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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Franklin County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Franklin County received $4.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 350 farmers in cities within Franklin County received a total of $2.8 million in 799 farm subsidies, a 63% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $7.5 million in 1,626 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 Franklin County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Harvey Farm Enterprises Partnership$406,118$172,358-57.6%
Kopps Land and Livestock$225,214$109,914-51.2%
Springbrook Farms$173,133$72,488-58.1%
Hesselbrock Family Farms, LLC$127,733$62,698-50.9%
Southgate Farms, Inc.$129,247$58,318-54.9%
Frank Frey$162,487$55,992-65.5%
Randal L. Kolb$1,903$52,8752,678.5%
Allen Beneker$108,432$49,500-54.3%
Greg J Orschell$119,627$48,255-59.7%
Greg Kunkel$312,653$46,306-85.2%
Steve Meyer Farms, Inc.$143,788$43,164-70%
Steven K. Wendel$230,689$41,169-82.2%
David Wendel$91,642$39,119-57.3%
Daryl Drake$82,850$38,210-53.9%
Timothy L. Hofer$83,991$37,187-55.7%
Dave Kolb$75,637$35,994-52.4%
Mike Kolb$75,566$35,960-52.4%
Andrew L. Donathan$65,850$34,495-47.6%
Jeffrey Franks$73,360$33,810-53.9%
Jerald L. Hesselbrock$74,796$31,796-57.5%
Donald Wendel$73,825$30,482-58.7%
Betty Kolb Trust$62,295$29,960-51.9%
James R. Merrell$50,798$28,688-43.5%
Mark A. Oglesby$65,560$26,657-59.3%
Paul Kaiser$39,532$25,879-34.5%
Bommer's Springbrook Farms, Inc.$54,363$25,495-53.1%
Hoff Agriculture, LLC$51,286$25,296-50.7%
Ronald Singer$54,225$24,437-54.9%
Jeffrey N. Hofer$55,931$23,723-57.6%
Tim E. Rosenberger$49,309$23,331-52.7%
Garry W. Harsh$80,052$23,291-70.9%
Harsh Brothers, LLC$80,003$23,265-70.9%
Kenneth R. Dorrel$102,513$22,883-77.7%
Darin Hodapp$73,638$22,594-69.3%
Harry D. Fox$45,154$22,546-50.1%
Harvey Show Stock, LLC$55,295$22,331-59.6%
Gary S. Kerr$60,655$22,087-63.6%
Alan Vanmeter$77,185$21,325-72.4%
Joshua Rosenberger$62,476$21,111-66.2%
Joseph E. Selm$40,450$20,916-48.3%
Thomas E. Ball$58,626$20,785-64.5%
Carl Vanmeter$76,523$20,730-72.9%
Eugene Meyer$45,379$20,659-54.5%
Gerald C. Wendel$53,172$20,059-62.3%
Donald L. Williams$38,386$19,273-49.8%
Daryl Kramer$33,195$18,510-44.2%
Allen L. Minges$36,178$18,470-48.9%
C & B Walter Farms, Inc.$49,068$18,418-62.5%
Moster Turf, Inc.$9,961$18,05481.2%
Michael E Kohlsdorf$45,058$18,022-60%
John J. Selm$41,017$17,982-56.2%
Ronald D. Harvey$46,186$17,959-61.1%
Darren Bommer$43,393$17,893-58.8%
David J. Selm$41,056$17,747-56.8%
George Hartman-George C Hartman Revocable Trust$17,618$17,116-2.8%
Doug Bruns$48,621$16,597-65.9%
James Stenger$81,344$16,500-79.7%
