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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in Parke County

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Farms throughout cities in Parke County received $5.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 374 farmers in cities within Parke County received a total of $3.5 million in 759 farm subsidies, a 61.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.1 million in 1,430 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 Parke County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Ramsay Farms$674,793$272,969-59.5%
Rose Brothers Farms$463,510$137,335-70.4%
Jason M. Busenbark$277,265$132,994-52%
Wimmer Farms$243,221$105,550-56.6%
Rough & Ready, LLC$218,427$102,601-53%
M & M Rose Farms Partnership$103,493$96,825-6.4%
Kyle McCutchan$145,548$90,868-37.6%
Berry Farms, LLC$214,096$87,525-59.1%
Davies Farms, GP$236,526$57,482-75.7%
D & M Harbison FMS, Inc.$218,766$55,212-74.8%
Springbrook Farms, Inc.$237,809$54,267-77.2%
Clapp Farms, LLC$67,891$54,054-20.4%
Premier Logging, LLC$0$52,875--
Morris Ray Smith$150,926$51,179-66.1%
B & G Services$64,172$49,088-23.5%
Travis J. Vauters$83,425$46,655-44.1%
Craycraft & Wooten Farms, LLC$157,859$46,350-70.6%
Arthur L. Yeargin$77,201$44,992-41.7%
Andrew Mager$108,293$44,751-58.7%
Wm Stuart Mager$108,293$44,751-58.7%
Leatherman Farms, Inc.$174,894$43,941-74.9%
Then & Now Farm, Corp.$154,161$42,955-72.1%
Russ Lee McCutchan$202,510$42,895-78.8%
Brad Dean Stone$103,486$40,030-61.3%
Bobridge Farms, LLC$110,148$38,656-64.9%
Baird Sawmill, Inc.$0$37,394--
Robert L. Gum$90,158$37,081-58.9%
Mitchell C. Gum$89,609$36,750-59%
Chapman Farms, Inc.$117,158$34,578-70.5%
Jim Busenbark Farms, LLC$104,796$34,554-67%
Virostko Brothers Lp$84,315$33,375-60.4%
James Curtis Busenbark$103,076$33,192-67.8%
James E. Huxford$95,378$31,406-67.1%
Jerry Leonard$84,551$30,394-64.1%
Michael J. Dickey$107,885$30,065-72.1%
Robert J. Cleghorn$69,726$30,060-56.9%
Dan Blacketer$108,863$29,624-72.8%
James Douglas Brown$100,019$28,485-71.5%
James W. Koch Jr.$67,187$27,238-59.5%
Leatherwood Farms, LLC$85,262$27,170-68.1%
Lori A. Brown$89,863$26,676-70.3%
Tim Byers$46,839$24,395-47.9%
James J. Guerrettaz$73,121$23,453-67.9%
Wrightsman Farm Management, Inc.$54,096$23,182-57.1%
Jason Paul Ferguson$91,061$23,144-74.6%
Daryl Delp$63,345$22,157-65%
Rodney Paul Jones$60,643$21,714-64.2%
Chad Busenbark$76,457$21,266-72.2%
Switzer Farms$35,775$21,127-40.9%
Jeff Cooper$73,188$20,885-71.5%
Jeffries Brothers, Inc.$50,525$19,361-61.7%
Darrell Ray Stalker$55,541$17,840-67.9%
Kory C. Stone$29,033$17,356-40.2%
Joe King$35,601$16,179-54.6%
John K. Pratt$53,743$16,051-70.1%
Rick Peacock$24,875$15,232-38.8%
Martha Jane Stone$15,138$15,1380%
Joseph M. Koch$38,138$14,941-60.8%
Ivan Loy Jr.$29,254$14,664-49.9%
Kevin Charles Stone$39,034$14,508-62.8%
