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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Lorain County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Lorain County received $5.3 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 343 farmers in cities within Lorain County received a total of $3 million in 645 farm subsidies, a 64.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $8.3 million in 1,209 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 Lorain County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Grobe Fruit Farm, Ltd.$166,214$245,99648%
Conrad Farms, LLC$295,453$180,742-38.8%
Dechant-Notley Farms$254,632$110,639-56.5%
Dovin Farms, GP$116,915$78,281-33%
Jaloda Farm, LLC$111,803$75,569-32.4%
Bedebe Farms, Inc.$229,407$65,904-71.3%
Hickory Grove Farms, Inc.$235,431$65,665-72.1%
Mark Zacharias$58,378$59,7042.3%
Dovin Dairy Farm, LLC$72,099$55,424-23.1%
Roger J. Mohrman$73,404$54,169-26.2%
Edwards Landclearing, Inc.$0$52,875--
Vermilion Tree and Landclearing Service, Inc.$0$52,875--
Miller Orchards, Ltd.$44,243$52,17417.9%
Joleen E. Nelson$49,990$49,9900%
Shirley Clifford$0$47,388--
J & K Gott Farms, Inc.$162,458$44,618-72.5%
Woodrum Farms$142,508$43,522-69.5%
Tomstead Farms, LLC$52,808$42,786-19%
Firelands Farm, Inc.$121,983$39,269-67.8%
Justin M. Jackson$36,248$33,501-7.6%
Abraham Farms$79,846$32,067-59.8%
Patricia Klingshirn$0$31,323--
Kenneth D Mezurek$103,600$29,674-71.4%
Bzig, LLC$50,530$27,474-45.6%
Wayne A. Baus$31,744$26,880-15.3%
Rollin Hog and Grain Farm, LLC$65,672$26,069-60.3%
Robert M. Ternes Jr.$91,853$24,680-73.1%
Joshua A. Born$95,258$24,595-74.2%
Drew J. Hartley$25,979$23,310-10.3%
James A. Born$67,450$23,179-65.6%
S C Lewis & Sons, LLC$129,828$22,762-82.5%
William Born$60,273$22,218-63.1%
Whitney Family Farm, LLC$48,122$19,761-58.9%
Raymond Jupina$36,189$19,046-47.4%
Harvey D Born Company, Inc.$59,551$18,982-68.1%
Brian Duplaga$53,358$18,907-64.6%
Charles Norton$16,250$18,65114.8%
Alan S. Pitts$92,851$18,317-80.3%
Keri L. Pitts$92,851$18,317-80.3%
Rodney Eaton$30,680$18,006-41.3%
Gordon Farms Partnership, LLP$46,006$17,722-61.5%
Michael J Gerhardinger$10,934$17,51960.2%
Roger Sweeney$21,462$16,920-21.2%
Joshua Brasee$4,407$16,785280.9%
Mar Meadow Farm$18,311$16,195-11.6%
Weigel Farms, Inc.$39,011$15,980-59%
Richard T. Polen$40,060$15,723-60.8%
Raymond A. Denham$16,225$15,180-6.4%
Wayne D. Pickworth$28,078$14,288-49.1%
Jeffrey M Fowl$14,776$13,844-6.3%
Jay C Fowl$13,464$13,7021.8%
Daniel Brown$19,104$13,261-30.6%
David M Hozalski$34,608$13,098-62.2%
Randy Houston$23,583$12,776-45.8%
William Reisinger$49,816$12,474-75%
John Sidor Hadgis$36,151$12,440-65.6%
Robert & Linda Davidson, LLC$29,183$12,090-58.6%
Pitts Family Farms$37,799$11,743-68.9%
