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Amount of taxpayer-funded subsidies plummet in cities associated with Rockingham County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Rockingham County received $3.7 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 352 farmers in cities within Rockingham County received a total of $6.2 million in 574 farm subsidies, a 37.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9.9 million in 1,026 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 Rockingham County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Mar-Bil Farms, LLC$386,557$221,807-42.6%
Jordan Brothers Dairy, LLC$394,710$198,729-49.7%
Windcrest Holsteins, Inc.$920,833$148,288-83.9%
Scott Lane Showalter$188,770$147,150-22%
DRY River Farm III, LLC$108,076$136,46826.3%
Rivermont Farm, Inc.$26,623$135,698409.7%
Home Place Dairy, Inc.$211,558$130,132-38.5%
Grazeland Dairy, Inc.$63,933$119,10586.3%
Luke Ervin Heatwole$110,193$107,037-2.9%
Cedar Ridge Dairy, Inc.$156,281$105,802-32.3%
Hillview Farm, Inc.$162,593$101,364-37.7%
Oak Flat Farm, Inc.$17,395$99,617472.7%
Fall Rose Dairy, Inc.$129,336$99,222-23.3%
Cobblestone Farm, LLC$10,514$98,573837.5%
Allen L. Shank$135,614$94,322-30.4%
David B. Rhodes$0$93,626--
Knicely Enterprises, Inc.$0$92,978--
Interstate Dairy, LLC$144,178$92,418-35.9%
Michael Zeth Thompson$0$87,690--
Showalter Farms, LLC$114,885$82,623-28.1%
Forrest W. Miller$55,733$81,46146.2%
Cannery Woods Farm, Inc.$0$78,984--
Dallera Holsteins, LLC$60,643$78,89130.1%
Walnut Grove Farm LC$20,439$75,233268.1%
Matthew J. Showalter$18,564$74,799302.9%
Michael Zimmerman$0$71,811--
John Calvin Barlow$12,940$70,937448.2%
Barry D. Koogler$18,300$69,570280.2%
D & DM Farm, Inc.$0$67,552--
James L Will & Sons, Inc.$110,139$67,508-38.7%
DRY River Farm Enterprises, LLC$16,003$66,138313.3%
MT View Dairy Farms, LLC$87,693$65,908-24.8%
Lester H. Cobb Jr.$75,828$64,361-15.1%
Rhodesland Plantation, LLC$126,101$64,251-49%
K & K Dairy, LLC$87,503$63,333-27.6%
John M. Knicely$87,955$63,021-28.3%
Charles W. Miller$0$62,061--
Double a Farm, LLC$31,239$61,59597.2%
David F. Showalter$92,569$60,804-34.3%
Kenney Marcellus Craig$82,502$60,733-26.4%
Addison C. Bowman$27,000$60,651124.6%
Sunset View Dairy, LLC$86,689$59,782-31%
Wayne L. Phillips$115,168$58,790-49%
Keith A. Whetzel$0$58,712--
Charles G. Rion$6,347$58,680824.5%
Donald L. Rhodes$0$57,979--
Wesley Michael Rohrer$70,178$57,597-17.9%
Larry C Cupp T/A Green Hills Farm$78,533$57,067-27.3%
Meadow Breeze Farms, LLC$16,891$54,530222.8%
