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In 2021, 131 farmers in cities within Page County received a total of $1.9 million in 230 farm subsidies, a 34.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.8 million in 350 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary A. Comer | $0 | $157,849 | -- |
| Jerry R. Foltz | $9,287 | $145,262 | 1,464.1% |
| William I. Yancey | $209,801 | $134,494 | -35.9% |
| IBR Corporation | $72,280 | $123,154 | 70.4% |
| Triple T Farm, LLC | $0 | $95,056 | -- |
| Bryan Clay Nevitt Jr. | $11,949 | $70,797 | 492.5% |
| Tyler William Triggs | $20,983 | $46,217 | 120.3% |
| Kenneth W. Shuler | $0 | $44,515 | -- |
| David L. Smith | $4,366 | $42,736 | 878.8% |
| Turner Farms of Shenandoah, LLC | $13,829 | $39,246 | 183.8% |
| Charles L. Burner | $48,954 | $38,609 | -21.1% |
| Michael Scott Housden | $0 | $35,660 | -- |
| John W. Burner | $9,753 | $31,956 | 227.7% |
| Benjamin Randolph Smelser | $0 | $31,066 | -- |
| Jerry P. Turner | $20,500 | $30,439 | 48.5% |
| David A. Foltz | $0 | $28,307 | -- |
| Ronnie D. Blosser Jr. | $6,821 | $27,927 | 309.4% |
| Living Country Farm, LLC | $0 | $27,440 | -- |
| Pass Run Farms, LLC | $0 | $27,233 | -- |
| Stonyman Farm, LLC | $114,577 | $26,247 | -77.1% |
| James Stewart Seal | $0 | $25,840 | -- |
| John R. Ruffner | $89,712 | $25,777 | -71.3% |
| Trio Farms, Inc. | $93,772 | $24,809 | -73.5% |
| Good Family Poultry, LLC | $0 | $23,881 | -- |
| Edwin L. Huffman | $123,285 | $23,615 | -80.8% |
| Julian S. Price | $67,513 | $23,465 | -65.2% |
| Wanda L. Housden | $0 | $23,365 | -- |
| Carlton Turner Poultry, LLC | $1,779 | $22,956 | 1,190.4% |
| Gary E. Alger | $5,297 | $21,695 | 309.6% |
| Lynn D. Housden | $4,521 | $21,172 | 368.3% |
| Pamela Kay Sherfey | $0 | $21,044 | -- |
| Ronnie B. Short | $3,777 | $19,977 | 428.9% |
| Lucas Poultry Litter Service, Inc. | $0 | $19,313 | -- |
| Painter Poultry, Inc. | $0 | $18,354 | -- |
| Arrowhead Acres, Inc. | $0 | $18,079 | -- |
| Joseph Michael Turner | $0 | $17,098 | -- |
| Gregory Blair Foltz | $0 | $16,996 | -- |
| Blue Rock Farm, Inc. | $0 | $16,716 | -- |
| Nicholas Andrew Cubbage | $0 | $14,905 | -- |
| Farmview Farms, LLC | $61,155 | $14,762 | -75.9% |
| Edward R. Baker Jr. | $33,635 | $13,933 | -58.6% |
| Ikey Turner | $0 | $12,691 | -- |
| Hawksbill Overlook Farm, LLC | $55,861 | $12,298 | -78% |
| Atwood Farms, LLC | $39,549 | $10,948 | -72.3% |
| Walnut Hollow Farm, LLC | $0 | $10,083 | -- |
| Allen T. Moyer II | $12,377 | $9,333 | -24.6% |
| Brian K. Foltz | $0 | $7,982 | -- |
| Taner William Triggs | $0 | $7,875 | -- |
| Ashby L. Huffman | $36,258 | $7,642 | -78.9% |
| Allen L. Lucas | $28,996 | $7,565 | -73.9% |
| Paul Foltz Jr. | $0 | $7,018 | -- |
| Foltz River Farms, LLC | $17,841 | $5,806 | -67.5% |
| James M. Yates | $0 | $5,720 | -- |
| John E. Good | $3,014 | $5,209 | 72.8% |
| Nelson T. Clark | $22,180 | $4,920 | -77.8% |
| James E. Gander II | $15,465 | $4,787 | -69% |
| Randolph E. Dovel | $19,020 | $4,650 | -75.6% |
| Bennie N. Cubbage | $17,748 | $4,554 | -74.3% |
| Roger W. Houser | $27,069 | $4,359 | -83.9% |
| ICW Farms, LLC | $22,346 | $4,343 | -80.6% |
| Rex A. Sours | $22,005 | $4,193 | -80.9% |
| Jeffery T. Jennings | $11,359 | $3,844 | -66.2% |
| Kenneth E. Kite | $8,844 | $3,581 | -59.5% |
| Kenneth L. Alger | $25,426 | $3,363 | -86.8% |
| Brad A. Somers | $10,914 | $3,146 | -71.2% |
| David O. Housden | $26,032 | $3,028 | -88.4% |
| Ronald P. Atwood | $11,859 | $2,922 | -75.4% |
| Jason P Turner T/A Maple Lane Farm | $0 | $2,862 | -- |
| Donna Housden | $0 | $2,860 | -- |
| Randall D. Miller | $18,806 | $2,852 | -84.8% |
| Bertram W. Kite Jr. | $7,014 | $2,527 | -64% |
| Charles R. Turner | $16,414 | $2,390 | -85.4% |
| Charles R. Turner Jr. | $16,429 | $2,390 | -85.5% |
| Robert Kent Housden | $11,256 | $2,280 | -79.7% |
| David W. Alger | $12,839 | $2,090 | -83.7% |
| Wesley A. Young | $10,519 | $1,949 | -81.5% |
| Lesley L. Clem Jr. | $0 | $1,940 | -- |
