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In 2021, 141 farmers in cities within Caldwell Parish received a total of $1.6 million in 210 farm subsidies, a 31.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.3 million in 333 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Guerrero | $190,497 | $94,571 | -50.4% |
| Keahey Farm Venture | $193,251 | $92,659 | -52.1% |
| WBL Land, LLC | $122,631 | $90,352 | -26.3% |
| W S Hart Farms Partnership, LLC | $87,377 | $86,375 | -1.1% |
| Anna Elizabeth Tullos | $62,360 | $61,726 | -1% |
| WB Lake, LLC | $51,089 | $53,070 | 3.9% |
| Barnhill Timber Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Jackie Harris Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| L. A. Mullenix | $52,419 | $47,328 | -9.7% |
| Robert D. Ryan | $52,321 | $43,152 | -17.5% |
| Robert Grady | $79,502 | $41,863 | -47.3% |
| Danny K. Childress | $37,983 | $37,983 | 0% |
| Rowland Brothers | $88,341 | $35,047 | -60.3% |
| Dennis Mullenix | $69,178 | $32,913 | -52.4% |
| H E Farms, LLC | $25,831 | $31,699 | 22.7% |
| Estate of Zula Irene Wheeler Clark | $31,458 | $31,458 | 0% |
| CDS Management, Inc. | $71,022 | $30,508 | -57% |
| Annette McGuffee | $30,467 | $30,467 | 0% |
| Kirby G. McGuffee | $30,467 | $30,467 | 0% |
| Bellview Farms, Inc. | $29,868 | $29,868 | 0% |
| Jimmy W. Emmons | $27,235 | $27,235 | 0% |
| James D. Kenney | $34,058 | $27,033 | -20.6% |
| Gary Dewayne Sanford | $15,492 | $22,813 | 47.3% |
| Saab, Inc. | $14,553 | $22,503 | 54.6% |
| Susan Dunn | $23,127 | $22,433 | -3% |
| Sherry Kenney | $41,655 | $19,576 | -53% |
| Jesse E. Rucker | $62,897 | $19,144 | -69.6% |
| Adams & Champagne Enterprises, LLC | $17,346 | $18,416 | 6.2% |
| Jorie Kay Sanford | $15,492 | $18,059 | 16.6% |
| James H. Mott | $17,824 | $17,824 | 0% |
| Frank I. Martinez | $30,976 | $17,780 | -42.6% |
| William Mark McKee | $19,344 | $17,185 | -11.2% |
| J & a Farm Ventures, LLC | $44,729 | $16,954 | -62.1% |
| Laverne Bennett | $17,048 | $15,823 | -7.2% |
| Barbara Clark Hall | $15,729 | $15,729 | 0% |
| Billie Clark Reid | $15,729 | $15,729 | 0% |
| Pondland, LLC | $15,472 | $15,472 | 0% |
| Boeuf River Agent, LLC | $6,082 | $13,832 | 127.4% |
| Brian Robinson | $28,568 | $13,058 | -54.3% |
| Elizabeth Pauline Harrelson | $11,891 | $11,891 | 0% |
| Rick Hooper | $15,956 | $11,224 | -29.7% |
| Bret Burns | $13,515 | $10,775 | -20.3% |
| Georgia M. Tullos | $10,927 | $10,610 | -2.9% |
| Janie Harris | $10,416 | $10,416 | 0% |
| Sarah R. McDowell | $9,418 | $9,418 | 0% |
| W S Hart, Inc. | $25,486 | $8,981 | -64.8% |
| Pam M. Duff | $6,817 | $6,817 | 0% |
| Charles E. Mullin | $13,784 | $6,412 | -53.5% |
| James Ruddell Jr. | $6,236 | $6,236 | 0% |
| Howard Hogg | $29,876 | $5,770 | -80.7% |
| Cindy Morris | $5,243 | $5,243 | 0% |
| Timothy Morris | $5,243 | $5,243 | 0% |
| C & M Agent Enterprises, LLC | $27,340 | $5,226 | -80.9% |
| Mitchell Thornton | $7,725 | $4,577 | -40.8% |
| Georgia Futch | $4,540 | $4,540 | 0% |
| Kay E. Beckley | $0 | $4,155 | -- |
| Lanny Dark | $4,110 | $4,110 | 0% |
| Clinton S. Warner | $18,701 | $3,965 | -78.8% |
| Paul B. Wilkins | $5,783 | $3,924 | -32.1% |
| Lee Farm, LLC | $0 | $3,850 | -- |
| Sloan Hart | $7,950 | $3,784 | -52.4% |
| Mary Dark | $8,312 | $3,712 | -55.3% |
| Cindy Mullenix | $3,468 | $3,468 | 0% |
| Patricia Thornton | $6,783 | $3,348 | -50.6% |
| Marilyn J. Patton | $3,282 | $3,282 | 0% |
| Steve Gregory | $11,737 | $2,840 | -75.8% |
| Tim Mullenix | $2,770 | $2,770 | 0% |
| Catt Farms, LLC | $9,503 | $2,677 | -71.8% |
| Berl Braddock | $0 | $2,640 | -- |
| Larry Mullenix | $3,202 | $2,603 | -18.7% |
| Mckeithen Trust | $10,623 | $2,524 | -76.2% |
| Dean Hart | $2,328 | $2,328 | 0% |
| Ricky W. Hart | $2,328 | $2,328 | 0% |
| Three D Farms | $8,999 | $1,926 | -78.6% |
