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In 2021, 225 farmers in cities within Suwannee County received a total of $3.5 million in 279 farm subsidies, a 47.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $6.8 million in 537 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 Suwannee County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross Dairy, LLC | $506,308 | $507,529 | 0.2% |
| Townsend Brothers Agent Enterprises, LLC | $133,356 | $379,891 | 184.9% |
| R Moore Farms, Inc. | $159,722 | $158,941 | -0.5% |
| Carrie Jeannette Ward | $30,199 | $141,567 | 368.8% |
| Shenandoah Dairy, Inc. | $1,592,146 | $127,173 | -92% |
| T W Byrd's Sons, Inc. | $221,402 | $122,708 | -44.6% |
| George Wedsted | $153,760 | $120,508 | -21.6% |
| Humberto Alvarez | $0 | $118,567 | -- |
| Robert Barnett | $111,822 | $95,984 | -14.2% |
| John Lee Abersold | $0 | $92,611 | -- |
| Harold Land II | $79,776 | $72,191 | -9.5% |
| Oak Grove Dairy, Inc. | $0 | $55,114 | -- |
| Raymon J Land JR | $251,099 | $53,077 | -78.9% |
| Byrd's Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Harley Forest Products, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| D&S Griffis Timber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| L&L Woodhauling, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| S&M Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Raymon J Land SR | $164,685 | $47,672 | -71.1% |
| O M Farm, LLC | $0 | $43,317 | -- |
| DE Leon Breeder Farm, LLC | $0 | $40,524 | -- |
| E & J LA Rosa Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $40,164 | -- |
| Ignacio Perera | $0 | $38,953 | -- |
| JB & Rizo Company, LLC, M.D. | $0 | $38,499 | -- |
| J. G. Stuckey | $37,450 | $38,434 | 2.6% |
| Claude Starling Jr. | $34,501 | $36,246 | 5.1% |
| Billy Jackson | $82,061 | $35,859 | -56.3% |
| Bill Jackson II | $81,561 | $35,841 | -56.1% |
| Sandy Pine Ranch, Inc. | $0 | $34,616 | -- |
| Sammy J. Starling | $60,178 | $34,593 | -42.5% |
| Jose Arias | $0 | $30,450 | -- |
| Roberson Brothers | $39,404 | $29,681 | -24.7% |
| Diene Garcia | $5,006 | $28,640 | 472.1% |
| Knox Honey Farm, Ltd. | $0 | $26,850 | -- |
| Rodriguez Family Farm, LLC | $0 | $25,515 | -- |
| Sidney and Jackson Lord Farms | $50,880 | $24,598 | -51.7% |
| Hatch Brothers Farms, Inc. | $30,180 | $24,420 | -19.1% |
| M I Farm, LLC | $0 | $21,812 | -- |
| Skipper Honey Company, Inc. | $157,539 | $21,592 | -86.3% |
| Gerald Gamble | $22,922 | $21,088 | -8% |
| Adrian I Land | $136,417 | $20,540 | -84.9% |
| Don Garrison | $72,328 | $19,390 | -73.2% |
| A & M Medina Farms, LLC | $0 | $18,608 | -- |
| Frier Farms, Inc. | $0 | $14,854 | -- |
| Larry Warner | $23,350 | $13,436 | -42.5% |
| Luis M Valdesuso | $0 | $13,157 | -- |
| Delfin L. Pino | $7,736 | $12,860 | 66.2% |
| Sara J. Moore | $13,423 | $12,329 | -8.2% |
| Jesse Lee | $44,374 | $10,977 | -75.3% |
| Emilda Bruno | $0 | $10,957 | -- |
| Jack L. Putnal | $356,106 | $10,910 | -96.9% |
| Sidney J. Lord | $31,047 | $10,745 | -65.4% |
| Sidney J. Lord Jr. | $31,047 | $10,745 | -65.4% |
| Ronald M. Piechocki | $32,535 | $10,466 | -67.8% |
| Miguel Fundora | $168 | $10,363 | 6,068.5% |
| William T. Carte | $26,847 | $9,696 | -63.9% |
| Kelli D. Hicks | $2,541 | $9,132 | 259.4% |
| Trey A. Durden | $418 | $7,519 | 1,698.8% |
| Dale E. Turman | $8,082 | $7,487 | -7.4% |
| Boligan's Blue SKY Farm, LLC | $0 | $7,417 | -- |
| Kenneth D. Dasher | $16,216 | $7,396 | -54.4% |
| Rene Cairo | $35,877 | $7,348 | -79.5% |
| Lynn Touchton | $2,442 | $7,167 | 193.5% |
