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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Santa Rosa County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Santa Rosa County received $5.7 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 Santa Rosa County received a total of $7 million in 647 farm subsidies, a 44.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.7 million in 1,044 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 Santa Rosa County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Jenkins Farm$308,937$225,944-26.9%
Michael Rowell$214,341$220,9003.1%
Keith Jones$450,083$214,619-52.3%
Rowell/Bingham Farms, Inc.$700,902$213,680-69.5%
M & J Griswold Farms$243,652$201,200-17.4%
Paul Griswold Farms, LLC$426,209$197,685-53.6%
Hendricks and Son, Inc.$266,999$187,138-29.9%
D Marcus Golden Farm, Inc.$417,160$168,764-59.5%
Pine Level Farms, LLC$211,195$160,806-23.9%
Jerry Davis$346,441$159,049-54.1%
Jerry Jones$304,265$153,181-49.7%
J M Diamond Farms, LLC$195,513$126,131-35.5%
Jay Agent Air, Inc.$176,875$125,876-28.8%
Griswold Agricultural Products, LLC$231,943$125,205-46%
Steven Godwin$231,081$123,316-46.6%
Preston W. Blackmon$304,351$121,701-60%
Keith H. Campbell$208,969$118,084-43.5%
Anthony Lavon Griswold$163,860$110,675-32.5%
Lisa Rae Griswold$163,860$110,675-32.5%
Killam Farms, Inc.$168,479$108,881-35.4%
Doyle M. Hunter$160,117$108,446-32.3%
Kathy Blackmon$161,513$103,267-36.1%
James Edwin Ward$150,999$95,331-36.9%
Michael R. Nowling$106,739$94,164-11.8%
Richard D. Hendricks$165,567$93,946-43.3%
L Diamond Farms, LLC$138,451$91,336-34%
Reginald K. Odom$145,199$89,300-38.5%
Tfsa, Inc.$163,751$87,355-46.7%
Jerry Brandon Godwin$153,666$85,821-44.2%
Randal Godwin$153,542$83,213-45.8%
Alan J. Edwards$159,392$81,481-48.9%
Richard E. Thomas$176,974$80,795-54.3%
Lewie F & Lewie J Smith Farms, Inc.$120,556$71,302-40.9%
C&W Farms$94,965$69,153-27.2%
J Jones Farm, LLC$99,476$66,160-33.5%
Jeanette D. Hunter$86,442$62,450-27.8%
Levi Findley$134,529$61,903-54%
Henry Lowry$97,638$61,532-37%
Shannon D. Flinn$112,784$58,713-47.9%
John Salter Farms$142,027$58,565-58.8%
John Salter Farms$142,027$58,565-58.8%
Frontier Farms of NW Florida, Inc.$163,870$58,065-64.6%
Mark A. Hendricks$175,276$53,081-69.7%
Timothy L. Roberts$77,011$52,688-31.6%
L & P Legacy Farms, LLC$50,000$50,0000%
Curtis Salter$60,511$47,751-21.1%
Thomas Farms of Santa Rosa, Inc.$92,391$44,044-52.3%
Damon Griswold$79,186$41,880-47.1%
Lewie Joe Smith$62,678$41,842-33.2%
E O Finlay Farm$72,769$41,654-42.8%
Holland Farms, LLC$41,846$39,975-4.5%
Derrick R. Hendricks$34,821$39,69814%
Nancy M. Lloyd$54,912$39,687-27.7%
T. R. Bozeman$38,474$38,6860.6%
Donnie F. Lowry$27,977$38,65138.2%
Melinda Lowry$27,977$38,65138.2%
Patty H. Davis$41,118$37,828-8%
Beverly S. Flinn$53,711$37,193-30.8%
