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In 2021, 235 farmers in cities within Northumberland County received a total of $2.5 million in 369 farm subsidies, a 55.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $5.6 million in 656 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 Northumberland County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe's Power Line Dairy | $390,480 | $132,687 | -66% |
| David W. Beachel Jr. | $18,170 | $90,636 | 398.8% |
| Forman's Grain, LLC | $129,794 | $85,386 | -34.2% |
| Faus Farms | $128,197 | $82,753 | -35.4% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $82,372 | -- |
| DRY Run Dairy, LLC | $120,411 | $77,134 | -35.9% |
| Amos M. Hostetler | $94,816 | $71,688 | -24.4% |
| Walter Laidacker | $21,506 | $68,215 | 217.2% |
| J L Moyer & Sons, Inc. | $80,596 | $65,751 | -18.4% |
| Richard H Stahl Sons, Inc. | $41,512 | $61,855 | 49% |
| Roy Adams & Son, Inc. | $208,169 | $61,329 | -70.5% |
| Hummel Farms, LLC | $0 | $59,480 | -- |
| Paul Schmidt | $126,045 | $57,938 | -54% |
| Chester Soltys III | $96,665 | $57,740 | -40.3% |
| Carl Ross | $66,002 | $56,446 | -14.5% |
| Shaffer Productions, Inc. | $144,633 | $54,935 | -62% |
| Robert L. Faust | $46,582 | $46,582 | 0% |
| Brook Hollow Farms, LLC | $76,261 | $42,704 | -44% |
| Robert C Snyder Farms, Inc. | $143,293 | $41,375 | -71.1% |
| Dennis D. Oakes | $39,772 | $39,772 | 0% |
| Moser Farms | $84,205 | $39,653 | -52.9% |
| Strouse Farms | $48,392 | $38,469 | -20.5% |
| Paradise Hill Farm, LLC | $25,088 | $35,400 | 41.1% |
| S & B Livestock, Inc. | $218,954 | $31,154 | -85.8% |
| Brett P Mordan | $42,306 | $30,613 | -27.6% |
| Cyril T. Shaffer | $78,552 | $30,074 | -61.7% |
| Lenker Farms | $64,654 | $26,737 | -58.6% |
| Jeff Pontius | $83,223 | $24,396 | -70.7% |
| Joshua L. Daniels | $0 | $20,448 | -- |
| Wayne Klock | $27,482 | $20,351 | -25.9% |
| Kevin D. Brosious | $26,654 | $20,268 | -24% |
| Lavern Peachy | $45,644 | $18,247 | -60% |
| S & B Partnership | $76,448 | $18,207 | -76.2% |
| Roy Adams Partnership | $18,101 | $18,101 | 0% |
| Landis Farms | $61,835 | $16,178 | -73.8% |
| Jeffrey H. Foust | $31,961 | $15,343 | -52% |
| David R. Smith | $7,026 | $13,902 | 97.9% |
| Miller Bros Farms | $32,320 | $12,878 | -60.2% |
| Roger H. Rovenolt | $34,963 | $12,868 | -63.2% |
| Charles A. Long | $36,387 | $12,642 | -65.3% |
| Blue Run Farm, Inc. | $12,613 | $12,613 | 0% |
| Justin D. Knoebel | $26,597 | $12,575 | -52.7% |
| GNH Farms, LLC | $35,714 | $12,412 | -65.2% |
| Mar-Ja Farm | $13,826 | $11,881 | -14.1% |
| Sidney Phillips | $12,300 | $11,813 | -4% |
| Joseph S. Hilbish | $29,185 | $11,802 | -59.6% |
| Ruth A. Stump | $11,789 | $11,789 | 0% |
| Robert Faust Jr. | $11,712 | $11,712 | 0% |
