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In 2021, 247 farmers in cities within Ripley County received a total of $2 million in 344 farm subsidies, a 60.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.9 million in 740 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 Ripley County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Lane Hopper | $0 | $233,309 | -- |
| J & N Farms | $246,920 | $139,941 | -43.3% |
| Charles B. Keller III | $283,560 | $70,061 | -75.3% |
| Greg Tharp | $121,329 | $67,400 | -44.4% |
| Shayna Tharp | $118,719 | $67,370 | -43.3% |
| Brett Tharp | $118,714 | $67,352 | -43.3% |
| Roger Tharp | $37,578 | $67,345 | 79.2% |
| Ryan M. Yarbro | $114,479 | $61,662 | -46.1% |
| Triple Creek Poultry, Inc. | $0 | $55,592 | -- |
| Briar Creek Wood Products, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Carl Redus Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Danny Kennon Land and Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| K. D. R. Sawmill, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Stacy Don Hoerr, Inc. | $116,670 | $44,403 | -61.9% |
| Merideth Sue Day | $66,746 | $36,705 | -45% |
| DKM Cattle, LLC | $0 | $35,900 | -- |
| Brent Day | $52,249 | $30,248 | -42.1% |
| SRS Farms, Inc. | $89,459 | $28,610 | -68% |
| Shon Haerr Farm, Inc. | $70,061 | $26,937 | -61.6% |
| Louisa Bliss | $0 | $26,455 | -- |
| GSC Equipment, LLC | $83,712 | $26,395 | -68.5% |
| Leeser Farms, Inc. | $95,799 | $24,934 | -74% |
| Donald J Hoerr, Inc. | $87,826 | $24,456 | -72.2% |
| Luke C. Hoerr | $89,537 | $23,157 | -74.1% |
| Duane Frieden, Inc. | $56,346 | $22,128 | -60.7% |
| Mark S. Carpenter | $41,321 | $20,788 | -49.7% |
| Brad L. Bimson | $51,002 | $20,040 | -60.7% |
| Joseph O. Yackley | $43,331 | $17,337 | -60% |
| Haerrs, Inc. | $44,420 | $17,142 | -61.4% |
| Curtis E. Moore | $40,899 | $16,177 | -60.4% |
| Jack R. Sharkey | $37,247 | $13,670 | -63.3% |
| Pyle Farm of Corning, Inc. | $21,667 | $13,493 | -37.7% |
| Kasey Ryan Hunt | $57,415 | $13,328 | -76.8% |
| James H. Beal | $4,367 | $12,279 | 181.2% |
| Charles Brandon Jolly | $64,563 | $11,868 | -81.6% |
| Jewell H. Braschler Revocable Living Trust | $11,422 | $11,175 | -2.2% |
| Guy Hamlin Mcpike Trust | $11,098 | $11,098 | 0% |
| Archie P. Niven III | $1,848 | $10,358 | 460.5% |
| Clinton Stephen Sutter | $32,484 | $9,665 | -70.2% |
| Richard E. Sutter | $14,277 | $9,593 | -32.8% |
| Janice Heimer Living Trust | $3,414 | $9,486 | 177.9% |
| Craig A. King | $9,372 | $9,372 | 0% |
| Marvin Wiegand | $24,500 | $8,407 | -65.7% |
| Tyler Joshua Haerr | $23,348 | $8,302 | -64.4% |
| Patricia a Pepmiller | $8,207 | $8,207 | 0% |
| Larry Logan | $17,215 | $8,167 | -52.6% |
| Timothy Shepard | $29,491 | $7,294 | -75.3% |
| Thomas W Chaligoj | $9,834 | $6,872 | -30.1% |
| Double D Cattle Ranch, Inc. | $35,099 | $6,728 | -80.8% |
| Genevieve Porter | $11,488 | $6,718 | -41.5% |
| Robert Chaligoj | $7,012 | $6,639 | -5.3% |
| Denver Wayne Joplin | $30,522 | $6,618 | -78.3% |
| Arlie P. Sandusky | $10,044 | $6,358 | -36.7% |
| Aldrich Brothers Farm | $27,483 | $6,254 | -77.2% |
| Bob Netherland | $33,828 | $5,982 | -82.3% |
| Jim Owen Davis | $29,625 | $5,838 | -80.3% |
| James Lepold | $17,109 | $5,805 | -66.1% |
| Leroy J. Yackley | $5,715 | $5,715 | 0% |
| David Andrew Buxton | $30,559 | $4,974 | -83.7% |
| Steven Wiegand | $11,895 | $4,945 | -58.4% |
| Victor Paul Chaligoj JR | $4,543 | $4,588 | 1% |
| Tyler Brent Day | $6,970 | $4,588 | -34.2% |
