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In 2021, 202 farmers in cities within Preston County received a total of $396,829 in 264 farm subsidies, a 70% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.3 million in 595 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 Preston County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple T Timbering, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Omni Farms, LLC | $142,810 | $39,275 | -72.5% |
| Gregory A. Gibson | $47,774 | $38,550 | -19.3% |
| Mill Bound Trucking, LLC | $0 | $24,025 | -- |
| Brian E. Bryte | $74,715 | $16,518 | -77.9% |
| BMW Farm, Inc. | $33,009 | $12,216 | -63% |
| Montcroft Farms, LLC | $27,312 | $9,666 | -64.6% |
| Gibson Farming, LLC | $35,211 | $8,625 | -75.5% |
| Teddy W. Jenkins | $28,622 | $6,624 | -76.9% |
| Cord C. Hayes | $20,360 | $5,475 | -73.1% |
| Dennis W. Harsh | $20,985 | $4,989 | -76.2% |
| John D. Fint | $17,169 | $4,847 | -71.8% |
| Patrick G. Foley | $24,860 | $4,777 | -80.8% |
| Robert G. Shafer | $10,545 | $4,678 | -55.6% |
| James R. Summers | $8,388 | $3,650 | -56.5% |
| Brandi L. Sisler | $19,590 | $3,462 | -82.3% |
| Eric Clark | $8,524 | $3,291 | -61.4% |
| Christopher R. Jennings | $7,891 | $3,154 | -60% |
| Robert W. Pretzel | $12,308 | $3,077 | -75% |
| Green Valley Logging, LLC | $0 | $3,050 | -- |
| John A. Phillips Jr. | $17,696 | $2,840 | -84% |
| John F. Keener | $14,731 | $2,655 | -82% |
| Stone Farms, LLC | $10,790 | $2,569 | -76.2% |
| Moonlight Farms, LLC | $10,588 | $2,497 | -76.4% |
| Michael A. Funk | $3,608 | $2,450 | -32.1% |
| William D. Lantz | $17,376 | $2,203 | -87.3% |
| Wes Goldstrom | $12,319 | $2,177 | -82.3% |
| Marshall Walls | $10,764 | $2,142 | -80.1% |
| Kisner Farms, LLC | $8,204 | $2,108 | -74.3% |
| Gary L. Walls | $9,966 | $2,100 | -78.9% |
| David L. Harsh | $9,845 | $2,020 | -79.5% |
| Charles J. Moyers | $6,120 | $2,008 | -67.2% |
| Ralph N. Beerbower | $6,214 | $1,992 | -67.9% |
| Carrie M. See | $13,228 | $1,972 | -85.1% |
| Clayton Christopher | $10,353 | $1,961 | -81.1% |
| Tyler Hershman | $4,686 | $1,932 | -58.8% |
| Bryan C. Stemple | $6,957 | $1,903 | -72.6% |
| Melinda T, LLC | $6,328 | $1,832 | -71% |
| Donald E. Murray | $4,950 | $1,757 | -64.5% |
| Patrick E. Bishop | $5,984 | $1,734 | -71% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $1,703 | -- |
| Stephen M. Hauser | $6,262 | $1,676 | -73.2% |
| Joseph B. Dean Sr. | $6,610 | $1,647 | -75.1% |
| Robert J. McVicker | $2,057 | $1,624 | -21.1% |
| Roger L. Nieman | $6,941 | $1,592 | -77.1% |
| Davis Brothers, Inc. | $5,666 | $1,525 | -73.1% |
| Clifford W. Crane | $6,985 | $1,506 | -78.4% |
| Wayne C. Mayfield | $7,082 | $1,484 | -79% |
| Pleasant Valley Farms, Inc. | $5,570 | $1,455 | -73.9% |
| Stemple Brothers Farm | $10,275 | $1,402 | -86.4% |
| Luke Seese | $4,141 | $1,380 | -66.7% |
| Houston M. Hayes | $5,407 | $1,355 | -74.9% |
| Robert L. Howdershelt | $5,382 | $1,343 | -75% |
| David H. Seese | $4,931 | $1,341 | -72.8% |
| Bradley H. Castle | $5,368 | $1,339 | -75.1% |
| Joseph D. Galloway | $5,930 | $1,320 | -77.7% |
| Joseph K. Stemple | $5,071 | $1,309 | -74.2% |
| Thomas H. Darby | $5,301 | $1,242 | -76.6% |
| Sunny Hill Farms, LLC | $6,954 | $1,204 | -82.7% |
| Playford C. Clark | $8,437 | $1,165 | -86.2% |
