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In 2021, 239 farmers in cities within Escambia County received a total of $5.1 million in 420 farm subsidies, a 49.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $10 million in 709 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 Escambia County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helton Brothers Farm | $1,168,229 | $544,052 | -53.4% |
| Holland Farms | $332,325 | $298,550 | -10.2% |
| David L. Womack | $192,393 | $271,182 | 41% |
| 3H Farms General Partnership | $363,161 | $216,831 | -40.3% |
| Brooks Farm | $369,396 | $206,512 | -44.1% |
| Gibbs Farms | $325,178 | $193,123 | -40.6% |
| Ward Farms | $360,690 | $188,254 | -47.8% |
| Marshall Acres, Inc. | $147,376 | $166,832 | 13.2% |
| Jerry Davis | $346,441 | $159,049 | -54.1% |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | $269,477 | $139,238 | -48.3% |
| Dwane R. Glick | $206,369 | $120,895 | -41.4% |
| Larry W. Ward | $197,178 | $119,418 | -39.4% |
| Weber Farms, LLC | $309,255 | $110,842 | -64.2% |
| Concettia Golden Nall | $242,641 | $98,426 | -59.4% |
| Wiley W. Moye | $112,043 | $94,958 | -15.2% |
| Gaylan W Shelly | $106,437 | $83,580 | -21.5% |
| Joseph C. Coker | $181,267 | $80,741 | -55.5% |
| Thomas Bradley Ward | $244,583 | $80,682 | -67% |
| Wiggins Brothers | $142,934 | $79,258 | -44.5% |
| Janet Womack | $151,715 | $77,782 | -48.7% |
| Charles Edward Ed Jackson | $186,374 | $74,692 | -59.9% |
| Jimmy Brooks Farm, Inc. | $95,718 | $72,028 | -24.7% |
| Ward & Sons Farms | $113,133 | $64,563 | -42.9% |
| Dennis S. Stanton | $136,759 | $63,856 | -53.3% |
| Arlan Shelly | $168,902 | $63,191 | -62.6% |
| Arlan Shelly | $168,902 | $63,191 | -62.6% |
| Jason H. Chunn | $180,751 | $60,973 | -66.3% |
| Larry Buster C. Chavers | $184,546 | $58,739 | -68.2% |
| Easterling Brothers & Sons, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Thompson Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Linda B. Watson | $111,303 | $42,665 | -61.7% |
| Mark E. Mack | $134,216 | $42,191 | -68.6% |
| Barbara L. Lynam | $2,310 | $42,076 | 1,721.5% |
| Matthew B. Watson | $111,043 | $41,388 | -62.7% |
| Angela Shelly | $102,599 | $40,831 | -60.2% |
| Douglas M. Kaiser Jr. | $236,108 | $38,152 | -83.8% |
| Tammy Lewis Kaiser | $106,601 | $38,152 | -64.2% |
| Benjamin H. Watson | $125,302 | $38,144 | -69.6% |
| Thomas Tommy L. Thompson | $6,758 | $37,835 | 459.9% |
| Wayne H. Dykes | $74,151 | $35,062 | -52.7% |
| Micky Wilkins | $91,194 | $34,756 | -61.9% |
| Patricia P. Barrentine | $52,063 | $31,434 | -39.6% |
| James Patrick Godwin | $145,671 | $30,745 | -78.9% |
| Dwight Maloy | $77,797 | $27,187 | -65.1% |
| Joshua M. Grant | $52,249 | $25,115 | -51.9% |
| David T. Carter | $66,485 | $24,237 | -63.5% |
| Logan Williamson | $2,585 | $22,492 | 770.1% |
| Michael D. Glick | $2,382 | $21,688 | 810.5% |
| Matthew S. Bell | $21,330 | $20,420 | -4.3% |
| Marjorie T. Dean | $18,780 | $18,780 | 0% |
| Bobby Wooten | $24,132 | $17,048 | -29.4% |
| William E. Bridges | $11,956 | $14,757 | 23.4% |
| Teddy L. Lambeth | $23,254 | $13,333 | -42.7% |
| Curtis R. Moye | $3,200 | $12,982 | 305.7% |
| Edward J. Booker | $14,933 | $12,936 | -13.4% |
