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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Pinellas County rise or fall in 2021?

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Farms throughout cities in Pinellas County received $1.2 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 296 farmers in cities within Pinellas County received a total of $998,680 in 455 farm subsidies, a 53.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.2 million in 844 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 Pinellas County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Secret Promise, Ltd.$193,658$37,941-80.4%
RDT, LLC$32,134$31,935-0.6%
John T. Kinzer Jr.$0$31,515--
Caroline J. Klingman$28,452$30,2696.4%
Carol Hollenbeck-Csh Family Trust$28,231$29,1063.1%
Edwards-Sleeper-Harris Land Company$0$28,573--
Jim Hill and Miriam Hill Trust$27,386$28,4503.9%
Drew M. Lewis$27,674$27,6740%
Strayer Farms, LLC$20,173$25,28225.3%
Hynek Farms, LLC$96,105$22,701-76.4%
Zolfo Springs Grove, LLC$0$20,920--
Seckel Blanchard Farm, LLC$28,716$19,076-33.6%
Roger W Szemkus$28,687$17,249-39.9%
William Louis Griffith Estate$47,175$15,790-66.5%
Gant Farms, LLC$24,476$15,486-36.7%
Bell Farms/SKY Incorporated$23,500$13,930-40.7%
Ivan E Odle JR Revocable Trust$67,625$13,771-79.6%
Robert L. Strayer$7,840$13,56673%
Weaver Enterprises, Inc.$38,709$12,389-68%
Charles Johnson$11,901$11,9010%
Darren Naftzger$11,794$11,7940%
Bayshore Bees, LLC$17,445$11,498-34.1%
Jerry Austin$12,823$9,795-23.6%
Double H. Farms$18,375$9,673-47.4%
Tate Farm - 2, LLC$8,950$9,2713.6%
William S Hipenbecker$7,388$8,58716.2%
Dale D. Howe$12,951$8,409-35.1%
Barbara E. Anderson$7,779$7,9241.9%
Raymond L. Keil$20,830$7,835-62.4%
Gregory C. Grupp$3,872$7,41691.5%
Arrel H Keating$22,039$7,249-67.1%
Val Walter Farm$18,460$7,159-61.2%
Hoopeston Penn Associates, LLC$25,753$7,133-72.3%
Irish Creek Ranch, LLC$7,040$7,0400%
Vada Mae Eder$0$6,905--
Rebecca Meeker$5,178$6,87832.8%
Eileen K Putman Trust Agreement$6,867$6,8670%
Rachelle a Benzarti$6,835$6,8350%
Sheila Lunsway$11,145$6,616-40.6%
James E Taylor Living Trust$13,241$6,606-50.1%
Brian St Pierre$6,559$6,5590%
Steven L. Klar$6,263$6,2630%
Jean B Gore Real Property Trust$6,232$6,2320%
Ludwig Cattle, LLC$7,725$6,102-21%
Gary Hofmeyer$5,045$6,09320.8%
Traci L. Reed$5,999$5,9990%
Walter Twiss$5,927$5,9270%
A Bee's Place, LLC$2,098$5,659169.7%
Gerald D. Hart$0$5,644--
Dean Witte$11,487$5,579-51.4%
Nancy D. Schuyler$16,566$5,268-68.2%
Mindy Alspach$8,722$5,213-40.2%
Square D Cattle Company, LLC$29,056$5,114-82.4%
Mari E Wright Trust$10,208$5,054-50.5%
Patti K. Siron$2,808$4,96276.7%
