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In 2021, 247 farmers in cities within Montgomery County received a total of $1.6 million in 377 farm subsidies, a 48.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.2 million in 677 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 Montgomery County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy | $241,485 | $250,000 | 3.5% |
| Laytonsville Landscaping, Inc. | $13,194 | $150,027 | 1,037.1% |
| Stanley Grain & Fertilizer, LLC | $342,273 | $92,266 | -73% |
| Jamison Agent and Turf, LLC | $0 | $66,384 | -- |
| Robert Paul Jamison | $108,179 | $59,136 | -45.3% |
| C E Gingrich & Son, LLC | $171,864 | $57,197 | -66.7% |
| Sunny Ridge Farm | $173,130 | $48,624 | -71.9% |
| Seneca Ayr Farms, LLC | $48,640 | $40,415 | -16.9% |
| Pleasant Valley Farm Partnership, LLP | $143,302 | $38,086 | -73.4% |
| Neace Cattle Company, LLC | $0 | $34,218 | -- |
| George Bridge Landscape Design, Inc. | $0 | $28,501 | -- |
| Dorothy L Printz Trust No 2 | $28,554 | $27,311 | -4.4% |
| Potomac Farm Market, LLC | $0 | $26,681 | -- |
| Edwards Family Investments, LLC | $69,414 | $25,723 | -62.9% |
| Melton Family Irrevocable Trust | $19,250 | $19,250 | 0% |
| Todd Greenstone Custom Farming, Inc. | $38,420 | $19,205 | -50% |
| Fotopoulos Family Trustee | $27,616 | $18,787 | -32% |
| L Barnes KS Intrvos Trustee | $41,754 | $17,390 | -58.4% |
| Matulka Farms, Inc. | $34,370 | $17,240 | -49.8% |
| Elaine Byergo | $19,618 | $16,868 | -14% |
| Dual Venture, LLC | $9,869 | $16,144 | 63.6% |
| Kelly Zimmerman | $0 | $16,070 | -- |
| The Cotyledon, LLC | $0 | $13,251 | -- |
| Gary R Warnock - Gary R Warnock and Jane M Warnock Revocable | $12,831 | $12,831 | 0% |
| Schoenfeld Family, LLC | $0 | $12,709 | -- |
| The Robert D. Matulka Revocable Living Trust | $0 | $12,564 | -- |
| Ralph F. Coffman | $110,641 | $12,534 | -88.7% |
| Koorosh Orandi Trust | $8,965 | $12,523 | 39.7% |
| Shahram Orandi Trust | $8,965 | $12,523 | 39.7% |
| Edwards Farms, Inc. | $21,332 | $11,660 | -45.3% |
| Michael B. Jamison | $32,397 | $11,084 | -65.8% |
| Medlin Farms, LLC | $33,189 | $10,638 | -67.9% |
| Patrick H. Jamison | $30,843 | $10,410 | -66.2% |
| Still Pond Preserve, LLC | $11,837 | $10,314 | -12.9% |
| Mcburney Kansas Farms, LLC | $0 | $10,189 | -- |
| Frank D Mcfadden, Inc. | $18,050 | $9,829 | -45.5% |
| Terrence A. Dutcher | $19,506 | $9,753 | -50% |
| The Brandon B. Carney Revocable Trust | $10,304 | $9,256 | -10.2% |
| Curtis Harris | $20,069 | $9,180 | -54.3% |
| Russell Gingrich | $28,361 | $8,522 | -70% |
| Nancy Rodgers | $8,236 | $8,236 | 0% |
| Neesen Living Trust | $19,516 | $7,492 | -61.6% |
| Mary L. Warner | $26,863 | $6,920 | -74.2% |
| Jason Kim | $0 | $6,772 | -- |
| Pfeifer Partnership | $19,535 | $6,699 | -65.7% |
| Andrea Brown | $6,673 | $6,673 | 0% |
| Charles A. Sharp Jr. | $8,107 | $6,648 | -18% |
| Jay Lian Jensen | $14,160 | $6,179 | -56.4% |
| Delaney B. Gladhill | $14,481 | $6,080 | -58% |
| Michael D. Hillegas | $6,065 | $6,065 | 0% |
| Charles R. Turner | $9,049 | $6,057 | -33.1% |
| Babble Brook Farm | $17,191 | $6,042 | -64.9% |
| Craig M. Hales | $5,303 | $5,303 | 0% |
