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In 2021, 290 farmers in cities within Henderson County received a total of $3.2 million in 563 farm subsidies, a 67.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.8 million in 1,215 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 Henderson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark E. Chandler | $148,059 | $74,412 | -49.7% |
| Happy R Securities, LLC | $197,308 | $71,521 | -63.8% |
| Country Farms | $302,686 | $59,305 | -80.4% |
| John A. Livermore | $124,015 | $59,171 | -52.3% |
| Clark B. Kelly | $118,675 | $56,590 | -52.3% |
| Matthew J. Defenbaugh | $175,550 | $55,412 | -68.4% |
| Byron E. Burg | $159,630 | $55,091 | -65.5% |
| Helen D. Kelly | $115,736 | $53,843 | -53.5% |
| Cory L. Evans | $67,292 | $51,841 | -23% |
| Deutsch Family Limited Partnership | $49,173 | $49,173 | 0% |
| Chad Scott | $129,244 | $44,805 | -65.3% |
| David L. Hays | $53,555 | $44,420 | -17.1% |
| William L. Pruett | $98,274 | $42,773 | -56.5% |
| Monica A. Torrance | $132,363 | $41,484 | -68.7% |
| Scott R. Torrance | $132,873 | $41,484 | -68.8% |
| Mitchell L. Lefler | $103,793 | $40,038 | -61.4% |
| Robert L. Gray | $39,210 | $39,210 | 0% |
| Corzatt Farms, Inc. | $141,088 | $38,798 | -72.5% |
| Torrance Brothers Farms, LLC | $150,002 | $38,586 | -74.3% |
| Bradley L. Flatt | $137,552 | $37,997 | -72.4% |
| Barry Ross Dowell | $184,097 | $37,241 | -79.8% |
| Charles C. Bailey | $73,474 | $37,006 | -49.6% |
| George Alexander Chandler | $86,276 | $36,287 | -57.9% |
| Rodney M. Fox | $166,298 | $34,517 | -79.2% |
| Stanley P. Torrance | $120,417 | $33,995 | -71.8% |
| Kevin E. Miller | $64,951 | $32,849 | -49.4% |
| Jerry L. Nortrup | $32,838 | $32,838 | 0% |
| Michael H. Pence | $54,345 | $31,174 | -42.6% |
| Russell Bros | $74,032 | $31,100 | -58% |
| Marilon J Stewart | $27,176 | $30,831 | 13.4% |
| Ryan E. Booton | $104,164 | $30,759 | -70.5% |
| Austin L. Chandler | $58,128 | $29,970 | -48.4% |
| Bradley W. Russell | $111,724 | $29,515 | -73.6% |
| S G Swine, LLC | $513,981 | $29,408 | -94.3% |
| Steven J. Evans | $81,520 | $28,936 | -64.5% |
| Daniel J. Bowman | $72,216 | $28,507 | -60.5% |
| Clayton T. Stambaugh | $72,282 | $27,486 | -62% |
| Caleb J. Covert | $75,520 | $27,359 | -63.8% |
| Irvin James Sprout | $139,088 | $27,043 | -80.6% |
| Lyman W. Ross | $108,858 | $25,339 | -76.7% |
| John R. Torrance | $90,284 | $25,140 | -72.2% |
| Baylan O Evans | $29,929 | $24,528 | -18% |
| Myles Lloyd Lefler | $103,743 | $24,408 | -76.5% |
| Byron B. Sparrow | $53,695 | $24,240 | -54.9% |
| C & S Farms, LLC | $104,874 | $24,149 | -77% |
| Jon A. Corzatt | $120,052 | $23,992 | -80% |
| Michael E. Rodeffer | $104,405 | $23,652 | -77.3% |
| Laughing Stock Farm, Inc. | $38,379 | $23,417 | -39% |
| Charles L. Link | $17,246 | $23,369 | 35.5% |
| Riverview Farms, Inc. | $71,067 | $22,936 | -67.7% |
| Calvin K. Covert | $69,097 | $22,450 | -67.5% |
| Mark L. Lefler | $117,236 | $20,979 | -82.1% |
| Craig Arthur Taylor | $71,317 | $20,109 | -71.8% |
| Monty L. Waddell | $23,256 | $19,941 | -14.3% |
| Hugh G. Forbes | $61,982 | $19,925 | -67.9% |
