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In 2021, 194 farmers in cities within Lexington County received a total of $2.1 million in 282 farm subsidies, a 29.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 519 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 Lexington County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Rawl Farms, Inc. | $500,000 | $500,000 | 0% |
| Carolina Enterprises of the Lowcountry, LLC | $0 | $495,000 | -- |
| Delano Kneece & Son, Inc. | $204,112 | $119,565 | -41.4% |
| Jeffrey Legree Kaigler | $225,964 | $97,210 | -57% |
| Tony R. Rucker | $181,104 | $83,805 | -53.7% |
| Rhine Russell Hoffman | $155,408 | $70,880 | -54.4% |
| Bermuda Boys Sod in | $0 | $53,342 | -- |
| Donna B. Proveaux | $0 | $43,439 | -- |
| Wayne Ervin Poole Jr. | $0 | $34,347 | -- |
| Three C Farms, LLC | $0 | $33,826 | -- |
| McLain R. Toole | $58,430 | $29,979 | -48.7% |
| Harmon Farms, LLC | $0 | $26,361 | -- |
| Jason R. Wise | $27,769 | $25,547 | -8% |
| Karson Farm, LLC | $41,040 | $24,331 | -40.7% |
| Andrew T. Jackson | $36,224 | $20,641 | -43% |
| Lastinger Farms, Inc. | $1,419 | $20,404 | 1,337.9% |
| Frye's Broiler Farm, LLC | $0 | $18,340 | -- |
| K & S Farms | $24,358 | $17,022 | -30.1% |
| Toa Timber, LLC | $4,074 | $16,048 | 293.9% |
| Porth Farms | $0 | $15,114 | -- |
| Valerie Windham Jackson | $37,829 | $14,973 | -60.4% |
| Craig D. Crumpton | $0 | $14,721 | -- |
| Henry D. Gunter | $31,091 | $14,324 | -53.9% |
| Terrell Pinkney Bouknight Trust | $0 | $12,713 | -- |
| Reggie E. Northcutt | $16,627 | $11,357 | -31.7% |
| Kenneth W. Lucas | $24,229 | $11,259 | -53.5% |
| Teddy Loyd Winegardner | $20,950 | $10,564 | -49.6% |
| Robert Peele | $7,066 | $10,295 | 45.7% |
| Mike H. Mccartha - Hollow Creek Tree Farm | $0 | $9,251 | -- |
| FSA | $0 | $8,202 | -- |
| C. A. Ricard | $24,739 | $8,010 | -67.6% |
| FSA | $0 | $7,807 | -- |
| Tony Ryan Rucker II | $6,673 | $6,671 | -0% |
| Faye T. Coats | $9,657 | $5,717 | -40.8% |
| Mark Fallaw | $17,961 | $5,682 | -68.4% |
| Watson Family Farms, LLC | $7,050 | $5,640 | -20% |
| Gayland L Cauthon Trustee FBO Steven R Cauthon | $3,666 | $5,152 | 40.5% |
| Joshua O Waters | $16,093 | $5,135 | -68.1% |
| Jay Samuel Griswold III | $13,316 | $5,047 | -62.1% |
| Joey Gunter | $12,297 | $5,033 | -59.1% |
| Brian Ortman | $17,735 | $5,019 | -71.7% |
| Isaac E. Davis III | $4,697 | $4,697 | 0% |
| Philip Matthews | $11,151 | $4,335 | -61.1% |
| Louise M. Cooper | $4,272 | $4,272 | 0% |
| Joel R. Keisler | $22,976 | $4,243 | -81.5% |
| Jeffrey E. Hunter | $1,559 | $4,136 | 165.3% |
| Mildred Lee Tanner | $10,461 | $4,119 | -60.6% |
| Ruth W. Mustard | $8,257 | $3,827 | -53.7% |
| Jackson Four Farms, LLC | $0 | $3,312 | -- |
| Geoffrey M. Gleaton | $3,300 | $3,300 | 0% |
| Timothy R. Chandler | $3,233 | $3,233 | 0% |
| James A. Livingston | $8,204 | $3,149 | -61.6% |
| Judson Paul Smith | $0 | $2,893 | -- |
| George Clark Ihrie | $6,039 | $2,747 | -54.5% |
| Barbara S. Thomas | $7,066 | $2,707 | -61.7% |
| Roger L. Hill | $12,989 | $2,701 | -79.2% |
| D & J Land, LLC | $2,572 | $2,572 | 0% |
