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

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Farms throughout cities in Orange County received $9.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 280 farmers in cities within Orange County received a total of $2.9 million in 380 farm subsidies, a 75.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $12.1 million in 807 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 Orange County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Heller Bros Packing Company$492,376$520,7665.8%
Dewar Nurseries, Inc.$1,048,979$210,000-80%
Mckinnon Corporation & PBJ$0$202,104--
Agri Starts, Inc.$250,000$175,000-30%
Florida Citrus Packers$154,665$166,3167.5%
National Watermelon Promotion Board$277,610$124,587-55.1%
Webb's Honey, Inc.$233,359$106,180-54.5%
Florida Tomato Committee$196,318$100,930-48.6%
Brentwood Nursery III, Inc.$0$97,336--
Green Swamp Grove, Inc.$0$77,919--
Orange Hammock Groves, LLP$0$73,918--
Mckinnon Corporation & Mckinnon Groves$0$72,186--
Ted B. Edwards$0$62,500--
Dobson's Woods and Water, Inc.$119,704$47,603-60.2%
Twin Lakes Cherry Lake Partnership, LLP$0$32,732--
Timothy -and Shannon Phillips Family Trustee Clay Phillips$31,993$31,9930%
Dennis Reeser$30,877$30,8770%
Roxann Willa Reeser$30,877$30,8770%
Golden Vision Flower, Inc.$154,028$28,850-81.3%
Knuth Farming Operations, LLC$122,700$26,349-78.5%
Stephen Pohlmann$13,127$23,37478.1%
Soon OK Heo$0$22,693--
Mckinnon Groves, LLLP$0$19,474--
Mckinnon, Corp.$0$18,754--
W. C. Davis$0$16,293--
Quintana Nursery, LLC$27,404$15,818-42.3%
Aaron Bergman$0$14,580--
Liner Patch, LLC$62,598$13,430-78.5%
Thomas James McDowell$11,316$11,3160%
Barbara Ellis Shelley$54,349$11,235-79.3%
Suzanne K. Adreon$11,105$11,1050%
Jensen Family Trust$11,392$9,554-16.1%
Gill Farms$16,821$9,077-46%
Robert M. Casburn$8,141$8,1410%
Clifford Last$17,812$8,114-54.4%
Evans Land and Farm, LLC$0$7,868--
Charles B. Saylor$7,830$7,8300%
Akins Family Limited Partnership$0$7,599--
Glen R. Rodgers$39,427$7,306-81.5%
James Foshee$9,936$7,178-27.8%
Robert W. Neben$20,075$7,144-64.4%
Carolyn I Haller Marital Trust$54,711$7,086-87%
Elinor Splitter$11,219$6,558-41.5%
Bob Stevens$5,622$6,35913.1%
Leslie S. Beck Credit Shelter Trust$93,007$6,238-93.3%
James Rushing$28,239$6,096-78.4%
April Heers$7,396$6,002-18.8%
Windmill Cattle Company, LLC$28,020$5,657-79.8%
John G. Lee$5,607$5,6070%
Mary Sonja Knutson$5,535$5,5350%
Southern Tree Growers, LLC$43,128$5,489-87.3%
A & G Partners LP$5,457$5,4570%
John Emmett Ellis III$5,457$5,4570%
Robinson Nursery, Inc.$59,254$5,401-90.9%
Gary Hudson$0$5,287--
Brent I. Monk$134,664$5,244-96.1%
K & S Nursery, LLC$25,233$5,063-79.9%
Bottom Dollar Farms, Inc.$18,278$4,889-73.3%