| Patty Kift | $11,600 | $11,487 | -1% |
| John H. Hoy | $11,482 | $11,430 | -0.5% |
| Robert F. Pardoe Jr. | $20,526 | $11,115 | -45.8% |
| Karl E. Schlegel | $56,356 | $11,096 | -80.3% |
| Daniel H. Knoebel | $24,054 | $10,356 | -56.9% |
| Herbert C. Zeager | $14,700 | $9,940 | -32.4% |
| Pine Creek Dairy, LLC | $9,856 | $9,856 | 0% |
| Beverly A. Lytle | $9,360 | $9,360 | 0% |
| Edward Roland | $9,171 | $9,171 | 0% |
| Robert S. Foresman Jr. | $20,205 | $9,157 | -54.7% |
| Maple Lawn, Inc. | $9,064 | $9,064 | 0% |
| Paul L. Kitchen | $8,428 | $8,428 | 0% |
| Benny A. Snyder | $32,590 | $8,257 | -74.7% |
| Shipman Farms | $23,291 | $8,022 | -65.6% |
| Patsy E. Adams | $7,866 | $7,866 | 0% |
| Steven Lapp | $6,560 | $7,634 | 16.4% |
| James L. Landis | $2,541 | $7,623 | 200% |
| David L. Strohecker | $10,194 | $7,330 | -28.1% |
| Daryl Landis | $14,397 | $7,267 | -49.5% |
| Elizabeth C Bebenek | $7,247 | $7,247 | 0% |
| Catherine M. Nestico | $6,981 | $6,981 | 0% |
| Montie E. Peters | $6,871 | $6,871 | 0% |
| William Hoffman | $6,727 | $6,727 | 0% |
| JT Hogs, LLC | $20,273 | $6,618 | -67.4% |
| Roger V. Wiest II | $4,409 | $6,547 | 48.5% |
| Charles E. Porter | $15,769 | $6,359 | -59.7% |
| Scott L. Hummel | $29,141 | $6,248 | -78.6% |
| Keith K. Kembel | $6,210 | $6,210 | 0% |
| Dale R. Groff | $15,179 | $6,197 | -59.2% |
| Craig A. Ulmer | $10,334 | $6,196 | -40% |
| John N. Kilgus | $0 | $6,050 | -- |
| Mahanoy Creek Farm, LLC | $10,174 | $5,993 | -41.1% |
| Glenna R. Trayer | $5,865 | $5,865 | 0% |
| Just-a-Mere Family Farm, LLC | $16,733 | $5,856 | -65% |
| Lynn E Schwalm & Son, LLC | $24,865 | $5,847 | -76.5% |
| SGS Services, LLC | $12,763 | $5,721 | -55.2% |
| West Malta Farms, LLC | $12,971 | $5,702 | -56% |
| William K. Burkholder | $5,659 | $5,659 | 0% |
| Delmar A. Ressler | $17,361 | $5,637 | -67.5% |
| Martz Game Farm Family PTRSHP, Ltd. | $11,337 | $5,601 | -50.6% |
| Don E. Martz | $5,563 | $5,563 | 0% |
| Jason M. Miller | $0 | $5,551 | -- |
| Ethan Witmer | $20,112 | $5,529 | -72.5% |
| Dale E. Raup | $1,165 | $5,482 | 370.6% |
| Roger Wiest II | $0 | $5,437 | -- |
| David V. Erdley | $15,158 | $5,309 | -65% |
| Dale Byers | $5,152 | $5,152 | 0% |
| Ervin E. Smucker | $0 | $5,128 | -- |
| Philip P. Geise | $12,837 | $5,106 | -60.2% |
| Ronald L. Tanner | $5,094 | $5,094 | 0% |
| Susan A. Pantalone | $5,091 | $5,091 | 0% |
| Mahantongo Game Farms, LLC | $5,052 | $5,052 | 0% |
| Glenn R. Wertman | $7,644 | $4,942 | -35.3% |
| Enos J. Byler | $50,467 | $4,791 | -90.5% |
| Mark Kauffman | $4,722 | $4,722 | 0% |
| Veris Boyer | $12,008 | $4,697 | -60.9% |
| Staci Reynolds | $4,583 | $4,583 | 0% |
| Sherry Crissman | $4,448 | $4,448 | 0% |
| Bonnie J. Wolfe | $4,428 | $4,428 | 0% |
