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In 2021, 205 farmers in cities within Snyder County received a total of $2.8 million in 372 farm subsidies, a 50.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.6 million in 688 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Snyder County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Well Bred Farms, Inc. | $0 | $237,991 | -- |
| Timothy R. Goss | $22,772 | $206,792 | 808.1% |
| Albert W Heimbach & Sons, LLC | $368,016 | $153,406 | -58.3% |
| Rock Hill Dairy, LLC | $253,642 | $134,983 | -46.8% |
| Richard E. Parthemer | $176,831 | $117,504 | -33.6% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $83,153 | -- |
| Shade Valley Farm, LLC | $34,347 | $63,070 | 83.6% |
| Kenneth L. Shaffer | $46,724 | $53,551 | 14.6% |
| Robert W. Heimbach | $90,943 | $50,645 | -44.3% |
| Red Top Farms, LLC | $0 | $50,639 | -- |
| Swift Run Poultry Farm, LLC | $0 | $46,655 | -- |
| Timothy E. Wetzel | $55,124 | $43,713 | -20.7% |
| Aaron H. Hoover | $57,491 | $42,889 | -25.4% |
| Alan L. Hassinger | $60,307 | $41,671 | -30.9% |
| Andrew L. Shaffer | $63,758 | $40,678 | -36.2% |
| Jonathan R. Wray | $6,890 | $39,850 | 478.4% |
| John A. Landis | $81,920 | $39,813 | -51.4% |
| D & L Farms, Inc. | $20,749 | $38,990 | 87.9% |
| Barry Duane Waite | $48,307 | $36,576 | -24.3% |
| Roland T. Pecht II | $57,845 | $35,848 | -38% |
| Steven Yakamook | $35,394 | $34,687 | -2% |
| Andrew R. Snook | $27,566 | $31,786 | 15.3% |
| Arnold H. Hahn | $40,399 | $30,534 | -24.4% |
| Michael C. Ewing | $55,037 | $29,829 | -45.8% |
| Timothy L. Hackenberg | $33,852 | $29,535 | -12.8% |
| North Hill Farm | $34,870 | $28,032 | -19.6% |
| Lee R. Stahl | $27,438 | $26,028 | -5.1% |
| Robert M. Hauck | $41,351 | $26,018 | -37.1% |
| Cassandra Snook | $96,281 | $25,500 | -73.5% |
| Michael S. Snook | $101,666 | $25,500 | -74.9% |
| Deborah S Bobb-Jones | $0 | $25,266 | -- |
| Klinglers Family Farm, LLC | $65,222 | $24,784 | -62% |
| Robert L. Waite | $43,688 | $24,219 | -44.6% |
| Turkey Hollow Farms, Inc. | $0 | $23,702 | -- |
| James Brubaker | $0 | $23,278 | -- |
| Mervin E. Hostetler | $17,286 | $23,059 | 33.4% |
| Dustyn L. Adams | $9,715 | $21,487 | 121.2% |
| L & K Farm Company, LLP | $53,761 | $21,077 | -60.8% |
| BDS Farms, LLC | $26,243 | $19,238 | -26.7% |
| Jason C. Godek | $71,157 | $19,142 | -73.1% |
| David F. Barket | $0 | $18,266 | -- |
| Jeffrey T. Cook | $36,839 | $18,076 | -50.9% |
| Bernard L. Shaffer | $0 | $17,953 | -- |
| Irwin S. Martin | $0 | $17,159 | -- |
| Douglas G. Bowersox | $57,320 | $17,115 | -70.1% |
| Hummel Bros Farm LP | $53,602 | $16,293 | -69.6% |
| Hummel Family Farms, LLC | $4,485 | $15,707 | 250.2% |
| James M. Troup | $494 | $15,041 | 2,944.7% |
| Howells Farming Operation, LLC | $0 | $14,902 | -- |
| Kenneth E. Smith | $39,101 | $14,736 | -62.3% |
| Mervin Heimbach | $28,596 | $14,423 | -49.6% |
| David E. Woodling | $54,480 | $13,664 | -74.9% |
| Shady Rill Farm, LLC | $469,519 | $13,444 | -97.1% |
| Curvin R. Groff | $11,875 | $13,269 | 11.7% |
| Travis G. Moyer | $9,698 | $12,319 | 27% |
| Samuel Doak IV | $25,927 | $12,235 | -52.8% |