Philip C. Bulach$34,156$16,241-52.5%
Busy Bruns Farms, Inc.$37,085$16,045-56.7%
Wendel Farms, LLC$32,558$15,702-51.8%
A & B Thompson Family Farm, LLC$45,345$15,073-66.8%
Eric L. Callahan$42,653$14,796-65.3%
Peggy A. Harvey$70,601$14,739-79.1%
Thomas R. Bachus$43,158$14,603-66.2%
Calvin Finch$35,018$14,573-58.4%
Calvin Kolb Trust$30,190$14,503-52%
Joseph S. Hesselbrock$37,872$14,457-61.8%
David E Kohlsdorf$41,445$13,651-67.1%
Hettersimer Farms, LLC$23,385$12,928-44.7%
Raymond Bedel$14,804$12,905-12.8%
Gerald Bruns Farms, Inc.$46,611$12,796-72.5%
James E. Hileman$27,131$12,794-52.8%
Bachus Farms, Inc.$34,073$12,412-63.6%
Andrew W. Bruns$35,108$12,193-65.3%
Todd Rosenberger$33,604$11,493-65.8%
Kerr Family Farm, LLC$26,038$11,490-55.9%
R & B Bruns Farms, Inc.$20,235$10,564-47.8%
Richard E. Schultz$23,496$10,523-55.2%
J Richard Crawford Living Trust$47,651$10,472-78%
George Litzinger$23,806$10,230-57%
Bernie A. Meyer$23,298$10,209-56.2%
Richard Moeller$15,932$9,847-38.2%
William Schirmer$27,215$9,753-64.2%
Curtis S. Oglesby$39,622$9,463-76.1%
Fred Rosenberger$22,896$9,402-58.9%
Bruns Midway Farm, Inc.$24,353$9,388-61.5%
Michael Brier$18,565$9,243-50.2%
Mark A. Study$18,527$8,740-52.8%
Dustan Harvey Dorrel$29,840$8,727-70.8%
Roy Rosenberger$20,811$8,489-59.2%
Daniel D. Dorrel$23,651$8,390-64.5%
Paul H. Wolber$15,805$8,146-48.5%
Ronald Mason$19,592$8,092-58.7%
Raymond C. Owens$16,798$8,001-52.4%
Brian J. Lecher$12,211$7,209-41%
Lyle Rosenberger$23,672$7,074-70.1%
Jeremy D. Poe$13,919$7,009-49.6%
Aaron S. Harvey$22,770$6,713-70.5%
Ed Frey$37,942$6,684-82.4%
Mark Singer$20,614$6,634-67.8%
Jeremy Knecht$27,331$6,614-75.8%
Yvonne E. Kramer$14,212$6,482-54.4%
Joseph A. Herrmann$23,550$6,462-72.6%
Joe Witter$18,637$6,399-65.7%
Carl E. Bohman$18,063$6,395-64.6%
Donald Winters$13,404$6,354-52.6%
Darrell K. Harvey$85,844$6,141-92.8%
Will O Rose Farms, LLC$15,412$6,095-60.5%
Michael T. Schwab$13,098$6,044-53.9%
Frank & Ruth Mergenthal Farms, Inc.$15,862$5,862-63%
RFI, Inc.$16,590$5,832-64.8%
Ronald R. Buckler$15,148$5,826-61.5%
Miles Homestead Farm, LLC$11,805$5,691-51.8%
Jeremy F. Weiler$21,998$5,661-74.3%
David Losekamp$18,068$5,510-69.5%
Andy J Klingworth$21,660$5,324-75.4%
David L. McQueen$7,198$5,154-28.4%
Robert Fussner$14,519$5,147-64.5%
Ryan Callahan$14,545$4,983-65.7%
David A. White$11,764$4,939-58%
Andy Meier$16,556$4,903-70.4%
Karen Lackey M. Anderson$10,515$4,864-53.7%
William J. Prifogle$22,411$4,842-78.4%
Maurice Kaiser$24,534$4,791-80.5%
S & M White Farms, Inc.$11,723$4,760-59.4%
James Wolber$15,076$4,460-70.4%
John A. Burk$10,924$4,406-59.7%
Jeffrey J. Bulach$13,804$4,367-68.4%
Francis Bedel$7,762$4,354-43.9%
Matthew Richard Harvey$9,106$4,343-52.3%
Dallas E. Dorrel$15,087$4,173-72.3%
