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The state of taxpayer-funded farm subsidies in cities associated with Potter County in 2021

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Farms throughout cities in Potter County received $14.1 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

In 2021, 353 farmers in cities within Potter County received a total of $14.2 million in 943 farm subsidies, a 49.8% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $28.3 million in 1,518 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 Potter County, Year Over Year
FarmerTotal Received in 2020Total Received in 2021% Difference
Three B Farms Partnership$1,805,739$448,808-75.1%
Plains Commerce Bank$0$312,218--
Mcpeck, LLC$232,924$281,90421%
Vogel & Sautner Farms$473,928$277,424-41.5%
Kirby Farms, Inc.$397,956$266,441-33%
Kaiser Brothers Farms, Inc.$424,506$238,969-43.7%
Cronin Farms, Inc.$313,980$219,079-30.2%
Nagel Brothers, Inc.$427,770$215,164-49.7%
Brian Quiett$360,602$187,051-48.1%
Lemler Ranches, Inc.$331,315$179,445-45.8%
M & T Rausch Farms, Inc.$337,380$166,953-50.5%
C & E Rausch Farms, Inc.$362,310$160,851-55.6%
Lazy Diamond M Ranch$300,836$154,509-48.6%
Goebel Farms, LLC$258,098$153,524-40.5%
B W Simon, Inc.$204,520$148,754-27.3%
Hinckley Brothers PTN$237,902$148,500-37.6%
Kevin Ahlemeier Farms, Inc.$340,868$141,710-58.4%
Rausch Herefords, LLC$279,239$129,838-53.5%
Dale H. Robinson$120,913$126,8104.9%
Worth Brothers 4-D Ranch$171,050$126,241-26.2%
Storer Farms, Inc.$314,218$125,674-60%
Rausch Grain & Livestock, Inc.$264,716$122,953-53.6%
Oberlitner Farms, Inc.$358,602$121,095-66.2%
John S Demots$139,293$119,062-14.5%
RDL, Inc.$126,093$118,462-6.1%
Anthony Rausch$157,037$116,471-25.8%
Scott Quiett$291,870$115,334-60.5%
Zeigler Farms, Inc.$172,528$115,010-33.3%
Cheryl E. Nelson$144,680$114,346-21%
Corey K. Johannsen$143,974$108,096-24.9%
William Arthur Marks$206,309$107,024-48.1%
Jesse Huber$186,704$106,178-43.1%
Ahlemeier Farms, Inc.$253,687$105,580-58.4%
SMA Farms, Inc.$168,665$104,594-38%
Kula Farms, Inc.$153,295$102,096-33.4%
R & M Poeppel, Inc.$177,688$102,051-42.6%
Erik L. Nelson$143,339$101,841-29%
Tami L. Nelson$143,339$101,662-29.1%
Reh Farms, Inc.$232,599$101,163-56.5%
Goebel Brothers Partnership$217,491$99,887-54.1%
J & M Farms Partnership$219,856$99,346-54.8%
Litzen & Sons, Inc.$217,621$98,735-54.6%
Nick Rausch Farms, Inc.$161,839$97,636-39.7%
Craig J Worth Farms, Inc.$184,624$94,527-48.8%
Clifford John Keller$166,285$94,367-43.2%
Richard Allan Kaup$205,209$92,780-54.8%
Brett Huber$220,389$91,427-58.5%
J B N Farms, LLC$173,879$91,100-47.6%
Duane Keith Quiett$165,794$90,081-45.7%
Reuer Farm, Inc.$195,128$89,960-53.9%
Brian J Worth Farms, Inc.$191,307$89,501-53.2%
