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In 2021, 109 farmers in cities within Camden County received a total of $266,850 in 140 farm subsidies, a 70.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $909,699 in 305 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Parish | $126,035 | $39,304 | -68.8% |
| Gary Barclay | $22,600 | $18,592 | -17.7% |
| Lori Haselwood | $15,355 | $15,355 | 0% |
| Hodgson Land Company | $45,314 | $15,150 | -66.6% |
| Darryl Mcpheeter Fam Trustee | $15,650 | $7,825 | -50% |
| Kimberly Ann Puterbaugh | $0 | $7,773 | -- |
| Ruth Ann Mills | $6,526 | $7,213 | 10.5% |
| Joe Baird | $10,743 | $6,331 | -41.1% |
| Joe R Baird GST Exempt Trust | $16,430 | $6,325 | -61.5% |
| Robert C. Hotchkiss | $6,218 | $6,218 | 0% |
| Gerald D. Hiland | $19,074 | $5,064 | -73.5% |
| Carrol D. Mills | $5,315 | $4,509 | -15.2% |
| Benjamin William Parish | $7,751 | $4,481 | -42.2% |
| Kenneth Fent | $19,902 | $4,330 | -78.2% |
| Carl C Tidgren Trust | $4,041 | $4,041 | 0% |
| Donald George Beckley | $454 | $3,902 | 759.5% |
| Lance Dunbar | $9,212 | $3,451 | -62.5% |
| Michael Kinney | $20,059 | $3,420 | -83% |
| Helen Earline Medcalf | $11,382 | $3,392 | -70.2% |
| Ted Farris | $28,458 | $3,388 | -88.1% |
| George McGuire | $15,951 | $2,884 | -81.9% |
| Leroy Frank Teichmeier | $0 | $2,817 | -- |
| Michael David Bradish | $13,310 | $2,602 | -80.5% |
| Bailey Gene Parish | $2,339 | $2,472 | 5.7% |
| Malcolm Osborn | $17,692 | $2,442 | -86.2% |
| Witte Farms, LLC | $25,940 | $2,415 | -90.7% |
| Jimmie L. Sherrell | $8,791 | $2,374 | -73% |
| Rosalee Deckard | $14,701 | $2,229 | -84.8% |
| John Drew McNabb Jr. | $12,020 | $2,134 | -82.2% |
| Scott Gould | $0 | $2,101 | -- |
| Frank G. Thompson III | $10,196 | $2,013 | -80.3% |
| Diana K. Horman | $3,809 | $2,001 | -47.5% |
| Justin William Stoner | $7,752 | $1,987 | -74.4% |
| Joseph L. Moulder | $8,480 | $1,924 | -77.3% |
| Myron R. Miller | $7,524 | $1,893 | -74.8% |
| Lewis C. Stoufer Sr. | $5,445 | $1,861 | -65.8% |
| Ernest Lee Calvert Jr. | $9,009 | $1,720 | -80.9% |
| Darrell Walden | $7,150 | $1,679 | -76.5% |
| Brianna Harris | $4,818 | $1,644 | -65.9% |
| Richard H. Bradley Jr. | $6,519 | $1,608 | -75.3% |
| Don G. Kinney | $6,182 | $1,596 | -74.2% |
| James C Meissert | $2,392 | $1,567 | -34.5% |
| Ben Rooffener | $8,581 | $1,514 | -82.4% |
| Jim Dinsdale | $837 | $1,488 | 77.8% |
| Andy Hellums | $5,654 | $1,458 | -74.2% |
| Danny Willis | $9,251 | $1,453 | -84.3% |
| Betty Rogers | $7,335 | $1,419 | -80.7% |
| William J Marfice | $992 | $1,415 | 42.6% |
| Robert E Fox Revocable Trust | $6,271 | $1,376 | -78.1% |
| Richard Hicks | $7,506 | $1,358 | -81.9% |
| Kenneth Hicks | $5,775 | $1,350 | -76.6% |
| Kerry K. Creach | $5,555 | $1,321 | -76.2% |
| James McGuire | $5,621 | $1,228 | -78.2% |
| Jamee N. Sweatt | $1,223 | $1,179 | -3.6% |
| Byron Willis | $5,219 | $1,159 | -77.8% |
| Dwight E. Carnahan | $3,069 | $1,153 | -62.4% |
| Carl L. Morgan | $5,698 | $1,112 | -80.5% |
| Sheryl Fritz Bald-Sheryl Fritz Rev Trustee | $5,252 | $1,110 | -78.9% |
| William Collins | $5,668 | $1,098 | -80.6% |
| Kyle L. Wright | $2,170 | $1,097 | -49.4% |
| Freddie Shipman Jr. | $7,653 | $1,081 | -85.9% |
| Walter Gould | $3,019 | $1,076 | -64.4% |
| Fred Castor | $6,885 | $1,022 | -85.2% |
| Derek Whitworth | $5,492 | $1,018 | -81.5% |
