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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Seminole County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Seminole County received $1.9 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 345 farmers in cities within Seminole County received a total of $686,961 in 410 farm subsidies, a 73.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.6 million in 868 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 Seminole County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
J and T Cattle Company$123,632$57,663-53.4%
R and K Farms$44,835$20,399-54.5%
Lee Bolen$46,464$18,630-59.9%
Julia A. Martin$81,804$17,594-78.5%
Blackjack Farms, LLC$44,935$17,525-61%
Artie L. Nogle$16,178$15,173-6.2%
Roy M. Brown Jr.$16,211$15,172-6.4%
Darrell W. MacKey$88,437$13,923-84.3%
Burnus L Fisher$41,168$12,865-68.8%
Robby Roy Doolen$11,242$10,671-5.1%
Stephen D. Powell$9,482$9,7332.6%
Darrell Reid$20,570$8,330-59.5%
Jennifer Lynn Chesser$18,063$8,090-55.2%
Lionel Roy$39,429$7,424-81.2%
Ty Huckleberry$22,948$7,347-68%
Monte D. Phillips$14,157$7,218-49%
Ronnie Wilbourn$10,340$7,189-30.5%
Ronald Stafford$24,827$7,124-71.3%
Mickey Choate$12,996$6,923-46.7%
Randy Walker$26,818$6,360-76.3%
4a Farms, LLC$25,271$6,264-75.2%
Zane Smith$20,592$6,072-70.5%
Kent D. Roulston$20,438$5,470-73.2%
Joyce L. Turpin$0$5,358--
Clinton Chance Carpenter$12,984$5,161-60.3%
Billy Jack Sharber$28,413$5,152-81.9%
Keith McFerran$20,493$5,088-75.2%
Jeff Chelf$23,895$4,997-79.1%
Max B. Dye$19,921$4,994-74.9%
Kevin Odaniel$20,053$4,838-75.9%
Dale Radford$25,668$4,642-81.9%
Barry Gregg Tucker$12,492$4,291-65.7%
Robin K. Buxton$16,576$4,245-74.4%
Robert W. Devereaux$18,221$4,227-76.8%
Bobby Lehman$14,083$4,032-71.4%
Jim Smart$11,957$3,778-68.4%
Jamie Stricklin$15,798$3,770-76.1%
Sue Jarvis$10,601$3,766-64.5%
Bill Allensworth$18,132$3,712-79.5%
Frances Cofer$4,055$3,607-11%
Chris V. Sharp$16,650$3,588-78.5%
Brian Carter$17,312$3,550-79.5%
Bonnie Smart$5,264$3,545-32.7%
Manel Elio Buxton$8,060$3,506-56.5%
Bryan Cain$18,271$3,486-80.9%
Clifton Leon Mason$15,429$3,462-77.6%
Bob Swearingen$18,694$3,203-82.9%
Gerald Wilson$13,794$3,187-76.9%
Buck Wood$36,660$3,166-91.4%
Mark S. Barnhart$11,440$3,112-72.8%
Enoch McGill$20,255$3,094-84.7%
Frank Wilson$17,456$3,018-82.7%
Jared Norman$20,637$2,966-85.6%
Simy J White$14,602$2,892-80.2%
H & R Cattle Company$10,519$2,876-72.7%
Carolyn Sue Reich$12,678$2,781-78.1%
Brian Streater$0$2,750--
Brian Eddlemon$4,092$2,733-33.2%
Michael Shane Azlin$14,025$2,730-80.5%
