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In 2021, 271 farmers in cities within Jennings County received a total of $2.1 million in 519 farm subsidies, a 64.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6 million in 1,035 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 Jennings County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasper Farms Partnership | $484,008 | $177,688 | -63.3% |
| Diana Bright | $218,101 | $98,966 | -54.6% |
| Meaghan Speer | $170,877 | $84,445 | -50.6% |
| Walter Leon Speer | $175,361 | $79,946 | -54.4% |
| Red Fox Farms | $96,762 | $76,958 | -20.5% |
| Vogel Farms, Inc. | $204,741 | $65,861 | -67.8% |
| A. J. Bright | $135,940 | $60,655 | -55.4% |
| Casey Bright | $134,405 | $60,654 | -54.9% |
| Gary Speer Family Farms, LLC | $263,485 | $58,371 | -77.8% |
| Kevin Boggs | $146,492 | $54,803 | -62.6% |
| Frank G. Helt | $149,168 | $49,734 | -66.7% |
| T & S Farms, Inc. | $167,612 | $47,695 | -71.5% |
| Charles Wm Beesley | $156,847 | $45,476 | -71% |
| Charles JR & Crissy Beesley, Inc. | $154,029 | $43,383 | -71.8% |
| John A. Maschino | $134,799 | $38,541 | -71.4% |
| Samantha Bright | $81,937 | $36,864 | -55% |
| Sherry D Hance-Bright | $81,937 | $36,864 | -55% |
| Jeff Maschino | $69,946 | $36,847 | -47.3% |
| GT Vogel Farms, Inc. | $101,370 | $36,412 | -64.1% |
| Kent Brothers | $143,757 | $34,308 | -76.1% |
| Beach Logging, LLC | $0 | $30,686 | -- |
| Dale Koelmel | $72,031 | $28,628 | -60.3% |
| D J Branham, Inc. | $74,056 | $26,474 | -64.3% |
| Bradley J. Armand | $100,266 | $25,429 | -74.6% |
| John R. Seifert | $24,365 | $24,365 | 0% |
| Shelley J. Seifert | $24,365 | $24,365 | 0% |
| Robert J. Simmons | $79,234 | $23,648 | -70.2% |
| Michael A. Boswell | $80,330 | $23,506 | -70.7% |
| Michael Shane Boswell | $80,024 | $23,066 | -71.2% |
| Larry Maschino | $51,029 | $21,971 | -56.9% |
| Marvin J. Biehle | $64,397 | $21,621 | -66.4% |
| Chris Bailey | $64,370 | $21,596 | -66.5% |
| Joseph F. Gerringer | $59,664 | $19,217 | -67.8% |
| Michael Coons | $45,145 | $18,850 | -58.2% |
| Kim Beesley-Shatto | $642 | $18,134 | 2,724.6% |
| John Eaton | $43,489 | $17,545 | -59.7% |
| Leonard Maschino | $47,840 | $17,492 | -63.4% |
| John Gerringer | $46,328 | $16,111 | -65.2% |
| A & E Maschino Farms, Inc. | $35,050 | $16,001 | -54.3% |
| Mary Ann Maschino | $34,367 | $14,963 | -56.5% |
| Anthony A. Vogel | $17,753 | $14,298 | -19.5% |
| P & Y Cattle Company, LLC | $45,826 | $13,591 | -70.3% |
| Marvin Carol Boggs | $26,326 | $13,105 | -50.2% |
| Melvin J. Vogel | $54,568 | $11,896 | -78.2% |
| Jacob Bland | $19,025 | $11,453 | -39.8% |
| Andrew P. Elsner | $48,092 | $11,312 | -76.5% |
| David J. Lane | $29,617 | $10,993 | -62.9% |
| Cameron T. Schneider | $18,398 | $10,616 | -42.3% |
| Bobby Smith | $32,423 | $10,486 | -67.7% |
| Grant Moncrief | $31,494 | $10,122 | -67.9% |
| Gerald K. Helt | $42,788 | $10,101 | -76.4% |
| Joshua A. Yeager | $52,881 | $9,969 | -81.1% |
| Dwayne L. Sporleder | $45,231 | $9,960 | -78% |
| Purdue University | $70,854 | $8,980 | -87.3% |
