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In 2021, 172 farmers in cities within Marion County received a total of $1.4 million in 239 farm subsidies, a 49.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.8 million in 437 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 Marion County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Strickland | $221,845 | $138,440 | -37.6% |
| L. L. Hiers Jr. | $300,650 | $101,805 | -66.1% |
| T Richard Barber JR | $169,215 | $92,932 | -45.1% |
| Jodie Hiers | $97,631 | $88,024 | -9.8% |
| Pamela Barber | $16,100 | $73,512 | 356.6% |
| Scott Seiler | $78,100 | $71,852 | -8% |
| Grandview Farms Ocala, LLC | $0 | $67,652 | -- |
| Aldrich Timber, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Rudnianyn Farms, LLC | $197,231 | $45,059 | -77.2% |
| John Werry | $44,964 | $44,200 | -1.7% |
| Seiler & Son Farms, LLC | $39,218 | $35,378 | -9.8% |
| Sam E. Albritton | $31,924 | $35,101 | 10% |
| Ronald D. Cannon Sr. | $68,220 | $33,627 | -50.7% |
| Barry Shook | $937 | $31,445 | 3,255.9% |
| Renate R. Evans | $31,084 | $31,084 | 0% |
| Lochloosa Lake Farms, LLC | $0 | $29,919 | -- |
| Charles Martin Smith | $90,025 | $18,982 | -78.9% |
| Thomas C. Hannon | $17,961 | $17,961 | 0% |
| Donald Smith | $76,890 | $17,142 | -77.7% |
| John P Scheuren ANC Res Family Trust | $0 | $16,766 | -- |
| L & S Cattle, LLC | $79,453 | $16,608 | -79.1% |
| Janice Gaskill | $15,956 | $11,055 | -30.7% |
| Mike Gaskill | $15,960 | $11,055 | -30.7% |
| Ka-Tee Heath | $0 | $10,853 | -- |
| Bow Tie Farms, Inc. | $26,434 | $10,224 | -61.3% |
| David Unverfehrt | $28,856 | $10,058 | -65.1% |
| James M. Klasing | $10,165 | $10,037 | -1.3% |
| Palm Tree Farms, LLC | $12,806 | $9,592 | -25.1% |
| Donald W. Cox | $8,570 | $8,706 | 1.6% |
| Richard Estes | $9,727 | $8,645 | -11.1% |
| Gentry M. Storm | $10,834 | $8,629 | -20.4% |
| Wendell Crews | $8,553 | $8,553 | 0% |
| Terry Jean Hiers | $16,925 | $8,226 | -51.4% |
| Perry Cattle and Hay Company II, LLC | $46,676 | $8,205 | -82.4% |
| Darrel E. Hofer | $7,818 | $7,818 | 0% |
| Mehlings Silver Lakes Estate, Inc. | $8,128 | $7,222 | -11.1% |
| Martin R Helgerson Trust | $10,509 | $7,055 | -32.9% |
| Joann Hager | $1,876 | $6,894 | 267.5% |
| Alexander Lamar Burton | $37,816 | $6,812 | -82% |
| Homer A. Gary Jr. | $104,615 | $6,788 | -93.5% |
| G & M Cattle Company | $25,630 | $6,463 | -74.8% |
| Gary Winter | $24,172 | $6,454 | -73.3% |
| Robert Redman Revocable Trust | $6,437 | $6,437 | 0% |
| Pitts Properties LP | $13,282 | $6,082 | -54.2% |
| JWB Company of Kansas, LLC | $3,171 | $6,042 | 90.5% |
| Jesse D. Strickland | $6,411 | $5,898 | -8% |
| Steven H Dixon, LLC | $32,894 | $5,762 | -82.5% |
| Jackie Fields | $0 | $5,500 | -- |
| Lisa Miller | $6,135 | $5,429 | -11.5% |
| Linda L. Muncy | $0 | $5,334 | -- |
| Sally Canfield | $5,055 | $5,055 | 0% |
| Sue Brawner | $3,708 | $5,013 | 35.2% |
| Vicki Lynn Opp | $5,211 | $4,799 | -7.9% |
| Terry Kikendall | $7,313 | $4,710 | -35.6% |
| Bruner Tree Farm, LLC | $0 | $4,312 | -- |
| Trudy J. Harstad | $0 | $4,244 | -- |
| Russell Properties & Rentals III, LLC | $4,129 | $4,129 | 0% |
| Marie E. Brown | $0 | $3,982 | -- |
| Paul Voborny | $0 | $3,723 | -- |
| Cindy Sue Doty | $9,286 | $3,553 | -61.7% |
| Glenn Cordrey | $3,796 | $3,493 | -8% |
| Georgia Egge | $5,875 | $3,354 | -42.9% |
| John Woods | $3,253 | $3,330 | 2.4% |
| Eugene Nichols | $16,219 | $3,150 | -80.6% |
| A & D Stanley Trust | $0 | $2,904 | -- |
| Taforia James | $0 | $2,728 | -- |
| Do Boy Lawn & Land Clearing Service, Inc. | $25,028 | $2,720 | -89.1% |
| Nancy Fauser | $2,668 | $2,668 | 0% |