Connor T. McPeck$135,663$87,381-35.6%
Paul D. Nelson$144,681$86,713-40.1%
Houck Farms, Inc.$141,050$83,152-41%
PRH Farms, Inc.$141,372$82,214-41.8%
Nolt Farms, Inc.$189,864$81,995-56.8%
Vanbockel Farms, Inc.$178,349$81,567-54.3%
Duenwald Bros, Inc.$134,613$81,005-39.8%
S & B Simon Farms, Inc.$171,625$79,642-53.6%
Luke Perman$111,798$79,285-29.1%
Devyn William Lemler$76,425$78,1702.3%
Teh Farms, LLC$103,999$78,124-24.9%
Kevin Schmidt$199,881$77,274-61.3%
Colby Reynold Kaup$137,701$76,697-44.3%
Karl Herman Johannsen$95,403$76,463-19.9%
James H. Spindler$101,997$75,498-26%
Lisa Quiett$72,409$75,1283.8%
Gulch Road Farms, LLC$223,783$74,433-66.7%
S & L Holzwarth Farms, Inc.$149,446$73,531-50.8%
John a Lake$120,392$73,264-39.1%
Justin J. Joachim$121,485$73,122-39.8%
William Andrew Wright$95,268$72,077-24.3%
Keith Arnold Eidam$150,078$70,930-52.7%
Rick Elroy Schrempp$105,177$70,841-32.6%
M D Harer Farms, Inc.$171,550$70,318-59%
Beringer Farms PTN$211,692$69,820-67%
Williams Farms$154,410$69,793-54.8%
Janel Kaye Quiett$145,830$68,622-52.9%
Don Leo Schaefer$154,969$67,866-56.2%
Raymond Sutton & Son, Inc.$17,938$67,569276.7%
Dustin D. Wager$101,521$67,113-33.9%
Wayne Simon & Jerad Simon PTRS$1,088,286$66,168-93.9%
Justin Penrod$158,257$65,275-58.8%
Gary Erwin Nagel$136,632$64,823-52.6%
James Francis Doerr$109,907$64,073-41.7%
Travis J. Karst Estate$117,742$63,740-45.9%
Alan Joachim$34,860$63,55782.3%
M & J Cronin, Inc.$135,677$63,242-53.4%
Colby William Siebrasse$76,602$62,830-18%
M & N Cronin, Inc.$130,149$60,300-53.7%
Keith Alan Kaup$186,889$59,787-68%
Abler Farms, Inc.$120,333$56,917-52.7%
Dalton Storer$53,199$56,5016.2%
PS Grain Farm, Inc.$94,430$55,918-40.8%
Stuart Simon$80,743$55,075-31.8%
Austin Lake$98,058$54,906-44%
J & E Farms, Inc.$106,838$52,364-51%
Daniel J. Schaefer$116,793$52,197-55.3%
Michael S Derouchey, Inc.$229,716$51,706-77.5%
Justin Harer$118,020$50,950-56.8%
Robbennolt Farms, Inc.$85,142$47,953-43.7%
Russell Pearman$52,130$47,434-9%
SMR Farms, Inc.$84,539$47,390-43.9%
N J Lemler, Inc.$99,882$47,221-52.7%
Mark Edward Harner$65,430$47,162-27.9%
Derouchey Dairy Farm, Inc.$158,404$46,527-70.6%
Darren J. Beitelspacher$168,000$45,523-72.9%
Corliss Ann Kellogg$122,356$45,436-62.9%
Theunissen Brothers$105,125$44,869-57.3%
William Earl Kellogg$121,338$44,418-63.4%
JDG Farms, Inc.$100,958$44,059-56.4%
Robert A. Spindler$80,308$42,741-46.8%
Kevin Rex Kilian$76,135$42,653-44%
James E. Murray$80$42,18352,628.8%
Bruce Walter Schreiber$68,725$41,907-39%
Jesse R. Zweber$88,635$41,543-53.1%
TRV Farm, Inc.$91,585$41,031-55.2%
4 - J Grain, LLC$75,778$40,605-46.4%
Lance M. Kaiser$99,202$38,966-60.7%
Tanner Storer$31,643$37,80919.5%
William Zweber$50,808$37,634-25.9%
Griese Farms$82,062$36,994-54.9%
