Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
In 2021, 300 farmers in cities within Lycoming County received a total of $1.7 million in 474 farm subsidies, a 36.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.7 million in 813 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Alan Miller | $145,595 | $117,027 | -19.6% |
Waltz Dairy Farm LP | $29,562 | $72,823 | 146.3% |
The Nature Conservancy | $48,297 | $50,000 | 3.5% |
Charles R. Bosch | $54,814 | $45,962 | -16.1% |
Wilhelm Schon | $30,668 | $43,730 | 42.6% |
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $39,488 | -- |
Crist Farm | $28,137 | $36,243 | 28.8% |
Glade Run Farms, LLC | $50,976 | $35,413 | -30.5% |
Scott A. Munro | $92,295 | $32,107 | -65.2% |
Ronald Lynn Peck | $7,005 | $31,169 | 345% |
Loretta H. Raup | $21,831 | $28,379 | 30% |
Steven E. Artley | $28,905 | $25,890 | -10.4% |
Benjamin McCarty | $26,821 | $25,667 | -4.3% |
Brian L. Fischer Jr. | $0 | $25,468 | -- |
William J. Steppe | $25,903 | $25,344 | -2.2% |
T Scott Moore Farms, LLC | $59,819 | $24,107 | -59.7% |
Lawrence S. Fry | $19,385 | $21,207 | 9.4% |
Caroline A. Hall | $20,720 | $20,720 | 0% |
Robert M. Rabb | $19,374 | $19,182 | -1% |
JRT Farms, Inc. | $133,121 | $18,679 | -86% |
Gary A. Rearick | $15,754 | $15,607 | -0.9% |
Wayne Vandine | $29,196 | $15,516 | -46.9% |
Brett S. Bowes | $84,998 | $15,443 | -81.8% |
Harley W. Fry | $19,786 | $14,860 | -24.9% |
Shirley R Temple IRRV Trustee | $14,760 | $14,760 | 0% |
Stephen A. Newhart | $13,342 | $13,125 | -1.6% |
Robyn M. Schreiber | $0 | $13,091 | -- |
Rakestraw Farms, Inc. | $28,046 | $13,036 | -53.5% |
Farnsworth Farms, Inc. | $18,053 | $12,872 | -28.7% |
Timothy W. Schriner | $11,846 | $11,846 | 0% |
Gerald L. Seyler | $32,853 | $11,640 | -64.6% |
Kepner Farms, LLC | $48,898 | $11,574 | -76.3% |
Timothy A. Waltz | $10,932 | $10,932 | 0% |
Rodney J. Rice | $10,918 | $10,918 | 0% |
Steven Jones | $11,433 | $10,727 | -6.2% |
Verrico Farms, LLC | $27,154 | $10,586 | -61% |
Maplewood Farm, LLC | $10,552 | $10,552 | 0% |
Jeremie S. Snyder | $27,205 | $10,526 | -61.3% |
Lorson Angus Farms, LLC | $38,167 | $10,323 | -73% |
Jason Harris | $7,205 | $10,202 | 41.6% |
Thomas R. Boyd | $9,654 | $9,654 | 0% |
David Rothrock | $9,462 | $9,462 | 0% |
James H. Bishop | $28,787 | $9,454 | -67.2% |
Jacob V. Heisey | $56,681 | $9,019 | -84.1% |
Rodney J. Laub | $8,801 | $8,801 | 0% |
Edward D. Frantz | $6,294 | $8,782 | 39.5% |
Robert P. Maxwell | $8,638 | $8,638 | 0% |
John M. Pfleegor | $14,231 | $8,516 | -40.2% |
Andrew B. Davis | $8,623 | $8,362 | -3% |
Jeffrey Moore | $8,317 | $8,317 | 0% |
