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In 2021, 176 farmers in cities within Levy County received a total of $5.7 million in 267 farm subsidies, a 53.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.1 million in 477 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 Levy County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Peanut Farms Partnership | $483,902 | $446,831 | -7.7% |
| Pescador Seafood, Inc. | $0 | $387,013 | -- |
| Sandlin Farms | $282,007 | $268,228 | -4.9% |
| B & W Farms | $257,933 | $236,084 | -8.5% |
| Graham Farms, LLC | $423,178 | $212,922 | -49.7% |
| Harold Tillis | $600,921 | $203,410 | -66.2% |
| Michael Lyn Mills | $103,333 | $179,429 | 73.6% |
| Murray L. Tillis | $601,818 | $177,220 | -70.6% |
| Arlene I. Bell | $150,281 | $149,130 | -0.8% |
| Whitehurst Cattle Company, Inc. | $200,603 | $141,850 | -29.3% |
| Michael D. Beckham | $390,907 | $128,526 | -67.1% |
| Freddie Bell | $146,003 | $125,573 | -14% |
| Anthony L. Hinkle | $96,019 | $125,043 | 30.2% |
| Betsy White | $117,625 | $125,000 | 6.3% |
| Fugate Peanut Growers, LLC | $127,501 | $122,788 | -3.7% |
| Chris M. Topping | $405,018 | $120,453 | -70.3% |
| Melba Tillis | $446,472 | $107,130 | -76% |
| Karen Tillis | $387,478 | $104,955 | -72.9% |
| Gregory Dale Watson Jr. | $24,588 | $104,715 | 325.9% |
| F Bullock, LLC | $476,826 | $102,012 | -78.6% |
| Jerry M. Mills Jr. | $217,853 | $100,037 | -54.1% |
| Tillis Farms, LLC | $227,033 | $90,905 | -60% |
| Call L. Graham | $15,395 | $90,250 | 486.2% |
| Adrienne Bell | $3,450 | $83,268 | 2,313.6% |
| Cedar Key Aquaculture Farms, Inc. | $0 | $77,547 | -- |
| Ryan B Thomas | $364,451 | $76,358 | -79% |
| Usher Land & Timber, Inc. | $143,651 | $73,911 | -48.5% |
| Sloan's Seafood, LLC | $0 | $71,910 | -- |
| Gretchen Elise Kelly | $0 | $64,502 | -- |
| Ryan Anderson | $205,587 | $60,083 | -70.8% |
| Benton Farms, Inc. | $96,563 | $56,269 | -41.7% |
| Loran T. Brookins | $24,018 | $55,155 | 129.6% |
| Breeden Pulpwood Company | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Judy Peacock M. Perdue | $54,674 | $50,300 | -8% |
| John J. Fradella III | $75,208 | $49,819 | -33.8% |
| David Benton | $40,201 | $49,654 | 23.5% |
| Brad Etheridge | $430,497 | $47,583 | -88.9% |
| TTT Farms, LLC | $192,652 | $40,028 | -79.2% |
| Chad Barley | $40,589 | $38,953 | -4% |
| Harrell H. Phillips | $211,190 | $37,381 | -82.3% |
| James Rollin Hudson Jr. | $38,512 | $31,258 | -18.8% |
| Sam Swilley | $53,784 | $29,587 | -45% |
| B & G Produce, Inc. | $138,508 | $28,425 | -79.5% |
| John L. Cock | $0 | $26,320 | -- |
| Dustin B. Hiers | $62,585 | $23,629 | -62.2% |
| Cedar Shoals, Inc. | $0 | $21,962 | -- |
| Vince E. Dean | $55,838 | $20,697 | -62.9% |
| Whitney Mills Reed | $6,765 | $20,188 | 198.4% |
| Bobby Witt | $0 | $20,144 | -- |
| Richard F. Cooke | $0 | $19,933 | -- |
| W. C. Weeks | $30,654 | $19,846 | -35.3% |
| Kenneth D. Griner | $56,584 | $19,696 | -65.2% |
| Bellamy Cattle Company | $194,866 | $18,694 | -90.4% |
| Donald Quincey Jr. | $128,998 | $17,726 | -86.3% |
| BS Cattle Company | $121,714 | $17,194 | -85.9% |
| James Arnold Markham | $18,637 | $17,147 | -8% |
| Starnes Cattle Company | $39,829 | $16,882 | -57.6% |
| Quincey Cattle Company | $56,308 | $16,724 | -70.3% |
| M&R Seafood, Inc. | $0 | $16,707 | -- |
| Kathy Jo Rinderknecht | $23,473 | $16,652 | -29.1% |
| Toby W. Bass | $21,884 | $15,710 | -28.2% |
