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In 2021, 189 farmers in cities within Dearborn County received a total of $781,827 in 332 farm subsidies, a 60.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 654 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 Dearborn County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert J Burger | $107,695 | $70,372 | -34.7% |
| Henry T Burger | $107,629 | $70,358 | -34.6% |
| Timothy W. Colen | $109,828 | $46,288 | -57.9% |
| Hilbert Farms, Inc. | $137,623 | $42,240 | -69.3% |
| Richard C. Schultz | $62,500 | $26,412 | -57.7% |
| Daniel Hampson | $93,385 | $24,320 | -74% |
| Paul L. Roell | $76,249 | $22,636 | -70.3% |
| D. Hampson Farms, LLC | $36,271 | $22,042 | -39.2% |
| Brenda Williams | $56,947 | $21,346 | -62.5% |
| Glenn Williams Trust | $56,778 | $21,277 | -62.5% |
| Brian McCarty | $29,902 | $20,009 | -33.1% |
| Todd A. Frondorf | $48,670 | $19,934 | -59% |
| Janet Hurst | $40,891 | $17,760 | -56.6% |
| Andrew Richard Schultz | $30,671 | $17,168 | -44% |
| Kelly McMillin | $35,384 | $15,149 | -57.2% |
| Andy Stirn | $39,003 | $14,749 | -62.2% |
| Jordan A. Volk | $36,392 | $14,285 | -60.7% |
| David P. Volk | $36,353 | $14,249 | -60.8% |
| Gregg P. Taylor | $30,220 | $13,862 | -54.1% |
| Scott P. Roell | $31,269 | $13,623 | -56.4% |
| Gayle Jean Robertson | $11,588 | $11,588 | 0% |
| James N. Hartman | $18,927 | $11,387 | -39.8% |
| Jay Leslie Droege | $24,215 | $11,354 | -53.1% |
| Thomas C. Frondorf | $25,590 | $11,011 | -57% |
| Daryl L. Cutter | $27,184 | $10,389 | -61.8% |
| Jeffrey a Iceberg | $18,175 | $9,784 | -46.2% |
| Locustdale Farms | $58,602 | $8,001 | -86.3% |
| James L. Knecht | $21,218 | $7,084 | -66.6% |
| Lambert Ison | $14,623 | $6,842 | -53.2% |
| Eugene D. Curlin | $10,441 | $6,814 | -34.7% |
| Paul Jason Riddell | $16,129 | $6,504 | -59.7% |
| Gary W. Hughes | $6,710 | $6,378 | -4.9% |
| Adam P. Weaver | $10,946 | $4,845 | -55.7% |
| Dennis W. Barlow | $11,836 | $4,780 | -59.6% |
| Darla Alford | $21,517 | $4,716 | -78.1% |
| Larry Smith | $20,631 | $4,024 | -80.5% |
| Richard C. Salatin | $5,540 | $3,898 | -29.6% |
| Kenneth W Knigga | $12,207 | $3,450 | -71.7% |
| Paul J. Strassell | $0 | $3,133 | -- |
| Terrence Duffy | $2,886 | $2,886 | 0% |
| Sherman L. Hughes | $12,529 | $2,773 | -77.9% |
| Specialty Group Partnership | $2,740 | $2,742 | 0.1% |
| Electa Bessler | $4,967 | $2,657 | -46.5% |
| Bryan Rabe | $3,880 | $2,650 | -31.7% |
| Rick Addison | $8,313 | $2,638 | -68.3% |
| Myron F. Barbour | $11,005 | $2,516 | -77.1% |
| Donald A. Rowland | $2,530 | $2,496 | -1.3% |
| Garrett Knight | $4,953 | $2,427 | -51% |
| Melvin F. Knollman | $9,699 | $2,401 | -75.2% |
| Jerald Johnston | $9,251 | $2,168 | -76.6% |
| Nick Domaschko Living Revocable Trust | $8,486 | $2,141 | -74.8% |
| Robert J. Grehl | $859 | $2,133 | 148.3% |
| John Vincent Memorial Retreat, LLC | $2,106 | $2,106 | 0% |
| Chris E. Volz Jr. | $2,081 | $2,081 | 0% |
| Oxbow of Indiana, Inc. | $2,016 | $2,016 | 0% |
| Consolidated Grain & Barge Company-Aurora in &WH | $0 | $2,000 | -- |
| George L. Patton Jr. | $2,718 | $1,950 | -28.3% |
| Howard E. Snyder | $1,945 | $1,945 | 0% |
| Thomas G. Storch | $2,851 | $1,826 | -36% |
| Lowell McLaughlin | $1,778 | $1,778 | 0% |
| Ivan D. Cutter | $6,579 | $1,732 | -73.7% |
| Paul W. Luke | $6,620 | $1,507 | -77.2% |
| Shawn M. McCarty | $3,489 | $1,453 | -58.4% |
| C E Seufert Farms, Inc. | $5,856 | $1,451 | -75.2% |
| Raymond Dennis | $1,438 | $1,438 | 0% |
| Ross A. Cutter | $6,908 | $1,424 | -79.4% |
| Scott Gabbard | $3,668 | $1,392 | -62.1% |
| Pope Farms, Inc. | $6,467 | $1,383 | -78.6% |
| Gerald Miller | $2,996 | $1,377 | -54% |
| Benjamin C. Sharp | $3,418 | $1,297 | -62.1% |
| Harry L. Bowling | $4,655 | $1,231 | -73.6% |