| Clinton F. Kelly | $5,658 | $1,163 | -79.4% |
| Chip Wilson | $5,110 | $1,128 | -77.9% |
| Keith D. Hart | $6,802 | $1,108 | -83.7% |
| Jason Kelly | $6,198 | $1,107 | -82.1% |
| Darrell Livengood | $4,323 | $1,102 | -74.5% |
| Joseph W. Hauser | $6,617 | $1,097 | -83.4% |
| Kathryn L. Peters | $7,826 | $1,092 | -86% |
| Thomas R. McConnell | $7,793 | $1,092 | -86% |
| Jeff Hoffman | $2,673 | $1,090 | -59.2% |
| Gregory D. Ridenour Sr. | $5,772 | $1,041 | -82% |
| Carol L. Nestor | $3,120 | $1,035 | -66.8% |
| Robert T. Smith | $4,139 | $1,013 | -75.5% |
| Martha Sue Livengood | $3,856 | $1,010 | -73.8% |
| Bryan Hornyak | $3,119 | $1,009 | -67.6% |
| Christopher M. Larew | $3,718 | $986 | -73.5% |
| Junior G. Deal | $4,070 | $982 | -75.9% |
| Shirley L. Parsons | $3,000 | $953 | -68.2% |
| Grant Harsh | $4,987 | $948 | -81% |
| Calvin E. Montgomery | $3,542 | $942 | -73.4% |
| Hoy C. Wiles | $5,990 | $933 | -84.4% |
| Bradley E. Summers | $7,615 | $915 | -88% |
| Brian C Kahly | $2,169 | $903 | -58.4% |
| Rebecca Ellen Sanders | $4,114 | $898 | -78.2% |
| Wade D. Hauser | $3,759 | $891 | -76.3% |
| Elvon Livengood | $3,322 | $891 | -73.2% |
| Richard Krynicki | $3,546 | $854 | -75.9% |
| Bradley A. Stemple | $3,625 | $854 | -76.4% |
| Elizabeth Beck | $2,533 | $835 | -67% |
| Gregory A. Teter | $5,662 | $829 | -85.4% |
| Jason Roy | $0 | $825 | -- |
| James W. Stone | $806 | $806 | 0% |
| Andrew F. Guthrie | $3,037 | $768 | -74.7% |
| Richard Kisner | $2,889 | $766 | -73.5% |
| Terry D. Hayes | $3,894 | $735 | -81.1% |
| Joshua White Enterprises, Inc. | $4,306 | $730 | -83% |
| Derick K. Cooper | $3,432 | $726 | -78.8% |
| Vernon V. Born | $4,898 | $724 | -85.2% |
| Stanley E. Teets | $3,069 | $724 | -76.4% |
| Brian M. Bolyard | $2,640 | $722 | -72.7% |
| Susan G. Ringer | $3,122 | $719 | -77% |
| John W. Feather | $2,728 | $710 | -74% |
| Rachel Forman | $1,432 | $709 | -50.5% |
| Fox Spring Farm, LLC | $3,756 | $688 | -81.7% |
| Scott A. White | $3,322 | $686 | -79.3% |
| Clayton E. Shaffer | $2,862 | $678 | -76.3% |
| Mark Bishoff | $3,010 | $668 | -77.8% |
| Kirby L. Clark | $4,302 | $657 | -84.7% |
| Glen Walton McNew III | $650 | $650 | 0% |
| James D. Sisler | $3,038 | $622 | -79.5% |
| Jesse A. Jennings III | $3,588 | $608 | -83.1% |
| Elvin V. Forman | $5,010 | $592 | -88.2% |
| Mark A. Goff | $3,476 | $590 | -83% |
| Randy A. Funk | $2,453 | $586 | -76.1% |
| Cody D. Elliott | $5,196 | $582 | -88.8% |
| Michael A. Strawser | $762 | $582 | -23.6% |
| Joseph E Street | $2,805 | $571 | -79.6% |
| Harland J. Freeland | $2,475 | $561 | -77.3% |
| Evajean G Bolinger | $2,321 | $560 | -75.9% |
| David B. Zinn | $2,420 | $540 | -77.7% |
| Michael J. Ridenour | $3,163 | $522 | -83.5% |
| Timothy Kay Bolyard | $4,343 | $496 | -88.6% |
| Helen I. Funk | $2,895 | $495 | -82.9% |
| Hadley Ray Wilson | $2,661 | $494 | -81.4% |
| Keith A. Conn | $2,442 | $488 | -80% |
| Michael G. Bowman | $2,057 | $488 | -76.3% |
| Charles W. Stoner Jr. | $924 | $483 | -47.7% |
| George J. Krynicki | $1,991 | $482 | -75.8% |
| Jean L. Kelley | $3,056 | $470 | -84.6% |
| Dakota Lee Sines | $2,099 | $469 | -77.7% |
| Rex Allen Galloway | $2,376 | $454 | -80.9% |
| Steven E. Prinkey | $1,509 | $443 | -70.6% |
| James R. Forman | $3,253 | $437 | -86.6% |