Derek I. Burk$9,615$4,091-57.5%
Mark Litzinger$6,910$4,084-40.9%
Douglas A. Ruoff$19,988$4,016-79.9%
Luann Winters$5,880$3,935-33.1%
Marvin Gehring$14,226$3,899-72.6%
Estelle Gesell$12,259$3,746-69.4%
Louis Baker Jr.$3,727$3,7270%
Gene Bohl$15,484$3,623-76.6%
Elizabeth Ripperger Rev Liv Trust$6,397$3,621-43.4%
Five Point Farms, Inc.$12,866$3,434-73.3%
Mark O. Fields$3,431$3,365-1.9%
Matthew Singer$10,273$3,315-67.7%
Travis Mark Singer$10,330$3,315-67.9%
Timothy J. Hughey$9,531$3,291-65.5%
Glenn Gesell$15,636$3,271-79.1%
Jeffery C. Koch$10,432$3,208-69.2%
Andrew Herrmann$4,186$3,129-25.3%
Mark A. Stivers$3,092$3,0920%
Jeff Coon$3,354$3,056-8.9%
Marilyn Roberts$14,616$3,051-79.1%
Darin Reidenbach$17,928$3,034-83.1%
Mark Bedel$9,738$3,028-68.9%
Tim Blanton$3,002$3,0020%
Frank Kramer$3,553$2,954-16.9%
Marla Mcdonough Evans$6,116$2,811-54%
Jason A. Bruns$6,449$2,790-56.7%
Herschel Bolser$6,814$2,752-59.6%
Christopher S. Moeller$9,630$2,719-71.8%
Crawford Farm, Inc.$19,048$2,597-86.4%
Steven M Kohlsdorf$5,169$2,533-51%
Tom Goldsmith$5,574$2,460-55.9%
Eugene L. Copes$4,265$2,437-42.9%
Randy Ertel$17,313$2,420-86%
Patricia Bischoff$8,821$2,388-72.9%
John Schmitt$7,401$2,303-68.9%
James A. Schuman$9,565$2,289-76.1%
Leonard Kolter$9,775$2,249-77%
Ray Mergenthal$3,580$2,227-37.8%
Thomas A. Meyer$2,851$2,169-23.9%
Kevin J Burger$5,929$2,120-64.2%
Christopher R. Jansing$8,659$2,118-75.5%
Jodie Ann Short$2,100$2,1000%
Audrey Pennington$12,176$2,053-83.1%
Donald Frey$1,961$1,9610%
John Harrison$10,982$1,929-82.4%
Harold Bruns Farms, Inc.$9,720$1,919-80.3%
David P. Kaiser$5,058$1,898-62.5%
Walter Oelrich$3,194$1,892-40.8%
Donald K. Smith$4,656$1,890-59.4%
Raymond Werner$7,824$1,881-76%
Daniel A. Fohl$1,852$1,8520%
Michael Fehlinger$288$1,847541.3%
Steve Kolter$10,175$1,837-81.9%
Jerry F. Bulach$3,362$1,834-45.4%
Jerry R Crawford Living Trust$10,491$1,806-82.8%
Crawford Brothers$7,464$1,747-76.6%
John C. Kolb$3,688$1,706-53.7%
Irene Bruns Farm, Inc.$7,325$1,690-76.9%
Matthew J. Wolber$2,877$1,487-48.3%
Charles D. Bohl$6,007$1,445-75.9%
D & M Wendel Farms, LLC$1,444$1,4440%
Lawrence Bedel$6,640$1,439-78.3%
Dennis Lackey$6,746$1,418-79%
Robert Pence$0$1,375--
Douglas Robertson$3,754$1,373-63.4%
Joe W. Gillespie Jr.$7,543$1,373-81.8%
C & M Bommer Farms, Inc.$4,860$1,372-71.8%
David Smith Jr.$0$1,367--
Frederick Wolber$6,033$1,327-78%
Rita Messerschmidt$9,735$1,272-86.9%
Gary Dorrel$2,993$1,260-57.9%
Bullfork Valley Beef, Inc.$8,535$1,245-85.4%
Donna K. Amrhein$1,349$1,214-10%
Donald Westerfeld$2,807$1,195-57.4%
Charles N. Whipple$5,186$1,175-77.3%
Steve Ross$5,333$1,166-78.1%
Trevis Lohrey$3,409$1,156-66.1%
Klusman Farms, LLC$3,085$1,150-62.7%
Troy Lohrey$3,435$1,132-67%
Carl Frey$1,127$1,1270%