| Robert Wiley Farrar Sr. | $88,147 | $12,326 | -86% |
| Heritage Farm | $34,240 | $11,639 | -66% |
| James E. Booker | $51,449 | $11,519 | -77.6% |
| Harry Bryant | $49,759 | $11,361 | -77.2% |
| Theresa S. Bell | $5,569 | $11,118 | 99.6% |
| Phillip Ladon Lambeth | $21,131 | $9,763 | -53.8% |
| Thelma S. Albert | $9,433 | $9,433 | 0% |
| Nadine Lancaster | $6,676 | $9,062 | 35.7% |
| Gwynne G. Shell | $8,926 | $7,949 | -10.9% |
| DRY Branch Farms, LLC | $51,843 | $7,861 | -84.8% |
| James M. Bell | $40,118 | $7,534 | -81.2% |
| Elizabeth Anne Wiggins | $12,044 | $7,463 | -38% |
| Ellen K. Dunson | $7,375 | $7,375 | 0% |
| Carl McMillan | $13,361 | $7,373 | -44.8% |
| Seth Taylor Matheny | $3,642 | $7,288 | 100.1% |
| Florence E. Hardy | $7,206 | $7,206 | 0% |
| Douglas G. Godwin | $9,048 | $6,940 | -23.3% |
| Margaret Miller | $8,246 | $6,392 | -22.5% |
| Billy D. Blair | $1,211 | $5,742 | 374.2% |
| Anne Yuhasz | $5,323 | $5,614 | 5.5% |
| Tyler D. Respress | $14,426 | $5,400 | -62.6% |
| Earl D. Bradley | $0 | $4,988 | -- |
| Jennifer Mitchell Carter | $1,117 | $4,833 | 332.7% |
| John D. Bagwell | $2,360 | $4,824 | 104.4% |
| James Jeffery Kirkland | $0 | $4,810 | -- |
| Kevin Fillmore | $52,880 | $4,741 | -91% |
| John T. Barrentine | $1,846 | $4,328 | 134.5% |
| Estate of Charles Bradford Stinson | $5,876 | $4,298 | -26.9% |
| Marcus W. Bell | $9,413 | $4,261 | -54.7% |
| Alamo Acres, Inc. | $2,653 | $4,122 | 55.4% |
| Leslie William Hardy | $17,517 | $4,120 | -76.5% |
| Diamond G Cattle Company, LLC | $7,860 | $3,846 | -51.1% |
| Joseph F. Hardy | $8,165 | $3,702 | -54.7% |
| Richard Earl Fore | $3,961 | $3,668 | -7.4% |
| Broox G Garrett JR | $3,650 | $3,650 | 0% |
| Skyler Bell | $440 | $3,601 | 718.4% |
| Bobby R. Franklin III | $10,905 | $3,423 | -68.6% |
| Kevin J. Peacock | $13,745 | $3,250 | -76.4% |
| Glenda C. Lowry | $3,132 | $3,132 | 0% |
| Dale Chavers | $6,549 | $3,022 | -53.9% |
| Ladon E. Hall | $0 | $2,970 | -- |
| John Lee English | $12,269 | $2,897 | -76.4% |
| James D. Booker | $11,060 | $2,832 | -74.4% |
| Thomas Willie Ashcraft | $8,378 | $2,826 | -66.3% |
| Ercell Womack | $7,095 | $2,802 | -60.5% |
| Barbara Morgan | $9,614 | $2,751 | -71.4% |
| Freddy Lambeth | $10,602 | $2,670 | -74.8% |
| Arnold Amos | $0 | $2,585 | -- |
| Cleve L. Roberson | $3,236 | $2,560 | -20.9% |
| Grady C. Byrd Jr. | $10,490 | $2,511 | -76.1% |
| Glenn A. Dreadin | $19,921 | $2,380 | -88.1% |
| Keith Hayles | $5,289 | $2,317 | -56.2% |
| Clyde Helton | $2,303 | $2,303 | 0% |
| Alice Faye Forte | $2,291 | $2,291 | 0% |
| James E. Peach III | $9,548 | $2,273 | -76.2% |
| Rena B. Graham | $2,223 | $2,223 | 0% |
| Farrell E. Staples Jr. | $8,310 | $2,159 | -74% |
| Walter E. Lowrey Jr. | $10,004 | $2,156 | -78.4% |
| Willie L. Dukes | $6,565 | $1,966 | -70.1% |
| Todd A. Booker | $11,319 | $1,964 | -82.6% |
| Robert E. Quimby | $3,187 | $1,922 | -39.7% |
| James R. Padgett | $0 | $1,875 | -- |
| Steven Bell | $0 | $1,733 | -- |
| Barbara P. Harrison | $0 | $1,730 | -- |
| Michael Harrison | $13,626 | $1,730 | -87.3% |
| Wayne L. Harrison | $23,037 | $1,730 | -92.5% |
| Joseph C. Shell | $2,939 | $1,671 | -43.1% |
| Jerry Sapp | $4,556 | $1,646 | -63.9% |
| H & B Ranch, LLC | $4,446 | $1,590 | -64.2% |