| Charles Thomas Hunt | $0 | $4,317 | -- |
| Joseph A. Lane | $4,166 | $4,293 | 3% |
| Jesse Albert Heimer | $184,007 | $4,238 | -97.7% |
| Kenneth Eugene Redus | $12,606 | $4,044 | -67.9% |
| David M. Price | $3,981 | $3,981 | 0% |
| Rick Lane | $3,689 | $3,689 | 0% |
| Trever Alan Murdock | $15,455 | $3,634 | -76.5% |
| Frederick W. Wiktorek | $3,439 | $3,439 | 0% |
| Robert B. Elkins | $13,589 | $3,277 | -75.9% |
| Parker J. Haerr | $12,250 | $3,245 | -73.5% |
| Herman Franklin Meloy | $10,683 | $3,118 | -70.8% |
| Sharon Wagner | $3,048 | $3,048 | 0% |
| Gregory Greenwood | $14,430 | $3,040 | -78.9% |
| Joshua Adam James | $17,356 | $3,025 | -82.6% |
| Russell Wayne Reynolds | $13,648 | $3,014 | -77.9% |
| Bruhweiler Farms, LLC | $5,469 | $2,880 | -47.3% |
| Carroll Spencer | $9,870 | $2,869 | -70.9% |
| Darrell Hutchison | $4,762 | $2,749 | -42.3% |
| Lester K Wright Revocable Inter Vivos Trust | $3,184 | $2,732 | -14.2% |
| Randy Spencer | $15,813 | $2,520 | -84.1% |
| Vonette Sutter | $9,131 | $2,518 | -72.4% |
| Daniel Dorris | $14,528 | $2,500 | -82.8% |
| Yarber Farms, LLC | $14,536 | $2,447 | -83.2% |
| Steve Spencer | $9,420 | $2,394 | -74.6% |
| David Gettings | $16,084 | $2,320 | -85.6% |
| Larry Mathis | $8,030 | $2,211 | -72.5% |
| James C. Woolard | $8,416 | $2,206 | -73.8% |
| Mitchell Anton Hribovsek Trust | $3,421 | $2,197 | -35.8% |
| Kenneth O. Hurt | $2,173 | $2,173 | 0% |
| Brandon Heath Taylor | $9,192 | $2,136 | -76.8% |
| Roger Dale Sutter | $4,501 | $2,106 | -53.2% |
| Andy Towell | $9,056 | $2,098 | -76.8% |
| Steven C. Harris | $9,999 | $2,068 | -79.3% |
| Gary Mathis | $10,097 | $2,030 | -79.9% |
| Leo Elliott | $9,063 | $2,024 | -77.7% |
| William Wyatt | $2,022 | $2,022 | 0% |
| Stanley C. Bliss | $12,613 | $1,972 | -84.4% |
| Norman Haerr Farm, Inc. | $3,674 | $1,966 | -46.5% |
| Fourche Creek Farm | $9,905 | $1,888 | -80.9% |
| William P. Griesbaum | $4,081 | $1,876 | -54% |
| Lepold Trust | $12,694 | $1,871 | -85.3% |
| Haerr Partnership | $6,426 | $1,862 | -71% |
| Linda L. Thompson | $2,839 | $1,825 | -35.7% |
| Larry Eugene Bashaw | $6,861 | $1,815 | -73.5% |
| Beulah Mae Greenwood | $2,643 | $1,708 | -35.4% |
| Sylvia Atwood | $1,702 | $1,702 | 0% |
| Donald Ray Hughes | $8,960 | $1,693 | -81.1% |
| Austin Yackley | $6,067 | $1,668 | -72.5% |
| Charles J. Kite | $13,919 | $1,660 | -88.1% |
| Mark Elliott | $9,434 | $1,660 | -82.4% |
| Jonathan Michael Joplin | $5,126 | $1,658 | -67.7% |
| Keith W. Elliott | $6,743 | $1,653 | -75.5% |
| Mike Mick | $4,980 | $1,623 | -67.4% |
| Chanse William Smith | $6,523 | $1,585 | -75.7% |
| Dustin Braschler | $6,336 | $1,518 | -76% |
| Cletis Stahl | $5,401 | $1,490 | -72.4% |
| James C. Johnson | $7,425 | $1,486 | -80% |
| Brent Andrew Whitwell | $4,653 | $1,468 | -68.5% |
| Bradley Stephen Eddington | $4,821 | $1,425 | -70.4% |
| Wayne Rush | $6,835 | $1,359 | -80.1% |
| Keith A. Caldwell | $1,336 | $1,336 | 0% |
| Howard E. Oneal | $12,007 | $1,317 | -89% |
| Rodney William Hoefer | $5,962 | $1,312 | -78% |
| Margaret J. Hackler | $1,296 | $1,296 | 0% |
| Wiley Lewis | $8,414 | $1,285 | -84.7% |
| Glenda Joplin | $6,407 | $1,285 | -79.9% |
| Herbert Robertson | $8,052 | $1,264 | -84.3% |
| A. J. Getz | $11,486 | $1,250 | -89.1% |
| Douglas H. Miller | $3,278 | $1,217 | -62.9% |
| Larry Green | $5,830 | $1,208 | -79.3% |
| Randy Cates | $5,141 | $1,184 | -77% |
| Dennis Martin | $3,564 | $1,152 | -67.7% |
| Michael Wayne Qualls | $4,125 | $1,146 | -72.2% |
| Susan Darline Ralph Living Trust | $4,059 | $1,137 | -72% |