| White Cattle Company, LLC | $64,101 | $15,597 | -75.7% |
| Terry L. Tillis | $65,034 | $15,000 | -76.9% |
| Hudson Agricultural Products, LLC | $26,740 | $14,164 | -47% |
| Sandlin Cattle Company | $47,355 | $13,473 | -71.5% |
| Wesley Sache | $22,771 | $13,420 | -41.1% |
| WB Cattle, LLC | $106,087 | $13,098 | -87.7% |
| Starnes Farming & Trucking, Inc. | $40,645 | $12,815 | -68.5% |
| Starnes Farming & Trucking, Inc. | $40,645 | $12,815 | -68.5% |
| Walter H. Weeks | $13,367 | $12,298 | -8% |
| Kenneth Matthews | $10,313 | $9,488 | -8% |
| Jeff Phillips | $62,818 | $9,385 | -85.1% |
| Bruce L. Whitaker | $24,308 | $9,383 | -61.4% |
| Joyce Whitaker | $24,302 | $9,380 | -61.4% |
| T. R. Baxter | $31,361 | $8,034 | -74.4% |
| William Stanley Watson | $9,820 | $7,770 | -20.9% |
| Joe Mccoy Farms, Inc. | $7,971 | $7,596 | -4.7% |
| Lacey Sadler Campbell | $11,403 | $7,360 | -35.5% |
| Gary W. Peacock | $31,276 | $6,950 | -77.8% |
| Holly H. Bryant | $0 | $6,875 | -- |
| Jeffrey W. Hardee | $0 | $6,875 | -- |
| A & H Farming, Inc. | $17,901 | $5,978 | -66.6% |
| David E. Milsten | $0 | $5,663 | -- |
| Robert G. Hobby | $25,287 | $5,530 | -78.1% |
| Lyles V. Corbin | $23,045 | $5,468 | -76.3% |
| William W. Erwin | $30,272 | $4,900 | -83.8% |
| Lesley Gore | $107,514 | $4,775 | -95.6% |
| Lewis Luther Long III | $18,176 | $4,714 | -74.1% |
| Marilyn Bloom | $18,088 | $4,707 | -74% |
| Donnie Hinkle | $0 | $4,452 | -- |
| Wade Bullock | $21,042 | $4,260 | -79.8% |
| Peter R. Stefani | $0 | $4,211 | -- |
| Leslie A. Keene | $13,642 | $3,958 | -71% |
| Lewis Long Jr. | $3,848 | $3,848 | 0% |
| Thomas James Swilley | $23,841 | $3,721 | -84.4% |
| Michael Mills | $3,662 | $3,717 | 1.5% |
| David T. Carter | $20,322 | $3,711 | -81.7% |
| Flamingo Hill Farm, Inc. | $11,842 | $3,275 | -72.3% |
| William Timothy Sills | $0 | $3,156 | -- |
| Jacob W Sache | $5,137 | $3,145 | -38.8% |
| Brad King | $13,882 | $3,126 | -77.5% |
| Thomas Brookins | $74,628 | $3,072 | -95.9% |
| Chad Osteen | $0 | $3,000 | -- |
| Ann-Marie Stokes Langford | $3,808 | $2,949 | -22.6% |
| Ben F. Fant | $13,653 | $2,765 | -79.7% |
| Donald Aaron Lane | $47,701 | $2,632 | -94.5% |
| Schmidt Family Partnership | $0 | $2,370 | -- |
| Sean C Fugate, LLC | $0 | $2,200 | -- |
| William E. Couey | $9,705 | $2,096 | -78.4% |
| Harold Arnold Bird | $10,392 | $2,063 | -80.1% |
| Wesley N. Smith Jr. | $0 | $2,062 | -- |
| Lint Jerrels | $8,283 | $1,986 | -76% |
| Kirk Griffin | $3,894 | $1,950 | -49.9% |
| Eugene E. Carter III | $8,935 | $1,936 | -78.3% |
| Hugh Stafford Keen | $5,656 | $1,934 | -65.8% |
| Earl E. Lane | $4,653 | $1,930 | -58.5% |
| Theodore K Jaycox Rev Living Trust | $4,358 | $1,926 | -55.8% |
| Bullock Cattle, LLC | $9,042 | $1,840 | -79.7% |
| Frances E. Mathews | $5,528 | $1,826 | -67% |
| S & H Peanut, LLC | $43,722 | $1,820 | -95.8% |
| Joseph Catlin Mixson | $8,239 | $1,730 | -79% |
| Donna Kreft A. Thalacker | $1,688 | $1,688 | 0% |
| Rodney Helmers | $1,563 | $1,675 | 7.2% |
| Hardee Farms | $3,361 | $1,644 | -51.1% |
| James O. Arrington | $0 | $1,620 | -- |
| Rone Seafarms, Inc. | $0 | $1,613 | -- |
| Forrest B. Taylor | $6,773 | $1,599 | -76.4% |
| Smith and Beauchamp Partnership | $5,753 | $1,408 | -75.5% |
| John R. Lott | $3,597 | $1,388 | -61.4% |
| John Markham | $5,995 | $1,364 | -77.2% |
| Shawn Ward | $6,149 | $1,346 | -78.1% |
| Jimmy F. Hitson | $0 | $1,340 | -- |
| David Earl Curry | $0 | $1,320 | -- |
| Bradlee Edward Bruner | $9,086 | $1,241 | -86.3% |
