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In 2021, 76 farmers in cities within Lincoln County received a total of $980,924 in 118 farm subsidies, a 0.9% increase from 2020, when the total was $972,287 in 218 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan L. Burton | $0 | $111,220 | -- |
| David R. Lutz | $2,750 | $104,750 | 3,709.1% |
| Kevin E. Lutz | $97,118 | $104,346 | 7.4% |
| Piedmont Jerseys, LLC | $113,848 | $102,309 | -10.1% |
| Lewis E. Smith | $221,321 | $79,380 | -64.1% |
| Clay David Heafner | $0 | $72,664 | -- |
| Douglas O. Huss | $7,386 | $53,637 | 626.2% |
| Clifford D. Potter | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| G & L Farms of Lincoln County, LLC | $0 | $45,972 | -- |
| Charles D. Hamilton II | $40,744 | $32,596 | -20% |
| John N. Leatherman | $40,486 | $28,343 | -30% |
| Stephen B. Secrest | $57,894 | $27,258 | -52.9% |
| Ronald Nash | $22,880 | $22,880 | 0% |
| William Brett Edwards | $13,107 | $12,953 | -1.2% |
| L. J. Seagle III | $20,656 | $12,596 | -39% |
| Pendleton & Pendleton PA Profit S | $9,582 | $9,123 | -4.8% |
| Leslie Ann K. Secrest | $0 | $9,085 | -- |
| Loy K. Huss | $14,709 | $8,028 | -45.4% |
| Max A. Caldwell Jr. | $8,511 | $6,581 | -22.7% |
| Dale C Shronce | $24,315 | $6,468 | -73.4% |
| Charles Allen Waters | $21,406 | $6,305 | -70.5% |
| Roy Charles Keener | $20,987 | $5,673 | -73% |
| Phyllis Lynch | $14,528 | $5,324 | -63.4% |
| Diane L Stibbard | $2,440 | $5,124 | 110% |
| Randall S. Davis | $7,027 | $4,386 | -37.6% |
| William Y. Kistler | $11,676 | $4,321 | -63% |
| Thomas J. Little | $11,751 | $3,092 | -73.7% |
| Tony R. Jones | $16,730 | $2,917 | -82.6% |
| Roderick Lavant Cronland | $0 | $2,805 | -- |
| Dennis L Baadte | $4,485 | $2,236 | -50.1% |
| Jones Family Trust | $2,149 | $2,167 | 0.8% |
| Joshua E. Gantt | $3,523 | $1,800 | -48.9% |
| Kevin E. Heavner | $5,963 | $1,750 | -70.7% |
| Jackie S. Boyd | $2,401 | $1,572 | -34.5% |
| Kenneth C. Dellinger Sr. | $6,655 | $1,446 | -78.3% |
| William Patrick Gibson | $1,884 | $1,427 | -24.3% |
| Eric W. Conner | $1,986 | $1,381 | -30.5% |
| Mark Stamey Parker | $6,866 | $1,369 | -80.1% |
| Terrell Hugh Setzer | $0 | $1,339 | -- |
| Bess Farms, Inc. | $5,152 | $1,299 | -74.8% |
| Frank A. Grigg | $9,439 | $1,281 | -86.4% |
| Glenn R. Moffat | $5,968 | $1,166 | -80.5% |
| Carol H. Simmons Separate Trust Under the H. M. Henderson Lo | $1,003 | $1,003 | 0% |
| Andrea Oppy | $953 | $985 | 3.4% |
| Jeffrey Michael Dellinger | $4,059 | $889 | -78.1% |
| Mary J. Conrad | $1,747 | $835 | -52.2% |
| Maple Springs Farm, LLC | $22,571 | $835 | -96.3% |
| Mary Sherrill Cline | $0 | $825 | -- |
| Robert S Kalmbacher | $3,685 | $824 | -77.6% |
| Mark Anthony Reel | $3,211 | $785 | -75.6% |
| Sonya S. Garmon | $1,763 | $771 | -56.3% |
| Gary D. Ballard | $1,076 | $722 | -32.9% |
| Billy E. Lynch | $3,278 | $714 | -78.2% |
| Upholt Lynch Revocable Trust | $2,904 | $707 | -75.7% |
| Lawrence Heafner | $2,991 | $702 | -76.5% |
| Alan A. Howard | $846 | $665 | -21.4% |
| Jeffrey L. Stevens | $3,828 | $623 | -83.7% |
| Jimmy Reel | $2,387 | $570 | -76.1% |
| William L. Clark | $3,532 | $568 | -83.9% |
| Kenneth Brian Bowman | $3,136 | $538 | -82.8% |
| Jonathan R. Bradley | $2,976 | $438 | -85.3% |
| William H. Gold | $1,866 | $436 | -76.6% |
| Mark Houston Ingle | $504 | $425 | -15.7% |
| Kenneth Rose | $790 | $375 | -52.5% |
| Guy Hampton Perkins | $1,243 | $352 | -71.7% |
| Roy L. Helton | $1,364 | $315 | -76.9% |
| Gary Sidney Eudy | $0 | $292 | -- |
| Terly Wray Gilbert | $550 | $290 | -47.3% |
| Larry D. Eaker | $250 | $250 | 0% |
| Freda Eaker Stamey | $250 | $250 | 0% |
| Mark T. Looper | $1,028 | $218 | -78.8% |
| Michael T. Ross | $1,023 | $177 | -82.7% |
| Gina E. Carey | $116 | $176 | 51.7% |
| Don Pendleton | $638 | $93 | -85.4% |
| Elizabeth B. Davis | $32 | $18 | -43.8% |
| Jessica Meisner | $11 | $14 | 27.3% |
| Hugh Sidney Eudy Family Trust | $374 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael L. Smith | $196 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Oneil Cline | $1,766 | $0 | -100% |
| Billie C. Buff | $489 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia N. Digh | $10,985 | $0 | -100% |
| Fredrick Carpenter | $578 | $0 | -100% |
| John David Ledford | $352 | $0 | -100% |
| Josh - Beam Berry Patch Beam | $22,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Marianne H. Yoder | $298 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman P. Heavner | $455 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $972,287 | $980,924 | 0.9% |
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