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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Newton County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Newton County received $9.3 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 369 farmers in cities within Newton County received a total of $4.7 million in 679 farm subsidies, a 66.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $14 million in 1,797 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 Newton County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Whaley Farms Partnership$605,565$249,268-58.8%
Sand Knob, LLC$833,133$230,829-72.3%
Churchill Farms Partners$518,911$207,525-60%
Ryan Corbett$480,277$157,535-67.2%
Seven Hills Dairy, LLC$556,244$121,369-78.2%
Holderby Holderby & Holderby$305,343$95,362-68.8%
Douglas M. Morgan$140,787$67,838-51.8%
M C Simons, Inc.$50,449$66,85432.5%
Steven J. Eilers$145,997$64,034-56.1%
Scott A. Nelson$122,101$57,531-52.9%
Chris Yana$126,009$57,476-54.4%
Styck Family Farms, Inc.$145,015$52,018-64.1%
Kent R. Neibert$115,852$49,918-56.9%
Wilson Farms, Inc.$141,947$49,576-65.1%
Heritage Ag$238,367$48,168-79.8%
Thomas H. Nelson$108,544$47,797-56%
21 Oaks, LLC$125,258$47,401-62.2%
Damon R. Laffoon$129,685$46,098-64.5%
Norman Light$137,705$46,096-66.5%
Jeffrey Dean Light$123,686$44,937-63.7%
Parr Farms$158,797$43,640-72.5%
Strole Grain Farms, Inc.$167,962$41,436-75.3%
Gregory James Vitous$68,686$39,661-42.3%
Chem Farm, LLC$176,670$37,566-78.7%
Warren C. Johnson Jr.$89,661$36,953-58.8%
Scott J. Stirling$114,090$36,599-67.9%
Charles R Monjon$65,602$36,471-44.4%
Jonathon E. Schriner$120,798$35,502-70.6%
Welsh Family Farms, Inc.$145,632$35,146-75.9%
Robert Lane$82,501$35,120-57.4%
Ronald Summers$100,785$34,581-65.7%
Todd Wright$167,026$34,116-79.6%
Kurtis Joseph Line$89,761$33,414-62.8%
Shawn A. Garmong$91,080$33,234-63.5%
Rick F. Duncan$4,976$32,977562.7%
D & D Farms, Inc.$139,409$31,870-77.1%
J & C Styck Farms, Inc.$99,952$30,800-69.2%
Steven J. Schlotman$92,786$30,663-67%
3M Partnership$132,385$30,561-76.9%
Mark E. Zarse$64,701$29,774-54%
Wesley Rhys Taylor$21,394$29,72538.9%
Michael D. Wiseman$79,403$28,965-63.5%
Cote Farms, Inc.$97,104$28,617-70.5%
Edward J. Coussens$128,208$28,236-78%
John Styck Jr.$61,730$28,002-54.6%
Christopher Shepherd$97,735$27,569-71.8%
Henry J. Coussens Jr.$122,458$27,026-77.9%
E & R Prohosky Farms, Inc.$50,927$25,911-49.1%
Douglas W. Gerbracht$68,974$25,672-62.8%
Kevin Durham$64,433$25,011-61.2%
Larry Berenda$49,255$24,895-49.5%
Timothy J. Lohr$107,141$24,612-77%
Carol S. Carlson$73,650$23,640-67.9%
Scott V. Carlson$74,218$23,630-68.2%
James A. Whaley$89,645$23,531-73.8%
Curtis R. Holloway$90,534$23,287-74.3%
Ross A. Mallatt$22,464$22,4640%
Four M Partnership$69,378$22,333-67.8%
Dale a Alter Revocable Trust$41,706$22,191-46.8%
Carol Light$48,777$21,896-55.1%
Triple M Farms, Inc.$91,277$21,734-76.2%
Cody Styck$60,709$21,515-64.6%
