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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Tuscarawas County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Tuscarawas County received $5.9 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 291 farmers in cities within Tuscarawas County received a total of $3.8 million in 539 farm subsidies, a 60.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.7 million in 1,207 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 Tuscarawas County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Specht Farms, Ltd.$320,153$150,805-52.9%
Bruce Alan Beachy$84,129$149,48077.7%
Swihart Farms, Inc.$409,992$144,184-64.8%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$134,413--
Burky Farm, LLC$430,821$124,312-71.1%
James A. Loveday$242,415$122,554-49.4%
Sunset Valley Dairy Farm, Ltd.$467,430$120,963-74.1%
James A. Rowe$178,166$119,229-33.1%
Mutti Dairy Farms, LLC$144,915$116,361-19.7%
David D. Yoder$121,795$114,902-5.7%
Paul J. Miller$98,855$106,9938.2%
Quillin Dairy Farm, Ltd.$151,919$92,443-39.1%
Gerald L. Kendle$274,741$90,786-67%
Steam Valley Farms, Inc.$86,203$80,067-7.1%
Mary Jane Stahl$144,083$77,573-46.2%
Four Pines Farm, Ltd.$1,053,914$71,204-93.2%
Cynthia Habrun$81,066$67,837-16.3%
Circle H Livestock, Ltd.$4,361$63,0381,345.5%
Seikel Farms, Ltd.$175,482$59,449-66.1%
Dale Anderson$33,951$59,12174.1%
Joseph Edward Mizer Jr.$68,342$55,112-19.4%
Cliff Finton$83,235$54,288-34.8%
Broad Run Poultry, LLC$0$53,550--
Su-Win Holsteins, LLC$97,942$53,207-45.7%
Gale Allen Sauser$89,130$52,945-40.6%
Spillman Farms, Ltd.$160,384$52,448-67.3%
Nathan J. Miller$0$49,043--
Durbin Farms, LLC$158,874$46,531-70.7%
Terry Gaskill$51,371$46,009-10.4%
Royale Acres Poultry, LLC$0$44,111--
David P. Mizer$52,040$40,752-21.7%
Glenn Mutti$45,726$40,129-12.2%
David A. Yoder$61,190$37,125-39.3%
Brendon J. Miller$0$36,015--
Jerry Horn$104,991$34,489-67.2%
Ridenour Farms$45,545$34,024-25.3%
Janet A. Horn$0$33,830--
Darr Farms, LLC$291,710$32,608-88.8%
Frederick L. Zimmerman$26,579$32,54822.5%
RDB Pork, LLC$84,626$31,868-62.3%
B&B Guspyt, LLC$99,817$31,262-68.7%
Marion L. Miller$30,187$30,2030.1%
OK Haven Farm, LLC$57,037$30,124-47.2%
Myron D Miller$36,777$30,112-18.1%
Scot Glazer$51,465$28,411-44.8%
Garrett Fisher$10,279$28,232174.7%
Ed Specht$39,912$27,320-31.5%
Glenn M. Troyer$47,740$27,085-43.3%
Larry W. Harding$28,997$26,982-6.9%
Echo Valley Farms, LLC$66,532$25,060-62.3%
Gerald L. Kendle Jr.$58,415$22,753-61%
Everett Grain Farms, Inc.$71,523$20,492-71.3%