| Donald W. Wainwright Sr. | $30,121 | $6,897 | -77.1% |
| Kimberlee M Malone-Williams | $0 | $6,245 | -- |
| Lamar Jenkins | $42,876 | $6,243 | -85.4% |
| Shelia D. Walker | $7,382 | $5,905 | -20% |
| Aderholt Hay Farms, LLC | $4,647 | $5,526 | 18.9% |
| Steve Sanders | $21,329 | $5,484 | -74.3% |
| Ronald Lawson | $8,243 | $5,411 | -34.4% |
| Wendell E. Mellette Sr. | $5,877 | $5,407 | -8% |
| B & B Land Clearing & Services, LLC | $12,087 | $5,307 | -56.1% |
| Carroll Hall | $5,680 | $5,065 | -10.8% |
| Darryl Adams | $5,252 | $4,832 | -8% |
| Omar Martinez | $19,492 | $4,819 | -75.3% |
| Gail C. Wainwright | $94,173 | $4,120 | -95.6% |
| Richard E. Boyd | $13,662 | $3,484 | -74.5% |
| Alexander Boligan | $4,730 | $3,334 | -29.5% |
| Michael L. Boatright | $7,887 | $3,300 | -58.2% |
| Marianne Larsen | $20,705 | $3,181 | -84.6% |
| Dola Hall | $4,019 | $3,178 | -20.9% |
| Jeffery D. Sampson | $19,315 | $3,140 | -83.7% |
| George Wyatt Thomas | $13,266 | $3,078 | -76.8% |
| Lamar Jenkins Jr. | $17,141 | $2,868 | -83.3% |
| Ryan P. Butler | $15,485 | $2,802 | -81.9% |
| Charles R. Thomas | $11,418 | $2,696 | -76.4% |
| Charles Y. Votava | $11,879 | $2,644 | -77.7% |
| James Duncan Grinstead Jr. | $3,780 | $2,639 | -30.2% |
| Kacee Hopper | $5,753 | $2,620 | -54.5% |
| Mike F. White | $10,835 | $2,606 | -75.9% |
| Jesse G. Caruthers Jr. | $11,521 | $2,596 | -77.5% |
| Jack E. Andrews | $18,423 | $2,579 | -86% |
| Daniel Conger | $12,023 | $2,434 | -79.8% |
| James S. Hardee Jr. | $12,084 | $2,397 | -80.2% |
| Milo St John | $13,546 | $2,228 | -83.6% |
| Gary Neal Selby | $1,571 | $2,128 | 35.5% |
| Timothy A. Richardson | $2,299 | $2,114 | -8% |
| Harold Warner | $12,507 | $2,060 | -83.5% |
| James Warner | $12,507 | $2,060 | -83.5% |
| William R. Starling | $6,028 | $2,019 | -66.5% |
| Larry Carl Sessions | $15,297 | $1,974 | -87.1% |
| Joseph R. Williams Jr. | $9,064 | $1,973 | -78.2% |
| Bonnie W. Mathis | $8,140 | $1,926 | -76.3% |
| Christopher Aaron Bryant | $11,752 | $1,845 | -84.3% |
| S&S Land and Cattle, LLC | $38,801 | $1,764 | -95.5% |
| J. D. Williams Jr. | $4,204 | $1,719 | -59.1% |
| Tamos H Sapp | $7,315 | $1,628 | -77.7% |
| Don Deadwyler | $7,634 | $1,626 | -78.7% |
| David Randall Ratliff | $6,292 | $1,614 | -74.3% |
| Terry Brinson | $8,945 | $1,591 | -82.2% |
| Johnny C. Taylor II | $8,195 | $1,522 | -81.4% |
| Eden Camejo | $10,529 | $1,512 | -85.6% |
| Arthur Wendell Boatright | $4,906 | $1,498 | -69.5% |
| Nazario Land Holdings, Inc. | $13,201 | $1,480 | -88.8% |
| Charles R. Norris | $9,939 | $1,446 | -85.5% |
| Harold E. Tomlinson Jr. | $7,040 | $1,401 | -80.1% |
| Clifford William Starling | $6,071 | $1,361 | -77.6% |
| Paula W. Cooper | $5,137 | $1,343 | -73.9% |
| Harry Kinnis Weaver JR | $7,432 | $1,340 | -82% |
| Betty L. Sullivan | $5,753 | $1,302 | -77.4% |
| Kevin J. Sullivan | $5,753 | $1,302 | -77.4% |
| Bill Engel | $5,687 | $1,277 | -77.5% |
| David H. Lee | $6,455 | $1,238 | -80.8% |
| Eula T. Wainwright | $6,446 | $1,238 | -80.8% |
| Eustice Gamble | $4,375 | $1,209 | -72.4% |
| Michael E. Gamble | $4,430 | $1,209 | -72.7% |
| Rodolfo Rodriguez | $0 | $1,203 | -- |
| Terry Hill | $6,674 | $1,184 | -82.3% |
| George K. Morris | $4,448 | $1,159 | -73.9% |
| Arthur Covington | $5,401 | $1,117 | -79.3% |
| Jack Mize Jr. | $6,452 | $1,091 | -83.1% |
| Douglas Scott Elliott | $16,082 | $1,078 | -93.3% |
| Emmett B. Howell Jr. | $3,740 | $1,023 | -72.6% |
| Charles S. Musgrove | $991 | $1,022 | 3.1% |
| Adrian I Land II | $4,059 | $1,019 | -74.9% |
| Tamara Mathews | $4,334 | $1,018 | -76.5% |
