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In 2021, 244 farmers in cities within Pasco County received a total of $1.7 million in 310 farm subsidies, a 63.2% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.7 million in 644 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 Pasco County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Fisher Bee Farm | $410,721 | $450,607 | 9.7% |
| Cahaba Clubs Herbal Outpost, Inc. | $0 | $140,219 | -- |
| Palm River Dairy, LLC | $226,416 | $127,173 | -43.8% |
| K&B Produce, Inc. | $852,758 | $78,691 | -90.8% |
| Douglas Krohn | $84,358 | $73,148 | -13.3% |
| Willow Lane Farms, Inc. | $97,032 | $31,416 | -67.6% |
| Lincoln Springs Ranch, Inc. | $59,166 | $31,040 | -47.5% |
| McCabe Farms | $0 | $28,641 | -- |
| Connie Dick | $25,935 | $25,935 | 0% |
| Rowland Cattle Company, LLC | $161,191 | $21,948 | -86.4% |
| Robert M. Helm | $0 | $21,940 | -- |
| Gretchen Law | $20,763 | $20,763 | 0% |
| Southern Cross Livestock, LLC | $113,827 | $19,701 | -82.7% |
| Jo Ann Prater | $18,079 | $18,082 | 0% |
| Running M Ranch & Grove, Inc. | $84,223 | $17,130 | -79.7% |
| Paula Smith | $36,114 | $16,300 | -54.9% |
| Barthle BRO Ranch, LLC | $69,400 | $14,949 | -78.5% |
| Vern R. Grabbe | $34,898 | $14,720 | -57.8% |
| Jack Melton Family, Inc. | $47,707 | $12,885 | -73% |
| David L. Cochran | $12,725 | $12,725 | 0% |
| Annabelle F. Swisher | $12,082 | $12,082 | 0% |
| Charles R and Frances M Shearer Irrevocable Family Trust | $11,382 | $11,508 | 1.1% |
| AL-Bar Ranch Corporation | $38,747 | $10,634 | -72.6% |
| 3B Cattle, LLC | $30,056 | $10,627 | -64.6% |
| Lazy H Land & Cattle, Inc. | $50,591 | $10,368 | -79.5% |
| Map Property South Dakota, LLC | $15,411 | $9,684 | -37.2% |
| Tall Timber Cattle & Grove | $42,252 | $9,096 | -78.5% |
| Luther T Monkelien Rev Trustee | $12,217 | $8,615 | -29.5% |
| Leona Moody | $2,757 | $8,397 | 204.6% |
| Beth Walker | $8,283 | $8,283 | 0% |
| Ron Eberle | $0 | $8,170 | -- |
| J. M. Cusack | $8,102 | $8,102 | 0% |
| ARF Trust | $6,003 | $7,869 | 31.1% |
| John Nicolette | $34,096 | $7,446 | -78.2% |
| Rita Hart | $1,612 | $7,331 | 354.8% |
| TDM Enterprises, LLC | $30,160 | $7,312 | -75.8% |
| Amy Stevens | $24,540 | $7,170 | -70.8% |
| Steven W. Gant | $15,490 | $6,958 | -55.1% |
| William E Pratt Family Property, LLC | $24,053 | $6,949 | -71.1% |
| Jordan & Jordan, Inc. | $58,884 | $6,606 | -88.8% |
| Mary Dermyer | $6,543 | $6,543 | 0% |
| Blocker Bee Farm, LLC | $33,003 | $6,055 | -81.7% |
| Mary Catherine Dickman | $6,050 | $6,050 | 0% |
| Thomas M. Dickman Jr. | $6,050 | $6,050 | 0% |
| Doris Huss | $4,526 | $5,890 | 30.1% |
| Christine Phillips | $17,369 | $5,704 | -67.2% |
| Trust Agreement of Jeanne C. Narum, UTD 8/23/2018 | $0 | $5,667 | -- |
| Joanne Balke Revoc Trustee | $5,208 | $5,598 | 7.5% |
| W Smith Farms, Inc. | $12,737 | $5,596 | -56.1% |
| Melvin R. Crews | $5,561 | $5,561 | 0% |
| Charles Combs Jr. | $31,661 | $5,236 | -83.5% |
| James L. Green | $8,819 | $5,162 | -41.5% |
| Doc Hyder | $25,120 | $5,144 | -79.5% |
| William E and Linda Pratt, LLC | $21,446 | $5,080 | -76.3% |
