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In 2021, 112 farmers in cities within Washington County received a total of $2.3 million in 226 farm subsidies, a 33.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3.5 million in 361 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Malloy | $33,926 | $160,959 | 374.4% |
| K & L Farm, LLC | $271,653 | $158,213 | -41.8% |
| Joshua Brandon Davis | $229,733 | $138,994 | -39.5% |
| Triple a Farms of North Florida, Inc. | $225,187 | $138,228 | -38.6% |
| Joshua Hayes | $170,296 | $129,286 | -24.1% |
| Anthony Scott Braxton | $68,466 | $104,972 | 53.3% |
| Jackson Morris | $160,924 | $100,375 | -37.6% |
| Rodney L. Sewell | $14,082 | $73,440 | 421.5% |
| John J. Fussell Jr. | $42,077 | $64,232 | 52.7% |
| Cody Michael Hartzog | $109,050 | $58,866 | -46% |
| Christopher M. Pleas | $145,366 | $57,802 | -60.2% |
| Chipola Timber Harvesting, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| D & S Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| JSL Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Gene A. Prough | $9,005 | $52,361 | 481.5% |
| Chris Pleas | $105,972 | $51,014 | -51.9% |
| Chris Smith | $115,244 | $50,990 | -55.8% |
| Ben C. Gilbert | $37,143 | $47,713 | 28.5% |
| Chad Davis | $101,366 | $45,918 | -54.7% |
| Ray Morris | $147,455 | $45,041 | -69.5% |
| George Fisher | $64,285 | $43,374 | -32.5% |
| George Lamar Munroe IV | $0 | $41,250 | -- |
| Anthony Morris | $58,763 | $37,457 | -36.3% |
| Meleah Davis | $54,814 | $33,850 | -38.2% |
| Jill A. Braxton | $90,260 | $31,779 | -64.8% |
| TRI County Rural Properties, LLC | $0 | $29,181 | -- |
| William Richard Bruner | $16,609 | $27,886 | 67.9% |
| Jerry B. Morris | $68,067 | $25,558 | -62.5% |
| Donald E. Herring | $0 | $20,744 | -- |
| Christian Pleas | $58,630 | $20,695 | -64.7% |
| Jason T. Morris | $60,005 | $20,646 | -65.6% |
| Frank R. Jones | $0 | $20,381 | -- |
| West Florida Land & Timber Compan | $0 | $17,536 | -- |
| George C. Owens | $7,368 | $15,788 | 114.3% |
| Eric Matthew Veit | $0 | $15,759 | -- |
| Mary L. Morris | $51,909 | $15,686 | -69.8% |
| Joshua Nicholas Riley | $28,060 | $14,721 | -47.5% |
| Troy Dampier | $20,475 | $14,138 | -30.9% |
| Jean B. Neel | $13,495 | $12,415 | -8% |
| Brian Solger | $5,313 | $10,805 | 103.4% |
| Theodore Spangenberg Jr. | $605 | $10,331 | 1,607.6% |
| Daniel J. Shores | $0 | $10,309 | -- |
| Veit Farms, LLC | $421,991 | $10,035 | -97.6% |
| Euliss E. Locke | $0 | $9,930 | -- |
| Howard Riley | $0 | $9,929 | -- |
| Angia Morris | $14,142 | $9,913 | -29.9% |
| Alan Weiland | $1,450 | $9,209 | 535.1% |
| W. L. Cope Sr. | $12,241 | $8,934 | -27% |
| Cy Cope Chance | $9,783 | $8,320 | -15% |
| Gary Aukema Farms, Inc. | $9,949 | $7,996 | -19.6% |
| Leigh Cope | $19,510 | $7,086 | -63.7% |
| Hollis Mark Savell | $2,675 | $6,802 | 154.3% |
| Clifford W. White | $47,614 | $6,368 | -86.6% |
| Haley Fussell | $7,519 | $6,283 | -16.4% |
| Gregory K. Sloan | $6,565 | $6,040 | -8% |
| Steven Grant | $0 | $5,794 | -- |
| Bradley G. Carter | $41,456 | $5,781 | -86.1% |
| Douglas H. Owen | $5,806 | $5,342 | -8% |
| Milton W. Peel | $5,769 | $5,307 | -8% |
| Lynn Owen | $6,050 | $5,076 | -16.1% |
| James Allen Clemmons | $3,665 | $4,967 | 35.5% |
| Pamela T. Miles | $2,020 | $4,816 | 138.4% |
| Larry Pleas | $3,118 | $4,657 | 49.4% |
| Aubrey Graves | $0 | $4,412 | -- |