| I Johnson & Sons Dairy, LLC | $4,565 | $1,011 | -77.9% |
| Gayle T. Musgrove | $4,491 | $969 | -78.4% |
| Bruce E. Thomas | $3,828 | $954 | -75.1% |
| Russell Hancock | $6,163 | $944 | -84.7% |
| Ac Cattle Company, LLC | $4,323 | $917 | -78.8% |
| Colon Land | $1,162 | $910 | -21.7% |
| Trevor Clayton Ross | $4,048 | $907 | -77.6% |
| Susan N. Wood | $6,384 | $890 | -86.1% |
| Eddie W. Brown | $4,216 | $886 | -79% |
| Alex Cameron | $0 | $880 | -- |
| Billy Spikes | $2,231 | $868 | -61.1% |
| Neesha Thomas | $3,542 | $864 | -75.6% |
| Marianne Lewis | $2,228 | $828 | -62.8% |
| Shawn Hingson | $2,761 | $784 | -71.6% |
| Sandra M. Endicott | $0 | $728 | -- |
| Randall Box | $4,049 | $726 | -82.1% |
| Glenda W. Edwards | $3,047 | $696 | -77.2% |
| Dewayne Kirby | $2,310 | $627 | -72.9% |
| Vicky Clemons | $2,183 | $620 | -71.6% |
| Jay Crouch | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Michele Darlene Vernon | $9,834 | $605 | -93.8% |
| Hollow Oak Cattle Farm, Inc. | $2,430 | $585 | -75.9% |
| Larry G. Parker | $3,905 | $553 | -85.8% |
| William C. Blanton Jr. | $1,738 | $552 | -68.2% |
| Charles L. Davis | $1,837 | $544 | -70.4% |
| Alvin B. Huckabee | $3,139 | $539 | -82.8% |
| Marvin P. Delegal | $1,749 | $512 | -70.7% |
| Ronald A. Young | $1,536 | $508 | -66.9% |
| Ease Land Organic Farm, LLC | $51,394 | $500 | -99% |
| New Universe Food, LLC | $0 | $500 | -- |
| Hubert James Severance | $2,007 | $486 | -75.8% |
| Glenn A. Horvath | $1,451 | $460 | -68.3% |
| Ronald Ward | $1,614 | $458 | -71.6% |
| Ralph Linton Carroll Jr. | $1,859 | $456 | -75.5% |
| Mark Wayne Leblanc | $1,661 | $450 | -72.9% |
| Ryan Dale Turman | $336 | $448 | 33.3% |
| Dr. Charles E. Carraher Jr. | $306 | $447 | 46.1% |
| Loretta L. Carlton | $2,365 | $429 | -81.9% |
| Kenneth D. Bates | $1,417 | $425 | -70% |
| Daniel T. Williams | $1,474 | $420 | -71.5% |
| Justin Douglas Bates | $2,277 | $418 | -81.6% |
| Howard L. Nickerson | $1,945 | $411 | -78.9% |
| Joseph H. Patenaude | $1,793 | $402 | -77.6% |
| Ira Gregory Ward | $1,925 | $394 | -79.5% |
| Dale Roger Vining | $1,639 | $354 | -78.4% |
| James D. Kennedy | $1,485 | $349 | -76.5% |
| Jerry K. Lee | $2,079 | $339 | -83.7% |
| David F. Mullis | $776 | $338 | -56.4% |
| Mona W. Hurst | $1,485 | $329 | -77.8% |
| Jack Cole Jr. | $1,573 | $326 | -79.3% |
| Theodore H. Glass | $999 | $326 | -67.4% |
| Howard Stephen Dancy | $1,452 | $322 | -77.8% |
| Pauline Allen | $781 | $294 | -62.4% |
| Debra Crouch Sapp | $1,584 | $284 | -82.1% |
| Harold A. Wooley | $1,012 | $266 | -73.7% |
| Rebecca L. Kirby | $1,177 | $260 | -77.9% |
| Calamity H White | $1,210 | $259 | -78.6% |
| James L. Head | $2,255 | $255 | -88.7% |
| Terry B. Mills | $1,056 | $252 | -76.1% |
| Sidney Matthew Tompkins | $913 | $241 | -73.6% |
| Troy T Law | $990 | $240 | -75.8% |
| Walter W. Clement | $759 | $237 | -68.8% |
| Riley H. Collins | $825 | $236 | -71.4% |
| Jean C. Brady | $908 | $228 | -74.9% |
| Thomas Francis Burks | $1,037 | $216 | -79.2% |
| Kevin Sullivan | $1,509 | $211 | -86% |
| Ronald D. Sprinkle | $5,349 | $208 | -96.1% |
| Jack Flowers | $0 | $202 | -- |
| Robert E. Smith | $0 | $202 | -- |
| Ronnie O. Amerson | $627 | $180 | -71.3% |
| Jake Daniel Jerkins | $3,146 | $180 | -94.3% |
| Maxine S. Pittman | $726 | $176 | -75.8% |
| Melissa K. Cumbess | $693 | $176 | -74.6% |
| William Jones | $991 | $164 | -83.5% |
| Cleveland H. Hobby | $501 | $135 | -73.1% |
| Horace Michael Hunter | $462 | $124 | -73.2% |
| Kerry N. Strickland | $980 | $124 | -87.3% |
| Jack Olive | $726 | $117 | -83.9% |
