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In 2021, 258 farmers in cities within Washington Parish received a total of $1.2 million in 278 farm subsidies, a 53.9% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.5 million in 699 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Washington Parish, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Brent Duncan | $401,007 | $132,702 | -66.9% |
| Charles D. Kennedy | $130,080 | $115,324 | -11.3% |
| Pope Brothers Dairy, LLC | $321,324 | $112,122 | -65.1% |
| Steven R. Branch | $91,095 | $61,555 | -32.4% |
| J & K Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Mcmurray and Sons Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Durward D Jenkins - Dubs Nursery | $0 | $41,430 | -- |
| Kendall Temples | $60,767 | $37,347 | -38.5% |
| Troy Ingram | $39,187 | $33,549 | -14.4% |
| Gary F. Bond | $55,298 | $33,370 | -39.7% |
| Megan P. Branch | $0 | $32,394 | -- |
| Darron K. Williams | $83,668 | $31,985 | -61.8% |
| Darren Scott Dykes | $44,266 | $31,087 | -29.8% |
| Fornea 5, LLC | $67,360 | $24,625 | -63.4% |
| Brian S. Brock | $33,372 | $23,132 | -30.7% |
| Janet Brock | $34,156 | $23,132 | -32.3% |
| Linda T. Seal | $45,436 | $21,045 | -53.7% |
| Henry H. Williams II | $30,993 | $18,524 | -40.2% |
| Clean Up Trucking, LLC | $0 | $16,724 | -- |
| Dustin K. Milton | $19,671 | $15,471 | -21.4% |
| J & W Mingo Transports, LLC | $0 | $14,882 | -- |
| Gary T. Bond | $27,895 | $14,301 | -48.7% |
| S. van Thomas | $40,621 | $11,233 | -72.3% |
| E R Lee Trucking | $0 | $10,644 | -- |
| Dwayne P. Magee | $5,306 | $7,353 | 38.6% |
| Charles L. Williams | $2,269 | $6,350 | 179.9% |
| Stanley Magee | $7,029 | $6,227 | -11.4% |
| Coy Jones | $29,738 | $6,017 | -79.8% |
| Troy C. Crain | $21,134 | $5,790 | -72.6% |
| Jennifer Amanda Brown | $5,688 | $5,688 | 0% |
| Frederick N. Smith | $22,319 | $4,762 | -78.7% |
| DeWitt G. Williams | $15,741 | $4,343 | -72.4% |
| Lyle Toomer Jr. | $21,325 | $4,221 | -80.2% |
| Richard G. Smith | $17,701 | $3,706 | -79.1% |
| Kippy C King | $6,996 | $3,464 | -50.5% |
| Christopher M. Bird | $16,429 | $3,362 | -79.5% |
| Nicholas B. Smith | $10,769 | $3,273 | -69.6% |
| Douglas L. Temples | $8,910 | $2,796 | -68.6% |
| Woodhaven Properties, LLC | $3,108 | $2,774 | -10.7% |
| Lester Thomas | $15,375 | $2,746 | -82.1% |
| John W. Stewart | $8,800 | $2,518 | -71.4% |
| William C. Seal | $8,728 | $2,224 | -74.5% |
| Chad Louis King | $10,120 | $2,088 | -79.4% |
| Mill Creek Farm, LLC | $10,973 | $1,950 | -82.2% |
| Verdie Mae R Knight | $5,929 | $1,866 | -68.5% |
| Sandra K. Lewis | $5,674 | $1,814 | -68% |
| Matthew Owen Stewart | $7,997 | $1,793 | -77.6% |
| Ronald E. Jones | $7,216 | $1,762 | -75.6% |
| Brittney N. Penton | $3,916 | $1,741 | -55.5% |
| Carl E. Thomas | $8,829 | $1,654 | -81.3% |
| Jeremy T. Stogner | $7,502 | $1,647 | -78% |