Silver Creek Dairy, LLC$0$53,400--
Luebben Farms, LLC$51,740$53,1872.8%
Valley Log Sales, LLC$0$52,875--
Clifford S. Rohrer$0$52,502--
Pleasant Acres Farm, LLC$5,781$49,755760.7%
Joseph C. Custer Jr.$6,943$46,957576.3%
Linda B. McNett$0$45,705--
Bruce A. Good$46,169$40,653-11.9%
Clover Hill Poultry, LLC$3,416$38,4871,026.7%
Marcus Showalter$0$37,106--
Mole Hill Dairy, LLC$36,964$36,412-1.5%
Wolf Ridge Poultry, LLC$3,470$36,400949%
Scenic View Farms, LLC$0$35,035--
Heritage Hill Dairy, LLC$0$34,662--
Lucille G. Armstrong$0$34,135--
Kenneth Preston Moore Jr.$806$33,6074,069.6%
Sandy Land Farm, LLC$0$33,411--
Savannah Farms, LLC$0$32,493--
David M. Martin$0$32,209--
Bernard R. Koogler$34,345$29,858-13.1%
Round Hill Poultry, LLC$44,774$29,576-33.9%
Weavers Landing, LLC$0$29,485--
Philip L. Knicely$7,183$26,715271.9%
Bethel Bend Farm, Inc.$0$26,373--
Charles Lowell Turner$1,683$26,1841,455.8%
Jonathan A. May$129,342$25,061-80.6%
Valley Pike Farm, Inc.$19,569$24,12923.3%
Charles L. Wise$24,466$22,354-8.6%
Sunset Ridge Poultry, Inc.$0$20,783--
Mark E. Glick$0$19,740--
Norlyn R Wenger$0$18,690--
Harold D. Wenger$36,069$16,947-53%
Michael S Ritchie$73,016$16,756-77.1%
Cedar Run Farming, LLC$42,849$15,971-62.7%
Curtis Shane Hamilton$0$15,889--
Showalter Farms, Inc.$80,464$15,742-80.4%
Richard L. Weaver$61,300$15,345-75%
Clint Webster Dove$0$13,425--
Shendale Farms, Inc.$20,861$11,718-43.8%
Owen Shank Witmer$0$11,541--
Michael Dirk Croushorn$0$11,405--
Leo N. Miller$13,742$11,400-17%
Windrose Farms$0$11,387--
Charles T. Halterman$14,355$11,052-23%
Triple C, Inc.$47,485$11,024-76.8%
Abel Cortes Uribe$0$10,821--
Cherry Grove Farm, LLC$32,116$10,804-66.4%
Rocky Lane Farm, LLC$41,074$10,129-75.3%
James L. Koogler$0$9,900--
William E. Hisey III$4,058$9,780141%
Frances Jones$0$9,737--
Lewis S. Knicely$38,236$9,460-75.3%
Short Mountain Orchard Contractors, LLC$0$9,394--
K & M Farm, LLC$5,708$9,38064.3%
Ray J. Showalter$33,065$9,365-71.7%
Limestone Acres, LLC$46,827$9,288-80.2%
Nelson P. Eberly$1,925$9,253380.7%
Crystal Ridge Farm, LLC$0$9,126--
Stephen M. Terrell$35,543$9,077-74.5%
Yancey Farms, LLC$40,151$9,062-77.4%
Jonathan May Tax A. Id$0$8,862--
Clinton A. Hensley$8,608$8,6080%
Marshall Ryan Slaven$72,612$8,607-88.1%
David S. Koontz$31,080$8,427-72.9%
Mongold Poultry$0$8,058--
Shenmont Farms$111,717$8,057-92.8%
Swope Farm$22,764$8,040-64.7%
Douglas A. Harrison$60,343$7,976-86.8%
DJ Myers, LLC$11,360$7,783-31.5%
Evans Brothers, LLC$7,616$7,6160%
Sharfield, Inc.$59,749$7,257-87.9%
Randy W. Long$28,986$6,951-76%