| Sandra A. Sones | $0 | $4,312 | -- |
| John S. Walter | $5,135 | $4,300 | -16.3% |
| Charles Edward Clark Jr. | $4,899 | $4,247 | -13.3% |
| Richard D. Baumert | $111,589 | $4,208 | -96.2% |
| Frank R. Keller | $4,675 | $4,072 | -12.9% |
| Daniel C. Schrack | $0 | $4,038 | -- |
| Francine Bishop | $16,182 | $3,906 | -75.9% |
| Keith D. Witmer | $12,776 | $3,775 | -70.5% |
| Paula S. Schwartz | $4,193 | $3,772 | -10% |
| Barbara A. Sluga | $3,694 | $3,694 | 0% |
| Larry Lee Heiser Jr. | $3,608 | $3,608 | 0% |
| Jeffrey P. Pontius | $0 | $3,429 | -- |
| Kay McCarty | $3,781 | $3,393 | -10.3% |
| Lenora S. Sammons | $3,354 | $3,354 | 0% |
| Linda M. Zerbe | $7,052 | $3,326 | -52.8% |
| Paul Q. Ross | $3,288 | $3,288 | 0% |
| Jeffery T. Smith | $2,753 | $3,282 | 19.2% |
| Todd A. Bixler | $5,829 | $3,270 | -43.9% |
| Robert Concini | $3,258 | $3,258 | 0% |
| Ponduce Farms Agent, LLC | $20,099 | $3,250 | -83.8% |
| Richard J. Urick | $3,231 | $3,231 | 0% |
| James S. Shipman | $8,304 | $3,223 | -61.2% |
| Michael L. Schwalm | $33,788 | $3,209 | -90.5% |
| Ronnie P. Laidacker | $3,086 | $3,086 | 0% |
| Cory R. Fasold | $3,038 | $3,038 | 0% |
| Franklin E. Cotner | $4,848 | $3,037 | -37.4% |
| Ray D. Roth | $2,956 | $2,956 | 0% |
| Estate of Christobell Byle | $0 | $2,842 | -- |
| Aaron Crist | $2,729 | $2,729 | 0% |
| Harold J. Lenker | $10,699 | $2,705 | -74.7% |
| Melvin J. Betz | $3,806 | $2,673 | -29.8% |
| Aaron Kenneth Adams | $4,451 | $2,549 | -42.7% |
| Abraham J. Snyder | $55,768 | $2,415 | -95.7% |
| Ileen Ranck | $4,338 | $2,392 | -44.9% |
| Kenneth Cotner | $3,587 | $2,384 | -33.5% |
| Nelson L. Fisher | $2,372 | $2,372 | 0% |
| Gail E. Moser | $4,360 | $2,360 | -45.9% |
| Aaron T. Bower | $2,836 | $2,340 | -17.5% |
| Benjamin E. Tharp | $2,297 | $2,297 | 0% |
| Daniel W. Truckenmiller | $2,252 | $2,252 | 0% |
| Millard H. Watson II | $2,234 | $2,234 | 0% |
| Lester S. Neitz Jr. | $2,231 | $2,231 | 0% |
| Donald Bergey | $1,603 | $2,097 | 30.8% |
| Brian Garman | $2,030 | $2,030 | 0% |
| Tracy Mincemoyer | $4,067 | $1,990 | -51.1% |
| William J. Thomas | $1,964 | $1,964 | 0% |
| Joseph P. Cecco | $1,945 | $1,945 | 0% |
| James Ranck | $6,687 | $1,943 | -70.9% |
| Kevin D. Morrison | $1,906 | $1,906 | 0% |
| Susan J. Hess | $1,901 | $1,901 | 0% |
| Barbara St E. Clair | $3,081 | $1,839 | -40.3% |
| Warren R. Brubaker | $2,068 | $1,830 | -11.5% |
| Robert V. Chaapel Jr. | $1,809 | $1,809 | 0% |
| Ralpho Township Fish and Game Protective Associati | $0 | $1,789 | -- |
| Michael D. Brockman | $1,789 | $1,789 | 0% |
| Steven W. Snyder | $1,773 | $1,773 | 0% |
| Charles D. Hilbish | $1,741 | $1,741 | 0% |
| Thomas W. Fogelman Jr. | $2,485 | $1,690 | -32% |
| Joellen Freida | $1,685 | $1,685 | 0% |
