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Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Lincoln County farmers in 2021 reached $17,258

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Farms in Lincoln County received $17,258 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 44 subsidies provided, the largest was for Lawrence G. Jeffers, which received $3,980 for the claim of "Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Lincoln County farmer was $32 to Joann R. Bays.

There were 67 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $28,095.

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$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Lawrence G. Jeffers$3,980Emergency Conservation Program Cost Share$4,510
Glenn E. Stickler$1,355Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,662
Larry A. Salmons$742Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$742
Joann R. Bays$703NAP Regular Web-Based Program$905
Linda M. Jeffers$703Grasslands Reserve Program$703
David A. Vickers$622Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$725
Charles E. Woodall$559NAP Regular Web-Based Program$670
Lawrence G. Jeffers$530Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,510
Romie Johnson$510Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$510
Maxie Lyle Roberts$460Grasslands Reserve Program$694
Jared Linville$451Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$906
Jason Woodall$439Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$439
Harold D. Adkins$424Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$424
Paul Brogan$411NAP Regular Web-Based Program$654
Barbara Mullins$387NAP Regular Web-Based Program$387
Rabon Johnson$350Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$350
Susan Steele$315Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$315
Glenn E. Stickler$307Livestock Indemnity Program$1,662
Steven Egnor$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
Darrell D. Dirickson$294Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$294
Jared Linville$285Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$906
Kevin Tabor$273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$273
Richard D. Hall$238Grasslands Reserve Program$418
Maxie Lyle Roberts$234Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$694
Richard D. Hall$180Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$418
Ira Shawn Fraley$174Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$174
Paul Brogan$170Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$654
Joann R. Bays$170Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$905
Dwight Coburn$170Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$269
Jared Linville$170Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$906
Lester Owen$166Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$166
Wornie Meeks$141Noninsured Assistance Program$141
Richard Joseph Workman$121Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$121
Rickey Adkins$114Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$114
Patricia Davis$111Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$111
Charles E. Woodall$111Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$670
David A. Vickers$103Grasslands Reserve Program$725
Dwight Coburn$99Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$269
Christopher Wood$85Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$85
Chad Wendell$85Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish (ELAP) Program$85
Paul Brogan$73NAP Regular Web-Based Program$654
Cynthia Adkins$70Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$70
Dewayne L. Gilkerson$47Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$47
Joann R. Bays$32NAP Regular Web-Based Program$905

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