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In 2021, 259 farmers in cities within Crawford County received a total of $4.7 million in 535 farm subsidies, a 44.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.4 million in 1,023 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 Crawford County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bortnick Dairy, LLC | $0 | $994,141 | -- |
| Apple Shamrock Dairy Farms, LLC | $1,122,637 | $163,373 | -85.4% |
| Plum-Line Holsteins | $116,436 | $134,480 | 15.5% |
| G & J Hamilton Farm, LLC | $197,764 | $132,331 | -33.1% |
| Rynd Home Farm, LLC | $121,692 | $127,981 | 5.2% |
| Reese Dairy, Inc. | $175,419 | $115,216 | -34.3% |
| Spruce Row Farm, Inc. | $148,726 | $107,040 | -28% |
| Shearer Family Farms, LLC | $173,566 | $93,467 | -46.1% |
| George S. Foster | $111,896 | $87,445 | -21.9% |
| Alright Farm | $126,557 | $84,383 | -33.3% |
| Custead Valley Farms, LLC | $129,812 | $81,265 | -37.4% |
| Allen Farms | $94,274 | $74,241 | -21.2% |
| Todd E. Kantz | $88,769 | $74,000 | -16.6% |
| TRCP Farm, LLC | $112,030 | $72,952 | -34.9% |
| Joshua J. Davis | $106,973 | $70,393 | -34.2% |
| David Wanker | $98,802 | $69,708 | -29.4% |
| George V. Agnew | $122,837 | $65,555 | -46.6% |
| Richard P. See Jr. | $72,856 | $62,674 | -14% |
| Joseph D Sablyak | $143,503 | $58,423 | -59.3% |
| Jeffery S. Jones | $82,413 | $54,621 | -33.7% |
| Donald Hart | $51,802 | $53,750 | 3.8% |
| Blue Ox Timber Resources | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Rab Trucking, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Matthew W. Lyons | $109,687 | $48,900 | -55.4% |
| Byler Brothers | $88,308 | $46,780 | -47% |
| Bish Farms | $4,914 | $46,736 | 851.1% |
| Keith Marsh | $40,219 | $44,998 | 11.9% |
| Richard D Tatalovic | $48,531 | $42,850 | -11.7% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $40,048 | -- |
| Matthew B. Irwin | $54,285 | $38,858 | -28.4% |
| North Shore Dairy Farm, LLC | $40,263 | $36,831 | -8.5% |
| Oswald Farms | $63,538 | $35,960 | -43.4% |
| Nancy M Mirage | $61,391 | $35,156 | -42.7% |
| Thomas W. Aul | $60,564 | $32,718 | -46% |
| William L. Dunn | $111,723 | $32,536 | -70.9% |
| Jeffrey L. Raney | $42,983 | $32,253 | -25% |
| Bonny Bell Farm | $76,811 | $31,543 | -58.9% |
| Randy B. Parthemer Sr. | $25,422 | $31,344 | 23.3% |
| Bloods Dairy Farm | $120,579 | $31,250 | -74.1% |
| Jason L. Kennedy | $16,076 | $28,837 | 79.4% |
| Eric R. Dersch | $26,501 | $27,574 | 4% |
| Preston Heagy | $7,775 | $27,536 | 254.2% |
| Daniel E. Herrick | $62,959 | $26,587 | -57.8% |
| Joseph M. Vorisek | $41,197 | $26,263 | -36.3% |
| Matthew J. Petersheim | $58,072 | $25,854 | -55.5% |
| Wheeler Dairy, LLC | $91,737 | $23,671 | -74.2% |
| Chad D. Hughes | $55,230 | $22,898 | -58.5% |
| Urbanick Dairy Farms | $37,007 | $22,822 | -38.3% |
| Russell Durfee | $31,832 | $22,356 | -29.8% |
| Rendulic Brothers | $73,007 | $21,353 | -70.8% |
| George and David Simcheck | $11,895 | $20,802 | 74.9% |
| Morrell Family Farms, LLC | $33,381 | $20,798 | -37.7% |
| Paul Manross | $33,207 | $20,319 | -38.8% |
| Hart Farms | $38,783 | $20,162 | -48% |
| Robert P. Boozer | $46,313 | $20,095 | -56.6% |
| Dean D. Horne | $58,364 | $19,657 | -66.3% |
| Benjamin C. Willaman | $10,486 | $19,300 | 84.1% |
