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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

How much did farmers in West Baton Rouge County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

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Farms in West Baton Rouge County received $567,919 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 106 subsidies provided, the largest was for Schexnayder Planting & Manufactur, which received $60,127 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".

The smallest subsidy provided to a West Baton Rouge County farmer was $1 to Sam Joseph Ringo.

There were 98 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $409,983.

Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."

USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.

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.

Subsidies Received by West Baton Rouge County Code Farmers in 2021
Farmer$ ReceivedReason for SubsidyTotal Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Schexnayder Planting & Manufactur$60,127Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$67,823
Jarreau Farms, LLC$49,359Quality Loss Adjustment Program$91,444
Louisiana Wood Products, LLC$47,494Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$49,494
Westbank Planting Company, LLC$42,899Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$45,065
Morris Farms Partnership, LLC$39,920Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$41,160
Keith E. Morris$35,296Quality Loss Adjustment Program$73,832
Leblanc Agri-Cane, LLC$32,295Quality Loss Adjustment Program$64,906
Jarreau Farms, LLC$31,944Quality Loss Adjustment Program$91,444
Sugar West, Inc.$29,546Quality Loss Adjustment Program$46,597
Keith E. Morris$29,005Quality Loss Adjustment Program$73,832
Leblanc Agri-Cane, LLC$18,793Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$64,906
Gros Farms, LLC$15,221Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$15,221
Leblanc Agri-Cane, LLC$13,819Quality Loss Adjustment Program$64,906
Sugar West, Inc.$13,347Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$46,597
David Jarreau$12,273Quality Loss Adjustment Program$12,273
Keith E. Morris$9,532Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$73,832
Jarreau Farms, LLC$8,515Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$91,444
Leblanc Farms Partnership, LLC$7,319Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$7,421
Schexnayder Planting & Manufactur$5,998Price Loss Coverage Program$67,823
Maj Kissner, LLC$4,921Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$5,001
Diamond Cattle, LLC$4,332Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$4,332
Delapasse Farms, LLC$4,013Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,013
Richard B Bertinot$3,997Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,997
Sugar West, Inc.$3,704Price Loss Coverage Program$46,597
Chad Davis$3,273Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$3,273
Double a Holdings, LLC$3,062Price Loss Coverage Program$4,945
Brad Joseph Antie$2,950Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,342
Gerard Smith$2,950Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,342
John G. Tilton III$2,917Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$2,917
Louisiana Wood Products, LLC$2,000Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program$49,494
Double a Holdings, LLC$1,883Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$4,945
Triple B Ranch, LLC$1,596Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,596
Schexnayder Planting & Manufactur$1,512Price Loss Coverage Program$67,823
Westbank Planting Company, LLC$1,155Price Loss Coverage Program$45,065
Leo Ryan Wallace$1,100Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$1,100
Michael L Keowen$1,087Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,087
Joshua Jones$1,056Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$1,056
Westbank Planting Company, LLC$990Price Loss Coverage Program$45,065
Envie Farms, LLC$979Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$1,226
Brad Joseph Antie$876Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,342
Gerard Smith$876Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,342
Lynn Michael Noble$852Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$852
Jarreau Farms, LLC$824Price Loss Coverage Program$91,444
John F. Chustz$675Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$675
Morris Farms Partnership, LLC$640Price Loss Coverage Program$41,160
Charles Gremillion$632Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$863
David Blocker Corkern$629Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$768
Harrison John-Louis$608Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$608
Merrick P. Aucoin$592Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$592
Roderick Washington$520Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$520
Brad Joseph Antie$516Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,342
Gerard Smith$516Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$4,342
Morris Farms Partnership, LLC$508Price Loss Coverage Program$41,160
Linus C. Harleaux$402Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$402
John E. Simon$363Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act$897
Patterson Decuir$362Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$362
John E. Simon$304Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$897
Jarreau Farms, LLC$279Price Loss Coverage Program$91,444
Audrey Crochet$254Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$254
Envie Farms, LLC$247Price Loss Coverage Program$1,226
Patrick K. Bollich$239Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$239
Jarreau Farms, LLC$232Price Loss Coverage Program$91,444
Charles Gremillion$231Grasslands Reserve Program$863
Francis Keith Chustz$214Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$214
Gordon J. Millien Jr.$203Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$203
Johnny Louis Payne II$195Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$195
Gerald Horner$191Trade Mitigation Program/Market Facilitation Program 2019 - Non-Specialty Crops Program$191
Schexnayder Planting & Manufactur$186Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$67,823
Quin Kinler$172Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$198
Lucas Decuir$154Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$154
John E. Simon$153Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$897
David Blocker Corkern$139Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$768
Lionell a Matthews$132Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$233
Jarreau Farms, LLC$131Price Loss Coverage Program$91,444
Robert Morris$126Price Loss Coverage Program$126
Lionell a Matthews$101Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$233
Roy Sirmon Baker Jr.$94Price Loss Coverage Program$94
Morris Farms Partnership, LLC$92Price Loss Coverage Program$41,160
Leblanc Farms Partnership, LLC$90Price Loss Coverage Program$7,421
Breann M Keowen$86Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry$86
Sam Joseph Ringo$85Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$86
Kelson Zaunbrecher Swancy$84Price Loss Coverage Program$143
Maj Kissner, LLC$80Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$5,001
Jarreau Farms, LLC$79Price Loss Coverage Program$91,444
James O. Devillier$72Price Loss Coverage Program$72
Florence M. Jones$72Price Loss Coverage Program$72
Jacqueline A. Morain$65Price Loss Coverage Program$65
Guy P. Purpera Jr.$55Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$89
Jarreau Farms, LLC$54Price Loss Coverage Program$91,444
Belinda S. Jones$47Price Loss Coverage Program$82
Carl Marks$44Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$61
John E. Simon$39Price Loss Coverage Program$897
John E. Simon$38Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program$897
Belinda S. Jones$35Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$82
Guy P. Purpera Jr.$34Price Loss Coverage Program$89
Kelson Zaunbrecher Swancy$30Price Loss Coverage Program$143
Kelson Zaunbrecher Swancy$29Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$143
Jarreau Farms, LLC$27Price Loss Coverage Program$91,444
Betsy J. Dunham$26Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental$26
Quin Kinler$26Price Loss Coverage Program$198
Morris W Bellelo$21Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities$21
Westbank Planting Company, LLC$21Price Loss Coverage Program$45,065
Carl Marks$17Price Loss Coverage Program$61
Jessica B. Cline$13Agriculture Risk Program - Individual Coverage$13
Leblanc Farms Partnership, LLC$12Price Loss Coverage Program$7,421
Sam Joseph Ringo$1Price Loss Coverage Program$86

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