| John E. Foust Jr. | $7,639 | $1,644 | -78.5% |
| Matthew J. Thomas | $1,642 | $1,642 | 0% |
| John Sieklicki | $2,769 | $1,601 | -42.2% |
| Blaine A. Pfleegor | $4,487 | $1,561 | -65.2% |
| James and Phyllis Kohl Irrevocable Grantor Trust | $0 | $1,500 | -- |
| Lari M. Thomas | $1,484 | $1,484 | 0% |
| Lon Ditty | $1,401 | $1,401 | 0% |
| Harold Paul | $0 | $1,400 | -- |
| John J Supsic | $1,393 | $1,393 | 0% |
| Matthew Bergey | $1,357 | $1,357 | 0% |
| Evelyn Campbell | $10,960 | $1,352 | -87.7% |
| Deborah B. Shipe | $1,331 | $1,331 | 0% |
| Mark L. Shipe | $1,331 | $1,331 | 0% |
| Randal J Vanhorn | $1,996 | $1,308 | -34.5% |
| Jarrod L. Pantalone | $1,299 | $1,299 | 0% |
| Curt D. Lenker | $9,472 | $1,250 | -86.8% |
| Dwight D. Snader | $1,371 | $1,230 | -10.3% |
| James H. Collett | $4,486 | $1,230 | -72.6% |
| Chester H. Soltys Jr. | $1,894 | $1,206 | -36.3% |
| Jay L. Raup Jr. | $2,281 | $1,182 | -48.2% |
| Dorothy M. Strouse | $1,171 | $1,171 | 0% |
| Robert M. Morelli | $0 | $1,168 | -- |
| David R. Adams | $12,969 | $1,161 | -91% |
| Sandra L. Mincemoyer | $2,356 | $1,158 | -50.8% |
| Dennis M. Kunkel | $1,012 | $1,135 | 12.2% |
| Whispering Spring Farms, LLC | $2,634 | $1,114 | -57.7% |
| Wade P. Fisher | $2,370 | $1,103 | -53.5% |
| Terry J. Abell | $3,697 | $1,071 | -71% |
| James T. Pope | $2,931 | $1,066 | -63.6% |
| Judy A. Gappa | $980 | $980 | 0% |
| Steven K. Shepperson | $2,787 | $973 | -65.1% |
| Sharon L. Foust | $5,085 | $952 | -81.3% |
| Terry Latsha | $933 | $933 | 0% |
| Betty J Rine Family Protection Trust | $0 | $917 | -- |
| Richard D. Daniels | $873 | $873 | 0% |
| Gary P Sweppenhiser | $3,212 | $849 | -73.6% |
| Steven W. Schnure | $380 | $848 | 123.2% |
| Aaron J. Smucker | $0 | $771 | -- |
| Dennis Trayer | $720 | $720 | 0% |
| Michael J. Martz | $899 | $709 | -21.1% |
| James and Phyllis Kohl Irr Group Trustee | $0 | $673 | -- |
| Ann F. Wimble | $606 | $606 | 0% |
| Rodney D. Yoder | $592 | $592 | 0% |
| Delbert A. Mincemoyer | $3,058 | $571 | -81.3% |
| Brett E. Weikel | $555 | $555 | 0% |
| John S. Pfleegor | $542 | $542 | 0% |
| Bartholomew Shuman | $509 | $509 | 0% |
| Lynn L. Hoagland | $5,415 | $494 | -90.9% |
| Daniel K. Alpaugh Jr. | $8,367 | $440 | -94.7% |
| Timothy R. Baumert | $454,661 | $360 | -99.9% |
| Staci R. Shepperson | $462 | $357 | -22.7% |
| Scott W. Clewell | $355 | $355 | 0% |
| Michael Brezgel | $337 | $337 | 0% |
| George W. Grose | $318 | $318 | 0% |
| Gene E. Strohecker | $906 | $316 | -65.1% |
| DK Investments, LLC | $670 | $260 | -61.2% |
| Joann Krisher | $246 | $246 | 0% |
| Barry L. Erdman | $622 | $195 | -68.6% |
| Garth R. Watson | $231 | $178 | -22.9% |
| Randall E. Klock Jr. | $164 | $164 | 0% |
| Michael Troutman | $0 | $130 | -- |