Karol Akerman$12,236$2,702-77.9%
James Carl Oliphant Estate$0$2,696--
Jeff Davis$12,081$2,683-77.8%
David Christ$11,432$2,630-77%
Earl Bevelhymer$10,144$2,578-74.6%
Robert J. McCraw$8,063$2,530-68.6%
Derek Ryan Youngs$12,586$2,484-80.3%
Jim Morgan$4,961$2,426-51.1%
Robert Roulston$9,970$2,409-75.8%
William Sean Brewer$10,241$2,364-76.9%
Cacy Wood$13,810$2,355-82.9%
Trent Patterson$9,746$2,338-76%
Larry T. Leray$10,114$2,311-77.2%
Johnny Mark Echelle$6,820$2,289-66.4%
Jennifer Smart$8,371$2,274-72.8%
Thad Roulston$9,383$2,238-76.1%
Charles M. Porter$8,195$2,234-72.7%
William Clayton Adcock Jr.$9,009$2,216-75.4%
Eldon L. Geyer$8,558$2,196-74.3%
Mickey Akerman$8,965$2,117-76.4%
Terry Ter Wee$7,128$2,098-70.6%
William John Grant$14,008$2,066-85.3%
Jarod Don Johnson$9,911$2,054-79.3%
Steven R. Barkhimer$7,260$2,028-72.1%
Travis Honsinger$10,844$1,987-81.7%
Curtis Morgan$8,863$1,912-78.4%
Cary Morgan$12,409$1,892-84.8%
Elbert E. Goodnight$0$1,870--
Robert L. Chesser$6,174$1,863-69.8%
Daniel L. Logan$6,919$1,842-73.4%
Jeffrey Albert Speers$11,372$1,823-84%
Ronnie K. Myers$7,571$1,786-76.4%
G. W. Carter$6,248$1,784-71.4%
Danny Freeman$6,259$1,744-72.1%
Leo Kuestersteffen$7,106$1,739-75.5%
John Sneed$0$1,734--
Troy Childers$7,175$1,692-76.4%
Christopher L. Hanover$2,915$1,636-43.9%
James C. Wilkins$9,244$1,607-82.6%
Hillary Pitts$1,085$1,59747.2%
Robert Duck$7,601$1,592-79.1%
Taylor Ray North$6,919$1,560-77.5%
Russell G. Flanary$5,049$1,513-70%
Bruce Coates$8,124$1,509-81.4%
Ashley Renee Gober$12,061$1,502-87.5%
Matt Rose$6,047$1,489-75.4%
Randal Hallum$7,194$1,488-79.3%
David Curry$6,610$1,463-77.9%
Bryan Eberle$6,881$1,436-79.1%
James Porter$5,434$1,414-74%
Heather Irick$0$1,409--
Mr. Steven Glen Shepherd$5,044$1,408-72.1%
Frank D. Eberle$5,542$1,400-74.7%
Stanley N. Johnson$7,040$1,397-80.2%
Bill Geyer$8,180$1,395-82.9%
Joey J. Yahola$6,320$1,381-78.1%
Reginald E. Parker$6,702$1,376-79.5%
Jaymn Monroe Burdine$3,916$1,359-65.3%
Troy Doner$6,259$1,350-78.4%
Bruce Dale Carlson$8,139$1,336-83.6%
Chad Huckleberry$4,909$1,331-72.9%
Donald Drees$5,144$1,318-74.4%
Lisa Ward$5,456$1,312-76%
Richard Neel$6,465$1,310-79.7%
Joe Craig$7,636$1,292-83.1%
Elaine R. McKinney$1,291$1,2910%
Roy C. Gearhart$5,390$1,290-76.1%
Tony Bevelhymer$5,940$1,282-78.4%
Sharon Kay Long-Doyle and Sharon Long Living Trust$1,287$1,264-1.8%
Jeff Olinger$1,793$1,258-29.8%
Joshua Mason$4,774$1,256-73.7%
Don K. Watters$8,609$1,255-85.4%
David G. Blessing$6,704$1,253-81.3%
Coates Family Rvoc Trustee$4,169$1,253-69.9%
James Tooley II$1,419$1,252-11.8%
Wayne Williams$8,059$1,242-84.6%
