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In 2021, 243 farmers in cities within Clermont County received a total of $1.4 million in 428 farm subsidies, a 66.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.1 million in 967 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 Clermont County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfer Farms | $209,457 | $72,303 | -65.5% |
| Robert M. Fee | $146,894 | $65,470 | -55.4% |
| Ronald Bolender | $190,056 | $57,376 | -69.8% |
| Cornwell Family Partnership, Ltd. | $187,414 | $55,760 | -70.2% |
| Steven J. Mezger | $124,133 | $49,562 | -60.1% |
| Harold S. Herron | $110,944 | $47,621 | -57.1% |
| Danny Wisby | $97,977 | $42,227 | -56.9% |
| Stroub Farming, LLC | $114,945 | $40,265 | -65% |
| Singleton Farms, Ltd. | $129,457 | $39,779 | -69.3% |
| Doug Auxier | $123,971 | $36,327 | -70.7% |
| Giles Earhart | $89,763 | $33,798 | -62.3% |
| PKS Farms, LLC | $82,674 | $33,542 | -59.4% |
| Twin Pine Farm | $100,057 | $30,981 | -69% |
| Ohio Pike Farms, LLC | $79,159 | $29,780 | -62.4% |
| Jason C. Grant | $76,551 | $28,429 | -62.9% |
| Jeremy Hartman | $53,240 | $23,995 | -54.9% |
| Charles D. Grant | $137,818 | $23,630 | -82.9% |
| Jeffrey C. Gunter | $73,211 | $23,452 | -68% |
| Albert Stahl | $64,735 | $19,221 | -70.3% |
| Angela Stahl | $63,658 | $19,220 | -69.8% |
| Craig R Foebar | $71,071 | $19,125 | -73.1% |
| Ireton Farms | $35,127 | $19,006 | -45.9% |
| David G. Stahl | $64,257 | $18,917 | -70.6% |
| Ron Hale | $58,397 | $17,901 | -69.3% |
| E Wiederhold Farms, LLC | $35,388 | $15,277 | -56.8% |
| James N I Grosnickle | $54,432 | $15,203 | -72.1% |
| William Wiederhold | $34,922 | $14,806 | -57.6% |
| Jane Burbage Benson | $14,630 | $14,412 | -1.5% |
| David Werring | $35,804 | $14,297 | -60.1% |
| Ray A. Fleming | $61,860 | $14,194 | -77.1% |
| Lawrence G. Griffith | $25,241 | $13,880 | -45% |
| Chad Griffith | $18,050 | $13,560 | -24.9% |
| Mark Foebar | $29,006 | $12,296 | -57.6% |
| Jerod van Winkle | $26,714 | $11,464 | -57.1% |
| Dennis K. Wallace | $32,944 | $11,175 | -66.1% |
| Robert and Edward Schirmer | $28,486 | $10,311 | -63.8% |
| Daniel C. Tarvin | $19,626 | $9,833 | -49.9% |
| James E. Stahl | $38,477 | $9,812 | -74.5% |
| Ernest Hatfield | $19,058 | $9,579 | -49.7% |
| Lowell Hatfield | $19,068 | $9,579 | -49.8% |
| Christopher Damon Smith | $4,873 | $9,141 | 87.6% |
| Marvin Creager | $25,227 | $9,084 | -64% |
| Tyler Singleton | $25,675 | $8,672 | -66.2% |
| Eric Allan Nethero | $28,959 | $8,560 | -70.4% |
| James Liming | $30,534 | $8,111 | -73.4% |
| Timothy a Zurmehly | $15,077 | $7,709 | -48.9% |
| Timothy C. Gray | $17,240 | $7,701 | -55.3% |
| Mark C. Liming | $25,637 | $7,578 | -70.4% |
| William H. Neal | $28,051 | $7,578 | -73% |
| Curt Terry | $5,191 | $7,551 | 45.5% |
| The John C Stout and D E Stout Trust | $0 | $6,904 | -- |
| Joseph S. Glassmeyer | $14,809 | $6,636 | -55.2% |
| Barney Neal | $23,319 | $6,560 | -71.9% |
| Tony Werring | $19,300 | $6,383 | -66.9% |
| John R Herbolt | $12,356 | $6,337 | -48.7% |
| Tim Jarman | $71,583 | $5,668 | -92.1% |
| Tim Werring | $12,774 | $5,467 | -57.2% |
| James L. Napier | $11,206 | $5,368 | -52.1% |