| Charles L. Campbell | $1,346 | $1,925 | 43% |
| Big SKY Land, LLC | $1,462 | $1,831 | 25.2% |
| Rusty Burner | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Big Oak Farms, Inc. | $5,077 | $1,598 | -68.5% |
| Kenneth P. Koontz II | $6,369 | $1,579 | -75.2% |
| David T. Gander | $4,641 | $1,546 | -66.7% |
| Eugene Clayton Fox | $6,804 | $1,532 | -77.5% |
| Gary Dinges Jr. | $990 | $1,511 | 52.6% |
| Lennis L. Atkins | $1,368 | $1,368 | 0% |
| Donald Lee Gordon Jr. | $7,719 | $1,291 | -83.3% |
| Danny L. Comer | $4,852 | $1,275 | -73.7% |
| Paul Spangler | $3,352 | $1,217 | -63.7% |
| Timothy F. Griffith | $5,372 | $1,086 | -79.8% |
| Kathryn Marie Deavers | $5,562 | $1,063 | -80.9% |
| Michael Warren Painter | $4,586 | $975 | -78.7% |
| Jimmy L. Dinges | $6,784 | $925 | -86.4% |
| John B. Thomas | $0 | $836 | -- |
| Jeffrey L. Buckley | $3,608 | $796 | -77.9% |
| Timothy A. Lawrence | $2,997 | $790 | -73.6% |
| Wesley R. Shifflett | $3,187 | $786 | -75.3% |
| Douglas W. Yager | $3,850 | $774 | -79.9% |
| John M. Ware | $0 | $770 | -- |
| James D. Moyer | $2,776 | $761 | -72.6% |
| Garrett Allen Moyer | $5,910 | $760 | -87.1% |
| Allen R. Somers | $5,854 | $757 | -87.1% |
| Jerry Wayne Dinges | $3,377 | $745 | -77.9% |
| Julian Michael Catron | $3,575 | $658 | -81.6% |
| Gary W. Knowles | $1,860 | $655 | -64.8% |
| Paul E. Kinser | $2,318 | $621 | -73.2% |
| Raymond L. Kite | $6,737 | $613 | -90.9% |
| Page M. Shuler | $566 | $566 | 0% |
| Timothy R. Painter | $2,495 | $536 | -78.5% |
| J. V. Bryant | $2,585 | $534 | -79.3% |
| Rodney Jason Turner | $2,354 | $532 | -77.4% |
| Katherine Louise Gander | $3,202 | $524 | -83.6% |
| Galen L. Gochenour | $4,397 | $507 | -88.5% |
| Red Rock Farms, LLC | $1,817 | $500 | -72.5% |
| Triple R Luray Farm, LLC | $2,134 | $471 | -77.9% |
| Samuel W. Good | $1,115 | $442 | -60.4% |
| Richard E Hostelley SR | $438 | $438 | 0% |
| David L. Thomas | $4,763 | $435 | -90.9% |
| Melvin D. Jones | $409 | $409 | 0% |
| Eric K. Pullen | $361 | $361 | 0% |
| Richard Burner Thomas | $1,416 | $333 | -76.5% |
| Jenkins Cattle Company, LLC | $4,314 | $290 | -93.3% |
| Ethan A. Fox | $726 | $287 | -60.5% |
| Chase Shackelford | $634 | $248 | -60.9% |
| Tammy S. Good | $1,029 | $206 | -80% |
| Bobby L. Comer Jr. | $2,248 | $181 | -91.9% |
| Gregory Lee Hall | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Delmas A. Ryder | $1,073 | $155 | -85.6% |
| Tony W. Painter | $143 | $143 | 0% |
| Ray M. Shifflett | $1,021 | $86 | -91.6% |
| Ricky A. McCoy | $0 | $57 | -- |
| Frank A. Augustine | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Cora L. Frymyer | $3,837 | $0 | -100% |
| Dawn M Turner | $217,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwight Griffith | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklin W. Strickler | $1,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Green Acres Poultry | $145,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Turner Ta Maple Lane P. Far | $10,153 | $0 | -100% |
| Marvin Stephen Richards | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Michael Henry | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Todd S. Harlow | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Turners Poultry | $188,065 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Lee Comer | $161 | $0 | -100% |
| Shelley F. Good | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| J & D Poultry, LLC | $105,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Leroy J Cubbage | $189,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Shenk | $776 | $0 | -100% |
| Riverhill Poultry, Inc. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Roxyanne Young | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas D. Huffman | $8,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Wisteria Farm and Vineyard, LLC | $2,374 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,836,616 | $1,859,062 | -34.5% |
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