Goose Lake Farms, LLP$4,761$4,7610%
Blue Bird One, LLC$5,907$4,697-20.5%
David E. Jones Jr.$4,575$4,5750%
Loretta B. Maranto$8,564$4,570-46.6%
Darin Westhoff$10,173$4,521-55.6%
Phyllis D. Perron$7,937$4,464-43.8%
Karen S. Johnson$4,425$4,4250%
William E. Long$4,523$4,370-3.4%
Barbara Holm$4,399$4,113-6.5%
James M. Miletich$13,611$4,065-70.1%
Blackdirt, Inc.$15,701$4,029-74.3%
Jerry L Scott - Jerry Lynn Scott Trust Dated May 2$0$3,761--
Mikle K. Mikles$3,643$3,6430%
Ann Stephens Hanson$6,231$3,548-43.1%
Dombroski Family Trust$2,440$3,51043.9%
Brandon Vennink$3,474$3,4740%
Teresa Craig$3,471$3,4710%
Marjorie L Barrett Rev Trust EFF 2016$4,495$3,454-23.2%
Aleff Farms$12,247$3,305-73%
Dale Lybarger Oil Company, Inc.$4,220$3,212-23.9%
Marjorie R. Short$3,825$3,197-16.4%
Kent-Carroll Forest, Inc.$3,168$3,1680%
Cadberry Farms, Inc.$14,602$3,147-78.4%
Teddy Allen Standefer Estate$0$3,028--
William Paul Raber$2,993$2,9930%
Robert J. Carollo$0$2,984--
Ben L. Maurer$13,555$2,982-78%
Robert J. Anglin$2,963$2,9630%
Bernard Trainor Family Trust$14,153$2,923-79.3%
Janet C. Carroll$7,146$2,880-59.7%
Robert N. Stratton$3,188$2,744-13.9%
Hattaway Farms, LLC$2,742$2,7420%
Dorothy Lamb$0$2,734--
Evelyn E. Aust$4,425$2,646-40.2%
Dorothea Jo Barker Irrev Trust DTD 4/23/96$2,005$2,59929.6%
David Crone Trust$6,034$2,583-57.2%
Sharon L Whipple Trust$5,491$2,579-53%
Robert Gene Cantrell Trust$7,082$2,551-64%
Vicki Jean Cantrell Trust$2,354$2,5518.4%
Betty J Wayman Irrevocable Trust$3,163$2,545-19.5%
Robert W Smith - Robert W Smith Revocable Trust$5,253$2,422-53.9%
H & S Farm Holding, LLC$2,322$2,3220%
Ruth N Buethe Living Trust$0$2,302--
Greg S. Behncke$2,286$2,2860%
James O'Hare$2,055$2,2167.8%
John L. Miller$9,343$2,207-76.4%
Scott A. Woods$3,318$2,195-33.8%
Linda G. Smock$0$2,175--
LKO X3 Revocable Trust$2,146$2,126-0.9%
John McPeak$2,909$2,118-27.2%
Lisa Salinas$2,114$2,1140%
Kay K. Sauls$4,301$2,104-51.1%
Joy T. Rawlings$5,890$2,079-64.7%
Keefe Family Farms, LLC$0$2,066--
Elsa Houtz$6,736$2,051-69.6%
Coleen Gayman$2,030$2,0300%
Sandra E. Eppling$2,016$2,0160%
Tristan Kreischer$2,488$2,015-19%
Penny Kelley$0$2,000--
Paula G. Passmore$0$1,915--
Jeffery Don Brown$0$1,894--
River Bottom, LLC$797$1,864133.9%
Kubela Texas Holdings, LLC$6,729$1,854-72.4%
Thomas E. Smith$1,827$1,8270%
Thomas D. Nash$2,540$1,770-30.3%
Melinda P. Hopper$4,196$1,721-59%
Pamela Sue Smith$1,718$1,7180%
Taylor Family Trust$0$1,700--
The Dean Melvin Trust$2,433$1,696-30.3%
Timothy S. George$2,339$1,691-27.7%
John L. Goedert$6,974$1,576-77.4%
Ian William Slement$3,003$1,570-47.7%
Lost Coast Oyster Company, LLC$0$1,559--