| Donald Erb Jr. | $12,182 | $12,182 | 0% |
| John A. Klingler | $11,483 | $11,483 | 0% |
| Thomas A. Landis | $0 | $11,082 | -- |
| Nicholas A. Snook | $56,543 | $10,804 | -80.9% |
| Michael T. Shaffer | $10,561 | $10,680 | 1.1% |
| Walter L. Harpster | $9,675 | $10,596 | 9.5% |
| Jeremy E. Woodling | $34,254 | $10,009 | -70.8% |
| Pauline A. Sheetz | $10,005 | $10,005 | 0% |
| Scott A. Apple | $1,596 | $9,919 | 521.5% |
| Maneval Poultry | $0 | $9,200 | -- |
| Mardean Howell | $32,857 | $8,998 | -72.6% |
| Robert a Wochley | $13,145 | $8,766 | -33.3% |
| Michael G Reich/Just-a-Mere Farm | $37,868 | $8,539 | -77.5% |
| John W. Snook Jr. | $110,476 | $8,022 | -92.7% |
| Karl L. Sangrey | $8,007 | $8,007 | 0% |
| Joseph H. Hassinger | $7,950 | $7,950 | 0% |
| Leroy N. Hibbs | $7,885 | $7,885 | 0% |
| Carson Maneval | $7,492 | $7,492 | 0% |
| FRY Acres, LLC | $30,831 | $7,149 | -76.8% |
| Keister Family Farms, LLC | $0 | $7,044 | -- |
| Meiserville Milling, LLC | $12,720 | $6,852 | -46.1% |
| Smith Irrevocable Grantor Trust | $6,598 | $6,598 | 0% |
| William C. Sheaffer | $4,594 | $6,142 | 33.7% |
| Carole A. Ditty | $6,076 | $6,076 | 0% |
| Jeffrey C. Wray | $10,218 | $5,852 | -42.7% |
| Matthew C. Lizardi | $12,110 | $5,771 | -52.3% |
| Stahl Family Farms, LLC | $101,033 | $5,727 | -94.3% |
| Dean L. Sprenkel | $5,410 | $5,410 | 0% |
| Wilbur A. Hain | $5,271 | $5,271 | 0% |
| Ross A. Snook | $13,248 | $5,069 | -61.7% |
| Merle F ULSH JR and Nancy R ULSH Living Trust | $0 | $5,049 | -- |
| Duane A. Ewing | $11,094 | $4,989 | -55% |
| Joseph and Kenneth Blank | $15,144 | $4,971 | -67.2% |
| Cynthia L. Shaffer | $5,634 | $4,882 | -13.3% |
| Jason R. Shilling | $10,563 | $4,856 | -54% |
| Teresa J. Berger | $4,678 | $4,678 | 0% |
| Daniel W. Bobb | $18,472 | $4,507 | -75.6% |
| Henry L Chiarkas | $8,994 | $4,497 | -50% |
| Brian Hoffman | $6,225 | $4,216 | -32.3% |
| Dean E. Lepley | $11,473 | $4,141 | -63.9% |
| John D. Stone | $4,026 | $4,085 | 1.5% |
| Garrett B. Moyer | $6,031 | $3,964 | -34.3% |
| Kevin Folk | $11,549 | $3,704 | -67.9% |
| Randall D. Good | $10,093 | $3,612 | -64.2% |
| Freda L. Kreitzer | $3,505 | $3,505 | 0% |
| Kessler Poultry, LLC | $8,902 | $3,450 | -61.2% |
| George Goshorn Jr. | $0 | $3,398 | -- |
| Noah W Loht | $9,953 | $3,146 | -68.4% |
| Allen D. Hornberger | $2,288 | $3,139 | 37.2% |
| Isaac K. Hassinger | $13,473 | $3,052 | -77.3% |
| Neil B. Weaver | $3,614 | $3,022 | -16.4% |
| Sue A. Sheaffer | $0 | $2,994 | -- |
| Marvin L. Thaller | $3,046 | $2,900 | -4.8% |
| David M Watto | $2,886 | $2,886 | 0% |
| Leon M. Wagner | $5,390 | $2,857 | -47% |
| Roger L. Reich | $8,077 | $2,823 | -65% |
| Michael E. Matsko | $2,813 | $2,813 | 0% |
| William D. Robinson | $3,409 | $2,759 | -19.1% |
| Nolan Todd Keister | $4,336 | $2,703 | -37.7% |
| Randall Kratzer | $4,442 | $2,685 | -39.6% |
| Darryl Shirk | $2,678 | $2,678 | 0% |
| Gary Ritter | $3,848 | $2,651 | -31.1% |
| Timothy A. Ewing | $29,236 | $2,595 | -91.1% |
| Michael R. Reich | $3,481 | $2,442 | -29.8% |
| Richard F. Shirey Jr. | $7,722 | $2,425 | -68.6% |
| Leander D. Zook | $0 | $2,384 | -- |
