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In 2021, 199 farmers in cities within Tioga County received a total of $1.7 million in 280 farm subsidies, a 36.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.7 million in 502 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 Tioga County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Knoll Farm | $189,039 | $109,991 | -41.8% |
| Timothy P. Wood | $140,062 | $98,198 | -29.9% |
| Harold B. Courtney | $71,836 | $87,517 | 21.8% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $0 | $86,794 | -- |
| Henry U. Sherman | $124,155 | $86,591 | -30.3% |
| Slaymaker Farm | $96,537 | $84,563 | -12.4% |
| Wood Acre Farms, Inc. | $102,613 | $60,090 | -41.4% |
| Walter M. Hackman | $67,661 | $55,414 | -18.1% |
| Roger E. Gee | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Scott House Logging & Chipping, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Gene Fleming Trucking Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Hultz Haven Farm, Inc. | $50,242 | $39,423 | -21.5% |
| Jon Derstine | $47,455 | $34,993 | -26.3% |
| David Luke Hess | $48,840 | $33,225 | -32% |
| Scott A. Plank | $13,740 | $28,481 | 107.3% |
| Nicholas J Musshafen | $28,206 | $27,357 | -3% |
| Wade L. Taylor | $44,028 | $25,201 | -42.8% |
| Mark T. Hazelton | $19,607 | $23,795 | 21.4% |
| Bryan W. Cleveland | $0 | $23,794 | -- |
| Ayers Hill Farms, LLC | $24,062 | $21,198 | -11.9% |
| Wayne E. Reisler Sr. | $18,445 | $20,400 | 10.6% |
| Donald L. Jennings | $1,883 | $19,937 | 958.8% |
| John L Undercoffler SR | $23,143 | $19,424 | -16.1% |
| Kimberly J. Neal | $11,885 | $16,609 | 39.7% |
| Robert D. Husted | $19,534 | $16,073 | -17.7% |
| Karl W. Kroeck | $51,962 | $15,911 | -69.4% |
| Matthew H. Butcher | $0 | $13,610 | -- |
| Jon R Grigg, M.D. | $12,653 | $13,275 | 4.9% |
| Bruce W. Berguson | $22,010 | $12,474 | -43.3% |
| Erickson Farm | $56,267 | $11,907 | -78.8% |
| Beverly Jean Pazzaglia | $0 | $11,106 | -- |
| Kevin H. Dreibelbis | $77,229 | $10,976 | -85.8% |
| Elnora McWhorter | $24,809 | $10,637 | -57.1% |
| Donald V. Johnson | $13,783 | $10,268 | -25.5% |
| Matthew Ray Sampson | $0 | $10,212 | -- |
| Ward D. Baker | $9,814 | $9,814 | 0% |
| David W. Metzler | $61,883 | $9,768 | -84.2% |
| Matthew R. Sampson | $35,946 | $9,413 | -73.8% |
| Smith Family Farm, LLC | $29,782 | $9,279 | -68.8% |
| James L. Powlison | $11,624 | $9,106 | -21.7% |
| Timothy W. Webster | $23,102 | $8,571 | -62.9% |
| Ray E. Kreitzer | $8,439 | $8,439 | 0% |
| Daniel G. Bower | $8,787 | $7,788 | -11.4% |
| Gary L. Kennedy | $7,597 | $7,597 | 0% |
| Lucille S. Vandergrift | $8,120 | $7,423 | -8.6% |
| Chris E Hatesaul | $11,021 | $7,422 | -32.7% |
| Rice Family Partnership | $7,275 | $7,275 | 0% |
| Ralph D. Topf | $7,079 | $7,079 | 0% |
| Ivan B. Erway | $7,346 | $7,008 | -4.6% |
| David N. Shughart | $6,607 | $6,607 | 0% |
| Larry T. Smith | $15,122 | $6,493 | -57.1% |
| John F. Wise Jr. | $11,622 | $6,367 | -45.2% |