| Brian Lung | $14,564 | $5,301 | -63.6% |
| Troy V. Baker | $19,576 | $5,179 | -73.5% |
| Archie L. Ireton | $9,900 | $5,140 | -48.1% |
| Danny Rolph | $14,312 | $5,132 | -64.1% |
| Lloyd Hale | $42,303 | $4,776 | -88.7% |
| Scott Jennings | $9,560 | $4,692 | -50.9% |
| John Spiller Family Farm, LLC | $409 | $4,590 | 1,022.2% |
| Ronald Rudd | $18,655 | $4,234 | -77.3% |
| Gregory M. Maddux | $4,181 | $4,181 | 0% |
| Steve Stahl | $14,185 | $4,100 | -71.1% |
| John R. Hutchinson | $9,772 | $4,030 | -58.8% |
| Harold L Grosnickle JR | $9,770 | $3,888 | -60.2% |
| Paul H. Zimmerer Jr. | $8,737 | $3,814 | -56.3% |
| Chris Malott | $11,943 | $3,546 | -70.3% |
| Daniel Osborn | $8,714 | $3,221 | -63% |
| Gary Reed | $6,277 | $3,192 | -49.1% |
| Sallie R Kreines | $6,397 | $3,173 | -50.4% |
| Wyatt Crozier | $5,910 | $3,035 | -48.6% |
| Charles A. Miller | $8,752 | $2,974 | -66% |
| David H. Smiley | $5,365 | $2,956 | -44.9% |
| Eagle Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $2,882 | -- |
| Bradley Lung | $7,481 | $2,804 | -62.5% |
| Timmy L. Howser | $2,706 | $2,706 | 0% |
| Carlos D. Hamilton | $9,866 | $2,628 | -73.4% |
| Jeremiah L. Swisshelm | $4,691 | $2,619 | -44.2% |
| Jeremy Trester | $6,460 | $2,399 | -62.9% |
| Teresa Napier | $10,919 | $2,359 | -78.4% |
| Lane Grant | $1,525 | $2,296 | 50.6% |
| Cincinnati Meats, LLC | $7,018 | $2,090 | -70.2% |
| Merrick Hutchinson | $3,738 | $2,080 | -44.4% |
| Zachary Allen Wallace | $4,709 | $2,069 | -56.1% |
| Richard Herbolt | $7,963 | $2,041 | -74.4% |
| 2600 the Farm, LLC | $10,847 | $2,007 | -81.5% |
| Chase A. Latham | $6,248 | $1,939 | -69% |
| Gregory Seibert | $2,953 | $1,925 | -34.8% |
| Charles Lail | $5,205 | $1,905 | -63.4% |
| Thomas Borchers | $3,135 | $1,901 | -39.4% |
| Freddie Morehouse | $4,366 | $1,844 | -57.8% |
| John A. Rhoten | $9,489 | $1,834 | -80.7% |
| George Rhoten | $5,582 | $1,651 | -70.4% |
| Julie Crozier | $3,337 | $1,614 | -51.6% |
| John A. Weber | $3,984 | $1,547 | -61.2% |
| Morris E. Shepherd | $0 | $1,540 | -- |
| Linda Sebastian | $2,345 | $1,532 | -34.7% |
| Roger Griffith | $3,740 | $1,456 | -61.1% |
| Christopher N. Smith | $2,959 | $1,456 | -50.8% |
| Nae, LLC | $5,527 | $1,410 | -74.5% |
| Silver Agent Iowa Trust | $1,310 | $1,406 | 7.3% |
| Edward Kluba | $6,330 | $1,355 | -78.6% |
| Royal Acres, LLC | $3,436 | $1,347 | -60.8% |
| Brenda Bohrer | $4,242 | $1,333 | -68.6% |
| Larry E. Loveless | $766 | $1,286 | 67.9% |
| Brian Nead | $3,075 | $1,275 | -58.5% |
| Doug Smith | $6,358 | $1,251 | -80.3% |
| William R. Burdsall | $2,619 | $1,203 | -54.1% |
| Emmett Ridge Farm | $12,353 | $1,169 | -90.5% |
| Rick Fite | $7,121 | $1,157 | -83.8% |
| Cody D. Smith | $7,401 | $1,136 | -84.7% |
| Joshua G. Edmisten | $1,088 | $1,131 | 4% |
| Collin Dunaway | $4,735 | $1,122 | -76.3% |
| Ed Shinkle | $1,094 | $1,094 | 0% |
| David Simmermon | $1,419 | $1,080 | -23.9% |
| Jeraldine Fisher | $2,264 | $1,075 | -52.5% |
| Jared R. Rhoads | $2,485 | $1,050 | -57.7% |
| Erec Reichardt | $3,221 | $1,045 | -67.6% |
| Paul F. Myers Jr. | $2,496 | $997 | -60.1% |
| Virginia Leonard | $2,610 | $980 | -62.5% |
| Elaine Miller | $976 | $976 | 0% |
| Mark Hatfield | $6,169 | $934 | -84.9% |