Richard D. Snyder | $5,822 | $8,253 | 41.8% |
The Zimmerman Family Irrevocable Trust | $0 | $8,225 | -- |
Roger Wagner | $5,283 | $7,881 | 49.2% |
William L. Hanna | $7,682 | $7,682 | 0% |
Jeff A. Liddic | $15,682 | $7,390 | -52.9% |
David R. Rakestraw | $15,605 | $7,328 | -53% |
David J Lopatofsky, M.D. | $0 | $7,248 | -- |
Louis a Gansell | $7,091 | $7,091 | 0% |
Robert L. Myers | $9,257 | $7,076 | -23.6% |
James A. Sones | $20,456 | $7,057 | -65.5% |
Donald L. Hill | $20,901 | $6,938 | -66.8% |
Allen L. Flickinger | $6,903 | $6,903 | 0% |
Thomas L. Dunlap | $19,843 | $6,833 | -65.6% |
Keith L. Wallis | $5,077 | $6,645 | 30.9% |
Joyce I. Peterman | $5,062 | $6,625 | 30.9% |
Sevilla A. Smith | $6,535 | $6,466 | -1.1% |
BPRCV Limited Partnership | $6,391 | $6,391 | 0% |
Raymond H. Perritt | $0 | $6,390 | -- |
Neal L. Orr | $18,408 | $6,305 | -65.7% |
Kenneth R. Singer | $6,229 | $6,229 | 0% |
David C. Raker | $6,715 | $6,215 | -7.4% |
Jeannine Kozen | $6,076 | $6,076 | 0% |
Kurtz Irrevocable Grantor Trust | $6,062 | $6,030 | -0.5% |
Timothy W. Greenaway | $17,170 | $5,849 | -65.9% |
Scott E. Shipton | $5,809 | $5,809 | 0% |
Ethel Hocker | $5,806 | $5,806 | 0% |
Robert W. Gardner | $16,205 | $5,786 | -64.3% |
Rick D. Harrison | $5,725 | $5,725 | 0% |
Ruth Ann Hallow | $5,601 | $5,688 | 1.6% |
David L Reese and Lois M Reese Irrevocable Trust a | $0 | $5,584 | -- |
Neva Davis | $5,578 | $5,578 | 0% |
John A. Sones | $15,333 | $5,561 | -63.7% |
Ben L. Carson | $6,525 | $5,523 | -15.4% |
Keith L. Carson | $6,492 | $5,517 | -15% |
Keith A. Solomon | $5,514 | $5,514 | 0% |
Nancy G. Mingle | $5,440 | $5,440 | 0% |
Antes Family Farm, LLC | $5,426 | $5,426 | 0% |
Gary L. Hill | $14,026 | $5,380 | -61.6% |
Denny L. Wagner | $8,129 | $5,211 | -35.9% |
Estate of Bruce L Vandine Jr | $8,981 | $5,199 | -42.1% |
Leonard Cory | $0 | $5,190 | -- |
Patricia L. Wood | $5,168 | $5,168 | 0% |
Wayne S. Wagner | $6,181 | $5,086 | -17.7% |
Charles H. Keener | $5,081 | $5,081 | 0% |
Doris L. Laforme | $5,081 | $5,081 | 0% |
Snook Farms, LLC | $38,320 | $5,080 | -86.7% |
Thomas M. Smith | $4,797 | $4,797 | 0% |
Walter Levan | $4,783 | $4,783 | 0% |
Gerald A. Welshans | $4,352 | $4,779 | 9.8% |
Diane K. Stackhouse | $14,052 | $4,755 | -66.2% |
Balcony View Farm, LLC | $3,572 | $4,704 | 31.7% |
Garry Burgard | $4,697 | $4,697 | 0% |
James M. McKee | $4,655 | $4,655 | 0% |
John F. Snyder | $11,237 | $4,591 | -59.1% |
Joshua Leidhecker | $0 | $4,557 | -- |
Galen Ingram | $4,539 | $4,539 | 0% |
James O. Moff III | $2,647 | $4,471 | 68.9% |
James L. Muffly | $4,449 | $4,449 | 0% |
Ronald K. Mingle | $4,395 | $4,395 | 0% |
