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In 2021, 77 farmers in cities within Terrebonne Parish received a total of $373,232 in 91 farm subsidies, a 44.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $676,399 in 146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellender Farms, Inc. | $28,307 | $105,480 | 272.6% |
| The Fanguy Heirs Land Trust | $43,298 | $41,904 | -3.2% |
| CRSLLC | $26,839 | $31,927 | 19% |
| Carroll Boquet Jr. | $26,524 | $26,524 | 0% |
| Fournier Land & Cattle, LLC | $80,674 | $18,538 | -77% |
| Sweet Grass Farms, LLC | $10,154 | $12,365 | 21.8% |
| C B & C Farms, LLC | $9,064 | $12,085 | 33.3% |
| Robert Neil | $61,605 | $8,108 | -86.8% |
| Dustin Rogers | $35,455 | $7,368 | -79.2% |
| Rafe Antill | $7,136 | $7,136 | 0% |
| Mildred J Ramp Etal PTR Fairland Farm-First Mid IL Bank & Trustee | $20,202 | $6,713 | -66.8% |
| 80 Cattle, Inc. | $29,271 | $6,351 | -78.3% |
| Andrew T Basele | $23,388 | $5,703 | -75.6% |
| Herdis Neil | $27,071 | $5,564 | -79.4% |
| Le Corporaation | $0 | $5,212 | -- |
| Derrick Cantrelle | $4,968 | $4,968 | 0% |
| Clifton Lee Pierce | $2,994 | $3,803 | 27% |
| Lester Fournier | $14,267 | $3,577 | -74.9% |
| Walter Breithaupt Estate | $3,570 | $3,570 | 0% |
| mac Knupp | $3,655 | $3,296 | -9.8% |
| Sea Queen III Corporation | $0 | $3,211 | -- |
| Residence PLTN, Inc. | $10,318 | $3,152 | -69.5% |
| Ronnie Triche | $13,530 | $2,802 | -79.3% |
| Joseph Jess Bergeron Jr. | $8,991 | $2,665 | -70.4% |
| Lacache Cattle Company, LLC | $9,287 | $2,540 | -72.6% |
| Garland W. Bryan | $2,490 | $2,490 | 0% |
| Billy Allemand Rodeo & Livestock, LLC | $7,678 | $2,064 | -73.1% |
| Linda Benoit | $4,448 | $1,972 | -55.7% |
| Tuan Q. Le | $0 | $1,902 | -- |
| Joel P. Conner | $4,393 | $1,876 | -57.3% |
| Kevin Prestenbach | $7,821 | $1,656 | -78.8% |
| Michael G. Fanguy | $8,943 | $1,604 | -82.1% |
| Richard E. Henry | $1,477 | $1,477 | 0% |
| Cheri-Micol Dean | $1,408 | $1,408 | 0% |
| Michael Ray McCoy | $1,394 | $1,394 | 0% |
| Britt David Cavalier | $7,018 | $1,290 | -81.6% |
| Ricky J. Porche | $4,389 | $1,260 | -71.3% |
| Tyler Price | $5,049 | $1,260 | -75% |
| Peter T. Nguyen | $0 | $1,176 | -- |
| Lee H. Grafton | $1,138 | $1,138 | 0% |
| Oscar Mertink | $4,028 | $1,116 | -72.3% |
| Lloyd Triche | $7,149 | $1,075 | -85% |
| Rex and Paula Millhollon Trust | $0 | $1,030 | -- |
| Timothy Caro | $3,135 | $990 | -68.4% |
| Tyler Prejean | $4,169 | $962 | -76.9% |
| Rlat Farms, LLC | $681 | $908 | 33.3% |
| Paul J Degruise JR | $2,750 | $742 | -73% |
| Vernell Hemphill | $1,100 | $721 | -34.5% |
| John B. Marceaux | $961 | $668 | -30.5% |
| W-4 Farm, LLC | $2,486 | $636 | -74.4% |
| Kelly Derouen | $1,881 | $628 | -66.6% |
| Diana Andre' | $555 | $555 | 0% |
| Craig Rogers | $1,892 | $540 | -71.5% |
| Joseph Eugene Navarre Jr. | $584 | $409 | -30% |
| Jamy Jacobs Nunnally | $316 | $316 | 0% |
| Raymond L. Hinchee | $420 | $294 | -30% |
| Manuel Hargrave | $219 | $266 | 21.5% |
| Stella Z. Doucet | $329 | $220 | -33.1% |
| Frank Benoit | $1,045 | $219 | -79% |
| Patrick Robichaux III | $869 | $218 | -74.9% |
| Walton Benoit | $1,044 | $218 | -79.1% |
| Ada Lebouef | $359 | $210 | -41.5% |
| Christopher J. Conner | $359 | $210 | -41.5% |
| Melanie Guidry | $280 | $197 | -29.6% |
| Rex Millhollon | $611 | $194 | -68.2% |
| Ruth O. Alba | $659 | $188 | -71.5% |
| St. Michael Fishing, LLC | $8,408 | $155 | -98.2% |
| Cormet J Fruge JR | $144 | $143 | -0.7% |
| Paula A. Lapeyrouse | $0 | $112 | -- |
| Shannon Kelley | $6,678 | $108 | -98.4% |
| Lou A. Conner | $21,016 | $104 | -99.5% |
| Cynthia B. Gaudet | $112 | $76 | -32.1% |
| Karen B. Blanchard | $113 | $76 | -32.7% |
| Randall Pinell | $142 | $73 | -48.6% |
| Paul G. Spence | $132 | $70 | -47% |
| William M. Bass | $0 | $39 | -- |
| Marie Louise Richard Vauqueline | $126 | $17 | -86.5% |
| Tammy Theriot | $12,383 | $0 | -100% |
| Alan Gibson | $1,650 | $0 | -100% |
| Carroll Charpentier | $550 | $0 | -100% |
| Eric Paul Prestenbach | $12,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Garett Charpentier | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy S. Bonner II | $2,853 | $0 | -100% |
| The Frye Living Trust | $10,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Nuco Farm, Ltd. | $2,030 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $676,399 | $373,232 | -44.8% |
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