D & a Hageman Farms, Inc.$107,561$36,738-65.8%
EMV Farm, Inc.$94,497$36,707-61.2%
Jerry Raymond Kaup$241,747$36,552-84.9%
Gregg Warren Steever$33,882$36,3977.4%
Chad Richard Abler$51,734$36,107-30.2%
Troy Abler$49,480$36,000-27.2%
Craig Arbach$87,416$35,934-58.9%
Dorcas Storer$96,324$35,438-63.2%
Stuart Allen Sheldon$72,885$33,444-54.1%
Flynt Laroy Schack$57,453$33,369-41.9%
Dodge Draw Farms, Inc.$119,546$33,187-72.2%
Douglas Wayne Hamburger$77,394$33,140-57.2%
Allen Paul Hageman$40,816$32,361-20.7%
Timothy J. Huber$22,926$32,21440.5%
Jason Hanson$51,357$32,026-37.6%
Clay Claymore$26,941$31,89818.4%
Anthony Poeppel$52,826$31,521-40.3%
Michael Thomas Hagny$49,488$31,151-37.1%
KRS Farms, LLC$0$30,320--
Triple Q, Inc.$51,810$29,517-43%
TKF Farms, Inc.$48,771$28,810-40.9%
Janine M Stuwe$56,834$28,319-50.2%
Michael Arthur Seurer$27,468$27,7771.1%
Arthur Beringer$0$27,259--
Donald Joseph Karst$92,051$26,460-71.3%
CNC Farms, Inc.$50,428$26,394-47.7%
Dwayne Jacobs$49,091$26,054-46.9%
Randall Harold Simon$79,940$25,901-67.6%
TSC Farms, Inc.$40,474$25,463-37.1%
Lower Farms, LLC$41,164$25,304-38.5%
Gordon Huber$28,120$24,517-12.8%
Ladonna Rose Schneider$45,067$24,423-45.8%
William Fischer$20,161$24,12019.6%
DJL Farms, Inc.$30,994$23,995-22.6%
Spindler Farms, Inc.$58,309$23,889-59%
Mitchell Hinckley$33,622$23,048-31.4%
Thad Edward Beringer$58,915$22,648-61.6%
Nathanael Ayres Williams$47,495$22,476-52.7%
Daniel Thomas$61,648$22,407-63.7%
Jesse Frost$69,490$22,254-68%
V T Farms, Inc.$29,848$21,847-26.8%
Stanley Richard Hunnel$34,794$21,702-37.6%
Lake Land and Cattle Company$41,764$21,556-48.4%
James Francis Simon$45,848$21,148-53.9%
Casey J. Thomas$30,600$20,603-32.7%
William Joseph Frost$51,057$19,537-61.7%
Michael W. Baus$19,896$19,504-2%
Gerald W Frost Estate$47,248$19,159-59.5%
PBK Farms, Inc.$44,698$19,155-57.1%
Huber Heritage Trust$0$18,911--
Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation$0$18,370--
TKL Farms, Inc.$41,454$18,205-56.1%
Double B Farms, Inc.$26,065$17,876-31.4%
Robert Glenn Westphal$49,556$17,555-64.6%
S & P Sheldon, Inc.$38,779$17,171-55.7%
Margery Ann Houck$17,593$17,036-3.2%
Randy Hegstrom$44,596$16,917-62.1%
Carson John Kirby$36,677$16,840-54.1%
Kaiser and Son, Inc.$45,582$16,732-63.3%
DPR Farms, Inc.$42,452$16,624-60.8%
Barbera A. Kaiser$40,126$16,563-58.7%
Cody Lyle Holzwarth$3,502$16,423369%
Jared James Joachim$26,936$16,182-39.9%
Jerald R and Shirlee J Schack IRR Trust$0$15,989--
Green Valley Living Trust$55,212$15,712-71.5%
Ryan Thomas$24,523$15,163-38.2%
Roger Simon Family Farms, Inc.$15,942$14,785-7.3%
Lazy V E Ranch$18,274$14,676-19.7%
Douglas Ronald Larson$37,968$14,550-61.7%
Stotz Seed, LLC$37,706$14,539-61.4%
Mitchell Earl Hinckley$0$14,393--
Cory Eidam$29,043$14,336-50.6%
