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In 2021, 74 farmers in cities within Jackson Parish received a total of $872,906 in 80 farm subsidies, a 119.8% increase from 2020, when the total was $397,094 in 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P. Johns Jr. | $5,577 | $122,345 | 2,093.7% |
| Orion G. Watts III | $0 | $86,536 | -- |
| Kiram Henderson | $0 | $69,048 | -- |
| Charles D. Garrett | $98,990 | $68,831 | -30.5% |
| DG & E Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| LPC Transport, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Ricky Nomey Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Horace N. Williams JR | $0 | $47,384 | -- |
| Robert A. Stevenson | $0 | $43,056 | -- |
| Kathy S. Stevenson | $0 | $36,173 | -- |
| John T. Ables Jr. | $6,391 | $35,001 | 447.7% |
| James Williams Trucking, LLC | $0 | $34,168 | -- |
| Jesse A. Magee | $20,625 | $26,416 | 28.1% |
| Jesse A. Magee | $20,625 | $26,416 | 28.1% |
| Barton Spring Farm, LLC | $0 | $15,549 | -- |
| Williams 7 | $0 | $14,251 | -- |
| Kenny Irvin Trucking | $0 | $10,773 | -- |
| Ross Trucking, LLC | $0 | $9,422 | -- |
| Cynthia B. Hatten | $7,153 | $7,153 | 0% |
| John T. Ables III | $0 | $6,668 | -- |
| Charles L. Hopkins | $18,173 | $4,084 | -77.5% |
| Robert L. Moore | $8,118 | $3,207 | -60.5% |
| Danny Babcock | $0 | $3,036 | -- |
| Michael David Ingles | $14,901 | $2,809 | -81.1% |
| James T. Emory | $10,197 | $2,514 | -75.3% |
| Bobby E. Fowler | $9,896 | $1,922 | -80.6% |
| Sandra Rhodes | $4,125 | $1,798 | -56.4% |
| Barry Turner | $6,952 | $1,616 | -76.8% |
| Rodney L. Potts Jr. | $7,502 | $1,552 | -79.3% |
| Linda Peel Hanes | $4,840 | $1,552 | -67.9% |
| Michael R. Garrett | $7,634 | $1,550 | -79.7% |
| Sean Coody | $6,787 | $1,542 | -77.3% |
| Darrell J. Magee | $6,809 | $1,453 | -78.7% |
| James R. Fannin | $8,915 | $1,423 | -84% |
| J. W. Knighten | $1,398 | $1,398 | 0% |
| Kevin L. Smith | $7,136 | $1,380 | -80.7% |
| Prentice Norred | $2,607 | $1,352 | -48.1% |
| Gerald G. Greer Jr. | $6,255 | $1,339 | -78.6% |
| J S Davis Enterprises, LLC | $5,049 | $1,288 | -74.5% |
| Thomas E. Goss | $4,422 | $1,234 | -72.1% |
| Scotty Nunn | $6,282 | $1,180 | -81.2% |
| James Spires | $5,195 | $1,050 | -79.8% |
| Ricky McBride | $4,908 | $966 | -80.3% |
| Catherine L. Stokes | $326 | $941 | 188.7% |
| Casey Anders Jr. | $4,466 | $889 | -80.1% |
| Raymond Spires | $4,357 | $875 | -79.9% |
| James G. Russell | $2,079 | $830 | -60.1% |
| Charles S. Lester | $2,629 | $759 | -71.1% |
| Sheila W. Adams | $1,419 | $742 | -47.7% |
| Paul E. Gresham | $1,925 | $701 | -63.6% |
| Nelson H. Spillers | $3,300 | $692 | -79% |
| Jeffrey T. Jones | $2,064 | $629 | -69.5% |
| Michael Dennis Brooks | $4,526 | $560 | -87.6% |
| Wayne K. Whitman | $1,606 | $530 | -67% |
| Gregory W. Coody | $1,925 | $501 | -74% |
| Charles Holloway | $1,540 | $471 | -69.4% |
| Matthew Scott Simons | $1,507 | $434 | -71.2% |
| Timothy G. Hogan | $1,804 | $434 | -75.9% |
| Steve Hatten | $2,288 | $432 | -81.1% |
| Gary D. Brown | $2,198 | $419 | -80.9% |
| Christopher Shawn Masters | $891 | $382 | -57.1% |
| John Patrick Duck | $2,461 | $380 | -84.6% |
| Randon Leblanc | $1,779 | $346 | -80.6% |
| James O Masters | $693 | $307 | -55.7% |
| David A. Walsworth | $795 | $270 | -66% |
| C. van McGraw | $0 | $258 | -- |
| Dalton Eugene Fowler | $2,617 | $250 | -90.4% |
| Kelly N. Peterson | $653 | $222 | -66% |
| MS Burris, LLC | $1,312 | $222 | -83.1% |
| Randy Lee Howard | $792 | $180 | -77.3% |
| Charles Matthew Holloway | $539 | $107 | -80.1% |
| David Lindner | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Breanna Joyce Walsworth | $66 | $32 | -51.5% |
| Caleb Rhodes Wilson | $4,328 | $17 | -99.6% |
| Gaynell Stokes | $1,752 | $0 | -100% |
| Rook Properties, LLC | $10,798 | $0 | -100% |
| Doris B. Newton | $875 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles M. Blalock | $9,256 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $397,094 | $872,906 | 119.8% |
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