| James Fields | $429 | $429 | 0% |
| John D. Livengood | $1,485 | $419 | -71.8% |
| Travis Mark O'Brien | $1,661 | $415 | -75% |
| Adam C. Foley | $2,004 | $413 | -79.4% |
| Buffie Rosenberger | $924 | $406 | -56.1% |
| Elias Franklin Kelly | $1,650 | $403 | -75.6% |
| Kimble J. Hayes | $1,837 | $402 | -78.1% |
| Douglas D. McElroy | $3,159 | $400 | -87.3% |
| Daniel B. Sisler | $412 | $400 | -2.9% |
| Beech Run Farms, LLC | $1,947 | $387 | -80.1% |
| Allen G. Miller | $3,167 | $386 | -87.8% |
| Viola Wentzel | $384 | $384 | 0% |
| Paula A. Young | $1,763 | $379 | -78.5% |
| Waylon E. Kitzmiller | $1,254 | $378 | -69.9% |
| Kevin W. Kelly | $1,736 | $377 | -78.3% |
| Vanessa Hayes | $1,605 | $372 | -76.8% |
| Adam C. Hayes | $1,430 | $364 | -74.5% |
| Mingo S. Bolyard | $902 | $361 | -60% |
| Chazie N Howdershelt | $1,826 | $359 | -80.3% |
| Hillary Dean M. Strawser | $1,038 | $359 | -65.4% |
| Robert A. Wolfe | $3,652 | $358 | -90.2% |
| David W. Livengood | $2,819 | $357 | -87.3% |
| Willis A. Wolfe | $1,408 | $352 | -75% |
| Tama Jean Livengood | $0 | $339 | -- |
| Terry Evans | $336 | $336 | 0% |
| Donald L. Witt | $388 | $336 | -13.4% |
| Joshua R. Nolan | $1,177 | $326 | -72.3% |
| Larry A. Lambert Jr. | $1,299 | $325 | -75% |
| Rob Brock | $825 | $318 | -61.5% |
| Douglas A. Falkner | $1,648 | $316 | -80.8% |
| Timothy D. Blakeley | $1,045 | $314 | -70% |
| Charles R. Wolfe | $1,166 | $306 | -73.8% |
| Gary R. Creamer | $1,419 | $294 | -79.3% |
| Chase A. Loughry | $803 | $291 | -63.8% |
| Sandra S. Dalton | $1,243 | $260 | -79.1% |
| Kathy J. Roy | $1,221 | $252 | -79.4% |
| Donald D. Wolfe Jr. | $924 | $245 | -73.5% |
| Allen J. Conner | $770 | $244 | -68.3% |
| Larry Hardesty | $902 | $244 | -72.9% |
| Larry R. Davis | $594 | $239 | -59.8% |
| Amanda D. McCleary | $864 | $230 | -73.4% |
| Jason S. Sanders | $1,166 | $230 | -80.3% |
| David P. Shahan | $721 | $212 | -70.6% |
| Aesculapial Acres, LLC | $2,842 | $210 | -92.6% |
| Charles Scott McCarty | $893 | $208 | -76.7% |
| Timothy L. Spahr | $3,570 | $207 | -94.2% |
| Micheal L. Adams | $1,117 | $200 | -82.1% |
| Holly A. Wiles | $1,114 | $187 | -83.2% |
| Jason R. Keener | $1,106 | $180 | -83.7% |
| Gene E. Bolyard | $1,554 | $166 | -89.3% |
| Ella M. Maust | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Hugh C. Mayfield | $538 | $158 | -70.6% |
| Blaine E. Fike Jr. | $781 | $156 | -80% |
| Scott A. Dewitt | $355 | $120 | -66.2% |
| Nicholas A. Friend | $882 | $118 | -86.6% |
| Tiffany Dixon | $528 | $116 | -78% |
| Rich Clark | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Dylan J. Ridenour | $1,016 | $100 | -90.2% |
| Daniel Luzier | $275 | $86 | -68.7% |
| Roger Livengood | $2,848 | $84 | -97.1% |
| Barbara Uphold | $218 | $70 | -67.9% |
| Paul F. Thomas | $208 | $61 | -70.7% |
| William B. McElroy | $593 | $52 | -91.2% |
| Peter A. Ruth | $469 | $50 | -89.3% |
| Sandra K. Shaffer | $0 | $42 | -- |
| Clay B. Lewis | $1,588 | $42 | -97.4% |
| David L. Bonnette | $608 | $42 | -93.1% |
| William G. Beeghly | $1,182 | $40 | -96.6% |
| John Spaid | $3,820 | $26 | -99.3% |
| Mark E. Utterback | $0 | $21 | -- |
| Eugene F. Keplinger | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie W. Clark | $4,041 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin Schooley | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Nicole S. Peaslee | $523 | $0 | -100% |
