Local Government
33 Sabinal farmers received agricultural subsidies in 2021
Published 02/27/24
Of the 99 subsidies provided, the largest was for George D. Driskill, which received $161,012 for the claim of Livestock Forage Disaster Program.
The smallest subsidy provided to Sabinal farmers was $30 to Richard H. Nunley and Robert B. Nunley Jr..
There were 48 less subsidies in 2021 than the year before, when there were 147.
The total value of the subsidies fell by $2.9 million from the previous year.
Overall, 33 farmers received financial aid in the city.
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 Sabinal Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy |
|---|---|---|
| George D. Driskill | $161,012 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| James F. Williams Jr. | $125,000 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Bob Clary & Sons | $94,912 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Bob Clary & Sons | $67,778 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Cole Farms and Ranch | $66,994 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Cole Farms and Ranch | $65,841 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Cole Farms and Ranch | $56,266 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Henry Bros Farms, LLC | $52,962 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Annandale Ranch Partnership | $51,413 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Kincaid Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $50,548 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Cole Farms and Ranch | $47,432 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Matthew M. Dodson | $42,341 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| George D. Driskill | $38,071 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Kenneth W. Meyer | $37,320 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Cole Farms and Ranch | $37,030 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Bob Clary & Sons | $36,658 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Sam Horton | $31,680 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Sidney Clary Clary H. Farms | $31,231 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Danny Dean | $29,744 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Thomas Melvin Foster | $26,642 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Matthew M. Dodson | $26,192 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Mathis Farms Partnership | $25,775 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| John H. Driskill | $24,512 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Kincaid Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $22,862 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| John H. Driskill | $21,185 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| James F. Williams Jr. | $19,031 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Kincaid Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $18,751 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Kincaid Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $18,475 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| James F. Williams Jr. | $16,080 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Kincaid Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $15,762 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Kenneth Eugene Verstuyft | $14,284 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| George D. Driskill | $13,790 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Kincaid Land & Cattle Company, Inc. | $13,680 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Mathis Farms Partnership | $13,384 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| George D. Driskill | $12,009 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Thomas Melvin Foster | $10,776 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Thomas Melvin Foster | $10,664 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Kenneth W. Meyer | $10,599 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Sidney Clary Clary H. Farms | $10,415 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Kenneth Eugene Verstuyft | $10,161 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Richard Weaver Jr. | $10,096 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Kenneth W. Meyer | $9,573 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Annandale Ranch Partnership | $9,453 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jessie David Howard | $9,138 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| George D. Driskill | $7,990 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program |
| Kenneth Spence Farms | $7,954 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Henry Bros Farms, LLC | $7,358 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Michael J. Hawkes | $6,515 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Henry Bros Farms, LLC | $6,125 | Quality Loss Adjustment Program |
| Danny Dean | $5,823 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Eugene Verstuyft | $5,534 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Sam Horton | $5,392 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Sidney Clary Clary H. Farms | $4,050 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Kenneth Eugene Verstuyft | $3,974 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jessie David Howard | $3,923 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities |
| Stone Land and Cattle Company, LLC | $3,864 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Thomas Melvin Foster | $3,797 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Robert O. Coleman | $3,428 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| James D. Phillips | $3,338 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Kenneth Eugene Verstuyft | $3,210 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Eugene Verstuyft | $3,098 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Annandale Ranch Partnership | $2,944 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Sam Horton | $2,848 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Henry Bros Farms, LLC | $2,740 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Richard Weaver Jr. | $2,530 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| Cole Farms and Ranch | $2,516 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County |
| Michael J. Hawkes | $2,150 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Annandale Ranch Partnership | $2,112 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Jessie David Howard | $2,070 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| John H. Driskill | $1,535 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Cathy Lutz | $1,501 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| James F. Williams Jr. | $1,484 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Michael J. Hawkes | $1,416 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Robert O. Coleman | $1,388 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Kenneth Spence Farms | $1,306 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Sidney Clary Clary H. Farms | $1,194 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Henry Lutz | $1,177 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program |
| Jessie David Howard | $1,094 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Kenneth Eugene Verstuyft | $891 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| James D. Phillips | $882 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Mathis Farms Partnership | $830 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Sam Horton | $815 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Ann L. Aley | $614 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Sharon McCauley | $605 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act |
| James D. Phillips | $587 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Jessie David Howard | $560 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Cathy Lutz | $552 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Tony Ray Weaver | $531 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Richard Weaver Jr. | $510 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Ross Horton | $500 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Henry Lutz | $433 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Thomas Melvin Foster | $358 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Robert O. Coleman | $346 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| Jesus Reyes | $294 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry |
| John H. Driskill | $230 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Cathy Lutz | $216 | Price Loss Coverage Program |
| Cole Farms and Ranch | $116 | Noninsured Assistance Program |
| Richard H. Nunley | $30 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Robert B. Nunley Jr. | $30 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental |
| Total subsidies | $1,644,830 | - |
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