| Rex N. Martin | $6,481 | $1,180 | -81.8% |
| Beck Family Farms, LLC | $6,569 | $1,115 | -83% |
| Doug May | $6,532 | $1,084 | -83.4% |
| William F. Kohler | $1,035 | $1,035 | 0% |
| Curtis W. Cutter | $4,653 | $962 | -79.3% |
| Jody Hurr | $4,631 | $959 | -79.3% |
| Ronald T. Bolser | $9,665 | $950 | -90.2% |
| Jerry Wiwi | $1,958 | $948 | -51.6% |
| Michael A. Ross | $0 | $934 | -- |
| Mark Hansell | $1,782 | $932 | -47.7% |
| Patricia G. Smith | $2,312 | $932 | -59.7% |
| Cheri E Dearborn Living Trust | $919 | $919 | 0% |
| Teresa M. White | $6,188 | $912 | -85.3% |
| Michael J. Edwards | $4,636 | $908 | -80.4% |
| Thomas Riegel | $2,936 | $884 | -69.9% |
| Gary Golsch | $3,751 | $869 | -76.8% |
| Norman B Rimstidt | $4,093 | $857 | -79.1% |
| Lauber Farm | $852 | $852 | 0% |
| John C. Craig | $2,508 | $815 | -67.5% |
| B & B Lough Farms, Inc. | $794 | $794 | 0% |
| Hooton Asset Trust | $774 | $774 | 0% |
| Daniel W. Deaton | $3,080 | $730 | -76.3% |
| Larry Hinz | $3,351 | $725 | -78.4% |
| Thomas W. Lovins | $2,760 | $694 | -74.9% |
| Chip Perfect | $2,585 | $682 | -73.6% |
| RPM Farming, LLC | $4,098 | $674 | -83.6% |
| Troy Hurst | $2,785 | $666 | -76.1% |
| Darrin R. Bowling | $498 | $664 | 33.3% |
| Patrice A. Dietz | $859 | $651 | -24.2% |
| Jason H. Probst | $1,881 | $647 | -65.6% |
| Timothy J. Stenger | $635 | $635 | 0% |
| Harry E. Dean | $2,915 | $621 | -78.7% |
| Richard J. Luke | $5,151 | $613 | -88.1% |
| David F. Greive | $1,995 | $612 | -69.3% |
| Bret A. Bastable | $611 | $611 | 0% |
| William Wesley Booker | $6,008 | $609 | -89.9% |
| David T. McCabe | $2,398 | $609 | -74.6% |
| Randall L. Utter | $1,286 | $608 | -52.7% |
| David Rosemeyer | $2,159 | $590 | -72.7% |
| Derek T. Rump | $2,581 | $577 | -77.6% |
| Ted Chipman | $1,903 | $573 | -69.9% |
| The Stenger Family Farm, LLC | $2,213 | $561 | -74.6% |
| Stephen W. Chipman | $2,563 | $553 | -78.4% |
| John M. Decker | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Douglas R. Scott | $3,461 | $536 | -84.5% |
| Robert D. Sommer | $2,789 | $525 | -81.2% |
| Robert D. Jackson | $2,475 | $522 | -78.9% |
| W J Strassell & Sons, Inc. | $3,651 | $519 | -85.8% |
| Thomas W. Cutter | $4,995 | $504 | -89.9% |
| Matthew S. Williams | $3,128 | $500 | -84% |
| Kimberly A. Yelton | $1,620 | $496 | -69.4% |
| David Roy Monroe | $8,927 | $494 | -94.5% |
| Richard W. Pope | $1,684 | $493 | -70.7% |
| Wade A. Perfect | $2,028 | $489 | -75.9% |
| Susan Arnold | $645 | $488 | -24.3% |
| Schroeder Enterprises, Inc. | $634 | $480 | -24.3% |
| Pegee Farms, Inc. | $533 | $476 | -10.7% |
| Robert F. Gaynor | $2,192 | $466 | -78.7% |
| Mark G. Dole | $3,439 | $446 | -87% |
| Cynthia J. Young | $4,129 | $435 | -89.5% |
| John Johnson | $1,127 | $429 | -61.9% |
| Mark D. Howell | $2,277 | $422 | -81.5% |
| David L. Caldwell | $1,023 | $418 | -59.1% |
| Thomas J. Klump | $2,345 | $417 | -82.2% |
| Michael F. Meyers | $825 | $399 | -51.6% |
| Robert L. Russell | $842 | $391 | -53.6% |
| Stuart D. Schneider | $1,874 | $382 | -79.6% |
| Georgiana Hilbert | $2,426 | $371 | -84.7% |
| Bradley J. Black | $817 | $370 | -54.7% |
| Roy E. Witte | $1,947 | $367 | -81.2% |
| Richard W. Taylor | $1,514 | $350 | -76.9% |
| Jordan William Cutter | $979 | $332 | -66.1% |
| Ralph R. Luke | $2,623 | $330 | -87.4% |
| Edith Hostetler | $625 | $329 | -47.4% |
| Gene R. Huntington | $660 | $304 | -53.9% |
| Ervin T. Pettit | $1,328 | $295 | -77.8% |
| James Mulford | $1,033 | $278 | -73.1% |
| Sandra K. Ward | $1,378 | $277 | -79.9% |
| Clay Jivoin | $3,963 | $276 | -93% |
| Christophe L. Waldon | $2,322 | $258 | -88.9% |
| Robert N. Tucker | $761 | $256 | -66.4% |
| Beverly A. Weaver | $1,078 | $250 | -76.8% |
| Dennis A. Merk | $1,866 | $245 | -86.9% |
| Jon Naylor | $885 | $240 | -72.9% |
| David Hartman | $396 | $232 | -41.4% |
