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In 2021, 123 farmers in cities within Lincoln County received a total of $2 million in 236 farm subsidies, a 77.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $9 million in 412 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donley Farms, Inc. | $834,225 | $190,515 | -77.2% |
| Astle Farms, LLC | $307,727 | $175,509 | -43% |
| Bootjack Dairy, Inc. | $854,211 | $168,689 | -80.3% |
| Four Brothers Dairy, Inc. | $1,259,785 | $131,564 | -89.6% |
| Braun Farms, LLC | $285,432 | $122,421 | -57.1% |
| R & L Lezamiz, Inc. | $374,491 | $121,166 | -67.6% |
| Eugene L. Shaw | $177,226 | $81,654 | -53.9% |
| Morning Star Organic Farm, LLC | $183,894 | $80,010 | -56.5% |
| Wm Hubert Shaw | $296,799 | $73,351 | -75.3% |
| Steven D. Fields | $53,847 | $50,959 | -5.4% |
| Rita Shaw | $197,758 | $48,931 | -75.3% |
| Bilbao Ranch, LLC | $88,200 | $38,091 | -56.8% |
| A Plus Ranch, LLC | $1,688 | $37,480 | 2,120.4% |
| Devan R. Hubert | $321,814 | $33,985 | -89.4% |
| Russell Pantone | $150,554 | $33,004 | -78.1% |
| Dwight Bingham | $108,474 | $27,613 | -74.5% |
| Marty Bennett | $94,661 | $26,778 | -71.7% |
| Jeff Weber | $94,153 | $26,433 | -71.9% |
| John Leguineche | $32,024 | $23,101 | -27.9% |
| Gary F. Bowman | $28,768 | $22,966 | -20.2% |
| Robert M. Telford | $40,496 | $22,262 | -45% |
| Burmah Triangle, LLC | $34,202 | $18,731 | -45.2% |
| Chris Taber | $28,019 | $17,052 | -39.1% |
| Buena Vista Dairy, LLC | $24,103 | $16,818 | -30.2% |
| J & V Dairy, LLC | $974,204 | $16,467 | -98.3% |
| Keri Jo Weber | $35,928 | $15,226 | -57.6% |
| Gary Eden | $25,314 | $14,998 | -40.8% |
| Devan Luke Hubert | $46,480 | $14,263 | -69.3% |
| Will Granden | $29,872 | $12,816 | -57.1% |
| Tra-Company Farms, Inc. | $29,145 | $12,726 | -56.3% |
| Ellis L. Gooch | $18,845 | $12,333 | -34.6% |
| Highland Dairy, LLC | $198,657 | $12,145 | -93.9% |
| Hendren Ranch | $18,269 | $11,643 | -36.3% |
| VM & WH Hendren | $30,729 | $11,557 | -62.4% |
| Ronald P. Goicoechea | $70,639 | $11,429 | -83.8% |
| Lezamiz Partnership | $11,906 | $10,778 | -9.5% |
| William Thomas Billington | $32,435 | $10,659 | -67.1% |
| Frias Calves Ranch, LLC | $327,840 | $10,500 | -96.8% |
| Trevor Clyde Eldredge | $5,445 | $10,109 | 85.7% |
| Big Wood Farms, LLC | $19,299 | $9,381 | -51.4% |
| Mr. Vernon Wade Elison | $63,155 | $9,352 | -85.2% |
| 7K Livestock, LLC | $26,911 | $9,076 | -66.3% |
| Harold Cook | $49,154 | $8,803 | -82.1% |
| Pendleton Custom Farming, LLC | $21,559 | $8,594 | -60.1% |
| Nick Westendorf | $19,865 | $8,568 | -56.9% |
| Robinson & Sorensen | $21,361 | $8,025 | -62.4% |
| Rodney Hubsmith | $23,035 | $7,981 | -65.4% |
| John L. McGhee | $39,147 | $7,902 | -79.8% |
| Ernie's Organics, LLC | $43,172 | $7,518 | -82.6% |
| HI-Line Farms, Inc. | $8,973 | $7,217 | -19.6% |
| Patricia J. Damele | $29,340 | $7,180 | -75.5% |
| Gary McCowan | $19,339 | $6,949 | -64.1% |
| Randy Adams | $14,916 | $6,839 | -54.1% |
| Clay Crawford | $10,306 | $6,615 | -35.8% |
| Norman Farms, LLC | $7,821 | $6,459 | -17.4% |
| Rodney Riley | $31,872 | $6,022 | -81.1% |
| Johnny G. Allen | $7,000 | $5,827 | -16.8% |
| Charles J. Ritter | $13,000 | $5,270 | -59.5% |
| Barry Dalton | $47,822 | $4,760 | -90% |
| Michael Stephen Cenarrusa | $5,813 | $4,622 | -20.5% |
| Jess W. Southwick | $47,101 | $4,508 | -90.4% |
