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In 2021, 177 farmers in cities within Leon County received a total of $979,257 in 227 farm subsidies, an 81% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.1 million in 408 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 Leon County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburn Family Trust | $0 | $52,173 | -- |
| Brian D. Crawford | $0 | $47,441 | -- |
| BH Operations, LLC | $106,984 | $44,598 | -58.3% |
| William D. Lewis | $49,555 | $43,126 | -13% |
| Norman S. Sauls | $0 | $41,700 | -- |
| Judith D. Branstetter | $41,197 | $41,197 | 0% |
| English Farms, L L C | $11,236 | $38,851 | 245.8% |
| Old Centerville Honeybee Farms, LLC | $0 | $33,526 | -- |
| Andrew Footman Jr. Hauling and Tractor Services, LLC | $0 | $32,553 | -- |
| Klayton Shannon Stivers | $0 | $31,578 | -- |
| Lauer Family Trust | $0 | $22,566 | -- |
| Allie Howe | $0 | $22,500 | -- |
| Whaylon Peddie | $5,555 | $22,120 | 298.2% |
| Clifton J. Bailey | $22,849 | $21,634 | -5.3% |
| Tim Smith | $25,437 | $21,146 | -16.9% |
| Emmett Ellis Denham | $14,512 | $20,242 | 39.5% |
| James C. Hankinson | $0 | $20,164 | -- |
| G & D Farm Enterprises, LLC | $36,072 | $16,628 | -53.9% |
| Mosquito Creek Investment, Corp. | $0 | $16,390 | -- |
| Duggan Timber, LLC | $17,450 | $15,984 | -8.4% |
| Gary Freeman | $7,532 | $14,747 | 95.8% |
| Warfel Farm, LLC | $27,778 | $13,889 | -50% |
| Mas Farms, LLC | $11,812 | $11,778 | -0.3% |
| Norman Robinson | $14,177 | $11,448 | -19.2% |
| George R. Sartin | $11,128 | $11,128 | 0% |
| Robert J. McClure Jr. | $11,050 | $11,050 | 0% |
| B. F. Betts Jr. | $9,657 | $9,657 | 0% |
| William C. Duffack Estate | $0 | $8,180 | -- |
| Midyette Cattle Company, LLC | $30,748 | $7,699 | -75% |
| Baywood Farms, LLC | $17,539 | $7,672 | -56.3% |
| John R. Sanders | $6,733 | $7,262 | 7.9% |
| D P Research, LLC | $2,263 | $6,756 | 198.5% |
| Kinson J. Cook | $7,002 | $6,649 | -5% |
| Kimberly Prendeville | $5,808 | $6,534 | 12.5% |
| George E. Alford | $23,136 | $6,525 | -71.8% |
| Darin W. Singleton | $10,597 | $6,461 | -39% |
| The Log Cabin Farm, Inc. | $6,461 | $6,461 | 0% |
| Louis D Thompson Estate | $0 | $6,286 | -- |
| Edward P. Rush | $3,394 | $6,272 | 84.8% |
| Paulette Mainwood | $7,389 | $6,138 | -16.9% |
| Charlotte S. Snead | $6,016 | $6,016 | 0% |
| Edna Jean Bush | $0 | $5,981 | -- |
| Kenneth Leland | $0 | $5,980 | -- |
| Scott Harrison | $5,826 | $5,826 | 0% |
| Russo Farms, LLC | $65,394 | $4,712 | -92.8% |
| Elizabeth a Schilson | $12,281 | $4,446 | -63.8% |
| Gregory S. Christy | $11,843 | $4,406 | -62.8% |
| MCVD Farms, LLC | $1,272 | $4,288 | 237.1% |
| Daniel G. O'Donnell | $0 | $4,232 | -- |
| John K. Jackson | $9,517 | $4,230 | -55.6% |
| Gerald H. Stoutamire | $0 | $4,216 | -- |
| Canopy Hill Farm, LLC | $4,096 | $4,096 | 0% |
| Charles W. Field III | $4,006 | $4,006 | 0% |
| Charla Kernell-Scortia | $560 | $3,959 | 607% |
| James A. Ricks | $4,076 | $3,947 | -3.2% |
| Alvin F Moreland Revocable Trust | $3,737 | $3,737 | 0% |
| Sundance of Hanna Mill Pond, LLC | $0 | $3,698 | -- |
| Daniel J. Davis | $4,034 | $3,506 | -13.1% |
| Hilltop Acres Partnership | $3,442 | $3,442 | 0% |