| Michael P. Peters | $869 | $226 | -74% |
| Harry J. Bloom | $1,725 | $210 | -87.8% |
| Derek A. Hughes | $495 | $208 | -58% |
| Monte W. Utter | $594 | $198 | -66.7% |
| Steve Hensley | $1,188 | $194 | -83.7% |
| Pavey Asset Trust | $190 | $190 | 0% |
| Clay B. Cutter | $792 | $180 | -77.3% |
| Mark E. Ginder | $540 | $173 | -68% |
| Donald L. Baker | $152 | $152 | 0% |
| Mary E. Hughes | $363 | $149 | -59% |
| Mark Edwards | $231 | $127 | -45% |
| Mark Meyers | $760 | $126 | -83.4% |
| David L. Hughes | $1,865 | $124 | -93.4% |
| Ronald L. Davis | $524 | $123 | -76.5% |
| David L. Hughes Jr. | $231 | $121 | -47.6% |
| Janet M. Dawson | $488 | $117 | -76% |
| Michael Callahan | $836 | $115 | -86.2% |
| Jeffrey A. Evans | $114 | $114 | 0% |
| Mark W. Monroe | $7,845 | $100 | -98.7% |
| Brian K. Benning | $157 | $95 | -39.5% |
| James R. Lamar Jr. | $406 | $79 | -80.5% |
| Linda L. Schroeder | $68 | $68 | 0% |
| Scott Hunter | $318 | $59 | -81.4% |
| Gail Dicus | $53 | $53 | 0% |
| Kathleen Jones | $53 | $53 | 0% |
| Daniel R. Monroe | $3,011 | $43 | -98.6% |
| Barbara Craft | $41 | $41 | 0% |
| Rolland D. Goodner | $1,144 | $35 | -96.9% |
| Lester Kunkel | $147 | $34 | -76.9% |
| John Eaglin | $85 | $30 | -64.7% |
| James William Young | $19 | $25 | 31.6% |
| Michael D. Clark | $479 | $24 | -95% |
| Floyd L. Stevens III | $130 | $8 | -93.8% |
| Bradford J. Poorman | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Thies | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Pamela S. Detmer | $114 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhea A. la Follette | $566 | $0 | -100% |
| Scottie D. Hardesty | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy D. McCartney | $1,070 | $0 | -100% |
| Alberta Lewis | $562 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony A. Roessler | $542 | $0 | -100% |
| Covell Mills Trust, Connie Mills Trustee | $1,102 | $0 | -100% |
| Howard Luke | $604 | $0 | -100% |
| John R. Wilber | $452 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard Mitchell Jr. | $563 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard E. Shuman | $1,734 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Morgan II | $950 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Menkhaus Jr. | $665 | $0 | -100% |
| Vanessa Knigga | $82 | $0 | -100% |
| Anita Trennepohl | $945 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Rennekamp | $1,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Mccabes Greenhouse & Floral, LLC | $24,391 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger Woodfill | $173 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas E. Landers | $832 | $0 | -100% |
| A Louise Gall Revocable Trust | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony A. Clark | $625 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey W. Venters | $793 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry L. Morris | $493 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen R. Beatty | $30 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth B Fluegeman | $741 | $0 | -100% |
| Nettie Richmond | $539 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Morris | $791 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy D Ickenroth | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Pettit | $73 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Jagoditz | $2,523 | $0 | -100% |
| George E. Smith | $1,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenn P. Kolb | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Rosewood Family Limited Partnersh | $1,576 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas R Graumlich | $2,362 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,979,575 | $781,827 | -60.5% |
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