| Michael J. Fritz | $0 | $5,923 | -- |
| Jack Denise Curren | $4,259 | $5,716 | 34.2% |
| Stewart D. Farnsworth Jr. | $0 | $5,666 | -- |
| Le-MA-Re Farms, LLC | $73,327 | $5,520 | -92.5% |
| Jacob J. Brion | $0 | $5,177 | -- |
| Donald H. Mattison | $3,450 | $5,081 | 47.3% |
| Ransom W. Bowen | $5,070 | $5,070 | 0% |
| Thomas J. Socha | $4,939 | $4,939 | 0% |
| Jeffrey G. Wheeler | $26,875 | $4,903 | -81.8% |
| Marjorie L. Brown | $7,738 | $4,725 | -38.9% |
| William J. Smith | $4,478 | $4,478 | 0% |
| Charles H. Lingle | $4,476 | $4,476 | 0% |
| Jason O. Butler | $8,154 | $4,335 | -46.8% |
| Stephen Wunderlich | $0 | $4,270 | -- |
| Philip J. Wood | $5,735 | $4,215 | -26.5% |
| John P Rieppel | $6,426 | $4,201 | -34.6% |
| Gary R. Butters | $4,091 | $4,091 | 0% |
| Barbara Palmer | $0 | $3,963 | -- |
| Scott D. Lawton | $13,498 | $3,738 | -72.3% |
| Barbara M. Swanson | $3,459 | $3,459 | 0% |
| Wayne R. Wood | $9,944 | $3,445 | -65.4% |
| Densyl D Butler | $3,301 | $3,301 | 0% |
| Stephen E. Bolt | $3,185 | $3,185 | 0% |
| Ernest C. White | $28,077 | $3,162 | -88.7% |
| Craig C. Shedd | $3,129 | $3,129 | 0% |
| Barry L Brucklacher | $2,985 | $2,985 | 0% |
| Mark Seeley | $5,123 | $2,935 | -42.7% |
| Barbara Cleveland | $0 | $2,794 | -- |
| Louis A. Irion III | $3,280 | $2,543 | -22.5% |
| Osbo, LLC | $0 | $2,535 | -- |
| Clair W. Zerby | $3,728 | $2,535 | -32% |
| Russel C. Lehman | $0 | $2,530 | -- |
| Walter Sampson | $8,992 | $2,520 | -72% |
| Dale A. Plumley | $2,478 | $2,478 | 0% |
| Jabe E Warren | $3,372 | $2,403 | -28.7% |
| Annie H. Sanders | $2,384 | $2,384 | 0% |
| Donald R. Robbins | $2,367 | $2,367 | 0% |
| Scott Fay | $9,912 | $2,346 | -76.3% |
| Nicholas S. Morehouse | $0 | $2,332 | -- |
| Douglas W. English | $2,321 | $2,321 | 0% |
| Ronald Masti | $2,301 | $2,301 | 0% |
| Thomas W. Reese | $3,132 | $2,273 | -27.4% |
| Leon J. Harding | $2,229 | $2,229 | 0% |
| Raymond W. Sherman | $2,221 | $2,221 | 0% |
| James J. Young | $4,477 | $2,219 | -50.4% |
| Aaron T. Butler | $7,148 | $2,202 | -69.2% |
| Neal Baker | $8,418 | $2,081 | -75.3% |
| Donald L. Vanvliet | $2,266 | $2,041 | -9.9% |
| Henry E. Topf Jr. | $2,000 | $2,000 | 0% |
| Timothy E. Wales | $28,142 | $1,979 | -93% |
| Gary C. Belz Sr. | $1,951 | $1,951 | 0% |
| White Birch Hunting Camp, Inc. | $1,894 | $1,894 | 0% |
| Richard Jennings | $1,883 | $1,883 | 0% |
| Clifford N. Reynolds | $1,802 | $1,802 | 0% |
| Patrick M. Hewitt | $1,802 | $1,802 | 0% |
| David C. Murdock | $1,793 | $1,793 | 0% |
| Jason Butler | $2,178 | $1,667 | -23.5% |
| Jeremy Beard | $0 | $1,650 | -- |
| Christopher M. Doan | $7,515 | $1,644 | -78.1% |
| Nancy V. Smith | $4,647 | $1,634 | -64.8% |
| Sally M. Gee | $7,264 | $1,588 | -78.1% |
| John S Bush, DVM | $1,572 | $1,572 | 0% |
| Bethany D. Bower | $0 | $1,563 | -- |
| Lisa M. Sterling | $0 | $1,563 | -- |
| Shepard Holdings, LLC | $1,550 | $1,550 | 0% |
| Robert C. Seeley | $12,973 | $1,538 | -88.1% |
| Lori C. Trostle | $1,453 | $1,453 | 0% |
