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In 2021, 195 farmers in cities within Duval County received a total of $748,133 in 265 farm subsidies, a 54% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.6 million in 460 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 Duval County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Farm | $61,825 | $63,172 | 2.2% |
| Paul L. Murray | $44,632 | $32,360 | -27.5% |
| North American Beehive Company, Inc. | $47,563 | $27,386 | -42.4% |
| Rita Mae Engelhardt | $24,587 | $24,587 | 0% |
| Joseph P. Eckstein | $23,181 | $21,063 | -9.1% |
| Christy A. Smith | $687 | $19,097 | 2,679.8% |
| Worldwide Aquaponics I | $0 | $18,104 | -- |
| R & J Trees, LLC | $0 | $16,486 | -- |
| Donald W. Thomas | $15,813 | $16,377 | 3.6% |
| Sharon D Lippert Living Revoc Trust | $0 | $15,938 | -- |
| Ryan Ray | $22,995 | $15,578 | -32.3% |
| Brent Alan Mai | $11,131 | $15,175 | 36.3% |
| Johnny W. Hubler | $82,268 | $13,874 | -83.1% |
| Diamond D Cattle, LLC | $84,739 | $13,375 | -84.2% |
| Anne V Brougher Trust | $13,923 | $12,537 | -10% |
| Frank Foster | $12,317 | $12,317 | 0% |
| Gale H Thames Irrevocable Family Trust | $12,055 | $12,055 | 0% |
| Herschel Briney Farms, Inc. | $22,612 | $11,840 | -47.6% |
| S & S Blind/Hunter Family Farms, LLC | $47,190 | $11,824 | -74.9% |
| Alfred Perry Clutts | $9,904 | $10,751 | 8.6% |
| Carpenter Land and Cattle, LLC | $16,725 | $9,336 | -44.2% |
| Tucker Properties | $11,365 | $9,014 | -20.7% |
| Hinson Ranch, LLLP | $19,501 | $8,219 | -57.9% |
| Matthew Allor | $4,562 | $8,018 | 75.8% |
| Andrew J. Edwards III | $65,967 | $7,061 | -89.3% |
| Brenda S. Hazell | $7,023 | $7,023 | 0% |
| William Joseph Carter | $6,920 | $6,920 | 0% |
| Normagene G Pellechio | $7,517 | $6,651 | -11.5% |
| Kenneth E. Jones | $6,239 | $6,184 | -0.9% |
| Gene Hernandez Residual Trust | $6,146 | $6,146 | 0% |
| James & Barbara Coleman Rev Trust | $7,947 | $6,142 | -22.7% |
| Fred W Hinson JR Family Trust | $6,017 | $6,017 | 0% |
| Cynthia M. Montgomery | $5,742 | $5,742 | 0% |
| Hugh McPheeters III | $5,742 | $5,742 | 0% |
| Charles Nunnally Dean | $0 | $5,563 | -- |
| James David Widener | $4,933 | $5,494 | 11.4% |
| Daniel Hugh Wynne | $5,687 | $5,104 | -10.3% |
| Saliba E. Salameh | $3,487 | $5,094 | 46.1% |
| Joyce Lee Brookins/Company Lee Brookins | $5,075 | $5,075 | 0% |
| Herminia H. Kincaid | $5,065 | $5,065 | 0% |
| Lee R. Smith | $687 | $5,063 | 637% |
| Jack Williams Company | $24,200 | $4,896 | -79.8% |
| Alvin L. Smith | $4,894 | $4,894 | 0% |
| Lloyd Lippert Living Revocable Trust | $0 | $4,809 | -- |
| Zephyr Dairy, LLC | $23,639 | $4,796 | -79.7% |
| Real Property Trustee Uw Charlotte B Mcpheeters | $4,750 | $4,750 | 0% |
| Lillian Green Dyal | $5,057 | $4,441 | -12.2% |
| Gary Bauer | $4,361 | $4,361 | 0% |
| One Farms, Inc. | $11,530 | $4,358 | -62.2% |
| Johnny K. Nolan Jr. | $21,450 | $4,346 | -79.7% |
| Frances Houston | $4,276 | $4,276 | 0% |
| Justin Allan Cone | $35,329 | $4,040 | -88.6% |
| Paul A. Wallace III | $3,785 | $3,935 | 4% |
| Don Taylor | $7,888 | $3,813 | -51.7% |
| Wysocki - Zook Farm | $3,010 | $3,695 | 22.8% |
| Sonja J. Rodgers | $3,563 | $3,563 | 0% |
