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In 2021, 65 farmers in cities within Clinton County received a total of $1.6 million in 129 farm subsidies, a 60.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 258 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $384,183 | -- |
| Schrack Farms Resources LP | $986,557 | $260,129 | -73.6% |
| Paul Dotterer & Sons, Inc. | $1,071,578 | $190,008 | -82.3% |
| Samuel S. Glick Jr. | $1,530 | $187,052 | 12,125.6% |
| Meyer Dairy Farm, LLC | $168,384 | $130,343 | -22.6% |
| Seth E. Ulmer | $60,519 | $49,270 | -18.6% |
| Donald Dunkle | $207,971 | $34,575 | -83.4% |
| Elmer F. Stoltzfus Jr. | $43,026 | $30,847 | -28.3% |
| Naomi Mae King | $38,832 | $27,687 | -28.7% |
| Christian M. King | $30,251 | $25,423 | -16% |
| Matthew R. Schenck | $0 | $23,766 | -- |
| Christ B. Kauffman | $26,138 | $22,254 | -14.9% |
| Willis Miller | $16,168 | $20,467 | 26.6% |
| Christ S. Glick | $19,841 | $20,142 | 1.5% |
| John C. Grand | $37,169 | $19,073 | -48.7% |
| Charlene M. Cella | $20,257 | $18,614 | -8.1% |
| Paul L. Courter | $15,901 | $18,310 | 15.1% |
| John F. Stoltzfus | $30,060 | $17,665 | -41.2% |
| Aquillas J Peachey | $16,361 | $15,821 | -3.3% |
| Elam E. Stoltzfus Jr. | $18,836 | $15,031 | -20.2% |
| George W. Courter | $65,903 | $12,642 | -80.8% |
| Wayne Laubscher | $9,520 | $9,520 | 0% |
| Robert J. Saxon | $8,562 | $8,562 | 0% |
| Philip D. Courter | $10,384 | $8,372 | -19.4% |
| Stephen M. Dunkle | $7,838 | $7,241 | -7.6% |
| Shawn D. Moore | $9,578 | $6,981 | -27.1% |
| Blair Courter | $7,981 | $5,853 | -26.7% |
| David P Showan | $5,825 | $5,825 | 0% |
| Nathan Walizer | $0 | $4,709 | -- |
| Charles Rosamilia | $3,742 | $4,334 | 15.8% |
| Sand Run Hunting Club, Inc. | $4,147 | $4,147 | 0% |
| Ralph G. Funk Jr. | $2,689 | $3,117 | 15.9% |
| Cathy L. Dickey | $3,059 | $3,059 | 0% |
| Gregory J. Connor | $9,704 | $2,669 | -72.5% |
| Elmer J. Esh | $32,917 | $2,605 | -92.1% |
| Justin J Snook | $5,203 | $2,455 | -52.8% |
| Steven C Wuytack | $2,341 | $2,341 | 0% |
| Jay T. Bechdel | $4,140 | $2,280 | -44.9% |
| Aquilla R. Stoltzfus | $23,594 | $1,780 | -92.5% |
| Thomas R Vilello III | $8,030 | $1,751 | -78.2% |
| Dennis J. Sorgen Jr. | $1,683 | $1,683 | 0% |
| Michael Courter | $14,205 | $1,638 | -88.5% |
| Samuel S. Zook Jr. | $21,077 | $1,490 | -92.9% |
| Frederick M. Chappell | $0 | $1,485 | -- |
| Daniel J. Heggenstaller | $2,577 | $1,249 | -51.5% |
| John B. Stoltzfus | $32,692 | $1,160 | -96.5% |
| Ralph L. Harnishfeger | $925 | $925 | 0% |
| Sonya Kellogg | $0 | $892 | -- |
| Jeffrey P. Breon | $4,293 | $877 | -79.6% |
| Timothy Owens | $910 | $858 | -5.7% |
| Elam F. Fisher | $31,113 | $838 | -97.3% |
| Samuel J. Allgyer Jr. | $24,616 | $820 | -96.7% |
| Courters Custom Farming | $3,902 | $733 | -81.2% |
| Wade C. Vonada | $1,617 | $698 | -56.8% |
| Jesse S. Glick | $40,016 | $540 | -98.7% |
| Jeffery B. Kreger | $2,343 | $527 | -77.5% |
| Dotterer Farms | $619 | $466 | -24.7% |
| Pamela M. Snook | $3,962 | $462 | -88.3% |
| George J. Toner | $1,483 | $452 | -69.5% |
| Leonard D. Johnson Sr. | $1,331 | $320 | -76% |
| Daniel L. King | $8,577 | $240 | -97.2% |
| Loretta Dickson | $282 | $158 | -44% |
| Daniel Z. Miller | $26,778 | $59 | -99.8% |
| Daniel S. Kauffman Jr. | $14,265 | $14 | -99.9% |
| Jonathan S. Jeffries | $4,814 | $7 | -99.9% |
| Gene S Lehman Estate | $858 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin J. Snook | $5,567 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron G. Fisher | $20,408 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron S. Esh | $19,069 | $0 | -100% |
| Amos K. Lapp | $22,143 | $0 | -100% |
| Christian B. Fisher | $14,952 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Snook | $7,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Erbie S Stoltzfus | $28,339 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. Matthews Jr. | $74 | $0 | -100% |
| John F. Esh | $23,920 | $0 | -100% |
| Levi G. Stoltzfus | $2,725 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicholas Farms | $500,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Courter | $1,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation | $515 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Dotterer | $459 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy M. Schenck | $2,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency | $767 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $52,905 | $0 | -100% |
| FSA/CCC | $6,295 | $0 | -100% |
| Reuben S. Stoltzfus | $31,691 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard L. Schenck | $4,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven R. Shipman | $3,367 | $0 | -100% |
| Tomalonis Tomalonis & Tomalonis | $70,702 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,098,285 | $1,629,494 | -60.2% |
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