| Roy W. Herr | $29,556 | $8,779 | -70.3% |
| Mike A. Nelson | $22,079 | $8,508 | -61.5% |
| St. John Family Farm, LLC | $8,132 | $8,132 | 0% |
| William J. Bloemer | $35,019 | $8,030 | -77.1% |
| Brad Ponsler | $31,505 | $7,807 | -75.2% |
| Timothy Ray McDonald | $20,745 | $7,723 | -62.8% |
| John G. Helt | $37,648 | $7,516 | -80% |
| Bradley S. Foist | $26,839 | $7,428 | -72.3% |
| P & Y Farms, LLC | $7,700 | $7,246 | -5.9% |
| Roger N. Lovegrove | $18,559 | $7,015 | -62.2% |
| Joseph D. Maschino | $30,963 | $6,484 | -79.1% |
| Kent Family Farms | $12,989 | $6,326 | -51.3% |
| Albert C. Maschino | $30,171 | $6,156 | -79.6% |
| Charles Meier | $24,561 | $5,859 | -76.1% |
| WK Farm, Inc. | $26,640 | $5,407 | -79.7% |
| Micah W. Bailey | $12,909 | $4,866 | -62.3% |
| Nicolas L. Maschino | $10,783 | $4,690 | -56.5% |
| Robert D. Hopkins | $4,509 | $4,509 | 0% |
| Jeff Kreutzjans | $13,395 | $4,401 | -67.1% |
| Jared R. Krawczyk | $14,918 | $4,354 | -70.8% |
| Bruce W Fischvogt | $4,589 | $4,258 | -7.2% |
| Tom A. Clarkson | $17,683 | $4,225 | -76.1% |
| Larry Joe Wente | $20,862 | $3,878 | -81.4% |
| Stephen J. Marsh | $8,471 | $3,862 | -54.4% |
| B. J. Bingham | $3,819 | $3,819 | 0% |
| Nathan D. Burbrink | $15,857 | $3,762 | -76.3% |
| Matt Sporleder | $16,381 | $3,758 | -77.1% |
| Cody Low | $10,894 | $3,552 | -67.4% |
| Eric J. Jones | $10,122 | $3,482 | -65.6% |
| Dale A. Gerringer | $12,238 | $3,452 | -71.8% |
| Raymond W. Ernstes | $13,005 | $3,255 | -75% |
| Harry J. Simmons | $13,115 | $3,210 | -75.5% |
| Terry L. Russell | $4,894 | $3,197 | -34.7% |
| David Seabrook | $3,328 | $3,161 | -5% |
| Rose Mary Maschino | $14,929 | $3,149 | -78.9% |
| Russell Redicker | $5,653 | $3,112 | -44.9% |
| Randall Maschino | $18,415 | $3,057 | -83.4% |
| Richard L. Adrian | $15,736 | $2,990 | -81% |
| Larry Burton | $3,863 | $2,901 | -24.9% |
| Thornton A. Vance | $16,815 | $2,894 | -82.8% |
| Max Wiley | $8,588 | $2,874 | -66.5% |
| Thomas E. Moore | $2,568 | $2,568 | 0% |
| James Malcomb | $6,477 | $2,480 | -61.7% |
| Bill R. Foist | $2,398 | $2,398 | 0% |
| Thomas E. Richart | $3,752 | $2,375 | -36.7% |
| Blue Star Farms, LLC | $8,351 | $2,349 | -71.9% |
| Dave J. O'Mara | $805 | $2,339 | 190.6% |
| Richard McFall | $3,143 | $2,296 | -26.9% |
| Eric K. Whitaker | $2,852 | $2,275 | -20.2% |
| Steven A. Bannister | $12,030 | $2,268 | -81.1% |
| Gary Bannister | $11,728 | $2,251 | -80.8% |
| Paul Kreutzjans | $8,602 | $2,240 | -74% |
| Argie Ann Dixon | $5,248 | $2,234 | -57.4% |
| Curtis D. Sharp | $4,147 | $2,171 | -47.6% |
| Ronald H Hoevener | $5,917 | $1,978 | -66.6% |
| Stotler Farm | $5,814 | $1,908 | -67.2% |
| James E. McGuire | $2,422 | $1,723 | -28.9% |
| Beverly A. Vogel | $7,745 | $1,690 | -78.2% |
| Double H Cattle Farm, LLC | $7,950 | $1,688 | -78.8% |
| Robert A. Tempest | $2,738 | $1,672 | -38.9% |
| Christopher a Fischvogt | $3,048 | $1,631 | -46.5% |
| SDN Farms, LLC | $6,495 | $1,630 | -74.9% |
| Ronald Bloemer | $4,865 | $1,569 | -67.7% |
| Bill J. Monday | $4,425 | $1,526 | -65.5% |