Seth Allen Dickey$30,541$14,422-52.8%
Brian Keith Stalker$23,552$14,360-39%
Billy E. Derr$17,377$14,355-17.4%
John Michael Sciotto$43,850$14,314-67.4%
S & B Brown, LLC$14,264$14,2640%
James C. Koch$37,201$14,074-62.2%
Steven Gerrish$25,809$13,657-47.1%
Justin Farm & Construction, Inc.$30,959$13,621-56%
Jim Busenbark, Corp.$34,478$13,479-60.9%
Allen Ray Wright$35,614$13,366-62.5%
Triple J Farms, LLC$18,507$13,322-28%
Angela Dickey$46,242$12,885-72.1%
David Lane$34,663$12,851-62.9%
William S. Lane$34,663$12,851-62.9%
Mark A. Benell$46,698$11,928-74.5%
Steven Overpeck$30,591$11,904-61.1%
Hobbs Bros Farm, LLC$18,335$11,409-37.8%
Triple B Family Farms, LLC$10,398$11,1827.5%
George F. Crowder$24,669$10,616-57%
Seward Family Farms, LLC$43,196$10,569-75.5%
Randy Milner$23,929$10,300-57%
Gregory A. Mager$34,218$10,105-70.5%
Case Farms$39,292$9,865-74.9%
Ronald C. Eppert$13,122$9,675-26.3%
Max Case$37,397$8,989-76%
Kessinger Farms, LLC$18,894$8,789-53.5%
Mike Jeffries$26,867$8,784-67.3%
Millie B. Vermillion$8,711$8,7110%
Dustin Rader$21,617$8,502-60.7%
Kris Kremer$14,697$8,435-42.6%
Stephen Crane$28,955$8,288-71.4%
William Davies Farms, Inc.$10,300$8,126-21.1%
Derek Cleghorn$16,871$7,743-54.1%
Daniel Brook$25,828$7,615-70.5%
Gee-Anne Pyle, Inc.$7,309$7,271-0.5%
Todd Wirth$18,598$7,129-61.7%
Brown River, LLC$7,012$7,0120%
Busenbark Family Farms II, LLC$22,763$7,004-69.2%
Gerald Virostko$0$6,992--
Marilou Peacock Cox$6,948$6,9480%
Bob Dwaine Stalker$28,516$6,931-75.7%
John H. Battershell$16,756$6,716-59.9%
Parke Investments, Inc.$6,660$6,6600%
Michael W. Blackburn$6,642$6,6420%
David Rivers$8,780$6,242-28.9%
Seth E. Warner$19,511$6,236-68%
Doris Van Duyn$12,066$5,983-50.4%
Michael O. Baird$5,948$5,9480%
Matt Pefley$10,752$5,794-46.1%
Robert Cheatham$20,864$5,723-72.6%
Blake Cunningham$5,566$5,5660%
Alice Ann Alderson$12,655$5,234-58.6%
Dennis Blacketer$13,714$5,110-62.7%
Busenbark Farms, Inc.$7,649$4,970-35%
Phillip E. Adams$10,541$4,863-53.9%
Mitchell Simmons$13,884$4,688-66.2%
Tom Virostko$7,099$4,657-34.4%
Ted J. Harpold$5,423$4,503-17%
Mckeehan-Crooks Family Trust$4,412$4,4120%
Pamela Jean Kendall$4,354$4,3540%
Marjorie L. Stevenson$10,243$4,299-58%
Kenneth Keltz Jr.$4,298$4,2980%
Bethany A. Rose$4,270$4,2700%
Ralph E. Bruin$4,236$4,2360%
Marc Myers Farms, LLC$11,864$3,947-66.7%
R & R Farms$15,398$3,891-74.7%
Gary D. Remley$6,546$3,881-40.7%
Larry Stutler$3,844$3,8440%
Glenn Oehlerking$3,825$3,8250%
Melanie Nebesny$3,768$3,7680%
Max Swaim Farms Agri Serv, Inc.$3,534$3,7566.3%
Judith a Ohmit$3,713$3,7130%
Zane & Kelly Davies, LLC$3,824$3,704-3.1%
J. W. Dennis$6,241$3,681-41%
Stan Gildersleeve$77,479$3,646-95.3%
Busenbark Family Farms I, LLC$11,568$3,615-68.8%
Frank L Michael and Dorothea J Michael Joint Rev Trust$3,433$3,4330%
Jack D. Busenbark$9,816$3,386-65.5%
Garrard Excavating, LLC$3,351$3,3510%
Kickarock Farms, LLC$4,686$3,299-29.6%