| Craig S. Parrack | $3,414 | $1,008 | -70.5% |
| Melanie Stohler Johnston | $830 | $990 | 19.3% |
| Patsy G. Hunter | $8,131 | $927 | -88.6% |
| Jacob Uriah Cook | $9,582 | $917 | -90.4% |
| Barbara Whitworth | $4,371 | $907 | -79.2% |
| Ruth a Meyer Family, LLC | $3,216 | $868 | -73% |
| Ace Joseph Webster | $5,320 | $820 | -84.6% |
| Brittany Monahan Meads | $4,167 | $813 | -80.5% |
| Mary Ann Folkerts | $4,278 | $802 | -81.3% |
| Mark Parrack | $4,736 | $794 | -83.2% |
| John B. Owens | $3,047 | $778 | -74.5% |
| Glen A. Foss | $5,837 | $731 | -87.5% |
| Susan Marfice - Rutledge | $0 | $677 | -- |
| Nicky Williams | $4,328 | $675 | -84.4% |
| William O. Jones | $2,662 | $673 | -74.7% |
| Kenneth L. Wallander | $2,519 | $644 | -74.4% |
| Darlene Burnett | $950 | $610 | -35.8% |
| Gary Webster | $3,148 | $602 | -80.9% |
| Larry Webster | $2,563 | $554 | -78.4% |
| Karen May Clopton | $2,365 | $542 | -77.1% |
| Michael E Tangy | $2,475 | $542 | -78.1% |
| Errol Yates | $2,475 | $516 | -79.2% |
| Sara B. Stoufer | $379 | $513 | 35.4% |
| Tyler Addison Willis | $2,561 | $506 | -80.2% |
| William R. McKinnon | $1,870 | $504 | -73% |
| Kylor Burns | $3,148 | $486 | -84.6% |
| Mike Frederick | $2,982 | $432 | -85.5% |
| Robert C. Kupfer | $1,980 | $419 | -78.8% |
| Ilene Rose Charlton | $990 | $401 | -59.5% |
| Angela van Hook | $1,881 | $392 | -79.2% |
| Larry D. Fitzwater | $684 | $390 | -43% |
| Kenneth Davidson | $1,371 | $368 | -73.2% |
| Willie Ginnings | $2,041 | $344 | -83.1% |
| Elizabeth Lowry | $841 | $287 | -65.9% |
| Karen Eastwood | $1,089 | $280 | -74.3% |
| Brent Burns | $946 | $271 | -71.4% |
| Cary Creach | $1,155 | $271 | -76.5% |
| Juan P. Barrios | $1,238 | $239 | -80.7% |
| Eddie Whitworth | $3,080 | $204 | -93.4% |
| Paul A. Gould | $5,617 | $178 | -96.8% |
| Joyce Robinson | $324 | $158 | -51.2% |
| Matthew Joseph Cody | $363 | $120 | -66.9% |
| Mary Lou Mades | $403 | $99 | -75.4% |
| Tommy Martin | $74 | $74 | 0% |
| Verle M Meister & Connie M Meister Joint Rev Trust | $0 | $12 | -- |
| Adele Atteberry | $2,141 | $0 | -100% |
| Alsin Family Living Trust | $2,774 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill Everly Trust | $620 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradly S. Bolz | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl F Bolz Irrevocable Trust | $759 | $0 | -100% |
| Donn E and Marian J Lorenzen Trust U/T/A | $3,278 | $0 | -100% |
| Emmett L. Johnson | $2,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Thane Dyer | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg L. Marlay | $361 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Thomas | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly L. Burns | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Kimberly W Thornburrow | $1,760 | $0 | -100% |
| Louis Scott Martin | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Dyer | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Monty Moore | $2,256 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Freitag | $1,006 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Todd Schmidt | $70,023 | $0 | -100% |
| Jarrod Campbell | $3,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Rubin K. Stoufer | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $909,699 | $266,850 | -70.7% |
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