| Buddy James Sr. | $16,797 | $3,499 | -79.2% |
| Karin Rutherford | $404 | $3,460 | 756.4% |
| Jean M. Oman | $755 | $3,303 | 337.5% |
| James E. Holland | $2,805 | $3,194 | 13.9% |
| Thomas D Whittingslow | $3,141 | $3,141 | 0% |
| Buffy S. Harmon | $811 | $3,093 | 281.4% |
| Paul J. Wright II | $811 | $3,093 | 281.4% |
| Darnell Britt Ganley Revocable Trust | $0 | $3,082 | -- |
| Crimson Creek Farms, LLC | $4,447 | $3,032 | -31.8% |
| Richard J. Graf II | $9,871 | $2,985 | -69.8% |
| Nancy R Yazdiya | $3,452 | $2,895 | -16.1% |
| Jokeen, LLC | $2,842 | $2,872 | 1.1% |
| Glenna Jeanne Isbell | $2,401 | $2,858 | 19% |
| Mary F. Benton | $2,794 | $2,794 | 0% |
| Edwin F. Tompkins | $0 | $2,783 | -- |
| Kelly Land Developments, Inc. | $2,989 | $2,750 | -8% |
| Urban Folk Farm, LLC | $0 | $2,676 | -- |
| Rita K. Talarico | $3,311 | $2,629 | -20.6% |
| Thomas L. Markham | $9,834 | $2,548 | -74.1% |
| Lumberjack Furniture Company | $9,592 | $2,498 | -74% |
| Joyce Hilton | $4,395 | $2,488 | -43.4% |
| Tuten Farms, LLC | $2,348 | $2,348 | 0% |
| W. V. Phipps Jr. | $3,831 | $2,330 | -39.2% |
| Michael D. Adams | $0 | $2,313 | -- |
| Melissa Marie Ross | $3,895 | $2,286 | -41.3% |
| Brad Gilbert | $9,757 | $2,253 | -76.9% |
| Elizabeth C. Walters | $2,899 | $2,249 | -22.4% |
| Monica S. Tsai | $0 | $2,117 | -- |
| Ronald D. Gray III | $2,082 | $2,082 | 0% |
| Janet L. Priddy | $5,410 | $2,063 | -61.9% |
| Norma J. Smith | $10,065 | $2,060 | -79.5% |
| Steven D. Keene | $1,824 | $1,824 | 0% |
| B & S Investments of Putnam County, Inc. | $9,745 | $1,781 | -81.7% |
| Bill Fedorski | $1,779 | $1,779 | 0% |
| Kathleen A. Bowes | $1,752 | $1,752 | 0% |
| Houston John Hubler | $22,553 | $1,746 | -92.3% |
| Dwain Towner | $5,002 | $1,744 | -65.1% |
| Alaska Salmon Safari, Inc. | $0 | $1,724 | -- |
| Beulah P Newkirk Family Trust | $0 | $1,710 | -- |
| WW Family Ranch, LLC | $7,415 | $1,656 | -77.7% |
| Three Creeks Kansas, LLC | $1,581 | $1,581 | 0% |
| Marvin G. Hollis | $2,428 | $1,560 | -35.7% |
| Gerald N Mcreynolds Jr. Rvoc Trust | $1,709 | $1,543 | -9.7% |
| Mary L. Robertson | $2,649 | $1,538 | -41.9% |
| Roger C Morgan Family Trust | $4,408 | $1,535 | -65.2% |
| Christine C. Schueler | $2,937 | $1,464 | -50.2% |
| Stephanie J. Raulerson | $1,571 | $1,450 | -7.7% |
| Tracy Mevis | $1,405 | $1,405 | 0% |
| Larry Bryan | $3,979 | $1,391 | -65% |
| Secluded Farms, LLC | $3,542 | $1,389 | -60.8% |
| Vic Widner | $3,234 | $1,340 | -58.6% |
| Kent E. Goodrich | $5,288 | $1,327 | -74.9% |
| Scott Kubin Dunham Trust | $2,414 | $1,266 | -47.6% |
| Ky6th-360, LLC | $0 | $1,220 | -- |
| William S. Lynch IV | $1,396 | $1,208 | -13.5% |
| Sharon Kellogg | $1,169 | $1,169 | 0% |
| Coleen M Foucht | $1,470 | $1,149 | -21.8% |
| Eugenia McCall | $1,140 | $1,140 | 0% |
| Jackson Family Rvoc Trustee | $8,328 | $1,136 | -86.4% |
| Elvis Finch | $3,421 | $1,132 | -66.9% |
| Myrna S West - Myrna West Living Trust | $2,626 | $1,126 | -57.1% |
| Crossbow Cattle, Inc. | $5,467 | $1,117 | -79.6% |
| James M. Johnson | $1,109 | $1,109 | 0% |
| Nancy J. Odonnell | $0 | $1,097 | -- |
| Amy Kidd | $2,163 | $1,028 | -52.5% |
| John R. Craft | $1,016 | $995 | -2.1% |