| Sean D. Porter | $9,184 | $1,595 | -82.6% |
| Lawson Schilling | $6,851 | $1,572 | -77.1% |
| Bill E. Brown | $5,399 | $1,519 | -71.9% |
| Joe Baldassaro Sr. | $4,323 | $1,512 | -65% |
| Randy A. Branch | $5,507 | $1,471 | -73.3% |
| Lonnie Fornea | $6,897 | $1,469 | -78.7% |
| Eugene C. Rester Jr. | $6,173 | $1,388 | -77.5% |
| Leon Hickman | $7,978 | $1,368 | -82.9% |
| Bradley K. Toney | $6,737 | $1,273 | -81.1% |
| Jimmy E. Thomas | $9,855 | $1,262 | -87.2% |
| Craig E. Peterson | $3,124 | $1,255 | -59.8% |
| Thomas Cattle Exchange, LLC | $5,184 | $1,232 | -76.2% |
| Hershel Creel | $6,388 | $1,196 | -81.3% |
| Marjorie T. Seal | $4,692 | $1,176 | -74.9% |
| Calvin M. Waskom | $5,203 | $1,164 | -77.6% |
| Benjamin B. Wood | $4,742 | $1,130 | -76.2% |
| Kyle Smith | $3,240 | $1,129 | -65.2% |
| Ricky Jenkins | $4,070 | $1,124 | -72.4% |
| Hayward D. Boone | $4,530 | $1,122 | -75.2% |
| Johnny Nelson | $5,156 | $1,111 | -78.5% |
| Geary A. McKenzie | $4,961 | $1,098 | -77.9% |
| Larry Magee | $5,305 | $1,085 | -79.5% |
| Double RR Farms, Inc. | $2,227 | $1,063 | -52.3% |
| Billy Wayne Rester | $3,850 | $1,056 | -72.6% |
| Alexis G. Lutz | $0 | $1,045 | -- |
| Kendall McKenzie | $5,521 | $1,041 | -81.1% |
| Murdock Brumfield | $2,054 | $1,040 | -49.4% |
| James Hayes Bickham | $1,463 | $1,020 | -30.3% |
| Reginald Wilson | $8,097 | $1,016 | -87.5% |
| Joyce Streussnig | $1,010 | $1,010 | 0% |
| Leon Perry | $2,489 | $1,010 | -59.4% |
| Steve W. Thomas | $4,790 | $976 | -79.6% |
| Daniel Eugene Penton | $2,970 | $968 | -67.4% |
| George Banks | $5,193 | $956 | -81.6% |
| Julius R. Fornea | $2,948 | $940 | -68.1% |
| Ronald Gerald | $5,338 | $937 | -82.4% |
| Shelia P. Miller | $3,027 | $932 | -69.2% |
| Zackary Alexander Breland | $4,884 | $920 | -81.2% |
| Debra L. Borel | $6,866 | $910 | -86.7% |
| Clinton Breland | $4,931 | $889 | -82% |
| Larry J. Willis | $693 | $878 | 26.7% |
| Amos Warren | $4,099 | $848 | -79.3% |
| Betty Sumrall | $3,910 | $836 | -78.6% |
| Jamie Leigh Thomas | $3,949 | $830 | -79% |
| O'Sonny's Farm, LLC | $3,623 | $827 | -77.2% |
| Harold Lee Williams | $3,331 | $824 | -75.3% |
| Patrick L. Branch | $10,149 | $810 | -92% |
| The Chemist Investments, LLC | $592 | $796 | 34.5% |
| Keith C. Williams | $3,056 | $785 | -74.3% |
| Vic M. Boyles | $4,064 | $783 | -80.7% |
| Jean V. Nielson | $2,869 | $777 | -72.9% |
| Butch P. Robertson | $3,751 | $772 | -79.4% |
| Donnie P. Smith | $2,530 | $772 | -69.5% |
| James I. Knight | $3,828 | $765 | -80% |
| Kathi Thornhill Boleware | $1,617 | $763 | -52.8% |
| Jasper J. Warner III | $4,265 | $761 | -82.2% |
| Johnny R. Warren | $3,122 | $758 | -75.7% |
| Donald Ray Marks | $3,760 | $757 | -79.9% |
| Beth S. Mizell | $528 | $753 | 42.6% |
| Bradford A. Kemp | $2,943 | $750 | -74.5% |
| Michael Dayne Thomas | $4,903 | $748 | -84.7% |