Triple W Farms, LLC$2,670$6,758153.1%
Laurado, Inc.$66,410$6,554-90.1%
Lyndell M. Keffer$17,870$6,417-64.1%
Joseph Paul Horst$32,391$6,238-80.7%
Meadow Lake Farm, Inc.$12,543$6,088-51.5%
James Edward Morris II$2,900$6,063109.1%
John D. Wise$29,414$5,481-81.4%
Melvin L. Monger Jr.$21,653$5,457-74.8%
Scenic L Farms, Inc.$20,516$5,314-74.1%
Charles R. Garber$19,590$5,058-74.2%
Douglas Howdyshell$11,885$4,901-58.8%
Kenneth E. Lohr K & K Dairy$14,857$4,832-67.5%
Freeze Farms, LLC$49,139$4,832-90.2%
Joseph Severin Ulmer$41,042$4,810-88.3%
B Arey, LLC$16,491$4,765-71.1%
Curtis F. See$25,333$4,678-81.5%
Gemstone Farms, LLC$11,563$4,618-60.1%
Brandon Dofflemyer$14,435$4,536-68.6%
Windcrest Associates, LLC$3,278$4,49237%
Franklin Jones Wenger$0$4,467--
Eric S. Ritchie$2,134$4,442108.2%
Pattersons North River Farm, LLC$13,194$4,401-66.6%
Bernhart Jedamski$22,263$4,339-80.5%
Glenn Hoover$1,749$4,282144.8%
William Lester Switzer$14,088$4,187-70.3%
Robert M. Neale$30,172$4,092-86.4%
Eldon L. Lam$11,700$3,969-66.1%
H & J Poultry Farm, LLC$0$3,960--
Dustin Michael Redifer$17,644$3,759-78.7%
Fifer Dairy, LLC$23,225$3,700-84.1%
James E. Hartman$13,300$3,676-72.4%
Milky Way Farms, LLC$2,970$3,66223.3%
Mary E. Depoy$3,603$3,6030%
Wesley Micah Lam$13,374$3,235-75.8%
Mary Miller Turner$14,362$3,203-77.7%
Stephen Robert Lohr$17,759$3,126-82.4%
Tristan Lee Bailey$19,448$3,067-84.2%
Aaron Michael Yutzy$3,027$3,0601.1%
Larry W. Rohrer$0$3,016--
Allman Beef Cattle, LLC$0$2,970--
Fox Field Farm Enterprises, LLC$9,542$2,967-68.9%
Will Brothers, Inc.$50,082$2,835-94.3%
Mulberry Hills Farm, LLC$7,115$2,834-60.2%
Larry Lee Morris$13,115$2,831-78.4%
Norman B. Jarrels$2,804$2,8040%
Van Ike Farm, LLC$7,912$2,767-65%
Douglas L. Berry$9,899$2,750-72.2%
Timothy R. Bryan$11,975$2,718-77.3%
Turley Creek Farm$282,323$2,678-99.1%
Olga Grigorivna Mazur$0$2,627--
Hesed Hill, LLC$2,159$2,60720.8%
Driver Farms, LLC$9,385$2,602-72.3%
Dale R. Heatwole$171$2,5891,414%
Paul M. Roach$4,420$2,587-41.5%
Matthew Wesley Yancey$11,637$2,556-78%
Reed Johnathan Shiflett$6,100$2,537-58.4%
Christopher Houff$7,920$2,524-68.1%
Melissa L. Harrison$17,103$2,517-85.3%
Robert D. Sharpes$3,810$2,507-34.2%
5 Shows Farms, LLC$0$2,475--
Sanctuarey Farm, LLC$8,258$2,473-70.1%
John B. Plaugher$10,659$2,411-77.4%
Robert Bahr$8,096$2,371-70.7%
Pam Conley$14,956$2,303-84.6%
Byerly Farms, LLC$33,287$2,227-93.3%
Fred A. Patterson$6,749$2,184-67.6%
Edwin C. Seal$9,896$2,180-78%
Scott Joe Funkhouser$15,997$2,177-86.4%
John D. Fleishman$8,889$2,160-75.7%
