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In 2021, 144 farmers in cities within Newberry County received a total of $1.6 million in 221 farm subsidies, a 60% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.9 million in 373 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satterwhite Farms, LLC | $1,365,424 | $256,500 | -81.2% |
| J. L. Braswell | $185,917 | $149,348 | -19.7% |
| Mayer Farms, Inc. | $579,414 | $114,224 | -80.3% |
| Overbridge Farm, LLC | $300,422 | $111,608 | -62.8% |
| Thomas M. Longshore | $7,484 | $104,947 | 1,302.3% |
| Oak Grove Farms of Newberry II, LLC | $0 | $103,974 | -- |
| Carl Setzler Farms, Inc. | $0 | $87,217 | -- |
| Auto Merchants of South Carolina, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Kunkle Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Sand Hill, Inc. | $390,846 | $43,051 | -89% |
| Longshore & Sons Turkey Farm, LLC | $0 | $36,484 | -- |
| Richardson Logging, LLC | $0 | $33,709 | -- |
| 76 Holsteins, Inc. | $137,016 | $30,710 | -77.6% |
| D and D Farms of Newberry, LLC | $0 | $28,563 | -- |
| Trinity Farms, LLP | $29,441 | $27,509 | -6.6% |
| Pomaria Hilltop Farms, LLC | $124,305 | $26,746 | -78.5% |
| Fish Manager Farms, LLC | $0 | $24,540 | -- |
| Douglas E. Heydt | $11,533 | $23,145 | 100.7% |
| Bel Ivy Farms, LLC | $0 | $20,972 | -- |
| Billye L West II | $14,505 | $12,711 | -12.4% |
| Sabin West | $14,505 | $12,711 | -12.4% |
| Joseph Heber Long | $6,074 | $12,580 | 107.1% |
| Satterwhite Dairy, LLC | $90,756 | $11,846 | -86.9% |
| Henry E. Black | $88,980 | $11,622 | -86.9% |
| Cromer Farms | $15,711 | $11,175 | -28.9% |
| C. J. Bishop | $10,018 | $8,851 | -11.6% |
| Setzler Farms, Inc. | $20,743 | $8,652 | -58.3% |
| Fae D. Cousins | $5,411 | $7,343 | 35.7% |
| Kesler Brothers | $0 | $7,169 | -- |
| David B. Sease | $15,905 | $7,045 | -55.7% |
| Cousins Farm, LLC | $0 | $6,758 | -- |
| George C. Kinard Sr. | $4,455 | $5,719 | 28.4% |
| George C. Kinard Jr. | $3,986 | $3,610 | -9.4% |
| Emory R. Lester | $11,836 | $3,554 | -70% |
| Walter D. Shealy III | $20,517 | $3,528 | -82.8% |
| William Larry Cromer | $0 | $3,479 | -- |
| Boyce Goodman | $19,675 | $3,142 | -84% |
| Rhonda T. Johnson | $9,586 | $3,072 | -68% |
| Alan J. Paysinger Sr. | $11,811 | $3,012 | -74.5% |
| David O. Haltiwanger | $13,669 | $3,008 | -78% |
| David G. Dennis | $6,294 | $2,374 | -62.3% |
| Sadie G. McLeod | $0 | $2,145 | -- |
| Tim L. Bouknight | $6,741 | $2,103 | -68.8% |
| Linda C Lake | $2,099 | $2,099 | 0% |
| Monadnock Ranch, Inc. | $10,562 | $2,062 | -80.5% |
| Boys Farm, Inc. | $0 | $2,060 | -- |
| Cross Arrows Farm, LLC | $4,272 | $1,917 | -55.1% |
| Green Acres Farm & Construction Company, Inc. | $0 | $1,907 | -- |
| Johnny Richard Buzhardt | $9,716 | $1,901 | -80.4% |
| John Boyd Smith | $9,480 | $1,713 | -81.9% |
| Geoffrey R. Heanue Sr. | $3,916 | $1,712 | -56.3% |
| Hillside Farms of Newberry, LLC | $9,816 | $1,656 | -83.1% |
| John Eddie Wilson | $13,602 | $1,632 | -88% |
| Ashley Wyat Wilson | $13,476 | $1,610 | -88.1% |
| William Steven Wilson | $13,476 | $1,610 | -88.1% |
| Glenn S. Moore | $7,134 | $1,584 | -77.8% |
| John R Frazier, Inc. | $1,500 | $1,500 | 0% |
| Setzler Holdings, LLC | $6,127 | $1,489 | -75.7% |
| F M Senn & Son, Inc. | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Gene T. Hopper | $6,710 | $1,412 | -79% |
| Angela Shealy Bedenbaugh | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Jacob D. Wessinger | $5,539 | $1,277 | -76.9% |
| Joseph W. Long | $2,576 | $1,235 | -52.1% |
| Randall Jones | $4,667 | $1,223 | -73.8% |
| Leon F. Fulmer Jr. | $3,708 | $1,196 | -67.7% |
| Alton Piester | $103 | $1,171 | 1,036.9% |
| William a Loadholdt | $1,167 | $1,167 | 0% |
| Emma G. Crump | $2,222 | $1,115 | -49.8% |
| Paul L. Hawkins | $3,923 | $1,092 | -72.2% |
| William Neel | $6,300 | $1,085 | -82.8% |
| Lakeland Farms, LLC | $9,050 | $1,078 | -88.1% |
| Donald L. Longshore | $3,114 | $1,056 | -66.1% |
| Christopher Charles Counts | $5,214 | $999 | -80.8% |
| Melvin D. Epting | $3,751 | $986 | -73.7% |
| Robert E. Livingston IV | $0 | $975 | -- |
| John Hamilton Long | $5,179 | $968 | -81.3% |
| Grady C. Dukes | $924 | $924 | 0% |
| Wayne Nichols | $4,094 | $912 | -77.7% |
| Wayne J. Kesler | $4,063 | $875 | -78.5% |
| Joseph C. Sease | $3,065 | $856 | -72.1% |