Jerry Lahmers$73,380$20,362-72.3%
Dale Loveday$44,986$18,736-58.4%
Paul E. Rummell$37,225$18,649-49.9%
Myers Brothers Farm, Ltd.$50,912$18,111-64.4%
Charles Specht$53,388$17,555-67.1%
David N. Weaver$27,658$16,562-40.1%
Norman D. Yoder$22,746$16,520-27.4%
Carlisle Farms, LLC$57,677$16,495-71.4%
Ken Guspyt$46,463$15,821-65.9%
Crooked Run Acres, LLC$11,635$15,76735.5%
Todd A. Ladrach$29,356$15,241-48.1%
Gabriel Fincher$37,035$13,941-62.4%
Dennis Anderson$33,050$13,299-59.8%
M a Miller Farms, LLC$23,115$12,942-44%
Reuben M. Miller$14,851$12,804-13.8%
Daniel K. Andreas$19,907$12,636-36.5%
Edward Guspyt$28,712$11,834-58.8%
Doug D. Swihart$25,366$11,708-53.8%
Keith Lee Beachy$215,003$11,534-94.6%
Andreas Farms, Inc.$886,950$10,990-98.8%
Kinsey Farms, Ltd.$23,950$10,502-56.2%
Dennis R. Scheufler$34,967$8,575-75.5%
Mitch Edie$34,613$7,057-79.6%
Demuth Farms, LLC$12,012$6,346-47.2%
Josh Lautzenheiser Farms, LLC$20,449$6,032-70.5%
Austin Ryan Troyer$33,675$6,019-82.1%
Linus Ray Troyer$17,079$5,298-69%
John L. Sigrist$13,680$4,829-64.7%
Wilbur Galbraith$16,624$4,742-71.5%
Bruce A. Widder$7,368$4,380-40.6%
Jim Zeigler$28,271$3,639-87.1%
James O. Conner$7,814$3,462-55.7%
Paul M. Jones$3,263$3,4335.2%
Bryan L. Sponaugle$6,340$3,403-46.3%
Jerry R. Brown$11,960$3,246-72.9%
Perry Ballentine$6,229$3,240-48%
James Welch$14,283$3,067-78.5%
Robert Schlarb$5,364$3,059-43%
Michael Tatman$7,679$3,019-60.7%
Danny Welch$8,585$3,006-65%
Kevin Dean Beachy$20,500$2,978-85.5%
Vernon A. Miller$24,441$2,971-87.8%
William T. Brown$7,484$2,910-61.1%
Jerry L. Slankard$2,996$2,699-9.9%
Chris Hostetler$22,001$2,634-88%
Terry D. Steel$5,145$2,599-49.5%
Harry A. Kenney$13,457$2,511-81.3%
Rick Peterson$5,609$2,490-55.6%
Robert Deseyn$2,428$2,4280%
George Lahna$9,964$2,383-76.1%
Jake Conner$6,687$2,382-64.4%
John W. Smith$8,807$2,382-73%
Jon M. Johns$5,992$2,350-60.8%
Karl Thomas$6,515$2,337-64.1%
Jeremy W. Rummell$6,007$2,225-63%
David Wheeler$10,425$2,185-79%
John L. Stucky$4,836$2,116-56.2%
Alan H. Schlegel$3,240$2,097-35.3%
Mark Emslie$3,086$2,084-32.5%
John Welling$7,104$2,076-70.8%
Philip W. Miller$11,125$2,074-81.4%
Trealayne Holsteins$5,601$2,046-63.5%
Berkshire Farms, Inc.$8,232$1,978-76%
Glenn McMullen$5,577$1,956-64.9%
James William Kerr$5,809$1,943-66.6%
Kendall L. Bick$3,231$1,924-40.5%
Custom Food Plot Service, LLC$3,835$1,921-49.9%
Lisa Baird$1,445$1,87429.7%
Carl Hinds$7,070$1,862-73.7%
Spillman Cattle, LLC$3,129$1,854-40.7%
Charles M. Himes$4,523$1,842-59.3%
Ray N. Mast$26,996$1,796-93.3%
Terry L. Garber$7,148$1,792-74.9%
Kriss Raber$5,446$1,766-67.6%