John E. Cheatham$9,939$3,262-67.2%
Marceil Chapman Living Trust$6,371$3,208-49.6%
Eric Russel Schwenke$7,137$3,184-55.4%
Todd M. Jones$9,201$3,118-66.1%
Darrell R. McKillop$4,666$3,053-34.6%
Teddy J. Harpold$2,995$3,0040.3%
Marilyn Rode - Marilyn Rode Revocable Living Trust$4,079$2,943-27.8%
Marvin Rode - Marvin W Rode Revocable Living Trust$4,079$2,943-27.8%
Samuel Brook$10,057$2,844-71.7%
Judith Diane Benell$10,868$2,782-74.4%
Neil Allee$2,180$2,68223%
Lycan Family Farm, LLC$3,300$2,661-19.4%
William D Clifton Trust$5,329$2,578-51.6%
Gregory L. Hire$6,897$2,574-62.7%
James Dennis Hobbs$6,368$2,555-59.9%
Swaim Farm, Corp.$2,536$2,5360%
Bradley J. Clapp$103,293$2,510-97.6%
Brad Hartman$2,470$2,4700%
Jerry B Mcmullen Revocable Trust$2,332$2,3320%
Sandusky Family Trust$2,317$2,3170%
Stutler Legacy Trust$2,309$2,3090%
Everett & Patricia Smith Rev Trust$2,223$2,2230%
Burk Collings$5,916$2,222-62.4%
Ross C. Chapman$8,782$2,212-74.8%
John W Sciotto Revocable Trust$2,194$2,1940%
Lisa Porter$2,148$2,1480%
Kevin Swaim$8,644$2,061-76.2%
Delbert Lewis$7,089$2,052-71.1%
Cara R. Clodfelter$2,039$2,0390%
Jacob King$5,210$1,996-61.7%
JH Stonuey, LLC$3,263$1,948-40.3%
Robert E. Johnson$2,682$1,929-28.1%
Kevin Lemmons$3,418$1,848-45.9%
Maria Pastore Lang$5,525$1,845-66.6%
Duane Myers$4,442$1,830-58.8%
Michael and Tamara Chapman, LLC$1,828$1,8280%
Thomas Sanders$3,087$1,824-40.9%
Lisa K. Sciotto$1,705$1,7050%
Thomas Everson$2,102$1,635-22.2%
Dan T. Butler$5,998$1,602-73.3%
John Craycraft - Evergreen Trust$1,591$1,582-0.6%
Ray A. Lycan$4,425$1,540-65.2%
Colten Dooley$6,143$1,526-75.2%
Scenic Hill Farm, LLC$5,206$1,520-70.8%
Bradley W. Craycraft$4,809$1,502-68.8%
Betty J. Collings$2,615$1,499-42.7%
John Teague$3,011$1,456-51.6%
Tressa Earley$2,473$1,407-43.1%
Kenneth Vitaniemi$1,362$1,3620%
Joan Overpeck$3,013$1,349-55.2%
Thomas A. Nicholson$4,388$1,313-70.1%
Travis Collings$3,484$1,312-62.3%
Bill Warner$1,294$1,2940%
Ione Clifton Trust$3,249$1,277-60.7%
Hoover Heritage Trust$2,473$1,271-48.6%
Andrew Allen$1,267$1,2670%
Tyler A. Cooper$6,635$1,245-81.2%
Steven M. D. Waltz$1,857$1,215-34.6%
Jeff Virostko$3,408$1,204-64.7%
Estate of Rowena Joan Overpeck$2,610$1,188-54.5%
William - William E and Eleanor J Engle Trust Dated August 1$1,616$1,186-26.6%
Bret Alan Cook$2,388$1,144-52.1%
Earl Johnston$2,598$1,143-56%
John P. Lucas$3,655$1,138-68.9%
Richard Andrew Mountcastle$2,559$1,131-55.8%
R L Cory Farms, Inc.$1,122$1,1220%
Bruce L. Fuller$3,415$1,122-67.1%
Brandon M. Knowling$0$1,097--
Greg Spurgeon$868$1,07824.2%
Dan Collom$9,578$1,077-88.8%
Mark Rohr$4,664$1,075-77%
Harold Asbury Family Trust$555$1,05590.1%
John A. Reynolds$1,050$1,0500%
Clee and Myrt, LLC$1,021$1,0210%
Steven R and Margaret C Ferguson Joint Revocable Trust$1,217$1,001-17.7%
Laurie Krumwiede$3,159$1,000-68.3%
Curtis P. Owens$2,099$994-52.6%
Nancy Moll$950$9500%