| Donald R. Caldwell | $19,088 | $19,210 | 0.6% |
| David L. Bish | $72,944 | $18,863 | -74.1% |
| Laurence W. Hoffman | $23,656 | $18,660 | -21.1% |
| Paul C. Krepps Jr. | $25,634 | $18,002 | -29.8% |
| Frost Ridge Maple Farm, LLC | $0 | $17,481 | -- |
| Richard C. Payne | $29,011 | $16,906 | -41.7% |
| Daryl Brown | $15,933 | $16,784 | 5.3% |
| Schreck Farms | $10,754 | $15,342 | 42.7% |
| Michael C. Blood | $82,566 | $15,192 | -81.6% |
| Randy M. Eells | $31,036 | $14,954 | -51.8% |
| Double F. Farms | $42,358 | $14,794 | -65.1% |
| William G. Pfaff III | $17,265 | $14,127 | -18.2% |
| Cozi Hill Grain Farm, LLC | $53,477 | $13,938 | -73.9% |
| Raymond F. Blystone | $0 | $13,741 | -- |
| Justin T. Kantz | $38,311 | $13,084 | -65.8% |
| Konrad R. Kerr | $29,183 | $12,352 | -57.7% |
| John E. Schmidt | $39,061 | $11,696 | -70.1% |
| Gum Farm, LLC | $16,847 | $11,607 | -31.1% |
| Todd L Choffel | $10,300 | $11,577 | 12.4% |
| Milton Payne | $47,305 | $11,428 | -75.8% |
| Horne Brothers Farms, LLC | $0 | $10,716 | -- |
| Richard W. Williams | $14,292 | $10,053 | -29.7% |
| Vorisek's Backyard Bee Farm, LLC | $6,963 | $10,043 | 44.2% |
| Jeffrey Payne | $20,448 | $9,552 | -53.3% |
| Brian S. Howard | $11,979 | $8,384 | -30% |
| Golden Grain Farms, Inc. | $20,120 | $7,978 | -60.3% |
| Dixie L. Richmond | $16,547 | $7,928 | -52.1% |
| Greig's Dairy Farm | $15,798 | $7,827 | -50.5% |
| Tod M. Gillette | $11,462 | $7,752 | -32.4% |
| David H. Dygert | $17,080 | $7,745 | -54.7% |
| Dwight L. Andrews | $18,912 | $7,673 | -59.4% |
| Walter E. Schutz | $24,248 | $7,561 | -68.8% |
| Gabriel D. Charles | $10,886 | $7,540 | -30.7% |
| G & J Farms, LLC | $10,540 | $7,207 | -31.6% |
| Robert Simcheck | $18,886 | $7,197 | -61.9% |
| Paul T. Foulk | $7,192 | $7,193 | 0% |
| Jeffrey Bradshaw | $0 | $7,095 | -- |
| Concord Valley Farm, Inc. | $68,955 | $6,915 | -90% |
| Kevin D. Wright | $24,824 | $6,895 | -72.2% |
| Roy Trace | $10,210 | $6,644 | -34.9% |
| Allison R Mirage | $19,649 | $6,537 | -66.7% |
| Roy Williams | $21,412 | $6,496 | -69.7% |
| Richard L. Deeter Jr. | $46,328 | $6,367 | -86.3% |
| Don A. Burchfield | $15,023 | $6,313 | -58% |
| Philip E. Myer | $12,927 | $6,185 | -52.2% |
| William L. Roncaglione | $12,853 | $6,112 | -52.4% |
| Thomas S. Gillette | $6,963 | $6,086 | -12.6% |
| Mar-VI-Nic Farm | $14,601 | $6,007 | -58.9% |
| Matthew B. Horne | $12,490 | $5,804 | -53.5% |
| Chad L. Loucks | $8,821 | $5,679 | -35.6% |
| Brian C. See | $32,873 | $5,615 | -82.9% |
| Gregory Lee Payne | $24,647 | $5,374 | -78.2% |
| Curtis R. Greenawalt | $8,736 | $4,951 | -43.3% |
| Ryan J. See | $18,691 | $4,697 | -74.9% |
| Calvin L. Heagy | $7,586 | $4,677 | -38.3% |
| John P. Lampman | $7,271 | $4,330 | -40.4% |
| Robert A. Abbott | $15,462 | $4,326 | -72% |
| Jason P. Manross | $10,794 | $4,323 | -59.9% |
| Duane Grinnell | $3,970 | $4,281 | 7.8% |
| Katherine Field | $5,989 | $4,096 | -31.6% |
| Mirage Bros Dairy | $6,361 | $4,074 | -36% |
| Mary K. Carpenter | $25,150 | $3,958 | -84.3% |
| Dennis L. Erickson | $6,553 | $3,952 | -39.7% |
| Wood's Edge Heifer Raising, LLC | $4,607 | $3,907 | -15.2% |
| James C. Martin | $46,941 | $3,871 | -91.8% |
| Jeremy R. McCurdy | $28,792 | $3,852 | -86.6% |
| Jonathan Mattera | $3,940 | $3,674 | -6.8% |