Prohosky Farms, LLC$62,703$21,362-65.9%
Mark E. Meyer$85,407$20,908-75.5%
Brad a Sondgerath$79,786$20,700-74.1%
Aaron Woods$31,343$20,614-34.2%
William Blaney$57,785$20,476-64.6%
Keith Zarse$71,494$19,892-72.2%
Vic A. Padgett$77,523$19,561-74.8%
Bryan Hanley$58,956$19,471-67%
Joshua C. Deyoung$48,839$19,424-60.2%
Steven G. Kindig$67,523$19,404-71.3%
Phillip J. English$59,467$19,164-67.8%
Melanie J. English$58,917$18,614-68.4%
Beth A. Deyoung$68,529$18,513-73%
Roger Deyoung$68,529$18,513-73%
Matthew Carlson$61,334$18,429-70%
John R. Taylor$83,558$18,414-78%
Ronald Styck$28,118$18,098-35.6%
Craig Sands$81,909$17,823-78.2%
Timothy L. Burks$30,748$17,785-42.2%
Kathie A. Donaldson$62,964$17,536-72.1%
Paul V. Donaldson$62,964$17,536-72.1%
Brian L. Render$35,735$17,324-51.5%
James C. Smith$39,668$17,196-56.7%
Stephen R. Blann$64,573$17,036-73.6%
James L. Hoskins$39,580$16,851-57.4%
John Andruch JR$4,101$16,129293.3%
Wilbur Taylor Living Trust$18,806$16,031-14.8%
Wayne Zarse$57,144$15,970-72.1%
Alan D. Washburn$48,779$15,442-68.3%
Franklin A. Terrell$50,737$15,302-69.8%
Whaley Farms, Inc.$64,392$14,911-76.8%
T & M Farm$14,832$14,8320%
Gary E Pothuisje$41,457$14,753-64.4%
Stephen L. Hoskins$28,364$14,742-48%
Rick A. Risley$49,834$14,647-70.6%
William A. Robertson$57,744$14,499-74.9%
Randall D. Ames$31,163$14,403-53.8%
Jewel Land Corporation$14,250$14,2500%
Jeanne Zarse$53,999$14,110-73.9%
Randall S. Hall$13,886$13,8860%
Roy A. Kindig$55,524$13,825-75.1%
David Pettet$53,558$13,662-74.5%
Clifford Roberts Farms, Inc.$54,462$13,475-75.3%
Melinda K. Pettet$53,333$13,437-74.8%
Deloris A. Hall$13,344$13,3440%
Philip C. Smigiel$35,693$12,861-64%
Thomas D. Render$31,061$12,745-59%
Brian Johnson$42,579$12,571-70.5%
Kyle Weiss$37,932$12,354-67.4%
Marshall George Whaley$40,312$12,193-69.8%
Randy Smith$36,888$12,164-67%
Joseph A. Garing$27,852$12,157-56.4%
Kenneth Waibel$51,469$11,752-77.2%
Albert E Hanley Trust DTD 11/20/1996$35,587$11,593-67.4%
S & S Farms, Inc.$24,628$11,251-54.3%
Henry Coussens Sr.$39,874$10,980-72.5%
Ryan L. Kindig$18,984$10,811-43.1%
Patrick J. Bower$26,838$10,645-60.3%
Charles W. Dyer$29,018$10,401-64.2%
Evan C. Kindig$28,707$10,398-63.8%
Beaver Creek Farm, LLC$41,173$10,332-74.9%
Patrick Mulligan$37,991$9,625-74.7%
Tansey Lee Mulligan$37,991$9,625-74.7%
Miller Lembke Christiansen$42,232$9,487-77.5%
Steven C. Burton$39,514$9,402-76.2%
Dmabc, Inc.$39,464$9,346-76.3%
D & P Mccarty Family Farms, LLC$27,042$8,938-66.9%
Donald Miller$18,638$8,869-52.4%
Padgett Family Trust$37,444$8,723-76.7%
Dennis D. Cobb$21,288$8,624-59.5%
Scott H. Clark$19,629$8,567-56.4%
Joshua D. Wiseman$26,768$8,533-68.1%
Scott Nagel$25,235$8,308-67.1%
Allison E. Walsh$18,900$8,298-56.1%
Kingdon Scott Clark$20,998$8,213-60.9%
Ardis A. Kindig$32,022$7,883-75.4%
Lyle Busboom$18,294$7,799-57.4%
Austin W. Pettet$27,195$7,630-71.9%
Greta C Taylor Living Trust$6,376$7,59519.1%
Lawrence Farms, LLC$16,165$7,592-53%