| Diamond L. Ranch | $3,392 | $2,661 | -21.6% |
| W. R. Brown III | $4,572 | $2,644 | -42.2% |
| Double C Farms, LLC | $3,299 | $2,498 | -24.3% |
| Donald Banks | $0 | $2,420 | -- |
| Philip Matthews, DVM | $9,691 | $2,418 | -75% |
| Sheri Larue | $2,317 | $2,317 | 0% |
| John David Stephens Jr. | $8,272 | $2,144 | -74.1% |
| Dale Wright | $7,392 | $2,139 | -71.1% |
| Chad P. Carter | $11,997 | $2,068 | -82.8% |
| Quentin Anderson Sr. | $2,169 | $1,996 | -8% |
| Barbara Tester | $7,534 | $1,940 | -74.3% |
| Earnest Nichols | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| Emily P Pike Trust | $1,872 | $1,872 | 0% |
| James L. Kerr | $3,068 | $1,814 | -40.9% |
| Michael Oehlerking | $1,977 | $1,798 | -9.1% |
| Stephanie Edwards | $10,280 | $1,753 | -82.9% |
| Ronald D. Cannon Jr. | $6,267 | $1,746 | -72.1% |
| Stephen T. Butzen | $1,740 | $1,740 | 0% |
| John D. Morton | $4,510 | $1,694 | -62.4% |
| Harriet Diane Botkin Huff | $3,264 | $1,551 | -52.5% |
| Trust Number 1548 | $6,082 | $1,508 | -75.2% |
| Ettore Arthur Frescura Tr | $2,798 | $1,501 | -46.4% |
| John H. Fowler | $9,796 | $1,308 | -86.6% |
| Mark S. Strickland Jr. | $10,634 | $1,281 | -88% |
| Thompson J. Watson Jr. | $0 | $1,265 | -- |
| Marcus Kent, Inc. | $10,528 | $1,247 | -88.2% |
| Robert A. Stark | $624 | $1,246 | 99.7% |
| Classic Oaks, LLC | $2,647 | $1,186 | -55.2% |
| Spivey Trust Dated July 9 1992 | $0 | $1,148 | -- |
| Eugene Kosinski Jr. | $1,125 | $1,112 | -1.2% |
| Brownell Barnard Sr. | $0 | $1,100 | -- |
| Bruce Jennings | $6,580 | $1,081 | -83.6% |
| Margaret M. Luffman | $997 | $997 | 0% |
| Rolle Farms, LLC | $5,573 | $951 | -82.9% |
| Henry Dave Hiers | $4,851 | $930 | -80.8% |
| Anne W. Parker | $2,092 | $913 | -56.4% |
| Edlyne Boyer | $0 | $900 | -- |
| James J. Nance | $892 | $892 | 0% |
| Donald Buie | $4,933 | $888 | -82% |
| Edward E. Patenaude | $6,803 | $821 | -87.9% |
| Dennis Dupras | $0 | $721 | -- |
| Patricia Heine | $778 | $716 | -8% |
| The Reents Family Living Trust | $3,706 | $709 | -80.9% |
| Allan & Margie Miller Family Irrevocable Trust | $961 | $708 | -26.3% |
| Blackwood Farms, Inc. | $693 | $693 | 0% |
| Jeffery Palmer - HLPH, LLC | $0 | $687 | -- |
| Uzziah a Bernard | $2,475 | $664 | -73.2% |
| Alden Poole | $4,482 | $656 | -85.4% |
| Delores J. Portwood | $1,794 | $654 | -63.5% |
| Clarence Behn | $4,424 | $633 | -85.7% |
| James Damon | $1,694 | $626 | -63% |
| Gayle J. Gossett | $615 | $617 | 0.3% |
| Richard E. Morris | $597 | $597 | 0% |
| John C. Koch | $2,605 | $594 | -77.2% |
| Adrien Smith Sr. | $5,820 | $570 | -90.2% |
| Charles H. Nichols | $2,739 | $566 | -79.3% |
| Marion E. Meyer | $2,079 | $556 | -73.3% |
| Larry Cordill | $538 | $538 | 0% |
| Wanda Kinsler Swift | $2,772 | $535 | -80.7% |
| Shepherd Timberland, LLC | $0 | $526 | -- |
| Richard Brown | $4,461 | $514 | -88.5% |
| Rikeria C Brown | $5,804 | $466 | -92% |
| Robinson Brothers L. P. Farms | $1,193 | $443 | -62.9% |
| Shirley T. Woods | $2,167 | $433 | -80% |
| Hinton Kinsler III | $4,130 | $431 | -89.6% |
| Arsenio Taylor | $3,540 | $415 | -88.3% |
| Austin Paul Miller | $792 | $414 | -47.7% |
| Teresa Shepler | $858 | $408 | -52.4% |
| Janice K. Patenaude | $402 | $402 | 0% |
| Danny G. Hester | $1,474 | $397 | -73.1% |
| Nina Koch | $0 | $394 | -- |
| Phyllis Hlavac | $1,091 | $394 | -63.9% |
| Dennis Egge | $8,298 | $382 | -95.4% |
| Faith Evangeline Hughes | $6,143 | $382 | -93.8% |
| Shelly Heine | $2,819 | $373 | -86.8% |
| Sharon Perrow | $518 | $365 | -29.5% |
| Celtic Cow, LLC | $1,881 | $363 | -80.7% |
| Mark Cole | $969 | $358 | -63.1% |
| Brent Swift London | $10,990 | $345 | -96.9% |