Carolyn Pollard$939$9390%
Judy-Chavis Clan Trust L Chavis$927$9270%
Justin Bryant$1,474$914-38%
Kanagy's Wood Products, LLC$1,006$908-9.7%
Steve Crichfield$1,996$904-54.7%
Joseph Huxford$2,048$895-56.3%
Jason S. Allee$1,411$887-37.1%
Robert D. Snodgrass$879$8790%
Donald L. Porter$1,862$864-53.6%
Kelly Hawkins$855$8550%
Gary A. Burnham$3,326$854-74.3%
Kathryn Thompson Revocable Trust$836$8360%
Darla A. Rohr$4,824$834-82.7%
Jay Byers$16,331$822-95%
Herschel D. Pumphrey$966$817-15.4%
Constance L. Wasson$809$8090%
Jana Schmidt$2,414$806-66.6%
David Berrisford$2,636$806-69.4%
Yowell Farms, Inc.$1,695$784-53.7%
Travis Lemmons$1,354$761-43.8%
Amanda G. Greene$3,443$753-78.1%
George Waltz$749$7490%
Carl Cooper$913$739-19.1%
Dan Leonard$2,528$727-71.2%
Bulldogs Trust$710$7100%
Sharla D. Russell$3,270$707-78.4%
Donald R. Sink$2,519$704-72.1%
Harvey Hartman$1,445$702-51.4%
Robert J Cox Family Trust$1,884$695-63.1%
James Rahn$429$69060.8%
Steven Shawn Brown$3,015$672-77.7%
William Engle$667$6670%
James E. Howard$1,955$662-66.1%
John Uplinger$3,399$648-80.9%
Ronja Branson$1,269$646-49.1%
Betty L. Kouns$1,408$646-54.1%
Margaret J. Snow$484$64633.5%
Daniel M. Lutz$1,046$629-39.9%
Eugene L. Newnum$256$622143%
Tick Ridge Farms, Inc.$622$6220%
Nellie Myers$603$6192.7%
Debra J. Smith$615$6150%
Jean Hendrix$1,866$602-67.7%
Heidi A. Millspaugh$952$568-40.3%
Marie Harrington$1,729$566-67.3%
Brock McMullen$2,200$557-74.7%
Harold W. Lough$548$5480%
Shane Divine$1,150$547-52.4%
New Horizons Farms, LLC$704$504-28.4%
Daniel J. Dwyer$1,641$502-69.4%
Christian B. Zook$0$500--
PKM Hawkins Farms LP$498$4980%
Richard R. Landes$1,278$497-61.1%
Linda Snodgrass$495$4950%
David S. Kanagy$634$473-25.4%
Phillip Riley$1,664$467-71.9%
Douglas D. Humphrey$1,130$447-60.4%
Purple Ribbon Seeds, Inc.$1,557$440-71.7%
James Carty$938$438-53.3%
Rebecca Pefley$3,880$434-88.8%
Larry D Myers Farm Management, Inc.$1,202$431-64.1%
Pollard J. Staley$1,491$430-71.2%
William E and Eleanor J Engle Trustee$0$429--
Sue Newlin$1,342$428-68.1%
Ruth Ann Redemske$1,342$428-68.1%
Dorothea J Pound Living Trust$1,363$421-69.1%
Robert E Pound Living Trust$1,363$421-69.1%
Lynda Sue Welch$420$4200%
Robert Crowder$1,738$414-76.2%
Greg J. Crooks$412$4120%
Jon Crooks$412$4120%
Keith Jeffries$1,573$412-73.8%
Edward C. Leatherman$1,764$407-76.9%
Roberta Bowers$667$403-39.6%
Elaine L. Landes$356$40112.6%
A & C Wright Farms, LLC$391$3930.5%
Charles Hinshaw$385$3850%
Mark C. Spelbring$1,027$381-62.9%
Marrill Getche$1,115$380-65.9%
David A. Wittenmyer$2,052$378-81.6%
Brent E. Searing$1,201$369-69.3%
Veva L Pinnell$981$359-63.4%
Lucas Collom$584$345-40.9%
James F. Rohe$1,027$344-66.5%
Kevin Stalker$763$344-54.9%
Hobson Farms, LLC$0$340--
Glenda Snyder$700$314-55.1%
John M. Jeffries$580$307-47.1%
Stephen Jeffries$580$307-47.1%
Phyllis Sue Woodard$299$2990%
James R. Edington$729$292-59.9%
Mike Berry$1,135$285-74.9%