Arthur D. Lindahl$22,790$7,559-66.8%
Howard Burton$37,066$7,520-79.7%
David Bower$19,580$7,505-61.7%
Robert M East JR$27,479$7,493-72.7%
James D. Holderby$7,193$7,1930%
Bonnie J. Storey$32,088$7,020-78.1%
Jack M. Storey$261,606$7,020-97.3%
Donald Hall$15,424$6,916-55.2%
Ricky Dewitt$6,848$6,8480%
Eugene M. Smith$19,218$6,717-65%
Kerry Stichnoth$20,519$6,639-67.6%
Daniel J. Nelson$15,741$6,496-58.7%
Green Living Trust$20,952$6,442-69.3%
Patricia A. Hutchinson$3,171$6,431102.8%
B & V Farm$21,041$6,419-69.5%
Walter Dewing Jr.$17,649$6,412-63.7%
Theresa M Blake-Reifel$18,090$6,349-64.9%
William C. Lah$18,850$6,342-66.4%
Daniel J. Molter$0$6,269--
Marvin Veld$31,615$6,154-80.5%
Richard Schuette$11,766$6,081-48.3%
Samuel L. Dewing$8,237$5,973-27.5%
Violet Marie Buswell Revocable Living Trust$20,433$5,951-70.9%
Gary L. Cooper$15,774$5,866-62.8%
Nagel Farms, LLC$15,462$5,725-63%
Whaley Whaley Wilson$11,630$5,687-51.1%
Martha Render$5,671$5,6710%
Joyce A. Neibert$12,377$5,454-55.9%
Vivian Molter Revocable Living Trust$8,799$5,441-38.2%
Norma Blake$13,839$5,356-61.3%
Render Farm, LLC$11,989$5,297-55.8%
Ty M. Fischbach$10,358$5,256-49.3%
G S Hillis Farm, Inc.$15,988$5,254-67.1%
Bryan Warne$16,838$5,248-68.8%
Jerry D. Veld$8,154$5,173-36.6%
Albert a Garing Revocable Trust$16,956$5,093-70%
Aaron R. Schuette$13,224$5,046-61.8%
Cooper Estate Farms, LLC$14,431$4,913-66%
Howard K Burton Revocable Living Trust$0$4,885--
Molson Farms, Inc.$33,868$4,794-85.8%
James English$8,023$4,717-41.2%
Deborah Lane Morgan$4,640$4,6400%
Debra C. Risley$18,518$4,407-76.2%
Michael H. Cooley$18,824$4,304-77.1%
Fred S. Hermann$7,841$4,261-45.7%
Margaret Ann Kindig Revocable Trust$7,363$4,259-42.2%
John Perry$1,970$3,995102.8%
Phebe G. Nieder$8,634$3,976-53.9%
Mara P. Davis$9,494$3,972-58.2%
Kyle G. Deyoung$13,557$3,962-70.8%
Gary Molter$7,584$3,921-48.3%
Gary Hancock$10,685$3,680-65.6%
Terry Dixon$3,504$3,5040%
Kay G. Boyd$13,435$3,470-74.2%
Carl G. Whaley$8,324$3,383-59.4%
JMC5, LLC$843$3,302291.7%
Kathryn J Wiseman Living Trust$7,383$3,225-56.3%
KMJS Farm$13,698$3,155-77%
Rex E Light Estate$17,668$3,154-82.1%
Pamela Edmonds$3,988$3,082-22.7%
John D. Kessler$7,908$3,077-61.1%
Marsha Cooley$14,522$3,052-79%
Jason A. Polen$7,850$3,043-61.2%
Susan M. Cox$8,883$2,955-66.7%
David Watts$2,862$2,8620%
Padgett 301 Farm$7,458$2,855-61.7%
Light Family Trust$12,861$2,832-78%
Warren C. Johnson Sr.$9,694$2,832-70.8%
Willet Farms$11,268$2,774-75.4%
Jeffrey E. Welsh$13,025$2,730-79%
Teresa G. Welsh$13,025$2,730-79%
Hoskins Family Farm, LLC$8,683$2,717-68.7%
Richard E. Smith$11,043$2,705-75.5%
Marvin Whaley$11,759$2,683-77.2%
Reed Family Maple Grove Grain Farm, LLC$6,697$2,679-60%
The Davidson Family Living Trust$2,673$2,6730%
Charles P. Farrell$10,586$2,571-75.7%
Lyle Warne Jr.$7,669$2,558-66.6%
Roger Warne$7,669$2,558-66.6%
Helen R Richards Trust$2,550$2,403-5.8%
Jeffrey Clinton$6,673$2,349-64.8%
Gail Hoskins$8,586$2,347-72.7%