| John Kendrick Tucker | $0 | $3,267 | -- |
| Geraldine F. Cashin | $2,912 | $3,071 | 5.5% |
| Jeffrey Balding | $3,011 | $3,011 | 0% |
| Kenneth L. Greene | $2,586 | $2,586 | 0% |
| Lauren J. Geiger | $2,667 | $2,582 | -3.2% |
| Karen Anne Bearor | $1,333 | $2,578 | 93.4% |
| Patrick Shuart | $2,735 | $2,578 | -5.7% |
| Cardinal Farms Trust | $2,472 | $2,472 | 0% |
| Equity Trust Company Custodian SBO Joel R. Holcombe, Ira | $2,293 | $2,293 | 0% |
| Loren E. Levy | $2,277 | $2,277 | 0% |
| Paige Dooley-Levy | $2,277 | $2,277 | 0% |
| Janice L. Flake | $2,227 | $2,227 | 0% |
| Cathy A. Kennedy | $2,095 | $2,095 | 0% |
| Glen E Young and Linda M Young Family Trust | $0 | $2,088 | -- |
| Linda J. Johnson | $2,536 | $2,086 | -17.7% |
| Donald L Schilson Trust Dated 9/21/2011 | $8,193 | $2,071 | -74.7% |
| Elizabeth a Schilson Trust Dated 9/21/2011 | $8,113 | $2,071 | -74.5% |
| Daniel A. Proctor | $6,611 | $2,051 | -69% |
| Pleasant Hill Farm | $4,808 | $2,033 | -57.7% |
| Joseph Lawrence Curtin | $8,127 | $2,001 | -75.4% |
| Curtis E. Ward | $2,586 | $1,970 | -23.8% |
| Elliot Jenkins | $1,810 | $1,810 | 0% |
| Jennifer L. Smith | $2,219 | $1,800 | -18.9% |
| Fannie Mae Purvis | $3,818 | $1,789 | -53.1% |
| Thomas Allen Bowermeister | $1,677 | $1,677 | 0% |
| William Perry Thomas JR Residuary Trust | $1,661 | $1,661 | 0% |
| Janice M. Sears | $0 | $1,660 | -- |
| Smoke Rings, LLC | $1,572 | $1,575 | 0.2% |
| Harry O. Thomas | $2,366 | $1,532 | -35.2% |
| Steven F. Clemons Sr. | $763 | $1,491 | 95.4% |
| Nancy Upthegrove | $1,481 | $1,481 | 0% |
| Betty M. Miller | $2,546 | $1,418 | -44.3% |
| Laura E. Vaughn | $0 | $1,389 | -- |
| Mary Alice Nye-Auerbach | $1,372 | $1,372 | 0% |
| Gloria H. Swanson | $3,747 | $1,332 | -64.5% |
| Michael Swanson | $2,541 | $1,329 | -47.7% |
| Maria Isabel Pouncey | $0 | $1,319 | -- |
| Daniell Leigh Tyler-Eckel | $1,276 | $1,276 | 0% |
| Robert Morrison | $4,029 | $1,250 | -69% |
| Nancy Ziegler | $0 | $1,236 | -- |
| Carole Middleton | $3,160 | $1,210 | -61.7% |
| Aaron Edward Shoup | $0 | $1,182 | -- |
| Nancy B. Bryant | $1,169 | $1,169 | 0% |
| Ken Cashin | $1,148 | $1,148 | 0% |
| Joanna T. Love | $2,420 | $1,117 | -53.8% |
| Herbert Maurice Hartsfield Estate | $1,112 | $1,112 | 0% |
| Patricia B. Coe | $1,018 | $1,018 | 0% |
| Thomas R. Coe Jr. | $1,018 | $1,018 | 0% |
| Charles L. Minter II | $0 | $966 | -- |
| Marsha M. Belcher | $958 | $958 | 0% |
| Joe Keith Ball | $3,104 | $951 | -69.4% |
| G. K. Miller | $2,190 | $937 | -57.2% |
| Earl H. Womble | $926 | $926 | 0% |
| Marshall R. Cassedy | $910 | $910 | 0% |
| Susan C. Green | $4,111 | $897 | -78.2% |
| Lawrence Carter | $8,789 | $865 | -90.2% |
| Joyce Long Mathews | $14,595 | $861 | -94.1% |
| Oliver R. Hamrick III | $1,363 | $778 | -42.9% |
| Sarah M Stokes Rev Trust | $2,626 | $778 | -70.4% |
| Stapleton Farm, LLC | $1,123 | $778 | -30.7% |
| Kelly W. Horton | $770 | $770 | 0% |
| Marjorie J Afyouni | $3,410 | $768 | -77.5% |
| Walter B. Edwards III | $689 | $689 | 0% |
| Egbert T. Ward Jr. | $655 | $655 | 0% |
| Mike Barrett | $1,909 | $595 | -68.8% |
| Richard Deal | $3,079 | $588 | -80.9% |
| Herschel Hunt - Hunt Rev Trust | $985 | $581 | -41% |