| Dale Thomas | $56,215 | $19,730 | -64.9% |
| Augustin S. Hart III | $28,902 | $19,640 | -32% |
| Nathan S. Corzatt | $90,492 | $19,340 | -78.6% |
| Polly M. Link | $14,445 | $19,219 | 33% |
| Sheryl Jones | $18,876 | $18,876 | 0% |
| Stephen B. Painter | $70,995 | $18,812 | -73.5% |
| Jay G. Harrell | $78,453 | $18,590 | -76.3% |
| Larry L. Harrell | $78,201 | $18,549 | -76.3% |
| Cale A. Evans | $89,604 | $18,440 | -79.4% |
| Clifford G. Johnson | $19,327 | $17,398 | -10% |
| Alan W. White | $76,785 | $17,356 | -77.4% |
| Volney Lee Evans | $68,438 | $17,060 | -75.1% |
| Alice J. Defenbaugh | $23,201 | $16,256 | -29.9% |
| Ross H. Gullberg | $8,166 | $16,180 | 98.1% |
| Brandon C. Stambaugh | $50,114 | $16,178 | -67.7% |
| John S. Walters | $54,342 | $16,070 | -70.4% |
| Kyle J. Klees | $37,156 | $15,984 | -57% |
| Brokaw July 2000 Living Trust | $17,700 | $15,905 | -10.1% |
| Bigger Cattle, LLC | $56,517 | $15,658 | -72.3% |
| Steven J Law | $26,063 | $15,510 | -40.5% |
| John R. Johnson | $61,598 | $15,069 | -75.5% |
| Justin L. Harden | $31,366 | $15,014 | -52.1% |
| Michael Fisher | $50,402 | $15,000 | -70.2% |
| Robert O. Banta | $14,839 | $14,839 | 0% |
| Jason M. Carnes | $68,885 | $14,444 | -79% |
| David L. Simmons | $47,767 | $14,331 | -70% |
| Joyce E. Beaulieu | $14,308 | $14,308 | 0% |
| Robert P. Bailey | $38,116 | $14,006 | -63.3% |
| Timothy A. Jack | $26,471 | $13,938 | -47.3% |
| Steven M. Jack | $55,670 | $13,872 | -75.1% |
| David L. Morris | $13,861 | $13,861 | 0% |
| David E. Brokaw | $69,041 | $13,849 | -79.9% |
| Zurmuehlen, Ltd. | $70,072 | $13,760 | -80.4% |
| Raymond Defenbaugh Test Fam E. Tr | $0 | $13,740 | -- |
| Jerry L. van Tine | $9,687 | $13,710 | 41.5% |
| Howard K. Duncan | $27,807 | $12,811 | -53.9% |
| William G. Slater | $12,635 | $12,658 | 0.2% |
| Garland Lefler | $53,987 | $12,656 | -76.6% |
| Randy L. Bigger | $38,577 | $12,530 | -67.5% |
| James R Corzatt Declaration of Trust | $57,439 | $12,510 | -78.2% |
| Charles W Green Living Trust | $68,600 | $12,482 | -81.8% |
| Jacob C. Shaner | $7,042 | $12,207 | 73.3% |
| Bradley M. Arnold | $40,483 | $11,360 | -71.9% |
| Rodney Martin | $43,137 | $11,295 | -73.8% |
| Alan Durkee | $130,831 | $10,456 | -92% |
| William Pence | $25,798 | $10,070 | -61% |
| Jerry A. Carnes | $37,850 | $9,909 | -73.8% |
| Eva Marie Link | $33,697 | $9,817 | -70.9% |
| Donald Venardi | $9,694 | $9,694 | 0% |
| Robert P. Randall | $43,243 | $9,688 | -77.6% |
| Robert E. Rankin | $42,259 | $9,633 | -77.2% |
| Glen Webster | $27,636 | $9,531 | -65.5% |
| Marilyn Nuss Farm, LLC | $4,419 | $9,307 | 110.6% |
| William J. Sullivan | $35,532 | $9,231 | -74% |
| Ronald E Bigger Trust | $9,000 | $9,112 | 1.2% |
| Michael L. Henry | $22,038 | $9,090 | -58.8% |
| Mary Evelyn Evans Revocable Living Trust | $9,655 | $8,978 | -7% |
| Benjamin C. Cox | $26,575 | $8,814 | -66.8% |
| Richard L. Brokaw | $28,492 | $8,762 | -69.2% |
| Russell L. Gardner | $48,735 | $8,732 | -82.1% |
| James F. Covert | $57,573 | $8,536 | -85.2% |
| Larry R. Gearhart | $22,231 | $8,324 | -62.6% |
| Shaner Family Farms, Inc. | $29,449 | $8,300 | -71.8% |