Ralph Lohrey$10,381$1,124-89.2%
Eugene Eckerle$3,232$1,104-65.8%
Tracy Russell$2,347$1,089-53.6%
Joe E. Engel$4,513$1,073-76.2%
George P. Volk$3,432$1,069-68.9%
Raymond Broermann$4,880$1,050-78.5%
Mary June Bohlander$2,875$1,040-63.8%
Mark Simmermeyer$2,258$1,034-54.2%
Ross Fain$4,395$998-77.3%
Lester Monroe$3,391$988-70.9%
Greg Meyer$4,373$975-77.7%
Joseph E. Meyer$4,792$952-80.1%
Kevin E. Waltz$1,088$899-17.4%
Rick Raible$4,359$886-79.7%
Jeremiah M. Blossom$750$85013.3%
David J. Willhelm$4,531$849-81.3%
K & K Farms, LLP$844$8440%
Edward Willhelm$4,530$839-81.5%
Denis Fister$3,366$819-75.7%
Alex Chadwick Smith$2,337$785-66.4%
Paul George$5,697$766-86.6%
Floyd C. Robertson$3,513$764-78.3%
Timothy C. Bohman$808$764-5.4%
Jeff Korb$8,491$751-91.2%
Ted Hensley$1,481$734-50.4%
Linda a Sintz$3,502$720-79.4%
Aaron Reynolds$3,120$705-77.4%
David Reynolds$3,120$705-77.4%
Janet Kay Hastings$2,651$704-73.4%
Jean A. Leising$1,508$698-53.7%
Raymond Thomas Richardson$1,666$692-58.5%
Nathan Wuestefeld$2,662$680-74.5%
Arnold Rader$2,926$678-76.8%
Keith Monroe$2,497$671-73.1%
Carrie Meyer$1,466$650-55.7%
Stephen R. Murrell$2,244$637-71.6%
Tyler J. Ruf$1,445$623-56.9%
Michael Gregory$0$618--
Donald Leon Garriott$617$6170%
Joyce A. Mason$1,894$604-68.1%
Steven Jackson$601$6010%
Marie Kerr$2,531$593-76.6%
Jeff Jones$2,611$590-77.4%
Robert R. Burkhart$1,968$586-70.2%
William J. Burkhart$1,968$586-70.2%
Ron Mitchell$2,418$584-75.8%
Gary Grant$2,156$583-73%
Freddy J. Barnes Sr.$3,046$552-81.9%
Dennis R. Shaw$551$5510%
Robert E Seegmueller$850$551-35.2%
Kimberly Vonder Meulen$523$5230%
Phil Gerrian Farms, LLC$1,602$523-67.4%
Trevor Stang$2,418$521-78.5%
Jamie R. Metcalf$4,659$520-88.8%
James E. Lang$3,093$515-83.3%
James R. Ault$2,981$514-82.8%
Nobbe Ranch, LLC$502$5020%
Gary Thomas Rieveschl$1,819$496-72.7%
Steve Kerr$2,145$495-76.9%
Gary Shaw$487$4870%
Matthew T. Rosemeyer$0$473--
Keith E. Huber$1,320$444-66.4%
Cleora Kuntz$2,099$439-79.1%
Dennis E. Moore$425$4250%
Michael S. Gribben$402$4020%
William H. York$3,294$399-87.9%
Douglas A. Gesell$1,620$395-75.6%
Eric T. Boger$2,655$388-85.4%
Carl Raver$1,391$388-72.1%
Randal Jones$685$371-45.8%
Rob Siedling$1,424$345-75.8%
Don Seiter$7,980$336-95.8%
Robert J. Ripperger$871$335-61.5%
Allen Stirn & Sons$1,969$332-83.1%
Glen R. Bischoff$1,190$331-72.2%
Joseph A. Meier$239$33038.1%
Charles J. Fledderman$968$326-66.3%
Matthew H Siedling$830$323-61.1%
Mary Jane Fussner$2,030$320-84.2%
Todd Witter$1,687$316-81.3%
Charles P. Ratz$296$2960%
Stuart Wendel$288$2880%
Ryan J. Campbell$1,124$285-74.6%
Paul D. Dobbs$614$277-54.9%
Robert Lunsford$1,056$276-73.9%
Stanley R Tenhunfeld Trust$786$269-65.8%
Mark P Haverkos$2,708$266-90.2%
Brian Stenger$892$262-70.6%