John D. Harvey | $9,028 | $4,380 | -51.5% |
Julie H. Ritter | $6,070 | $4,372 | -28% |
David J. Snyder | $4,223 | $4,343 | 2.8% |
Margaret H. Plotts | $4,329 | $4,329 | 0% |
John Pecchia | $4,506 | $4,291 | -4.8% |
Fred L. Robbins | $4,256 | $4,256 | 0% |
Dale E. Fuller | $4,191 | $4,191 | 0% |
Dale L. Wertz Jr. | $10,493 | $4,187 | -60.1% |
David K. Brooks | $4,068 | $4,068 | 0% |
Jeanne C. Brooks | $4,068 | $4,068 | 0% |
Richard J. Thompson | $0 | $4,034 | -- |
Tammy Rice | $3,963 | $3,963 | 0% |
Chris E. Shaner | $0 | $3,843 | -- |
Warren W. Carson | $2,990 | $3,760 | 25.8% |
Clyde W. English | $3,758 | $3,758 | 0% |
Pleasant Valley Dairy Family Limited Partnership | $0 | $3,710 | -- |
Sally L. Eves | $3,661 | $3,661 | 0% |
Vernon L. Temple | $5,941 | $3,659 | -38.4% |
RJRW, LLC | $3,718 | $3,654 | -1.7% |
David W. Waltz | $8,760 | $3,584 | -59.1% |
The Judy a Fortney Revocable Trust | $0 | $3,454 | -- |
Stephen E. Paulhamus | $10,369 | $3,446 | -66.8% |
Robert W. Wehler | $11,259 | $3,422 | -69.6% |
Quinn Kirk | $3,238 | $3,238 | 0% |
Myron T. Smith | $3,226 | $3,226 | 0% |
Timothy J. Orr | $9,115 | $3,184 | -65.1% |
Victor Welshans | $3,172 | $3,172 | 0% |
Thomas R. Sanguedolce | $3,507 | $3,125 | -10.9% |
Gerald L. Houseknecht | $8,000 | $3,118 | -61% |
Frederick J. Herr | $10,149 | $3,083 | -69.6% |
Frederick J. Herr II | $2,648 | $2,988 | 12.8% |
Roger W. Martin | $2,975 | $2,975 | 0% |
Matthew R. Martin | $0 | $2,975 | -- |
Fred E. Yeagle | $2,949 | $2,949 | 0% |
Laura Wenger | $9,954 | $2,944 | -70.4% |
Joanne L. Knepp | $9,642 | $2,921 | -69.7% |
Amy McCoy | $2,281 | $2,826 | 23.9% |
Steven W. Spotts | $2,812 | $2,812 | 0% |
Alan C. Metzger | $2,628 | $2,628 | 0% |
Blue Hill Rod & Gun Club | $2,608 | $2,608 | 0% |
Timothy E. Shearer | $2,354 | $2,603 | 10.6% |
FRY Bros Timber, Inc. | $4,923 | $2,567 | -47.9% |
Neil Arthur | $8,377 | $2,529 | -69.8% |
Sherry L. Iseley | $2,515 | $2,515 | 0% |
Nathan L. Welshans | $6,088 | $2,504 | -58.9% |
Leroy M. Miller | $2,457 | $2,457 | 0% |
Clayton L. Merrill | $2,426 | $2,426 | 0% |
William E. Hunter | $4,195 | $2,406 | -42.6% |
B&B Bower Farm | $4,421 | $2,404 | -45.6% |
Gregory P. Harris | $5,778 | $2,347 | -59.4% |
Dutch Hill Hunting Club, Inc. | $2,327 | $2,320 | -0.3% |
Joseph S. Worthington | $1,481 | $2,317 | 56.4% |
Donald W. Breon II | $2,257 | $2,257 | 0% |
Pamela L. Gass | $2,222 | $2,222 | 0% |
Dennis Smith | $0 | $2,216 | -- |
Roger D. Jarrett | $5,294 | $2,214 | -58.2% |
Camerer Farms, Inc. | $28,307 | $2,209 | -92.2% |
David John Fenstermaker | $4,827 | $2,203 | -54.4% |
Penn Brook Farm, LLC | $2,190 | $2,190 | 0% |
Lauchle Lodge, Inc. | $2,171 | $2,169 | -0.1% |