Susan A. Smith$56,549$37,172-34.3%
Stephen G. Wolfe$40,776$34,127-16.3%
S & T Farms, Inc.$51,986$32,431-37.6%
Sheldon D. Flinn$46,408$31,815-31.4%
Jeremy H. Cotton$43,839$31,290-28.6%
Willie Joe Hullett$55,266$30,872-44.1%
Donald R. Hendricks$34,821$30,752-11.7%
William Lloyd Weeks$30,727$28,129-8.5%
R. C. Floyd$65,590$27,561-58%
Sandy S. Burkhead$44,280$26,898-39.3%
Zane B. Burkhead$44,339$26,898-39.3%
Paul D. Flinn$43,073$26,858-37.6%
Ashworth Farms, Inc.$63,659$26,020-59.1%
Ben Ellison$61,165$25,916-57.6%
Justin Abel$34,595$23,713-31.5%
Tony M. Gomillion$20,486$21,8866.8%
Stephen L. Ward$45,734$21,705-52.5%
Millard D. Holley$29,157$20,768-28.8%
Travis Smith$42,949$20,289-52.8%
Paul M. Griswold$45,980$19,638-57.3%
Russell Farms, LLC$28,270$18,722-33.8%
Joseph Teston$0$18,254--
Rufus Godwin$31,230$17,922-42.6%
Sheila G. Nowling$28,029$17,842-36.3%
Marty R. Vaughn$0$17,628--
Green Acre Farms, LLC$18,553$16,557-10.8%
Harold G. Campbell$24,855$16,440-33.9%
Hankins Mathews$16,075$16,0750%
Max M. Wilks$22,964$15,778-31.3%
James D. Lunsford$28,452$15,686-44.9%
Lloyd R. Stokes$26,911$15,623-41.9%
James H. Lowry Jr.$24,720$15,596-36.9%
Cuthbert M Strong Family Trust$104,598$14,632-86%
Jonathan E. Marshall$19,162$14,425-24.7%
John D. Baggett$20,230$14,167-30%
W. R. Hendricks$14,928$13,674-8.4%
William L. Cannon$18,142$12,533-30.9%
Donald Keith McGee$21,678$12,493-42.4%
Vicki H. Laney$27,515$12,258-55.4%
Greg Kimmons$23,870$12,047-49.5%
Phillip L. Adams$14,893$11,259-24.4%
Larry Eugene Pearson$32,520$10,999-66.2%
Philip G. Marshall$13,568$10,974-19.1%
Linda Floyd$12,460$10,914-12.4%
Richard G. Dexter$10,770$10,7700%
Ray Jones$14,942$10,762-28%
Tyler Brown$17,573$10,361-41%
Jeff Locklin$14,546$10,260-29.5%
Steven Locklin$14,546$10,260-29.5%
Charles Lee Langham$14,436$9,970-30.9%
Marguerite G. Mathews$20,550$9,616-53.2%
H Harris Investments, Inc.$9,500$9,5000%
James H. Diamond$14,598$9,411-35.5%
Jared G. Ashworth$31,911$8,852-72.3%
Ryan L. Golden$0$8,814--
Baker Farms$8,538$8,171-4.3%
Harlan Family Trust$9,769$7,974-18.4%
Marcus D. Golden$0$7,819--
Natasha James$0$7,813--
Uf-Ifas$8,091$7,225-10.7%
Marshall J. Hudson$9,174$6,935-24.4%
Burlin Findley$10,898$6,904-36.6%
Sexton Childrens Trustee 2014$330$6,8581,978.2%
Scott Lacoste$8,514$6,842-19.6%
Joshua P. Marshall$11,090$6,812-38.6%
Lee C. Adams$0$6,799--
Merlin R. Brockmann$6,469$6,4690%
Jeremy S. Simmons$14,323$6,264-56.3%
Levi J. Ridnour$16,594$6,095-63.3%
Rochelle Riley Fielder$16,575$5,826-64.9%
Matthew C. Walters$7,546$5,800-23.1%
Donald B. Boutwell$6,652$5,764-13.3%
Martin C. Griswold$5,401$5,4010%
Virginia - Virginia Hendricks Rev Trust G Hendricks$98,209$5,362-94.5%
Willie Jones$9,999$5,361-46.4%
Eric Steven Johns$12,841$5,358-58.3%
Phillip E. Brown$5,343$5,3430%
Robert E. Dunsford$8,482$5,120-39.6%
Bobby A. Boutwell$1,661$5,103207.2%