| Joel M. Fuller | $5,364 | $5,072 | -5.4% |
| Myrna L. Fuller | $5,364 | $5,072 | -5.4% |
| Depue Ranch, LLC | $26,700 | $5,033 | -81.1% |
| Edward M. Johnson | $4,801 | $4,801 | 0% |
| Huapango Reprogen, LLC | $10,734 | $4,707 | -56.1% |
| Grand Bar Ranch, LLC | $20,500 | $4,666 | -77.2% |
| James N. Hancock | $29,617 | $4,528 | -84.7% |
| Dillard Cattle Company, LLC | $20,763 | $4,515 | -78.3% |
| Robert L. Hall | $16,720 | $4,460 | -73.3% |
| Jeffrey P Bartlow & Sons, LLC | $16,791 | $4,413 | -73.7% |
| Mann Ranch, LLC | $11,897 | $4,326 | -63.6% |
| Blueberry Blessings, Inc. | $19,911 | $4,302 | -78.4% |
| Bruce Giesking | $4,292 | $4,292 | 0% |
| Schrader Family Farms, LLC | $16,863 | $4,235 | -74.9% |
| Robert C. Southern | $22,112 | $4,225 | -80.9% |
| Wayne Smith Test Trust | $6,019 | $4,225 | -29.8% |
| Duck Lake Trees & Shrubs | $21,024 | $4,216 | -79.9% |
| L D Mitchell, Inc. | $7,920 | $4,185 | -47.2% |
| Daniel J Dettman | $17,883 | $4,114 | -77% |
| Sid Larkin & Son, Inc. | $17,556 | $4,089 | -76.7% |
| Merlyn W. Otto | $13,382 | $3,909 | -70.8% |
| M & M Cattle, Inc. | $14,377 | $3,813 | -73.5% |
| Stephen F. Melton | $15,477 | $3,741 | -75.8% |
| Rose Mary Connley | $3,782 | $3,711 | -1.9% |
| Sharon K Birkenbeil | $11,791 | $3,617 | -69.3% |
| E E Jeffries Estate Partnership | $7,320 | $3,527 | -51.8% |
| Cecil R. Harrell | $0 | $3,308 | -- |
| Chester W. Taylor | $13,002 | $3,269 | -74.9% |
| Gude Family Cattle Company | $6,325 | $3,081 | -51.3% |
| Samuel T. Hays | $9,955 | $3,005 | -69.8% |
| Henson Family Farms, LLC | $9,014 | $3,003 | -66.7% |
| Eric M. Reamer | $0 | $2,973 | -- |
| Justin R. George | $2,017 | $2,907 | 44.1% |
| Michael J. Murphy | $2,898 | $2,898 | 0% |
| Paul T. Bailey | $7,069 | $2,870 | -59.4% |
| E R Wood Farm | $11,567 | $2,721 | -76.5% |
| Ken Cummins | $11,891 | $2,668 | -77.6% |
| Pietro Ippolito | $14,908 | $2,655 | -82.2% |
| Plazewski Farms, LLC | $13,511 | $2,544 | -81.2% |
| Henry C. Young III | $10,519 | $2,540 | -75.9% |
| Jill-Collinson Trustee AGMT L Collinson | $4,475 | $2,511 | -43.9% |
| David L. Horn | $2,453 | $2,453 | 0% |
| Jeffrey L. Horn | $2,453 | $2,453 | 0% |
| Maxine L. Nelson | $1,618 | $2,422 | 49.7% |
| James McKay Jr. | $11,242 | $2,379 | -78.8% |
| James Dunlap | $2,283 | $2,283 | 0% |
| James F. Cornell | $1,575 | $2,220 | 41% |
| Jeanean Gruzlewski | $2,215 | $2,215 | 0% |
| Greg Troupe | $11,011 | $2,210 | -79.9% |
| Shannon Rozzi | $2,208 | $2,208 | 0% |
| Arlene Fuqua | $320 | $2,187 | 583.4% |
| Dennis P Thompson & Susan R Thompson Revoc Trust | $2,146 | $2,146 | 0% |
| Tyrone Watson | $2,590 | $2,085 | -19.5% |
| J S L Ranch, Inc. | $9,592 | $2,037 | -78.8% |
| Lewis J. Bradford | $7,966 | $2,016 | -74.7% |
| Ronald Wilson Irrevocable Trust | $4,120 | $2,015 | -51.1% |
| Lucky Cattle, LLC | $10,945 | $2,006 | -81.7% |
| Lucky Cattle, LLC | $10,945 | $2,006 | -81.7% |
| John S Bramonte | $641 | $1,982 | 209.2% |
| Mark A. Maziarz | $1,969 | $1,969 | 0% |
| Crosby Circle C Farms, LLC | $8,899 | $1,938 | -78.2% |
