Martha Royer Family Trust M Royer | $163 | $163 | 0% |
| Robert A. Dunn | $25,744 | $94 | -99.6% |
| Margaret Hook | $283 | $77 | -72.8% |
| Gene Schwerdfeger IRR Trust | $28,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathy L. Knott | $5,050 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristopher Kerr | $2,470 | $0 | -100% |
| O Reverse L Farms, LLC | $9,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Alejandro Andazola Barraza | $1,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Avonne K Bodey | $6,836 | $0 | -100% |
| Brandon Kerr | $2,470 | $0 | -100% |
| Cameron Barr | $1,861 | $0 | -100% |
| Chuck Keller | $2,623 | $0 | -100% |
| County Line Agent, LLC | $57,854 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Rogers | $1,160 | $0 | -100% |
| Donetta a Westeman | $3,484 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna M. Davis | $3,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Lohman | $4,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Eddie E. George | $6,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Emogene Ochs | $10,811 | $0 | -100% |
| Englert Partners | $67,851 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Phillips Estate | $1,491 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Schwerdfeger IRR Trust | $28,716 | $0 | -100% |
| Grady V. Cook | $75,024 | $0 | -100% |
| James & Jolene Norton Family Trust of 2001 | $2,963 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan E Brockhaus-Spears | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Kendra Grace Austin Fyler | $2,997 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimme R. Huser | $4,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Kohman Dairy, LLC | $1,022,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence Herrmann IRR Trust | $31,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Loretta Whitfield | $6,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Lorraine M Maune Trust | $2,775 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark W. Davis | $3,068 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin D Maune IRR Trust | $1,246 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca R Guldner Trust | $16,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy E. Baker | $511 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd A. Stum | $2,756 | $0 | -100% |
| Toni Rae Green | $2,753 | $0 | -100% |
| Vance Phillips | $47,135 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $17,100,891 | $8,303,902 | -51.4% |
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