| James C. Spencer | $3,630 | $734 | -79.8% |
| Jack Whaley | $3,135 | $728 | -76.8% |
| Amy H. Trapani | $3,601 | $715 | -80.1% |
| Marylyn M. Fitzsimons | $2,894 | $714 | -75.3% |
| Susan B. Gable | $2,649 | $704 | -73.4% |
| Bobby Whaley | $3,168 | $701 | -77.9% |
| Jerry Bickham | $3,113 | $685 | -78% |
| Brian Stewart | $3,601 | $678 | -81.2% |
| Larry B. Stevens | $9,050 | $678 | -92.5% |
| Lawrence Maurice Spencer | $3,212 | $665 | -79.3% |
| Kenneth W. Roberts Sr. | $2,761 | $661 | -76.1% |
| Robert Blaine Harris | $1,081 | $660 | -38.9% |
| Billy E. Seal | $1,925 | $655 | -66% |
| James Slocum | $2,629 | $652 | -75.2% |
| Robert W. Boone | $2,706 | $651 | -75.9% |
| Joseph D. Hillhouse | $2,266 | $646 | -71.5% |
| Michael C. Sheridan | $1,002 | $640 | -36.1% |
| Benny P. Tate | $2,321 | $632 | -72.8% |
| Re'keenan Marshall Wilson | $6,496 | $617 | -90.5% |
| Randy M. Branch | $2,640 | $616 | -76.7% |
| Floyd Dillon | $1,969 | $609 | -69.1% |
| John Johnson Jr. | $0 | $605 | -- |
| Darryl Cooper | $1,881 | $596 | -68.3% |
| Alvin Gene Williams | $2,589 | $584 | -77.4% |
| Billy J. Stermer | $2,156 | $581 | -73.1% |
| Joe del Landrum | $2,944 | $577 | -80.4% |
| Terrence Truxillo | $4,118 | $574 | -86.1% |
| Tim Whaley | $2,681 | $574 | -78.6% |
| Jill Cooper | $2,145 | $573 | -73.3% |
| James Bryan Jones | $2,547 | $564 | -77.9% |
| Jason W. McKenzie | $2,665 | $562 | -78.9% |
| Dylan Scott Seal | $2,431 | $552 | -77.3% |
| Gregory Davis | $0 | $550 | -- |
| Charles E. Blackwell | $4,064 | $536 | -86.8% |
| Skeet's Farm, LLC | $2,376 | $536 | -77.4% |
| Niki Danyel Lee Sr. | $2,526 | $532 | -78.9% |
| Tim Sumrall | $2,387 | $519 | -78.3% |
| Vivian M. Ard | $2,884 | $518 | -82% |
| Jean Murphy | $516 | $516 | 0% |
| Hezzie E Crain | $2,970 | $514 | -82.7% |
| Walter Earl O'Berry | $2,728 | $509 | -81.3% |
| Michael W. Spears | $2,453 | $496 | -79.8% |
| Kevin Trent Sharp | $2,288 | $494 | -78.4% |
| Everett J. King | $1,972 | $485 | -75.4% |
| Sidney A. Warner Jr. | $2,156 | $480 | -77.7% |
| Kendall G. Seal | $2,621 | $470 | -82.1% |
| Leonard J. Moses | $2,720 | $463 | -83% |
| Alvin L. Triche Jr. | $1,529 | $458 | -70% |
| William B. Magee | $22,284 | $453 | -98% |
| Alexis C Dumestre | $1,936 | $446 | -77% |
| Justin Harvey | $5,909 | $443 | -92.5% |
| Eric B. Luper | $2,338 | $442 | -81.1% |
| Keith A. Hobgood | $0 | $440 | -- |
| William Scott Toney | $1,804 | $434 | -75.9% |
| Robert E. Wilson | $1,463 | $428 | -70.7% |
| Henry Ronald Branch | $1,650 | $425 | -74.2% |
| Bradford Alvin Kemp | $2,044 | $412 | -79.8% |
| Adam Brian Luper | $2,679 | $411 | -84.7% |
| Joyce McKenzie | $2,090 | $409 | -80.4% |
| Eddie Barber | $2,303 | $402 | -82.5% |
| Walter Scott Reedy | $3,065 | $401 | -86.9% |
| Abby Kohn Clelland | $1,375 | $395 | -71.3% |
| Elaine C. Smith | $1,463 | $391 | -73.3% |