| Daniel M Megat | $4,767 | $3,580 | -24.9% |
| Ted E. Ertman | $13,199 | $3,570 | -73% |
| Marlene F. Jenkins | $0 | $3,495 | -- |
| William B. Agnew | $16,387 | $3,454 | -78.9% |
| Vernon Kwiatkowski | $3,437 | $3,437 | 0% |
| Bryan M. Agnew | $0 | $3,060 | -- |
| Sandra A. Wall | $6,094 | $3,047 | -50% |
| Jason L. Horst | $16,461 | $3,018 | -81.7% |
| Joseph John Bryer Jr. | $34,919 | $2,998 | -91.4% |
| Christopher D. Shearer | $32,653 | $2,990 | -90.8% |
| Marvin N. Hamilton | $2,810 | $2,810 | 0% |
| Gary R. Morian | $22,606 | $2,767 | -87.8% |
| Richard E. Fry | $3,704 | $2,743 | -25.9% |
| Burnham Indian Springs Farms | $18,750 | $2,719 | -85.5% |
| Linda Sue Miller-Singleton | $0 | $2,689 | -- |
| Pyma Love Farm | $8,534 | $2,685 | -68.5% |
| Brian Erdman | $3,138 | $2,653 | -15.5% |
| Daniel E Kozalla | $2,623 | $2,623 | 0% |
| Michael Worley | $2,537 | $2,537 | 0% |
| Logan Charles Mirage | $7,598 | $2,483 | -67.3% |
| Michael R. Dunn | $2,480 | $2,470 | -0.4% |
| Richard A. Klink | $5,566 | $2,430 | -56.3% |
| Jack A. Yucha | $2,402 | $2,402 | 0% |
| Milosh B. Mamula | $2,390 | $2,390 | 0% |
| Co James G. Wenzel II | $0 | $2,323 | -- |
| Phillip C. Parker | $16,933 | $2,306 | -86.4% |
| Nancy Gage | $0 | $2,264 | -- |
| Martin Bickel | $8,281 | $2,204 | -73.4% |
| James J. Stagl Jr. | $4,953 | $2,167 | -56.2% |
| Myron V. Raber | $567 | $2,160 | 281% |
| Earl B. Willey | $4,928 | $2,146 | -56.5% |
| Heagy Farms | $17,996 | $2,071 | -88.5% |
| Tracy Simcheck | $6,322 | $2,070 | -67.3% |
| Michael King | $1,966 | $2,060 | 4.8% |
| David A. Henry | $6,461 | $2,060 | -68.1% |
| Roger G. Patterson | $7,899 | $1,927 | -75.6% |
| Custead Valley Farms | $0 | $1,821 | -- |
| John C. Prinkey | $0 | $1,768 | -- |
| Jacob A. Williams | $5,669 | $1,738 | -69.3% |
| Jason M. Gillette | $3,802 | $1,701 | -55.3% |
| Michael Jessup | $0 | $1,698 | -- |
| Melvin Ray Rogers Jr. | $42,470 | $1,698 | -96% |
| Joseph D. Erickson | $2,752 | $1,694 | -38.4% |
| Happy Hill Farms | $23,790 | $1,665 | -93% |
| Haley Salvatora | $7,360 | $1,657 | -77.5% |
| Jacob Salvatora | $7,305 | $1,657 | -77.3% |
| Matthew Scott King | $3,972 | $1,629 | -59% |
| William J. Palmer | $3,394 | $1,616 | -52.4% |
| Joseph F. Egli | $2,665 | $1,593 | -40.2% |
| Kerry Lee Gonnam | $6,316 | $1,586 | -74.9% |
| James W. Morton | $5,890 | $1,579 | -73.2% |
| DJD Farm | $25,805 | $1,570 | -93.9% |
| Long Farms | $1,558 | $1,558 | 0% |
| William D. Boulton | $6,490 | $1,518 | -76.6% |
| Carl E. Dewoody | $4,136 | $1,504 | -63.6% |
| Garry E. Wagner | $2,949 | $1,490 | -49.5% |
| R B SKY Ranch, LLC | $3,862 | $1,457 | -62.3% |
| William M. Hansen | $5,543 | $1,408 | -74.6% |
| Hazeljean Baron | $5,817 | $1,378 | -76.3% |
| Joseph Goertz | $1,343 | $1,343 | 0% |
| Susan E. Hamilton | $4,070 | $1,304 | -68% |
| Joel P. Blair | $6,505 | $1,258 | -80.7% |
| Douglas B. Price | $1,244 | $1,244 | 0% |
| Denise Hudson | $1,170 | $1,170 | 0% |
| Jeffrey L. Payne | $0 | $1,153 | -- |
| Guy Bartolon | $2,346 | $1,151 | -50.9% |
| Krista R. Rose | $8,673 | $1,025 | -88.2% |
| Julie A. Moses | $4,806 | $973 | -79.8% |
| Randy Mallory | $19,549 | $954 | -95.1% |
| James Bartkus | $926 | $926 | 0% |
| Bernard J. Blystone | $3,806 | $920 | -75.8% |
