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In 2021, 113 farmers in cities within Seminole County received a total of $641,786 in 158 farm subsidies, a 62.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.7 million in 322 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cod Trees, Inc. | $0 | $135,080 | -- |
| News Grove, LLC | $0 | $118,949 | -- |
| The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
| Kimberli D. Dawson | $49,718 | $45,793 | -7.9% |
| Clonts Farms, Inc. | $0 | $16,124 | -- |
| Nielsen Family Trust | $23,828 | $15,503 | -34.9% |
| Jan M. Huebner | $14,365 | $13,182 | -8.2% |
| Dennis D & V Boepple Trust Boepple | $9,261 | $11,508 | 24.3% |
| Education Yarborough Ranches, Inc. | $53,406 | $11,203 | -79% |
| Vernon P. Gerdes | $8,722 | $11,129 | 27.6% |
| Carin S. Gerdes | $9,848 | $9,848 | 0% |
| Han's Follie, LLC | $13,588 | $9,350 | -31.2% |
| Phyllis Strackeljohn | $32,362 | $8,557 | -73.6% |
| Bo Yarborough | $43,648 | $8,556 | -80.4% |
| Brian Merkel | $8,047 | $8,047 | 0% |
| Robert A. Wagner | $7,879 | $7,879 | 0% |
| Lukas Cattle Company, LLC | $31,317 | $7,244 | -76.9% |
| W. D. Ainsworth | $35,378 | $7,137 | -79.8% |
| Arvid Nass | $0 | $6,043 | -- |
| Kilbee Ranch, Inc. | $29,377 | $5,728 | -80.5% |
| Patricia M Vick Living Trust | $5,639 | $5,714 | 1.3% |
| Gerald Berlage | $5,510 | $5,510 | 0% |
| Marjorie H. Hoagland | $2,886 | $5,341 | 85.1% |
| Phyllis M Conklin Revocable Trust | $12,279 | $4,842 | -60.6% |
| Brown Family Properties | $11,469 | $4,268 | -62.8% |
| Dr. Terry L. Ballard | $1,871 | $4,267 | 128.1% |
| Ruby Darleen Prince | $4,174 | $4,184 | 0.2% |
| Murlin K Klukis | $7,602 | $4,034 | -46.9% |
| Linda M. Pontillo | $0 | $3,615 | -- |
| CJU, Inc. | $18,554 | $3,590 | -80.7% |
| Big Oaks Ranch, LLC | $14,982 | $3,285 | -78.1% |
| Beatrice K. Rowland | $3,130 | $3,130 | 0% |
| J. W. Yarborough | $13,420 | $2,881 | -78.5% |
| Estelle Battle | $5,644 | $2,822 | -50% |
| Joan Marsh | $2,680 | $2,680 | 0% |
| Connie Livingston | $8,343 | $2,650 | -68.2% |
| Brenda G. Kovarik | $891 | $2,552 | 186.4% |
| Sharon - Sharon S Maurer Rev Trust S Maurer | $9,431 | $2,317 | -75.4% |
| Donna L. Hogue | $9,806 | $2,278 | -76.8% |
| Robert S. Murphy | $12,864 | $2,162 | -83.2% |
| Merle Freyborg | $10,806 | $2,109 | -80.5% |
| Carrie M. Pope | $1,678 | $2,028 | 20.9% |
| Henry Burch III | $3,977 | $1,979 | -50.2% |
| Richard L. English | $3,516 | $1,944 | -44.7% |
| Rath Family Revocable Trust | $1,910 | $1,910 | 0% |
| Barry W. Strawn | $5,226 | $1,888 | -63.9% |
| M & a Cattle, LLC | $7,568 | $1,864 | -75.4% |
| George and Doyce Garner Family Trust | $1,852 | $1,852 | 0% |
| Vern R Harnapp | $4,410 | $1,793 | -59.3% |
| Sharon Dufour | $7,205 | $1,755 | -75.6% |
| Laura D. Llewellyn | $4,305 | $1,583 | -63.2% |
| Paul Hawkins | $1,571 | $1,571 | 0% |
| Dencker Farms, LLC | $12,822 | $1,509 | -88.2% |
| Angela D. Hurd | $0 | $1,420 | -- |
| Dan Myers | $4,774 | $1,414 | -70.4% |
| Richard Earl Lavender | $1,407 | $1,407 | 0% |
| JS2 Cattle, LLC | $9,309 | $1,367 | -85.3% |
| Flying Y Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Jeremy Thompson | $1,319 | $1,319 | 0% |
| Douglas A. Voda | $3,411 | $1,275 | -62.6% |
| Kimberly Kay Sang | $5,210 | $1,248 | -76% |
| The Missouri Bradley Farm, LLC | $3,396 | $1,244 | -63.4% |
| Gertrude M. Newberry | $3,234 | $1,241 | -61.6% |
| Ricky Doyle Blevins | $2,738 | $1,217 | -55.6% |
| Richard S. Swink | $1,170 | $1,170 | 0% |
| Stephen H Brown Trust | $1,150 | $1,150 | 0% |
| The Ginger R Roberts Income Only Trust | $1,131 | $1,131 | 0% |
| Allen E. Broekemeier | $1,033 | $1,109 | 7.4% |
| Jeffry Odonnell Trust 95 | $686 | $1,107 | 61.4% |
| Larry Beasley | $3,805 | $1,078 | -71.7% |
| The Hayes Family Trust | $2,080 | $963 | -53.7% |
| William R. Mehr | $2,753 | $946 | -65.6% |
| MLM Partnership | $916 | $916 | 0% |
| Henry A. Scroggin | $1,869 | $904 | -51.6% |
| Kathy Jakubcin | $1,857 | $868 | -53.3% |
