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In 2021, 92 farmers in cities within Red River Parish received a total of $1.4 million in 139 farm subsidies, a 41.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.5 million in 228 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolley C. Nash | $186,690 | $227,193 | 21.7% |
| King Hill Farm Partnership | $261,727 | $98,052 | -62.5% |
| JDL Partnership | $223,098 | $81,970 | -63.3% |
| Amanda J. Cason | $129,297 | $78,919 | -39% |
| Daniel E. Cason | $129,045 | $78,831 | -38.9% |
| Jessica C. Nash | $189,227 | $71,186 | -62.4% |
| Huckabay and Son Farms | $67,026 | $68,434 | 2.1% |
| J & H Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| LN Kerby Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Tim Rowell Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Billy & Emma Lee Mccartney | $87,267 | $36,224 | -58.5% |
| Scotty Johnson | $43,520 | $35,720 | -17.9% |
| Jonathan S. Shaver | $19,625 | $31,047 | 58.2% |
| Ed F. Lester III | $69,267 | $27,304 | -60.6% |
| Lisa A. Lester | $69,267 | $27,304 | -60.6% |
| Paula V. Herring | $31,794 | $27,092 | -14.8% |
| Enyart Lake, LLC | $50,707 | $26,572 | -47.6% |
| Marlan W. Anderson | $82,321 | $24,545 | -70.2% |
| Gary Lee Kerby Trucking | $0 | $24,231 | -- |
| Jason Anderson | $61,636 | $22,513 | -63.5% |
| Larry L Kerby Trucking | $0 | $22,306 | -- |
| Bethard Corporation | $22,126 | $22,126 | 0% |
| Percy Thomas Trucking Company | $0 | $16,812 | -- |
| John W. Perkins | $10,025 | $15,823 | 57.8% |
| Sawyer J. Cason | $38,367 | $12,728 | -66.8% |
| George B. Lormand Jr. | $62,832 | $12,434 | -80.2% |
| Dupree Farms, LLC | $55,825 | $12,109 | -78.3% |
| Jerry Glover | $5,259 | $12,012 | 128.4% |
| P & S Land Management, LLC | $9,730 | $9,730 | 0% |
| Dupree Tractor, Inc. | $9,565 | $9,565 | 0% |
| Jeffery T. Anderson | $44,188 | $9,145 | -79.3% |
| Eric Johnson | $29,491 | $8,600 | -70.8% |
| WBS Investments, LLC | $0 | $6,072 | -- |
| Enyart Mitchell | $33,532 | $5,498 | -83.6% |
| Siete Arriba, LLC | $59,252 | $5,422 | -90.8% |
| Johanna L. Loftin | $11,640 | $5,302 | -54.5% |
| Advance Development, Corp. | $5,262 | $5,262 | 0% |
| Dollye Legrande | $28,765 | $5,092 | -82.3% |
| Robert C. Legrande | $28,765 | $5,092 | -82.3% |
| Suzan Simpson | $4,728 | $4,728 | 0% |
| Cindy Coffey | $4,726 | $4,726 | 0% |
| Ashlie Almond Messenger | $4,633 | $4,633 | 0% |
| William C. Messenger | $4,633 | $4,633 | 0% |
| Phillip Mark Morgan | $15,246 | $4,518 | -70.4% |
| Tye S. Adams | $19,624 | $4,277 | -78.2% |
| Betty B Kyson | $10,967 | $4,138 | -62.3% |
| Robert Dixon Chamberlin Jr. | $13,563 | $3,652 | -73.1% |
| Roger L Bierden | $0 | $3,614 | -- |
| Merritt Rice Cason | $0 | $3,299 | -- |
| Eva A. Henry | $13,618 | $3,260 | -76.1% |
| 4 KRB, LLC | $3,134 | $3,134 | 0% |
| Echo Papa, LLC | $3,134 | $3,134 | 0% |
| Blanchard Haulin, LLC | $0 | $3,059 | -- |
| Mark H. Garrett | $18,127 | $2,968 | -83.6% |
| Jack H. Moseley | $9,779 | $2,752 | -71.9% |
| Dan Chicola | $27,447 | $2,643 | -90.4% |
| Morning Glory Ranch, LLC | $11,545 | $2,301 | -80.1% |
| Honker Plantation, Inc. | $2,149 | $2,149 | 0% |
| Clarence H. Smith Jr. | $7,392 | $2,142 | -71% |
| Dale Tracy | $2,075 | $2,075 | 0% |
| Judith A. Tracy | $2,075 | $2,075 | 0% |
| Guidroz Cattle, LLC | $9,653 | $1,891 | -80.4% |
| Simpson Family Interest, LLC | $0 | $1,808 | -- |
| Traditional Land, LLC | $37,252 | $1,807 | -95.1% |
| Layfield Cattle, LLC | $8,283 | $1,801 | -78.3% |
| Lysander a Webb | $5,215 | $1,774 | -66% |
| Catfish Bend Cattle, LLC | $5,764 | $1,504 | -73.9% |
| Jason M. Legrande | $7,249 | $1,457 | -79.9% |
| Christian Earl Craig | $0 | $1,232 | -- |
| Jacob Daniel Brice | $4,853 | $1,123 | -76.9% |
| Wayne Longino | $1,103 | $1,103 | 0% |
| David Yount | $3,872 | $1,036 | -73.2% |
| James D. Cooper | $3,487 | $848 | -75.7% |
| Daniel R. Snead | $2,861 | $830 | -71% |
| Ed W. Hunter | $4,067 | $805 | -80.2% |
| Tomco Farms, LLC | $3,256 | $727 | -77.7% |
| Don H. Flores | $1,859 | $537 | -71.1% |
| Little Wincey Farms, LLC | $5,257 | $519 | -90.1% |
| Laura Nealy | $2,255 | $512 | -77.3% |
| Tyler W. Hogan | $2,853 | $464 | -83.7% |
| JLG Farm and Timber, LLC | $440 | $440 | 0% |
| Chlora Lou Doyal | $1,771 | $374 | -78.9% |
| Alpheus M Rambin | $1,859 | $370 | -80.1% |
| C. R. Johnson | $177 | $319 | 80.2% |
| J. Q. Davis | $2,290 | $315 | -86.2% |
| Cedric Mims | $2,365 | $308 | -87% |
| Tiffany Davis | $1,056 | $269 | -74.5% |
| Edith R. Foster | $1,243 | $260 | -79.1% |
| Ernest Lee White | $627 | $246 | -60.8% |
| Allen Blaine Jones | $0 | $187 | -- |
| David Michael Jones | $0 | $187 | -- |
| Linda Alsup | $583 | $149 | -74.4% |
| Alvin Johnson | $47 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol A. Jones | $373 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil Blount Farms, LLC | $5,824 | $0 | -100% |
| David Yount Jr. | $1,869 | $0 | -100% |
| Elaine a Bierden | $3,417 | $0 | -100% |
| James M. Herring | $5,107 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Messenger | $816 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Messenger | $816 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,474,552 | $1,446,004 | -41.6% |
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