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In 2021, 52 farmers in cities within Caddo Parish received a total of $1.1 million in 102 farm subsidies, a 62.6% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $3 million in 179 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Farms Partnership | $761,581 | $307,371 | -59.6% |
| Uni Plantation | $398,149 | $222,039 | -44.2% |
| Bruce N. Lynn Jr. | $261,072 | $94,635 | -63.8% |
| Wilson Land & Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Douglas J. Crain | $200,676 | $47,748 | -76.2% |
| John Stone Farms, LLC | $99,977 | $36,088 | -63.9% |
| Jordan Cade Seiler | $125,201 | $30,837 | -75.4% |
| W. A. Yarbrough | $77,242 | $29,914 | -61.3% |
| Wildwood Plantation | $76,465 | $29,145 | -61.9% |
| Kyle B. Dominick | $98,295 | $29,087 | -70.4% |
| Dwayne Melder | $129,995 | $28,896 | -77.8% |
| Rodney M. Sklar | $14,130 | $26,574 | 88.1% |
| Steve Jetton | $75,272 | $20,346 | -73% |
| Arklatex Farms, Inc. | $52,156 | $19,632 | -62.4% |
| Jason W. Gipson | $108,183 | $13,288 | -87.7% |
| Marty G. Wooldridge | $38,305 | $11,954 | -68.8% |
| Stinson Farms | $138,436 | $10,632 | -92.3% |
| 3 B Cattle Company | $57,878 | $10,527 | -81.8% |
| Cody L. Jetton | $31,767 | $9,729 | -69.4% |
| Leroy Kirby III | $19,676 | $7,782 | -60.4% |
| Robert L. Nance III | $22,260 | $7,774 | -65.1% |
| The Bundy Brothers | $0 | $6,119 | -- |
| Mary S. Kirby | $13,797 | $5,693 | -58.7% |
| Dixon Cattle Company, LLC | $10,626 | $5,554 | -47.7% |
| William Hile Dake | $16,093 | $5,074 | -68.5% |
| Scurlock Farms, LLC | $5,678 | $4,093 | -27.9% |
| Peck Farms, LLC | $7,939 | $3,941 | -50.4% |
| Larry Dryden | $11,882 | $3,226 | -72.8% |
| Precision Baling, LLC | $5,693 | $3,145 | -44.8% |
| Favor Farm., LLC | $0 | $2,601 | -- |
| Chadwick W. Peninger | $18,676 | $2,408 | -87.1% |
| E. F. Dunn Jr. | $11,033 | $2,346 | -78.7% |
| Scott A. Welch | $9,922 | $2,101 | -78.8% |
| Cottonwood Cattle Company, LLC | $5,914 | $2,067 | -65% |
| Nancy Van Hoose Stewart | $5,830 | $1,970 | -66.2% |
| Penelope V Crevoiserat | $5,840 | $1,970 | -66.3% |
| G. W. van Hoose III | $5,840 | $1,970 | -66.3% |
| Marjuka Property No 2, LLC | $5,016 | $1,533 | -69.4% |
| John Benjamin Flores | $5,334 | $1,408 | -73.6% |
| Gustavia Nicole Bradford | $2,970 | $1,277 | -57% |
| Marjuka Property No 4, LLC | $3,086 | $1,099 | -64.4% |
| Rodney J. Edwards | $2,552 | $759 | -70.3% |
| Lora Montgomery Bradford | $4,576 | $661 | -85.6% |
| Milton Dennis Little | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Kenneth Wilson | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Virginia Ellen Whittington | $1,276 | $476 | -62.7% |
| Claude D. Jackson | $1,802 | $428 | -76.2% |
| Steven Glenn Taylor | $0 | $265 | -- |
| Lucas Brasfield | $1,970 | $249 | -87.4% |
| Frances P. Baker | $847 | $242 | -71.4% |
| David B. McCullough | $127 | $229 | 80.3% |
| Arlys C Milan | $0 | $49 | -- |
| Jerry W. Robinson | $5,500 | $0 | -100% |
| A. W. Gipson | $5,728 | $0 | -100% |
| Sierra G. Hayes | $65 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven T. White | $5,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,968,213 | $1,111,036 | -62.6% |
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