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In 2021, 73 farmers in cities within Logan County received a total of $2.2 million in 185 farm subsidies, a 54.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.8 million in 313 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latham Farms | $281,247 | $139,944 | -50.2% |
| Michael W. Kough | $337,175 | $135,742 | -59.7% |
| LPR, Inc. | $252,228 | $113,612 | -55% |
| Bd Latham Farms | $213,244 | $111,362 | -47.8% |
| James A. Weed | $215,875 | $107,145 | -50.4% |
| Aaron Kough | $276,512 | $106,010 | -61.7% |
| Stricker Enterprises, LLC | $155,141 | $97,456 | -37.2% |
| Oren L. Dirks | $162,271 | $81,602 | -49.7% |
| Douglas N Mackley Trust No 1 | $146,423 | $81,052 | -44.6% |
| Lone Butte Farm, LLC | $106,503 | $80,918 | -24% |
| M G Farm, LLC | $139,920 | $68,314 | -51.2% |
| T Schertz Farms, Inc. | $149,005 | $61,738 | -58.6% |
| Bryan Wamsley | $69,068 | $59,414 | -14% |
| Jerry D. Nichols | $168,914 | $50,912 | -69.9% |
| GMK Farms, LLC | $47,197 | $47,197 | 0% |
| GM OCHS Farms, Inc. | $88,148 | $46,472 | -47.3% |
| Southfork Enterprises, Ltd. | $58,387 | $40,797 | -30.1% |
| Collins and Son Phillip, Inc. | $97,835 | $40,170 | -58.9% |
| Ronald Baker | $77,252 | $36,882 | -52.3% |
| Brett T. Gfeller | $89,138 | $34,930 | -60.8% |
| Collins Land and Cattle, LLC | $158,600 | $34,778 | -78.1% |
| Dennis Gfeller | $55,193 | $33,813 | -38.7% |
| Kvasnicka Family Living Trust - Richard Kvasnicka | $67,868 | $32,886 | -51.5% |
| Kent Gfeller | $53,538 | $32,574 | -39.2% |
| Wyatt Kvasnicka | $60,471 | $30,883 | -48.9% |
| Shawn V. Plummer | $80,369 | $28,807 | -64.2% |
| Brent Weinland | $91,125 | $28,370 | -68.9% |
| John Calvin Haverfield | $102,616 | $27,072 | -73.6% |
| Dane MacKley | $58,534 | $26,915 | -54% |
| Jack C Lamb IRR Trust | $74,031 | $26,654 | -64% |
| Ronald L Kough Revoc Trust | $45,925 | $25,608 | -44.2% |
| Travis L. Latham | $56,718 | $25,410 | -55.2% |
| Donald L. Cranston | $18,138 | $25,369 | 39.9% |
| Chester L Collins Trustee 1-Nancy Wilford Share | $26,066 | $21,876 | -16.1% |
| Jason Lamb | $49,990 | $20,789 | -58.4% |
| David Gfeller Rev Trust | $40,737 | $19,767 | -51.5% |
| James Ward Taylor | $55,316 | $19,345 | -65% |
| Margie a Ausmus Revocable Trust | $31,631 | $19,028 | -39.8% |
| Mary Wright | $43,839 | $18,015 | -58.9% |
| Max Haverfield | $39,386 | $17,615 | -55.3% |
| John C. Lamb | $62,740 | $16,803 | -73.2% |
| Chester L Collins Trustee 1-Phillip Collins Share | $15,517 | $14,194 | -8.5% |
| Jack R. Babst | $38,407 | $10,877 | -71.7% |
| Kendal-Kendal E Wright Family Living Trustee E Wright | $22,476 | $8,870 | -60.5% |
| Terry L. Kirk | $14,363 | $8,554 | -40.4% |
| Zachary N. Luedke | $34,864 | $8,384 | -76% |
| Dave Collins | $0 | $7,295 | -- |
| Gaskill Range Lp | $1,027 | $6,296 | 513% |
| Donald Becker | $21,844 | $6,225 | -71.5% |
| Donnie Wright | $16,395 | $6,134 | -62.6% |
| Darline Stramel - Darline K Stramel Trust | $20,881 | $6,118 | -70.7% |
| Kris R. Kirk | $40,997 | $5,136 | -87.5% |
| Cameron K. Edwards | $1,417 | $4,499 | 217.5% |
| Tony Stramel | $10,429 | $3,795 | -63.6% |
| Daniel Vern Smith | $15,737 | $3,536 | -77.5% |
| Austin Zerr | $0 | $3,410 | -- |
| Dan D. Moser | $8,622 | $3,381 | -60.8% |
| Andrew M. Starns | $8,285 | $3,300 | -60.2% |
| Phillip Lee Collins Revoc Trust | $6,610 | $3,025 | -54.2% |
| Weed IRR Trust | $7,202 | $2,698 | -62.5% |
| Grant Lane Kahle | $1,502 | $2,233 | 48.7% |
| DE Wane Repshire | $3,696 | $2,204 | -40.4% |
| Beth Lamb-Duff Trust | $3,295 | $1,947 | -40.9% |
| Collins & Son, Inc. | $2,436 | $1,363 | -44% |
| Sharon R Mackley Trustee No 1 | $5,352 | $1,329 | -75.2% |
| Gayle L Mollenkamp Living Trust | $4,338 | $891 | -79.5% |
| Marilyn L Mollenkamp IRR Trust | $4,338 | $891 | -79.5% |
| Gerald L. Collins | $4,115 | $866 | -79% |
| Coral L. Silvey | $3,895 | $828 | -78.7% |
| Bartell Family Trust | $3,611 | $796 | -78% |
| Marshall L. Fulton | $1,440 | $523 | -63.7% |
| Luke L. Stricker | $1,244 | $267 | -78.5% |
| Boone S. Moser | $638 | $149 | -76.6% |
| Larry D. Thacker | $23,291 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan K. Latham | $1,468 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwards Living Trust | $75,256 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerray Nichols | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda Ayers | $14,016 | $0 | -100% |
| Shane Kriegh | $1,999 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,845,922 | $2,204,060 | -54.5% |
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