Marshall Simms$30,000$11,707-61%
Brian L Fehlan$25,139$11,621-53.8%
S & R Farm Revocable Living Trust$17,640$11,266-36.1%
Mccormick & Carlson Partnership$15,443$11,091-28.2%
Kenneth E. Tompkins$15,884$10,518-33.8%
James Burrer$25,335$10,241-59.6%
David A. Koenig$11,035$9,684-12.2%
Tyler E. Berner$3,118$9,520205.3%
Alfred W. Rourke$15,384$9,397-38.9%
Wayne Simms$22,364$9,210-58.8%
Kurt Linden$18,779$9,168-51.2%
Gary Kothe$25,112$9,148-63.6%
Dennis J. Kothe$25,121$9,148-63.6%
Kenneth Ternes$18,170$9,073-50.1%
James Simms$14,662$8,997-38.6%
Schriver Organics, LLC$8,794$8,699-1.1%
Kenneth Diedrick$27,051$8,688-67.9%
Double Z Farm, Ltd.$326,284$8,663-97.3%
Diedrick Brothers, LLC$8,246$8,5443.6%
Brian Plas$6,566$8,04622.5%
Jacob W. Tyree$14,960$8,027-46.3%
Carpenter Farms, Inc.$2,749$8,014191.5%
Ronald G. Mole$9,366$7,998-14.6%
BJ Gourmet Garlic Farm, LLC$0$7,994--
Haury Family Farm, LLC$33,027$7,974-75.9%
Ronald Dusky$10,050$7,560-24.8%
Michael L. Sword$15,543$7,106-54.3%
Dominic Bockmore$17,057$6,984-59.1%
Charles Plas$14,568$6,908-52.6%
A M Grain Farms, LLC$17,980$6,856-61.9%
Ryan Ternes$17,605$6,787-61.4%
Larry O. Kolb$10,583$6,755-36.2%
Donald A. Jackson$13,100$6,721-48.7%
Twining Farms, LLC$8,619$6,661-22.7%
Ronald J. Pickworth$12,119$6,562-45.9%
Shelley Ann Titone$6,366$6,3660%
Thomas J. Nagel$15,061$6,117-59.4%
James A. Lucas$11,212$5,964-46.8%
Kyle E Bremke$9,502$5,921-37.7%
Cranberry Creek Farms, LLC$10,944$5,918-45.9%
Linda S. Wacker$15,085$5,912-60.8%
John E. Gede$9,828$5,893-40%
Donald L. Ortner$10,930$5,867-46.3%
Ronald Novak$11,319$5,849-48.3%
Kyle Osborne$6,873$5,802-15.6%
Paul E. Dowdell$8,711$5,335-38.8%
Duplaga Family Limited Partnership$0$5,289--
Patrick A. Fenik$11,012$5,287-52%
Derek Durkee$11,781$5,210-55.8%
Dane Adams$5,203$5,2030%
Mcdowell Orchards, LLC$6,058$5,083-16.1%
Patrick Hozalski$10,728$5,032-53.1%
Steven M. Schafer$5,877$4,841-17.6%
Frank R. Klingman$6,250$4,703-24.8%
James A. Coghlan$11,259$4,620-59%
Richolm Farms, LLC$9,333$4,535-51.4%
Matthew L Abahazi$7,178$4,488-37.5%
Stacey Ackerman$0$4,474--
James C. Born$24,454$4,463-81.7%
Gary L. McCort$690$4,347530%
Diedrick Brothers$32,948$4,312-86.9%
Schriver Farms, LLC$4,766$4,177-12.4%
Stephen Jackson$7,511$4,142-44.9%
Roger Knapp$11,387$4,131-63.7%
James A. Plas$6,301$4,062-35.5%
Mark McMillan$1,266$3,910208.8%
Patricia K. Bowersox$8,298$3,904-53%
Aaron Groot$9,449$3,853-59.2%
Irene Bartoto Trust$3,852$3,8520%
Forthofer Farm Land Conservancy, LLC$0$3,813--
John L. Whitney$10,049$3,749-62.7%
Thomas E Yourich$7,067$3,720-47.4%
Zachary Jackson$8,842$3,710-58%
ELK Creek Honey Farm, LLC$0$3,650--
Bruce V. Fortune$4,597$3,520-23.4%
Robert Kowalski$6,526$3,471-46.8%
James Mencl$7,280$3,449-52.6%
David Kothe$6,350$3,431-46%