Percy Peltzer$2,246$1,533-31.7%
Acres80, Inc.$3,689$1,490-59.6%
Ginny Stubblefield$4,728$1,486-68.6%
Nance L. Trainor$6,408$1,454-77.3%
Catherine Lane Martin$6,587$1,438-78.2%
Judith D Ventsam$2,410$1,436-40.4%
Robert C. Young$2,765$1,415-48.8%
Mike Matthews$1,166$1,40820.8%
Liza N Hopkins Living Trust$1,386$1,3860%
Advanta Ira Services, LLC$1,386$1,3860%
Advanta Ira Services, LLC$1,386$1,3860%
Scott P. Zaccaria$1,965$1,378-29.9%
Clayton J. Holycross$1,373$1,3730%
Robert L. Barr Jr.$3,752$1,362-63.7%
Ted Mcquinn Generation Skipping Trust$5,251$1,349-74.3%
David R Hunt SR Trust$492$1,332170.7%
Cheryl K. Pearson$2,207$1,327-39.9%
Kent Engnell$3,912$1,321-66.2%
Mahoney Farms, LLC$3,069$1,318-57.1%
Marjorie Piernick$1,884$1,314-30.3%
Angelo a Speno JR - Speno Family Rev Trust$0$1,308--
David Memmer$1,293$1,2930%
John A. Kegebein$1,474$1,284-12.9%
West Family Farm Partnership$1,276$1,2760%
Neal Williamson$1,240$1,2400%
Alan R House, LLC$3,785$1,162-69.3%
Frederick a Hoffs$5,927$1,152-80.6%
Mary Ellen Merkle$1,144$1,1440%
Dorothy Fox Revoc Trust$2,876$1,144-60.2%
Harlan Heller-Harlan Heller Family Trust Heller$5,305$1,134-78.6%
Shirley Haakenstad$1,517$1,072-29.3%
Leah A. Campen$0$1,052--
Diane C. Vail$4,579$1,051-77%
Michele Carlson$748$1,03137.8%
Kathleen A. Kroupa$1,758$1,027-41.6%
Aldona Grinis - Gedas & Aldona Grinis Trust$2,823$990-64.9%
Marcella C Ruthe Trust$973$9730%
Dan Mutschler$0$965--
Regina W. Anderson$2,365$959-59.5%
Thomas A. Wright$1,441$957-33.6%
Sharon McNeil$947$9470%
James A. Maurer$0$921--
Benton Family, LLC$1,943$920-52.7%
Dean L Moentman$991$909-8.3%
Edward J. Ryan$1,251$888-29%
Dennis McHale$530$87865.7%
Ronald L. Brown$0$875--
Stoner Family Trust$872$8720%
Richard L. Sharp$3,157$861-72.7%
Melinda M. Carruth$859$8600.1%
Welch Farm PRTP$928$854-8%
Route Place, LLC$1,461$847-42%
Janet Gunnels$3,017$845-72%
Marie Leora Wilson Living Trust$3,554$824-76.8%
Priscilla Bollinger$2,391$819-65.7%
Anthony M Trainor Trust$3,902$801-79.5%
Matthew K Trainor Trust$3,952$793-79.9%
James Lester Horner$451$78674.3%
Mark W. Brandt$3,168$775-75.5%
Debra Heller$1,507$743-50.7%
Mark Alan Heller$1,507$743-50.7%
Leila Mae Renollet$674$7369.2%
Phillip Hawhee$1,844$719-61%
LK, LLC$1,674$703-58%
Bonnie Dickinson$702$7020%
Cynthia L. Burkett$1,170$696-40.5%
Nancy Fryer$0$690--
Joellen J. Strittmatter$2,819$689-75.6%
Robert & Carolyn Siegrist Trust$1,305$666-49%
Judy Poppell$2,532$649-74.4%
Bruce Green$2,064$646-68.7%
Dulani Woods$2,043$627-69.3%
Leo Hinderscheid$620$6200%
Janice M. Coleman$1,401$612-56.3%
Leroy Lampley$0$586--
Larry A. Smith$1,063$582-45.2%
June P. McDonald$578$5780%