William Swihart$2,874$1,765-38.6%
Jay Dickey$3,066$1,764-42.5%
Danny A. Kinsey$0$1,714--
Virginia R. Specht$0$1,690--
Sam Raber$5,342$1,686-68.4%
Fenton Farms$391$1,661324.8%
Carl Lanzer Jr.$7,536$1,658-78%
Michael J Braniger$4,411$1,657-62.4%
Hunter James Zeigler$6,104$1,624-73.4%
Jeffery L. Young$2,059$1,611-21.8%
Iron Works Farm, LLC$3,858$1,573-59.2%
Timothy A. Kendle$4,262$1,534-64%
Earl J. Erb$0$1,531--
Tom E. Hawk$8,096$1,493-81.6%
Gregory A. Lorenzoni$11,665$1,492-87.2%
Homer Roahrig$10,736$1,471-86.3%
David A. Troyer$7,624$1,470-80.7%
Donald R. Carruthers$6,768$1,430-78.9%
John Schreiner$4,471$1,427-68.1%
Paul D. Miller$5,305$1,423-73.2%
Steven C Westhoefer$3,510$1,414-59.7%
John R. Seikel$7,846$1,329-83.1%
Michael R. Shepperson$7,293$1,311-82%
Douglas Berger$3,225$1,264-60.8%
Steven F. Miller$2,956$1,252-57.6%
Kevin Kate$6,747$1,240-81.6%
Robert A. MacHan$2,193$1,232-43.8%
Jerry Graef$12,541$1,187-90.5%
Kristopher Lee Welch$5,220$1,185-77.3%
Aaron Carlisle$5,707$1,162-79.6%
Steven W. Carlisle$1,135$1,1350%
David G Kneuss$4,194$1,111-73.5%
Charles Brown$3,330$1,095-67.1%
Dave A. Schwark$3,280$1,083-67%
Dana Gaskill$2,029$1,072-47.2%
William N. Miller$7,131$1,049-85.3%
James R. McDonnell$5,532$1,012-81.7%
Michael D. Yoder$2,496$1,010-59.5%
Mark McDonnell$8,233$1,000-87.9%
Luke M. Durbin$5,428$992-81.7%
Timothy Specht$0$990--
Ronald L. Scheufler$4,824$976-79.8%
Sheryl Doutt$3,217$971-69.8%
Ronnie Fouts$1,224$957-21.8%
Robert M. Dewalt Jr.$2,563$946-63.1%
William R. Art$1,213$934-23%
Guy Zeigler$7,795$923-88.2%
Richard Liggett$4,004$906-77.4%
Teresa J. Schupp$2,541$868-65.8%
Spring Valley Road, LLC$4,213$858-79.6%
Josiah J. Peffer$6,995$858-87.7%
David Schaffner$4,708$852-81.9%
Michele Richey$847$8470%
Melvin K. Peters$5,678$844-85.1%
Kevin Hinds$2,868$841-70.7%
Dale A. Veley$954$834-12.6%
Marc J. Cappell$811$8130.2%
Anita Glazer$4,273$809-81.1%
Gregory C. Schupp$3,277$775-76.4%
Lavon Daugherty$762$7620%
Mary M. Sproul$3,106$762-75.5%
Steven James Parker$1,294$760-41.3%
Michael Love$2,513$760-69.8%
Robert D. Clarke$3,977$759-80.9%
Atlee R. Hershberger$15,971$757-95.3%
Joan C. Akins$861$752-12.7%
Melvin R. Pollock$1,619$750-53.7%
William McDonnell$4,981$716-85.6%
Jeff Zeigler$3,948$714-81.9%
Victoria Smith$775$700-9.7%
Myron Armstrong$1,637$698-57.4%
Michael T. Miller$1,735$689-60.3%
Gregory C. Hoffman$2,671$670-74.9%
Oscar Hackenbracht$955$615-35.6%
Eric Glazer$1,748$601-65.6%
William E. Crim$6,303$596-90.5%
Steve Kaser$2,786$570-79.5%
Debora L. Tatman$3,274$564-82.8%
Virginia Specht$0$563--