| Judy D. Hughes | $517 | $114 | -77.9% |
| Thomas F. McIntosh | $0 | $114 | -- |
| Leonardo Rodriguez Jr. | $440 | $111 | -74.8% |
| Patricia A. Young | $991 | $104 | -89.5% |
| Earl L. Monroe | $231 | $80 | -65.4% |
| Ashley Nicole Head | $275 | $76 | -72.4% |
| Kenneth Boatright | $917 | $55 | -94% |
| Kristy McWaters | $50 | $50 | 0% |
| Laure B. Roberson Jr. | $140 | $45 | -67.9% |
| Jason Jennings | $1,016 | $34 | -96.7% |
| Clara D. Skinner | $623 | $21 | -96.6% |
| Arica L. Norman | $1,045 | $0 | -100% |
| Carla Beaty Suggs | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Martinez | $72,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Garrett Brothers Farm, Inc. | $307,062 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Aderholt | $13,836 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny Vincent | $10,450 | $0 | -100% |
| Mario L. Molina | $40,233 | $0 | -100% |
| Moses & Son Farms, Inc. | $1,247 | $0 | -100% |
| Norman J. Mallard Sr. | $10,805 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy J. Mikell | $772 | $0 | -100% |
| S N Hill & Son, Inc. | $3,795 | $0 | -100% |
| Shannon Sims | $225 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Edwards | $5,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Darlene Morgenthal | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Laxton | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianne F. Westcott | $1,341 | $0 | -100% |
| Ellen Roberson | $2,283 | $0 | -100% |
| Emma Corbin | $761 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm to Table Growers, Inc. | $23,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Four G Farms, LLC | $1,823 | $0 | -100% |
| G & H Enterprises | $515 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Laughridge | $5,111 | $0 | -100% |
| Hoover Family Farms, LLC | $2,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Jackie J. Taylor | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| James D. Williams III | $2,983 | $0 | -100% |
| Janice L. Starling | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessica Leigh Glenn | $3,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Jimmy Roberson | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin D. Dasher | $245 | $0 | -100% |
| Krista Courtney Rothenberger | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Laverne Dorminey | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark Chaples | $2,662 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L. Selby | $559 | $0 | -100% |
| Okeechobee Pine Tree Farms, LLC | $53,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Oveida T Fillyaw | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Randy K. Nobles | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra L. Brown | $1,020 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Boles | $495 | $0 | -100% |
| Spectrum Tree Farms, Inc. | $288,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan B. Allison | $845 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter O. Hurst III | $22,887 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter R. Starling | $1,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Wandell W. Blanton Jr. | $2,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Wesley R. Keene | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilbur Woods | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| William Dale Ratliff | $34 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $6,752,626 | $3,515,867 | -47.9% |
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