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In 2021, 231 farmers in cities within Jefferson County received a total of $3.3 million in 391 farm subsidies, a 38.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.4 million in 498 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 Jefferson County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Bank of TX | $463,536 | $347,854 | -25% |
| Broussard Brothers | $180,967 | $139,168 | -23.1% |
| Doguet Rice Farm | $120,391 | $95,890 | -20.4% |
| Phoenix Poultry Farm, LLC | $0 | $89,269 | -- |
| Triple B Farms | $114,606 | $82,177 | -28.3% |
| Ashley Slack Waller | $133,689 | $76,950 | -42.4% |
| Langley Family Farms | $119,415 | $76,336 | -36.1% |
| Pipkin Ranch Operations | $67,016 | $73,482 | 9.6% |
| Shane Waller | $189,643 | $70,577 | -62.8% |
| Kathleen Jeffcoat | $102,591 | $70,532 | -31.2% |
| Dishman & Sons Farm | $151,625 | $68,849 | -54.6% |
| Joel Ray Picou | $25,773 | $68,419 | 165.5% |
| Bailey Elizabeth Blanchard | $53,499 | $60,350 | 12.8% |
| Charles M Blanchard JR | $55,999 | $60,350 | 7.8% |
| Kiker Farm | $125,511 | $58,840 | -53.1% |
| Fletcher Pipkin | $49,721 | $54,259 | 9.1% |
| Grayson Pipkin | $49,721 | $54,259 | 9.1% |
| Hemmenway Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $54,203 | -- |
| Christopher M. Latta | $55,087 | $52,193 | -5.3% |
| Jefferson Land Company, Inc. | $65,018 | $50,227 | -22.7% |
| Cecil Slack | $0 | $49,428 | -- |
| Pam Slack | $136,644 | $49,428 | -63.8% |
| Ricky Evans | $62,175 | $45,912 | -26.2% |
| Beavers Farms | $51,121 | $45,871 | -10.3% |
| Dishman Rice Farms | $49,148 | $45,496 | -7.4% |
| Jeana Evans | $55,136 | $40,715 | -26.2% |
| Rachels Ranch House, Inc. | $0 | $39,598 | -- |
| Stephen W. Edwards | $53,060 | $38,696 | -27.1% |
| Tindall & Moore | $49,924 | $34,948 | -30% |
| Jeffery W. Leger | $47,005 | $34,414 | -26.8% |
| David Smith | $40,233 | $31,613 | -21.4% |
| James Smith | $40,233 | $31,613 | -21.4% |
| Lajuana Ranch, LLC | $23,477 | $29,486 | 25.6% |
| Cheek Ranch, LLC | $24,057 | $28,286 | 17.6% |
| Broussard Farm, Inc. | $2,222 | $28,266 | 1,172.1% |
| William C. Wingate | $23,149 | $28,170 | 21.7% |
| Joel Levingston Jr. | $27,642 | $27,918 | 1% |
| Belinda Levingston | $27,441 | $27,758 | 1.2% |
| Kevin J & Debra Robbins | $32,085 | $26,045 | -18.8% |
| Sandra C. Sherman | $41,402 | $25,272 | -39% |
| Matthew E. Strawser | $31,677 | $23,959 | -24.4% |
| Eugene W. Burrell | $30,134 | $23,054 | -23.5% |
| Darby Joseph Doguet | $68,792 | $22,831 | -66.8% |
| Kirk Thomas | $15,620 | $22,672 | 45.1% |
| Theresa L. Strawser | $28,092 | $22,663 | -19.3% |
| McDermand Farms Lp | $51,112 | $20,510 | -59.9% |
| Matthew R. Willey | $29,459 | $19,727 | -33% |
| Michelle Doguet | $29,459 | $19,727 | -33% |
| Texas Rice Improvement Association | $0 | $18,696 | -- |
| Winston R Aldrich | $17,654 | $18,542 | 5% |
| Almond Ranch, LLC | $34,398 | $18,436 | -46.4% |
| Willis McDermand III | $1,584 | $18,058 | 1,040% |
| Berry Best Texas Berries, LLC | $0 | $16,758 | -- |
| Michael Latta | $65,110 | $16,391 | -74.8% |
| Will G. McNeill | $18,358 | $15,587 | -15.1% |
| Edward L Hughes Estate | $69,653 | $14,018 | -79.9% |
| Joseph Manuel | $18,851 | $13,196 | -30% |
| Blanchard Farm | $14,944 | $12,099 | -19% |
