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In 2021, 85 farmers in cities within Martin County received a total of $701,254 in 115 farm subsidies, an 80.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.7 million in 253 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Ranch of Indiantown, Inc. | $0 | $220,459 | -- |
| Williamson Cattle Ranch Operations, LLC | $0 | $115,799 | -- |
| D & D Sod Farmer Group, LLP | $11,490 | $43,655 | 279.9% |
| 4L Land & Cattle, LLC | $125,026 | $24,518 | -80.4% |
| Hill Farms Land Trustee | $47,814 | $21,533 | -55% |
| Rainmaker Nurseries, LLC | $0 | $16,245 | -- |
| Tocks & Hounsley | $52,731 | $15,076 | -71.4% |
| Gary L. Esker | $15,635 | $14,883 | -4.8% |
| Jacqueline Esker | $15,635 | $14,883 | -4.8% |
| Buzzn Bee, Inc. | $0 | $12,887 | -- |
| Terry G. Peacock | $52,474 | $11,238 | -78.6% |
| Lloyd H. Noack | $11,118 | $11,118 | 0% |
| Adolph Schieve Living Trust | $10,015 | $10,015 | 0% |
| Thomas Edward Smith | $43,037 | $9,289 | -78.4% |
| Wagner Ranch, Ltd. | $0 | $8,752 | -- |
| Esker Family Holdings, LLC | $8,522 | $8,522 | 0% |
| Wilderness Escape Land Livestock Service, Inc. | $29,589 | $8,366 | -71.7% |
| Michael J Baxter and Joanne K Baxter Rev Trustee Prior to 06/23/2 | $5,702 | $7,668 | 34.5% |
| Legg Cattle Company, LLC | $25,685 | $7,298 | -71.6% |
| Elaine Meister | $5,341 | $6,502 | 21.7% |
| Robert Olson | $6,219 | $6,219 | 0% |
| Justin R. White | $0 | $5,390 | -- |
| C-23 Cattle Company | $21,846 | $4,872 | -77.7% |
| Jeffrey W. Roth | $4,691 | $4,691 | 0% |
| Harlaukris, LLC | $4,616 | $4,616 | 0% |
| Ox Creek Ranch, LLC | $126,738 | $4,377 | -96.5% |
| Susan Tadlock | $6,693 | $4,009 | -40.1% |
| George L. Rhoden | $19,394 | $3,952 | -79.6% |
| Pearl Ann Jackson | $16,170 | $3,917 | -75.8% |
| Flying P Ranch, LLC | $13,970 | $3,863 | -72.3% |
| Education Benzio | $3,852 | $3,852 | 0% |
| Cheryl L Lawless Trust | $3,839 | $3,839 | 0% |
| Krisharlau Company, LLC | $3,836 | $3,836 | 0% |
| Raymond S. Sheltra | $13,024 | $3,661 | -71.9% |
| Chelsea Jo Wallace | $11,396 | $2,702 | -76.3% |
| Seventh Sibling, LLC | $15,401 | $2,683 | -82.6% |
| Seaside Hurricane Protection, Inc. | $0 | $2,591 | -- |
| Robert M. Simpson | $5,544 | $2,542 | -54.1% |
| Danny J. McFarland | $8,976 | $2,510 | -72% |
| Janis L. Punke | $7,196 | $2,400 | -66.6% |
| William Townsend | $9,801 | $2,346 | -76.1% |
| Sonya J. Feurer | $2,212 | $2,171 | -1.9% |
| Greg J. mc Ginn | $2,358 | $2,167 | -8.1% |
| Suzanne Smith Irrevocable Trust | $512 | $1,981 | 286.9% |
| Alexa M. Dye | $6,838 | $1,764 | -74.2% |
| Timothy A. Strube | $5,862 | $1,669 | -71.5% |
| Diamond Y Cattle, LLC | $3,828 | $1,550 | -59.5% |
| Matthew Morrison | $5,863 | $1,398 | -76.2% |
| David Rukin | $0 | $1,378 | -- |
| Harold H. Sappington | $2,787 | $1,364 | -51.1% |
| Aleta J. Crabtree | $2,622 | $1,133 | -56.8% |
| Lone Wolf Mountain, LLC | $2,423 | $1,117 | -53.9% |
| Elaine Meister | $0 | $1,087 | -- |
| John Esker | $914 | $914 | 0% |
| F Erle Cavette Revocable Living Trust | $855 | $855 | 0% |
| Linda Pendergrass | $2,192 | $847 | -61.4% |
| Steven J. Wood | $1,520 | $832 | -45.3% |
| Gator Crossroads, LLC | $2,993 | $831 | -72.2% |
| John M. Stanley | $3,410 | $779 | -77.2% |
| Gary Lee Linman | $0 | $731 | -- |
| Otto Cuppy/Dennis Luedke Partners | $3,846 | $729 | -81% |
| Sharon Rickerd | $1,971 | $684 | -65.3% |
| Bonnie Forbes | $715 | $660 | -7.7% |
| Cheryl Franks | $2,311 | $658 | -71.5% |
| Janice L. Lamar | $1,743 | $570 | -67.3% |
| Crescent a Cattle Company | $2,091 | $560 | -73.2% |