| Robin E. Maloney | $6,596 | $917 | -86.1% |
| Justin D. Allen | $2,111 | $882 | -58.2% |
| Joseph P Urbanick JR | $5,951 | $865 | -85.5% |
| David L & William P Alexander PTRS | $0 | $858 | -- |
| Daniel K. Lasko | $3,795 | $855 | -77.5% |
| James I. Bill | $842 | $842 | 0% |
| Richard A. Copeland | $815 | $815 | 0% |
| Edwin M. Yucha Jr. | $810 | $810 | 0% |
| Robert C. Boozer | $4,006 | $810 | -79.8% |
| Diana L. Keisel | $631 | $774 | 22.7% |
| Jason L. Smith | $4,157 | $772 | -81.4% |
| Townley and Boyle | $7,848 | $763 | -90.3% |
| Andrew W. Blakeslee | $722 | $722 | 0% |
| Tina Zakostelecky | $2,036 | $666 | -67.3% |
| Matthew C. Weber | $2,724 | $666 | -75.6% |
| Philip Burnham | $960 | $662 | -31% |
| Jeffrey H. Farley | $9,111 | $637 | -93% |
| Gary L. Irwin | $1,353 | $634 | -53.1% |
| Paula J. Lucas | $1,467 | $630 | -57.1% |
| Peter J. Held | $601 | $601 | 0% |
| Frank G. Frye | $1,793 | $597 | -66.7% |
| Michel P. Wilcox | $594 | $594 | 0% |
| Shain R. Bowers | $2,530 | $578 | -77.2% |
| Gary Sturey | $1,706 | $563 | -67% |
| Patrick D. Mahoney | $3,262 | $545 | -83.3% |
| Daniel E. Perry | $0 | $543 | -- |
| Sean Patrick Lagreca | $3,012 | $516 | -82.9% |
| Allen M. Rhoades | $384 | $513 | 33.6% |
| J & S Cattle | $1,969 | $486 | -75.3% |
| Richard L. Dunn | $944 | $464 | -50.8% |
| Jessie Irene Bacon | $401 | $447 | 11.5% |
| Lost Acres Farm | $326 | $441 | 35.3% |
| Gerald W. Balas | $1,874 | $360 | -80.8% |
| Adam D. Mattocks | $2,073 | $344 | -83.4% |
| Gary L. Boylan | $1,518 | $338 | -77.7% |
| John C. Deets | $4,993 | $338 | -93.2% |
| Richard G. Pegan | $1,072 | $336 | -68.7% |
| Chris M Szympruch | $0 | $325 | -- |
| Stacy Steiner | $320 | $315 | -1.6% |
| Charles R Woolstrum | $1,436 | $309 | -78.5% |
| Robert Boylan II | $2,425 | $292 | -88% |
| Jessica M. Snyder | $11,978 | $283 | -97.6% |
| A-Jay Farm, LLC | $5,020 | $272 | -94.6% |
| Thomas Dalton | $1,115 | $259 | -76.8% |
| Frank Sablyak | $649 | $204 | -68.6% |
| Cynthia L. Yoder | $5,592 | $189 | -96.6% |
| ERNST Conservation Seeds, Inc. | $8,879 | $178 | -98% |
| William Agnew | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Jason C. Morrell | $0 | $158 | -- |
| Gregory L. Schweitzer | $36,491 | $144 | -99.6% |
| Willey Farm | $3,529 | $140 | -96% |
| Russell Prussia | $172 | $135 | -21.5% |
| Harold & Michael Proper | $2,653 | $129 | -95.1% |
| Justin Prather | $21,611 | $102 | -99.5% |
| Bryan Beaver | $1,183 | $86 | -92.7% |
| Rosemary Prenatt | $0 | $78 | -- |
| Ronald E. Alward | $27 | $70 | 159.3% |
| Donald B. Smith | $0 | $58 | -- |
| Alex Malutich | $391 | $52 | -86.7% |
| Carol Zilhaver | $6,408 | $28 | -99.6% |
| David A. Uhlman | $948 | $24 | -97.5% |
| Valerie A. Motter | $10,460 | $21 | -99.8% |
| Linda Miller-Singleton | $0 | $15 | -- |
| Mike Huya JR | $733 | $1 | -99.9% |
| Sperry Farms, Inc. | $750,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Diana Locke | $2,159 | $0 | -100% |
| Reed Gage | $2,264 | $0 | -100% |
| C/O Linda S Miller-Singleton | $66 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie Miller | $9,893 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis J. Dignall | $2,212 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Charles | $8,831 | $0 | -100% |
| Maggie F. Mase | $207 | $0 | -100% |