Franklin D. Simmers$3,415$2,135-37.5%
Peyton Yancey Holdings, LLC$2,081$2,0810%
Karen S. Tusing$7,895$2,062-73.9%
John D. Wenger$6,600$2,040-69.1%
Wesley Stuart Showalter$12,163$2,034-83.3%
Stephen W. Lantz$3,535$2,022-42.8%
Carol A. Schultz$10,130$2,014-80.1%
Ray E. Dovel$10,577$1,959-81.5%
John D. Geil Jr.$1,586$1,93822.2%
Craig Layne Becker$4,313$1,901-55.9%
Kathy B. Chandler$0$1,895--
South Fork Farms, LLC$1,892$1,8920%
Dorothy C. Miller$6,003$1,862-69%
Eric W. Jordan$3,128$1,842-41.1%
Meadows Bros, LLC$4,979$1,823-63.4%
Robert M. Kline Jr.$59,618$1,822-96.9%
Lonnie R. Moomaw Jr.$14,275$1,800-87.4%
Terry M. Sager$8,507$1,757-79.3%
North Mountain Agri Enterprises, Inc.$0$1,722--
D & K Farms, Inc.$14,718$1,715-88.3%
Charles Dennis Miller$1,653$1,6530%
Christopher Coffman$0$1,650--
Thomas H. Garth Jr.$5,893$1,633-72.3%
David C. Miller$14,156$1,624-88.5%
Gordon Wayne Cullers Jr.$10,557$1,624-84.6%
Justin van Schmidt$6,198$1,577-74.6%
Brett Scott Smiley$8,565$1,556-81.8%
May Poultry Farm$8,560$1,518-82.3%
Giulianna Terrell$3,154$1,516-51.9%
Jeremy Vanlear Kiracofe$0$1,485--
Harold S. Horton$0$1,485--
Forrest L. Downey$18,764$1,479-92.1%
John V. Grace$1,476$1,4760%
Raymond E. Carr Jr.$685$1,455112.4%
Sonny's Side Poultry, Inc.$8,103$1,449-82.1%
Long Meadow Farms, LLC$12,116$1,436-88.1%
Carlyle D. Grimm$11,360$1,400-87.7%
Greystone Spring Farm$4,373$1,391-68.2%
Barbara A. Grace$1,372$1,3720%
Christine F. Grace$1,372$1,3720%
Carla G. Mitchell$4,378$1,356-69%
Dale W. Shank$4,304$1,356-68.5%
John A. Branner$7,705$1,353-82.4%
Edgar W. Yancey Jr.$6,575$1,329-79.8%
John W. Bailey$0$1,321--
Lawrence E. Hensley$7,051$1,308-81.4%
Rudolph Moomaw$8,256$1,298-84.3%
Frances Ann Jones$0$1,265--
Michael Witmer$12,821$1,260-90.2%
Daniel Miller Beam$6,340$1,260-80.1%
Norman H. Armstrong$2,930$1,246-57.5%
Felicia F. Crawford$0$1,210--
Lewis M. Driver$7,259$1,209-83.3%
William J Snuffin JR$1,206$1,2060%
Bryan W. Kyger$0$1,155--
Daniel B. Luebben$13,503$1,146-91.5%
Lowell E. Turner$4,191$1,136-72.9%
William R. Dovel$4,993$1,118-77.6%
Bruce E. Secrist$6,390$1,117-82.5%
Michael W. Price$5,087$1,091-78.6%
James W. Thompson$1,068$1,0680%
Gerald L. Crider$6,406$1,042-83.7%
CURTIS W FUNKHOUSER SR Estate$0$1,021--
Harry D. Coffman$10,154$1,006-90.1%
Jerry L. Cleaver$6,465$1,002-84.5%
Jeffery del Showalter$6,704$999-85.1%
Sheldon J. Hartman$3,861$966-75%
Samuel Joseph Coffman$1,568$964-38.5%
Tommy L. Arbogast$3,729$948-74.6%
Edward L. Dean$2,948$938-68.2%
Darlene N. Lohr$3,495$930-73.4%
Chad G. Branson$2,681$928-65.4%