| Travis Wayne Reynolds | $10,874 | $1,114 | -89.8% |
| Fred B Pepmiller | $1,037 | $1,037 | 0% |
| Joyce E Pepmiller | $1,037 | $1,037 | 0% |
| Robert S. James | $3,212 | $1,025 | -68.1% |
| James D. Hoefer | $4,235 | $1,019 | -75.9% |
| Jared Heath Barnett | $3,872 | $983 | -74.6% |
| Wollard Farms | $7,236 | $983 | -86.4% |
| Jerry Rideout | $1,387 | $972 | -29.9% |
| Warren Bland | $3,865 | $964 | -75.1% |
| Russell G. Spencer | $2,640 | $956 | -63.8% |
| Bryan Udale Leroux | $0 | $935 | -- |
| Larry Roberts | $5,174 | $921 | -82.2% |
| Scott Edwin Dale | $2,849 | $917 | -67.8% |
| Hopkins Seed & Chemical | $1,585 | $916 | -42.2% |
| Rodney Lynn Moore | $4,092 | $895 | -78.1% |
| Ryan Ray House | $2,639 | $846 | -67.9% |
| Phillip Dale Johannsen | $4,947 | $833 | -83.2% |
| Jerred S. Woolard | $6,435 | $833 | -87.1% |
| Danny Mitchell Kelly Jr. | $4,631 | $832 | -82% |
| Justin Wellman | $813 | $813 | 0% |
| Dennis Horne Jr. | $2,475 | $800 | -67.7% |
| John Klepzig | $3,355 | $789 | -76.5% |
| Edwin Dale Mobley | $2,684 | $781 | -70.9% |
| Debbie Wyatt | $1,336 | $773 | -42.1% |
| Caleb D. Craig | $3,066 | $771 | -74.9% |
| Raleigh Gene Deckard | $3,333 | $757 | -77.3% |
| Charles V. Smith | $3,190 | $754 | -76.4% |
| Terry Lynn Cheek | $3,773 | $753 | -80% |
| Jack G. Cason | $1,403 | $752 | -46.4% |
| Cleadus P Kernodle | $3,601 | $741 | -79.4% |
| Steve Dusza | $2,893 | $720 | -75.1% |
| Bryan Ray Freeman | $5,283 | $709 | -86.6% |
| Karen S. Williams | $2,849 | $709 | -75.1% |
| Leesa K. Monfee | $2,882 | $708 | -75.4% |
| Luther Emmons | $2,772 | $706 | -74.5% |
| Donald Duffey | $3,245 | $692 | -78.7% |
| Lena L. Shelton | $2,589 | $678 | -73.8% |
| Peter J. Whisnant | $3,391 | $677 | -80% |
| Dustin Ray Evans | $3,124 | $674 | -78.4% |
| Paden Zachary Cote | $3,355 | $668 | -80.1% |
| Ronnie Decker | $4,017 | $655 | -83.7% |
| Randy Smith | $2,431 | $653 | -73.1% |
| Floyd Lynxwiler | $1,728 | $618 | -64.2% |
| Lonna Jean March | $4,370 | $614 | -85.9% |
| Chad Cunningham | $3,425 | $600 | -82.5% |
| Micheal Wayne Casteel | $3,514 | $598 | -83% |
| Matthew Cameron O'Neal | $2,618 | $578 | -77.9% |
| Russell C. Wigle II | $2,265 | $569 | -74.9% |
| Maurice Knueppel | $632 | $565 | -10.6% |
| Linda Tisdal | $3,582 | $552 | -84.6% |
| Jared Elkins | $2,936 | $547 | -81.4% |
| Steven Scott McCabe | $5,561 | $535 | -90.4% |
| Gary Wright | $3,324 | $533 | -84% |
| Connie Steele | $2,057 | $509 | -75.3% |
| Jacob Wesley Joplin | $2,453 | $502 | -79.5% |
| Jonathan Daniel Hancock | $2,002 | $501 | -75% |
| Thomas Duke Tracy | $2,134 | $492 | -76.9% |
| Larry D. Rackley | $3,259 | $490 | -85% |
| Alberta Hancock | $1,914 | $484 | -74.7% |
| Curtis Tucker | $2,055 | $484 | -76.4% |
| Mark Steven Hancock | $1,969 | $484 | -75.4% |
| Rebecca K. March | $2,897 | $478 | -83.5% |
| Cheryl Ann Schrimsher | $1,694 | $467 | -72.4% |
| Ty Milner | $2,387 | $464 | -80.6% |
| Howard Farms, LLC | $3,388 | $457 | -86.5% |
| Jim O Davis SR & Sandra K Davis IRRV Trustee | $13,374 | $451 | -96.6% |
| Keith Holland | $1,738 | $436 | -74.9% |
| Weldon Cox | $880 | $431 | -51% |
| Charles E. Johnson | $3,318 | $408 | -87.7% |
| Thomas David Swindle | $1,826 | $408 | -77.7% |
| Terry A. Purvis | $640 | $407 | -36.4% |
| Eric Dean Gettings | $2,543 | $402 | -84.2% |
| Roby M. Stephens | $1,849 | $392 | -78.8% |
| Richard Michael Gere | $1,584 | $391 | -75.3% |
| Lynsey Roshelle Reynolds | $1,628 | $385 | -76.4% |
| Andrew Bimson | $616 | $374 | -39.3% |
| Bill E. Jones | $610 | $358 | -41.3% |