| Donald G. Loiacano | $18,062 | $11,797 | -34.7% |
| Abney & Sons' Farm | $15,979 | $11,780 | -26.3% |
| Amanda Minick Reneau | $61,541 | $11,066 | -82% |
| William O. Reneau | $29,447 | $11,066 | -62.4% |
| Constance Melancon | $15,614 | $10,796 | -30.9% |
| Shrontz Family Limited Partnershi | $13,246 | $10,668 | -19.5% |
| RJR Cattle, Inc. | $71,010 | $10,660 | -85% |
| Roy L. Breaux Jr. | $16,380 | $10,164 | -37.9% |
| Pamela J. Loiacano | $15,027 | $10,036 | -33.2% |
| Joshua Dishman | $58,136 | $10,035 | -82.7% |
| Robert Saunders II | $20,414 | $9,973 | -51.1% |
| Schroeders Silver Spur, Inc. | $10,329 | $9,932 | -3.8% |
| Wingate Farms | $12,854 | $9,894 | -23% |
| Shane Paschal | $41,453 | $9,595 | -76.9% |
| Craig Hamm | $9,362 | $9,363 | 0% |
| Anthony Loiacano | $11,451 | $8,921 | -22.1% |
| Alan McNeill | $0 | $8,838 | -- |
| Gregory Scott Devillier | $7,740 | $8,718 | 12.6% |
| James D Laughlin | $32,890 | $8,538 | -74% |
| Ashley Dishman | $56,984 | $8,493 | -85.1% |
| Crossfire Farms, Inc. | $12,105 | $8,474 | -30% |
| Raymond Anderson | $7,326 | $8,456 | 15.4% |
| Levingston Ranch, LLC | $7,590 | $8,442 | 11.2% |
| Jerry L. Thornton | $7,326 | $7,857 | 7.2% |
| Jackie Sue Hanna | $5,082 | $7,796 | 53.4% |
| Debra S. Thornton | $7,260 | $7,778 | 7.1% |
| Toni Carter Spencer | $58,470 | $7,650 | -86.9% |
| Melanie K. Holland | $9,995 | $6,997 | -30% |
| Labelle Accessories, Inc. | $25,352 | $6,857 | -73% |
| Robert W. Aldrich | $6,384 | $6,835 | 7.1% |
| Connie L. Brady | $6,224 | $6,224 | 0% |
| Edward Hatcher | $21,878 | $6,129 | -72% |
| L. M. Hebert III | $29,208 | $6,110 | -79.1% |
| Charlie Reneau | $25,979 | $6,091 | -76.6% |
| Karen Celese Reneau | $10,270 | $6,091 | -40.7% |
| Edwin Arnaud III | $8,687 | $6,081 | -30% |
| Brandon J. Kelley | $8,967 | $5,874 | -34.5% |
| Chamblin Farms Limited PTR | $12,199 | $5,837 | -52.2% |
| Roy Morrell | $21,175 | $5,835 | -72.4% |
| Carl Prejean | $20,109 | $5,566 | -72.3% |
| Mark T Eddingston | $10,157 | $5,366 | -47.2% |
| Mary Ellen L. Prejean | $19,275 | $5,354 | -72.2% |
| Jon Jeffcoat | $76,712 | $5,346 | -93% |
| Kimberly E. Jeffcoat | $76,712 | $5,346 | -93% |
| Clifton Audilet | $4,323 | $5,263 | 21.7% |
| Craig Bonner | $5,576 | $5,204 | -6.7% |
| Elaine Bradford | $12,470 | $4,916 | -60.6% |
| Raymond Audilet | $5,280 | $4,904 | -7.1% |
| James A. Dunagan III | $20,328 | $4,870 | -76% |
| Michael Broussard | $3,630 | $4,733 | 30.4% |
| Bailey Wingate | $6,478 | $4,535 | -30% |
| John I. Shackelford Jr. | $4,389 | $4,432 | 1% |
| John T Hodgkins Exempt Trustee | $4,967 | $4,356 | -12.3% |
| Cody Garret Jeffcoat | $0 | $3,834 | -- |
| Suzanne Nix | $12,443 | $3,747 | -69.9% |
| Constance Leger Abshire | $7,832 | $3,704 | -52.7% |
| Eddie L. Craigen Jr. | $8,750 | $3,642 | -58.4% |
| Muldrow Bee & Aquaponics Farm | $31,786 | $3,611 | -88.6% |
| Arthur W. Kiker | $3,267 | $3,518 | 7.7% |
| Anthony Wayne Barfield | $3,503 | $3,503 | 0% |
| Edwin Frazier | $3,333 | $3,452 | 3.6% |
| Gage Barker | $7,522 | $3,447 | -54.2% |
| Jim Blue Broussard Jr. | $10,725 | $3,131 | -70.8% |
| Betty E. Kotz | $2,310 | $3,120 | 35.1% |
| Almond Land and Cattle, LLC | $7,920 | $3,013 | -62% |
| Charles Daniels | $11,728 | $2,992 | -74.5% |
| Jeffery Steven Leger | $11,814 | $2,976 | -74.8% |