| Mary A. Grass | $5,993 | $2,560 | -57.3% |
| Goddard Farm | $12,008 | $2,540 | -78.8% |
| Susan S. Fulmer | $3,637 | $2,380 | -34.6% |
| Wesley S. Miller Jr. | $17,995 | $2,279 | -87.3% |
| Norman J. Doster | $2,263 | $2,263 | 0% |
| Elzy A. Poole Jr. | $2,251 | $2,251 | 0% |
| Robert L. Slimp | $4,855 | $2,247 | -53.7% |
| Debra S. White | $2,107 | $2,107 | 0% |
| Patsy W. Ellis | $2,664 | $1,945 | -27% |
| Reed B. Bull Jr. | $2,136 | $1,863 | -12.8% |
| Peggy Phillips | $1,727 | $1,727 | 0% |
| Phillip W. Rawl | $22,451 | $1,719 | -92.3% |
| Lisa Lucas Longshore | $4,463 | $1,667 | -62.6% |
| Belton Clark | $1,678 | $1,620 | -3.5% |
| Barbara H Luberoff | $1,593 | $1,593 | 0% |
| Jackson Farms, LLC | $6,737 | $1,584 | -76.5% |
| Virginia C. Smith | $1,623 | $1,572 | -3.1% |
| Guy San Fratello | $2,086 | $1,477 | -29.2% |
| Francis C. Kennerly | $7,853 | $1,462 | -81.4% |
| Ray B. Proctor Jr. | $1,301 | $1,216 | -6.5% |
| Thomas C. Guess Jr. | $1,210 | $1,210 | 0% |
| Derwin Rish | $999 | $1,204 | 20.5% |
| Henry Eugene Delk Jr. | $0 | $1,170 | -- |
| Charles W. Sharpe | $8,338 | $1,166 | -86% |
| Charles R. Jumper | $0 | $1,136 | -- |
| Richard W Waters | $5,351 | $1,123 | -79% |
| Jason Kraft | $4,335 | $1,101 | -74.6% |
| Helen D. Lanier | $3,901 | $1,096 | -71.9% |
| Steven Rauch | $4,298 | $1,095 | -74.5% |
| Gail P. Corley | $1,653 | $1,088 | -34.2% |
| Christopher Franklin Seeby | $2,962 | $1,053 | -64.4% |
| Marcia H. Warren | $0 | $1,049 | -- |
| David A. Houser Jr. | $1,025 | $1,025 | 0% |
| Cheryl L. Henderson Separate Trust Under the Hilda M. Hender | $1,003 | $1,003 | 0% |
| Ava Kimberly Cooper Hook | $86 | $984 | 1,044.2% |
| Laura W. Johnson | $978 | $978 | 0% |
| Janette J. Gleaton | $2,147 | $938 | -56.3% |
| Barbara Hoover Lupo | $883 | $883 | 0% |
| Rish Farms, LLC | $4,073 | $878 | -78.4% |
| Allyson K. Sheldon | $0 | $868 | -- |
| David Reid | $880 | $850 | -3.4% |
| Jackie M. Harden | $1,698 | $849 | -50% |
| Mitch Hook | $814 | $814 | 0% |
| Mark E. Minchew | $1,710 | $793 | -53.6% |
| Richard L. Minchew | $1,710 | $793 | -53.6% |
| William H. Hulbert | $1,733 | $789 | -54.5% |
| Thomas R. Steele Jr. | $4,842 | $762 | -84.3% |
| Jennifer Christine Brabham-Smith | $1,714 | $747 | -56.4% |
| Christopher Harmon | $1,572 | $740 | -52.9% |
| Michael Luongo | $3,456 | $730 | -78.9% |
| Jeffery Bruce Wise | $6,719 | $700 | -89.6% |
| Steven Spires | $2,761 | $694 | -74.9% |
| Rebecca K. Almond | $3,555 | $694 | -80.5% |
| James R. Jackson Jr. | $1,991 | $692 | -65.2% |
| Ashley N. McLeod | $687 | $687 | 0% |
| James K. Bullock | $2,688 | $651 | -75.8% |
| Kenneth Smith | $644 | $644 | 0% |
| Robert S. Craig | $4,981 | $638 | -87.2% |
| Thomas C. Fink | $1,675 | $595 | -64.5% |
| Marvin H. Rish | $3,998 | $588 | -85.3% |
| Big Magnolia Farms, LLC | $0 | $578 | -- |
| Ray Elton Dunbar | $1,415 | $517 | -63.5% |
| Francis W. Senn | $2,657 | $496 | -81.3% |
| Robert J. Caughman | $1,428 | $492 | -65.5% |
| Glenn H. Hutto | $1,001 | $491 | -50.9% |
| Johnny W. McGregor | $2,242 | $465 | -79.3% |
| Brantley W. Cope | $1,311 | $463 | -64.7% |
| John Carrol Carrington | $1,298 | $452 | -65.2% |