| Darin D. Redd | $1,478 | $348 | -76.5% |
| Stephen Broyles | $1,463 | $336 | -77% |
| Gerald Glenn Priddle | $738 | $320 | -56.6% |
| Todd L. Emrick | $320 | $320 | 0% |
| Shawn Maijala | $1,573 | $315 | -80% |
| Walter E. Jackson | $1,298 | $315 | -75.7% |
| Nicholas E. Williams | $1,221 | $296 | -75.8% |
| Scotty Dale | $1,342 | $295 | -78% |
| Rocky Moe | $1,221 | $287 | -76.5% |
| Evelene Nesbit | $913 | $280 | -69.3% |
| Bobby J. Dale | $1,276 | $267 | -79.1% |
| Hagerman Farms, Inc. | $528 | $256 | -51.5% |
| Brett Thomas Barre | $971 | $250 | -74.3% |
| Dan Dickson | $1,254 | $249 | -80.1% |
| Frank Lee Brewer | $902 | $242 | -73.2% |
| Blake Michael Kneir | $1,817 | $225 | -87.6% |
| Stella M. Wertenberger | $2,168 | $224 | -89.7% |
| Charles L. Tatum | $220 | $220 | 0% |
| Donald Gene Young Jr. | $759 | $194 | -74.4% |
| Ordell Gibson | $3,651 | $190 | -94.8% |
| Danielle Nicole Turner | $875 | $186 | -78.7% |
| James Wade Bland | $847 | $170 | -79.9% |
| Hughie O. Gibson | $583 | $149 | -74.4% |
| Roger Clements | $231 | $135 | -41.6% |
| Ricky M. Powell | $704 | $126 | -82.1% |
| Eddie R. Lowe | $275 | $122 | -55.6% |
| Judy Wyatt | $375 | $122 | -67.5% |
| Bert Wright | $484 | $116 | -76% |
| Andrea M. King | $1,349 | $102 | -92.4% |
| Andrew Eugene Jackson | $385 | $94 | -75.6% |
| Traci D. Moore | $185 | $77 | -58.4% |
| Larry Portwood | $862 | $68 | -92.1% |
| Garrett Jerome Yackley | $380 | $24 | -93.7% |
| Bradley Trenkamp | $1,467 | $21 | -98.6% |
| Carl Brooks | $259 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig Mathis | $4,730 | $0 | -100% |
| Dalton March | $2,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Braschler | $995 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Bruce Ware | $2,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Pringle | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice Sue Tucker | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse L. Roy Jr. | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| John Scott Gambill | $17,157 | $0 | -100% |
| Laverne Cote | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie Boyd | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Whisnant | $1,586 | $0 | -100% |
| Rain Crow Ranch, LLC | $1,180,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy Plumb | $2,145 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert B. Trotter | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Robey Daryl Hagerman | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheila Terrell | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Brian Newman | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade Matthew Smith | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Albert Gargac | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Bryan Emerson | $323 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Pippin | $427 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Gargac | $4,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis Scott Gambill | $712 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilbert Smith | $233 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Lynn Smith | $366 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Dehaan | $1,847 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew R Peiter | $594 | $0 | -100% |
| Riney Family Revocable Living Trust | $4,542 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,948,658 | $1,966,806 | -60.3% |
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