| David Daku | $5,313 | $2,341 | -55.9% |
| Joshua R. Renninger | $29,359 | $2,337 | -92% |
| Coy R. Weller | $4,727 | $2,325 | -50.8% |
| Dale M. Hornberger | $3,977 | $2,284 | -42.6% |
| Charles L. Erb | $4,452 | $2,276 | -48.9% |
| BJ&e Realty Company, LP | $506,643 | $2,174 | -99.6% |
| Michael R. Kurtz | $5,280 | $2,151 | -59.3% |
| Carol J. Ewing | $4,965 | $2,083 | -58% |
| Joshua W. Carter | $2,068 | $2,068 | 0% |
| Jason E. Mitchell | $5,971 | $2,038 | -65.9% |
| David B. Gray | $10,431 | $1,889 | -81.9% |
| Mabel S. Thomas | $1,860 | $1,860 | 0% |
| Randall L. Wright | $6,298 | $1,856 | -70.5% |
| Scott Zimmerman | $3,740 | $1,829 | -51.1% |
| Nancy A. Lundin | $1,820 | $1,820 | 0% |
| Georgiann A. Skinner | $1,795 | $1,795 | 0% |
| Steven W. Gutshall | $4,522 | $1,785 | -60.5% |
| Ray Klingler | $1,773 | $1,773 | 0% |
| Scott E. Hollenbach Sr. | $3,086 | $1,769 | -42.7% |
| Nelson L. Narehood | $4,451 | $1,762 | -60.4% |
| Jeffrey M. Shawver | $5,982 | $1,700 | -71.6% |
| Jesse A. Etzler | $3,254 | $1,670 | -48.7% |
| Keith A. Flanders | $2,503 | $1,626 | -35% |
| Lawrence M. Martin | $4,658 | $1,563 | -66.4% |
| Timmy W. Smith | $1,478 | $1,478 | 0% |
| Karl L. Hertzler | $2,349 | $1,407 | -40.1% |
| John P. Goss | $1,350 | $1,350 | 0% |
| Renee L. Swineford | $2,254 | $1,335 | -40.8% |
| Walter J. Renninger | $4,393 | $1,333 | -69.7% |
| Guy S. Winey | $1,956 | $1,327 | -32.2% |
| Kenneth Mowery | $1,684 | $1,326 | -21.3% |
| Harry J. Marks | $2,710 | $1,303 | -51.9% |
| Mark H. Reich | $27,777 | $1,303 | -95.3% |
| K & L Farms | $17,781 | $1,277 | -92.8% |
| Sue Ann Sheaffer | $0 | $1,254 | -- |
| Barry C. Camp | $1,429 | $1,196 | -16.3% |
| Curtis S. Dietz | $1,150 | $1,150 | 0% |
| Matthew A. Young | $1,149 | $1,149 | 0% |
| Robert N. Weirick | $1,130 | $1,130 | 0% |
| Mitchell Country Market | $14,026 | $1,107 | -92.1% |
| James A. Goss | $3,257 | $1,058 | -67.5% |
| William T. Fisher | $0 | $1,025 | -- |
| Beverly Heeter | $1,015 | $1,015 | 0% |
| Isabel J. Zerby | $8,414 | $981 | -88.3% |
| James C. Adams | $2,315 | $838 | -63.8% |
| Daniel F. Arnold | $2,753 | $804 | -70.8% |
| Janet M. Siegfried | $793 | $793 | 0% |
| Stanley R. Inch | $793 | $793 | 0% |
| Mark C. Thompson | $0 | $713 | -- |
| William E. Woodling | $912 | $681 | -25.3% |
| Kenneth G. Walter | $1,071 | $673 | -37.2% |
| Marvin E. Walter | $1,071 | $673 | -37.2% |
| Jonathan W. Adams | $4,722 | $668 | -85.9% |
| Brian C. Tomko | $655 | $655 | 0% |
| Farm Service Agency | $10,597 | $635 | -94% |
| Smith Brothers Poultry Farm, LLC | $1,151 | $552 | -52% |
| Daryl Burlew | $541 | $541 | 0% |
| Robert M. Klingler Jr. | $894 | $529 | -40.8% |
| Sheila M. Hoffman | $0 | $475 | -- |
| Nathan Bingaman | $3,067 | $436 | -85.8% |
| Jeffrey L. Smith | $6,796 | $280 | -95.9% |
| Albert B. Drumheller | $162 | $247 | 52.5% |
| David Oelberg | $244 | $244 | 0% |
| James M. Hunsberger | $710 | $231 | -67.5% |
| Wilmer R. Miller | $1,855 | $200 | -89.2% |
| Mark E. Wright | $2,114 | $178 | -91.6% |
| Jeremy H. Norman | $133 | $178 | 33.8% |
| Robert A. Grayston Jr. | $304 | $154 | -49.3% |
| Andrew G. Zechman | $149 | $149 | 0% |