| Brant C. Hurley | $5,573 | $1,513 | -72.9% |
| Cardinal Limited Partnership | $1,512 | $1,512 | 0% |
| Tally, L L C | $1,434 | $1,434 | 0% |
| Jeffrey A. Otte | $5,312 | $1,359 | -74.4% |
| Mary K. Stephans | $4,521 | $1,357 | -70% |
| William Jacob Krueger | $3,975 | $1,309 | -67.1% |
| Trent J. Sporleder | $10,582 | $1,296 | -87.8% |
| David L Friedersdorf | $5,100 | $1,282 | -74.9% |
| Gayle Jines | $4,282 | $1,274 | -70.2% |
| Zachary Ray Walker | $1,255 | $1,255 | 0% |
| James McFall | $0 | $1,232 | -- |
| Louise Malcomb | $4,389 | $1,225 | -72.1% |
| Jesse D. Martin | $4,645 | $1,225 | -73.6% |
| William Larry Kirby | $4,479 | $1,140 | -74.5% |
| Mary T. Schneider | $1,138 | $1,138 | 0% |
| Linda M. Day | $1,745 | $1,107 | -36.6% |
| Robert K. Miller | $3,451 | $1,106 | -68% |
| Laurent Bass, DVM | $5,354 | $1,079 | -79.8% |
| Janetta Littell - Robinson | $1,063 | $1,063 | 0% |
| Robert Boswell | $7,348 | $1,058 | -85.6% |
| Perry W. Pettit | $1,049 | $1,049 | 0% |
| Triple E Angus Farms, LLC | $5,314 | $1,013 | -80.9% |
| Randy Yeager | $1,206 | $958 | -20.6% |
| Paul Nelson | $940 | $940 | 0% |
| Larry Branham | $2,208 | $863 | -60.9% |
| Greg Cook | $2,247 | $840 | -62.6% |
| Roger D. Planck | $5,922 | $839 | -85.8% |
| Benjamin Wayne Rust | $735 | $802 | 9.1% |
| Albert Capes | $7,551 | $787 | -89.6% |
| Darlene S. Bradshaw | $4,438 | $768 | -82.7% |
| Phyllis Moncrief | $1,007 | $756 | -24.9% |
| Donald G. Layman | $752 | $752 | 0% |
| Ralph Shatto | $642 | $734 | 14.3% |
| Jamie Darrell Hatton | $3,838 | $705 | -81.6% |
| Mark W. McClellan | $695 | $695 | 0% |
| Elizabeth Ann Ebbing | $2,450 | $680 | -72.2% |
| Charlie Malcomb | $2,215 | $673 | -69.6% |
| Clay Burton | $673 | $673 | 0% |
| Dan Megel | $1,991 | $659 | -66.9% |
| James Roberson | $3,330 | $655 | -80.3% |
| Helen Schleibaum | $1,801 | $654 | -63.7% |
| Ricky L Lane Revocable Trust | $7,367 | $646 | -91.2% |
| Brian Belding | $636 | $636 | 0% |
| Kenneth D. Huff | $634 | $634 | 0% |
| Sharon L Baurley | $2,527 | $632 | -75% |
| Shirley Ann Kreutzjans | $2,123 | $621 | -70.7% |
| Ashley McCreary | $0 | $585 | -- |
| David L. Foster | $777 | $585 | -24.7% |
| James Matern | $2,192 | $581 | -73.5% |
| Elvira Schafer | $2,216 | $580 | -73.8% |
| Fish Creek Farms, Inc. | $574 | $574 | 0% |
| Roger D Schleibaum | $1,909 | $570 | -70.1% |
| Larry Joe Risk | $1,657 | $556 | -66.4% |
| Alvin Pfeifer | $2,362 | $542 | -77.1% |
| Norma Rowe | $4,874 | $509 | -89.6% |
| Andy Boyd | $3,154 | $502 | -84.1% |
| Tim Suhre | $2,434 | $484 | -80.1% |
| Marcia L Brunner Revocable Trust | $1,519 | $480 | -68.4% |
| Marty Sporleder | $1,809 | $479 | -73.5% |
| Sheryl A. Zaring | $1,345 | $475 | -64.7% |
| Ray C. Hughes | $1,562 | $467 | -70.1% |
| John David Suhre | $3,622 | $465 | -87.2% |
| Allen W. Clark | $3,048 | $456 | -85% |
| Matthew R. Kelley | $1,980 | $454 | -77.1% |
| Andrea Speer | $322 | $434 | 34.8% |
| Kevin W. Little | $0 | $433 | -- |
| Judith A. Helt | $1,175 | $418 | -64.4% |
| Justin Ryan | $5,992 | $413 | -93.1% |
| Beulah L. Yeager | $1,595 | $412 | -74.2% |