| Monte Defrances | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Nick Shearer | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy E. Perry | $407 | $0 | -100% |
| Al Staudt | $1,564 | $0 | -100% |
| David L & William P Alexander PTR | $11,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Kemerer | $804 | $0 | -100% |
| Deryl S. Young | $748 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Bortnick Sr. | $5,982 | $0 | -100% |
| Galen Garber | $579 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffrey J. Schmidt | $2,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy Burnham | $3,917 | $0 | -100% |
| John Tautin JR | $2,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason F. Ruggiero | $3,177 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason J. Howles | $4,832 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda King | $728 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert King | $477 | $0 | -100% |
| James R. Stanford | $1,978 | $0 | -100% |
| Levi Byler | $4,285 | $0 | -100% |
| Nova Maple Syrup, LLC | $13,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Reaugh Ranch, Inc. | $6,137 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald P. Hyde | $32 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacey L. Bilich | $547 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Ernst | $169 | $0 | -100% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation | $18,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Crawford Company Farm Service Agency | $316 | $0 | -100% |
| Crawford County FSA | $6,853 | $0 | -100% |
| Davenport Fruit Farm | $14 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $2,637 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth R Challener, M.D. | $43,317 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Pitts | $1,362 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Telliho | $20 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah S. Armel | $637 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry L. Armel | $781 | $0 | -100% |
| Myron V. Raber | $1,934 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell Davis | $392 | $0 | -100% |
| Tia Sue Spencer | $5,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Ann Marie Smith | $6,249 | $0 | -100% |
| Berkey's Nursery | $265,587 | $0 | -100% |
| David Marsh | $1,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Nichols | $573 | $0 | -100% |
| Hubert S. Vanderhoff Jr. | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph H. Martin | $1,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie Egli | $2,537 | $0 | -100% |
| Dersch Farms | $2,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald M. Teed | $556 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl H. Drake Sr. | $207 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirby J. Ames | $82 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard P. See | $3,965 | $0 | -100% |
| Co Wanda L. Proper | $333 | $0 | -100% |
| Infield Brothers | $2,141 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy L. Proper | $174 | $0 | -100% |
| Yoder Family Trust DTD September 7, 2006 | $857 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,385,594 | $4,676,442 | -44.2% |
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