Angela L Mack$25,885$4,881-81.1%
Clayton Hemphill$11,588$4,849-58.2%
Mark Carter Stevens$7,174$4,809-33%
Eric E. Nordberg$9,118$4,759-47.8%
Nathan Boepple$9,071$4,753-47.6%
Robert J. Watson$19,156$4,668-75.6%
Lucinda a Coulter-Burbach$10,758$4,478-58.4%
John S. Painter$4,283$4,2830%
Dawn C. Kirkpatrick$4,219$4,2190%
Claude Richard Moore$0$4,180--
D Bret Baker Services, Inc.$19,003$4,056-78.7%
Kenneth A. Harris$4,020$4,0200%
Barbara a Hunton Family Partnrshp, Ltd.$0$3,903--
James D Nielson Family Trust$10,033$3,785-62.3%
South Orange Properties, LLP$0$3,752--
Sunflower Nursery, Inc.$22,358$3,678-83.5%
Charles P. Dockery$4,127$3,652-11.5%
Lua T. Vu$14,797$3,506-76.3%
Sean L. Mason$3,484$3,4840%
Russell/Russell/Russell PRTNSHP$6,291$3,337-47%
Hoelscher Farms$5,868$3,286-44%
Paul R. Linder$15,631$3,218-79.4%
Frank Neilson$15,064$3,200-78.8%
Urquharts Nursery, Inc.$20,882$3,147-84.9%
Cado Partners, LLC$0$2,971--
Thomas W. Young$1,052$2,943179.8%
Deborah L. Catron$2,929$2,9290%
Elinor F Merrill Test Trust$0$2,922--
Russell D Merrill Test Trust$0$2,922--
Pinehurst Farms, Corp.$16,833$2,914-82.7%
Ann Y Kroen Fam Trustee 11262001$5,575$2,906-47.9%
Dietrich Bros, Inc.$6,787$2,847-58.1%
Judy K. Wood$5,625$2,816-49.9%
James-James R Hatley Family Trust Ray Hatley$4,432$2,748-38%
Jeffrey L. Ruckman$1,321$2,642100%
BMS Cattle Company, LLC$10,670$2,630-75.4%
Ward Ranch, Inc.$8,767$2,627-70%
Irma Torres$11,079$2,545-77%
MCD Investment Group, LLC$1,155$2,509117.2%
Wild Goose Farms, LLC$687,990$2,479-99.6%
Kevin D. Grage$1,840$2,42331.7%
Sharon Timme$8,017$2,389-70.2%
Greg Corson$9,262$2,361-74.5%
Ronald J Raboud$4,720$2,360-50%
RFK 18, LLC$11,116$2,302-79.3%
Mil Pines, LLC$5,319$2,294-56.9%
Charles H. Cunningham$2,667$2,282-14.4%
Galen Rhodes$2,255$2,2550%
Robert Kusserow$2,221$2,2210%
Frank Chaput$0$2,200--
RFK 9, LLC$9,368$2,171-76.8%
William R. Lawson$0$2,131--
Suzanne E. Grethen$2,128$2,1280%
J K J, Inc.$2,079$2,1091.4%
Totiro Clark$4,752$2,060-56.6%
RFK 2, LLC$6,802$2,038-70%
Ansberto Borrego$0$2,035--
RFK 23, LLC$7,127$2,027-71.6%
Richard Little$2,019$2,0190%
RFK 14, LLC$6,177$2,006-67.5%
RFK 12, LLC$6,539$1,995-69.5%
RFK 15, LLC$5,817$1,986-65.9%
Janet Rochelle Dittmer$1,974$1,9740%
Barbara a Sondgeroth Estate$0$1,968--
Marc A. Hall$7,234$1,954-73%
RFK 7, LLC$7,133$1,946-72.7%
Gary Rhodes$3,888$1,944-50%
Pillar Property Services, Inc.$600$1,939223.2%
RFK 1, LLC$7,782$1,937-75.1%
RFK 16, LLC$9,592$1,891-80.3%
Tiger Head Cattle Company, L. C.$7,876$1,877-76.2%
Ponkan Pines Nursery, Inc.$35,534$1,852-94.8%
Judy S. Revels$7,461$1,830-75.5%
Robert H Freeman Marital Trust$3,620$1,770-51.1%
Glennagale Stalling$0$1,767--
RFK and NCK 30, LLC$6,646$1,762-73.5%
Cliff J. Drinkwater$8,347$1,702-79.6%