| Plow and Stars Farm, LLC | $0 | $5,145 | -- |
| William Jones Exempt Trust FBO Teresa LZ Jones | $6,237 | $5,063 | -18.8% |
| Dayspring Church | $4,751 | $4,751 | 0% |
| Stoney Castle Farm, LLC | $21,643 | $4,515 | -79.1% |
| Carlyle Thorsen | $4,494 | $4,424 | -1.6% |
| Ernie Ray Crawford Estate | $0 | $4,300 | -- |
| Lynn Rust | $4,371 | $4,222 | -3.4% |
| Swan Point Farm, LLC | $5,367 | $4,170 | -22.3% |
| Jon L. Jensen | $2,954 | $4,139 | 40.1% |
| Sylvia Tetrault | $3,532 | $4,102 | 16.1% |
| Ronald S Reed JR Trust | $7,420 | $4,089 | -44.9% |
| Robt A. Eshelman | $4,515 | $4,079 | -9.7% |
| John David Buric | $11,404 | $4,053 | -64.5% |
| Lonnie Luther Revocable Trust | $1,890 | $3,874 | 105% |
| Mina M Luther Revocable Trust | $1,890 | $3,874 | 105% |
| Paula K. Kasey | $3,839 | $3,839 | 0% |
| Rocklands Farm, LLC | $0 | $3,792 | -- |
| Gary Ray Brenner | $5,373 | $3,743 | -30.3% |
| Leslie C. Taylor | $6,228 | $3,669 | -41.1% |
| Glen Alan Olthoff | $3,651 | $3,651 | 0% |
| Paul M. Hockenbery | $3,638 | $3,638 | 0% |
| Pearl Ruth S TRST | $3,629 | $3,598 | -0.9% |
| John J. Neesen | $3,663 | $3,550 | -3.1% |
| Mitchel Frederick Cordes | $3,503 | $3,503 | 0% |
| Silver Creek Ranch, LLC | $3,497 | $3,265 | -6.6% |
| Richard E Terrill Rev Trust | $5,186 | $3,264 | -37.1% |
| Eleanor M. Leak | $0 | $3,252 | -- |
| Fey Properties, Inc. | $12,936 | $3,233 | -75% |
| Sandy Run Farm, LLC | $7,191 | $3,101 | -56.9% |
| Martha Kern | $3,091 | $3,091 | 0% |
| Anne T. Sturm | $2,953 | $2,953 | 0% |
| Gress Brothers, LLC | $9,335 | $2,819 | -69.8% |
| Zigboon, LLC | $2,690 | $2,690 | 0% |
| Thomas M. Stamm | $10,539 | $2,663 | -74.7% |
| Megan Adamson | $7,328 | $2,602 | -64.5% |
| Ralph E Rice Farms, LLC | $4,984 | $2,594 | -48% |
| Rudell Beall & Sons, Inc. | $30,206 | $2,542 | -91.6% |
| Robert K. Sutton | $3,919 | $2,541 | -35.2% |
| David L. Krueger | $2,479 | $2,479 | 0% |
| Donald B. English | $2,447 | $2,447 | 0% |
| TTP Enterprises, LLC | $6,205 | $2,267 | -63.5% |
| Nick's Organic Farm, LLC | $7,868 | $2,256 | -71.3% |
| Mishelle Dalal | $2,128 | $2,128 | 0% |
| John C. Wright | $4,538 | $2,121 | -53.3% |
| Griswold Family IRR Trust | $5,288 | $2,114 | -60% |
| Calebs Courage Farm, LLC | $2,641 | $2,086 | -21% |
| Benoni D Allnutt JR | $0 | $2,043 | -- |
| Terry L. Lohmeier | $2,315 | $2,008 | -13.3% |
| Keeshan Farm, LLC | $5,391 | $1,963 | -63.6% |
| Jesse David Mills Irrevocable Trust | $1,913 | $1,913 | 0% |
| Esther I Seifert Trust | $3,772 | $1,901 | -49.6% |
| Michele W. King | $3,211 | $1,898 | -40.9% |
| Gorham E Swanberg Estate | $5,238 | $1,816 | -65.3% |
| John D Bacher Trust | $1,781 | $1,781 | 0% |
| Philip Deyo | $5,055 | $1,780 | -64.8% |
| Aaron Dean Blosser | $1,810 | $1,754 | -3.1% |
| Sally Coberly | $2,805 | $1,741 | -37.9% |
| Lucy Ann Klaus-Li | $1,710 | $1,710 | 0% |
| Ogle Farm, LLC | $5,122 | $1,631 | -68.2% |
| Bonita Winer | $2,287 | $1,629 | -28.8% |
| Margaret Crocker C. Tr | $1,477 | $1,547 | 4.7% |
| Kathleen M. Chenault | $7,522 | $1,540 | -79.5% |
| Poplar Grove Farms Lp | $5,099 | $1,500 | -70.6% |
| Mary C Barnsley Family Trust | $4,506 | $1,492 | -66.9% |