| Jeffrey D. Findley | $2,119 | $1,551 | -26.8% |
| Frank Beasley | $5,500 | $1,465 | -73.4% |
| Betty Roberson | $1,065 | $1,448 | 36% |
| Benny D. Biggs | $1,434 | $1,434 | 0% |
| Clarence W. Lassitter | $2,027 | $1,429 | -29.5% |
| Joe L. Pierce | $4,939 | $1,421 | -71.2% |
| James Conrad Dawson | $6,611 | $1,321 | -80% |
| The Shaffer Farm, LLC | $1,308 | $1,308 | 0% |
| James W. Johnson Jr. | $1,297 | $1,297 | 0% |
| Todd Bodiford | $13,964 | $1,265 | -90.9% |
| Lacinda Bradley Mitchell | $0 | $1,238 | -- |
| William Robert Ellis | $0 | $1,224 | -- |
| Matthew Edward Mize | $5,247 | $1,218 | -76.8% |
| Joel James Ellison | $165 | $1,204 | 629.7% |
| Roger M. Jansen | $2,890 | $1,203 | -58.4% |
| Donna Silcox | $1,440 | $1,180 | -18.1% |
| Billy J. Dreadin | $6,354 | $1,176 | -81.5% |
| Donald R. Newby | $1,337 | $1,166 | -12.8% |
| Christine M. Strength | $1,117 | $1,117 | 0% |
| Sidney B. Boutwell | $8,631 | $1,111 | -87.1% |
| Cyril L. Welch | $1,109 | $1,109 | 0% |
| Michael Gantt | $1,412 | $1,089 | -22.9% |
| Charlotte D. Grant | $0 | $1,050 | -- |
| Steven Ross | $4,521 | $1,017 | -77.5% |
| Ronald L. Brewton | $5,693 | $985 | -82.7% |
| John C. English | $4,161 | $983 | -76.4% |
| Ricky L. Lackey | $1,368 | $973 | -28.9% |
| Chad K. Kent | $600 | $940 | 56.7% |
| Stoney W. Daw | $2,397 | $932 | -61.1% |
| Teresa D. Hultz | $5,910 | $864 | -85.4% |
| Lesley A. Harrison | $188,261 | $823 | -99.6% |
| Benjamin C. Maxwell Jr. | $0 | $788 | -- |
| Ronald Jeffery Salter | $3,746 | $760 | -79.7% |
| Robert Lance Howell | $2,596 | $749 | -71.1% |
| James T. Martin Jr. | $3,300 | $729 | -77.9% |
| Allen Walston | $3,594 | $726 | -79.8% |
| Carl Staples Jr. | $8,653 | $711 | -91.8% |
| Leo N. Luker III | $3,256 | $709 | -78.2% |
| Kenneth Greg Fillmore | $6,530 | $703 | -89.2% |
| Evelyn A. Williams | $697 | $697 | 0% |
| Jacob Kirchharr | $3,236 | $695 | -78.5% |
| Robbie Ferguson | $2,200 | $670 | -69.5% |
| Harrison Farms, Inc. | $9,883 | $663 | -93.3% |
| Jerry Harris | $3,826 | $650 | -83% |
| Tad McMullen | $3,176 | $636 | -80% |
| Shannon S. Lambeth | $2,695 | $622 | -76.9% |
| Willis M. McGhee Jr. | $2,706 | $620 | -77.1% |
| Bobby Dallas McKissack | $620 | $620 | 0% |
| Steve Baggett | $2,926 | $596 | -79.6% |
| Joshua Morrell Lambeth | $2,437 | $580 | -76.2% |
| Paul Wayne Bell II | $1,584 | $573 | -63.8% |
| Betty G. Vasko | $2,618 | $560 | -78.6% |
| Roger D. Madden Sr. | $478 | $554 | 15.9% |
| Donnie L. Johnson | $3,239 | $546 | -83.1% |
| Matt Carter | $14,474 | $544 | -96.2% |
| J. E. Ward | $1,269 | $532 | -58.1% |
| Kendreall Finklea | $4,086 | $504 | -87.7% |
| Spencer L. Williamson | $4,103 | $504 | -87.7% |
| Keith Martin | $0 | $495 | -- |
| Johnny Ray Thomas | $1,023 | $494 | -51.7% |
| Larry E. Little | $1,914 | $486 | -74.6% |
| Garvis E. Sells | $3,798 | $466 | -87.7% |
| Larry Lee | $2,488 | $464 | -81.4% |
| Wendell Middleton | $3,036 | $460 | -84.8% |
| Byron Mosley | $1,959 | $442 | -77.4% |
| Carolyn Hutchins | $1,097 | $439 | -60% |
| Kevin K. Knowles | $2,024 | $430 | -78.8% |
| Jason Ben Jackson | $2,148 | $425 | -80.2% |
| Johnny Godwin | $1,997 | $422 | -78.9% |
| Christopher Jerald Morris | $2,376 | $404 | -83% |
| Lindsey M. Saunders | $1,914 | $397 | -79.3% |
