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In 2021, 103 farmers in cities within Iberville Parish received a total of $3 million in 178 farm subsidies, a 3.8% increase from 2020, when the total was $2.9 million in 332 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engemann Farms | $233,936 | $290,816 | 24.3% |
| Denton E Hadley and Mona B Hadley Partnership | $151,666 | $252,784 | 66.7% |
| Glynn Rivet & Sons, Inc. | $121,415 | $235,535 | 94% |
| Ourso Farms, Inc. | $98,975 | $204,428 | 106.5% |
| Talbot Farms Partnership | $254,375 | $189,971 | -25.3% |
| Brady Hurdle Planting & Livestock, LLC | $73,780 | $179,060 | 142.7% |
| Nickie Rockforte Farms, LLC | $49,204 | $166,892 | 239.2% |
| B & T Farms Partnership | $18,173 | $138,684 | 663.1% |
| Guillot Farms, Inc. | $30,408 | $129,775 | 326.8% |
| Denton Hadley Jr. Farms, LLC | $7,894 | $83,871 | 962.5% |
| Clayton Hurdle Farms, LLC | $69,885 | $70,769 | 1.3% |
| Randall Rivere Farm, Inc. | $19,673 | $69,007 | 250.8% |
| Sugar Haven Farms, Inc. | $8,564 | $59,737 | 597.5% |
| St. Louis Planting, Inc. | $61,026 | $56,901 | -6.8% |
| Olivia Plantation, Inc. | $51,182 | $52,837 | 3.2% |
| Medine Farms, Inc. | $39,170 | $52,227 | 33.3% |
| Southdown Plantation, LLC | $13,376 | $51,845 | 287.6% |
| Jimmy Hurdle Jr. | $54,109 | $48,632 | -10.1% |
| Purpera Farms, LLC | $43,802 | $45,949 | 4.9% |
| Rodney J. Courville | $5,839 | $45,466 | 678.7% |
| Alton Landry, Inc. | $39,593 | $41,298 | 4.3% |
| David R Buriege | $41,378 | $37,793 | -8.7% |
| M & W Farms, Inc. | $31,754 | $36,789 | 15.9% |
| Callegan Farms, LLC | $27,643 | $34,770 | 25.8% |
| James T. Marionneaux | $51,228 | $34,658 | -32.3% |
| Mariano Farms, Inc. | $9,564 | $32,660 | 241.5% |
| B & S Cattle Company, LLC | $162,813 | $29,279 | -82% |
| Dennis Canezaro | $25,390 | $29,052 | 14.4% |
| Bennie Buriege | $37,121 | $27,612 | -25.6% |
| K & T Farms, Inc. | $25,314 | $26,843 | 6% |
| Sugarway Farms, LLC | $24,335 | $25,565 | 5.1% |
| Ramagos Farms, Inc. | $21,404 | $25,153 | 17.5% |
| A F Canella & Sons Incorporated | $1,962 | $23,830 | 1,114.6% |
| Craig Lewis | $48,054 | $22,815 | -52.5% |
| Michael a Fortie | $35,119 | $20,484 | -41.7% |
| A & G Planting Company, LLC | $13,084 | $17,446 | 33.3% |
| Trudy Canezaro | $25,272 | $12,467 | -50.7% |
| Mary P. Coco | $10,242 | $10,242 | 0% |
| Thomas H. Hurdle | $36,990 | $8,119 | -78.1% |
| Dual Agri, LLC | $6,004 | $8,006 | 33.3% |
| Jimmy Hurdle Farms, LLC | $26,114 | $7,028 | -73.1% |
| Elliott Patrick Cattle Company, LLC | $27,159 | $6,007 | -77.9% |
| Mark T. Andre | $36,430 | $5,833 | -84% |
| Ourso Properties, LLC | $7,044 | $5,758 | -18.3% |
| Brian Torres | $16,452 | $4,106 | -75% |
| Carroll Hurdle Farms, LLC | $17,088 | $3,887 | -77.3% |
| Tammy P. Smith | $14,664 | $3,601 | -75.4% |
| Colt Landry | $13,206 | $2,894 | -78.1% |
| C & J Hurdle Farms, LLC | $6,534 | $2,565 | -60.7% |
| Adeline Plantation, LLC | $2,227 | $2,499 | 12.2% |
| Marvin D. David | $0 | $2,255 | -- |
| Kimball Properties, LLC | $1,890 | $2,126 | 12.5% |
| Twin Oaks Ranch, LLC | $9,350 | $2,020 | -78.4% |
| Rivet Estates, LLC | $1,750 | $1,913 | 9.3% |
| James T. Marionneaux Jr. | $9,725 | $1,912 | -80.3% |
| Carbo's Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $9,108 | $1,656 | -81.8% |
| John Barry Wilcoxon | $6,688 | $1,585 | -76.3% |
| Gerald G. Giesler | $1,989 | $1,570 | -21.1% |
| Robbys Products and Services, LLC | $6,842 | $1,540 | -77.5% |
| Gerald J. Dupont Jr. | $7,150 | $1,533 | -78.6% |
| Victor P. Canella | $6,291 | $1,520 | -75.8% |
| Robert Marionneaux Jr. | $5,929 | $1,488 | -74.9% |
| Bar D Cattle Company, LLC | $7,117 | $1,458 | -79.5% |
| Dale D. Brown | $4,640 | $1,312 | -71.7% |
| Evan G. Mayfield | $1,291 | $1,291 | 0% |
| Terry Mayfield | $1,291 | $1,291 | 0% |
| Eric L Booksh JR | $4,642 | $1,090 | -76.5% |
| Michael H. Blanchard | $4,037 | $1,024 | -74.6% |
| Raymond Starns | $5,665 | $1,016 | -82.1% |
| Milton T. Patin | $4,411 | $1,016 | -77% |
