Winter Garden Today

Farms in Maverick County received $236,144 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Of the 24 subsidies provided, the largest was for Leonard Pecan Farms, LLC, which received $87,345 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act".

The smallest subsidy provided to a Maverick County farmer was $18 to Sarah June Gonzalez.

There were 49 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $706,853.

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.

Farmer	$ Received	Reason for Subsidy	Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($)
Leonard Pecan Farms, LLC	$87,345	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$91,400
WS Land & Cattle, LLC	$64,777	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$66,297
J S Livestock, LLC	$25,025	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$28,581
Prosser Martin Wall	$19,865	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$19,865
Gregorio Cordova	$5,838	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$5,838
Campbell Family Farm Partnership	$4,516	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities	$5,149
Leonard Pecan Farms, LLC	$4,055	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Cares	$91,400
Petra Antu Mancha	$3,625	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$3,625
J S Livestock, LLC	$3,556	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$28,581
Oscar de la Garza	$3,070	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$3,070
Travis D. Kelly	$2,755	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$2,755
Walter Herring	$2,501	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$2,965
Paul E. Henrich	$2,289	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$2,289
JMP Cattle, LLC	$1,891	Price Loss Coverage Program	$1,891
WS Land & Cattle, LLC	$1,520	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$66,297
Isidro DE Los Santos JR	$1,232	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$1,232
Campbell Family Farm Partnership	$591	Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental	$5,149
Walter Herring	$464	Livestock Forage Disaster Program	$2,965
Fernando Limon	$430	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$430
Jeff Karns	$412	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$412
Gilbert Mancha	$292	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act	$292
Campbell Family Farm Partnership	$42	Price Loss Coverage Program	$5,149
Charlie Cardenas	$35	Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry	$35
Sarah June Gonzalez	$18	Price Loss Coverage Program	$18