| Charles A. Allaman | $24,932 | $7,991 | -67.9% |
| Mary F Corzatt Declaration of Trust | $39,014 | $7,458 | -80.9% |
| Charles E. Neff | $23,063 | $7,382 | -68% |
| Ronald Rothzen | $29,834 | $7,267 | -75.6% |
| Timothy H. Allaman | $26,445 | $7,063 | -73.3% |
| Gary L. Gibb | $25,043 | $6,912 | -72.4% |
| Sara A. Nimrick | $30,816 | $6,840 | -77.8% |
| Verla R Bigger - Cranston & Verla R Bigger Trust | $25,437 | $6,814 | -73.2% |
| Howard McVey | $18,377 | $6,608 | -64% |
| George R Harrell Living Trust | $51,667 | $6,585 | -87.3% |
| Joan Gerling | $6,529 | $6,529 | 0% |
| Justin A. Sparrow | $31,009 | $6,457 | -79.2% |
| Thomas S. Maynard | $6,175 | $6,175 | 0% |
| James W. Hawk | $14,065 | $6,152 | -56.3% |
| Chasen B. Heap | $25,058 | $6,029 | -75.9% |
| Skyler J. Pence | $19,200 | $5,996 | -68.8% |
| Zephaniah Eli Love | $18,397 | $5,911 | -67.9% |
| SSA Conservancy Trust 2012 | $9,622 | $5,874 | -39% |
| Edwin J. Brokaw | $22,166 | $5,870 | -73.5% |
| Forrest Brent, Corp. | $20,514 | $5,427 | -73.5% |
| Timothy J. Jones | $6,619 | $5,338 | -19.4% |
| Steven L. Fryrear | $5,172 | $5,172 | 0% |
| Neal Brokaw | $20,044 | $5,143 | -74.3% |
| John Kyle Livermore | $37,148 | $5,004 | -86.5% |
| Daniel C. Allaman | $18,583 | $4,887 | -73.7% |
| Caleb Ross Dowell | $24,280 | $4,883 | -79.9% |
| Norma Lee Bigger Trust | $23,551 | $4,805 | -79.6% |
| Brian Randall | $21,097 | $4,759 | -77.4% |
| Thomas W. Keane | $22,899 | $4,732 | -79.3% |
| Brenda Jean Brokaw Trust | $14,954 | $4,651 | -68.9% |
| Nannette M. Torrance | $4,561 | $4,561 | 0% |
| Walter E. Kage | $4,561 | $4,561 | 0% |
| Robert D. Harden | $20,410 | $4,371 | -78.6% |
| Markey Trust | $17,356 | $4,365 | -74.9% |
| Ron W. Heller | $15,605 | $4,350 | -72.1% |
| Lisa R. Corzatt | $16,033 | $4,229 | -73.6% |
| Shannon W. Pence | $13,167 | $4,114 | -68.8% |
| Nathan M. Harden | $4,897 | $4,106 | -16.2% |
| William M. Allaman | $12,955 | $3,971 | -69.3% |
| James R. Scott | $3,964 | $3,964 | 0% |
| Bryan Heap | $11,713 | $3,853 | -67.1% |
| Brandon J Priesman | $11,886 | $3,831 | -67.8% |
| Timothy M. Reed | $11,139 | $3,501 | -68.6% |
| Marilee S. Hays | $0 | $3,389 | -- |
| Roger van Tine | $11,400 | $3,349 | -70.6% |
| James R. Rogers | $9,434 | $3,290 | -65.1% |
| Preston Newberry | $7,384 | $3,208 | -56.6% |
| John P. Hennenfent | $9,218 | $3,076 | -66.6% |
| Carole V. Dillon | $14,655 | $3,046 | -79.2% |
| Jeffrey Blackledge | $2,518 | $2,988 | 18.7% |
| Cory D. Fullerton | $5,780 | $2,909 | -49.7% |
| Mark Butler | $2,875 | $2,875 | 0% |
| Charles J. Fritz | $5,997 | $2,822 | -52.9% |
| Barry S. Bigger | $17,548 | $2,817 | -83.9% |
| Jason Brad Eland | $0 | $2,805 | -- |
| Roger Kelly | $4,609 | $2,801 | -39.2% |
| David W. Work | $15,810 | $2,722 | -82.8% |
| Brett Alexander | $2,699 | $2,699 | 0% |
| Robert Brian Kane | $22,010 | $2,670 | -87.9% |
| Blake W. Fox | $7,836 | $2,585 | -67% |
| Lisa D. Sloan | $2,560 | $2,560 | 0% |
| Jerry Weibel | $8,050 | $2,542 | -68.4% |
| Samuel A. Bigger | $3,011 | $2,542 | -15.6% |
| Lorraine Heller | $6,618 | $2,531 | -61.8% |
| Andrew R. Pence | $9,345 | $2,523 | -73% |