Karen J. Grimes$403$55437.5%
Steven G. Uhlmeyer$429$55128.4%
Robert Thornton$163$536228.8%
Faye W. Wildman$534$5340%
Linda J Jarraf$440$52519.3%
Remick Family Trust$0$524--
Theresa Washam$518$5180%
Maurice J. Miller$4,166$518-87.6%
Delaplane Family Farms, LLC$0$514--
Wilbur G Barrett Rev Trust$989$504-49%
Donald Kiger$1,226$502-59.1%
Marij Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$0$500--
Cheryl Pearson$1,515$497-67.2%
Thomas E. Bowers$471$4710%
Sean W. Scott$468$4680%
F Bellcourt$459$4590%
Samuel W. Plumb Jr.$0$446--
Evanston Enterprises, Inc.$1,375$444-67.7%
Twila Paige Spencer Trust$1,515$435-71.3%
Janice K. Hinkle$432$4320%
Bruce Duncan Drummond$1,496$420-71.9%
Mary A. Walthall$1,428$409-71.4%
Shirley L Beagle Trust$1,378$408-70.4%
Janet L. Bloom$819$405-50.5%
John W. Jenkins$1,516$396-73.9%
Rose Marie Wallace$1,311$395-69.9%
Barbara M. Reder$394$3940%
Mark J. Reder$394$3940%
Monica L. Cunningham$394$3940%
Stephen T. Cunningham$394$3940%
Joyce Torris$1,105$391-64.6%
Virginia Adams$1,905$376-80.3%
Steve White$1,791$350-80.5%
David Austin$345$3450%
Karen Sue Cary-Lentz$536$338-36.9%
Jerry F. Buchheim$515$330-35.9%
William H Banning Rev Trust$848$310-63.4%
Joan M. Hawk$297$2970%
Claire R. Longman$326$291-10.7%
Gary Levene$278$2780%
Edwin St L. John$267$2670%
Lana J. Dugard$467$261-44.1%
Clinton W. Sheets$884$257-70.9%
Robert L Besancenez$860$224-74%
Jean S. Clark$938$224-76.1%
Lynn Taggart$0$221--
Peter J. Doran$1,926$220-88.6%
Kippy M Alberts$472$213-54.9%
The Remick Family Living Tust$0$213--
Malinda J. Grant$211$2110%
Nancy S. Neely$1,056$205-80.6%
Carol R. Mead$526$196-62.7%
Darby Heckerd$396$194-51%
Matthew Mallender$56$189237.5%
Joyce A. Stotts$0$186--
Joyce A. Stotts$0$186--
Walter L. Kurowski$406$183-54.9%
Deborah Y. Kim$449$178-60.4%
Wayne Morgan$393$166-57.8%
Alan R. House$670$164-75.5%
Kelly K. Miller$0$156--
John R. Cortner$608$150-75.3%
Doris C. Laughlin$1,019$149-85.4%
Linda Price$801$149-81.4%
Ippolito Family, LLC$141$1410%
Linda S Mallender$114$12913.2%
Ken T. Mayhall$276$126-54.3%
Loretta Wongstrom$124$1240%
Marcia K. Wise Bypass Trust$253$116-54.2%
Cindy Colclasure$494$99-80%
Carrie L. Fehringer$210$95-54.8%
Evan R. Jones$130$94-27.7%
Dave Schmidgall$347$92-73.5%
Robert M. Johnson$188$91-51.6%
John L. Spohn Jr.$70$8724.3%
James L. Zimmerle$550$83-84.9%
Carolyn S. Dickey$240$72-70%
Walter L Kurowski and Mary a Kurowski Revocable Trust$0$70--
Cheryl K Pearsoin$0$56--
Fred P. Kreis Jr.$129$53-58.9%
Rick Lambert$149$49-67.1%
David Shocklee$78$48-38.5%
Phillip Ell$101$47-53.5%
Joyce Lockhart$154$46-70.1%
Charles E. Stiers$0$44--
Kevin H. Brennan$0$42--