Carol J. Shetler | $2,160 | $2,160 | 0% |
Cynthia A. Breon | $2,111 | $2,111 | 0% |
Todd M. Hillegas | $4,548 | $2,108 | -53.6% |
Patricia E. Lamoreaux | $6,013 | $2,052 | -65.9% |
John E. Byler | $17,428 | $2,050 | -88.2% |
John W. Murray | $6,767 | $2,048 | -69.7% |
William Messersmith | $2,011 | $2,011 | 0% |
Harry Rogers III | $3,354 | $2,002 | -40.3% |
Patricia S. Miller | $2,000 | $2,000 | 0% |
Nathaniel J. Snyder | $2,399 | $1,959 | -18.3% |
Christopher L. Kepner | $2,258 | $1,939 | -14.1% |
Hawk Ridge Farm, LLC | $7,331 | $1,935 | -73.6% |
Eugene Jenkins II | $0 | $1,934 | -- |
Jeffrey Herrman | $1,915 | $1,915 | 0% |
Cynthia L. Gardner | $2,241 | $1,915 | -14.5% |
Kenneth B. Lundy | $1,896 | $1,896 | 0% |
Cameron Koons | $4,583 | $1,881 | -59% |
Toby Samuel Wagner | $4,497 | $1,820 | -59.5% |
Timothy Waldman | $0 | $1,806 | -- |
Mary a Buddendorf | $7,119 | $1,740 | -75.6% |
Daniel W. Paulhamus | $6,348 | $1,718 | -72.9% |
Logan J. Welshans | $9,102 | $1,694 | -81.4% |
Thomas C. Styer | $4,351 | $1,693 | -61.1% |
Harold J. London | $7,241 | $1,652 | -77.2% |
Dennis L. Metzger | $1,615 | $1,615 | 0% |
Carl R Wentzler | $3,221 | $1,610 | -50% |
Darrel V Reibson | $1,511 | $1,511 | 0% |
Jeffrey Wenner | $3,499 | $1,503 | -57% |
Dale L. Reese | $1,500 | $1,500 | 0% |
Betty A. Schriner | $0 | $1,494 | -- |
Reeder Farm, LLC | $1,460 | $1,460 | 0% |
David E. Bobak | $1,405 | $1,405 | 0% |
Leon J. Burgett | $3,661 | $1,404 | -61.6% |
Troy Musser | $17,872 | $1,362 | -92.4% |
Patrick McGinley | $1,347 | $1,348 | 0.1% |
Dolores B. Moyer | $1,334 | $1,334 | 0% |
Scott W. Koser | $3,987 | $1,296 | -67.5% |
Colton D. P. France | $4,214 | $1,289 | -69.4% |
James Fink | $1,280 | $1,280 | 0% |
Robert Kilgus | $1,275 | $1,275 | 0% |
Nancy L. Repaci | $1,268 | $1,268 | 0% |
The 4 G's, Inc. | $0 | $1,260 | -- |
Michael J. Paternostro | $3,891 | $1,242 | -68.1% |
Kevin A. Frantz | $3,693 | $1,214 | -67.1% |
Ernest W. Kiess | $2,295 | $1,191 | -48.1% |
Leonard a Lockcuff | $2,256 | $1,122 | -50.3% |
Evalyn F. Miller | $1,107 | $1,107 | 0% |
Clifton C. Swartz | $2,236 | $1,100 | -50.8% |
Mark Taylor | $5,278 | $1,072 | -79.7% |
Gary R. Womelsdorf | $2,037 | $1,070 | -47.5% |
Dennis D Hazlak | $2,685 | $1,061 | -60.5% |
David L. Steppe | $9,482 | $1,032 | -89.1% |
John G. Thompson | $6,553 | $1,005 | -84.7% |
Sarah H. Bruch | $1,005 | $1,005 | 0% |
Sean Eugene Ulmer | $1,695 | $979 | -42.2% |
Terry L. Fenstermaker | $972 | $972 | 0% |
Todd M. Arthur | $948 | $948 | 0% |
Steven A. Smith | $4,962 | $934 | -81.2% |
Bill Burdett | $917 | $917 | 0% |
Joyce M Kimport | $887 | $887 | 0% |