| Stephanie C. Zechman | $149 | $149 | 0% |
| Darren Moyer | $19,478 | $142 | -99.3% |
| Riverview Poultry, LLC | $137 | $136 | -0.7% |
| Lamar E. Troup | $121 | $121 | 0% |
| Betty M. Elsasser | $56 | $81 | 44.6% |
| John C. Krohn | $0 | $80 | -- |
| Craig E. Mitterling | $114 | $78 | -31.6% |
| Tony R. Miller | $1,800 | $77 | -95.7% |
| Wayne L. Kantz | $77 | $77 | 0% |
| Robert S. Martin | $1,364 | $37 | -97.3% |
| Joseph V. Adams | $18,101 | $21 | -99.9% |
| Carl L. Reinford | $20,489 | $15 | -99.9% |
| James F. Etzler | $946 | $8 | -99.2% |
| Jeffrey Radel | $0 | $1 | -- |
| Arthur G. Boop | $886 | $0 | -100% |
| Eastern Poultry Distributors, LLC | $400,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Hubert E. Williams | $4,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Leire C FRY | $618 | $0 | -100% |
| Leona M. Williams | $4,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary A. Boop | $886 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin R. Williams | $9,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Pedigree Chicks Hatchery, LLC | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhoda M. Williams | $9,474 | $0 | -100% |
| Joe D Heeter Estate | $540 | $0 | -100% |
| L&H Williams Farms | $7,763 | $0 | -100% |
| Steve Herman | $156 | $0 | -100% |
| James L. McCloskey | $381 | $0 | -100% |
| Stone's Hog Production, LLC | $2,879 | $0 | -100% |
| Branden L. Brower | $1,933 | $0 | -100% |
| Amy L. Farrell | $12,368 | $0 | -100% |
| Anthony D. Heimbach | $660 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl L. Reinford | $1,509 | $0 | -100% |
| Carol S. Miller | $5,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Catherine L FRY Estate | $66,231 | $0 | -100% |
| Cody J. Wray | $15,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Estate of Sterril a Knepp | $3,423 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $60,964 | $0 | -100% |
| Heimbach's Heavenly View Dairy LL | $1,503 | $0 | -100% |
| Kyle Fry | $194 | $0 | -100% |
| Monte C. Miller | $5,355 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul W. Fry | $112 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Krohn | $597 | $0 | -100% |
| Ricky E. Swineford | $1,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger E. Smith | $1,577 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven M. Smith | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas A. Guyer | $40 | $0 | -100% |
| William S. Hickey | $95 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel W. Whitmer | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Earl E. Renninger | $1,220 | $0 | -100% |
| Up Over Acres, LLC | $39,040 | $0 | -100% |
| James J. Howe | $17,657 | $0 | -100% |
| Logan Hoffman | $194 | $0 | -100% |
| Merle F ULSH JR and Nancy R ULSH | $5,049 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty J Rine Family Protection Trustee | $1,764 | $0 | -100% |
| Elden Heimbach/James Good | $5,814 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald A. Heimbach | $68 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,620,837 | $2,770,379 | -50.7% |
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