Lynne D. Wise$2,591$544-79%
David J. Stotzer$1,620$542-66.5%
George Houston$3,589$529-85.3%
Aaron Yoder$18,641$527-97.2%
George B Braniger III$891$523-41.3%
Richard L. Gardner$2,002$515-74.3%
Danny's Farm, LLC$1,157$499-56.9%
Delmar L. Lewis$811$484-40.3%
David M. Burdette Jr.$1,946$484-75.1%
Melissa J. Gilbert$735$472-35.8%
Vince Nay$4,231$472-88.8%
Fred Eichel$3,828$470-87.7%
Clay R. Zeigler$982$468-52.3%
Joe Wisvari$2,002$466-76.7%
Joshua Gregory Rennicker$2,567$456-82.2%
Joyce M Nelson Estate$338$45133.4%
David Amato$2,442$427-82.5%
Brad Dobson$3,313$405-87.8%
Kyle Matthew Henry$0$405--
David Scott Beitzel$610$402-34.1%
Raymond Robinson$1,581$398-74.8%
Marilyn Harrold$1,705$384-77.5%
Birch Tree, Ltd.$638$375-41.2%
Denise Billman$1,507$371-75.4%
Scott W. Pennell$1,411$368-73.9%
Stacy M. Hinds$1,843$364-80.2%
Vernon R. Schott$1,647$356-78.4%
Faun L Brand$948$350-63.1%
Jack Caley$1,365$350-74.4%
Charles Robinson$2,033$350-82.8%
Daniel McCleary$1,915$332-82.7%
Robert D. Miller$13,180$315-97.6%
Terry D. Edwards$1,092$311-71.5%
Charlotte J Spraggins Trust$1,184$276-76.7%
Michael J. Helmke$982$273-72.2%
Eric Finzer$884$272-69.2%
Terry L. Wenger$1,177$266-77.4%
Larry E. Gooding$703$265-62.3%
Robert M. Eckhardt III$638$261-59.1%
Walter E. Maurer$504$252-50%
William M. Wenger$1,089$249-77.1%
Clint Troyer$3,080$245-92%
Sharon K. Stocker$67$242261.2%
Robert Masters$925$229-75.2%
R. Brick Farms, LLC$1,448$228-84.3%
Phyllis Yenny Agent$736$219-70.2%
William H. Schneider$692$213-69.2%
Edward J. Christman$396$209-47.2%
Daniel D. Widder$3,167$202-93.6%
Scott S. Burdette$1,412$198-86%
Bertha A. Mizer$969$192-80.2%
Jerry Lower$1,751$173-90.1%
Cameron P. Mizer$407$168-58.7%
Nicholas J. Harper$995$156-84.3%
Angel Family Farms, LLC$319$146-54.2%
Brett Joseph Peters$19,017$133-99.3%
Nathan Cipar$1,027$114-88.9%
James H. Brandon$2,583$110-95.7%
Richard V. Gardner$1,089$91-91.6%
Brandon White$799$76-90.5%
Kip M. Hursey$696$67-90.4%
Mathew Clarke$275$66-76%
John D. Foust$57$40-29.8%
Scott D. Wade$1,293$36-97.2%
Gregory P. Harstine$187$35-81.3%
John R. McDonnell II$2,959$34-98.9%
Martha R. Parker$220$34-84.5%
Mark S. Beaber II$320$30-90.6%
Angel Valley Farm, Ltd.$1,562$29-98.1%
Rachel S. Mutti$0$28--
Janet Horn$0$26--
Catherine A. Kiel$109$24-78%
Jason R. Loveday$1,471$22-98.5%
Robin W. Hoobler$259$22-91.5%
J and L Farms, Ltd.$2,075$14-99.3%
Eric J Prysi$130$10-92.3%
Karl Kohler$804$10-98.8%
Joseph A. Weaver$129$9-93%
Delores Faye Phillips$104$8-92.3%
Lynn Mendenhall$865$4-99.5%
Randy Harper$17$4-76.5%
Thomas L. Foust$293$2-99.3%