| Barbara Jean Norris | $1,530 | $964 | -37% |
| Meta Kay Wenzel Meta K Wenzel Rev Trust | $0 | $958 | -- |
| Elizabeth Stewart Sanders | $1,807 | $929 | -48.6% |
| John Leslie Weatherhead | $0 | $891 | -- |
| Gary L Thelke | $885 | $885 | 0% |
| Gary W. Stovall | $880 | $880 | 0% |
| Charlotte Meyers Trust | $2,248 | $839 | -62.7% |
| George Alton Mayo JR Trust | $2,245 | $839 | -62.6% |
| Paul Luttrell | $3,520 | $827 | -76.5% |
| John J. Pavkov | $1,008 | $795 | -21.1% |
| Charlton Living Trust DTD 01/27/2011 | $3,276 | $787 | -76% |
| Steven M. Brucker | $3,453 | $776 | -77.5% |
| Jeannie Morris | $2,510 | $768 | -69.4% |
| Robert Assaf | $4,403 | $760 | -82.7% |
| Mary H. Faber | $757 | $757 | 0% |
| Stowell-Dando Family Rev. Liv. Trust | $3,160 | $730 | -76.9% |
| Scott R. Solem | $3,484 | $711 | -79.6% |
| Christine Long | $0 | $681 | -- |
| Jesse J. Stewart Jr. | $582 | $656 | 12.7% |
| Theresa P Hasser Trust | $0 | $645 | -- |
| Adam Garrett | $4,043 | $641 | -84.1% |
| Elizabeth L. Barnes | $618 | $618 | 0% |
| Corinne E. Parker | $611 | $611 | 0% |
| Matthew R. Newman | $585 | $585 | 0% |
| Anne B, Corp. | $687 | $539 | -21.5% |
| Elise Jones | $660 | $528 | -20% |
| Mary Yeary | $801 | $525 | -34.5% |
| Neal L. Henning | $1,317 | $518 | -60.7% |
| Agnese Montgomery | $496 | $496 | 0% |
| James W. Bell | $2,046 | $495 | -75.8% |
| Robert H Norris Living Trust | $1,413 | $479 | -66.1% |
| Linda Hacker Trust Share | $551 | $438 | -20.5% |
| Ginger Frye | $811 | $435 | -46.4% |
| Stephen P. Thomas | $2,605 | $426 | -83.6% |
| Kovarik Children Trust | $1,083 | $413 | -61.9% |
| Celia Rehm | $734 | $386 | -47.4% |
| Patricia Britt Mitchelson | $379 | $379 | 0% |
| Leah Suzanne Baker | $359 | $359 | 0% |
| Herbert E. Porter | $1,150 | $350 | -69.6% |
| Jeff Hipp | $1,419 | $346 | -75.6% |
| Boynton Farm, LLC | $1,490 | $336 | -77.4% |
| Donna Fruh | $231 | $333 | 44.2% |
| John Bulloch | $330 | $330 | 0% |
| Arthur L. Williams | $2,152 | $325 | -84.9% |
| Robert Ramsey Tebow II | $2,203 | $312 | -85.8% |
| Debra M. Sawyer | $460 | $310 | -32.6% |
| Harold N. Kelley | $297 | $297 | 0% |
| Florence Charlton | $795 | $292 | -63.3% |
| Zackary C. Blalock | $543 | $266 | -51% |
| Thomas Ray Rutledge | $614 | $262 | -57.3% |
| Ben D. Padgett | $1,078 | $225 | -79.1% |
| Michael S. Whitty | $946 | $222 | -76.5% |
| Carol A. Meek | $490 | $217 | -55.7% |
| Gary G. Jacobs | $0 | $211 | -- |
| Janet M. Kaiser | $0 | $206 | -- |
| Ophelia W. Corbett | $457 | $196 | -57.1% |
| Nancy B. Thomason | $552 | $192 | -65.2% |
| B. M. Lundy | $190 | $190 | 0% |
| Timothy G. Rogers | $2,200 | $175 | -92% |
| Susan Bopp | $163 | $163 | 0% |
| Dion S Haverstraw | $0 | $155 | -- |
| Betty John Miller | $342 | $154 | -55% |
| Toni D. Weber | $516 | $144 | -72.1% |
| Carolyn A. Wright | $388 | $127 | -67.3% |
| Tina D. Dixon | $365 | $102 | -72.1% |
| Jacob Martin | $0 | $97 | -- |
| Janet Wicks | $269 | $57 | -78.8% |
| Florence R. Bliss | $0 | $47 | -- |
| Patty Henderson | $0 | $32 | -- |
| Troy M. Bryant | $83 | $29 | -65.1% |
| Mary Miracle | $0 | $20 | -- |
| Raymond Nagel Jr. | $418 | $9 | -97.8% |
| Debra Powers Blaisdell | $22 | $8 | -63.6% |
| A. B. Lynch | $3,641 | $0 | -100% |