| Albert G. Renken | $13,816 | $2,517 | -81.8% |
| Robert Meyer | $4,962 | $2,499 | -49.6% |
| Maurice Stambaugh | $10,589 | $2,457 | -76.8% |
| Daniel Horton | $36,354 | $2,420 | -93.3% |
| James McKinney Jr. | $2,419 | $2,419 | 0% |
| Ardith E Norris Test Trustee FBO Richard Norris | $4,808 | $2,403 | -50% |
| Kevin MacKey | $2,342 | $2,342 | 0% |
| Ronald E. MacKey | $2,342 | $2,342 | 0% |
| Shane M. Gipe | $9,529 | $2,337 | -75.5% |
| Maude E. Meyer | $3,654 | $2,281 | -37.6% |
| Kristopher R. Bailey | $9,525 | $2,242 | -76.5% |
| Ronald Duane Torrance Declaration of Trust | $10,581 | $2,185 | -79.3% |
| Terecia K Torrance Family Trust | $10,581 | $2,185 | -79.3% |
| Larry D. Thompson | $6,393 | $2,148 | -66.4% |
| Randy Grafton | $6,308 | $2,134 | -66.2% |
| Jack Todd | $2,103 | $2,103 | 0% |
| Consolidated Grain & Barge Company-Aurora in &WH | $0 | $2,000 | -- |
| Jennifer Louise Painter | $1,987 | $1,987 | 0% |
| Lucile Evans Swanson Trust | $1,865 | $1,865 | 0% |
| Patrick E Brokaw Marital Trust | $5,117 | $1,862 | -63.6% |
| John R Zielkie | $7,570 | $1,824 | -75.9% |
| Jerry W. Keimig | $5,080 | $1,785 | -64.9% |
| Steve Pence | $3,082 | $1,772 | -42.5% |
| The Jack Brokaw Trade School Scholarship Fund | $3,500 | $1,750 | -50% |
| Steven L Wisslead | $7,468 | $1,738 | -76.7% |
| Nicholas S. Torrance | $1,660 | $1,709 | 3% |
| Charlie R. Ford | $9,546 | $1,706 | -82.1% |
| Paul W. Kershner | $355 | $1,689 | 375.8% |
| Nancy Chandler | $1,590 | $1,590 | 0% |
| Rebekah R. Bailey | $2,774 | $1,580 | -43% |
| Jonathan Michael Arnold | $11,355 | $1,571 | -86.2% |
| Judith a Green Living Trust | $8,376 | $1,571 | -81.2% |
| Mr. Jeffrey W. Bigger | $5,599 | $1,565 | -72% |
| Rick E. Rathbone | $1,555 | $1,555 | 0% |
| Garrett G. Brokaw | $3,534 | $1,554 | -56% |
| Margaret Faye Roth | $8,094 | $1,540 | -81% |
| Morris D Roth Marital Trust | $8,094 | $1,540 | -81% |
| Everett Eugene Heap | $10,605 | $1,486 | -86% |
| Patricia Rankin | $6,718 | $1,448 | -78.4% |
| Lisa A. Miller | $1,310 | $1,310 | 0% |
| Richard G. Wyatt | $2,137 | $1,240 | -42% |
| Arbry D L Vancil | $3,170 | $1,214 | -61.7% |
| Glenn Siegrist, Inc. | $1,166 | $1,166 | 0% |
| John R. Link | $2,143 | $1,150 | -46.3% |
| Clinton T. Stambaugh | $1,025 | $1,025 | 0% |
| David Hinshaw | $3,661 | $1,023 | -72.1% |
| Jon W. Schar | $2,453 | $1,019 | -58.5% |
| Janet Brokaw | $3,201 | $1,006 | -68.6% |
| Stephen Fernetti | $978 | $978 | 0% |
| Blake a Bessine | $2,838 | $967 | -65.9% |
| Carita M Gardner Trust | $4,334 | $957 | -77.9% |
| Rosalea M Pruett | $2,984 | $908 | -69.6% |
| Wendell E. Booton | $3,704 | $907 | -75.5% |
| Daniel L. Crum | $3,806 | $902 | -76.3% |
| Darrell D. Gittings | $10,461 | $887 | -91.5% |
| John L. Evans | $880 | $880 | 0% |
| Tyler D. Brokaw | $2,090 | $866 | -58.6% |
| Teri J. Pogue | $5,170 | $859 | -83.4% |
| Doris Jean Painter | $830 | $830 | 0% |
| Andrew M Melvin & Rosalie M Melvin Trust | $827 | $827 | 0% |
| Daniel J. Peasley | $788 | $788 | 0% |
| William F. Bavery | $2,710 | $778 | -71.3% |
| Green Trust Mary Jane | $4,200 | $773 | -81.6% |
| Michael L. Seitz | $2,424 | $772 | -68.2% |