Jim Tipple$2,362$3,36342.4%
James A. Demyan$6,026$3,291-45.4%
Lawrence J. Walter$3,791$3,221-15%
James W. Clark$5,664$3,183-43.8%
Jeremy S. Bradford$8,748$3,172-63.7%
New Agrarian Center$3,094$3,0940%
Lee A. Sooy$2,614$3,05316.8%
Dean Forbush$2,866$3,0335.8%
Richard D. Wakefield$5,546$3,025-45.5%
LMS Farm, LLC$2,975$2,9750%
Richard Higgerson$2,891$2,9180.9%
John Piwinski$5,659$2,906-48.6%
Steve List$2,868$2,8680%
Roy E. Miller$2,945$2,780-5.6%
Ruth Groot$4,861$2,755-43.3%
Frank Rowland$3,559$2,725-23.4%
Schlechter Brothers Country Harvest$0$2,705--
Frank Engel$4,692$2,692-42.6%
John M. Walter$3,404$2,675-21.4%
Bonnie Brae Farms, Ltd.$6,415$2,658-58.6%
Jeffrey Hook$5,072$2,648-47.8%
Larry N. Grimes$4,913$2,633-46.4%
Michael C Koniarski$4,360$2,556-41.4%
Phillip W. Thornton$5,762$2,555-55.7%
Johnathan W. Grills$4,379$2,553-41.7%
Jonathan Traut$434$2,550487.6%
Norman Groner$2,967$2,518-15.1%
Roger A. Klinect$5,267$2,518-52.2%
Ashland Erie Game Association, Inc.$2,432$2,4320%
Kelvin H. Haynes$5,656$2,426-57.1%
Ronald J. Baker$5,466$2,406-56%
Kenneth D Zudell$2,308$2,3933.7%
Urig Enterprises$3,618$2,384-34.1%
John Fenik$3,115$2,349-24.6%
Randy Fatz$3,820$2,327-39.1%
Douglas D. Brubaker$4,333$2,256-47.9%
Patrick A. Newell$4,156$2,224-46.5%
David Parker$2,198$2,1980%
Adam J. Hyer$5,484$2,163-60.6%
Benjamin Coghlan$3,559$2,163-39.2%
Carl Wesemeyer$2,386$2,160-9.5%
Mary Ann Price$7,198$2,152-70.1%
Randy R. Nemitz$2,354$2,093-11.1%
Dale Vasel$4,154$2,028-51.2%
Sean S. Davis$2,095$2,014-3.9%
Barbara Reeves$9,474$1,979-79.1%
Larry Hurst$1,159$1,94367.6%
Douglas King$2,888$1,927-33.3%
Albert Weigel$2,953$1,916-35.1%
William Keiffer$1,657$1,90915.2%
Kenneth Kolb$4,631$1,888-59.2%
Jim Hicks$1,885$1,8850%
Jack Powell$3,788$1,876-50.5%
Steven L. Pete$1,377$1,83633.3%
Michael J Hozalski$4,995$1,832-63.3%
Preston Brothers$6,522$1,823-72%
Chad Senghas$4,343$1,817-58.2%
Julia Bartram$2,947$1,814-38.4%
Thomas E. Greene$0$1,775--
George Novak$2,130$1,747-18%
Richard T. Polen Jr.$3,801$1,715-54.9%
Nancy Hartsel$1,713$1,7130%
George E. Howard$643$1,701164.5%
Joel Cottrell$4,841$1,685-65.2%
Patrick W. Finnegan$5,042$1,662-67%
Robert Wood$1,656$1,6560%
Jacob Ernest Lewis$117,131$1,652-98.6%
Gregory J Eschedor$1,529$1,6487.8%
Brill View Farms, Inc.$12,597$1,643-87%
Andrew Barnes$2,712$1,603-40.9%
David L. Stevenson$6,007$1,595-73.4%
Gary Lacko$3,002$1,593-46.9%
Thomas J. Scyoc$2,655$1,585-40.3%
Brian D. Fortune$2,556$1,575-38.4%
John Yarish III$2,680$1,573-41.3%
Judith Yarish$2,680$1,573-41.3%
Robert W. Hemminger$1,526$1,5260%
Michael J. Smith$4,199$1,510-64%
Steven Smith$1,491$1,4910%
Charles R. Hook$769$1,47391.5%
Marilyn R. Pierson$4,748$1,472-69%
Eric Glen Johnson$0$1,460--
Donald a Schuster Greenhouse, Inc.$6,193$1,449-76.6%