| Larkin Cattle Company, Inc. | $9,642 | $1,933 | -80% |
| Pat Nathe Groves, Inc. | $53,812 | $1,915 | -96.4% |
| Judith A. Geiger | $2,640 | $1,904 | -27.9% |
| Cameron Greenhaw | $2,404 | $1,864 | -22.5% |
| Persel Woods | $0 | $1,815 | -- |
| Steven Wayne Nobles | $1,809 | $1,809 | 0% |
| Bozeman Cattle Company, LLC | $7,344 | $1,795 | -75.6% |
| W Square Cattle Ranch, LLC | $12,062 | $1,743 | -85.5% |
| Frank Hopewell | $4,851 | $1,698 | -65% |
| Patricia A. Deighton | $4,943 | $1,670 | -66.2% |
| Gordon L. Heinrich | $4,398 | $1,669 | -62.1% |
| Sherry M Spanhel | $2,424 | $1,662 | -31.4% |
| Carlos R. Diaz | $5,929 | $1,594 | -73.1% |
| Rebecca Q. McLeod | $3,315 | $1,588 | -52.1% |
| Truman D. Campbell | $5,995 | $1,532 | -74.4% |
| Alisa E. Shoupe | $7,526 | $1,523 | -79.8% |
| Shiloh South Ranch, LLC | $6,756 | $1,506 | -77.7% |
| Anthony Linville | $4,684 | $1,483 | -68.3% |
| Dennis R. Nutt | $6,823 | $1,450 | -78.7% |
| Carla Jo Gloger | $5,073 | $1,449 | -71.4% |
| Michael J. Farrell | $3,198 | $1,419 | -55.6% |
| Robert R. Brown | $8,118 | $1,406 | -82.7% |
| Timothy Booth | $0 | $1,380 | -- |
| Alfred M. Hein | $3,168 | $1,348 | -57.4% |
| Lauralee Fandrich | $2,617 | $1,331 | -49.1% |
| Darlene Drietz | $1,979 | $1,319 | -33.4% |
| James M. Augustin | $1,312 | $1,312 | 0% |
| Jason B. Wardlow | $4,438 | $1,311 | -70.5% |
| Connie Wilson Trust | $0 | $1,274 | -- |
| Stubbs Farm & Grove | $6,610 | $1,225 | -81.5% |
| Robert L Backlinie | $6,292 | $1,219 | -80.6% |
| Randy J. Barthle | $6,455 | $1,197 | -81.5% |
| Thomas E. Young | $2,765 | $1,155 | -58.2% |
| William Costine III | $6,044 | $1,138 | -81.2% |
| Susanne D. Tenold | $830 | $1,131 | 36.3% |
| KJWP, LLC | $1,127 | $1,127 | 0% |
| Lisa M. Maly | $0 | $1,119 | -- |
| Jane M. George | $3,691 | $1,118 | -69.7% |
| Hust Cattle, LLC | $1,683 | $1,113 | -33.9% |
| Gwayne Baldwin | $5,775 | $1,104 | -80.9% |
| Wayne B. Woodward | $4,934 | $1,095 | -77.8% |
| Ryan Stallsmith | $3,786 | $1,090 | -71.2% |
| Jeffrey P. Hust | $2,995 | $1,086 | -63.7% |
| Carl H Weicht Joint Trust | $5,938 | $1,022 | -82.8% |
| Jerry & Linda Siegrist Rev Trust | $989 | $989 | 0% |
| Norman Hoger | $961 | $973 | 1.2% |
| The Tillman Family Revocable Trust | $0 | $938 | -- |
| Caesar E. Rinaldi | $3,589 | $912 | -74.6% |
| Jerry Storch | $1,821 | $898 | -50.7% |
| Crack O Dawn Ranch, LLC | $5,753 | $892 | -84.5% |
| Willodean Hudson | $6,002 | $892 | -85.1% |
| Mary Monica Roy | $1,135 | $881 | -22.4% |
| Albert J Austrino | $4,194 | $880 | -79% |
| Brandt Henningsen | $2,404 | $880 | -63.4% |
| Christina Evans | $3,174 | $870 | -72.6% |
| Robert Gulvin | $2,981 | $832 | -72.1% |
| Shirley A. Sell | $818 | $818 | 0% |
| Oliver D. Kolander | $788 | $788 | 0% |
| Kenneth H Wregg | $1,551 | $774 | -50.1% |
| Lucas J. Roosevelt | $1,490 | $739 | -50.4% |
| Domingos Dias | $1,610 | $738 | -54.2% |
| Mary Lou Gentry Trustee DTD 8-29-2013 | $1,300 | $721 | -44.5% |
| Southern Tree & Turf | $3,507 | $694 | -80.2% |
| Nathan Geiger | $3,377 | $653 | -80.7% |
| 3D Cattle Company, LLC | $2,090 | $634 | -69.7% |