| Cason Cattle Company | $2,943 | $1,196 | -59.4% |
| Dean Thompson | $4,164 | $1,180 | -71.7% |
| Terrance Matthews | $5,016 | $1,171 | -76.7% |
| Adams Partners LP | $1,142 | $1,142 | 0% |
| Kenneth D. Arthur | $6,338 | $1,065 | -83.2% |
| R a S Land Management | $4,829 | $1,063 | -78% |
| William E. Carter | $3,597 | $1,036 | -71.2% |
| Elwanda E Gore | $4,884 | $1,022 | -79.1% |
| Sammie M. Beauchamp Jr. | $2,332 | $932 | -60% |
| VB Cattle & Hay, LLC | $8,523 | $894 | -89.5% |
| Cattlemen's Choice Livestock Service, LLC | $1,683 | $880 | -47.7% |
| Michael Allen Morgan | $4,081 | $844 | -79.3% |
| James W. Beauchamp | $2,387 | $808 | -66.1% |
| David Asbell | $3,027 | $775 | -74.4% |
| Rocking MGK Cattle and Honey | $7,315 | $763 | -89.6% |
| Double G Ranch, LLC | $12,633 | $743 | -94.1% |
| Sharon Mills | $1,419 | $742 | -47.7% |
| Robert W. Kornegay | $2,651 | $717 | -73% |
| Timothy Slaughter | $5,167 | $688 | -86.7% |
| Benny Jerrels | $2,926 | $672 | -77% |
| CH Bar Cattle Company, LLC | $1,617 | $640 | -60.4% |
| Eli Jerrels | $2,530 | $592 | -76.6% |
| Yvonne Lingo | $1,977 | $568 | -71.3% |
| Jacqueline F. Collins | $2,168 | $564 | -74% |
| Heather E. Rucker | $1,903 | $537 | -71.8% |
| Shirley Dianne Watson | $649 | $473 | -27.1% |
| Edward Clay Lott | $1,096 | $460 | -58% |
| Jeffrey D Beauchamp CPA, PA | $1,877 | $431 | -77% |
| Frederick G. Tarnowski | $1,624 | $399 | -75.4% |
| Albert E. Fuller Jr. | $1,562 | $342 | -78.1% |
| Risto J Horne | $2,087 | $320 | -84.7% |
| Vadin Barber | $1,386 | $308 | -77.8% |
| Timothy H. Hodge | $429 | $294 | -31.5% |
| Lori McCard | $1,365 | $270 | -80.2% |
| Thomas P. Carter | $495 | $238 | -51.9% |
| John K. Griner | $1,132 | $204 | -82% |
| Jason S. Cason | $495 | $197 | -60.2% |
| Kyle B. Parnell | $1,324 | $168 | -87.3% |
| George W. Meeks | $275 | $115 | -58.2% |
| Duane E. Riley | $72 | $54 | -25% |
| Michael Ross Hopkins | $147 | $45 | -69.4% |
| Patrick Sheridan | $53 | $41 | -22.6% |
| Bozell Parker | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony J. Beckham | $19,034 | $0 | -100% |
| Big T Clam Farm, LLC | $2,497 | $0 | -100% |
| Britt Solano | $21,089 | $0 | -100% |
| C & M Seafood, Inc. | $80,937 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil J. Collins | $14,307 | $0 | -100% |
| Cedar Key Seafood Distributors, Inc. | $125,076 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles R Parks | $3,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Clamtastic Seafood, Inc. | $268,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Connie L. Beckham | $8,717 | $0 | -100% |
| Cooke's Seafood | $1,181 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig a Parks | $3,676 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. McCumbers | $12,873 | $0 | -100% |
| Dog Island Blues Clam Company | $48,150 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Telgen | $15,302 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald Allen | $437 | $0 | -100% |
| Gulf Coast Clams, Inc. | $9,691 | $0 | -100% |
| Gulf Side Shellfish, LLC | $6,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Heath M. Davis | $32,783 | $0 | -100% |
| Hinkle Clams, LLC | $63,214 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael J. Allen | $6,185 | $0 | -100% |
| James A. Allen | $6,546 | $0 | -100% |
| James Henry Allen | $11,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry's Seafood, Inc. | $3,976 | $0 | -100% |