Rufus/Alvina K Haas Trust$3,006$1,692-43.7%
RFK 11, LLC$6,073$1,672-72.5%
Daniel H. Metz$4,092$1,657-59.5%
Kevin Martinez$0$1,656--
Roberta Raybourn$6,459$1,636-74.7%
Estalee F Dondelinger$0$1,614--
Kirk M Korkes$4,895$1,606-67.2%
Seth Whitaker$7,480$1,602-78.6%
RFK 6, LLC$7,872$1,596-79.7%
William H. Gilbert Jr.$6,582$1,564-76.2%
RFK 19, LLC$7,148$1,561-78.2%
RFK 17, LLC$7,334$1,560-78.7%
RFK 13, LLC$7,455$1,559-79.1%
RFK 21, LLC$8,298$1,555-81.3%
RFK 10, LLC$6,108$1,552-74.6%
RFK 20, LLC$6,407$1,551-75.8%
RFK 24, LLC$7,784$1,549-80.1%
RFK 25, LLC$7,947$1,548-80.5%
RFK 5, LLC$8,170$1,548-81.1%
Patricia Stucker$1,543$1,5430%
RFK 4, LLC$7,589$1,536-79.8%
Rosemary Gillett$5,127$1,531-70.1%
RFK 22, LLC$8,338$1,506-81.9%
Jerry L Garber & Alicia K Garber Rev Trust$3,515$1,449-58.8%
Sally Elliott Acres, LLC$3,793$1,433-62.2%
Daniel Denhof$1,422$1,4220%
William Lawson$4,436$1,404-68.3%
Betty Weader$1,399$1,3990%
Edna L. Dearmin$3,369$1,374-59.2%
N & R Family Ranch, LLC$4,895$1,363-72.2%
Annette Baccus$1,879$1,325-29.5%
James Story Phillips$3,067$1,325-56.8%
Carol Hinkle$2,776$1,320-52.4%
Glenn Lingle Revocable Trust$1,318$1,3180%
Robert W. Smiley$1,282$1,2820%
RFK 3, LLC$8,321$1,276-84.7%
Carla Black Kummer$5,555$1,261-77.3%
Joseph H. Walter$5,819$1,256-78.4%
Glen Wynn$1,238$1,2380%
Sondag Family Farms, LLC$3,569$1,218-65.9%
Debra a Alderman-Deb Alderman Rev Trustee$3,115$1,210-61.2%
Rex I Frieze Living Trust$1,190$1,1900%
Carolyn R Graham Rev Trust$4,617$1,148-75.1%
Christensen Holdings, LLC$1,145$1,141-0.3%
Ronald Edward Waters$3,377$1,127-66.6%
Nancy W. Cordill$1,589$1,118-29.6%
T & S Holdings, LLC$1,114$1,110-0.4%
Dill LLC, SA$1,113$1,109-0.4%
Daniel J Keller & Sheree L Keller Revocable Trust$2,262$1,088-51.9%
Bobby R. Beagles$7,022$1,086-84.5%
Richard Llewellyn$5,005$1,085-78.3%
Bernard N. Maguire$868$1,08324.8%
George Herzog$3,173$1,081-65.9%
Imajean Wasson$2,196$1,055-52%
Gerald D. Simmons$5,115$1,038-79.7%
Judith A. Walker$1,008$1,0080%
John E. Reel$2,865$1,005-64.9%
Leonard Reed Story$5,973$993-83.4%
Dorothy L. Bingham$991$9910%
John L. Bingham$991$9910%
Richard C. Stotler$4,340$951-78.1%
Windy Hill Greenhouse, Inc.$19,694$947-95.2%
Rita I. Reissig$2,363$937-60.3%
John L. Meisenheimer Sr.$907$9070%
Dean A. Middleton$2,405$906-62.3%
Lana Moore$901$9010%
Barbara Thompson$895$8950%
Cole Whitaker$0$875--
Dale L. Stanton$1,394$829-40.5%
Joe Avis$1,870$828-55.7%
Mitchell Dillon$1,689$811-52%
Lacey Law$753$8107.6%
Dirk A. Rocke$2,368$804-66%
Buckwood Partners, LLC$5,645$779-86.2%
Alan S. Vance$761$7610%
Deborah L. Merrell$0$761--
David G. Smith$2,984$759-74.6%
Nicole M. Johnson$429$74573.7%
Aldrich Lenn Everett$3,949$709-82%
John A. Bergbower$9,417$703-92.5%
Michael D. Patterson$1,172$675-42.4%