| Jeanette Mazza | $2,532 | $867 | -65.8% |
| James L. Thomas | $731 | $731 | 0% |
| Thomas Mazza | $1,387 | $678 | -51.1% |
| Elliott Whitman | $1,221 | $627 | -48.6% |
| Harper Holdings, LLC | $5,351 | $548 | -89.8% |
| Matthew Hancock | $3,021 | $543 | -82% |
| Brenda J Bond Trustee Dated May 16 2014 | $2,490 | $524 | -79% |
| ELB Farms, LLC | $887 | $480 | -45.9% |
| Bryan D. Oeth | $1,451 | $458 | -68.4% |
| Wayne Livingston | $469 | $458 | -2.3% |
| Connie Copeland | $425 | $425 | 0% |
| Reni Jo Potter-Wood | $1,135 | $425 | -62.6% |
| Karin a Economon | $584 | $409 | -30% |
| Fred and Maureen Bindewald Trust | $1,134 | $404 | -64.4% |
| Patrick H. Leupold | $1,013 | $404 | -60.1% |
| Robert G. Flick | $1,804 | $390 | -78.4% |
| Lkdaw, LLC | $2,472 | $377 | -84.7% |
| Mark Johnson | $629 | $375 | -40.4% |
| Carl Foglesong | $905 | $371 | -59% |
| Ronald D. Dutton | $368 | $368 | 0% |
| James B. Hayes, JR and Margaret T. Hayes Irrecovab | $0 | $367 | -- |
| Ila E Bower - Ila E Bower Trust | $759 | $360 | -52.6% |
| Yvonne L. Lenhart | $0 | $338 | -- |
| Bindewald Family, Ltd. | $616 | $311 | -49.5% |
| Robert M. Carr Jr. | $787 | $294 | -62.6% |
| Witham Holdings, LLC | $1,788 | $294 | -83.6% |
| James L Lafrenz Rev Trust | $418 | $209 | -50% |
| Rachel A. Allamon | $161 | $172 | 6.8% |
| Danny Gargus | $139 | $151 | 8.6% |
| Susan Molsberger | $139 | $151 | 8.6% |
| Danton G. Steele II | $395 | $128 | -67.6% |
| Lori Schreiber | $934 | $122 | -86.9% |
| Stephanie Renee Wiseman | $87 | $115 | 32.2% |
| Eddie C. Cochran Jr. | $83 | $83 | 0% |
| Janis Little | $263 | $76 | -71.1% |
| Allen Sneath | $272 | $75 | -72.4% |
| Elizabeth S. Wright | $113 | $63 | -44.2% |
| Dana Carr | $57 | $34 | -40.4% |
| George D. Everett | $475 | $0 | -100% |
| Ana M. Pierce | $355 | $0 | -100% |
| Big Oaks Ranch, Inc. | $2,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Gustine S. Simmons | $986 | $0 | -100% |
| Bountiful Beef, LLC | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric R. Winslow | $26,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Geneva Beef Company, LLC | $3,136 | $0 | -100% |
| T&D Cattle & Hauling, LLC | $2,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald S. Behrens | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Heinrich | $2,569 | $0 | -100% |
| Richart Family Holdings, LLC | $59,213 | $0 | -100% |
| Bettye H. Meiggs | $31,110 | $0 | -100% |
| Bower & Herring Farm | $2,397 | $0 | -100% |
| Freshpro, Inc. | $343,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Helm | $51,262 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul Joseph Fischer and Carrie Louise Fischer Revocable Livi | $1,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Carla Collins Kennedy | $1,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Chazz Cox Associates, Inc. | $15,761 | $0 | -100% |
| Contemporary Gardens, Inc. | $343,852 | $0 | -100% |
| Dan Culley | $1,623 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Randall Smith | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| George D. Wilson Jr. | $6,841 | $0 | -100% |
| June a Mcbrayer Revocable Trust | $520 | $0 | -100% |
| Oviedo Tree Farm, Inc. | $44,457 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommy Ault | $995 | $0 | -100% |
| Vast, LLC | $15,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Virginia L. Boepple | $11,286 | $0 | -100% |
| W. T. Minter | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Hayes, JR and Margaret T | $838 | $0 | -100% |
| Karin Rutherford | $4,207 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Carpenter | $2,667 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam Scherr | $911 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn S Clark Trust | $10,230 | $0 | -100% |
| Joanne Johnson | $1,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,724,323 | $641,786 | -62.8% |
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