| James D. Hostetter | $115 | $115 | 0% |
| Norma Adams | $104 | $104 | 0% |
| Julie Witmer | $78 | $78 | 0% |
| Leon R Concini | $370 | $68 | -81.6% |
| Russel J. Billig | $358 | $57 | -84.1% |
| Danowsky Farms, LLC | $755 | $41 | -94.6% |
| William A. Betz | $247 | $8 | -96.8% |
| Robert D. Witmer Jr. | $3,554 | $4 | -99.9% |
| Gary L. Lahr | $1,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Harold Paul | $1,400 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Timothy Baumert | $38,907 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy L. Maurer | $1,815 | $0 | -100% |
| Sherwood A. Witmer | $2,363 | $0 | -100% |
| David M. Adams | $1,300 | $0 | -100% |
| Jessick Brothers | $2,174 | $0 | -100% |
| Ralpho Township Fish and Game Pro | $1,789 | $0 | -100% |
| Chris Byle | $2,930 | $0 | -100% |
| Marlin L. Campbell | $3,510 | $0 | -100% |
| Clewell Precision Machine, Inc. | $18,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Eugene Jenkins II | $2,216 | $0 | -100% |
| James E Geiswite | $4 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy S. Snyder | $8,153 | $0 | -100% |
| Thomas Neitz | $304 | $0 | -100% |
| Tobias N. Yoder | $33,833 | $0 | -100% |
| Furman Farms, Inc. | $279,851 | $0 | -100% |
| James F. Kohl | $3,439 | $0 | -100% |
| The Northumberland National Bank | $70 | $0 | -100% |
| Aaron Smucker | $578 | $0 | -100% |
| David E. Baumgartner | $521 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $26,675 | $0 | -100% |
| G & W Enterprises | $1,606 | $0 | -100% |
| Gordon Kopp | $2,154 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel J. Faus | $265 | $0 | -100% |
| Jeremy W. Herrold | $855 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca Ray | $64 | $0 | -100% |
| Roger V. Wiest | $5,970 | $0 | -100% |
| Schwalm's Greenhouse, Inc. | $52,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Scopelliti Farm, LLC | $79,937 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Shipe | $554 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy J. Snyder | $75,738 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Schrack | $12,090 | $0 | -100% |
| David W. Hartman | $594 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason M. Miller | $5,551 | $0 | -100% |
| Tobias M. Yoder | $11,165 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher A. Nicholas | $12,506 | $0 | -100% |
| Cloyd Sones | $4,312 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Leon | $2,010 | $0 | -100% |
| Adam J. Bollinger | $30,425 | $0 | -100% |
| Roselee M Patton | $1,038 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott E. Kilgus | $1,276 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $5,621,381 | $2,510,105 | -55.3% |
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