| Gregory Doctor | $1,059 | $511 | -51.7% |
| Werner Wustrau | $1,698 | $508 | -70.1% |
| Clarence W. Lewis Jr. | $0 | $506 | -- |
| Ted L. Lewis | $0 | $506 | -- |
| Cynthia Barker | $414 | $414 | 0% |
| Steven Campbell | $1,097 | $398 | -63.7% |
| Gerald E Park | $307 | $307 | 0% |
| Karl Thomas | $775 | $303 | -60.9% |
| David C. Kinsey | $278 | $278 | 0% |
| John-John H Tocks Revocable Trust | $1,750 | $241 | -86.2% |
| Michael Steven Grier | $2,280 | $211 | -90.7% |
| Margo Fields Cox | $412 | $208 | -49.5% |
| William Avery | $857 | $195 | -77.2% |
| Robert A. Fenton | $428 | $172 | -59.8% |
| Mary J. Askew | $418 | $172 | -58.9% |
| Pauline M. Haley | $607 | $170 | -72% |
| Linda Sue Simbritz | $0 | $68 | -- |
| Kathy A. Perry | $102 | $53 | -48% |
| Sheila B. Kidd | $279 | $30 | -89.2% |
| Bryan J. Kennedy | $4,439 | $0 | -100% |
| James O. White | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard Riley | $9,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank Hill Nurseries, LLC | $53,133 | $0 | -100% |
| Goshen Farms, LLC | $8,270 | $0 | -100% |
| Greg S. Flewelling | $27,108 | $0 | -100% |
| Harry B. Patterson | $20,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Koeub Chhoeung | $1,830 | $0 | -100% |
| Lim Phal | $29,481 | $0 | -100% |
| Lona J. White | $10,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Sanith Ourn | $237,370 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarum Keo | $1,663 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacey White | $5,940 | $0 | -100% |
| Elliott Acres, LLC | $1,149 | $0 | -100% |
| Isabelle Poling | $5,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Marjorie L. Robertson Trust | $815 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia J. Armstrong | $2,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Rodney W. Sturm | $157 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra M. Moradi | $6,562 | $0 | -100% |
| Agri-Gators, Inc. | $47,379 | $0 | -100% |
| Blooming Freedom, Inc. | $129,127 | $0 | -100% |
| Chanrith Khin | $2,417 | $0 | -100% |
| Chantha Pin | $2,965 | $0 | -100% |
| Green Garden, Inc. | $93,996 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Blue & Sons Nursery, Inc. | $206,912 | $0 | -100% |
| Khin Produce, Inc. | $31,734 | $0 | -100% |
| Long Land Company | $219,032 | $0 | -100% |
| Mancil's Tractor Service, Inc. | $36,813 | $0 | -100% |
| Nea Ung | $5,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Palm City Palm & Tropical | $382,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Plantation Creek, LLC | $152,464 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert D Hall Revocable Trust | $152 | $0 | -100% |
| Sallie Jo Thibodeaux | $11,868 | $0 | -100% |
| Shadowood Farms, Inc. | $2,380 | $0 | -100% |
| Stuart J. Sabol | $426 | $0 | -100% |
| Suzanne Smith | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Westwinds Nursery 2011, LLC | $585,711 | $0 | -100% |
| Carolyn-Carolyn Tocks Revocable Trust | $1,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Dorothy W Holly Trust | $681 | $0 | -100% |
| Elite Lane Logistics, LLC | $4,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Hani Honey Company, LLC | $16,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Ridgway | $466 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura Kay Darvill | $429 | $0 | -100% |
| Sandra Goldblum | $71,973 | $0 | -100% |
| Williamson Cattle Ranch Operation | $396,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,669,891 | $701,254 | -80.9% |
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