| Lezamiz Farms, LLC | $4,261 | $4,394 | 3.1% |
| Lezamiz Brothers | $10,289 | $4,338 | -57.8% |
| Carl J. Horn | $18,608 | $4,194 | -77.5% |
| James C. Castle | $22,058 | $4,070 | -81.5% |
| Cenarrusa Land & Livestock, LLC | $17,732 | $3,959 | -77.7% |
| Andrew Hubert Shaw | $35,604 | $3,667 | -89.7% |
| H Plus Livestock, LLC | $33,507 | $3,290 | -90.2% |
| Steven H. Sheppeard | $19,676 | $3,150 | -84% |
| Leland Towne | $2,795 | $3,139 | 12.3% |
| Adams Livestock | $28,955 | $2,985 | -89.7% |
| Berny Lee Marquez B & J Ranch | $3,039 | $2,859 | -5.9% |
| Karen C. Fields | $3,312 | $2,701 | -18.4% |
| Delbert A. Tree | $3,926 | $2,664 | -32.1% |
| Benjamin Berthelson | $10,994 | $2,658 | -75.8% |
| Walter N. Bowman | $5,558 | $2,596 | -53.3% |
| Marilyn S. Neyman | $2,756 | $2,526 | -8.3% |
| Brasil Beef | $0 | $2,362 | -- |
| Gloria L. Parker | $10,708 | $2,308 | -78.4% |
| Vano Ranch, LLC | $11,617 | $2,123 | -81.7% |
| David Hill | $11,724 | $2,113 | -82% |
| Deann Koonce | $2,162 | $2,107 | -2.5% |
| Waylon Eden | $10,758 | $2,068 | -80.8% |
| Christine Tschannen | $11,282 | $2,033 | -82% |
| William Trever Rands | $5,164 | $2,022 | -60.8% |
| Daniel G. Durand | $2,248 | $2,011 | -10.5% |
| Lockwood Land & Livestock | $7,458 | $1,907 | -74.4% |
| Allan G. Stowell | $4,935 | $1,779 | -64% |
| William Johnston | $1,777 | $1,718 | -3.3% |
| C. J. Palmer | $7,898 | $1,558 | -80.3% |
| Roxanne Carol Brownlee | $1,313 | $1,457 | 11% |
| Rooted, Inc. | $1,051 | $1,401 | 33.3% |
| Charles E. Newell | $4,806 | $1,361 | -71.7% |
| Pake-Os M Palmer | $3,498 | $1,336 | -61.8% |
| John R. Brooks | $5,467 | $1,312 | -76% |
| Kelly Shannon Jennings | $6,259 | $1,264 | -79.8% |
| Whit Bingham | $4,432 | $1,260 | -71.6% |
| Steven Edward Bilbao | $8,564 | $1,237 | -85.6% |
| Farrol Renner | $5,349 | $1,178 | -78% |
| Gary Jerome | $3,977 | $1,064 | -73.2% |
| Hank R. Bingham | $1,881 | $998 | -46.9% |
| Myrna Kaylynn Diehl | $3,927 | $901 | -77.1% |
| Burt Bingham | $1,650 | $841 | -49% |
| Kole R. Peck | $256,220 | $833 | -99.7% |
| Dale Hellwinkel | $4,567 | $786 | -82.8% |
| Jill Dill | $4,224 | $765 | -81.9% |
| Joseph Vance Dill | $4,385 | $758 | -82.7% |
| Scott Perkins | $1,815 | $662 | -63.5% |
| Beverly Taber | $777 | $631 | -18.8% |
| Jarod Moore | $1,299 | $626 | -51.8% |
| Rick M. Hiatt | $1,702 | $496 | -70.9% |
| Dennis M. Race | $2,464 | $486 | -80.3% |
| Jacob Ross Dalton | $8,682 | $467 | -94.6% |
| Elizabeth Dorthea Dalton | $2,089 | $414 | -80.2% |
| Brad Stepanek | $7,202 | $374 | -94.8% |
| Chad Bates | $1,870 | $374 | -80% |
| Chad Milt Hayes | $602 | $344 | -42.9% |
| Celestinon Delacruz | $1,835 | $301 | -83.6% |
| Robert H. Hendren | $323 | $231 | -28.5% |
| Kelci Lois Searle | $1,236 | $218 | -82.4% |
| Todd Bollar | $2,143 | $197 | -90.8% |
| Brent Williams | $2,553 | $177 | -93.1% |
| Randy James Patterson | $641 | $149 | -76.8% |
| Buttcane Farms | $520 | $0 | -100% |
| James S. Exon | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Tyler M Cenarrusa | $7,413 | $0 | -100% |
| Colton Jerry Horn | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred Stechelin | $122 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelcie Bridges | $1,584 | $0 | -100% |
| William M. Braun | $1,622 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $8,981,807 | $2,038,398 | -77.3% |
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