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In 2021, 107 farmers in cities within De Soto Parish received a total of $504,609 in 123 farm subsidies, a 75% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2 million in 273 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLN Cattle Company, LLC | $316,585 | $48,145 | -84.8% |
| Powell Family Farm, LLC | $309,883 | $47,494 | -84.7% |
| Kendall W. Lamar | $9,812 | $46,843 | 377.4% |
| R G Burford Dixie Farms, LLC | $21,091 | $41,028 | 94.5% |
| Mccartney Brothers Farms, LLC | $123,352 | $39,837 | -67.7% |
| The Branch Ranch, Inc. | $65,725 | $23,124 | -64.8% |
| M & C Services | $0 | $19,461 | -- |
| Mary Vay Cobb | $30,629 | $15,648 | -48.9% |
| Rodney F. Cobb | $30,596 | $15,623 | -48.9% |
| C. E. Burford Jr. | $44,880 | $11,078 | -75.3% |
| Register Brothers, LLC | $47,663 | $10,496 | -78% |
| William G. Richardson | $9,933 | $8,732 | -12.1% |
| Dusty Roach Farms, LLC | $38,940 | $8,516 | -78.1% |
| Dora Garland-Thompson | $32,806 | $7,338 | -77.6% |
| R & R Burford Dairy | $23,172 | $6,441 | -72.2% |
| Hillcrest Blueberry Farm, LLC | $20,347 | $6,143 | -69.8% |
| Greg Burns | $11,904 | $5,830 | -51% |
| James U. Burford Jr. | $24,000 | $5,735 | -76.1% |
| Reggie C Roe Farms, Inc. | $19,756 | $4,939 | -75% |
| Holley Burford | $22,098 | $4,548 | -79.4% |
| Craig White | $21,386 | $4,421 | -79.3% |
| Kenneth E. Thomas | $19,200 | $4,332 | -77.4% |
| Bayou Wincey Land & Cattle, LLC | $46,791 | $3,810 | -91.9% |
| Jack L. Burford | $17,215 | $3,729 | -78.3% |
| Franklin Farms, LLC | $11,825 | $3,622 | -69.4% |
| Burford Brothers Dairy | $16,905 | $3,613 | -78.6% |
| James Robert Foshee | $15,539 | $3,588 | -76.9% |
| Kendrick C. Fields | $0 | $3,465 | -- |
| Ethel C. Lapeyrouse | $0 | $3,359 | -- |
| James David Graves | $13,229 | $3,232 | -75.6% |
| Cowdin Cattle Company, LLC | $21,997 | $2,756 | -87.5% |
| Robert Wayne Fox | $0 | $2,684 | -- |
| Roger Whitlock | $9,694 | $2,682 | -72.3% |
| Freddie Wilson | $7,618 | $2,650 | -65.2% |
| Kin Fulton | $2,646 | $2,646 | 0% |
| Brian H. Burford | $10,319 | $2,508 | -75.7% |
| Marcia C. Calhoun | $9,713 | $2,496 | -74.3% |
| Morton Farms, LLC | $11,627 | $2,496 | -78.5% |
| Holder Farms, LLC | $9,691 | $2,432 | -74.9% |
| Jimmy Glyn Mason | $7,502 | $2,424 | -67.7% |
| Jarvis Kessee | $1,650 | $2,411 | 46.1% |
| Jerry Woodward | $7,513 | $2,124 | -71.7% |
| Allen Joshua Gooden | $7,376 | $2,116 | -71.3% |
| Louis Steve Ashley | $12,836 | $2,116 | -83.5% |
| Jay D. Matthews | $13,550 | $2,070 | -84.7% |
| Prudhome Cattle, LLC | $7,414 | $2,066 | -72.1% |
| C. J. Murray | $5,108 | $1,923 | -62.4% |
| Angie Parker | $6,226 | $1,890 | -69.6% |
| Kenneth D. Martin | $6,237 | $1,694 | -72.8% |
| Michael A. Latin | $10,027 | $1,627 | -83.8% |
| Regina McPhearson | $6,457 | $1,625 | -74.8% |
| Thomas C. Hall | $12,797 | $1,594 | -87.5% |
| Donald W. Powell | $4,742 | $1,573 | -66.8% |
| Nancy Powell | $4,742 | $1,573 | -66.8% |
| Daniel Edward Meyers | $1,543 | $1,544 | 0.1% |