| Kingstead Farm | $7,627 | $1,456 | -80.9% |
| Carl L Zmola | $3,572 | $1,415 | -60.4% |
| Dale Kiesewetter Revocable Trust | $4,185 | $1,393 | -66.7% |
| Peter M. Doherty | $2,863 | $1,371 | -52.1% |
| Benjamin L. Knight | $1,808 | $1,342 | -25.8% |
| Keith Dixon | $1,051 | $1,332 | 26.7% |
| Frederick R. McLain Jr. | $1,324 | $1,324 | 0% |
| Douglas J Pool | $5,570 | $1,270 | -77.2% |
| Charles F Doran Trust | $3,855 | $1,217 | -68.4% |
| Amanda N Asuzu | $1,209 | $1,209 | 0% |
| Thomas L. Shaffer | $1,201 | $1,201 | 0% |
| Michael A. Grodin | $1,193 | $1,193 | 0% |
| Mary Elizabeth Whiting | $1,274 | $1,173 | -7.9% |
| Walter Henry Rauser | $4,384 | $1,172 | -73.3% |
| Curtis B. Suplee | $1,792 | $1,168 | -34.8% |
| Helen R. Prezioso Revocable Trust | $1,417 | $1,167 | -17.6% |
| Rita Bell | $2,560 | $1,154 | -54.9% |
| Guilford Steven Dye | $2,608 | $1,152 | -55.8% |
| Anne Overholt | $1,133 | $1,133 | 0% |
| Schettler, David K & Mary Le | $1,112 | $1,112 | 0% |
| Karen J. Schettler | $1,102 | $1,102 | 0% |
| Julia Azarm | $1,067 | $1,066 | -0.1% |
| Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust | $1,998 | $1,033 | -48.3% |
| Cynthia J Rummell Revocable Trust | $5,075 | $999 | -80.3% |
| Lisa C Ratnavale | $995 | $995 | 0% |
| Kimberly Banks Kelley | $3,489 | $991 | -71.6% |
| Susan Murray | $1,611 | $983 | -39% |
| Sharon Hauge | $3,075 | $980 | -68.1% |
| Maria McDaniel | $2,176 | $954 | -56.2% |
| Robert M. Wojciechowski | $15,149 | $931 | -93.9% |
| Holly Mueck | $5,410 | $913 | -83.1% |
| Roger C Leventer | $0 | $900 | -- |
| Ingrid Farreras | $1,571 | $875 | -44.3% |
| Paul A. Kendall | $869 | $869 | 0% |
| Harlan L. Watson | $3,111 | $867 | -72.1% |
| Richard Latty | $865 | $865 | 0% |
| Carol Chew | $851 | $845 | -0.7% |
| Ardis a Hart Trust | $1,202 | $843 | -29.9% |
| Gregory F Neuschafer Fam TST | $838 | $838 | 0% |
| Toska Lina G Prather Trust | $0 | $781 | -- |
| John Riggins | $1,081 | $772 | -28.6% |
| Beth N. Mizuno | $0 | $764 | -- |
| Geary S. Mizuno | $0 | $764 | -- |
| Michael J. Lacy | $3,325 | $759 | -77.2% |
| Kelda Brown | $748 | $748 | 0% |
| Lonnie W. Luther | $2,618 | $724 | -72.3% |
| Martin H. Crumrine | $927 | $722 | -22.1% |
| Judith L. Crumrine | $926 | $721 | -22.1% |
| Theron Bunnell | $2,095 | $713 | -66% |
| Garen Dye IRRV Trustee | $159 | $713 | 348.4% |
| The Evan August Ekola Dye Irrev Trust | $1,092 | $713 | -34.7% |
| Kevin J. Tobin | $1,308 | $674 | -48.5% |
| Keith Rush | $1,278 | $672 | -47.4% |
| Carnellae W Davis | $1,314 | $657 | -50% |
| Sean L. Snyder | $652 | $652 | 0% |
| Riley S. Jamison | $489 | $652 | 33.3% |
| Kenyon K. Kramer | $650 | $650 | 0% |
| Raymond T. Rye II | $675 | $627 | -7.1% |
| Edward D. Yang | $612 | $612 | 0% |
| Patricia Richter Living Trust | $265 | $603 | 127.5% |
| John D. Griffith | $593 | $593 | 0% |
| Lance M Shawver - the Lance Shawver Trustee | $0 | $581 | -- |
| Jean M Hampton IRR Sub Trust | $2,190 | $580 | -73.5% |
| Jean M Hampton IRR Sub Trust | $2,190 | $580 | -73.5% |
| Potter Creek, Inc. | $572 | $572 | 0% |
| Carol Cutini | $1,349 | $568 | -57.9% |
| Allen Eisendrath | $808 | $567 | -29.8% |
| Lewis Haines | $0 | $566 | -- |