Chase Powell$4,488$1,238-72.4%
Dan Houser$5,898$1,228-79.2%
Carl Barkhimer$4,213$1,213-71.2%
Vernal R. Gleichman$5,335$1,208-77.4%
Brad Carter$5,335$1,196-77.6%
Gary Doner$4,092$1,183-71.1%
Diana S. Wheeler$5,543$1,159-79.1%
Dave Lincoln Jr.$5,727$1,145-80%
Vincent Nadeau$5,284$1,127-78.7%
Darren E. Oliphant$3,179$1,124-64.6%
Mickey Williamson$6,596$1,123-83%
Alan Streater$4,312$1,113-74.2%
Leslie Williams$5,489$1,104-79.9%
George Leroy Ward$4,565$1,093-76.1%
Brian D. Sims$4,760$1,093-77%
Dex Azlin$4,125$1,092-73.5%
Roy Sims$3,718$1,065-71.4%
Chris J Heinzig$2,480$1,046-57.8%
Hiram Roulston$4,213$1,024-75.7%
Shelly J Heinzig$1,635$1,022-37.5%
Nancy Russell$2,860$1,009-64.7%
Joe Workman$4,580$997-78.2%
Glen McCraw$4,594$990-78.5%
Bryan Keith Williams$0$990--
Beau W. Swearingen$10,048$987-90.2%
Scott D. Gentry$5,130$986-80.8%
Robert D. Whisnant$3,960$982-75.2%
Daniel Sapp$5,434$974-82.1%
Charles Holley$5,361$973-81.9%
Richard D. Taylor$4,697$973-79.3%
Kerry Kincade$4,292$970-77.4%
James E. Tooley$4,319$957-77.8%
Gary Grant$3,696$957-74.1%
Jerry Grant$0$935--
Kathleen Lowry$2,871$920-68%
Nicholas Wiley Jones$3,683$920-75%
Jack Russell$2,200$919-58.2%
Bob D. Berry$3,388$919-72.9%
Cecil R. Spoonemore$3,520$912-74.1%
Jonathan Dane King$3,366$900-73.3%
Darin Radford$3,839$890-76.8%
Greg Mathis$3,872$889-77%
Don A. Mace$4,895$889-81.8%
Isaac Glenn Glover$33,055$889-97.3%
Tony Womack$2,673$885-66.9%
Allan Akerman$0$882--
Leo Lane$4,675$876-81.3%
Qihua Zhang$0$870--
Justin McKeel$3,674$867-76.4%
Phillip R. Whitlock Jr.$4,917$865-82.4%
Mitchell Hennen$4,015$859-78.6%
Timothy R. Jones$3,993$852-78.7%
Carrol Curts Luesada$3,377$848-74.9%
Dennis Plemons$3,576$833-76.7%
Joe B. French$5,425$823-84.8%
Melvin Don Henson III$3,685$821-77.7%
Troy Stinnett$3,421$813-76.2%
George Nail$4,470$810-81.9%
Amanda Fesler$4,601$809-82.4%
Karen L. James$5,688$806-85.8%
Jacob Akerman$3,487$805-76.9%
Brett D. Wade$3,806$799-79%
Lorie Patterson$5,461$794-85.5%
David Mark Taylor$3,540$777-78.1%
Mr. Leonard Max Waller$3,410$773-77.3%
Jay S. Smith$3,542$760-78.5%
Gary L. Cloud$2,519$752-70.1%
Kenneth Matthews Jr.$3,212$726-77.4%
Steve Henson$3,577$724-79.8%
Ray G. Melton$2,808$718-74.4%
John Kirby$3,668$716-80.5%
Donna Marley$2,607$706-72.9%
Taran M. Findley$4,395$699-84.1%
J. D. Gray$3,033$697-77%
Shirley Ann Marker$1,617$685-57.6%
Danny E. Thompson$2,959$684-76.9%
Larry Spoonemore$3,091$682-77.9%
Dalace Mcgill$3,542$675-80.9%
Don Swearingen$2,640$674-74.5%
Fern King$2,970$668-77.5%
Michael Alan Shenberger$2,253$659-70.8%
Joe Semtner$3,548$658-81.5%