Paul Katzmaier | $885 | $885 | 0% |
Cecil L. Tome | $7,670 | $885 | -88.5% |
Christopher R. Brown | $7,979 | $881 | -89% |
Donald W. Hepburn | $1,847 | $832 | -55% |
Jennifer J. Babcock | $2,315 | $825 | -64.4% |
Matthew D. Coffman | $1,611 | $805 | -50% |
Chalmer Vanhorn | $1,760 | $805 | -54.3% |
Donna E. Sayah | $1,293 | $773 | -40.2% |
Luke Sterling Fink | $7,518 | $748 | -90.1% |
Robert F. Brown | $4,109 | $747 | -81.8% |
Edward Danneker | $3,153 | $736 | -76.7% |
David E. Yeagle | $735 | $735 | 0% |
Jeffrey R. Thomas | $2,611 | $719 | -72.5% |
Wayne Wall | $671 | $671 | 0% |
Joseph C. Reeder | $3,275 | $664 | -79.7% |
Earl Lee Stroble | $5,299 | $642 | -87.9% |
Martin R. Messner | $777 | $631 | -18.8% |
Lewis G. Zinck | $630 | $630 | 0% |
Henry F. Frey Jr. | $624 | $624 | 0% |
Shawn R Branton, D.D.S. | $591 | $591 | 0% |
Andrea L. Young | $580 | $580 | 0% |
Kelly Ray Denton | $549 | $549 | 0% |
Patricia S. Gottschall | $546 | $546 | 0% |
James L. Steppe | $1,989 | $546 | -72.5% |
Kelsey Edward Bower | $0 | $539 | -- |
Donald L. Alexander Jr. | $2,213 | $528 | -76.1% |
Ralph S. Styer Jr. | $1,904 | $490 | -74.3% |
Richard L. Marsh | $483 | $483 | 0% |
David H. Bogart | $1,065 | $458 | -57% |
Allan Lee Messner | $0 | $456 | -- |
Susan Liuzza | $440 | $440 | 0% |
Nevin W. Arthur | $899 | $432 | -51.9% |
Wayne Sager | $427 | $427 | 0% |
John W. Schon | $413 | $413 | 0% |
County of Lycoming | $403 | $403 | 0% |
Jimmy D. Hill | $394 | $394 | 0% |
Michael Derr | $2,185 | $390 | -82.2% |
Scott W. Snyder | $792 | $374 | -52.8% |
Kiesha Leigh Bower | $918 | $356 | -61.2% |
Scott H. Kepner | $343 | $343 | 0% |
Donald H. McElheny | $2,159 | $339 | -84.3% |
James L. Temple | $495 | $337 | -31.9% |
James Matthew McCoy | $553 | $330 | -40.3% |
William K. Barto | $323 | $323 | 0% |
Miles J. Laubacher | $2,378 | $317 | -86.7% |
Timothy J. Reeder | $1,452 | $312 | -78.5% |
Kathleen J. Lyons | $0 | $293 | -- |
Laverne E. Steppe | $0 | $275 | -- |
Allan R. Kehrer | $584 | $269 | -53.9% |
Robert Merrill Jr. | $261 | $261 | 0% |
Robert J. Steppe | $1,618 | $257 | -84.1% |
Marc Fortney | $256 | $256 | 0% |
Elton D. Rupert Jr. | $817 | $255 | -68.8% |
Sandra L. Arthur | $230 | $230 | 0% |
Ralph W. Fogleman Jr. | $228 | $228 | 0% |
Corey J. Randall | $478 | $188 | -60.7% |
Arthur C. Shaner | $264 | $171 | -35.2% |
Dave Hallow Jr. | $1,923 | $168 | -91.3% |
Drew Davis | $517 | $151 | -70.8% |
Mary A. Harvey | $137 | $137 | 0% |
Brynn C. Bower | $9,267 | $90 | -99% |
Lynn L. Reece | $1,719 | $88 | -94.9% |
Mervin L. Gardner | $2,129 | $84 | -96.1% |
Welshans Farm, Inc. | $6,809 | $80 | -98.8% |
Jon Hart | $80 | $80 | 0% |
