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In 2021, 47 farmers in cities within Lincoln County received a total of $616,385 in 56 farm subsidies, a 48% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pemaquid Oyster Company, Inc. | $0 | $84,534 | -- |
| Gordon Libby Forest Products, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Glidden Point Oyster Company, Inc. | $0 | $50,754 | -- |
| Steven P. McDonald | $0 | $39,759 | -- |
| Sheepscot Valley Farm, Inc. | $35,054 | $32,195 | -8.2% |
| Wayne B. Cunningham | $35,982 | $27,578 | -23.4% |
| ACL Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $26,797 | -- |
| Castner Farm, Inc. | $22,994 | $26,568 | 15.5% |
| Aran Straw | $7,996 | $19,325 | 141.7% |
| Emil C. Rideout | $0 | $17,851 | -- |
| Tibbetts Farm, LLC | $20,585 | $16,926 | -17.8% |
| Glidden Ledge Oyster & Lobster, LLC | $0 | $16,179 | -- |
| Steep N. Deep | $0 | $15,876 | -- |
| Ronald C. Weeks Sr. | $0 | $13,404 | -- |
| Corey E. Wallace | $0 | $10,793 | -- |
| Terrence C. Ashton | $0 | $10,788 | -- |
| Alan R. Winchenbach | $0 | $10,358 | -- |
| Harlan A. Creamer | $0 | $9,805 | -- |
| Douglas A. Carter | $6,206 | $9,720 | 56.6% |
| Travis E. Carter | $0 | $9,458 | -- |
| Matthew Rice | $0 | $8,821 | -- |
| Mark G. Wallace | $0 | $8,743 | -- |
| Ira E. Greenlaw | $0 | $8,500 | -- |
| Moon Root, LLC | $0 | $8,468 | -- |
| Dustin W. Day | $0 | $8,006 | -- |
| Matthew R. Carter | $0 | $6,859 | -- |
| Craig Curtis | $0 | $6,182 | -- |
| Maynard E. Brewer | $0 | $6,047 | -- |
| Lynn Schafer Farms, Inc. | $4,179 | $5,973 | 42.9% |
| Steve M. Simmons | $0 | $5,858 | -- |
| Kent L. Berry | $0 | $5,541 | -- |
| Troy E. Carter | $0 | $4,933 | -- |
| Marina Feltis | $0 | $4,459 | -- |
| Andrew W. Williamson IV | $0 | $4,385 | -- |
| Chad N. Duncan | $0 | $4,247 | -- |
| Raymond E. Carter | $0 | $3,908 | -- |
| Noah Freeman | $0 | $2,236 | -- |
| Jeremy D. Simmons | $0 | $2,151 | -- |
| Joel W. Kinney | $0 | $2,000 | -- |
| Johanna Muntz Laurie | $1,128 | $1,911 | 69.4% |
| Kirk E. Brewer | $0 | $1,535 | -- |
| Patricia M. Hamilton | $0 | $1,425 | -- |
| Dustin Thiboutot | $0 | $842 | -- |
| William Levi Cullina | $0 | $656 | -- |
| Blake Feltis | $0 | $516 | -- |
| Acorn Ridge Farm, LLC | $132 | $418 | 216.7% |
| Gary W. Snowman | $0 | $222 | -- |
| Andrew P. Page | $19,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Bout Time, Inc. | $7,772 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles S. Hodgdon III | $13,496 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher A. Coppock | $5,676 | $0 | -100% |
| Clive D. Farrin | $4,568 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel T. Andrews | $1,230 | $0 | -100% |
| F/V Moonshine, Inc. | $18,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Frederick L. Farnham | $7,889 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin H. Wilson | $2,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence W. Durfee | $3,392 | $0 | -100% |
| Linekin Neck Lobster | $12,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Philip D. Page | $12,325 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert A. Hallinan | $8,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen W. Francis | $1,362 | $0 | -100% |
| Traps & Trowels, Inc. | $22,198 | $0 | -100% |
| William F. Hallinan | $10,731 | $0 | -100% |
| Stott A. Carleton | $690 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Hodgdon | $7,056 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Brown | $572 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott W. O'Brien | $4,908 | $0 | -100% |
| Brett K. Verney | $35,580 | $0 | -100% |
| John Russell Arbuckle | $921 | $0 | -100% |
| Morning Dew Farm, LLC | $24,027 | $0 | -100% |
| Singing Prairie Farms, LLC | $10,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew D. Taylor | $18,307 | $0 | -100% |
| Dalton H. Tibbetts | $1,826 | $0 | -100% |
| Dusty Tibbetts | $2,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Illusion Fish, Inc. | $37,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Morning Star Fisheries, LLC | $6,412 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter W. Brewer | $3,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Southport Island Fisheries, Inc. | $11,731 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven B. Simmons | $10,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven M. Tibbetts | $10,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Ross Collyer | $4,837 | $0 | -100% |
| Clinton E. Collamore | $7,988 | $0 | -100% |
| Content Lobster, Inc. | $8,328 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel B. Carter | $3,436 | $0 | -100% |
| Denny W. Benner | $10,686 | $0 | -100% |
| Dillon S. Harvey | $219 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald C. Boyington | $2,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Evan J. Millay | $2,990 | $0 | -100% |
| Feather White Fisheries, Inc. | $58,907 | $0 | -100% |
| Goose River, Inc. | $26,539 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua A. Harvey | $4,478 | $0 | -100% |
| Kasey M. Dow | $420 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence P. Reed Jr. | $14,778 | $0 | -100% |
| Maxwell Moody | $5,987 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael N. Collyer | $3,693 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard Arthur Creamer | $8,788 | $0 | -100% |
| Moody Fisheries, Inc. | $49,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Moose Crossing Garden Center, Inc. | $205,795 | $0 | -100% |
| New Moon Fisheries, Inc. | $86,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman E. Carter | $3,620 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralph L. Boyington | $9,122 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert C. Achorn | $3,662 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott R. Carter | $20,804 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon L. Harvey | $12,556 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheldon R. Harvey | $10,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Three Girls, Inc. | $26,250 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy Glidden | $6,817 | $0 | -100% |
| George D. Cushing | $3,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Alton D. Wyman II | $13,369 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Weeks | $34,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Gregory James Hammond | $6,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark A. Damon | $5,173 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Goodwin | $11,688 | $0 | -100% |
| No Sympathy Lobster, Inc. | $20,146 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter I. Fairfield Jr. | $7,385 | $0 | -100% |
| Sheepscot River Lobster Company | $9,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,184,269 | $616,385 | -48% |
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