Dalton W. Renner$16$2-87.5%
Jay Horn$105$1-99%
Donald E. Schreiner$92$1-98.9%
Jeremy L. Troyer$1,662$1-99.9%
Dale Lester Duerr$1,734$0-100%
Shirley a Vrsan$56$0-100%
Annette K. Marshall$156$0-100%
Carol Bambeck$3,621$0-100%
Dale E. Mumma$526$0-100%
Olin V. Gordon$65$0-100%
Paul Bambeck$4,625$0-100%
Zeigler Brothers Farms, LLC$7,014$0-100%
Albert Hershberger Jr.$79$0-100%
Daniel A. Silvius$140$0-100%
Daniel D. Hochstetler$220$0-100%
David R. Mellinger$642$0-100%
Jeff A. Miller$12,417$0-100%
Joas Yoder$6,022$0-100%
Kathy D. Schneider$356$0-100%
Levi L. Yoder Jr.$14,694$0-100%
Nicholas J. Harper$952$0-100%
Paul E. Miller$9,388$0-100%
Philip L. Mullet$3,494$0-100%
Sandra Immel$78$0-100%
Todd Immel$1,045$0-100%
Ura P. Burkholder$14,602$0-100%
Wayne J. Yoder$11,520$0-100%
Willis S. Hershberger$11,524$0-100%
E D S Ranch, LLC$6,171$0-100%
Kyle Miller$22$0-100%
William P. Dryden$176$0-100%
Glenn M. Beatty$594$0-100%
Greg A. Poole$37$0-100%
Lisbeth Andrews$268$0-100%
BFT, Inc.$17,183$0-100%
Boltz Family Farms, LLC$562$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$35,020$0-100%
Gary L Aubihl$11$0-100%
Gary L. Zumbach$6,323$0-100%
John C. Riker$220$0-100%
Joyce Nelson$921$0-100%
Kenneth W Aubihl$11$0-100%
Kevin Housel$40$0-100%
Kurt Housel$40$0-100%
Lyndsey M. Teter$6,316$0-100%
Merle G. Degen$243$0-100%
Michael R Aubihl$11$0-100%
Sharon Stocker$249$0-100%
Stephanie Marie Parkinson$1,096$0-100%
Triple C Clark Farm, LLC$7,879$0-100%
Bonnie J. Schlegel$964$0-100%
Brode Family Farm$2,413$0-100%
Eugene Jones$411$0-100%
Gary W. Hursey$96$0-100%
George R. Berkshire$240$0-100%
Harry J. Kenney$136$0-100%
Janet Bush$530$0-100%
Kim Nay Stewart$1,514$0-100%
Larry a Prysi$4,895$0-100%
Melvin E. Lahmers$576$0-100%
Russell Eugene Jewett II$1,375$0-100%
Doug H. Dryden$391$0-100%
Kenneth A. Miskimen$139$0-100%
Lorenzoni Farms, LLC$137$0-100%
Rob Buehler Farms, LLC$4,506$0-100%
A Alan Youngen$75$0-100%
Abe M. Yoder$2,693$0-100%
Daniel D. Shetler$9,458$0-100%
Daniel E. Raber$20,622$0-100%
David A. Miller$4,293$0-100%
Isaiah Troyer$3,066$0-100%
James Doll$228$0-100%
Jeremy R. Yoder$12,591$0-100%
Jonas U. Burkholder$23,197$0-100%
Lavern D. Schlabach$36,640$0-100%
Nicole L. Miller$560$0-100%
Noah C. Yoder$38,174$0-100%
Reuben A. Keim$11,115$0-100%
Charles Gardner Jr.$935$0-100%
Garrit a Sproull$11,593$0-100%
Kyle M. Henry$3,831$0-100%
Larry W. White$1,658$0-100%
Timothy W. McMillen$605$0-100%
Elizabeth Herman$1,841$0-100%
Patrick Helwig$416$0-100%
Total subsidies$9,710,961$3,833,259-60.5%

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