| Oliver Warren | $1,968 | $391 | -80.1% |
| Mikeal Earl Thompson | $1,188 | $388 | -67.3% |
| Kenneth E. Gerald | $1,474 | $380 | -74.2% |
| William M. Parkerson | $1,782 | $377 | -78.8% |
| Clint C. Cooper | $1,782 | $373 | -79.1% |
| William P. Polk | $1,884 | $367 | -80.5% |
| Christopher G. Brumfield | $2,173 | $363 | -83.3% |
| Jacob McCormick | $2,054 | $356 | -82.7% |
| Vincent Wilson | $1,342 | $352 | -73.8% |
| Bradley Wallace Seal | $1,694 | $350 | -79.3% |
| Kendrick S. Magee | $3,005 | $349 | -88.4% |
| Samuel Scott Robinson | $1,403 | $348 | -75.2% |
| Valerie D. Erwin | $1,308 | $338 | -74.2% |
| James Regan Knight | $1,463 | $336 | -77% |
| Brandon Keith Thomas | $1,936 | $332 | -82.9% |
| Carol M. Hoyt | $1,265 | $324 | -74.4% |
| Harvey Conerly | $968 | $317 | -67.3% |
| George Martinez | $1,037 | $315 | -69.6% |
| Jean L. Knight | $1,692 | $314 | -81.4% |
| Mark L. Mitchell | $1,386 | $312 | -77.5% |
| Haywood Partman | $1,342 | $312 | -76.8% |
| MRS Lucile T Kennedy | $2,060 | $312 | -84.9% |
| Michael B. Corkern | $1,502 | $311 | -79.3% |
| John Wilson | $1,045 | $310 | -70.3% |
| Karl Bickham Jr. | $1,666 | $298 | -82.1% |
| Bruce W. Magee | $1,023 | $295 | -71.2% |
| Shad Everett Jenkins | $1,375 | $294 | -78.6% |
| Mark E. Magee | $1,629 | $287 | -82.4% |
| Louis E. Adams | $1,133 | $280 | -75.3% |
| Virgil Rayford | $1,078 | $270 | -75% |
| George E. Riley | $1,859 | $253 | -86.4% |
| Ross J. Mule' | $883 | $252 | -71.5% |
| Judy Roberta Sumrall | $1,315 | $242 | -81.6% |
| Alan McCain | $847 | $238 | -71.9% |
| Houston Causey Jr. | $924 | $235 | -74.6% |
| Richard Dewayne Williams | $1,139 | $234 | -79.5% |
| Nolan Dennis Simon | $1,254 | $231 | -81.6% |
| Wayne Nobles | $931 | $229 | -75.4% |
| Bobby E Barber | $1,023 | $225 | -78% |
| Larry G. Brown | $803 | $225 | -72% |
| Dennis P. Wager | $1,122 | $221 | -80.3% |
| Bobby Earl Thomas | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Charles Drew Thomas | $1,023 | $214 | -79.1% |
| Donald W Barber | $1,023 | $214 | -79.1% |
| Albert A. Magee | $737 | $209 | -71.6% |
| Edward Whitehead | $913 | $204 | -77.7% |
| Aaron Reed Moran | $528 | $204 | -61.4% |
| Ella R. Sumrall | $880 | $200 | -77.3% |
| Gregory B. Pounds | $1,029 | $197 | -80.9% |
| Burnie Hewitt | $1,284 | $194 | -84.9% |
| Billy Wade Knight | $1,084 | $187 | -82.7% |
| Matthew Ernest Milton | $1,051 | $180 | -82.9% |
| Shelby J. Garrett | $1,866 | $180 | -90.4% |
| Alton Bankston | $638 | $176 | -72.4% |
| Philip W. Graves | $726 | $174 | -76% |
| Edgar Louis Jenkins III | $704 | $173 | -75.4% |
| Nonzie T Williams | $861 | $173 | -79.9% |
| Virgil Alan Crain | $704 | $173 | -75.4% |
| Branden Todd Sheridan | $605 | $168 | -72.2% |
| Lonnie McKay | $958 | $168 | -82.5% |
| Michael Roy Jones | $495 | $142 | -71.3% |
| Adam Lane Russell | $1,262 | $132 | -89.5% |