Nicholas D. Haswell$1,079$1,43933.4%
Florian Truskot$1,438$1,4380%
Caroll L. Butler$3,198$1,428-55.3%
Bryan a Doehr$3,778$1,413-62.6%
Paul F. Brady$1,862$1,396-25%
Bernard Fate$407$1,393242.3%
Lester W. Morris$1,232$1,36010.4%
Lawrence R Krystowski$3,432$1,353-60.6%
Timothy J Radachi$2,951$1,345-54.4%
Timothy Paul Davis$1,762$1,344-23.7%
Michael Allen$1,948$1,327-31.9%
Robert Fate$637$1,325108%
Theresa a Powers Rev Trust$0$1,324--
Jacob Tompkins$2,872$1,316-54.2%
Lewie Jones$3,022$1,316-56.5%
Kevin L. Conrad$0$1,287--
David French$2,612$1,263-51.6%
Richard Justin$1,930$1,236-36%
Mark Wittlinger$1,183$1,1830%
Howard R. Quast$1,998$1,180-40.9%
Kevin K. Billman$1,163$1,1660.3%
Dale Younglas$1,922$1,156-39.9%
Dekota L Wilson$1,321$1,146-13.2%
Karen I. Sturm$1,144$1,1440%
Theodores C Witt Trust$1,103$1,1322.6%
Kenneth J Keressi$1,826$1,128-38.2%
Doug Hurst$1,992$1,110-44.3%
Dean M. Ibsen$1,107$1,1070%
Cindy M. Thompson$2,386$1,107-53.6%
Mark S. Earle$1,102$1,1020%
Randall B. Williams$2,189$1,097-49.9%
John Gajoch$2,402$1,087-54.7%
John G. Thompson$0$1,080--
Blair Ramaley$0$1,047--
Kathleen Speidel$916$1,02812.2%
Marie Ternes$2,292$1,017-55.6%
Diane Haynes Properties, LLC$2,546$997-60.8%
Pandy Farm, LLC$2,461$996-59.5%
John P. Runyan$1,594$990-37.9%
Jared D. Koenig$1,982$969-51.1%
Robert G. Wolverton II$276$951244.6%
Gregory A. Slone$1,168$943-19.3%
Patricia Limbird$4,576$941-79.4%
Richard G. Wolverton$276$921233.7%
Kevin L. Squire$2,197$921-58.1%
Cemco Farms, Inc.$14,459$914-93.7%
Izaak Walton League-Ely Chapter$1,801$899-50.1%
Judy Emerich$884$8840%
Timothy A. Zielinski$1,922$883-54.1%
Christine Rhoades$877$8770%
Charles W. Latto$1,455$874-39.9%
Jerry L. Knoble$1,514$867-42.7%
John M. Emerich Jr.$860$8600%
Sylvan Long$843$8430%
Patricia L. Manning$1,509$801-46.9%
Thomas Sigsworth$1,414$788-44.3%
Natures Way Organic Farms, LLC$1,239$787-36.5%
Big Tree Enterprises, LLC$774$7740%
Wendy Madding$761$7610%
Greg T Younglas$757$7570%
Robert M. Beekman$506$73545.3%
Albert J. Greer$1,033$734-28.9%
Robert Colley$347$728109.8%
Bradley A. Lacko$583$71923.3%
Christ Gross$726$708-2.5%
Thomas Hines$0$682--
Dennis Sharp$680$6800%
Francis Bean$1,310$663-49.4%
Joseph Berthold$1,321$653-50.6%
Mr. Jeffery A. Tipple$0$616--
John E. Allen$608$6080%
Paul W. Bode$1,635$606-62.9%
Mary Rose Dangelo$960$600-37.5%
Cole Jones$1,102$597-45.8%
Leonard Auble$922$576-37.5%
Judy Pickworth$561$5610%
Jacqueline Driscoll$540$5552.8%
Richard Pleasnick$578$541-6.4%
Richard Pfeiffer$478$53411.7%
Michael T. Keller II$594$532-10.4%
James H. Griner Jr.$971$516-46.9%
Melvin L. Hale$933$497-46.7%
Toni L. Krone$1,203$486-59.6%
Terry Christensen$618$484-21.7%
Gregory Lapp$410$47816.6%
Chris Tyner$569$468-17.8%