Cheryl Ann Hill$1,172$675-42.4%
Evone P Gates$655$6550%
Lowell E. Becker$1,505$649-56.9%
Oberle Family Revocable Trust$729$612-16%
Julian S. Teal$611$6110%
John W Schott, M.D.$1,760$609-65.4%
Solid Rock Plantation, LLC$1,370$606-55.8%
Orville Osterloh$1,289$555-56.9%
Cato Family Ir Trust$0$554--
Roger Hirschy Family Trust$16,982$536-96.8%
Richard Klemm$661$528-20.1%
Joe Addison$200$516158%
Verney V. Vehlewald$1,195$498-58.3%
Maxie P. Depp$1,094$486-55.6%
W-5 Cattle, LLC$2,067$437-78.9%
Jonah D. Vandergriff$2,135$432-79.8%
Craig a Buschbom$420$4200%
Allen Rumble$636$384-39.6%
John Blasco$100$379279%
Leslie Bergquist$376$3760%
Jason Giese$370$3700%
Tammy L. Jarrell$327$3270%
Debra Rougeau Davis$469$324-30.9%
Evelyn Bawel$316$3160%
Jana Shelfer - Jana a Stump Trust Stump$942$311-67%
CRS Investments, Inc.$0$310--
Dallas Annette Creson$0$310--
Jimmie Laxson$344$296-14%
Scott Kaylor$3,964$286-92.8%
Donald E Rhodehamel Trust$0$286--
Mary Perez$709$264-62.8%
Rickey Hines Wood$256$2560%
Kari Steiner-Campos$257$231-10.1%
Mayola Marie Bradford$456$224-50.9%
Barbara Ann Lanning$324$215-33.6%
Marjorie L. Gatewood$319$206-35.4%
Irene Rauscher$0$203--
Albert Schwenke$905$199-78%
Velma Schwenke$905$199-78%
Tammy Hooker$499$172-65.5%
Mark W. Milner$536$171-68.1%
Dorothy Cooper$167$1670%
Mary Ann Boland$322$164-49.1%
Michael J. Strong$449$148-67%
Nancy E. Gibson$455$124-72.7%
Thomas a Kinst$295$117-60.3%
James A. Husk Sr.$279$114-59.1%
Dwyer Tennessee Properties, LLC$0$109--
Judith Blanchard$58$10581%
Douglas C. Wise$229$104-54.6%
Walter Leon Lemon$114$92-19.3%
Gwendolyn A. Hamm$187$91-51.3%
William R. Henry Jr.$643$61-90.5%
John Einhorn$60$600%
Jessica Dykes$0$44--
Constance E. Brand$67$43-35.8%
Van Kelvin Nolin$151$43-71.5%
Sandra Cotter$74$38-48.6%
Katie D. Barch$48$37-22.9%
Alan Dale Strack$84$34-59.5%
Robert E. Jackson$55$26-52.7%
Raymond Arnold Jones$0$19--
Karen Winne$67$19-71.6%
Jeff Weaver$1,032$14-98.6%
A & E Nursery, Inc.$6,244$0-100%
A. K. Nursery, Inc.$48,940$0-100%
AMBS Foliage, Inc.$103,802$0-100%
ARC Ferns, LLC$250,000$0-100%
Arirang Orchid Nursery$47,986$0-100%
Best Plant Nursery, Inc.$13,881$0-100%
Branette Farm, LLC$165,340$0-100%
Bruce Jensen Nurseries Florida, LLP$207,900$0-100%
Coralwood Nursery, LLC$34,236$0-100%
Dieff Place$41,411$0-100%
Driftwood ARTS & Design, LLC$1,249$0-100%
First Orchid Nursery, Inc.$61,958$0-100%
Gene's Greenhouse, Inc.$50,917$0-100%
Green Masters, Inc.$175,395$0-100%
Hahns Nursery, Inc.$37,895$0-100%
Hooper's Landscape & Nursery$132,366$0-100%
J & L Gardenias, Inc.$97,699$0-100%
Jammie Martin Jones$13,596$0-100%
Kerlin Construction, Inc.$28,126$0-100%
Ki Y Kang$12,309$0-100%
Kirkland Nurseries, LLC$35,947$0-100%
Lee K & Myung Ja Lee$19,836$0-100%
Moss Hill Foliage, Inc.$220,830$0-100%