| JC Brown & Kay L Brown Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $563 | -- |
| Koier Family Farm, LLC | $1,588 | $561 | -64.7% |
| Mary D. Sears | $556 | $556 | 0% |
| Charles R. Schupbach | $0 | $532 | -- |
| Trust for Patrice Marie Rummell | $2,614 | $514 | -80.3% |
| S L Bland Family, LLC | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Shirley J. Baker | $1,532 | $504 | -67.1% |
| Jennifer Carter | $1,032 | $482 | -53.3% |
| Michael E Neruda | $1,343 | $478 | -64.4% |
| Jackie L. Rupp | $418 | $473 | 13.2% |
| Elaine Rich | $888 | $467 | -47.4% |
| Gloria C. Mitchell | $1,449 | $459 | -68.3% |
| Masson/Wixom Farm | $1,120 | $451 | -59.7% |
| Mary M. Bernardo | $445 | $445 | 0% |
| Eric C. Spates | $428 | $428 | 0% |
| James H. Warfield | $3,149 | $422 | -86.6% |
| Robert E. Phebus | $0 | $417 | -- |
| Harold V. Meiklejohn | $816 | $408 | -50% |
| Julie L Omoth | $405 | $405 | 0% |
| Jeri Kluger Berman | $967 | $394 | -59.3% |
| George Ryffel II | $568 | $380 | -33.1% |
| Nelson Family Farm Trust | $0 | $366 | -- |
| Toska Lina Prather G. Tr | $0 | $363 | -- |
| Donald G. Carlson | $349 | $349 | 0% |
| Linda Molina Bremerman | $0 | $341 | -- |
| Gary K. Wright | $896 | $335 | -62.6% |
| Estate of Patricia Swanberg | $1,015 | $288 | -71.6% |
| Alisha L. Jacobsen | $325 | $284 | -12.6% |
| Sandra Kay Farley | $461 | $282 | -38.8% |
| Brock A. Beamer | $0 | $269 | -- |
| Barry M. Leese | $310 | $256 | -17.4% |
| Gary W. Randolph | $0 | $250 | -- |
| Carl Thomas Capps | $0 | $248 | -- |
| Margaret J. Drury | $204 | $242 | 18.6% |
| Samuel S. Hoffpauir | $295 | $241 | -18.3% |
| Butler's Orchard Farm, Inc. | $72,009 | $240 | -99.7% |
| Karen R. Foust | $0 | $228 | -- |
| Marilyn J. Jones | $814 | $216 | -73.5% |
| Paulette Sacksteder | $1,021 | $215 | -78.9% |
| Martin Mason Tomlinson | $267 | $213 | -20.2% |
| Claire Ehernberger Estate | $0 | $210 | -- |
| Travis C. Stalcup | $282 | $178 | -36.9% |
| Estate of Brennan Swanberg | $0 | $171 | -- |
| David W. Burns | $645 | $156 | -75.8% |
| Lea Oldham Thompson | $560 | $152 | -72.9% |
| Joe Duane Perry | $310 | $145 | -53.2% |
| Sarah Stout | $144 | $144 | 0% |
| David Brian Root | $304 | $138 | -54.6% |
| James R. Clifford Sr. | $1,456 | $136 | -90.7% |
| Eric Harrell | $0 | $128 | -- |
| Terry L. Oland | $343 | $111 | -67.6% |
| Drake Cutini | $125 | $97 | -22.4% |
| Dara Khatib IRR. Disc. Trust | $1,732 | $95 | -94.5% |
| Dina Khatib IRR. Disc. Trust | $1,732 | $95 | -94.5% |
| King Con, LLC | $82 | $82 | 0% |
| Stephan Willyard | $82 | $82 | 0% |
| David Edwin Taylor | $185 | $50 | -73% |
| Karen Leichtnam | $34 | $34 | 0% |
| Taysir M Jaouni SR | $347 | $28 | -91.9% |
| Chris Kiernan | $140 | $15 | -89.3% |
| Susan L. Cella | $147 | $1 | -99.3% |
| Lynn Haverty | $147 | $1 | -99.3% |
| Lauren Greenberger | $1,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Neal R. Brown | $458 | $0 | -100% |
| Armin Behr | $1,838 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel F Kramer SR Administrative Trust | $2,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Deerfield Farms | $15,614 | $0 | -100% |