Carla Hartwell$5,863$5,100-13%
L. G. Oliver$5,023$5,0230%
John Jeffrey Castleberry$7,156$5,020-29.8%
Minette S. Cupstid$4,747$4,7470%
Larry Baxley$7,641$4,700-38.5%
Debra K. Williams$4,698$4,6980%
Cathy H. Wray$4,669$4,6690%
Winnie Campbell$0$4,558--
Joy Nowling Wendt$2,650$4,37765.2%
Ricky D. Godwin$13,113$4,264-67.5%
W. D. Penton$7,471$4,226-43.4%
Susan Bilbo$3,264$4,16327.5%
Gary J. Asche$4,129$4,1290%
Ashley A. Lukasiewicz$12,719$4,080-67.9%
Tyler Holley$2,092$4,07594.8%
Jonathan T. Johnson$2,397$4,05969.3%
Brandt David Hendricks$10,065$3,985-60.4%
Clint Rowland$969$3,955308.2%
Stephen Layden$23,729$3,839-83.8%
Dale Robert Campbell Jr.$1,553$3,791144.1%
Harold M. Keene$3,661$3,6610%
Tamm P Dannheisser$0$3,621--
Glades Equipment Company, Inc.$8,268$3,620-56.2%
Erma S. Fortune$5,396$3,534-34.5%
Jimmy C. White$9,286$3,512-62.2%
H Celia Koudele Trust$5,868$3,461-41%
Trent Mathews$7,573$3,430-54.7%
Justin K. Godwin$2,365$3,35241.7%
Bobcat Farms, LLC$5,211$3,323-36.2%
Suncoast, Inc.$0$3,185--
John M. Lee$10,626$3,138-70.5%
William E. Wendt$32,037$3,127-90.2%
Michelle M. Dykes$7,925$3,107-60.8%
Barbara Holley$0$3,028--
Dewayne J. Davidson$2,963$2,9630%
Judy Ann Allen$6,201$2,934-52.7%
Glenn E Hartman and Jean Ann Hartman Family Trust$2,924$2,9240%
Robert M. English$0$2,772--
Jennifer Langham$14,041$2,764-80.3%
Tanner Laney$7,840$2,706-65.5%
Geraldine Mote Russell$3,516$2,658-24.4%
Mima West$0$2,542--
M. R. Hayes Jr.$7,491$2,450-67.3%
Dick C. Salter$4,821$2,423-49.7%
Allen Payne Smith$2,400$2,4000%
Evelyn L Bjorngaard$0$2,354--
Donnie Boutwell$11,102$2,320-79.1%
Audra Flinn$3,434$2,308-32.8%
Ronald G. Campbell$10,254$2,302-77.6%
Seth R. Marinaccio$0$2,292--
Trustee Agreement of the James W Hudson III SNT Declaration of Trustee$2,256$2,2560%
Sarah L. Thomas$11,114$2,209-80.1%
Robert G. Prescott III$2,186$2,1860%
Jacqueline C. Tyner$2,163$2,1630%
Janis Pence$2,498$2,156-13.7%
Matthew R. Cooley$3,400$2,151-36.7%
April Groenweg$2,131$2,1310%
Timothy H. Booker$8,119$2,118-73.9%
Laura Lynn Hendricks$17,772$2,088-88.3%
Leonard W. Evers III$11,800$2,088-82.3%
WSW, Corp.$4,354$2,067-52.5%
Rene Malaise$2,017$2,0170%
Tristin Watson$0$1,980--
Theodore William Hudson$1,946$1,9460%
James E. Penton$1,056$1,89579.5%
Melvin Richter - Richter Family Trust$1,549$1,89522.3%
William Daws Jr.$1,881$1,8810%
Michael Stewart$2,263$1,822-19.5%
Adam Bryan Bondurant$0$1,815--
Megan Pearson$3,977$1,811-54.5%
Mabel Cotton$1,810$1,8100%
Antonio Apap$1,743$1,7430%
Larry Thompson$1,735$1,7350%
Joe Dwight Phillips Jr.$6,488$1,715-73.6%
Marianne Crowdis$0$1,693--
Joseph M. Diamond$0$1,670--
David Foy$1,622$1,6220%
Kenneth Watson$17,183$1,601-90.7%
Thomas Dakota Lee Adams$4,197$1,546-63.2%
Brenda D. Scott$3,004$1,502-50%
Steven Sasser R. Farish$5,712$1,461-74.4%
Lloyd R Hale & Linda K Hale Revocable LV Trustee$1,917$1,397-27.1%
