Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Lincoln County farmers in 2021 reached $1,181,483

Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Lincoln County farmers in 2021 reached ,181,483
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Farms in Lincoln County received $1,181,483 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 214 subsidies provided, the largest was for Piedmont Turf Farm, Inc., which received $119,531 for the claim of “Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act”.

The smallest subsidy provided to a Lincoln County farmer was $3 to Jackie Lemmond.

There were 291 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies rose by $127,771.

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 Lincoln County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer $ Received Reason for Subsidy Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Piedmont Turf Farm, Inc. $119,531 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $119,531
Jonathan L. Burton $111,220 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $111,220
David R. Lutz $104,061 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1 $104,750
Lewis E. Smith $79,380 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $79,380
Clay David Heafner $72,664 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $72,664
Douglas O. Huss $52,013 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1 $53,637
Clifford D. Potter $50,875 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
G & L Farms of Lincoln County, LLC $45,972 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1 $45,972
David McCart $43,499 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $43,499
Kevin E. Lutz $42,953 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
John N. Leatherman $25,688 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $28,343
Stephen B. Secrest $24,727 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $27,258
Ronald Nash $22,880 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $22,880
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $13,683 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Charles D. Hamilton II $13,670 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $32,595
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $12,298 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Charles D. Hamilton II $12,187 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $32,595
L. J. Seagle III $11,478 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $12,596
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $10,560 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $10,495 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Kevin E. Lutz $9,968 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $104,347
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $9,787 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Leslie Ann K. Secrest $9,085 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares 2.1 $9,085
Kevin E. Lutz $8,722 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $8,403 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $8,274 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $8,242 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Owenby Farm, LLC $7,647 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $8,361
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $7,598 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Mcalister Dairy Farm, Inc. $7,201 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $7,623
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $7,051 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Loy K. Huss $6,747 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $8,028
William Brett Edwards $6,738 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $12,953
Kevin E. Lutz $6,731 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Charles Allen Waters $6,305 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $6,305
Kevin E. Lutz $6,239 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
William Brett Edwards $6,205 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $12,953
Donny G. Abernethy $5,833 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $6,017
Roy Charles Keener $5,673 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $5,673
Kevin E. Lutz $5,356 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Phyllis Lynch $5,324 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $5,324
Kevin E. Lutz $5,274 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Kevin E. Lutz $5,254 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Kevin E. Lutz $4,843 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Kevin E. Lutz $4,494 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Randall S. Davis $4,386 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $4,386
Charles D. Hamilton II $3,720 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $32,595
Pendleton & Pendleton PA Profit S $3,656 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $9,123
Pendleton & Pendleton PA Profit S $3,637 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $9,123
William Y. Kistler $3,277 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $4,321
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $3,255 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $102,308
Max A. Caldwell Jr. $3,241 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $6,581
Tony R. Jones $2,917 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $2,917
Roderick Lavant Cronland $2,805 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $2,805
Dale C Shronce $2,775 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $6,469
Max A. Caldwell Jr. $2,672 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $6,581
Dale C Shronce $2,616 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $6,469
Stephen B. Secrest $2,531 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $27,258
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $2,350 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $102,308
Kevin E. Lutz $2,346 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $104,347
Jackie Lemmond $2,272 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,574
Thomas J. Little $2,254 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $3,092
Justin Wayne Dagenhart $2,218 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,218
Diane L Stibbard $2,005 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $5,124
Clifford D. Potter $2,000 Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program $52,875
Diane L Stibbard $1,995 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $5,124
Mark Blake $1,852 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,852
Pendleton & Pendleton PA Profit S $1,726 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $9,123
Douglas O. Huss $1,624 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $53,637
Jackie S. Boyd $1,572 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,572
Kevin E. Lutz $1,498 Dairy Margin Coverage Program $104,347
Kenneth C. Dellinger Sr. $1,446 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,446
William Patrick Gibson $1,427 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,427
Eric W. Conner $1,381 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,381
Mark Stamey Parker $1,369 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,369
Terrell Hugh Setzer $1,339 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $1,339
Jones Family Trust $1,334 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $2,167
Frank A. Grigg $1,281 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,281
Charles P. Henley $1,229 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,459
Charles P. Henley $1,229 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,459
Dennis L Baadte $1,220 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,236
Charles D. Hamilton II $1,184 Agricultural Risk Coverage Program – County $32,595
Glenn R. Moffat $1,166 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,166
Diane L Stibbard $1,124 Price Loss Coverage Program $5,124
Dale C Shronce $1,078 Agricultural Risk Coverage Program – County $6,469
Carol H. Simmons Separate Trust Under the H. M. Henderson Lo $1,003 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,003
Bess Farms, Inc. $977 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,300
John N. Leatherman $974 Price Loss Coverage Program $28,343
John N. Leatherman $963 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $28,343
William Y. Kistler $963 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $4,321
Charles D. Hamilton II $908 Agricultural Risk Coverage Program – County $32,595
Kevin E. Heavner $906 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,749
Jeffrey Michael Dellinger $889 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $889
Joshua E. Gantt $872 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $1,800
