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In 2021, 105 farmers in cities within Sabine Parish received a total of $925,309 in 127 farm subsidies, a 22.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 241 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Salley | $302,926 | $189,389 | -37.5% |
| C & W Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| David Meshell Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Garcie Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| KLM, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| R & R Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| TJM, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jared Veuleman Hauling, LLC | $0 | $27,480 | -- |
| L & L Hauling Contractor, LLC | $0 | $24,563 | -- |
| Joseph D Kontz Revocable Trust | $25,726 | $22,028 | -14.4% |
| JWM, LLC | $0 | $21,936 | -- |
| JWM, LLC | $0 | $21,936 | -- |
| Randal Etheridge Trucking | $0 | $21,328 | -- |
| Allen Cathey | $17,660 | $20,100 | 13.8% |
| Joshua Wade Hippler | $0 | $18,970 | -- |
| Garland E. Peterson | $71,235 | $16,728 | -76.5% |
| David W Sepulvado Hauling, LLC | $0 | $14,765 | -- |
| Billy Dale Ford | $28,132 | $12,251 | -56.5% |
| Gypsy Sunny Skies, LLC | $5,225 | $10,278 | 96.7% |
| Cecile W. Lites | $9,387 | $9,720 | 3.5% |
| Douglas G. Thaxton | $46,279 | $9,359 | -79.8% |
| Kyle Gregory Sistrunk | $7,095 | $8,005 | 12.8% |
| Royce K. Salley | $39,392 | $7,728 | -80.4% |
| Darryl Dyess | $36,706 | $7,711 | -79% |
| Lex Rivers Hauling Contractor, LLC | $0 | $7,379 | -- |
| Darryl Anthony | $33,261 | $6,816 | -79.5% |
| Kevin Craig Richardson | $34,848 | $6,494 | -81.4% |
| Imon W Jones | $15,895 | $5,672 | -64.3% |
| Howell Kirk Lucius | $4,687 | $4,848 | 3.4% |
| Cody D. Ellzey | $26,631 | $4,398 | -83.5% |
| Cat Bass, LLC | $5,417 | $4,378 | -19.2% |
| Joshua a Schoth | $17,742 | $4,180 | -76.4% |
| Lloyd Jeter | $21,567 | $4,123 | -80.9% |
| Carter Baylse Salley | $3,784 | $3,910 | 3.3% |
| Tyler Richardson | $20,080 | $3,830 | -80.9% |
| Double J Farms, LLC | $11,033 | $3,738 | -66.1% |
| Blake Richardson | $13,923 | $3,070 | -78% |
| Dyess Family Farm, LLC | $13,346 | $3,066 | -77% |
| Joshua L. Salley | $13,200 | $2,990 | -77.3% |
| George J. Cain | $9,139 | $2,961 | -67.6% |
| Michael Gary Pattison | $11,847 | $2,928 | -75.3% |
| John Kevin Herrington | $13,684 | $2,675 | -80.5% |
| Tonya Jill Britt | $11,302 | $2,626 | -76.8% |
| Guffey Lynn Pattison | $10,120 | $2,492 | -75.4% |
| Brad Browning | $9,834 | $2,450 | -75.1% |
| Lane Salley | $36,373 | $2,318 | -93.6% |
| David P. Randow | $7,480 | $2,230 | -70.2% |
| Charlie R. Thaxton | $9,779 | $2,191 | -77.6% |
| Carlton Salley | $8,451 | $2,036 | -75.9% |
| Michael Danos | $7,249 | $2,012 | -72.2% |
| Roy Lee Brown | $10,738 | $2,009 | -81.3% |
| Ronald Richardson | $5,860 | $1,950 | -66.7% |
| James Campbell | $9,207 | $1,888 | -79.5% |
| Tommy M. Patton | $6,952 | $1,779 | -74.4% |
| Megan Procell Cook | $10,468 | $1,728 | -83.5% |
| R. D. Simmons | $5,786 | $1,608 | -72.2% |
| Freddie Terrell | $0 | $1,595 | -- |