Curtis James Lagan$31,177$14,161-54.6%
Tyron K. Heinrich$28,300$14,024-50.4%
Lanny D. Wager$15,890$13,964-12.1%
Marks Family Limited Partnership$19,578$13,191-32.6%
Wayne Holzwarth$49,244$12,902-73.8%
M & K Grain Farms, Inc.$31,012$12,901-58.4%
Neil W. Rausch$47,458$12,528-73.6%
Brandon Ray Kaup$25,794$12,135-53%
Colten Allen Hageman$20,568$12,041-41.5%
Virginia Hegerle$11,981$11,9810%
J & S Goebel Farms, Inc.$29,503$11,969-59.4%
Lonny Potts Farm, Inc.$22,497$11,798-47.6%
Dale G Nauman Estate$0$11,395--
Melvin Hamburger$20,506$11,110-45.8%
Roger Genzler$12,816$10,862-15.2%
Helmuth Fischer$33,531$10,851-67.6%
Ryan C. Spilde$0$10,661--
RPB, Corp.$99,287$10,565-89.4%
Brent Koops$22,118$10,532-52.4%
Travis Jost$14,873$10,305-30.7%
Shaun T. Frost$16,169$10,303-36.3%
Dick Stotz$13,442$10,261-23.7%
Adam Reuer$32,227$10,238-68.2%
Richard L. Dubray$0$9,955--
Kelsey Rose Scott$0$9,879--
Frank Zweber, Inc.$34,617$9,735-71.9%
Ronald Finn Dahlquist$37,048$9,682-73.9%
Darwin Darrell Rausch$13,310$9,534-28.4%
William John Gibson$9,419$9,5171%
Douglas Bruce Quiett$99,540$9,457-90.5%
William M Arbach Family Revocable Trust$0$9,456--
Bill Schaefer$49,939$9,392-81.2%
Lee Trust 2012$9,353$9,3530%
Rodney Lee Lemler$6,795$9,31037%
Bridget Joann Lake$65,854$9,221-86%
MMG Farms, Inc.$22,699$9,217-59.4%
James Allen Lake$16,389$9,189-43.9%
MCG Farms, Inc.$24,168$9,134-62.2%
Robert J Litzen$15,833$9,125-42.4%
Eric Worth$7,421$9,12322.9%
Cac Cattle, Inc.$21,608$9,002-58.3%
Jerid Lee Derouchey$16,691$8,977-46.2%
Philip Hagny, Inc.$18,203$8,906-51.1%
Brady Potts Farm, Inc.$18,768$8,355-55.5%
Joseph F. Hoven$23,926$8,171-65.8%
Coppersmith Farms, LLC$8,018$8,0180%
Daniel L. Parker$21,990$7,952-63.8%
John R. Deslauriers$23,386$7,874-66.3%
James Genzler$8,678$7,672-11.6%
Bradley Simon$14,843$7,314-50.7%
Brian Hageman$9,757$7,284-25.3%
Arlyn Minnerath Irrevocable Trust$16,193$6,904-57.4%
Scott A. McPeck$5,406$6,85326.8%
Karen Sue Doerr$23,081$6,799-70.5%
Pat Simon Land Trust$7,200$6,750-6.3%
William G. Hall$8,189$6,732-17.8%
Jerry Bieber$41,392$6,710-83.8%
Tobin Family Land Limited Partnership$0$6,689--
Carson John Kirby$0$6,658--
Robert Dean Houck$6,376$6,3760%
Jerry Hawkinson$9,940$6,290-36.7%
Barbara Bauer$6,064$6,0640%
Jerry Hageman$9,895$6,019-39.2%
Naomi Leone Perman$0$5,934--
Edward A. Beringer$12,291$5,899-52%
Wayne Oliver Vandervorst$5,889$5,8890%
Rita Mae Turner$9,617$5,839-39.3%
Cody L. Nauman$12,786$5,728-55.2%
Gary James Lowinske$11,416$5,671-50.3%
Robert J. Keller$7,778$5,547-28.7%
Andrew Rausch$18,799$5,432-71.1%
Joshua Heinrich$3,720$5,38044.6%
Sarah Heinrich$3,720$5,38044.6%
Sharleen Eliason$4,976$4,9760%
Kirby Land & Cattle$0$4,953--
7 J Trust$4,177$4,88516.9%
Paul Houck$4,795$4,7950%
Jeremy Genzler$8,227$4,450-45.9%
