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In 2021, 93 farmers in cities within Pike County received a total of $550,733 in 151 farm subsidies, a 43.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $979,185 in 289 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artco, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mick Wooldridge | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| S&a Forest Products, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Fredericka Wagner | $28,408 | $34,589 | 21.8% |
| Jason Cottle | $120,795 | $28,478 | -76.4% |
| John D. Wynn | $12,384 | $22,439 | 81.2% |
| Skid Montgomery | $79,162 | $21,264 | -73.1% |
| Dorothy Dillow | $15,274 | $15,274 | 0% |
| Robert L. Dillow | $15,274 | $15,274 | 0% |
| Adam J. Smith | $23,179 | $14,579 | -37.1% |
| Timothy Francis | $10,865 | $14,104 | 29.8% |
| Jacob L. Taylor | $17,855 | $13,606 | -23.8% |
| Scott S. Johnson | $39,791 | $13,345 | -66.5% |
| Michael Beekman | $9,322 | $13,115 | 40.7% |
| Teresa L. Davis | $44,312 | $13,022 | -70.6% |
| Boondocks, Inc. | $63,983 | $10,975 | -82.8% |
| Leslie Staker | $19,769 | $8,980 | -54.6% |
| Larry D. Booth | $19,057 | $8,964 | -53% |
| Donald A. Brown | $19,444 | $8,293 | -57.3% |
| Kurt Wagner | $7,662 | $7,662 | 0% |
| Barbara Schrader | $6,984 | $6,984 | 0% |
| Ronald M. Pennington | $28,226 | $6,948 | -75.4% |
| Mike McCoy | $16,557 | $6,182 | -62.7% |
| Edsel Atkins | $18,034 | $6,122 | -66.1% |
| Frank E. Hoover | $18,550 | $5,420 | -70.8% |
| Michael L. Cuckler | $13,710 | $4,596 | -66.5% |
| Roger Dailey | $15,524 | $4,257 | -72.6% |
| Staker Farms, LLC | $6,765 | $4,212 | -37.7% |
| Roger C. Williams | $18,547 | $4,191 | -77.4% |
| John M. Milam | $3,675 | $3,675 | 0% |
| Adam Fout | $11,800 | $3,596 | -69.5% |
| Kendall Scaggs | $13,778 | $3,466 | -74.8% |
| Mark A. Howard | $2,937 | $3,280 | 11.7% |
| Randall W. McClay | $7,626 | $3,063 | -59.8% |
| Jeffrey Veach | $7,543 | $2,644 | -64.9% |
| Paul W. Brown | $8,095 | $2,644 | -67.3% |
| Elmer Skidmore | $6,152 | $2,540 | -58.7% |
| Keith Skidmore | $6,152 | $2,540 | -58.7% |
| George W. Brady | $0 | $2,530 | -- |
| Michael Noel | $26,357 | $2,465 | -90.6% |
| Morris F. Hopkins | $4,752 | $2,372 | -50.1% |
| Tolliver Farms of Stockdale Ohio, LLC | $0 | $2,288 | -- |
| Todd Montgomery | $6,788 | $2,166 | -68.1% |
| James Lykins | $8,733 | $2,110 | -75.8% |
| Teressa F. Smith | $2,075 | $2,075 | 0% |
| Bapst Farms, LLC | $3,210 | $2,002 | -37.6% |
| James D. Ruggles | $1,892 | $1,892 | 0% |
| James Harris | $1,951 | $1,892 | -3% |
| Thomas G. Brewster | $7,711 | $1,818 | -76.4% |
| Robert Higginbotham | $21,285 | $1,769 | -91.7% |
| Yvonne F. Brewster | $2,782 | $1,765 | -36.6% |
| Gregory Maynard | $9,058 | $1,458 | -83.9% |
| Robert O. Ramsey | $1,296 | $1,431 | 10.4% |
| William O. Lawless | $4,486 | $1,430 | -68.1% |
| Steven Brunner | $3,197 | $1,410 | -55.9% |
| Kenneth L. Cuckler | $4,124 | $1,397 | -66.1% |
| Barry Penn | $5,416 | $1,232 | -77.3% |
| Pike County Fish and Game Association | $0 | $1,187 | -- |
| Charles L. Knipp | $4,386 | $1,176 | -73.2% |
| Joseph P. Brewster | $2,651 | $1,070 | -59.6% |
| Donna Beekman | $0 | $890 | -- |
| Chris Brust | $8,279 | $756 | -90.9% |
| Charles Noel | $3,540 | $754 | -78.7% |
| Elizabeth G. Hendricks | $543 | $724 | 33.3% |
| Brandon K. Wooldridge | $2,826 | $687 | -75.7% |
| Thomas M. Brown | $2,391 | $685 | -71.4% |
| Dennis Thompson | $656 | $656 | 0% |
| Orville D. Thompson | $656 | $656 | 0% |
| Daniel Willis | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Michelle Gragg | $419 | $559 | 33.4% |
| Justin Brewster | $1,991 | $495 | -75.1% |
| Gary S. Walters | $470 | $470 | 0% |
| Stella Greer | $1,654 | $451 | -72.7% |
| Frank Potter | $2,896 | $419 | -85.5% |
| Amy J. Bapst | $2,695 | $392 | -85.5% |
| Brad Bapst | $0 | $392 | -- |
| Daniel E. Ragland | $1,694 | $370 | -78.2% |
| Michael B. Savely | $1,672 | $349 | -79.1% |
| Tom Scheffer | $340 | $340 | 0% |
| Jeff Mustard | $1,518 | $326 | -78.5% |
| Matthew M. Noel | $2,266 | $252 | -88.9% |
| Robert Thornsberry | $1,199 | $226 | -81.2% |
| Robert Adams III | $836 | $205 | -75.5% |
| Ricky L. Wooldridge | $1,637 | $200 | -87.8% |
| Bradley Fremont | $818 | $187 | -77.1% |
| Roger Wiseman | $174 | $174 | 0% |
| Liberty Armstrong | $0 | $166 | -- |
| Timothy R. Williams | $660 | $132 | -80% |
| Ronald Lee Donahue | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Jamie Bond | $2,137 | $102 | -95.2% |
| Risbey Hoover | $198 | $83 | -58.1% |
| Dennis K. Martin | $0 | $30 | -- |
| Paul D. Mathews | $135 | $7 | -94.8% |
| Adam Gleim | $2,202 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Richard Gleim | $2,392 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Wiseman | $185 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold S. Neal | $14,008 | $0 | -100% |
| Marie Hendricks | $578 | $0 | -100% |
| Tolliver Farms of Stockdale Ohio | $12,523 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony W. Stephens | $5,071 | $0 | -100% |
| Arlan R. Humble | $67 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin Harris | $630 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Stephens | $2,341 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack M. Levine | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Buckler | $1,590 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua T. Amato | $46 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Day | $1,827 | $0 | -100% |
| Pike County Fish and Game Associa | $1,187 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Rose Montgomery | $10,061 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Humble | $714 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $979,185 | $550,733 | -43.8% |
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