Joan L. Tyson$488$31-93.6%
Gary Roosevelt$845$30-96.4%
Lynette Entz Gill$1,292$27-97.9%
Wade Anthony Burd$0$13--
Emily Doran Share Under the Wynona I ENTZ Trust, Dated June$275$10-96.4%
Harriette Lynn Kirk$2,967$0-100%
Sandra Travnicek$6,980$0-100%
Betty M Chase Trust$16,156$0-100%
Dale Jameson Farms, LLC$13,934$0-100%
Edward P. Bean$563$0-100%
Gary Stotts$670$0-100%
George Morris, M.D.$7,376$0-100%
Glory Bee Farm, LLC$360$0-100%
Harold E Roosevelt 1998 Declaration of Trust$1,614$0-100%
Hawk Ranch, Inc.$27,335$0-100%
Hazel Fineran$3,471$0-100%
Marvin W. Osborn$187$0-100%
Mary Turner Hensey$1,246$0-100%
Terry-Turner Revocable Trust Turner$945$0-100%
Twin Valley Farms$175$0-100%
Vickie Crom$1,366$0-100%
William - William Vernon Lee Revocable T V Lee$526$0-100%
Angelo Speno SR Rev Trust$1,626$0-100%
CPM2, Inc.$64,601$0-100%
Amy Zent$56$0-100%
Millie M. Wigginton$3,524$0-100%
Bloome Legacy, LLC$4,750$0-100%
Virgil Leroy Mollet Jr.$11,182$0-100%
Charles R. Miller$156$0-100%
David Etzkorn$1,443$0-100%
Diana Lawrence$141$0-100%
Judith A. Lehman$858$0-100%
Marlys McCartney$90$0-100%
Vada M Eder-Peterson$5,352$0-100%
James Truman Horner$5,168$0-100%
Lloyd S Sorenson - Lloyd S Sorens$7,126$0-100%
Be Rooted, LLC$3,434$0-100%
Bill C. Williamson III$2,805$0-100%
Edwin C. Mueller$4,360$0-100%
Greg Steers$729$0-100%
Hidden River Farms, LLC$4,781$0-100%
Leslie E. Coleman$1,621$0-100%
Paul T. Scott$174$0-100%
Thuong Hang$1,493$0-100%
Hillhouse Farms, LLC$67,894$0-100%
Center Milk Products$6,732$0-100%
Larry Krafft$590$0-100%
Ira M. Pearson$737$0-100%
Jerry Scott - Jerry Lynn L. Scott$3,761$0-100%
Mary A. Remick$1,637$0-100%
Sarah Bycynski$650$0-100%
Frank J Crist Estate$173$0-100%
Robert L. Bond$416$0-100%
Bruce R. Jacob$399$0-100%
Jacob Groves Partnership$23,253$0-100%
Jacob Groves, Inc.$7,524$0-100%
Georgia Gail Jackson$27$0-100%
Becky Sue Blythe$5,237$0-100%
Beverly S. Fisch$493$0-100%
Brenda K Gordon Revocable Trust$2,085$0-100%
Christopher J Doran Share Under the Wynona I ENTZ Trust, Dat$275$0-100%
Edwards-Sleeper-Harris Land Compa$34,807$0-100%
George Cotter$1,257$0-100%
Golden Rain Nursery, Inc.$137,061$0-100%
Hermanns Family Holdings Corporation$13,180$0-100%
Kerry Bryn Hennenfent$5,186$0-100%
Madeline Y. Casas$1,033$0-100%
Matthew L. Dixon$150$0-100%
Nancy J. Carthew$1,444$0-100%
Otto H Placke and Betty M Placke Revocable Trust Trustee B Share$980$0-100%
Vina Del Mar Holdings, LLC$84$0-100%
William L. Griffith$11,428$0-100%
Judith Davenport$398$0-100%
John Mark Kinoff$6,930$0-100%
Robert D. Biondo$360$0-100%
Total subsidies$2,161,962$998,680-53.8%

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