| Matthew M. Patton | $5,753 | $1,571 | -72.7% |
| Gary W. Lee | $6,843 | $1,512 | -77.9% |
| Joseph A. Debose | $7,646 | $1,404 | -81.6% |
| Billy G. Guay | $4,325 | $1,346 | -68.9% |
| Ronny Glyn Broadway | $6,928 | $1,340 | -80.7% |
| Ray Pass Jr. | $6,950 | $1,264 | -81.8% |
| Sharon Janis Anthony | $6,072 | $1,236 | -79.6% |
| Michael Wilson | $9,399 | $1,214 | -87.1% |
| Gilley Farms | $2,721 | $1,189 | -56.3% |
| Everett John Guidry | $1,848 | $1,180 | -36.1% |
| Scott Webster | $5,335 | $1,118 | -79% |
| Bruce Taylor | $4,002 | $1,106 | -72.4% |
| Troy H. Webb | $2,629 | $1,092 | -58.5% |
| R. W. McDonald | $4,067 | $1,026 | -74.8% |
| Veuleman Cattle Company, LLC | $2,475 | $986 | -60.2% |
| Michael Kelly | $3,025 | $896 | -70.4% |
| Heather D. Evans | $3,377 | $860 | -74.5% |
| William D. Garcie | $3,993 | $843 | -78.9% |
| Benny Funderburk | $9,169 | $840 | -90.8% |
| Ricky Arthur | $3,777 | $833 | -77.9% |
| Thurman Webb | $4,490 | $802 | -82.1% |
| Steven Stewart | $4,574 | $786 | -82.8% |
| Allen Martinez | $3,575 | $779 | -78.2% |
| Owens Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $773 | -- |
| James P. Bray | $3,864 | $752 | -80.5% |
| Weilana Carol Rivers | $2,849 | $695 | -75.6% |
| Norman U. Booker Jr. | $3,428 | $647 | -81.1% |
| L. H. Williams | $1,822 | $613 | -66.4% |
| Benny F. Bell | $1,254 | $582 | -53.6% |
| Brian Procell | $2,816 | $575 | -79.6% |
| Dennis Lynn Pilcher | $7,119 | $574 | -91.9% |
| Virginia Beth Hines | $1,903 | $562 | -70.5% |
| Leonard D. Bush | $2,011 | $470 | -76.6% |
| Ernie D. Knight | $1,799 | $445 | -75.3% |
| Jimmy C. Rhodes | $3,621 | $422 | -88.3% |
| Ronald Wayne Dubois | $2,332 | $422 | -81.9% |
| Carlton W. Salley | $9,867 | $380 | -96.1% |
| Benjamin Thomas Richardson | $693 | $352 | -49.2% |
| Debra L. Jones | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Andrew Joseph Coombs | $1,397 | $301 | -78.5% |
| Ladkins Overflowing Ranch Incorporated | $1,529 | $270 | -82.3% |
| Kennie J. Allen | $561 | $267 | -52.4% |
| Raymond Clyde Andrus | $0 | $256 | -- |
| Madison L. Holcomb | $616 | $186 | -69.8% |
| Regina R. Wright | $759 | $138 | -81.8% |
| Pat B. Maddox | $299 | $104 | -65.2% |
| Arzelia M Bardin | $76 | $76 | 0% |
| Julia A. Gary | $0 | $1 | -- |
| Morgan Pickett | $3,685 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Sparks | $3,520 | $0 | -100% |
| Soderberg Enterprises, Inc. | $7,581 | $0 | -100% |
| Austin D. Payne | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles R. Moore | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Clay Worsham | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald R. Russell | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry Veuleman | $1,595 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy Thibodeaux Fruge | $455 | $0 | -100% |
| Odis N. Simmons | $1,540 | $0 | -100% |
| John Veuleman | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Sadie Meshell | $715 | $0 | -100% |
| William C. Oliver Jr. | $1,443 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,199,398 | $925,309 | -22.9% |
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