Local Government
How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did 64 farmers in Novinger receive in 2021?
Published 02/27/24
Of the 111 subsidies provided, the largest was for Edward Grgurich, which received $19,984 for the claim of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities.
The smallest subsidy provided to Novinger farmers was $10 to J. D. Miller, Marion Miller and Stanley T. Walters.
There were 128 less subsidies in 2021 than the year before, when there were 239.
The total value of the subsidies fell by $579,175 from the previous year.
Overall, 64 farmers received financial aid in the city.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.
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.
Subsidies Received by Novinger Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Grgurich | $19,984 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Tricia K. Fehr | $16,574 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Eschmann Farms, Inc. | $16,531 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Russell T. Wayman | $15,417 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Mabel M Hill Trust | $10,265 | Grasslands Reserve Program |
| Russell T. Wayman | $9,002 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Mark A. Grgurich | $8,148 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| James Grgurich | $7,352 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Gary Luman | $7,341 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Richard K. Novinger | $7,266 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Ivan L. Daniels | $6,938 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Greg Klokkenga | $6,088 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Mark A. Grgurich | $5,813 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Russell T. Wayman | $5,600 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Scott Eitel | $4,909 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Vicky L. Steele | $4,897 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Edward Grgurich | $4,771 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Matt Greathouse | $3,807 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Stanley T. Walters | $3,608 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| David A. Kittle | $3,280 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Troy Smith | $3,062 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Bert Morrow | $3,012 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Richard Entwistle | $2,945 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Tim Eschmann | $2,915 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Charles E Heidenwith | $2,907 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| John R. Eitel | $2,896 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Colton Rodney Scott | $2,848 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Scott Eitel | $2,840 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Mark A. Grgurich | $2,795 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Russell T. Wayman | $2,795 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Dennis Wilson | $2,704 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Colton Rodney Scott | $2,696 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Patrick McCarty | $2,520 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Colton Rodney Scott | $2,470 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Marion Miller | $2,462 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Donnie Yantis | $2,393 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Troy Smith | $2,152 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Ivan L. Daniels | $2,118 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Gary Grubrich | $2,082 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Joe Amidei | $2,080 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Stanley T. Walters | $2,015 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Dennis Fechtling | $1,881 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| James Grgurich | $1,863 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Chris E. Jones | $1,830 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Stanley T. Walters | $1,715 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Stanley T. Walters | $1,676 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Dennis Fehr | $1,665 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| John R. Eitel | $1,523 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| John D Miller, II & Jenrose E Miller Family Trust | $1,522 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jayd Frazier | $1,485 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Edward Grgurich | $1,472 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Dennis Fechtling | $1,465 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| William James Willis | $1,395 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Timothy W. Findling | $1,363 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Keith Hammons | $1,268 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| J. D. Miller | $1,231 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Todd A. Smith | $1,068 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| James Grgurich | $1,049 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Richard Frazier | $1,044 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| David A. Kittle | $1,027 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Greg Klokkenga | $988 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Heather J. Halley | $939 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Charles E Heidenwith | $882 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Gayle Scott | $847 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Linda Himes | $830 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Todd A. Smith | $826 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Todd A. Smith | $811 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| John R. Eitel | $808 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Charles E Heidenwith | $795 | Grasslands Reserve Program |
| Thomas Daugherty | $775 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Vicky L. Steele | $744 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Joyce Lundstrom | $725 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Glen Darr | $691 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Garrett D. Gillespie | $659 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jeffry A. Daniels | $634 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Barbara Smith | $601 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Troy Smith | $564 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Richard Frazier | $551 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Kevin Ballinger | $537 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Dennis Wilson | $512 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Ballinger Trust | $506 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Larry L. Smith | $470 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Terry Rodman | $434 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jeffrey D. Smith | $416 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Gary Russell England | $415 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Ethan Charles Gooch | $400 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Danny Amidei | $379 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Gary Grubrich | $365 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Gary Luman | $350 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Joyce Lundstrom | $330 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Richard W. Morelock | $314 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Ethan Charles Gooch | $300 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| Clifford Halley | $291 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Joyce Hammons | $277 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Brittany G. Huffman | $246 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Ivan L. Daniels | $230 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Terry Rodman | $213 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Flying M Farms | $210 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Jeffry A. Daniels | $194 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Dennis Wilson | $139 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Heather J. Halley | $134 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| David A. Kittle | $118 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Jason Daniels | $107 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| David L. Lewis | $54 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Charles E Heidenwith | $43 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Vicky L. Steele | $43 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| John R. Eitel | $35 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Joyce Hammons | $20 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| J. D. Miller | $10 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Marion Miller | $10 | Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage |
| Stanley T. Walters | $10 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Total subsidies | $271,622 | - |
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