| Juanita Gregston | $1,911 | $904 | -52.7% |
| William Hensley | $899 | $899 | 0% |
| Travis Morgan | $4,114 | $893 | -78.3% |
| Kenneth Jason West | $1,363 | $860 | -36.9% |
| Ryan Taulbee | $4,043 | $847 | -79.1% |
| Jeremy Matthew Trester | $0 | $806 | -- |
| James Lockey | $797 | $797 | 0% |
| Robbie L Fischer Trust | $134 | $794 | 492.5% |
| Greg Hensley | $2,578 | $787 | -69.5% |
| Steven Hamilton | $4,223 | $785 | -81.4% |
| James Covert | $5,666 | $770 | -86.4% |
| Wolfer Family Farm, LLC | $8,025 | $768 | -90.4% |
| Matt Andrews | $2,542 | $767 | -69.8% |
| Kenneth T. Shinkle | $7,729 | $763 | -90.1% |
| Mick McMullen | $1,849 | $735 | -60.2% |
| RDR Farms, LLC | $3,061 | $710 | -76.8% |
| Michael Borchers | $4,188 | $702 | -83.2% |
| David Church | $6,143 | $664 | -89.2% |
| T & a Acquisitions, LLC | $817 | $655 | -19.8% |
| Trevor Joshua Blankenship | $2,514 | $625 | -75.1% |
| Clinton Liming | $5,576 | $615 | -89% |
| Dominick H. Donovan | $2,552 | $608 | -76.2% |
| Wilda Wardlow | $1,771 | $590 | -66.7% |
| Zimmerer Farms, Ltd. | $581 | $581 | 0% |
| Michael W. Sibert | $1,072 | $580 | -45.9% |
| Jeffery Moler | $1,608 | $560 | -65.2% |
| Brandon J. Little | $2,313 | $555 | -76% |
| Joe Shinkle | $1,383 | $527 | -61.9% |
| Mary Lou van Eman | $1,265 | $504 | -60.2% |
| Michael T. Bellamy | $716 | $498 | -30.4% |
| Ken Dixon | $1,448 | $494 | -65.9% |
| Duane E. Berger | $0 | $488 | -- |
| Charles Bruns | $1,562 | $485 | -69% |
| Gary S Keuffer | $484 | $484 | 0% |
| Geneva M. Son | $1,024 | $445 | -56.5% |
| Larry Galbraith | $0 | $439 | -- |
| Richard Trester | $0 | $437 | -- |
| Adam Martin | $1,782 | $420 | -76.4% |
| Pauline Groves | $473 | $416 | -12.1% |
| Loretta Blevins | $869 | $415 | -52.2% |
| Edward W. Covert Sr. | $1,925 | $411 | -78.6% |
| Lewis H. Christie | $1,263 | $403 | -68.1% |
| John Anderson | $851 | $370 | -56.5% |
| Bruns Jackson Pike, LLC | $937 | $367 | -60.8% |
| William Lemar | $2,383 | $363 | -84.8% |
| Charles Snell | $1,645 | $359 | -78.2% |
| Charles August Germann | $1,507 | $348 | -76.9% |
| Vickie Bailey | $1,287 | $312 | -75.8% |
| Gary Henderson | $1,562 | $301 | -80.7% |
| Justin Lee Hayes | $561 | $298 | -46.9% |
| William E. Marois | $110 | $278 | 152.7% |
| Gerna Applegate | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Lindsay L. Bennett | $1,620 | $273 | -83.1% |
| Carol Shepherd | $610 | $270 | -55.7% |
| Wesley Doss | $1,863 | $266 | -85.7% |
| Robert L. Wear | $1,463 | $266 | -81.8% |
| Robert D. Arn | $1,155 | $242 | -79% |
| Carl Schoellman | $781 | $239 | -69.4% |
| Erin C. Jennings | $1,373 | $226 | -83.5% |
| L & L Farm Holdings, LLC | $8,722 | $221 | -97.5% |
| Jeanette Dickison | $306 | $219 | -28.4% |
| Clyde Morehouse | $1,600 | $217 | -86.4% |
| Kevin Jennings | $1,093 | $217 | -80.1% |
| Trails END Farm, LLC | $394 | $210 | -46.7% |
| Robert E. Laubach III | $495 | $206 | -58.4% |
| Ron Ober | $613 | $201 | -67.2% |
| Patricia Fix | $279 | $188 | -32.6% |
| Donald Smith | $1,052 | $187 | -82.2% |
| Hubert Stutz | $1,954 | $179 | -90.8% |
| Greber Family IRRV Trustee | $36 | $177 | 391.7% |
| Shirley Enders | $168 | $172 | 2.4% |
| The Alma G Monk Trust Agreement | $1,771 | $160 | -91% |