Kimberland Tree Farm North, LLC$968$262-72.9%
Jeffrey Lambert$761$249-67.3%
Laura L. Wilson$230$2300%
Josh Baker$865$219-74.7%
James M. Czerniak$809$217-73.2%
Rebecca Stewart$1,021$215-78.9%
Robin White$1,022$215-79%
Lawrence P. McMillin$214$2140%
Steven Meyer$814$213-73.8%
Brian G. Campbell$861$207-76%
Timothy A. Barrett$632$202-68%
Brian P Barrett Irrevocable Trust$649$201-69%
Kenneth Voelker Sr.$803$200-75.1%
Thomas E. Edwards$820$191-76.7%
Bernie Schoettelkotte$813$186-77.1%
Alice Faye Hofer$869$173-80.1%
Clarence J. Dalton$924$173-81.3%
Todd F. Thackery$598$168-71.9%
Phillip R Gerrian$334$160-52.1%
Gregory T. Pflum$151$1510%
Martha Sampson$636$138-78.3%
Ryan French$1,263$138-89.1%
Sisters of St. Francis$1,251$136-89.1%
Michael C. Bentz$192$132-31.3%
C. E. Wade$408$127-68.9%
Charles P. Koch$710$120-83.1%
Virgil John Nunier$119$1190%
Patricia Watkins$0$119--
Christopher Heyob$637$114-82.1%
Michael J. Koop Sr.$546$107-80.4%
Bynum N. Henson$708$104-85.3%
Terry L. Bryant$412$101-75.5%
Rex Rosenberger$3,000$97-96.8%
Alan B. Strohmier$220$91-58.6%
Timothy L. Hannebaum$380$91-76.1%
Robert L. Brewer$85$850%
Mary Ann Collins$364$78-78.6%
Julie L. Engel$0$65--
Nadine M Simmermeyer$147$61-58.5%
Romilda Bedel$1,827$52-97.2%
Kraig Ronald Schwab$0$50--
Dale Buckhave$145$41-71.7%
Stephen A. Moeller$207$38-81.6%
Gene Schoettelkotte$104$37-64.4%
Lloyd Grant$530$32-94%
Michael Bruns$32$320%
Dustin Bruns$840$26-96.9%
Ellen Rauch$70$19-72.9%
Kimberly Kerr$287$15-94.8%
Nancy Herrmann$37$9-75.7%
Clarence Jansing$1,261$4-99.7%
Abigail E. Knapp$220$0-100%
Bradley R. Snyder$299$0-100%
Danelle Jentges$2,135$0-100%
Darlene M Kohlsdorf$868$0-100%
David A. Shaw$4,179$0-100%
David M. Wuestefeld$186$0-100%
Donald Lohrey$6,983$0-100%
Gary Shepard$547$0-100%
Gary Wayne Smith$376$0-100%
Harvey Farm Enterprises Partnersh$66,758$0-100%
James R. Mason$1,184$0-100%
Jeffrey P. Roll$53$0-100%
Kenneth Sturwold$495$0-100%
Lauren A. Hinderberger$1,808$0-100%
Lee William Orschell Estate$13,037$0-100%
Linda Schnitker$74$0-100%
Mark Schuman$296$0-100%
Mark Wolber$97$0-100%
Michael Sturwold$385$0-100%
Roger Ripperger$409$0-100%
Terry Shepard$547$0-100%
Derrick Hampson$8,296$0-100%
Hettersimer Farms, LLC$14,565$0-100%
Jeffery Paul Hampson$4,484$0-100%
Carroll L. Studt$495$0-100%
Charles W. Rose$605$0-100%
Chloe Dell Dowd$6,301$0-100%
Chris May$91$0-100%
Jason M. Russell$94$0-100%
Jerry Maxie$550$0-100%
John E. Steele$601$0-100%
Todd A. Raible$990$0-100%
Bill Haley$62$0-100%
Danny Joe Halcomb$677$0-100%
Janice R. Roberts$337$0-100%
Janice R Roberts Estate$5,790$0-100%
Gary Wintz$785$0-100%
Larry Niehoff$1,407$0-100%
Richard J. Hartman$1,213$0-100%
Total subsidies$7,515,540$2,784,258-63%

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