James E. Diamond$6,520$1,384-78.8%
Karen D. English$3,487$1,355-61.1%
Doyle Godwin$3,124$1,346-56.9%
Kimberly A. Macarthy$1,338$1,3380%
Diane Phillips$1,332$1,3320%
Carolyn R Stembel$1,313$1,3130%
Lea S. Jones$1,301$1,3010%
Paul Lambert$0$1,260--
David Youberg$11,289$1,230-89.1%
Jay Madison$1,071$1,22714.6%
Jason Wolfe$0$1,210--
Eunice A. Chavous$1,199$1,1990%
Larry G. Sutton$1,193$1,1930%
John Morris Whiddon$2,342$1,175-49.8%
Michael Wayne Whiddon$1,277$1,175-8%
John Clay Phillips$1,147$1,1470%
Robert L. Mitchem$5,471$1,112-79.7%
Sharon Dockins$1,929$1,092-43.4%
Wyman L. Jones$1,081$1,0810%
Michael Lee McClaughry$0$1,068--
Kevin G. Mahaffey$1,066$1,0660%
Virginia D. Broughton$5,236$1,046-80%
Phyllis Boys - Ben F Boys and Phyllis Boys Rev Trustee$0$1,031--
Ross Singletary$1,027$1,0270%
Tiger Bayou Farms$1,021$1,0210%
Billy Hill$1,322$1,001-24.3%
Trent L. Strickling$0$990--
Jack R. Floyd$23,739$982-95.9%
Howard E. Whitfield$969$9690%
Polly T. Dole$590$96663.7%
Quagmire Two Irrevocable Trust$590$93959.2%
James R. Allen$1,848$928-49.8%
Jovita C. Player$2,000$911-54.5%
Charles E. Ward$0$889--
Mr. Michael Lee Jones$3,477$882-74.6%
James B. Wells$2,272$864-62%
Biggs 2005 Family Trust$861$8610%
Rachel E. Coley$1,246$858-31.1%
Virginia M. Dozier$2,992$832-72.2%
Jack A. Weekes$2,425$816-66.4%
David G. Weekley$1,518$813-46.4%
Gary Godwin$2,959$802-72.9%
Ross Elton Nowling$794$7940%
Julia F. Diamond$782$7820%
Ashworth Farm & Cattle, LLC$4,462$773-82.7%
Maxine Jones$759$7590%
Matt Dallen Kamla$1,926$716-62.8%
Todd G. Laney$2,453$702-71.4%
Dixie L. Pfau$2,485$701-71.8%
Michael Drew Pennell$2,996$686-77.1%
Damon A. Boutwell$2,641$657-75.1%
Carolyn F. Johnson$741$650-12.3%
Gordan C. Howell$643$6430%
Detra L. Boutwell$2,553$639-75%
Franklin D. Martin$1,224$630-48.5%
Hugh Raymond Pardue Jr.$4,341$621-85.7%
Anthony P. Golden II$2,949$617-79.1%
Alan Burch Campbell$599$5990%
Alisa M. Day$594$5940%
Peggy J. Ruth$0$593--
John D. Wood$0$592--
Julie L. Wood$0$592--
Gregory J. Cotton$4,447$585-86.8%
Gideon J. Bransford$1,363$567-58.4%
Aubrey Penton$8,241$567-93.1%
Charles Thornton Jr.$0$550--
C. E. Ballou$550$5500%
Leon Miller$1,177$538-54.3%
Jamey Floyd$1,964$536-72.7%
Robin Annette Cooper$315$52867.6%
Matthew J. Crews$7,065$527-92.5%
Paul S. Joyner$904$506-44%
Terry M. Wilks$1,950$505-74.1%
Apple Dumpling Lodge, LLC$2,134$496-76.8%
Deborah Stanwood$251$45882.5%
Margaret Ashworth$1,254$428-65.9%
Justin Weekes$561$418-25.5%
Karrie Overbay$1,276$405-68.3%
Anese K Findley$0$395--
Dewie F Pitman$627$394-37.2%
Gary W. Owens$3,918$388-90.1%
Einar C Maxwell$853$352-58.7%
Beverly B. Cook$1,043$349-66.5%
James Robert Kelley$1,673$344-79.4%
Clifford A. Horton$3,257$332-89.8%
Wesley Rutherford II$2,043$330-83.8%
Justin Michael Kyser$1,540$327-78.8%
Lowell Sanders$561$320-43%