| Terry L. Wilson | $16,370 | $1,443 | -91.2% |
| Timothy Sereno | $6,578 | $1,440 | -78.1% |
| Clifford Root | $6,292 | $1,424 | -77.4% |
| Stephen C Priset | $1,424 | $1,424 | 0% |
| Marwin R Cummings | $1,419 | $1,419 | 0% |
| Joane E. Reese | $3,369 | $1,302 | -61.4% |
| Paul R. Charles | $1,290 | $1,290 | 0% |
| Olson Angus Farm | $5,355 | $1,286 | -76% |
| Richard G. Brewer | $1,286 | $1,286 | 0% |
| Robert A. England | $1,285 | $1,285 | 0% |
| Arthur R Hungerford Trust | $0 | $1,246 | -- |
| Dennis A. Fitzwater | $2,043 | $1,180 | -42.2% |
| David J. Krohn | $1,122 | $1,122 | 0% |
| Lyle O. Sherman | $0 | $1,070 | -- |
| Ronald W Callenberger | $1,066 | $1,066 | 0% |
| Michael R Tashner | $1,044 | $1,034 | -1% |
| Phillip P. Gorda | $1,021 | $1,021 | 0% |
| Joseph L. Renninger | $13,897 | $1,019 | -92.7% |
| Lyle H. Bush | $988 | $988 | 0% |
| Eric Joseph Rupp | $0 | $925 | -- |
| Richard B. Carnright Jr. | $13,591 | $920 | -93.2% |
| Jarrod G. York | $889 | $889 | 0% |
| Duane A. Doan | $850 | $850 | 0% |
| Dale W. Dunmore | $849 | $849 | 0% |
| Craig J. Williams | $1,737 | $838 | -51.8% |
| Joseph H. Farris Jr. | $5,109 | $826 | -83.8% |
| Dustin Lee Butler | $2,970 | $816 | -72.5% |
| Michael E. Geiser | $5,634 | $816 | -85.5% |
| James R. Farr | $5,028 | $798 | -84.1% |
| Russell W. Tomlinson | $776 | $776 | 0% |
| Benjamin K. Garner | $769 | $769 | 0% |
| Matthew R. Erway | $764 | $764 | 0% |
| Donald W. Baker | $1,815 | $734 | -59.6% |
| Wilmer R. Dreibelbis Jr. | $723 | $723 | 0% |
| Daren Long | $2,701 | $703 | -74% |
| Danielle M. Lee | $693 | $693 | 0% |
| Gail E. Stotter | $679 | $679 | 0% |
| Richard Rumberger | $1,242 | $670 | -46.1% |
| Hilda C. Campbell | $659 | $659 | 0% |
| Thomas P. Foster | $656 | $656 | 0% |
| Levi A. Lilley | $1,155 | $625 | -45.9% |
| Gale P. Largey | $0 | $624 | -- |
| Ryan J. Stratton | $2,835 | $608 | -78.6% |
| Robert K. Cunningham | $597 | $597 | 0% |
| Stanley J. Bates | $2,179 | $578 | -73.5% |
| Brian S. Zerby | $10,241 | $577 | -94.4% |
| Bernard H. Payne | $1,762 | $566 | -67.9% |
| John M. Reber | $553 | $553 | 0% |
| Mary E. Stepney | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Clifford Fenton | $19,628 | $507 | -97.4% |
| Alvin J. Stoltzfus | $1,777 | $501 | -71.8% |
| Chris Oswald | $1,982 | $488 | -75.4% |
| Orin B. Beard | $1,980 | $460 | -76.8% |
| Robert J. Butler | $1,595 | $446 | -72% |
| Aaron D. Moss | $428 | $428 | 0% |
| Dale A. Aumick | $418 | $418 | 0% |
| Ann R Vayansky | $386 | $386 | 0% |
| Jamie L. Bower | $384 | $384 | 0% |
| Jody L. Butler | $2,280 | $383 | -83.2% |
| Scott D. Vanvliet | $5,849 | $368 | -93.7% |
| Elden K Bonniger | $337 | $337 | 0% |
| Richard W. Soderberg | $314 | $314 | 0% |
| Dean I. Slaymaker | $8,053 | $312 | -96.1% |
| Nate W. Singer | $0 | $311 | -- |
| Russell B. Richard | $310 | $310 | 0% |
| Melissa A. Bravo | $1,812 | $306 | -83.1% |
| Cathleen Veach | $0 | $305 | -- |
| Matthew G Yungwirth | $5,449 | $264 | -95.2% |