| Oral D. Joiner | $6,915 | $4,353 | -37% |
| Amanda G. Pate | $24,411 | $4,229 | -82.7% |
| Kevin J. Fussell | $0 | $4,089 | -- |
| Larry Brown | $3,339 | $3,339 | 0% |
| Roland Hartzog | $9,313 | $3,166 | -66% |
| Dennis R. Hayes | $9,581 | $3,051 | -68.2% |
| Marshal E. Malloy | $9,728 | $2,997 | -69.2% |
| Gabriel Berry | $17,428 | $2,930 | -83.2% |
| Marshall Robert Woods | $40,175 | $2,825 | -93% |
| Jimmy W. Gainey | $9,735 | $2,760 | -71.6% |
| Walter J. Guettler | $2,399 | $2,496 | 4% |
| Sydney F. Snell | $7,766 | $2,277 | -70.7% |
| Perry E. Wells | $2,274 | $2,274 | 0% |
| Ronald Lee | $8,778 | $1,898 | -78.4% |
| Richard M. Gilbert | $6,501 | $1,673 | -74.3% |
| W. R. Williams Jr. | $10,733 | $1,554 | -85.5% |
| Francis David - Pridgen Family Trust David Pridgen | $3,102 | $1,551 | -50% |
| Evelyn Joiner | $0 | $1,132 | -- |
| James Edward Riley | $14,431 | $1,127 | -92.2% |
| Mason B. Ray | $4,960 | $1,103 | -77.8% |
| Larry G. Enfinger | $1,650 | $1,022 | -38.1% |
| Judith Knapp | $0 | $980 | -- |
| William A. Pitts | $17,271 | $853 | -95.1% |
| Grant T. Miles | $787 | $787 | 0% |
| Carl M. Wells | $1,198 | $736 | -38.6% |
| James R. Strickland | $6,556 | $724 | -89% |
| Linda Joyner | $643 | $643 | 0% |
| Stephen C. Roberts | $7,840 | $636 | -91.9% |
| Kenneth L. Bruner | $2,702 | $586 | -78.3% |
| Steve Thompson | $1,320 | $577 | -56.3% |
| Gertrude Majors | $1,815 | $518 | -71.5% |
| Mark A. Miles | $1,771 | $506 | -71.4% |
| Albert F. Davis | $3,354 | $467 | -86.1% |
| William Cody Taylor | $338 | $450 | 33.1% |
| Auther A. Chambers | $825 | $431 | -47.8% |
| Jabe Cattle Company, LLC | $1,617 | $414 | -74.4% |
| John Edgar Gilbert | $1,540 | $394 | -74.4% |
| Michele R. Cope | $661 | $320 | -51.6% |
| W. F. Marshall | $1,155 | $259 | -77.6% |
| Mary Webb | $0 | $251 | -- |
| Banian Josey | $6,268 | $249 | -96% |
| Kenneth Adkison | $1,001 | $240 | -76% |
| Brian Curtis Williams | $1,034 | $228 | -77.9% |
| Charles T. Webb | $0 | $166 | -- |
| James T. Peel | $264 | $159 | -39.8% |
| Joe Collins | $0 | $67 | -- |
| Harold Gainey | $17 | $63 | 270.6% |
| Anthony B. Weaver | $132 | $59 | -55.3% |
| Brian Shilts | $468 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad A. Williams | $102 | $0 | -100% |
| Ella Jo Miles | $693 | $0 | -100% |
| Joey Hartzog | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Katherine B. Pitts | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret Day | $795 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul P. Day | $309 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard P. Granberry | $12,584 | $0 | -100% |
| Ruby J. Roberts | $620 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Anne Davis Administrative Trust Uad 2/19/15 | $5,605 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade C. Davidson | $1,138 | $0 | -100% |
| William Hayes | $699 | $0 | -100% |
| William Herbert Wiggins | $880 | $0 | -100% |
| William T. Maphis Sr. | $25,099 | $0 | -100% |
| Wyatt Granberry | $1,409 | $0 | -100% |
| Angus Brock | $7,245 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Jackson | $418 | $0 | -100% |
| Nadia S. Logan | $276 | $0 | -100% |
| Randall Powell | $2,860 | $0 | -100% |
| Jaunell Owens | $449 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $3,523,828 | $2,343,924 | -33.5% |
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