| Drena Ourso | $686 | $914 | 33.2% |
| Leon Hutchinson Jr. | $2,816 | $890 | -68.4% |
| Rhett Marionneaux | $10,698 | $832 | -92.2% |
| Michael a Brandan Fortie JR | $1,937 | $785 | -59.5% |
| Tassin Farms, LLC | $4,182 | $778 | -81.4% |
| Tommy Smothers | $2,739 | $771 | -71.9% |
| Edward S Graves | $1,881 | $737 | -60.8% |
| Rivet Brothers, LLC | $544 | $725 | 33.3% |
| Shirley Jewell | $874 | $605 | -30.8% |
| Brandon J. Canella | $2,686 | $536 | -80% |
| Dustin Fairchild | $1,837 | $424 | -76.9% |
| Faye M. Gilliam | $622 | $365 | -41.3% |
| Carroll J. Hurdle | $268 | $357 | 33.2% |
| Travis F. Canella | $9,901 | $350 | -96.5% |
| Juan Darville | $2,200 | $196 | -91.1% |
| Nora D. Kimball | $359 | $175 | -51.3% |
| Brett D. Frey | $221 | $164 | -25.8% |
| Mao-Tec, LLC | $118 | $157 | 33.1% |
| Patrick F. Thistlethwaite | $315 | $136 | -56.8% |
| Cheryl L. Coleman | $226 | $132 | -41.6% |
| Lynette L. Thibodeaux | $227 | $132 | -41.9% |
| Susan L. Collura | $226 | $132 | -41.6% |
| Persick Brothers Farms, Inc. | $9,258 | $126 | -98.6% |
| Marion Miletello | $212 | $102 | -51.9% |
| Dale A. Purpera | $125 | $89 | -28.8% |
| Donna R. Purpera | $125 | $89 | -28.8% |
| Nick Buriege | $135 | $87 | -35.6% |
| Dupont Hemp Farms, LLC | $45 | $60 | 33.3% |
| Phyllis D. Jumonville | $39 | $52 | 33.3% |
| Francis D. Mabile | $31 | $42 | 35.5% |
| Lisha D. Messina | $31 | $42 | 35.5% |
| Alphonse B. Coco II | $29 | $36 | 24.1% |
| Dupont Nursery, Inc. | $244,927 | $5 | -100% |
| Amy Kleinpeter | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Chad Wille | $1,925 | $0 | -100% |
| John W. Grissom Jr. | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| Marietta Perrault | $297 | $0 | -100% |
| A. B. Smith Jr. | $247 | $0 | -100% |
| Bayou Pro Shop, Inc. | $164 | $0 | -100% |
| Cynthia C. Babin | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Ann Canezaro Vallet | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Donna Marie Canezaro Guidroz | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Gertie B. Courville | $3,480 | $0 | -100% |
| Joanna P. Badon | $94 | $0 | -100% |
| Matthew Jewell | $18,336 | $0 | -100% |
| MRS Karen V Lewis | $94 | $0 | -100% |
| N. L. Carriere Jr. | $21 | $0 | -100% |
| Patricia Ann Canezaro Bellelo | $29 | $0 | -100% |
| Patsy M Cifreo | $74 | $0 | -100% |
| Patsy S. Marionneaux | $222 | $0 | -100% |
| Peggy S. Carriere | $628 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard J. Ward | $120 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Duncan | $976 | $0 | -100% |
| Stephen Paul Engemann | $26 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Lewis | $10,671 | $0 | -100% |
| Atchafalaya Honey, LLC | $4,422 | $0 | -100% |
| Bobby Taylor | $7,098 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis E. Carbo | $18,452 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Landry Jr. | $43,619 | $0 | -100% |
| G & M Land Company, LLC | $117 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Carbo Sr. | $14,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Jumonville Ponds, LLC | $55,227 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelley's Cajun Seafood, LLC | $19,583 | $0 | -100% |
| L L & L Properties, LLC | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Nadler Real Estate, LLC | $706 | $0 | -100% |
| Quentin Morales | $3,420 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard I. Carline | $5,564 | $0 | -100% |
| Robby Mullins | $7,669 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald B Fousse | $313 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy Settoon | $18,694 | $0 | -100% |
| Wade Christopher Martinez | $10,733 | $0 | -100% |
| William S. Nadler Jr. | $699 | $0 | -100% |
| Brent Rivet | $7,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Curtis I. Jones | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Willie I. Hurdle Jr. | $1,668 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,906,064 | $3,015,884 | 3.8% |
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