| Jerry O. Jumper | $1,430 | $425 | -70.3% |
| Gary Reid Price | $2,213 | $424 | -80.8% |
| Calvin Y. Richbourg | $3,614 | $423 | -88.3% |
| Rodney L. Edge | $420 | $420 | 0% |
| Ryan Jordan Lindler | $3,639 | $414 | -88.6% |
| Brenda Long | $0 | $413 | -- |
| John J. Culler | $1,778 | $399 | -77.6% |
| David Loadholt | $0 | $386 | -- |
| Jeremiah R. Harmon | $2,028 | $359 | -82.3% |
| Ryan J. Lindler | $1,654 | $332 | -79.9% |
| Christopher B. Morris | $0 | $330 | -- |
| St Julien Bush Jenkins | $503 | $323 | -35.8% |
| WB Farms, LLC | $3,219 | $313 | -90.3% |
| Yaeko M Struckman | $1,353 | $301 | -77.8% |
| Douglas L. Watts Jr. | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| Samuel T. Warren III | $835 | $297 | -64.4% |
| Ralph Fairrington | $983 | $286 | -70.9% |
| Gregory Hunter | $525 | $278 | -47% |
| Darryl L. Davis | $0 | $276 | -- |
| Peggy Ann McIver | $556 | $272 | -51.1% |
| George Alan Lawson | $0 | $256 | -- |
| Gloria Livingston | $1,536 | $242 | -84.2% |
| Gene Lucas | $717 | $238 | -66.8% |
| Oddie R. Porth | $237 | $237 | 0% |
| Adrienne M. Fengler | $239 | $222 | -7.1% |
| Warren Daniel Sisson Jr. | $1,398 | $218 | -84.4% |
| Wayne R. Saylor | $2,174 | $211 | -90.3% |
| Boulware & Stevens Properties, LLC | $210 | $210 | 0% |
| James C. Black | $955 | $205 | -78.5% |
| Steve Rast | $420 | $205 | -51.2% |
| Dargan K. Etheredge | $1,734 | $204 | -88.2% |
| Farroll E Gunter | $0 | $203 | -- |
| Tom Bates | $268 | $199 | -25.7% |
| Joseph Ford Bowers | $1,478 | $185 | -87.5% |
| Kendrick Wright | $0 | $184 | -- |
| Brooks E. Adams | $1,402 | $176 | -87.4% |
| Sheila Foster | $0 | $174 | -- |
| Larry O. Senn | $2,355 | $173 | -92.7% |
| Molly Thomas | $413 | $173 | -58.1% |
| Joe Phillips JR Farms, LLC | $1,200 | $165 | -86.3% |
| Gregory S Amma | $1,225 | $143 | -88.3% |
| Linda J. Ouzts | $175 | $138 | -21.1% |
| William T. Taylor | $1,973 | $131 | -93.4% |
| Jay A. Daniel | $431 | $129 | -70.1% |
| Oak Place Properties, LLC | $0 | $128 | -- |
| James M. Hawley | $273 | $118 | -56.8% |
| Ava L. Jackson | $643 | $112 | -82.6% |
| Jewel T. Hoffman | $994 | $108 | -89.1% |
| Ruby P. Jeffcoat | $416 | $103 | -75.2% |
| Elizabeth Nelson Gregory | $237 | $101 | -57.4% |
| Leverne Nelson Berry | $428 | $95 | -77.8% |
| Faye Hutto | $204 | $92 | -54.9% |
| Lucius Terry King | $215 | $91 | -57.7% |
| Joseph W. Sowell Jr. | $166 | $85 | -48.8% |
| Joye E. Daniel | $315 | $83 | -73.7% |
| Grady E. Shull | $255 | $82 | -67.8% |
| Phyllis A. Smith | $65 | $79 | 21.5% |
| Chisolm F. Beckham | $0 | $77 | -- |
| Erma Hughes Izard | $68 | $68 | 0% |
| Heyward H. Goff | $226 | $65 | -71.2% |
| Tom Thornton | $1,254 | $58 | -95.4% |
| Huley G. Shumpert | $195 | $54 | -72.3% |
| Barbara C. Clarkson | $105 | $31 | -70.5% |
| Tommy R. Atkinson | $0 | $31 | -- |
| Thomas S. Harmon | $4,501 | $29 | -99.4% |
| Elaine C. Ferrell | $122 | $24 | -80.3% |
| J. C. Furtick | $95 | $14 | -85.3% |
| Edis Mae Hoffman | $480 | $9 | -98.1% |
| Laverne R. Norris | $182 | $5 | -97.3% |
| Cindy Matthews | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| David L. Taylor | $1,007 | $0 | -100% |