Wieland D. Atchison$399$315-21.1%
Lisa Hochman$466$314-32.6%
Shelley Kay Green$1,162$309-73.4%
Burke Living Trust$1,032$297-71.2%
Ralph Barley Jr.$295$2950%
Nelida Lopez Hinchee$1,087$294-73%
Mike Rossel$289$2890%
Cindy Lynn$1,113$289-74%
Charles C. Taylor$732$286-60.9%
Robert E. Lee$280$2800%
Dean E. Allmon$638$269-57.8%
BJJ Family Trust$319$250-21.6%
Robert E. Booker$726$224-69.1%
Martha Jane Artis$456$223-51.1%
Paul Luebbers$573$221-61.4%
Russell L. White$0$220--
Hollace Riffell$913$190-79.2%
Robert E. Freeman$168$1680%
Bobbye Whaley$885$167-81.1%
Lasanders Lamanuel Courtney$1,977$167-91.6%
Chase Jenkins$0$165--
Jerry L. Lee Sr.$153$1530%
Jessie Jean Tatum$153$1530%
Brandon Pointer$0$118--
Alyssa Pointer$0$118--
William S. Dalton$169$110-34.9%
Dennis O. Baird$480$109-77.3%
Dennis C. Caldwell$102$100-2%
Ruth Hawthorne$98$980%
Robert L. Conway$98$980%
Little Italy Road, LLC$168$88-47.6%
Judith A. George$191$72-62.3%
Molly Watson$64$640%
Melissa Lorraine Adams$71$54-23.9%
Lisa Zylstra$33$26-21.2%
Alice T. Grant$27$22-18.5%
Rickey C. Wallace$0$15--
Kristine Nowling$194$13-93.3%
Bobby A. O'Neil$120$0-100%
Alice Ramsey$2,990$0-100%
Barbara J. Johnson$121$0-100%
Belinda Burch-Godwin$3,552$0-100%
Ben Boys$4,095$0-100%
Bett Zito$665$0-100%
Brenda Stephen$326$0-100%
Charles Schwartz Jr.$233$0-100%
George D. Lee$3,229$0-100%
Hannah Curtis$283$0-100%
Lydia M. Weeks$149$0-100%
Prairie Creek Farms Wilcox, LLC$822$0-100%
The Betty J Etier Irrevocable Trust$963$0-100%
Wiley Robert Deal Sr.$1,228$0-100%
Almie Lee Lassiter$817$0-100%
Carla G. Hinote$1,088$0-100%
J E Golden Farms, Inc.$18,242$0-100%
John L. Burkhead Jr.$935$0-100%
Leroy O. Shell$444$0-100%
Lisa Diamond$27,608$0-100%
Maxine M. Ivey$2,762$0-100%
Pamela Renee Corcoran$1,705$0-100%
Randall Hinote$804$0-100%
Reba, LLC$872$0-100%
Ronald W. Webb$479$0-100%
Seth Shell$444$0-100%
Wayland E. Nowling$8,780$0-100%
Autry L. Walker$2,805$0-100%
Brad Baker$1,328$0-100%
Brenda S. Milliron$348$0-100%
Diane Brown$466$0-100%
Gregory Jernigan$359$0-100%
Herbert A. Jernigan$924$0-100%
Howard R. Harris$651$0-100%
Jon M. Carroll$1,734$0-100%
June Tolbert$250$0-100%
Kenneth A. Born Jr.$513$0-100%
Leticia E. Jones$981$0-100%
Linda H. Speed$214$0-100%
Marcus N. Holcomb$1,210$0-100%
Panhandle Growers, Inc.$281,973$0-100%
Robert Brown$601$0-100%
Sandra Coppedge$348$0-100%
Shonda Odom Hemby$208$0-100%
Wendell L. Jernigan$438$0-100%
Harvey Daniels Jr.$16,792$0-100%
James E. Lee II$550$0-100%
Lisa Portilla$229$0-100%
Shorty Earl, LLC$242$0-100%
Frank Hoskins$218$0-100%
Jay Dean Regehr$227$0-100%
Kari Cassaras Shell Lewis$444$0-100%
Nancy Wyatt$423$0-100%
Naomi Craig$158$0-100%
Winnie M Campbell Living Trustee Dated August 22, 2014$2,394$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,699,690$7,049,461-44.5%

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