Whaley Family Limited Partnership$9,017$2,340-74%
William G. Smart$9,198$2,326-74.7%
Matthew G. Deyoung$6,654$2,303-65.4%
Merchant Family Farm$3,926$2,289-41.7%
John Lawrence$7,105$2,269-68.1%
Brandon M. Neibert$8,265$2,268-72.6%
Larry Wayne Miller$6,080$2,256-62.9%
Cale Miller$5,158$2,254-56.3%
Kennedy Family Farm, LLC$6,382$2,215-65.3%
Nelson Family Farms, LLC$3,672$2,151-41.4%
Marilyn L. Watkins$5,358$2,082-61.1%
Judy Wilson$3,947$2,066-47.7%
Ralph Hall$4,075$2,035-50.1%
William C Lah Pension Plan$5,161$1,957-62.1%
Daniel C. Baird$5,850$1,927-67.1%
Barbara K Gerbracht Estate$1,876$1,8760%
Carol Stroud$4,354$1,864-57.2%
Ronald L. Royer$4,354$1,864-57.2%
Russell E Daniels Trust$6,992$1,854-73.5%
Donald Jarvis$8,019$1,830-77.2%
Mary Jarvis$8,019$1,830-77.2%
Carol D. Wright$9,031$1,820-79.8%
Judith Styck$1,815$1,8150%
Charles Goddard Trust$8,666$1,796-79.3%
William Lloyd Fredrick$3,056$1,769-42.1%
Gordon R. White$950$1,76886.1%
Camblin Farms, Inc.$3,839$1,759-54.2%
Wayne N. Turnpaugh$4,153$1,685-59.4%
Carolyn Goddard Trust$8,407$1,685-80%
Nelson Farms$4,559$1,670-63.4%
Donald Schuh$13,228$1,668-87.4%
Miller's Mobile Home Park II, LLC$3,622$1,668-53.9%
Deno Family Farms, LLC$4,763$1,652-65.3%
Virginia S Burton Rev Liv Trustee$1,170$1,61337.9%
David Armold$5,033$1,610-68%
Kent Blake$3,546$1,587-55.2%
Mark D. Deardurff$2,931$1,576-46.2%
Rebecca a Staton Trust No 523$7,252$1,572-78.3%
B & S Developing Company$4,077$1,567-61.6%
Jeffrey L. Bond$4,640$1,567-66.2%
David E. Kessler$1,566$1,5660%
Esther Barten$4,050$1,562-61.4%
Melvin Hitchings$8,261$1,541-81.3%
Matthew Monjon$5,705$1,536-73.1%
Triple N Farm, LLC$5,787$1,499-74.1%
Patrick C. Tebo$6,017$1,490-75.2%
Letha Mae Miiller Estate$1,894$1,443-23.8%
PJW Farms, LLC$6,236$1,440-76.9%
Steven Bowman$4,902$1,426-70.9%
Nancy Gretencord$1,416$1,4160%
Ralph Gretencord$1,416$1,4160%
Kayla Suzanne Neibert$2,650$1,394-47.4%
John Koselke$1,740$1,393-19.9%
Robert E. Bower$4,801$1,378-71.3%
Stephen Schluttenhofer$1,376$1,3760%
James F Deno and Martha L Deno Revocable Living Trust$4,167$1,371-67.1%
White Farms$4,350$1,357-68.8%
Chad Rutledge$3,953$1,277-67.7%
Eddie D Watson Revocable Living Trust$2,945$1,251-57.5%
Risley Homestead$3,462$1,235-64.3%
Helen E Garing-Garing Revocable Living Trust$0$1,230--
Smith 1946 Farm, LLC$1,152$1,1520%
KM2 Farm$3,296$1,141-65.4%
Mary Lou Coussens$5,573$1,139-79.6%
Morris Wiseman$1,117$1,1170%
Poverty Knob, LLC$3,396$1,101-67.6%
Michael A. Davis$2,696$1,099-59.2%
Lewis Lopp Farm, Corp.$2,584$1,054-59.2%
Patricia Spangler$3,309$1,038-68.6%
Richard C Smith Family Trust - Ein$1,033$1,0330%
Jay T. Woodlock$953$9530%
Gary L. Conley$2,262$886-60.8%
Marcia A. Johnson$2,075$870-58.1%
Wm Jacob Dawson$2,877$867-69.9%
Richard Funk W. Ira$861$8610%
Darin L. Szczepanski$846$8460%
Terry Smith$937$831-11.3%
Margaret A. Lah$2,456$776-68.4%
Harry J. Falk$1,762$764-56.6%
Christine C. Christenson$3,289$754-77.1%