| Marilyn B. Rich | $1,398 | $571 | -59.2% |
| Charles W. Kent | $560 | $560 | 0% |
| Doyd R Vause | $1,711 | $542 | -68.3% |
| Bradley I. George | $1,646 | $503 | -69.4% |
| Lorraine Sanders | $540 | $500 | -7.4% |
| Dennis M. Maxwell | $3,900 | $479 | -87.7% |
| Marshal G. Wiseheart | $1,228 | $456 | -62.9% |
| Charles E. Markley Sr. | $1,383 | $424 | -69.3% |
| Willie J. Gardner Jr. | $2,882 | $422 | -85.4% |
| Park T Brittle JR | $11,409 | $403 | -96.5% |
| David M. Ball | $1,187 | $399 | -66.4% |
| Joann Bilbow | $1,222 | $394 | -67.8% |
| Linda K. mc Donnell | $1,936 | $391 | -79.8% |
| Ronald Gardner | $1,637 | $384 | -76.5% |
| Betsy L. Seidel | $1,041 | $367 | -64.7% |
| Stephanie G. Atkinson | $366 | $366 | 0% |
| Charles Garner | $365 | $365 | 0% |
| Alma Allison | $726 | $363 | -50% |
| Inwood Farm, LLC | $1,639 | $350 | -78.6% |
| Linda Ziegler | $422 | $342 | -19% |
| Janice Pickett | $1,250 | $328 | -73.8% |
| Jessica Candace McCrary | $521 | $325 | -37.6% |
| Horace J. Rogers Jr. | $510 | $292 | -42.7% |
| Susan L. Crawford | $287 | $287 | 0% |
| Nancy M. Sturtz | $429 | $276 | -35.7% |
| Andrew Lockett Jr. | $0 | $275 | -- |
| Emanuel Loggins | $737 | $262 | -64.5% |
| Ab Farms, LLC | $719 | $260 | -63.8% |
| Eugene Majors | $4,500 | $248 | -94.5% |
| John R. Chancy | $234 | $234 | 0% |
| Hairston Properties, LLC | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Steve Hittinger | $445 | $217 | -51.2% |
| Karen S. Stafford | $419 | $204 | -51.3% |
| Paul F Kleynen | $377 | $171 | -54.6% |
| Jackie S. Martin | $280 | $142 | -49.3% |
| James R. Johnson | $1,435 | $141 | -90.2% |
| Jerry M. Chance | $341 | $133 | -61% |
| Joan F. Hickey | $254 | $124 | -51.2% |
| Barbara Louise Doss | $123 | $95 | -22.8% |
| Winston Griffith | $17,805 | $90 | -99.5% |
| Frank Close Jr. | $7,055 | $83 | -98.8% |
| Jarrod L. Lawson | $65 | $81 | 24.6% |
| Jon C. Moyle/Martha's Farm, LLC | $192 | $81 | -57.8% |
| Melody Harrington | $47 | $61 | 29.8% |
| Kerry Lee Tate | $77 | $60 | -22.1% |
| Amy P. Widener | $0 | $56 | -- |
| Richard Clayton Koon | $0 | $51 | -- |
| Sharon Koon | $0 | $51 | -- |
| James Bracher | $381 | $46 | -87.9% |
| Brenda Cappuccio | $73 | $35 | -52.1% |
| Mark H. Boehmer | $975 | $7 | -99.3% |
| Aghita S Folsom | $888 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara Ponder | $88 | $0 | -100% |
| Becky D. Peirce | $4,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Benjamin Wiggins | $2,720 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty D. Johnson | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Black Creek Gold, LLC | $48,120 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Chance M. Lang | $1,080 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Clayton McArthur | $387 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryle Childers | $419 | $0 | -100% |
| Clemon Johnson II | $380 | $0 | -100% |
| Cobb Place, Inc. | $3,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Dave Register | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah a Mcmullian | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Smith | $10,652 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellyn Watford | $1,401 | $0 | -100% |