| Paul Schroeder | $2,086 | $754 | -63.9% |
| Dana I. Keever | $716 | $716 | 0% |
| Peggy A. Link | $980 | $700 | -28.6% |
| John M. Adair | $674 | $674 | 0% |
| Floyd Bavery | $1,842 | $654 | -64.5% |
| Paul M. Winters | $1,664 | $623 | -62.6% |
| Harold E. Williams | $603 | $603 | 0% |
| Mary Susan Collins | $308 | $600 | 94.8% |
| Margaret Vancil | $753 | $586 | -22.2% |
| Martha Ann Reed | $1,940 | $569 | -70.7% |
| Matthew R. Gray | $1,891 | $567 | -70% |
| Linda M. Greenman | $1,560 | $553 | -64.6% |
| Charles G. Bell | $1,820 | $477 | -73.8% |
| Jane Evans | $1,940 | $466 | -76% |
| Lois J Russell Trust | $463 | $463 | 0% |
| Stambaugh Farms, LLC | $0 | $446 | -- |
| Jack Pruett | $5,906 | $443 | -92.5% |
| Michael D. Evans | $440 | $440 | 0% |
| Sara J. Evans | $440 | $440 | 0% |
| S P Giertz Business Trustee | $0 | $424 | -- |
| Suzanne K. Russell | $942 | $394 | -58.2% |
| Jeffery L. Peterson | $265 | $384 | 44.9% |
| David A. Waterman | $336 | $336 | 0% |
| Sylvia I. Smith | $256 | $325 | 27% |
| Dalton J. Brokaw | $357 | $312 | -12.6% |
| Jordan T. Brokaw | $343 | $300 | -12.5% |
| John P. Keane | $1,173 | $289 | -75.4% |
| Carolyn Avery | $1,675 | $240 | -85.7% |
| Terry E. Avery | $1,675 | $240 | -85.7% |
| Karen R. Heap | $1,254 | $239 | -80.9% |
| Jane M. Weir | $228 | $228 | 0% |
| Diana E. Kent | $441 | $206 | -53.3% |
| Carol Yvonne Henry | $148 | $198 | 33.8% |
| Kenneth L. Haase | $754 | $194 | -74.3% |
| Roger W Schaley | $182 | $182 | 0% |
| Robert L. Scott | $1,193 | $155 | -87% |
| Kevin L. Gibb | $267 | $127 | -52.4% |
| James A. Blender | $749 | $121 | -83.8% |
| Brent J. Blender | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Natalie Derengowski | $124 | $119 | -4% |
| James M. Blender | $572 | $114 | -80.1% |
| Rhonda M. Peterson | $103 | $103 | 0% |
| Lindsay A. Rawson | $842 | $21 | -97.5% |
| Cody M. Harden | $2,401 | $0 | -100% |
| Gail F. Mudd | $5,774 | $0 | -100% |
| Grant J. Schrock | $1,032 | $0 | -100% |
| Mildred M Holford Estate | $6,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Rawhouser Rambling Acres, LLC | $3,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Daniel Bielser | $148 | $0 | -100% |
| West Central Cusd 235 | $789 | $0 | -100% |
| D & L Russell Farm 1948, Inc. | $376 | $0 | -100% |
| Edith M. McChesney | $884 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessica M. Horton | $2,816 | $0 | -100% |
| James Bigger - Cranston J Bigger and Verla R Bigger Trust | $7,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl L. Bielser | $1,477 | $0 | -100% |
| Lois M. Tee | $53 | $0 | -100% |
| Luzerne Pruett | $4,912 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Hays | $3,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad A. Forbes | $1,676 | $0 | -100% |
| David Lee Vancil | $1,761 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Vaughn Trust | $381 | $0 | -100% |
| Marilyn Nuss | $2,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Ludington | $1,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,794,022 | $3,225,453 | -67.1% |
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