Glenn Abel$1,727$658-61.9%
Charles Wesley Webster$6,092$656-89.2%
Bradly Don Norman$1,507$652-56.7%
Peggy L. Taylor$2,863$651-77.3%
Merry White$2,211$641-71%
James Baughman$2,882$626-78.3%
Charles Frank Collins Jr.$2,541$626-75.4%
T. J. Curry$2,717$626-77%
Tommy Kiker$3,569$626-82.5%
Keith Jennings$2,717$623-77.1%
Jeff Watters$2,596$616-76.3%
Roger A. Douglas$1,936$614-68.3%
Selena Sims$1,661$604-63.6%
Betty L. Smith$2,095$602-71.3%
Corey Lee$2,178$597-72.6%
Stephen Brinker$3,516$595-83.1%
Drusilla James$2,398$593-75.3%
Cheri Dawn Hardeman$3,135$592-81.1%
Carol Cook$2,192$592-73%
Jeannette B. Calderon$2,453$584-76.2%
Brandon Lance Boyd$3,410$582-82.9%
Billy G. Clark$2,640$582-78%
Sharron Bird$2,838$578-79.6%
Justin Moon$2,178$574-73.6%
Alvie Watters$2,530$571-77.4%
Scott Barkhimer$2,145$567-73.6%
Bryce Andrew Johnson$2,288$560-75.5%
Jerry W. Herring$2,123$556-73.8%
Larry Guess$2,057$554-73.1%
Erek L Williams$0$550--
Avanell Mcferran$5,205$546-89.5%
Larry House$2,398$543-77.4%
Paul Carpenter$1,606$542-66.3%
Tom Ledgerwood$2,596$540-79.2%
Kenny J. Elliott$2,299$537-76.6%
Mary Carolyn Flores$1,584$533-66.4%
William Clayton Adcock III$2,508$533-78.7%
Cecil Don Votaw$2,013$523-74%
John Reeves$2,453$517-78.9%
Gaylene Thompson$1,562$504-67.7%
Bryan Wayne Thomas$1,782$500-71.9%
Steve Barnes$1,298$498-61.6%
Douglas Aaron Isaacs$2,200$497-77.4%
Randy Britt$1,595$489-69.3%
Chris Aldridge$1,815$481-73.5%
Derek A. Smith$2,189$481-78%
Wayne Yott$2,156$464-78.5%
Demissie Getachew$119$459285.7%
Wilson E. Stephens$1,368$456-66.7%
Rick Radford$2,613$450-82.8%
Barry K. Hardwick$1,698$444-73.9%
Felicia Alice Stilley$1,936$437-77.4%
James Lyndale Williams$1,914$436-77.2%
Jennifer Marsh$1,771$435-75.4%
Paige Sheffield Trust$1,463$428-70.7%
David Bourland$1,427$425-70.2%
Julie A. Henderson$1,771$419-76.3%
Twila S. Pepe$1,727$416-75.9%
John D. Sharber$1,837$410-77.7%
Gary Edward Morse$2,825$410-85.5%
Tilden Dotson$1,518$408-73.1%
Helen E. McCown$1,496$408-72.7%
Linda Conway$1,892$408-78.4%
Charles O. Carpenter$2,592$405-84.4%
Michael Atyia$1,364$405-70.3%
Paige Azlin$1,914$405-78.8%
Rodney Sutterfield$3,487$403-88.4%
Wesley Jackson$1,463$402-72.5%
Rickey Dean Marquis$2,751$402-85.4%
Aaron Taylor$2,026$402-80.2%
Darrell Stinnett$3,034$384-87.3%
Kevin Madron$1,628$383-76.5%
Robert Coats$1,894$382-79.8%
Leonard Keith Davis$1,485$378-74.5%
Steve Galica$1,232$376-69.5%
Jimmy D. Choate Jr.$990$374-62.2%
Chad Young$1,672$367-78.1%
Kenneth Scott$1,716$361-79%
Linda Bloomer$733$359-51%
Kevin Darr$1,715$353-79.4%
Melissa Taylor$1,624$335-79.4%