| Tama Riley | $3,626 | $0 | -100% |
| Terrie S. Peaslee | $700 | $0 | -100% |
| Darla J. Stemple | $213 | $0 | -100% |
| David S. Hardesty Jr. | $5,574 | $0 | -100% |
| George A. Lipscomb | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Lindsey Teets | $649 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark E. Teets | $16,438 | $0 | -100% |
| Mr. Edward M. Utterback | $555 | $0 | -100% |
| Valley Farm, Inc. | $7,816 | $0 | -100% |
| Vested Heirs, LLC | $10,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Big Sandy Livestock, LLC | $322 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Harsh | $624 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory L. Moran II | $368 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith A. Heasley | $1,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda M. Selby | $301 | $0 | -100% |
| Little Sandy Crops, LLC | $10,077 | $0 | -100% |
| Melinda Thomas-Dietrich | $1,538 | $0 | -100% |
| Shafer Heritage Farms, LLC | $2,376 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilbert L. Vincent | $81 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia D. Foley | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamon P. Goodrich | $123 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick A. Bernatowicz | $2,236 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven R. Shillingburg | $654 | $0 | -100% |
| Trampas J Elliott | $979 | $0 | -100% |
| Vincent A. Commodore | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny D. Montgomery | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip L. Gregg | $602 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl E. Goff | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris R. Jennings | $9,566 | $0 | -100% |
| Clarence J. Keener Jr. | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Bolyard | $238 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory C. Burke | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D. Burke | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Tathams, LLC | $6,407 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia G. Hart | $387 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklin Z. Stout | $783 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles E. Sisler | $846 | $0 | -100% |
| Crystal G. Casteel | $1,493 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer B Kahly | $967 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristina Goines | $477 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Wayne Friend | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Riffle Farms, LLC | $2,532 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert W. Frazee | $319 | $0 | -100% |
| Sunshine Vortigern | $22,643 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur B. Lipscomb II | $4,070 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Livengood | $2,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Monica L. Wolfe | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| William R. Wilson II | $6,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,323,306 | $396,829 | -70% |
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