| Lida M. Webster | $0 | $409 | -- |
| Jason Capes | $1,541 | $400 | -74% |
| James R. Keyes | $1,813 | $381 | -79% |
| John R. Ebbing | $1,449 | $381 | -73.7% |
| Merrell Otte | $2,175 | $381 | -82.5% |
| Alvie Monday | $279 | $372 | 33.3% |
| Nicholas Megel | $1,243 | $364 | -70.7% |
| Ralph G. Marsh | $1,859 | $352 | -81.1% |
| Ernest L. Maschino | $1,265 | $326 | -74.2% |
| Timothy Hill | $319 | $319 | 0% |
| Jay Allen Simmons | $318 | $318 | 0% |
| John Schafer | $1,057 | $316 | -70.1% |
| Leonard R. Meek | $12,756 | $316 | -97.5% |
| Donald L. Elmore | $1,287 | $316 | -75.4% |
| Thornridge Farms, LLC | $1,629 | $314 | -80.7% |
| Michael R. Hines | $1,862 | $311 | -83.3% |
| Stephen - Sollman Family Trust Lee Sollman | $1,137 | $310 | -72.7% |
| Helen Green | $1,354 | $309 | -77.2% |
| Mary Lois Abell Agent | $305 | $305 | 0% |
| Luke Curtis Burbrink | $1,496 | $304 | -79.7% |
| Dennis Coquerille | $474 | $287 | -39.5% |
| Raymond Yeager Jr. | $2,912 | $283 | -90.3% |
| John E. Suhre | $280 | $280 | 0% |
| Shirley Lucas | $268 | $268 | 0% |
| Larry Allsop | $2,930 | $265 | -91% |
| Elizabeth E. Gosman | $918 | $259 | -71.8% |
| Justin Z. Baldwin | $373 | $248 | -33.5% |
| Patrick E. Hill | $816 | $248 | -69.6% |
| Gary Shadday | $0 | $244 | -- |
| Barry L. Vance | $1,473 | $242 | -83.6% |
| James L. Miller | $1,027 | $232 | -77.4% |
| Maurice Moncrief | $2,857 | $230 | -91.9% |
| C. J. Ernstes | $378 | $224 | -40.7% |
| Larry Dwayne Marsh | $975 | $220 | -77.4% |
| Roger Back | $159 | $212 | 33.3% |
| James P. Poer | $763 | $210 | -72.5% |
| Lewis G. Haines | $0 | $210 | -- |
| Ronald W Zohrlaut | $817 | $207 | -74.7% |
| Scott A. Smith | $856 | $199 | -76.8% |
| Michael E. Miles | $875 | $191 | -78.2% |
| Steve M. Vogel | $741 | $191 | -74.2% |
| Jack E. Monroe | $96 | $189 | 96.9% |
| John R. Irwin | $606 | $180 | -70.3% |
| Frances McIntire | $155 | $155 | 0% |
| Judy Sporleder | $2,283 | $154 | -93.3% |
| Richard L. Vogel | $153 | $153 | 0% |
| Doug Gerringer | $1,760 | $140 | -92% |
| Eugene Rudicel | $605 | $140 | -76.9% |
| Jim Kane | $138 | $138 | 0% |
| Barbara S. Campfield | $446 | $130 | -70.9% |
| Gary L. Miller | $514 | $125 | -75.7% |
| Earl Taggart | $2,629 | $119 | -95.5% |
| Sean D. Hughes | $7,743 | $118 | -98.5% |
| Steve Cardinal | $406 | $117 | -71.2% |
| Kevin D. Hill | $367 | $115 | -68.7% |
| Cheryl Farrell | $560 | $113 | -79.8% |
| Cloyd Hobart Onks | $375 | $110 | -70.7% |
| Charles D. Galliher | $430 | $105 | -75.6% |
| Michael Brunner | $168 | $102 | -39.3% |
| Pauline Stephens | $99 | $99 | 0% |
| Christopher K. Eaton | $965 | $89 | -90.8% |
| Eugene Kreutzjans | $88 | $88 | 0% |
| George J. Horstman Jr. | $137 | $88 | -35.8% |
| Joseph L Binford Exemption Trust | $87 | $87 | 0% |
| Wilma K. Binford | $87 | $87 | 0% |
| Lois Manlief | $165 | $86 | -47.9% |
| Michael E. Megel | $216 | $85 | -60.6% |
| Alan Adams | $129 | $79 | -38.8% |
| Martin Bryant | $79 | $79 | 0% |
| Mozingo Farms, Inc. | $70 | $70 | 0% |
| David Lee Eder | $330 | $69 | -79.1% |