Daniel S. Bode$1,190$458-61.5%
Thomas McKenna$726$454-37.5%
Edward Schlechter$613$437-28.7%
Chad Adam Arcaba$1,625$420-74.2%
Sue Scarbrough$736$396-46.2%
Mark Gordon$378$3780%
Jerry G. Myers$225$34955.1%
Arthur J. Abraham$661$342-48.3%
Matthew Surman$1,506$341-77.4%
Gary McConnell$329$3290%
William T. Mondak$527$312-40.8%
Harry J. Turner$1,110$282-74.6%
Janet St George$1,183$282-76.2%
Isabel Ohly$0$271--
Todd Denes$266$2660%
Charlotte van Boven$265$2650%
Robbie D. Rowlands$519$263-49.3%
John D. Murphey$246$2460%
John D. Dovin$37,271$235-99.4%
Kenneth E. Newnham$6,580$234-96.4%
Carol A. Hutner$234$229-2.1%
John Bradford Fye$541$220-59.3%
George C Greene Family, LLC$220$2200%
Alice Burge$171$1710%
Bryan Baus$169$1690%
Joseph J. Simmons Jr.$542$157-71%
Robert Mohler$480$139-71%
Briar Hill Cattle Company, LLC$484$97-80%
Dwight H. Holt$2,551$82-96.8%
Harry Meyer$80$800%
Paul Meyer$80$800%
Nell Larsen$64$640%
Joanne Marie Lucki$2,285$52-97.7%
United Church of Huntington$43$430%
Jim F. Davis$78$18-76.9%
Robert B. Creason Sr.$0$17--
Patricia K. Klingshirn$0$11--
Will C. Wynn$168$10-94%
Alexander L. Tuggle$4,684$0-100%
George Small$263$0-100%
Hillcrest Orchards, Inc.$17,819$0-100%
Joan M. Sutter$419$0-100%
John Betzel$51$0-100%
Regis Klingshirn$28,213$0-100%
Willoway Nurseries, Inc.$750,000$0-100%
Mary L. Luckado$706$0-100%
Warren P. Newman$391$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$538$0-100%
Russell Bucholz$560$0-100%
Aaron Thompson$2,032$0-100%
Andrew Gest$9,865$0-100%
Duplaga Family Limited Partnershi$11,335$0-100%
Forthofer Farm Land Conservancy L$3,771$0-100%
Gilbert E. Haury$443$0-100%
Jack Clifford$87,168$0-100%
Larry Plas$175$0-100%
Mark Brummer$38$0-100%
Mark Reed$698$0-100%
Patricia Demyan$207$0-100%
Raymond M Beriswill$23,246$0-100%
William K. Fox$139$0-100%
Adam Cordy$2,136$0-100%
Beatrice Bucholz$560$0-100%
Benjamin Coghlan$1,549$0-100%
Drew J. Hartley$10,512$0-100%
Earlene Lacko$5,305$0-100%
Linda L. Koons$18$0-100%
Poppee's Popcorn, Inc.$500$0-100%
Robert Sullinger$1,319$0-100%
Green Circle Growers, Inc.$1,495,000$0-100%
Jeffrey T. Lee$7,614$0-100%
Joshua A. Ortner$226$0-100%
Paul Nickles$119$0-100%
Schlechter Brothers Country Harve$16,920$0-100%
William G Wossilek$528$0-100%
Brittany M. Nemeth$870$0-100%
David Scakacs$1,450$0-100%
David W. Farley$221$0-100%
Eric A. Flynn Jr.$3,795$0-100%
James H. Sheffield$129$0-100%
James R. Baker$1,645$0-100%
Jared Zacharias$470$0-100%
Jessica Doehr$171$0-100%
Lettuce Heads, LLC$6,899$0-100%
Louise Grose$301$0-100%
Richard Sugaski$1,321$0-100%
Roger Nikiforow$245$0-100%
Roy C. Greene Jr.$973$0-100%
Thomas Brown$5,570$0-100%
Tradewind Farm, Inc.$143$0-100%
Total subsidies$8,278,774$2,951,565-64.3%

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