James C Shenberger Irrevocable Trust$738$7380%
Cecile K. Christenson$3,256$737-77.4%
Ronald Baird$1,847$730-60.5%
Dawn M. Thiele$1,856$693-62.7%
June Jefvert$1,139$649-43%
Russell W. Collins Jr.$648$6480%
Jace E. McDermitt$3,204$642-80%
Nicholas E. McDermitt$3,204$642-80%
Goodland Improvement Association$2,251$562-75%
Jeffery Cross-Cross Living Trust$1,943$546-71.9%
Victoria Anne Richardson$1,943$546-71.9%
Mcdermitt Customs, LLC$697$542-22.2%
Robert R. Watts$1,390$539-61.2%
Cameron Watts$1,876$538-71.3%
Kathleen M Kindig Trust$2,224$528-76.3%
Teresa B. Alexander$1,183$524-55.7%
Ronald Madison$745$519-30.3%
David Smart$1,231$517-58%
Timothy Gerbracht$1,195$516-56.8%
Donald L Weiss Trustee Uw Dated 10/04/2014$0$510--
John Souligne$484$4840%
Landon Hawkins$472$4720%
Christian H. Knochel$1,684$448-73.4%
Meagan L. Cooper$1,093$441-59.7%
Kenneth Vanderwall$1,960$439-77.6%
Edward Camblin$877$412-53%
Deborah L. Morgan$395$3950%
Richard L. Miller$351$3510%
Michael P. Schoonveld$300$3000%
Ruth Ellen Hayworth$290$2900%
Laura A. Donaldson$642$288-55.1%
Vencel Family Trust$622$282-54.7%
Thomas Popplewell$226$27823%
Michael Best$633$257-59.4%
Suzanne Best$633$257-59.4%
Gale E. Christenson$4,453$255-94.3%
Larry Dean and Dula Kay Meiser Joint Revocable Trust$656$254-61.3%
Lynn G Wilfong-Lynn G Wilfong Living Trust$1,127$240-78.7%
Anthony Anderson$708$225-68.2%
Matthew A. Risley$767$223-70.9%
Floyd Tatum$526$209-60.3%
Jennifer O'Neill$483$201-58.4%
Susan O'neill Paschall$481$201-58.2%
Timothy Shane O'Neill$481$201-58.2%
Michael Gorny$52$199282.7%
Sandra Kros Riley$380$193-49.2%
Rex Deal$135$18033.3%
Brett N. Wright$662$180-72.8%
David L. Loveall$253$176-30.4%
Sharon L. Allen$331$122-63.1%
Gwen Morrison$406$121-70.2%
Leon Corns$320$120-62.5%
Joyce Hammel$216$98-54.6%
Kenneth Tiemens$343$94-72.6%
Emily Cripe$424$89-79%
James D. Hardy$616$89-85.6%
Amy K. Gibson$156$88-43.6%
Matthew V. Gibson$156$88-43.6%
Lois Ann Polen$152$79-48%
Joseph E. Warrick$313$50-84%
Ashley Hawkins$102$48-52.9%
Ann Timmerman L. mc Ewen$127$42-66.9%
Glen A. Cast$127$42-66.9%
Jeanette Marter$430$27-93.7%
Jeffery a West$170$5-97.1%
Allen R. Beever$191$0-100%
Anita M Stichnoth Estate$10,524$0-100%
Harold Scott Deno$2,253$0-100%
C Eloise Pothuisje Estate$9,662$0-100%
Dennis W. Edmonds$6,735$0-100%
Donald L. Weiss Estate$4,897$0-100%
Kenneth G Bosworth Keystone Trust$478$0-100%
Letha Mae Miiller$3,872$0-100%
Alexander Vitous$305$0-100%
Padgett Farm K 101$1,521$0-100%
Delores Romine Trust$79$0-100%
Paul H. Deyoung$3,939$0-100%
Sara Marie Lavignette$240$0-100%
Chester Merlin Woods$8,470$0-100%
Jack Willier$217$0-100%
Jeffery Drinski$1,430$0-100%
Joan M. Raff$263$0-100%
Joanne M Zackfia$59$0-100%
Judy A. Rabideau$263$0-100%
Lois Fox$115$0-100%
Patricia L. James$127$0-100%
Shane S. Storey$935$0-100%
William J. Miller$7,432$0-100%
Total subsidies$13,987,491$4,693,978-66.4%

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