| Living Well Trust Agreement | $3,495 | $593 | -83% |
| Glenda McDonald | $588 | $587 | -0.2% |
| Karl R. Horn | $1,583 | $572 | -63.9% |
| F & R Gude Groves, LLC | $3,526 | $567 | -83.9% |
| Piety Farms, Inc. | $613 | $534 | -12.9% |
| David Abla | $2,650 | $528 | -80.1% |
| Hollweg Farms, Ltd. | $792 | $528 | -33.3% |
| Paul Alvarez | $3,905 | $527 | -86.5% |
| Linda S. Anderson | $516 | $516 | 0% |
| Heike Weber | $4,869 | $510 | -89.5% |
| Terry Lynn Narum-Trust Agreement of Terry L & Jean | $0 | $508 | -- |
| Brent McKendree | $1,969 | $492 | -75% |
| L & B Cattle, LLC | $2,553 | $487 | -80.9% |
| David B. Farmer | $2,068 | $478 | -76.9% |
| Duane Denney | $2,948 | $478 | -83.8% |
| Anthony Monte | $5,265 | $455 | -91.4% |
| Charles Filbert | $1,861 | $455 | -75.6% |
| Mary E. Wilson | $1,881 | $450 | -76.1% |
| Linda M Johnson-Osbron | $534 | $431 | -19.3% |
| Gregory A. Gude | $462 | $424 | -8.2% |
| Joseph M. Ganci | $1,293 | $418 | -67.7% |
| Mary Lois H. Purvis | $1,057 | $393 | -62.8% |
| Gail a Crosby Revocable Trust | $3,921 | $390 | -90.1% |
| Lawrence S. McAmis | $2,240 | $377 | -83.2% |
| Carolyn A. Stacy | $869 | $374 | -57% |
| Marie E. Peters | $1,655 | $349 | -78.9% |
| Mark R. Croft Jr. | $1,144 | $348 | -69.6% |
| Katrina Lang | $1,758 | $341 | -80.6% |
| Stover Family Trust | $1,146 | $340 | -70.3% |
| Eugene C. Williamson | $1,464 | $334 | -77.2% |
| Steven Fortner | $1,727 | $319 | -81.5% |
| John J. Bushell | $726 | $316 | -56.5% |
| Deanna Lambert | $297 | $297 | 0% |
| Aubrey Donnie Messick | $627 | $287 | -54.2% |
| R W Altman Cattle Company, LLC | $1,243 | $280 | -77.5% |
| Morgan M. Blommel | $825 | $272 | -67% |
| Thomas A. Crites | $831 | $261 | -68.6% |
| Jason L. Meyer | $270 | $246 | -8.9% |
| Roy Lee Sarver | $338 | $237 | -29.9% |
| Donna S. Dileo | $1,156 | $235 | -79.7% |
| Roger A. Groover | $1,517 | $234 | -84.6% |
| William M. Scharber | $1,271 | $234 | -81.6% |
| Bert A. Smith | $3,809 | $232 | -93.9% |
| Sara Morrison | $0 | $213 | -- |
| Patrick Gilham | $426 | $193 | -54.7% |
| Donald Lee Coontz | $443 | $183 | -58.7% |
| Paul A. McHenry | $627 | $174 | -72.2% |
| Thomas L. Hale | $663 | $166 | -75% |
| Carolyn S Toppert | $733 | $157 | -78.6% |
| Robert L. Davenport | $576 | $150 | -74% |
| Jenny I. Solano | $0 | $125 | -- |
| Gary K. Upchurch | $196 | $119 | -39.3% |
| Bliss Trust | $93 | $117 | 25.8% |
| Jesse E. Cason | $103 | $103 | 0% |
| Linda Recchio | $0 | $86 | -- |
| Tammy L. Johnson | $765 | $84 | -89% |
| Tony S. Hart | $363 | $83 | -77.1% |
| Tamara S. Davies | $237 | $81 | -65.8% |
| Janet L. Woods | $224 | $72 | -67.9% |
| Lacresia Jeffrey | $63 | $63 | 0% |
| Christina Goble | $144 | $55 | -61.8% |
| Thomas Lee Schafer | $144 | $54 | -62.5% |
| Townland Farms | $0 | $48 | -- |
| Tom Education Oakley Holdings, LLC | $2,420 | $27 | -98.9% |
| Debra E. Harris | $81,897 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Sue Schneider | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Dustin M. Rowland | $1,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Geoffrey Schrock | $166 | $0 | -100% |