| Brad Michael Beckley | $10,816 | $1,784 | -83.5% |
| Abby Mills | $1,750 | $1,750 | 0% |
| Rebekah Demoss | $1,750 | $1,750 | 0% |
| Sarah Childers | $1,749 | $1,749 | 0% |
| Linda Evans McClanahan | $0 | $1,717 | -- |
| Mary M. Tingle | $1,658 | $1,658 | 0% |
| Robert Glenn Lee | $4,290 | $1,648 | -61.6% |
| Rena Ryan | $1,545 | $1,545 | 0% |
| Chad E. Ryan | $2,857 | $1,534 | -46.3% |
| Eugene Dunn | $1,938 | $1,522 | -21.5% |
| Charles W. Cruse | $1,938 | $1,522 | -21.5% |
| Lula Thornton | $2,936 | $1,508 | -48.6% |
| Eddie Carr | $10,018 | $1,488 | -85.1% |
| Freddy Mercer | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Jerry Bailey | $6,182 | $1,322 | -78.6% |
| Wiley R. Kelly | $6,413 | $1,217 | -81% |
| Karen Cruse | $1,179 | $1,179 | 0% |
| Aryon Mcguire | $2,853 | $1,050 | -63.2% |
| Warren Strickland | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Randy Hatten | $4,326 | $1,038 | -76% |
| Ricky G. Rollins | $3,426 | $1,004 | -70.7% |
| Stacy L. Calhoun | $2,367 | $978 | -58.7% |
| Ricky Hatten | $3,350 | $971 | -71% |
| William Clay Bennett | $11,887 | $886 | -92.5% |
| Marion Hillman | $4,187 | $862 | -79.4% |
| Christopher L. Hatten | $4,191 | $854 | -79.6% |
| Billy Taylor | $1,848 | $843 | -54.4% |
| David Varnell | $10,644 | $835 | -92.2% |
| Danny Stapleton | $3,091 | $826 | -73.3% |
| Kenneth Graham | $5,562 | $808 | -85.5% |
| Mark Hatten | $3,318 | $747 | -77.5% |
| Jerry Duff | $4,059 | $680 | -83.2% |
| Vernon Duchesne | $1,631 | $653 | -60% |
| William Waits | $2,789 | $637 | -77.2% |
| Ms. Maria Guerrero | $495 | $562 | 13.5% |
| Caleb Duke | $2,508 | $457 | -81.8% |
| Judith McKee | $2,200 | $424 | -80.7% |
| Pauline T. Braddock | $1,151 | $424 | -63.2% |
| George Mullenix | $2,608 | $415 | -84.1% |
| Linda Spangler | $4,001 | $394 | -90.2% |
| Maria A. Guerrero | $0 | $385 | -- |
| Kenny Duke | $1,617 | $373 | -76.9% |
| Jim McCann | $1,903 | $366 | -80.8% |
| Anita M. Meredith | $784 | $355 | -54.7% |
| James Gregory Floyes | $1,518 | $346 | -77.2% |
| Terry Masters | $0 | $330 | -- |
| William K. Gwin | $613 | $309 | -49.6% |
| Roger Murphy | $2,123 | $284 | -86.6% |
| Dewey L. Braddock | $685 | $264 | -61.5% |
| Ollie Robinson | $556 | $252 | -54.7% |
| Charlie M. Rowland | $1,122 | $236 | -79% |
| Kevin H. Fuller | $1,540 | $236 | -84.7% |
| Tyler Keith Finley | $1,071 | $232 | -78.3% |
| Linda Suzanne Strickland | $630 | $214 | -66% |
| Pablo Guerrero | $1,001 | $207 | -79.3% |
| Vicky Lynn Coates | $656 | $204 | -68.9% |
| Anthony Chadwick Strickland | $495 | $187 | -62.2% |
| Michael J. Bates | $834 | $180 | -78.4% |
| Jeffrey L. McKeithen | $669 | $169 | -74.7% |
| Welch Lively Jr. | $396 | $166 | -58.1% |
| Shannon Bailey | $465 | $138 | -70.3% |
| Sandra A. Hyde | $300 | $133 | -55.7% |
| Vicky A. McNemar | $300 | $133 | -55.7% |
| James Hopper | $825 | $132 | -84% |
| Peggy Duchesne | $1,067 | $114 | -89.3% |
| William L. Rush Jr. | $9,511 | $109 | -98.9% |
| Lester R. Tarver | $674 | $104 | -84.6% |
| Alton Chapman | $1,807 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Parker | $935 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie Jo Wilks | $584 | $0 | -100% |
| Levi Frank Martinez | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Martin Guerrero Jr. | $15,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Maurine Wilkins | $2,806 | $0 | -100% |
| Ned W. Ryan | $2,857 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Tucker | $5,466 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Rush Sr. | $354 | $0 | -100% |
| William Shane Hart | $15,992 | $0 | -100% |
| Barnaby Martinez | $8,384 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean H. Burns | $15,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,324,850 | $1,597,341 | -31.3% |
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