| Dial A. Long | $1,320 | $847 | -35.8% |
| Joseph Harold Ruff Jr. | $2,937 | $842 | -71.3% |
| Johnny Mack Scurry | $3,753 | $842 | -77.6% |
| Patrick Paul Hawkins | $4,506 | $833 | -81.5% |
| Luther H. Long | $2,283 | $830 | -63.6% |
| Charlie L. Harp Jr. | $951 | $793 | -16.6% |
| James T. Felker | $1,177 | $774 | -34.2% |
| June Crocker Farr | $4,320 | $758 | -82.5% |
| Paul Raymond Hunter | $0 | $737 | -- |
| Rocky Hill Farm, LLC | $3,652 | $731 | -80% |
| Joe E Lake JR | $4,558 | $731 | -84% |
| Keith K. Minick | $462 | $730 | 58% |
| Wm H. Caldwell III | $2,217 | $726 | -67.3% |
| M & M Family Farm, LLC | $3,978 | $696 | -82.5% |
| Roger D. Smith | $3,037 | $669 | -78% |
| A. P. Smith | $3,208 | $662 | -79.4% |
| Luther F. Wheeler | $495 | $644 | 30.1% |
| Britton W. Havird | $2,290 | $623 | -72.8% |
| Edwin D. Havird | $1,919 | $623 | -67.5% |
| Harvey Benjamin Kirkland Jr. | $2,255 | $618 | -72.6% |
| Brandon Bowers | $5,123 | $618 | -87.9% |
| James W. Hendrix Jr. | $1,567 | $617 | -60.6% |
| Daniel Graham | $2,415 | $606 | -74.9% |
| Mike Shealy | $2,398 | $601 | -74.9% |
| Danny L. Williams | $0 | $585 | -- |
| Eugene Wilson Jr. | $1,562 | $576 | -63.1% |
| Odell L. Stuck | $1,353 | $574 | -57.6% |
| Barney W. Piester | $1,056 | $573 | -45.7% |
| Triple E Cattle, LLC | $1,408 | $562 | -60.1% |
| Boozer Angus Farm, LLC | $1,626 | $561 | -65.5% |
| Charles Metts | $1,560 | $561 | -64% |
| Kenneth D. Shealy | $2,508 | $543 | -78.3% |
| Thomas E. Sease Jr. | $3,167 | $523 | -83.5% |
| Randy C. Suber | $1,287 | $514 | -60.1% |
| William I. Dawson | $1,991 | $478 | -76% |
| West Smith Properties, LLC | $900 | $450 | -50% |
| Jalapa Holdings, LLC | $446 | $446 | 0% |
| G & M Poultry, LLC | $1,870 | $425 | -77.3% |
| William Norris Ridgell Jr. | $1,639 | $424 | -74.1% |
| Jeffrey H. Long | $1,771 | $419 | -76.3% |
| George Patrick Wilson | $2,783 | $414 | -85.1% |
| Carroll D. Wicker | $1,023 | $391 | -61.8% |
| Kenneth V. Graham Jr. | $2,255 | $390 | -82.7% |
| Roberta Ross | $1,265 | $387 | -69.4% |
| Lever Farms of Pomaria, LLC | $12,744 | $329 | -97.4% |
| Warren P. Bowers | $1,928 | $318 | -83.5% |
| Julius Jenkins | $1,287 | $312 | -75.8% |
| Jason S. Fulmer | $765 | $312 | -59.2% |
| Ronald R. Boozer | $1,165 | $298 | -74.4% |
| Larry J. Owen | $1,632 | $293 | -82% |
| David R. Proctor | $2,107 | $284 | -86.5% |
| Meg Long | $1,716 | $250 | -85.4% |
| Gain, Inc. | $26,552 | $246 | -99.1% |
| Elma R. Harley | $0 | $232 | -- |
| Perry Hamm | $891 | $211 | -76.3% |
| Edward Lewis Rast | $420 | $205 | -51.2% |
| Jody M. Hamm | $726 | $191 | -73.7% |
| Thomas L. Crooks Jr. | $1,523 | $168 | -89% |
| Tobie R. Shealy | $1,024 | $166 | -83.8% |
| Brent Shealy | $605 | $165 | -72.7% |
| Keith J. Berry | $605 | $142 | -76.5% |
| Heyward Riddle | $264 | $138 | -47.7% |
| James A. Senn Jr. | $0 | $119 | -- |
| Jacqueline H. Kesler | $0 | $77 | -- |
| Carroll J. Frick | $1,277 | $0 | -100% |
| Christian B. Hendrix | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| James Edwards Brice | $2,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph N. Hedgepeth | $10,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Kesler Brothers C/O Ned J & Fred | $9,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Kesler Brothers C/O Ned J & Harri | $15,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Reid-Glen Farm | $1,112 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Dean Kunkle | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra E. Long | $650 | $0 | -100% |
| Green Acres Farm & Construction C | $9,818 | $0 | -100% |
| Bonnie S. Lawson | $556 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles W. Setzler | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| P D Johnson & Company, Inc. | $16 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia B. Arehart | $277 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Swenson | $9,546 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg Dominick | $93 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard C. Crump Sr. | $146 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas M. Fant | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Teresa Epting | $50 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,917,847 | $1,568,413 | -60% |
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