Norman Murphy $852 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $1,521
Mary J. Conrad $835 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $835
Maple Springs Farm, LLC $835 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $835
Mary Sherrill Cline $825 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $825
Robert S Kalmbacher $824 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $824
Lynch’s Dairy, Inc. $819 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $819
Jones Family Trust $791 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $2,167
Mark Anthony Reel $785 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $785
Andrea Oppy $776 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $985
Sonya S. Garmon $771 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $771
Billy E. Lynch $714 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $714
Joshua E. Gantt $710 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,800
Upholt Lynch Revocable Trust $707 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $707
Lawrence Heafner $702 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $702
Thomas J. Little $696 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $3,092
David R. Lutz $689 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $104,750
Norman Murphy $669 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,521
Max A. Caldwell Jr. $668 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $6,581
Howard Franklin Goodson Jr. $667 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $667
Alan A. Howard $665 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $665
Kevin E. Heavner $662 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $1,749
Jeffrey L. Stevens $623 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $623
Owenby Farm, LLC $610 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $8,361
Kevin E. Lutz $587 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $104,347
Steve A. Goodson $580 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $580
Jimmy Reel $570 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $570
William L. Clark $568 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $568
Loy K. Huss $549 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
Kenneth Brian Bowman $538 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $538
Dennis L Baadte $508 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $2,236
Kenneth C. Dellinger Jr. $501 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $501
Gary D. Ballard $498 Price Loss Coverage Program $722
Samuel Goodson $495 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $855
Tim Stewart $486 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $486
Phillip Marion Parker $467 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $467
Charles D. Hamilton II $440 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $32,595
Jonathan R. Bradley $439 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $439
William H. Gold $436 Price Loss Coverage Program $436
Charles D. Hamilton II $432 Agricultural Risk Coverage Program – County $32,595
Mark Houston Ingle $425 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $425
Mcalister Dairy Farm, Inc. $423 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $7,623
Dennis L Baadte $406 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $2,236
Samuel Goodson $360 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $855
Guy Hampton Perkins $352 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $352
Joseph Eugene Franz $330 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $330
Roy L. Helton $315 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $315
Piedmont Jerseys, LLC $313 Price Loss Coverage Program $102,308
Kenneth Rose $280 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $375
Larry D. Eaker $250 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $250
Freda Eaker Stamey $250 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $250
Loy K. Huss $242 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
John N. Leatherman $228 Price Loss Coverage Program $28,343
Terly Wray Gilbert $227 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $290
Gary D. Ballard $224 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $722
Joshua E. Gantt $218 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $1,800
Mark T. Looper $218 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $218
L. J. Seagle III $217 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Andrea Oppy $209 Price Loss Coverage Program $985
Bess Farms, Inc. $202 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,300
John N. Leatherman $197 Price Loss Coverage Program $28,343
John N. Leatherman $188 Price Loss Coverage Program $28,343
L. J. Seagle III $183 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Michael T. Ross $177 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $177
Kevin E. Heavner $167 Price Loss Coverage Program $1,749
Loy K. Huss $160 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
L. J. Seagle III $152 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
L. J. Seagle III $152 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Gary Sidney Eudy $131 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $292
Gina E. Carey $131 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $176
Bess Farms, Inc. $121 Conservation Reserve Program Payment – Annual Rental $1,300
L. J. Seagle III $117 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Gary Sidney Eudy $116 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $292
Howard B. Reinhardt $109 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Livestock and Poultry $109
Donny G. Abernethy $107 Price Loss Coverage Program $6,017
Pendleton & Pendleton PA Profit S $104 Price Loss Coverage Program $9,123
Owenby Farm, LLC $103 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $8,361
Dennis L Baadte $102 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program – Plus 3 Assistance Program $2,236
L. J. Seagle III $102 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Kenneth Rose $95 Price Loss Coverage Program $375
Loy K. Huss $95 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
Don Pendleton $93 Price Loss Coverage Program $93
John N. Leatherman $93 Price Loss Coverage Program $28,343
Jackie Lemmond $93 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,574
L. J. Seagle III $92 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Susan P. Abernethy $89 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program – Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act $89
Kevin E. Lutz $81 Price Loss Coverage Program $104,347
William Y. Kistler $81 Price Loss Coverage Program $4,321
Jackie Lemmond $75 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,574
Jackie Lemmond $71 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,574
Loy K. Huss $63 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
Loy K. Huss $63 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
Terly Wray Gilbert $63 Price Loss Coverage Program $290
Donny G. Abernethy $56 Price Loss Coverage Program $6,017
Charles D. Hamilton II $55 Price Loss Coverage Program $32,595
L. J. Seagle III $49 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Thomas J. Little $46 Price Loss Coverage Program $3,092
Gary Sidney Eudy $45 Price Loss Coverage Program $292
Gina E. Carey $45 Price Loss Coverage Program $176
Jackie Lemmond $45 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,574
Thomas J. Little $43 Price Loss Coverage Program $3,092
Jones Family Trust $42 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,167
Loy K. Huss $42 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
Loy K. Huss $40 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
L. J. Seagle III $38 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Thomas J. Little $35 Price Loss Coverage Program $3,092
Donny G. Abernethy $21 Price Loss Coverage Program $6,017
L. J. Seagle III $16 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,596
Kevin E. Heavner $15 Price Loss Coverage Program $1,749
Jessica Meisner $14 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $14
Loy K. Huss $14 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
Elizabeth B. Davis $13 Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 – Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities $18
Loy K. Huss $13 Price Loss Coverage Program $8,028
Thomas J. Little $12 Price Loss Coverage Program $3,092
John N. Leatherman $12 Price Loss Coverage Program $28,343
Jackie Lemmond $11 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,574
William Brett Edwards $10 Price Loss Coverage Program $12,953
Thomas J. Little $6 Price Loss Coverage Program $3,092
Elizabeth B. Davis $5 Price Loss Coverage Program $18
Jackie Lemmond $4 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,574
Jackie Lemmond $3 Price Loss Coverage Program $2,574


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