| David Taylor | $791 | $0 | -100% |
| Floy H. Fanning | $375 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy C. Lindler | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia G. Morgan | $973 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul F. Clark | $5,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert H. Heisner Jr. | $221 | $0 | -100% |
| Turkey Pen Farm, LLC | $1,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Vivian P. Atkins | $1,458 | $0 | -100% |
| Marion Hill | $2,919 | $0 | -100% |
| Nosmelc, LLC | $178 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott D. Whittle | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne E. Carroll | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Fink | $2,906 | $0 | -100% |
| James R Sease Farms, Inc. | $31,168 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Smith Sr. | $453 | $0 | -100% |
| Robin S. Corder | $533 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne M. Patrick | $2,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Baxter Family Farm, LLC | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| Carole Faye Jeffcoat | $647 | $0 | -100% |
| David B. Madden | $471 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Short Houston | $290 | $0 | -100% |
| Edison R. Ezekiel | $1,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Edwin M. Rish | $1,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Fannie F Jackson | $2,426 | $0 | -100% |
| Freddie L. Haltiwanger | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Ray Smith | $566 | $0 | -100% |
| O. A. Ethridge | $1,646 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Leonardi | $16,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert P. Peele Jr. | $441 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas B Jackson JR T/U/W | $3,313 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy M. Segars | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter P Rawl & Sons, Inc. | $708,594 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Carter | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances Catherine Sligh | $468 | $0 | -100% |
| Gloria H. Amaker | $869 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen L. King | $530 | $0 | -100% |
| James D Kohn | $3,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Galloway | $1,853 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael S. Thun | $502 | $0 | -100% |
| Mickey G. Wannamaker | $4,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Adrienne T. Loadholt | $1,003 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradlu Properties, LLC | $2,658 | $0 | -100% |
| Cathy J. Rakowsky | $395 | $0 | -100% |
| Claire Dominick Fleming | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC | $38,959 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice Scialdo | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Ann Gartner | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Todd Whittle | $78 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,949,938 | $2,074,874 | -29.7% |
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