| David Schram | $273 | $159 | -41.8% |
| Royalty Farm, LLC | $144 | $159 | 10.4% |
| Melonie Hardin | $0 | $153 | -- |
| Kenneth Patchell | $649 | $152 | -76.6% |
| Bonnie Faubion | $1,205 | $150 | -87.6% |
| 9042 Garden | $258 | $138 | -46.5% |
| James W. Rouse | $362 | $137 | -62.2% |
| Loren Luthy | $393 | $135 | -65.6% |
| Jimmy R. Smith | $297 | $135 | -54.5% |
| Dennis Donovan | $517 | $133 | -74.3% |
| Martha J. Rose | $131 | $131 | 0% |
| James Paul Jr. | $178 | $128 | -28.1% |
| Marian Hardin | $157 | $126 | -19.7% |
| Larry Craver | $775 | $120 | -84.5% |
| The Harry M Malone Revocable Trust | $0 | $111 | -- |
| Lane Bruan | $1,986 | $109 | -94.5% |
| Paul Burdsall | $955 | $106 | -88.9% |
| Jan Urban | $368 | $96 | -73.9% |
| Susan E. Urban | $368 | $96 | -73.9% |
| Dennis McDonald | $76 | $76 | 0% |
| B. J. Smith | $315 | $72 | -77.1% |
| Adam J. Sloas | $372 | $72 | -80.6% |
| Rutherford-Palazzolo Ranch, LLC | $1,265 | $70 | -94.5% |
| Gladys Lang | $233 | $66 | -71.7% |
| Alan Leonard | $162 | $60 | -63% |
| Jeff Lanham | $59 | $59 | 0% |
| Darlene Nehus | $148 | $56 | -62.2% |
| Kenneth Porter | $154 | $56 | -63.6% |
| Rick a Wuebold | $0 | $51 | -- |
| Casey T. Smith | $104 | $46 | -55.8% |
| Donald W. Burroughs | $5,019 | $43 | -99.1% |
| Marjorie Schafer - Marjorie Schafer Trust | $0 | $40 | -- |
| Amy L. Sloas | $172 | $33 | -80.8% |
| David Conrad | $130 | $29 | -77.7% |
| Virginia Applegate | $0 | $27 | -- |
| Joe L. Shebesta | $248 | $22 | -91.1% |
| Kathleen J. Seitz | $20 | $20 | 0% |
| Vickie Boggs | $60 | $18 | -70% |
| Brenda Brandenburg | $2,331 | $14 | -99.4% |
| Donald L. Thompson | $25 | $12 | -52% |
| Laurie L. Halmi Living Trust Agreement | $0 | $4 | -- |
| Joseph D. Lamar | $315 | $3 | -99% |
| Jason Kraus | $154 | $2 | -98.7% |
| Albert J. Benedetti | $490 | $1 | -99.8% |
| Carroll Lang | $1,071 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan Courtney | $136 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Ungethuem | $768 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven D. Wilfert | $181 | $0 | -100% |
| The Harry M Malone Revocable Trus | $282 | $0 | -100% |
| Ulrey's Run, Ltd. | $459 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Marois | $264 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin C. Burdsall | $75 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Ungethuem | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Edna J. Mullins | $340 | $0 | -100% |
| Glada Arnett Berger | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay Ellis | $13,862 | $0 | -100% |
| John P. Caudill | $111 | $0 | -100% |
| John Richard Newman | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Ottaway | $2,117 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Foebar | $6,984 | $0 | -100% |
| Melissa Schlueter | $5,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael K. Allen | $19 | $0 | -100% |
| Savor Seasonings, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Ungethuem Valley Farm | $856 | $0 | -100% |
| William Martin | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam M. Mancino | $7,649 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent Neal | $10,024 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron Klotter | $444 | $0 | -100% |