| Edwin D. Scott | $6,193 | $1,484 | -76% |
| Reggie Roe II | $5,533 | $1,464 | -73.5% |
| Cyle G. Denison | $9,002 | $1,433 | -84.1% |
| Dean M. Graner | $4,466 | $1,355 | -69.7% |
| Gene Latin Sr. | $6,254 | $1,346 | -78.5% |
| Randall P. Bacque | $6,600 | $1,325 | -79.9% |
| Linda May C. Haskins | $6,028 | $1,318 | -78.1% |
| David R. Mason | $6,654 | $1,266 | -81% |
| Horace Dickerson | $5,786 | $1,259 | -78.2% |
| Tommy B. Mosley Sr. | $6,709 | $1,168 | -82.6% |
| Michael Polk | $5,504 | $1,162 | -78.9% |
| Bobby R. Barnes | $3,751 | $1,078 | -71.3% |
| Jimmy R. Clements | $7,871 | $1,035 | -86.9% |
| Henry L. Mitchell | $3,435 | $935 | -72.8% |
| C. P. Crawford | $3,916 | $926 | -76.4% |
| Rodney Ramsey | $3,817 | $845 | -77.9% |
| Wilbert J. Latin Sr. | $2,585 | $816 | -68.4% |
| Jim D. Files | $3,476 | $803 | -76.9% |
| Alvin R. Preston | $2,900 | $777 | -73.2% |
| H R Ranch, LLC | $3,835 | $772 | -79.9% |
| Frank P. Leone | $2,541 | $743 | -70.8% |
| Clarence Powell Sr. | $6,400 | $714 | -88.8% |
| Lonnie Bloxom | $2,959 | $709 | -76% |
| Raymond Dale Burr | $1,617 | $700 | -56.7% |
| Robert P. Burleson | $8,952 | $700 | -92.2% |
| Stacey R. Justice | $2,255 | $680 | -69.8% |
| Omar Scott Crawford | $1,617 | $608 | -62.4% |
| Donald Fuller | $2,805 | $592 | -78.9% |
| Mary F. Coleman | $2,321 | $536 | -76.9% |
| Leon D. Spencer | $5,242 | $526 | -90% |
| Anna Cassell | $1,275 | $476 | -62.7% |
| Justin A. Patterson | $1,221 | $454 | -62.8% |
| Ernest Ray Davis Sr. | $1,617 | $439 | -72.9% |
| Fred Mustiful | $1,927 | $432 | -77.6% |
| Garrett Burford | $1,716 | $429 | -75% |
| M. P. Cattle Farm, LLC | $2,644 | $428 | -83.8% |
| Earthella Fuller | $1,276 | $419 | -67.2% |
| Vera Fuller P. Hill | $1,386 | $404 | -70.9% |
| Hugh McConnell | $1,135 | $398 | -64.9% |
| Edward C. Atkins | $2,376 | $394 | -83.4% |
| Terry R. Henderson | $2,245 | $377 | -83.2% |
| Justin Drew Files | $2,056 | $359 | -82.5% |
| Lance Foley Woods | $2,004 | $346 | -82.7% |
| Larry Robert Benefield | $1,367 | $345 | -74.8% |
| Corey D. Tharpe | $1,056 | $338 | -68% |
| Richard Allen Melton | $1,320 | $335 | -74.6% |
| Lawrence Gaskin | $1,287 | $322 | -75% |
| Cody Whitlock | $990 | $290 | -70.7% |
| Oliver Samuels | $682 | $274 | -59.8% |
| Rajah Huff | $968 | $225 | -76.8% |
| Jerry E. Pylant | $372 | $105 | -71.8% |
| Robert L. Fox | $7,288 | $55 | -99.2% |
| James W. Lee | $47,430 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy S. Alexander | $74,225 | $0 | -100% |
| George L. Walton III | $2,991 | $0 | -100% |
| John L. Alexander | $20,674 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Dylan Martin | $2,255 | $0 | -100% |
| D Young Properties, LLC | $2,322 | $0 | -100% |
| Allbritton Cattle Company, LLC | $115,546 | $0 | -100% |
| George L. Walton III | $2,991 | $0 | -100% |
| Janett M. Walton | $2,991 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,014,944 | $504,609 | -75% |
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