| Peachtree Holdings, Inc. | $347 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph F Coffman Estate | $99,947 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor Brothers Farm | $19,884 | $0 | -100% |
| John C. Lane | $905 | $0 | -100% |
| Litow, Inc. | $115 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew G. Keller | $536 | $0 | -100% |
| Derek S. Halverson | $255 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth H. Fraley | $1,089 | $0 | -100% |
| Anne Patricia Hill | $4 | $0 | -100% |
| Carey Lawrence | $149 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean F Stoline | $271 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Ayres Williams | $1,426 | $0 | -100% |
| Helpamerica, Inc. | $153 | $0 | -100% |
| Kirsten Jacobsen | $171 | $0 | -100% |
| Leon A. Carrier Jr. | $3,521 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald E. Gress | $2,848 | $0 | -100% |
| Watkins Agri Company BS TST | $4,326 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean K. Phillips | $982 | $0 | -100% |
| Leslie Wirkkunen | $3,129 | $0 | -100% |
| Reuben Forest Boone | $3,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert L. Huntt | $2,492 | $0 | -100% |
| Waters Orchard, Inc. | $14,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Diana Moore Guenther | $579 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine Elizabeth Gingrich | $1,168 | $0 | -100% |
| JC Brown & Kay L Brown Irrevocabl | $1,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert M. Hanson | $350 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Harrell | $172 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen B. Taylor | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Homestead Farm & Orchard, LLC | $187,446 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor E Origoni | $3,084 | $0 | -100% |
| George Family, LLC | $4,976 | $0 | -100% |
| Hargrave Irrevocable Family Trust | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Graves | $27 | $0 | -100% |
| Bridget A. Dederick | $1,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron Harrison | $265 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayton F Oldelk SR | $962 | $0 | -100% |
| Heidi Hamilton | $240 | $0 | -100% |
| Kathleen B. Scanlon | $1,431 | $0 | -100% |
| Re Fenton Farming Operation | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| The Robert D. Matulka Revocable L | $12,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Alexia J. Roberts | $5,577 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen D Cassity Trust | $2,463 | $0 | -100% |
| Brock Beamer | $269 | $0 | -100% |
| Elinor L. Meyer | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Evelyn W Summers Rev Trust | $3,763 | $0 | -100% |
| MJ Goetz Bonding, LLC | $74,613 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Freeland | $368 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald C. Smith | $864 | $0 | -100% |
| Yvette D Nonte | $7 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael William Prior | $89,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Pancake | $263 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,182,382 | $1,637,824 | -48.5% |
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