| Andrew Preston Carey | $1,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Annabelle Welch Hudmon Rev Trust | $1,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Bethesda Farm | $17,794 | $0 | -100% |
| Billy Joe Yeiser Trust | $587 | $0 | -100% |
| Brian Michael Jennings | $845 | $0 | -100% |
| Clayra E Smith | $2,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Crabtree and Roberts, LLC | $1,645 | $0 | -100% |
| Curley Family Farms I, LLC | $1,960 | $0 | -100% |
| Damen Sprague | $1,664 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Christine Long | $1,162 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Alonzo Montgomery | $636 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Monts | $2,712 | $0 | -100% |
| Francis E Chamness Living Trust | $3,178 | $0 | -100% |
| Gardens Edge Growers, Inc. | $143,324 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary E. Mays | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| Genuine Giants, LLC | $44,373 | $0 | -100% |
| Glenda Dutton | $1,494 | $0 | -100% |
| James Harold Gleaton III | $512 | $0 | -100% |
| John N. Spinning | $1,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph R. Jenkins | $5,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Kuulei Chai | $131 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Weatherhead Estate | $1,444 | $0 | -100% |
| L Clif Shiferdek | $3,310 | $0 | -100% |
| Lakewood Bee, LLC | $999 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd Lippert Living Revocable Trustee | $3,665 | $0 | -100% |
| Mallorie Katherine Clingan | $922 | $0 | -100% |
| Manifest Distilling, LLC | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcia Wysocki | $2,037 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurine Zook Estate | $2,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Meta Kay Wenzel- Meta Wenzel K. Re | $1,655 | $0 | -100% |
| Natasha Majeed | $730 | $0 | -100% |
| Nongrantor Trust Under Carrie E Pearson Trust | $741 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick H. Norris | $3,071 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond D. Yeary | $1,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald D Coppenburger | $3,389 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald Dixon | $443 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon D Lippert Living Revoc Trustee | $15,938 | $0 | -100% |
| Star D Enterprise, Inc. | $413 | $0 | -100% |
| Suwannee Ranch 505, L L C | $18,452 | $0 | -100% |
| Tonya K. Ashworth | $2,855 | $0 | -100% |
| Towers Family Farms, LLC | $16,541 | $0 | -100% |
| Valerie Pittman | $2,566 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne Dixon | $443 | $0 | -100% |
| William M. Elliott Jr. | $3,225 | $0 | -100% |
| Zack's Honey Farm, LLC | $3,123 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradshaw Development, LLC | $4,378 | $0 | -100% |
| Langham Re Holdings, LLC | $97 | $0 | -100% |
| Premium Seafood, Inc. | $11,078 | $0 | -100% |
| Son and Skye Mushrooms | $9,588 | $0 | -100% |
| Fogg Farm, LLC | $62,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,627,546 | $748,133 | -54% |
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