| Erma J Alford Irrev Trust | $22,515 | $0 | -100% |
| Feagin Land Holdings, LLC | $10,924 | $0 | -100% |
| Florida Department of Emergency Management | $3,377,172 | $0 | -100% |
| Franklin A. McGoogan Jr. | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Gandy Ridge III, LLC | $243 | $0 | -100% |
| Gardner Family Enterprises, LLC | $7,508 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Thursby | $48,991 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen E Young and Linda M Young Fa | $2,726 | $0 | -100% |
| Half Shell Sea Farm, LLC | $237 | $0 | -100% |
| Helen G. Crosby | $299 | $0 | -100% |
| Hemisphere Cattle Company, LLC | $102,540 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Richter | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| James G. Dinkins | $281 | $0 | -100% |
| James T. Moore | $4,252 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Hall Jr. | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Joann Hamilton Estate | $296 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Davis Jr. | $166 | $0 | -100% |
| John Brett O'Brien | $793 | $0 | -100% |
| John Kevin Palmer | $2,344 | $0 | -100% |
| Jubilee Orchards, LLC | $197,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry E. Adams | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Laurinda Norris | $57 | $0 | -100% |
| Lee Roy Colson | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Legacy Greens, LLC | $1,166 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn Hattie Seiler Davis | $954 | $0 | -100% |
| Mack Brothers & Associates, LLC | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Fulton | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L. Kowitz | $1,316 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Lawrence | $617 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Wayne Crawley | $3,850 | $0 | -100% |
| Miriam A. Rogers | $1,349 | $0 | -100% |
| Morris H. Miller | $4,865 | $0 | -100% |
| Naturally Divine, LLC | $3,221 | $0 | -100% |
| Orchard Pond Organics, LLC | $3,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Oystermom, LLC | $3,933 | $0 | -100% |
| Paradise Found Farms, LLC | $2,393 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia H. Gallon | $485 | $0 | -100% |
| Persica Landscape Nursery Company, Inc. | $28,983 | $0 | -100% |
| Play of Sunlight Mushrooms, LLC | $16,079 | $0 | -100% |
| Ripe City Urban Farm, LLC | $1,573 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert E. Poston | $885 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert R. Feagin III | $17,979 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruby a Bowermeister | $1,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Sam Frazier | $1,169 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan M. Blake | $179 | $0 | -100% |
| T Nots Trucking, LLC | $5,750 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas A. Cassels | $585 | $0 | -100% |
| Timberwolf Farms, LLC | $970 | $0 | -100% |
| Toan Vu Tran | $878 | $0 | -100% |
| Ward Farms | $1,863 | $0 | -100% |
| Watkins Children Trust | $5,771 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,145,137 | $979,257 | -81% |
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