Anna Major$561$285-49.2%
Lanny Snow$0$285--
Dennis K. Hendrix$265$2836.8%
Dale Keitel$815$281-65.5%
William L. Pence$899$281-68.7%
Joseph Fajfer$396$277-30.1%
Bill Stahl$487$267-45.2%
Tracy E. Wheeler$724$267-63.1%
Marietta Cooper$444$260-41.4%
Russell Real Estate Trustee$535$253-52.7%
Herman C Pyle 2015 Trustee FBO Cathryn P Crowder$239$2390%
Thomas E. Stambaugh$1,979$236-88.1%
Ruth Hopkins$224$2240%
Deborah J. Barnett$471$223-52.7%
Stephen P. Goda$734$221-69.9%
Thomas D. Bayless$769$219-71.5%
Jamie Lynn Plant$338$215-36.4%
Jack Greenlee$443$210-52.6%
Frank Norman$461$209-54.7%
Steve Bratcher$436$207-52.5%
Dena Beth Overpeck$470$205-56.4%
Michael J. Barnett$809$205-74.7%
Tiffany N. Lamar$1,044$196-81.2%
Jeffrey Kissick$146$19533.6%
Gary Harrison$631$193-69.4%
Jenny Baird$0$182--
Johnathan E. Delp$238$180-24.4%
Joseph M. Hanner$170$1700%
Fred H. Gum$469$170-63.8%
Della M. Griffin$160$1600%
David F. Dooley$1,408$160-88.6%
Michael Staggs$671$156-76.8%
Mark Joy$297$155-47.8%
Robert R. Kirchoff$254$117-53.9%
Richard D. Landes$1,320$105-92%
James R. White$316$102-67.7%
Dema K. Delp$917$101-89%
Steve Durham$272$101-62.9%
Larry Farrand$243$93-61.7%
Robert D. Smiley$262$91-65.3%
Kerry Holler$110$91-17.3%
Mary Ann Relford$87$903.4%
Cassie Wittenmyer$459$89-80.6%
Daniel W. Baird$180$89-50.6%
John R. Rolison$145$88-39.3%
Ramona Lee Weise$162$87-46.3%
Doreen F. McKillop$174$86-50.6%
Anita Rohr-Happy Corner Rohr Family Trust$338$82-75.7%
Greg Rewers$159$82-48.4%
Yvonne L. Biddle$0$80--
Robert Lee Rittman$173$78-54.9%
James Fischer$89$55-38.2%
Judith A. Hutts$109$49-55%
Robert A. Pruett$156$49-68.6%
John & Brenda Irelan, LLC$48$480%
Mary Ann Williams$157$48-69.4%
Mark Lubbehusen$69$39-43.5%
C & C Ranch, LLC$571$34-94%
Timothy Vilbrandt$63$34-46%
Overpeck Family Farm, LLC$604$16-97.4%
Rebecca Wildman$300$15-95%
David L Walbring$408$13-96.8%
Ronald Newnum$71$9-87.3%
Charles Cooper$1,230$2-99.8%
Allee Farm, Inc.$2,411$0-100%
Larry D. Myers$204$0-100%
Samuel S. Fisher$1,054$0-100%
Michael J. Myers$16$0-100%
Steve Earley$1,334$0-100%
William W Kautz Marital Share Trust$356$0-100%
Charles B Goff and Marjorie R Goff Rvoc Trust$3,865$0-100%
Charles T Marsolf Revocable Living Trust$11$0-100%
Darryl Van Duyn$10$0-100%
Donna Ferguson$2,108$0-100%
Jason Clapp$3,920$0-100%
John D. Lee$59$0-100%
K & D Goff Farms$1,320$0-100%
Kirt Ramsay$50$0-100%
M & M Rose Farms, LLC$187,646$0-100%
Ron Harney$57$0-100%
Stephen A. Williams$379$0-100%
Sutherlin Davies Farms, Inc.$662$0-100%
William Seay Jr.$1,045$0-100%
Debra J. Stone$223$0-100%
Harry Plant$165$0-100%
Joseph Wheeler$174$0-100%
Larry Brown$291$0-100%
Michael L. Blair$113$0-100%
Paul Mulvihill$660$0-100%
Richard M. Howk$209$0-100%
Ross C. Humphreys$24$0-100%
Sandra L. Williams$1,177$0-100%
Total subsidies$9,107,872$3,524,418-61.3%

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