Eugene R. Lareau$912$9120%
Lawrence E. Cline$4,279$911-78.7%
Kevin Birt$2,212$896-59.5%
Rusty L. Cornwell$13,921$876-93.7%
Sheila Marie Bowman$5,056$873-82.7%
James L. Flory$864$8640%
George D. Jones$2,655$860-67.6%
Andrew Arrington$4,846$822-83%
Beverly W. Keller$3,728$820-78%
Jordan EDD Showalter$36,964$815-97.8%
Wayne W. Cupp$2,672$804-69.9%
Harry Lee Showalter$171,756$800-99.5%
James J. Holsinger$789$7890%
Warren E. Showalter$5,755$758-86.8%
Barbara B. Wrenn$2,477$747-69.8%
Theodore Keith Grogg$0$743--
Samuel Page Rexrode$3,954$739-81.3%
Dorothy Rosen$2,849$722-74.7%
Eldon L. Baum$3,115$716-77%
Charles E. Airey$0$715--
Holsinger Homeplace Farms, LLC$4,721$712-84.9%
Mill Spring Farm, LLC$704$7040%
Keith A. Figgins$3,894$699-82%
Megan Colaw$0$677--
Dickie L. Yankey$5,240$655-87.5%
Amanda Eppard$3,600$635-82.4%
Matthew T. Lawrence$2,574$634-75.4%
Danny W. Ritchie$13,566$596-95.6%
Barry M. Armstrong$583$5830%
Springdale Farm of Cross Keys, LLC$0$571--
John J. Deavers$7,040$560-92%
Richard W. McKenzie$0$550--
Brenda D. Thompson$3,168$537-83%
Timothy W. Clary II$3,873$535-86.2%
Aaron Lewis Figgins$1,871$532-71.6%
Larry L. Seal$3,625$526-85.5%
Thomas L. Cline$3,054$519-83%
William L. Simmons$1,444$513-64.5%
Elwood L. Cullers$1,760$510-71%
John W. Blosser Sr.$2,521$509-79.8%
Blake William Showalter$1,728$500-71.1%
Ellen C. Branner$0$495--
Madeline V. Lam$172$486182.6%
Cindy B. Ware$485$4850%
Gregory Garber$1,947$482-75.2%
Shelvin L. Arey$475$4750%
Eddie W. Dean$3,039$472-84.5%
Allen T. Williams$2,046$466-77.2%
Stephen D. Koehn$4,574$464-89.9%
David Baker$2,895$446-84.6%
Hobbit Hill Farm, LLC$488$444-9%
Jeffrey L. Mathias$2,170$437-79.9%
Philip Liskey$2,123$432-79.7%
Pamela Noel Monger$1,465$428-70.8%
Timothy Scott Seal$4,512$425-90.6%
James M. Janney$5,584$420-92.5%
Kevin Carter$185$405118.9%
Brian David Mongold$4,640$400-91.4%
William S. Craun$1,400$392-72%
Timothy W. Maupin$602$388-35.5%
Robert L. Hill Jr.$1,276$341-73.3%
Bonnie W. Young$324$3240%
Timothy E. Myers$693$311-55.1%
Nicholas A. Whitelock$854$304-64.4%
Brian David Jenkins$605$283-53.2%
Michael S. Keller$1,475$276-81.3%
Arron Scott Lawson$6,264$275-95.6%
Dana J. Cornett$270$2700%
William T. Reamer$1,472$242-83.6%
Elizabeth Payne Putney$0$240--
Jeremy D. Houff$803$238-70.4%
Everett Kennedy$2,696$236-91.2%
Every Soul Acres, LLC$363$231-36.4%
Harold Breeden$1,422$228-84%
John D. Manson$342$218-36.3%
Gale F. Dever$1,524$217-85.8%
DR Angus, LLC$1,264$204-83.9%
Windy Meadow Farm, LLC$975$200-79.5%
Sandra Emswiler Gay$0$198--
Michael B. Riggleman$924$190-79.4%