| Colby Read Langham | $3,019 | $397 | -86.8% |
| Ricky Lambeth | $2,676 | $391 | -85.4% |
| Daniel A. Thomas | $825 | $370 | -55.2% |
| Adam Coley McGhee | $2,722 | $366 | -86.6% |
| Autry Ziglar | $366 | $366 | 0% |
| Sylvester J. Beasley | $2,134 | $360 | -83.1% |
| Nancy Jane Johnson | $355 | $355 | 0% |
| Hogg, LLC | $352 | $352 | 0% |
| Barry Fillmore | $1,672 | $346 | -79.3% |
| Cynthia D. Ward | $340 | $340 | 0% |
| Shawn D. Lundy | $330 | $330 | 0% |
| Theodis Williams | $2,895 | $329 | -88.6% |
| Aubrey Adams | $1,575 | $322 | -79.6% |
| Alvin M. Brantley | $528 | $316 | -40.2% |
| Claude Michael Moye | $671 | $289 | -56.9% |
| James Hoomes | $1,452 | $281 | -80.6% |
| George K. Gibson Jr. | $1,045 | $275 | -73.7% |
| Patricia Bagwell | $726 | $266 | -63.4% |
| Terry A. Boutwell | $1,012 | $256 | -74.7% |
| Danny D. Killam | $1,015 | $245 | -75.9% |
| Carl Franklin Godwin | $1,288 | $238 | -81.5% |
| James C. Odom | $1,111 | $232 | -79.1% |
| Donnie Parker | $1,265 | $218 | -82.8% |
| Tab J. Wallace | $1,102 | $214 | -80.6% |
| Matthew B. Sewell | $1,458 | $204 | -86% |
| Daniel Brent Killam | $968 | $194 | -80% |
| Ben Jackson | $1,189 | $176 | -85.2% |
| Michael W. Taylor | $902 | $160 | -82.3% |
| Marvin Derek Brantley | $1,349 | $155 | -88.5% |
| Gerald W. Lambert | $693 | $149 | -78.5% |
| Autrey E. Odom | $605 | $142 | -76.5% |
| Stacey Lynn Simmons | $704 | $138 | -80.4% |
| Laura Taylor | $792 | $135 | -83% |
| Jasper W. Jackson | $737 | $120 | -83.7% |
| Travis Lee Johnson | $583 | $118 | -79.8% |
| Nathaniel L. Shell | $82 | $110 | 34.1% |
| Rickey A. Dailey | $566 | $90 | -84.1% |
| Lillian E. Coleman | $85 | $85 | 0% |
| Paul Lowery | $155 | $76 | -51% |
| Joshua Dewayne Sutton | $611 | $52 | -91.5% |
| Betty Silcox | $94 | $46 | -51.1% |
| Russell Holder | $589 | $42 | -92.9% |
| Wade Kent | $670 | $42 | -93.7% |
| Monica Sue Buckhault | $1,127 | $35 | -96.9% |
| Aaron Manning | $2,365 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Strength | $1,210 | $0 | -100% |
| Cindy M. Colville | $1,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale M. Ash | $1,754 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny E. Lane | $56,756 | $0 | -100% |
| Hooper Matthews III | $1,914 | $0 | -100% |
| Jack C. Lufkin | $977 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhonda V. Kelmer | $1,589 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah R. Hall | $266 | $0 | -100% |
| Claude M. Thomas | $1,639 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessie M. Longs | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Lance McKenzie | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Mcarthur Farms, LLC | $220 | $0 | -100% |
| O. F. Farrior | $279 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond D. Fuqua | $1,100 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Brock | $3,366 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Fuqua | $825 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin Joe Knowles | $1,155 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Latty | $609 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $9,955,797 | $5,068,963 | -49.1% |
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