| John Fradella Sr. | $6,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Jon H. Hagerman | $718 | $0 | -100% |
| Jordan Adams | $1,733 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua P. Sills | $739 | $0 | -100% |
| K & M Clam Company | $25,801 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelley Ryan | $6,596 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Hodges | $10,052 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Roach | $9,170 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Davis | $98,803 | $0 | -100% |
| Patrick Telgen | $13,241 | $0 | -100% |
| Quality Shellfish Company | $76,464 | $0 | -100% |
| Ross A. Buck | $7,676 | $0 | -100% |
| Starla M. Emanuel | $9,922 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Stewart | $1,639 | $0 | -100% |
| Taylor J. Fradella | $1,696 | $0 | -100% |
| Tina M. Williams | $2,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Tony Andrews | $7,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Tonya E. Fradella | $4,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Troy M. Beckham | $2,432 | $0 | -100% |
| Vernis L Wray | $3,295 | $0 | -100% |
| Vincent Scott Bullard | $6,290 | $0 | -100% |
| Wendy Fisher | $6,061 | $0 | -100% |
| William H. Hodges | $12,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl Richard Jones | $2,192 | $0 | -100% |
| David Cannon | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Drummond Enterprises of Nature Coast, Inc. | $62,519 | $0 | -100% |
| Eleanor Miller | $3,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Suzanne Cannon | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Gene Hunter | $9,198 | $0 | -100% |
| Jay P. Lawrence | $4,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeanine M. Beckham | $5,111 | $0 | -100% |
| Jennifer Zeigler | $258 | $0 | -100% |
| Jesse Lee Bryan III | $35,955 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie Luke White | $1,961 | $0 | -100% |
| John Webster | $4,565 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry A. Meeks Jr. | $15,612 | $0 | -100% |
| Laura Adams | $1,219 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark L. Graham | $25,555 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Graham | $10,945 | $0 | -100% |
| Quincey Grain, Inc. | $5,028 | $0 | -100% |
| Stacey Webster | $668 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan B. Watson | $225 | $0 | -100% |
| Tiffany J Sache | $90,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Warren C. Eastman | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Desiree J. Mills | $118 | $0 | -100% |
| Gerald E. Anderson | $58,819 | $0 | -100% |
| Greenway Nursery | $42,114 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Millard Mills III | $265 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd J. Goodnow Sr. | $1,485 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Jason Douglas | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Tyler Lemieux | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Nearon | $4,984 | $0 | -100% |
| David Eugene Fugate | $174 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeffery N. Fugate | $114 | $0 | -100% |
| Red White & Blues Farm, Inc. | $78,974 | $0 | -100% |
| Rode Groundcovers, Inc. | $50,384 | $0 | -100% |
| William V Indellicati | $2,200 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $12,136,322 | $5,657,238 | -53.4% |
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