Donna L. Morgan$726$146-79.9%
Joshua R. Collins$708$123-82.6%
Darrell Switzer$121$1210%
Donald Switzer$121$1210%
Cynthia Koontz Lam$486$112-77%
David E. Baker$1,056$84-92%
Francis Anthony Pileski Jr.$275$66-76%
Valerie Elizabeth Dove$198$42-78.8%
Meadow Ridge Farms, Inc.$4,188$28-99.3%
Tommy Key Jones Jr.$65,623$10-100%
Bluestone Vineyard, Inc.$17,994$0-100%
Donna Elmore$1,216$0-100%
Franklin J. Wenger$88,667$0-100%
Jon L. Dellett$24$0-100%
Philip C. Martin$21,242$0-100%
Pine Grove Farm, LLC$167,451$0-100%
Sam J. Wheelbarger$1,342$0-100%
Village Spring Farm, LLC$79,572$0-100%
Wesley S. Runion$440$0-100%
Brian D. Jenkins$462$0-100%
Christopher Wayne Billhimer$8,478$0-100%
Curtis W. Funkhouser Sr.$8,830$0-100%
Duane S. White$495$0-100%
Glenhaven Greenhouses, LLC$5,464$0-100%
Kim Halterman$235$0-100%
Kim's Greenhouse LC$38,334$0-100%
North Mountain Agri Enterprises I$5,266$0-100%
Sak Enterprises$1,179$0-100%
Samuel J. Coffman$1,460$0-100%
Spitzer Bros$427$0-100%
Steven H. Tusing$3,410$0-100%
Susie Q Farm$3,180$0-100%
Timothy Edward Dove$862$0-100%
Wayne D. Showalter$1,100$0-100%
Darrell W. Landes$580$0-100%
Double J Livestock, LLC$275,605$0-100%
Dusty Road Dairy, LLC$51,567$0-100%
Galen J. Beery$698$0-100%
Patchwork Acres, LLC$1,100$0-100%
Paul Timothy Craig$1,775$0-100%
Rhodes Driver Dairy, LLC$47,744$0-100%
Robert Grant Plaugher$1,375$0-100%
Samuel H. Zimmerman$29,867$0-100%
Bonnie L. Monger$2,048$0-100%
Bradley Johnston Lewis$702$0-100%
Bruce Lyle Blosser III$1,210$0-100%
John W. Gordon Jr.$1,155$0-100%
Marianna M. Terrell$2,418$0-100%
Mary Frances Hisey$3,082$0-100%
Randy Lee Seal$863$0-100%
Brenda Charron Craig$4,897$0-100%
Ronney L. Cornwell$13,598$0-100%
Steven P. Frysinger$427$0-100%
Andrew N. Showalter$49,881$0-100%
Barry F. Wilkins Jr.$13,624$0-100%
James Armstrong$1,531$0-100%
Marceline Vineyards, LLC$3,307$0-100%
Springdale Farm of Cross Keys, LL$13,350$0-100%
Allen C. Biller$256$0-100%
Bowman Agricultural Enterprises$72,936$0-100%
Bowman Hearty, LLC$102,690$0-100%
Bowman Orchards, L.L.C.$324,756$0-100%
Carroll Rodney Ryan$3,853$0-100%
Curtis Wayne Yankey$8,892$0-100%
Edward K. Dean$6,655$0-100%
Galen P. Cullers$2,504$0-100%
Stanley J. Roller$1,794$0-100%
Joseph D. Dodson$8,329$0-100%
Larry G. Whetzel$10,670$0-100%
Patrick Oneil Ryan$5,515$0-100%
Richard L. Strickler$440$0-100%
Short Mountain Orchard Contractor$41,635$0-100%
Showalters Orchard & Greenhouse L$17,080$0-100%
Total subsidies$9,882,586$6,195,432-37.3%

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