| Carey Gleckler | $140 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Meeker | $212 | $0 | -100% |
| Clint Dahlheimer | $262 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel L. Fischer | $1,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Edna J. Mullins | $452 | $0 | -100% |
| Eleanor Bailey | $22 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric V. Simmermon | $786 | $0 | -100% |
| Haney Family Preservation Trust | $999 | $0 | -100% |
| Hayward Beach | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane Kretzer | $863 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeff Campbell | $2,352 | $0 | -100% |
| John Raymond Spiller Living Trust | $3,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan D. McAlister | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin M. Chandler | $3,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth Bailey | $142 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry D. Brubaker | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Lou Ann Oberschlake | $1,591 | $0 | -100% |
| Marjorie Schafer - Marjorie Schaf | $1,454 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Earhart | $22,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Geiger | $80 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Wissmann | $25 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky H. Fite | $199 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Bolce | $520 | $0 | -100% |
| Rowena Brown | $125 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth E. Dahlheimer | $493 | $0 | -100% |
| The John C Stout and D E Stout Trustee | $23,795 | $0 | -100% |
| William M. Skvarla | $8 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher D. Smith | $11,949 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Graves | $1,870 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald L. Werring | $752 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Carter | $212 | $0 | -100% |
| Julie Croxier | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| Matt T. Seibert | $1,105 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Jones | $689 | $0 | -100% |
| The Organic Farm at Bear Creek LL | $3,557 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Broadwell | $974 | $0 | -100% |
| Eagle Creek Cattle Company, LLC | $3,004 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa Napier | $849 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise Gartner | $3,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Inlow | $82 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody Haddix | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| D and L Meadows, LLC | $2,518 | $0 | -100% |
| Greber Family Irrevocable Trust | $1,407 | $0 | -100% |
| James Ungethuem | $126 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Fitzpatrick | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Tarvin | $1,088 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheryl Cheatham | $5,825 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,111,675 | $1,376,982 | -66.5% |
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