| Charles Ray Dedon Sr. | $550 | $132 | -76% |
| Samuel Levi Braddy | $572 | $124 | -78.3% |
| Derrick E. Robinson | $462 | $124 | -73.2% |
| Lori Anne Morris | $297 | $122 | -58.9% |
| Elizabeth Miran Wood | $605 | $121 | -80% |
| Richard E. Lowe | $451 | $121 | -73.2% |
| Jody L. Ford | $0 | $114 | -- |
| Eloise S. Thomas | $429 | $114 | -73.4% |
| Richard E. Passman | $627 | $114 | -81.8% |
| Faye T. Breland | $473 | $112 | -76.3% |
| Larry L. Magee | $286 | $110 | -61.5% |
| Olivia McCant | $253 | $93 | -63.2% |
| Glenn L. Magee | $440 | $86 | -80.5% |
| Ms. Alice Gordon Davis | $661 | $84 | -87.3% |
| David A. Brooks | $242 | $65 | -73.1% |
| Heather Barber | $242 | $59 | -75.6% |
| Hersay L Roberts JR | $176 | $51 | -71% |
| Roy Lee Hart | $374 | $51 | -86.4% |
| Marvin E. Thompson | $242 | $48 | -80.2% |
| David Scott | $576 | $34 | -94.1% |
| Sean Henry Robinson | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Bryce Davis | $275 | $0 | -100% |
| Clyde Jewell Kennedy | $734 | $0 | -100% |
| Dale Graves | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Delva Iris Fornea | $248 | $0 | -100% |
| Five S Land & Mineral Corporation, LLC | $14,505 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Everett Seal | $1,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael W. Stogner | $4,356 | $0 | -100% |
| Schilling Greenhouses, Inc. | $36,436 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Dwayne Broadway | $1,078 | $0 | -100% |
| Bradley van Stevens | $644 | $0 | -100% |
| Caleb Dale Creel | $10,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Dana D. Moore | $1,452 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis J. Glover | $1,507 | $0 | -100% |
| Dewayne Gilmore | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald Jenkins | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Dusty Roads Farm, LLC | $15,849 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest M. Verret | $330 | $0 | -100% |
| Hilda J. Bateman | $2,504 | $0 | -100% |
| James Byron Reeves | $1,926 | $0 | -100% |
| Jamie V. Rogers | $1,460 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry W. Cox | $2,158 | $0 | -100% |
| Kat Kaw Nursery | $1,296 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Tracy Jenkins | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Morris M. Waguespack | $385 | $0 | -100% |
| Rogers Land Holdings, LLC | $1,280 | $0 | -100% |
| Seals Nursery & Landscaping, LLC | $5,502 | $0 | -100% |
| The Stafford Corporation | $3,915 | $0 | -100% |
| Tonnia M Davis | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Valerie T. Jordan | $147 | $0 | -100% |
| Westfarms, Inc. | $76,778 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie B. Davis | $924 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,542,369 | $1,171,952 | -53.9% |
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