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In 2021, 113 farmers in cities within Citrus County received a total of $644,853 in 155 farm subsidies, a 52.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.4 million in 293 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foti Bee's, Inc. | $60,930 | $88,259 | 44.9% |
| J&J Sod & Landscaping, Inc. | $0 | $59,482 | -- |
| J Bar M Ranch, LLC | $44,800 | $30,367 | -32.2% |
| Niederreiter Testamentary Trust | $34,524 | $28,284 | -18.1% |
| William F Ambuehl Rvoc Living Trustee | $27,035 | $25,700 | -4.9% |
| Edward R. Fleming | $29,818 | $25,669 | -13.9% |
| Martha Dewey Harper | $19,164 | $20,977 | 9.5% |
| Richard L. Harper | $19,164 | $20,977 | 9.5% |
| Charles T. Jenkins | $20,081 | $20,081 | 0% |
| R L Borngasser, LLC | $23,151 | $17,124 | -26% |
| Wanda M. McCall | $25,740 | $16,125 | -37.4% |
| Randal Clark | $29,585 | $13,674 | -53.8% |
| Vicki Breese | $12,201 | $12,201 | 0% |
| Bonner Brothers, LLC | $12,086 | $11,962 | -1% |
| Hidden Acres Ranch, Inc. | $38,670 | $11,390 | -70.5% |
| Bee Sweet Apiaries, Inc. | $36,607 | $9,499 | -74.1% |
| Mary E. Cecil | $8,712 | $8,712 | 0% |
| Carol A. Sherwood | $8,403 | $8,012 | -4.7% |
| John L. Thomas | $61,035 | $7,782 | -87.2% |
| Eugene V. Rooks | $17,604 | $7,121 | -59.5% |
| Tall Ridge Farms, LLC | $8,773 | $6,723 | -23.4% |
| Daisy's All Natural Blueberry Farm, LLC | $49,415 | $6,653 | -86.5% |
| Ashley A. Vonderhaar | $0 | $6,507 | -- |
| Larry E. Rooks | $20,182 | $6,483 | -67.9% |
| Albert L. Rooks Jr. | $34,160 | $6,278 | -81.6% |
| David & Sally Mcdanel Trust | $5,838 | $5,848 | 0.2% |
| The Glendora Berger Revocable Trust | $3,806 | $5,577 | 46.5% |
| Randle Scheller | $5,396 | $5,396 | 0% |
| Samuel C. Thomas | $24,540 | $5,190 | -78.9% |
| John W. Johnson | $4,928 | $4,928 | 0% |
| Richard - Grey Hunt Farms L Pospiech, LLC | $4,803 | $4,803 | 0% |
| George M Derewenko | $4,750 | $4,563 | -3.9% |
| George M Derewenko | $4,750 | $4,563 | -3.9% |
| Kent R. Beck | $16,204 | $4,526 | -72.1% |
| Deborah J. Wolfe | $4,378 | $4,378 | 0% |
| Troy Gandy | $4,222 | $4,222 | 0% |
| Brason Farms, LLC | $0 | $4,208 | -- |
| Richard a Larson Revocable Trust | $16,578 | $4,150 | -75% |
| Peggy Thompson | $6,692 | $4,009 | -40.1% |
| Bonnie L Jacobs Rvoc Trustee | $3,974 | $3,974 | 0% |
| Gregory Alan White | $3,944 | $3,944 | 0% |
| Jeff Cihak | $3,869 | $3,869 | 0% |
| Herbert Cloud | $8,039 | $3,815 | -52.5% |
| Kenneth M. Cates | $3,279 | $3,279 | 0% |
| Wayne A. Willkomm | $4,056 | $3,260 | -19.6% |
| Richard Dean Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $2,965 | -- |
| Dahlen Family Irrevocable Trust | $12,139 | $2,940 | -75.8% |
| Larry F Harty Trust | $1,711 | $2,904 | 69.7% |
| David Brian Bailey | $15,259 | $2,844 | -81.4% |
| Martha T. Moen | $13,018 | $2,748 | -78.9% |
| Anderson Family Trust | $1,508 | $2,696 | 78.8% |
| Robert A. Schweickert Jr. | $0 | $2,613 | -- |
| Melody J. Tincher | $0 | $2,530 | -- |
| Barco Farms, Inc. | $11,737 | $2,522 | -78.5% |
| 74123, LLC | $1,871 | $2,495 | 33.4% |
| Lori Lorentz | $2,568 | $2,467 | -3.9% |
| Vaala Family Trust | $2,080 | $2,312 | 11.2% |
| BCF Farms, LLC | $2,260 | $2,260 | 0% |
| Russell Charles Cloud Trust | $4,560 | $2,194 | -51.9% |
| Vaughn D. Rockney Jr. | $4,026 | $2,134 | -47% |
| Ralph Leonard Windham Jr. | $5,423 | $2,111 | -61.1% |
| Gerald F. Hummel | $5,432 | $1,928 | -64.5% |
| Flagler Farms of Florida, LLC | $167,030 | $1,840 | -98.9% |
| Robert C. Adair | $1,827 | $1,827 | 0% |
| Marilyn Cannon | $934 | $1,797 | 92.4% |