| Courtney D. Wilson | $7,769 | $332 | -95.7% |
| Glen Evans | $1,430 | $329 | -77% |
| Howard Hoge | $328 | $328 | 0% |
| Peggy J. Follin | $1,836 | $326 | -82.2% |
| Lois Kay Ratliff | $435 | $312 | -28.3% |
| Ferdinand Williams | $10,288 | $308 | -97% |
| Mary Gail Barclay Revocable Trust | $979 | $291 | -70.3% |
| Jerome Brown | $2,234 | $249 | -88.9% |
| William Arnold Harris II | $1,757 | $248 | -85.9% |
| Jewel Black | $425 | $215 | -49.4% |
| Arlene M. Brucks | $590 | $214 | -63.7% |
| William Henry Cannon | $33,381 | $211 | -99.4% |
| Allan E. Rickards | $876 | $191 | -78.2% |
| Johnnie B. Tucker Jr. | $1,563 | $187 | -88% |
| Linda S. Holt | $746 | $180 | -75.9% |
| Leslie Rizzo | $462 | $170 | -63.2% |
| Gayla F. Turner | $319 | $159 | -50.2% |
| Bob L. Holem | $528 | $153 | -71% |
| Red Bird Unlimited, LLC | $8,907 | $153 | -98.3% |
| Andy E. Seiler | $1,576 | $148 | -90.6% |
| Charlotte Andrews | $715 | $132 | -81.5% |
| Johnnie L. Haynes | $869 | $107 | -87.7% |
| Robert A. Blackwood Jr. | $77 | $77 | 0% |
| Mark Gregersen | $302 | $50 | -83.4% |
| Joanna Marie St Clair | $0 | $7 | -- |
| Louis Thornton | $636 | $0 | -100% |
| James Donald Lien-Canada | $24,192 | $0 | -100% |
| Joan A. Eubank | $791 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald L Winka | $224 | $0 | -100% |
| Running K Livestock, Inc. | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Sharon Pierce | $1,344 | $0 | -100% |
| The Pickin' Patch, LLC | $13,392 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Arnold | $3,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Stanley | $1,399 | $0 | -100% |
| Alice Trautman | $1,303 | $0 | -100% |
| Arthur Thompson | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Bowling Keith Watson | $5,932 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol Rodgers Senne | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher Eichorn | $214 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis Lee Houston Jr. | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| David Veazey | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Hunt | $108,898 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth L Hoop - Elizabeth L Hoop Revocable Trust | $3,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Formosa Farms, LLC | $1,272 | $0 | -100% |
| Ignacio Dulzaides | $47,683 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe Wayne Johnson | $6,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Matyjasik | $861 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin L. Hatch | $1,377 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristen Michelle Petty | $300 | $0 | -100% |
| Luann Mayer | $83 | $0 | -100% |
| Lucious Taylor | $6,007 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Clark | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Mike & Dianne Lane, LLC | $84,604 | $0 | -100% |
| Paolo Paci | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Paulette D. Luetkemeyer | $2,190 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Helgerson | $55 | $0 | -100% |
| Samuel Roy Cone | $3,575 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy J Van DE Leur, M.D. | $273 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Stokes Sr. | $2,241 | $0 | -100% |
| Victor Leonard Jacobs | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| Joann Jennings Markham | $5,263 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Smith | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Millard E. Barron | $370 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,835,641 | $1,442,794 | -49.1% |
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