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In 2021, 97 farmers in cities within Webster Parish received a total of $1.1 million in 107 farm subsidies, a 45.6% increase from 2020, when the total was $724,334 in 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Feathers Farm, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| New Horizon Farm, LLC | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Mark Monday | $0 | $70,942 | -- |
| Billy R. Stahl | $125,714 | $56,831 | -54.8% |
| Teddie Hanson Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mickey S Chandler Logging | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Trey Maxwell Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| S & C Operating, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Bovinest, LLC. | $73,817 | $20,726 | -71.9% |
| Ginger C. Stahl | $49,865 | $19,883 | -60.1% |
| Dennis Ray | $0 | $16,236 | -- |
| Magnolia Creek Farm, LLC | $0 | $15,228 | -- |
| Marsha Perry Davis | $10,856 | $10,856 | 0% |
| Still Farms, LLC | $29,269 | $8,360 | -71.4% |
| Double P Ranch, LLC | $33,307 | $6,866 | -79.4% |
| Jeffery Newsom | $6,150 | $6,823 | 10.9% |
| Edward L. Blakey | $22,704 | $6,520 | -71.3% |
| Steve Duggan | $25,328 | $6,314 | -75.1% |
| Jason Edwards | $38,272 | $5,657 | -85.2% |
| Timothy W. Clemons | $5,558 | $5,558 | 0% |
| Danny Haynes | $26,140 | $4,956 | -81% |
| Rene Johnston | $14,324 | $2,880 | -79.9% |
| Johnnie M. McGee | $8,140 | $2,846 | -65% |
| Waymon K. Taylor Jr. | $11,484 | $2,703 | -76.5% |
| Rodger D. Dew | $4,130 | $2,668 | -35.4% |
| George W. Chambers III | $6,072 | $2,323 | -61.7% |
| Kathleen W. Johnson | $2,288 | $2,288 | 0% |
| Mike Collins | $4,356 | $2,277 | -47.7% |
| Justin Robinson | $11,365 | $2,250 | -80.2% |
| Clay Gamble | $6,281 | $2,232 | -64.5% |
| Micah L. Hanson | $5,511 | $2,231 | -59.5% |
| Myla Crellin | $0 | $2,214 | -- |
| Guy Sanders | $7,189 | $1,932 | -73.1% |
| Travis Smith | $3,531 | $1,846 | -47.7% |
| Penny S. Burt | $6,930 | $1,816 | -73.8% |
| Perry Timmons Jr. | $3,771 | $1,795 | -52.4% |
| Jeff Harper | $6,897 | $1,770 | -74.3% |
| Virginia A. Johnson | $6,655 | $1,725 | -74.1% |
| Cody Demoss | $5,340 | $1,725 | -67.7% |
| Charles Ray McGuffey | $420 | $1,620 | 285.7% |
| Jewel Allen Dawson | $10,309 | $1,556 | -84.9% |
| John D. Hays | $5,445 | $1,466 | -73.1% |
| William Leonard | $3,564 | $1,432 | -59.8% |
| Mary D. Denny | $1,411 | $1,411 | 0% |
| O. H. Haynes III | $5,911 | $1,348 | -77.2% |
| Raleigh S. Cox Jr. | $8,381 | $1,346 | -83.9% |
| Bradley B. Reynolds | $4,499 | $1,346 | -70.1% |
| Joe L. Robinson | $9,130 | $1,328 | -85.5% |
| John Thomas Byrd | $1,675 | $1,188 | -29.1% |
| Kenneth Rex Balkom | $3,516 | $1,087 | -69.1% |
| Dr. Wayne McMahen | $12,221 | $1,085 | -91.1% |
| Double Duece Farms | $2,013 | $1,052 | -47.7% |
| Collins Angus Farm, LLC | $3,091 | $983 | -68.2% |
| Corey L. Colvin | $3,498 | $966 | -72.4% |
| Randy Thomas | $2,893 | $966 | -66.6% |
| Dennis R. Pope | $2,992 | $932 | -68.9% |
| Greene Brothers Farms Greene Brothers Farm % George M Group, LLC | $3,365 | $911 | -72.9% |
| Matthew Austin | $3,091 | $897 | -71% |
| Paul Lacobee | $3,939 | $897 | -77.2% |
| Alvin Womack | $2,896 | $853 | -70.5% |
| Phillip Edward Krouse | $1,617 | $845 | -47.7% |
| Johnny Rowland Jr. | $3,887 | $833 | -78.6% |
| Bobbie L. Wall | $2,589 | $812 | -68.6% |
| Dillard Farms, LLC | $3,883 | $803 | -79.3% |
| Jody R. Woodard | $3,685 | $776 | -78.9% |
| Mike Burton | $2,816 | $717 | -74.5% |
| Davenport Farms, LLC | $0 | $706 | -- |
| Jeffery Sumlin | $1,716 | $678 | -60.5% |
| Cedrick Emerson | $1,155 | $658 | -43% |
| Tommie H. Walker | $3,067 | $636 | -79.3% |
| Duane Lindsey | $1,518 | $630 | -58.5% |
| Mickey Chandler | $2,937 | $610 | -79.2% |
| Gertrude Cable | $2,145 | $522 | -75.7% |
| Gary Greene | $2,122 | $518 | -75.6% |
| Richard V. Noles | $3,597 | $509 | -85.8% |
| 4M Services, LLC | $1,573 | $502 | -68.1% |
| James E. Watson | $2,476 | $478 | -80.7% |
| Ashley Harris R. Greene | $1,265 | $431 | -65.9% |
| James Camp | $2,255 | $419 | -81.4% |
| Brandon Dehart | $826 | $414 | -49.9% |
| David C. Williamson | $792 | $414 | -47.7% |
| Jerry Crumpler | $792 | $414 | -47.7% |
| James T. Barnett | $2,156 | $413 | -80.8% |
| Billy Windham | $1,032 | $380 | -63.2% |
| James F. Ridge | $759 | $374 | -50.7% |
| William Vaughan | $957 | $357 | -62.7% |
| Renee Cottrell | $1,496 | $353 | -76.4% |
| Frank J. Grigsby | $660 | $345 | -47.7% |
| George Simolke | $1,681 | $339 | -79.8% |
| David Ray Hanson | $1,342 | $328 | -75.6% |
| Patricia Ann McMurray | $363 | $190 | -47.7% |
| Joshua Dehart | $231 | $121 | -47.6% |
| Eddy Yowell | $264 | $118 | -55.3% |
| Willie Lynd IV | $2,436 | $104 | -95.7% |
| John Guthrie Jr. | $222 | $87 | -60.8% |
| Jeri O. McCormick | $0 | $70 | -- |
| Jimmy E. Ezell | $60 | $24 | -60% |
| Clark Crellin | $7,954 | $0 | -100% |
| Jean F. Frye | $504 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $724,334 | $1,054,375 | 45.6% |
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