| Tiffany Ballard | $895 | $1,770 | 97.8% |
| Everett P. Davis Jr. | $0 | $1,550 | -- |
| Denise Elane Moyer Staker | $0 | $1,488 | -- |
| Robert V. Staker | $0 | $1,488 | -- |
| John M. Niland | $1,727 | $1,461 | -15.4% |
| Mark T. Harrison Sr. | $5,390 | $1,418 | -73.7% |
| Lynette B. Edwards | $3,200 | $1,351 | -57.8% |
| Florida Best Nursery, Inc. | $24,420 | $1,259 | -94.8% |
| The Hodges Family Revocable Trust | $1,233 | $1,233 | 0% |
| Kandice McPherson | $5,901 | $1,228 | -79.2% |
| Dale Yox | $0 | $1,018 | -- |
| Megan Johnston | $6,369 | $1,013 | -84.1% |
| Mary Eloise Aud Trust | $2,031 | $983 | -51.6% |
| Joann MC Cullough | $968 | $968 | 0% |
| Williams Brothers Farm, LLC | $954 | $954 | 0% |
| Juan C. Ortiz | $9,345 | $904 | -90.3% |
| David Vogel | $844 | $844 | 0% |
| Christopher M. Rooks | $4,320 | $800 | -81.5% |
| Garth Adams | $1,692 | $739 | -56.3% |
| C. S. F. Farm, LLC | $3,390 | $690 | -79.6% |
| Ward H. Hakes III | $1,087 | $661 | -39.2% |
| Robert Hutton | $1,447 | $542 | -62.5% |
| David L Ingleright | $976 | $522 | -46.5% |
| Pamela D. Lindenmeyer | $1,498 | $518 | -65.4% |
| Robert Croft | $2,922 | $470 | -83.9% |
| Cindy Pumroy | $1,487 | $459 | -69.1% |
| Amy Dix | $1,487 | $459 | -69.1% |
| John B. Thompson | $1,188 | $447 | -62.4% |
| Julian D. Oakes | $1,214 | $432 | -64.4% |
| Ryan R. Moran | $2,264 | $422 | -81.4% |
| B. S. S. Farms | $388 | $388 | 0% |
| Donovan H Van Osdol | $924 | $379 | -59% |
| Crossland Realty of Mid-Florida, Inc. | $1,265 | $345 | -72.7% |
| William F Ambuehl - William F Ambuehl Living Trust | $537 | $328 | -38.9% |
| Constance A. Wyatt | $584 | $318 | -45.5% |
| Teresa H. Perry | $584 | $318 | -45.5% |
| Bettie Collier Schnee | $445 | $291 | -34.6% |
| James Ronald Schnee | $445 | $291 | -34.6% |
| Joseph John Flynn | $1,260 | $242 | -80.8% |
| Jerry Morey | $1,396 | $236 | -83.1% |
| Darlene Gottus | $704 | $224 | -68.2% |
| Michael R. Shoemaker | $539 | $166 | -69.2% |
| Charles Markham | $613 | $163 | -73.4% |
| James L Kieffer Trustee No 1 | $279 | $148 | -47% |
| Audrey Snyder | $547 | $113 | -79.3% |
| Kellie S. Williams | $136 | $83 | -39% |
| Wesley R. Gregersen | $235 | $39 | -83.4% |
| AL-LA-Lyn LP | $6,494 | $19 | -99.7% |
| Glory a Ambuehl Living Trust | $5,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Simple Life Farms, LLC | $33,568 | $0 | -100% |
| David Jorstad | $1,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Glory a Ambuehl Living Trust | $5,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Honey Girl, Inc. | $75,787 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Baxter | $1,092 | $0 | -100% |
| Sonja M. Bussiere | $112 | $0 | -100% |
| Rachel Baggett | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott Adams | $15,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda W. Laney | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Solomon W. Laney | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Cichlid Barn, Inc. | $2,785 | $0 | -100% |
| Darwyn Settles | $190 | $0 | -100% |
| Russell R. Martin | $3,188 | $0 | -100% |
| Nick's Nursery, Inc. | $5,921 | $0 | -100% |
| D & J Blueberry Farms, LLC | $70,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Jane Van Donge | $994 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry F. Harty | $2,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlene Bal | $135 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel S. Johnson | $2,845 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,363,571 | $644,853 | -52.7% |
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