| Kay Dishman | $16,864 | $2,961 | -82.4% |
| Julia Sager-Rodeheaver | $2,908 | $2,908 | 0% |
| Robert H. Beavers | $0 | $2,838 | -- |
| J Williams Family Partnership, Ltd. | $0 | $2,678 | -- |
| Patsy Tackett | $2,207 | $2,636 | 19.4% |
| Troy Randall Downs | $1,815 | $2,586 | 42.5% |
| Stuart Lee Horn | $9,652 | $2,585 | -73.2% |
| Kendra Derrick | $1,485 | $2,533 | 70.6% |
| Thomas Derrick | $1,485 | $2,533 | 70.6% |
| Steven Hanna | $0 | $2,530 | -- |
| Brock Jacob Levingston | $4,545 | $2,426 | -46.6% |
| Barbara McNeill | $10,648 | $2,406 | -77.4% |
| Ann D. Loomis | $7,871 | $2,377 | -69.8% |
| Brooks Lynn Levingston | $4,380 | $2,340 | -46.6% |
| Gregory D. Tuite | $5,543 | $2,315 | -58.2% |
| Darla Williford | $2,310 | $2,310 | 0% |
| Richard Lawrence Benoit Jr. | $3,577 | $2,249 | -37.1% |
| Richard Walton Mobley | $3,577 | $2,249 | -37.1% |
| Susan Horn | $9,427 | $2,215 | -76.5% |
| Albert Wade Meguess | $4,356 | $2,143 | -50.8% |
| Marvin McEachern | $2,330 | $2,130 | -8.6% |
| James W. Hammonds | $3,629 | $2,049 | -43.5% |
| Claco Farm and Ranch, LLC | $0 | $1,925 | -- |
| John Mayo Family PTRN, Ltd. | $2,871 | $1,902 | -33.8% |
| James Hoskinson | $4,928 | $1,797 | -63.5% |
| Roger D. Foreman | $0 | $1,785 | -- |
| Neoma L. Linares | $5,036 | $1,774 | -64.8% |
| Clubb Farms, Inc. | $0 | $1,730 | -- |
| James A. Riley Jr. | $1,287 | $1,595 | 23.9% |
| Delores Johnson | $1,287 | $1,578 | 22.6% |
| Stanley Duplechin | $9,793 | $1,550 | -84.2% |
| Debbie T. Riley | $1,287 | $1,540 | 19.7% |
| Melba Theriot | $2,187 | $1,439 | -34.2% |
| Brian E. Thompson | $1,433 | $1,433 | 0% |
| George Audilet | $3,201 | $1,396 | -56.4% |
| Renn Taylor | $2,219 | $1,353 | -39% |
| Eddie Weise | $1,606 | $1,340 | -16.6% |
| Frank Morris Daniels | $6,172 | $1,304 | -78.9% |
| Ronald Means | $3,982 | $1,246 | -68.7% |
| Lynn W. Burnside | $3,441 | $1,197 | -65.2% |
| E F Elliott Partnership | $1,562 | $1,135 | -27.3% |
| Eddie Weise Estate | $0 | $1,117 | -- |
| Glynda G Nevils Trust | $0 | $1,065 | -- |
| Alfa Lee Startz | $1,851 | $1,059 | -42.8% |
| Nettie Ann Smith | $3,913 | $1,025 | -73.8% |
| Catharine F Wallace Trust | $2,932 | $1,006 | -65.7% |
| Jacob C. Whitten Jr. | $713 | $997 | 39.8% |
| Homer Kiker | $2,409 | $962 | -60.1% |
| Bernard F Fritz Rvoc Living Trustee | $0 | $943 | -- |
| Jane P. Burns | $939 | $939 | 0% |
| Pete Ruysenaars | $1,255 | $879 | -30% |
| Mayo Joint Venture | $1,666 | $851 | -48.9% |
| Homer Glenn Kiker Jr. | $1,749 | $750 | -57.1% |
| James Hammonds | $0 | $709 | -- |
| Ryan Bradley Hemmenway | $1,287 | $686 | -46.7% |
| Chris Cullather | $2,108 | $683 | -67.6% |
| Mark Bordages | $0 | $660 | -- |
| Darrell J. Guidry | $2,255 | $590 | -73.8% |
| Alice Patillo | $758 | $530 | -30.1% |
| Circle JS Ranch, LLC | $2,421 | $524 | -78.4% |
| Elizabeth Bridges | $724 | $506 | -30.1% |
| Louella Petry | $1,873 | $506 | -73% |
| John Thomas Hodgkins | $651 | $496 | -23.8% |
| 4 C Farms Partnership | $1,012 | $441 | -56.4% |
| Christina Clubb | $2,044 | $440 | -78.5% |
| Christine Chesson | $611 | $395 | -35.4% |
| Carolyn Wood | $1,640 | $378 | -77% |
| Darby Doguet - the Darby Doguet Family Trust | $456 | $367 | -19.5% |
| Beryle J Schmidt | $592 | $357 | -39.7% |
| Patricia Barker | $888 | $336 | -62.2% |
| Mary Margaret Darby | $0 | $324 | -- |