| Charles Wierick | $104 | $64 | -38.5% |
| Daniel W. Stark | $100 | $61 | -39% |
| Gilbert E. Vogel | $888 | $55 | -93.8% |
| Doug D. Perry | $753 | $53 | -93% |
| Wade C. Carr | $239 | $53 | -77.8% |
| Charles W. Robbins | $83 | $50 | -39.8% |
| William R. Elliott | $60 | $37 | -38.3% |
| James A. Elsner | $58 | $36 | -37.9% |
| Dennis E. Vogel | $1,648 | $27 | -98.4% |
| G & P Martin Family Farm of Indiana, LLC | $266 | $26 | -90.2% |
| Danilee Thompson | $0 | $21 | -- |
| Jesse Daniel Sharp | $9,201 | $14 | -99.8% |
| Redicker Family Farm, LLC | $0 | $9 | -- |
| Daniel A. Switzer | $807 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Lee Richardson | $77 | $0 | -100% |
| Lois Hatton | $793 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve William Boswell | $329 | $0 | -100% |
| 3G Livestock, LLC | $12,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Annette S. Butler | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Ben Nigliazzo | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Brenda J. Habenicht | $124 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles R. Speer | $1,534 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Wolfla | $7,057 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Bingham | $138 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Herr | $2,719 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Lee Marsh | $688 | $0 | -100% |
| Doreen Maschino | $10,907 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary E. Speer | $19,347 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Combs | $488 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Lamaster | $121 | $0 | -100% |
| James Schrougham | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Jo Ann L. Combest | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Juanita McClellan | $1,609 | $0 | -100% |
| Jude Cardinal | $1,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Sue Ferguson | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Kay F. Brown | $341 | $0 | -100% |
| Lavene Lamaster | $99 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary C. Matthews | $351 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard F. Smith | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Milton E. Vance | $687 | $0 | -100% |
| Owen Michael Bowling | $210 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela Davis | $1,624 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela L. Maschino | $315 | $0 | -100% |
| Ponsler Family Farms, LLC | $652 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Low | $268 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Estes Jr. | $508 | $0 | -100% |
| Tom H. Woodard | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Chilman | $584 | $0 | -100% |
| William Bertram | $572 | $0 | -100% |
| Dee E. Hampton | $560 | $0 | -100% |
| Janet Jones | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin D. Wilkerson | $615 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,965,640 | $2,137,115 | -64.2% |
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