| John W. Wheeler | $240 | $240 | 0% |
| James L. Aumick | $229 | $229 | 0% |
| Peter C. McLelland | $213 | $213 | 0% |
| Scott A. Smith | $9,827 | $200 | -98% |
| Steven M. Leach | $191 | $191 | 0% |
| Kathleen B. Hindman | $183 | $183 | 0% |
| Richard Bowers | $178 | $178 | 0% |
| Kevin L. Fish | $2,617 | $165 | -93.7% |
| Donald G. Wales | $161 | $161 | 0% |
| Robert P Pangrazzi | $132 | $132 | 0% |
| Timothy P. Butler | $0 | $119 | -- |
| Stephen R. Dufresne | $0 | $106 | -- |
| Darwin Brace | $21,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Jody L. Bower | $22,959 | $0 | -100% |
| Richard A. Matz | $71 | $0 | -100% |
| Raymond W. Mattison | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Scott L. Hess | $1,026 | $0 | -100% |
| Allen Burt | $1,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel L. Wilson | $703 | $0 | -100% |
| Daniel Swerdloff | $3,613 | $0 | -100% |
| David Lovenduski | $4,928 | $0 | -100% |
| Fred R. Pazzaglia | $11,106 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacqlyn Christman | $4,455 | $0 | -100% |
| Nathan Smelser | $6,265 | $0 | -100% |
| Ronald J. Andrews | $8,917 | $0 | -100% |
| Theron Pierce | $2,672 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig O. Button | $37,842 | $0 | -100% |
| Emily E. Sweely | $1,391 | $0 | -100% |
| James F. Sargent | $25,087 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph M. Heater | $1,375 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin E. Wales | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Kevin L. McWhorter | $1,553 | $0 | -100% |
| Mark W. Heater | $42,743 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis W. Showalter | $4,935 | $0 | -100% |
| Wilford G. Heater | $365 | $0 | -100% |
| John J. Corwin | $599 | $0 | -100% |
| Stewart Farnsworth Jr. | $65,981 | $0 | -100% |
| Walter B. Beard | $5,239 | $0 | -100% |
| Bethany Bower | $3,124 | $0 | -100% |
| Byron W. Button Sr. | $17,184 | $0 | -100% |
| Lawrence A. Webster | $1,117 | $0 | -100% |
| William B. Bradshaw | $1,998 | $0 | -100% |
| Charles J. Brandenburg | $843 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency FLP | $1,025 | $0 | -100% |
| Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE | $13,684 | $0 | -100% |
| Kenneth C Palmer and Barbara a PA | $21,469 | $0 | -100% |
| Lila C. Weaver | $462 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda S. Kichline Estate | $691 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert B. Kennedy | $734 | $0 | -100% |
| Roderick P. Parthemer Jr. | $5,297 | $0 | -100% |
| Roderick Parthemer Jr. | $10,450 | $0 | -100% |
| Snow Shoe Camp, Inc. | $1,558 | $0 | -100% |
| Tioga County Farm Service Agency | $634 | $0 | -100% |
| Tioga County FSA - FLP | $318 | $0 | -100% |
| William L. Cleveland | $36,864 | $0 | -100% |
| Wolfe Brothers Farms | $14,885 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,667,072 | $1,686,068 | -36.8% |
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