| Richard Worsham | $0 | $321 | -- |
| Georgia J. Grymes | $243 | $291 | 19.8% |
| James Bradford Glaze | $379 | $267 | -29.6% |
| Robert Patillo | $369 | $258 | -30.1% |
| Joann Mendoza | $231 | $235 | 1.7% |
| Arlo F. Buller | $872 | $231 | -73.5% |
| Connie Plokhooy | $242 | $218 | -9.9% |
| Judy Nesbitt | $827 | $217 | -73.8% |
| Alice Moore | $312 | $217 | -30.4% |
| Alton J. Borel Jr. | $493 | $214 | -56.6% |
| Gail Freeman | $333 | $214 | -35.7% |
| Matthew Nosek | $968 | $212 | -78.1% |
| Glenn Watz | $969 | $168 | -82.7% |
| Lisa Gilchriest | $223 | $167 | -25.1% |
| Michael Lege | $223 | $167 | -25.1% |
| Lisa Gilchriest | $223 | $167 | -25.1% |
| Edwin P Wittung JR | $201 | $165 | -17.9% |
| Susan Orr Browne | $834 | $157 | -81.2% |
| Betty H. Isadore | $217 | $152 | -30% |
| Linda W Valyan | $217 | $152 | -30% |
| Danita Fierce | $434 | $114 | -73.7% |
| Kathryn J. Moffitt | $125 | $105 | -16% |
| Inez M Libersat | $117 | $101 | -13.7% |
| James Michael Smith | $0 | $83 | -- |
| Robert Calvin Smith | $0 | $83 | -- |
| Lois A. Lea | $266 | $82 | -69.2% |
| R. V. Lunsford | $355 | $68 | -80.8% |
| Gloria Noel | $200 | $68 | -66% |
| Emery Lee Trahan | $0 | $56 | -- |
| Norris Lee Trahan | $0 | $56 | -- |
| Marcia Landry Dischler | $0 | $35 | -- |
| Terilee Turner | $74 | $23 | -68.9% |
| Pearl Arnaud | $61 | $20 | -67.2% |
| Daniel J. Mouton Sr. | $27 | $12 | -55.6% |
| Mary L. Barlow | $27 | $12 | -55.6% |
| Betty Wells | $1,175 | $0 | -100% |
| Bill D. Orr | $834 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby D Smith & Gwendolyn Smith R | $353 | $0 | -100% |
| Boyd Wells | $394 | $0 | -100% |
| Cecil Slack | $136,644 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles Bauer | $2,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Christine Michelle Elender | $10,502 | $0 | -100% |
| Coffee Family Properties, Ltd. | $48 | $0 | -100% |
| Dishman Crawfish Farms, LLC | $185,500 | $0 | -100% |
| Elizabeth Wells Howell | $394 | $0 | -100% |
| Fairlawns Cead Mile Failte, LLC | $1,229 | $0 | -100% |
| H & L Farms | $10,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Hamshire Land Company, LLC | $1,963 | $0 | -100% |
| Hemmenway Family Limited Partners | $63,354 | $0 | -100% |
| Joanne W. Waldron | $1,030 | $0 | -100% |
| John M. Blackwell | $16,894 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Reneau | $15,709 | $0 | -100% |
| LBJ Farming, LLC | $79,139 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Dewey Hankamer | $2,081 | $0 | -100% |
| Mitchell W. Hankamer | $2,086 | $0 | -100% |
| Peter Wells Testamentary Trustee | $818 | $0 | -100% |
| Rita Annette Holtmyer | $88 | $0 | -100% |
| Texas Rice Improvement Associatio | $14,012 | $0 | -100% |
| Walker Family Farms, Ltd. | $2,414 | $0 | -100% |
| Texas Best Organics, Inc. | $1,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Angelina Bruno Dartez | $293 | $0 | -100% |
| Cheryl D. Stelly | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Keith J. Duhon | $107 | $0 | -100% |
| Deral Ellerbee | $16,727 | $0 | -100% |
| Douglas Paul Cutrer | $2,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Elwood J. Credeur Jr. | $249 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,405,561 | $3,308,314 | -38.8% |
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