| George S. Surratt | $3,077 | $0 | -100% |
| George W. George | $11,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Harmonious Greens, LLC | $4,072 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph Wubbena | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Corrigan | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Kumquat Growers, Inc. | $11,633 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonnie E. Rhodes | $4,730 | $0 | -100% |
| M&D Gator Products, Inc. | $3,685 | $0 | -100% |
| NR Farms, LLC | $2,475 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia K. Cornelius | $802 | $0 | -100% |
| Shanna Barthle | $990 | $0 | -100% |
| Spring Lake Fruit Company, LLC | $48,777 | $0 | -100% |
| The Tillman Family Revocable Trus | $4,449 | $0 | -100% |
| Willard L. Sessoms | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric E. Dieters | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny R. Mineer | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| James B. Owen | $1,433 | $0 | -100% |
| Ritter Fam Tr | $16,769 | $0 | -100% |
| Sylvia Klavon M. Nelson | $435 | $0 | -100% |
| A & a Capital Investments, LLC | $1,539 | $0 | -100% |
| Adis Darrell Risner | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley D. Cochran | $1,810 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest Harold Jr. | $1,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary L. Horn | $1,360 | $0 | -100% |
| Johnny R. Mineer | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| JT Cattle Company, L.L.C. | $3,410 | $0 | -100% |
| Martha J Metzenthin | $1,843 | $0 | -100% |
| Frederic M. Iversen | $65 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Keltner | $2,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruth N Buethe Living Trust | $4,311 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Nash | $2,952 | $0 | -100% |
| Barbara S. Newel | $419 | $0 | -100% |
| David a Olderbak | $10,704 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Adam Powell | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Lee Carter | $3,938 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond L. Miller | $103 | $0 | -100% |
| Starkey Blueberry Farm, LLC | $101,851 | $0 | -100% |
| Artocarpus, LLC | $1,866 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe W. Hussey | $1,844 | $0 | -100% |
| Louise James | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Sue Boyer | $1,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Varshsami, LLC | $1,866 | $0 | -100% |
| James C. Alligood Sr. | $72 | $0 | -100% |
| John A. Barnett | $47,083 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Retherford | $958 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy L Roughley Irrev Trust | $892 | $0 | -100% |
| Quintin Ziemann | $764 | $0 | -100% |
| Rod Lincoln | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Lynn Narum-Trust Agreement | $12,445 | $0 | -100% |
| Three Son Farms, LLC | $365,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,695,200 | $1,728,157 | -63.2% |
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