Nams Nursery, Inc.$337,221$0-100%
Regal Foliage$84,454$0-100%
Sang Hoon & Gue Yeol Lee$14,499$0-100%
Shirley Squires$1,900$0-100%
Southern Hill Farms, Inc.$230,351$0-100%
T & T Botanicals, LLC$78,858$0-100%
Troy S Bronson Family PTR, Ltd.$29,150$0-100%
Wekiwa Gardens, Inc.$765$0-100%
Worldwide Orchids, LLC$73,814$0-100%
Yeoung H Joo$1,422$0-100%
Benjamin Willard Redditt$2,475$0-100%
Gina K. Boudreaux$160$0-100%
Susan Creech$216$0-100%
Charles C. Cook$5,451$0-100%
John S. Swift$2,696$0-100%
Tom West, Inc.$49,802$0-100%
West & West, LLC$73,472$0-100%
Angela D. Hurd$2,022$0-100%
Barbara a Hunton Family Partn, Ltd.$4,928$0-100%
Black Hammock Landscaping & Nursery, LLC$3,634$0-100%
Boma, LLC$51,689$0-100%
Doubledee Farms, LLC$2,971$0-100%
Estorino Coffee Company, LLC$1,257$0-100%
Garry Hicklin$266$0-100%
Gilbert Don Wilson$52$0-100%
Greg Reynolds$10,717$0-100%
J D Properties, Inc.$2,971$0-100%
Jeff Warfield$1,109$0-100%
Jennifer R. Higgins$37$0-100%
Lennon & Wilson, LLC$6,535$0-100%
Lisa Cotter$1,257$0-100%
Marsh Road Joint Venture$7,325$0-100%
Mason S. Parker Jr.$217$0-100%
Matt Trammell$15,187$0-100%
MB Palms, LLC$39,836$0-100%
Mill Pond 1 Plantation, LLC$16,336$0-100%
Norman C. Flagg$433$0-100%
Perry L. Buchanan$1,376$0-100%
Robin G. Smith$220$0-100%
S & D Orchards$166,530$0-100%
Srinivas Surapaneni$2,755$0-100%
Steve Wrazen$101$0-100%
William D. Bryant$16,791$0-100%
William M. Lennon Sr.$5,993$0-100%
Bart Bodway$2,304$0-100%
Beck Agricultural Holdings, LLLP$197,567$0-100%
Beck Brothers Citrus, Inc.$2,971$0-100%
Cra-Mar Groves, Inc.$10,089$0-100%
Dennis L. Horton$20,973$0-100%
Glenn E. Beck$164,978$0-100%
Indianhouse Lake Grove, LLC$239$0-100%
Philip Haugaard$934$0-100%
Robinson Irrevocable Trust$597$0-100%
Alva Land Management Associates, LLC.$673,725$0-100%
Blue Heron Nurseries, LLC$34,750$0-100%
Free-Sal Groves, Inc.$1,590$0-100%
Gulf Citrus Partners LP$198,531$0-100%
HBH Groves, LLC$179,694$0-100%
Kenneth Holton$1,435$0-100%
P H Freeman & Sons, Inc.$60,026$0-100%
Razbuton, Inc.$21,520$0-100%
Rose Thomas West$461$0-100%
The Green Machine, Inc.$108,488$0-100%
Estate of Carolyn D Gass-Hardimon$1,064$0-100%
Julius F Charba$1,335$0-100%
Robert D. Teegarden$4,205$0-100%
TB Edwards Citrus 56, LLC$26,821$0-100%
TB Edwards Citrus, LLC$200,806$0-100%
Tierra, LLC$6,798$0-100%
AMR Nursery, LLC$247,469$0-100%
Dustin Alan Rice$17,588$0-100%
Eun Suk AHN$27,109$0-100%
Long and Scott Farms, Inc.$500,000$0-100%
Mercer Botanicals, Inc.$475,781$0-100%
Moore's Greenhouses, Inc.$20,857$0-100%
Progressive Growers, Inc.$50,378$0-100%
Rice Foliage, Inc.$44,588$0-100%
Wades Greenhouses, Inc.$46,556$0-100%
Total subsidies$12,073,640$2,906,263-75.9%

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