Gary L. Temple | $264 | $76 | -71.2% |
Parker Smith | $1,192 | $66 | -94.5% |
William H. Goodell III | $237 | $60 | -74.7% |
Diane Stackhouse | $0 | $34 | -- |
Adam M. Fraley | $1,427 | $30 | -97.9% |
Charles Shutts | $415 | $23 | -94.5% |
David A. Gardner | $2,241 | $0 | -100% |
David L Reese and Lois M Reese Ir | $5,584 | $0 | -100% |
Frederick R. Marks | $7,349 | $0 | -100% |
Mary A Kepner Estate | $1,506 | $0 | -100% |
Reba Fry | $57 | $0 | -100% |
Neil W. Barto | $101 | $0 | -100% |
Amos M. Fisher | $16,245 | $0 | -100% |
Daniel Brown | $137 | $0 | -100% |
Donald H. Heim | $9,302 | $0 | -100% |
Henry F. Beiler | $522 | $0 | -100% |
Janice C. Motter | $2,546 | $0 | -100% |
Jason Hafer | $1,128 | $0 | -100% |
The George R and Barbara E Carlso | $1,010 | $0 | -100% |
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $21,231 | $0 | -100% |
John S. Tebbs | $282 | $0 | -100% |
Leonard Cory | $5,190 | $0 | -100% |
Robert A. Pace | $579 | $0 | -100% |
The Judy a Fortney Revocable Trus | $3,454 | $0 | -100% |
Timothy C. Hampton II | $201 | $0 | -100% |
Betty Schriner | $174 | $0 | -100% |
Caitlin Buck | $1,013 | $0 | -100% |
Carol A. Converse | $263 | $0 | -100% |
David W. Dershem | $119 | $0 | -100% |
Dennis C. Houseknecht | $2,140 | $0 | -100% |
Donald A. Baylor Sr. | $45 | $0 | -100% |
Donna L. Hall | $6,468 | $0 | -100% |
Edward L. Derrick | $30,345 | $0 | -100% |
Estate of Warren M Fenstermacher | $171 | $0 | -100% |
Gloria E. Morrison | $353 | $0 | -100% |
Harold D. Bishop | $3,655 | $0 | -100% |
Jay U. Nickles | $1,791 | $0 | -100% |
Joel L. Budman | $359 | $0 | -100% |
Joseph Worthington | $836 | $0 | -100% |
Justin D. Gardner | $224 | $0 | -100% |
Kendall Peterman | $349 | $0 | -100% |
Kenneth Lyons | $293 | $0 | -100% |
Lawrence G. Wertman | $1,494 | $0 | -100% |
Leah G. Tewksbury | $2,400 | $0 | -100% |
Paul R. Schriner | $2,929 | $0 | -100% |
The Zimmerman Family Irrevocable | $4,875 | $0 | -100% |
Thomas W. Boatman | $2,025 | $0 | -100% |
Timothy Lewis | $838 | $0 | -100% |
Warren Fenstermacher | $524 | $0 | -100% |
Aaron L. Stoltzfus | $19,570 | $0 | -100% |
Donald J. Steinbacher | $608 | $0 | -100% |
Emerson Larue Lewis | $275 | $0 | -100% |
Gene S. Lehman | $2,130 | $0 | -100% |
J B Realty, Inc. | $744 | $0 | -100% |
Pleasant Valley Dairy Family Limi | $3,740 | $0 | -100% |
R&W Family Farm, LLC | $420 | $0 | -100% |
Richard W. Hall | $740 | $0 | -100% |
Robert James Lehman | $798 | $0 | -100% |
Samuel F. Stoltzfus | $13,363 | $0 | -100% |
Shirlee English Estate | $3,002 | $0 | -100% |
Thomas J. Corbett | $203 | $0 | -100% |
Total subsidies | $2,722,895 | $1,728,652 | -36.5% |