Phillip Barkus$1,452$328-77.4%
Carl Steven Little$2,061$328-84.1%
Tim Olsen$1,516$308-79.7%
Kyle Atyia$1,056$304-71.2%
Ronald J. Leming$1,100$304-72.4%
Brandon Chastain$1,381$297-78.5%
Mark McFerran$2,933$294-90%
Helen Darr$1,210$294-75.7%
Candy Childers$1,265$284-77.5%
Walter Jackson$1,001$277-72.3%
Lane Grant Johnson$1,557$276-82.3%
Dustin Joel Ward$1,806$275-84.8%
Silas Rhon Isaacs$1,089$270-75.2%
Dale Allen Sherrouse$1,012$262-74.1%
Steve Gentry$748$245-67.2%
Donnie Alford$1,122$236-79%
Charlie Tom Waller$3,818$235-93.8%
Colin Whitley$973$231-76.3%
Jeff Cook$1,034$228-77.9%
Rusty Moreland$2,398$217-91%
Randy Davenport$748$214-71.4%
Mike Dull$935$208-77.8%
Garry Kiker$528$206-61%
Jamie Stafford$583$206-64.7%
Kevin Brinker$968$204-78.9%
Rick Conner$1,598$190-88.1%
Brett W. Butner$847$190-77.6%
Travis D. Stinnett$561$186-66.8%
Shane Impson$826$170-79.4%
Rainy L. Odom$1,056$164-84.5%
Bob Westmoland$1,509$159-89.5%
Ada Kay Scarberry$715$158-77.9%
Christopher Akerman$0$154--
George Kevin Glenn$0$154--
Tina Hall$770$150-80.5%
Craig Kaufman$627$141-77.5%
Rosalind West Mills$660$132-80%
Paula Mariott$594$128-78.5%
Dee Henson$700$116-83.4%
Montgomery O. Harmon$0$103--
Kenny Lynn Warden$484$97-80%
Gary Pollard$198$93-53%
Moses Jess Isaacs$440$86-80.5%
Levi Daniel Henson$363$83-77.1%
Jerry T. Taylor$99$42-57.6%
Beth Foster$1,982$31-98.4%
John Coffman$409$7-98.3%
Phillip Perkins$1,650$0-100%
Brett Miller$990$0-100%
Steve Williams$935$0-100%
Della Campbell$330$0-100%
Gary L. Duck$1,210$0-100%
Jared Prewett$385$0-100%
Jerry Pack$660$0-100%
Kelly Prewett$440$0-100%
Kenneth L. Walker$7,755$0-100%
Scott Duck$3,960$0-100%
Alva Barrett$275$0-100%
Alvin W. Lee Jr.$1,375$0-100%
Audra Gorden$605$0-100%
Austin Lloyd Cruz Chesser$935$0-100%
Billy J. Chandler$1,485$0-100%
Brandy Coffman$65,868$0-100%
Brittany Inman$1,430$0-100%
Dan Shumaker$935$0-100%
Danny Williams$715$0-100%
Debbie D. Geist$815$0-100%
Gerald W. Reed$848$0-100%
James Young$3,157$0-100%
Jim Hardin$378$0-100%
Kevin L. Kincade$3,740$0-100%
Laciona Ann Lemay$1,100$0-100%
Logan Chesser$880$0-100%
Monte Mize$7,425$0-100%
Paul Leroy Milner III$4,125$0-100%
Randy Lehman$1,705$0-100%
Raymond Chandler$275$0-100%
Robert D. Brown$2,365$0-100%
Ryan James Jackson$1,540$0-100%
Ryon Langrehr$1,320$0-100%
Ted Tiger$1,320$0-100%
Tim Akins$550$0-100%
April Willis$15,125$0-100%
Christopher Campbell$2,145$0-100%
Jerry Freer$1,595$0-100%
Patrick Self$1,155$0-100%
Scotty Davis$1,155$0-100%
Shawn Louie$550$0-100%
Total subsidies$2,576,909$686,961-73.3%

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