Virgil D. Heinrich$12,083$4,289-64.5%
Tyler Michael Derouchey$0$4,123--
Linda Elaine Vail$448$3,787745.3%
James M. Arbach$16,207$3,620-77.7%
Zachary Ducheneaux$13,945$3,610-74.1%
Dean A. Simon$17,635$3,396-80.7%
Mary Kay Schmidt$3,279$3,2790%
MRS Andrea Marie Barber Goebel$3,089$3,0890%
Michael Ahlemeier$2,772$2,7720%
Ronald C. Arbach$2,533$2,6815.8%
Brandon Nagel$0$2,644--
Phyllis Merrill$3,664$2,603-29%
Dale Nauman$14,146$2,571-81.8%
Travis van Well$6,301$2,500-60.3%
Grady S. Claymore$0$2,452--
Dean Goebel$2,450$2,4500%
Jim Schmidt$6,268$2,449-60.9%
Eric Stuwe$5,117$2,406-53%
Jesse Lee Hartung$25,502$2,390-90.6%
S & K Acres, LLC$10,545$2,367-77.6%
Phil Goebel$2,277$2,2770%
Beverly Thomas$46,548$2,276-95.1%
Cheryl Nelson$0$2,267--
Dawn M. Nagel$1,496$2,12141.8%
Gerri Ann Eide$1,496$2,12141.8%
La Rene Worth$2,098$2,0980%
M E Simon Farms, Inc.$4,627$2,059-55.5%
Darla Hall$3,592$2,035-43.3%
R L Lemler, Inc.$2,429$2,022-16.8%
William F. Witte$5,862$1,996-66%
Arbach Living Trust$1,847$1,8470%
Kevin Fischer$2,734$1,837-32.8%
Kelsey Rose Ducheneaux$12,858$1,812-85.9%
Michael L. Clark$5,280$1,666-68.4%
Kevin Hageman$3,480$1,643-52.8%
Scott M Ahlemeier$111,046$1,571-98.6%
Calvin C. Huber$1,513$1,5130%
Marcella Huber$1,513$1,5130%
Donata Siebrasse$1,503$1,5030%
Stella Nagel$1,485$1,4850%
Robert Stephen Hageman$7,755$1,468-81.1%
Steve Robbennolt$1,371$1,3710%
Luke Kaiser$6,635$1,357-79.5%
Catherine Houck Larson$2,629$1,278-51.4%
Elizabeth Marie Christopherson$2,629$1,278-51.4%
Michael Cronin$6,633$1,225-81.5%
Monty Cronin$6,633$1,225-81.5%
Terry L. Weischedel$4,642$1,000-78.5%
Marlan Miller$986$9860%
Donna Davis$3,629$727-80%
Jeffrey D. Goebel$643$6430%
Kemink Farms, Inc.$566$5660%
Connie M. Belford$438$53923.1%
David Rausch, Inc.$0$512--
Priscilla C. Bown$471$4710%
Ryan J Lake$454$4540%
Rausch Heritage Limited PTN$428$4280%
Joseph Herman Weinert$421$4210%
Matt Arbach$1,264$344-72.8%
Ronnie Tanner$288$2880%
Eric Dutenhoeffer$261$2610%
Rex A. Lower$487$206-57.7%
Kelly Vilhauer$223$195-12.6%
Kurt Kaiser$586$189-67.7%
Justin K. Goebel$165$1650%
Ty Z. Ducheneaux$980$164-83.3%
Lemler Ranch Land Limited Partnership$0$155--
Alex Hunnel$0$152--
Chelsey Abler Hunnel$0$152--
Joe Arbach$3,367$130-96.1%
Alexandra Beth Gimbel$649$128-80.3%
Bradley Saltsman$118$1180%
Frank W. Smith$79$9824.1%
James H. Smith$79$9824.1%
Robert S. Smith$79$9824.1%
Harlen Shaw$208$90-56.7%
Eugene Nagel - Eugene & Stella Nagel Fam Trust$0$89--
Bruce Barnett Williams$3,365$84-97.5%
James Ronnie Wright$0$28--
Devin Beitelspacher$62$27-56.5%
Duane Karst$110$26-76.4%
Brendan Baus$248$0-100%
Calvin C Kula Living Trust$5,582$0-100%
Dane B. Lemler$72,788$0-100%
David B. Larson$27,408$0-100%
Eugene Nagel - Eugene & Stella, NA$170$0-100%
Farm Service Agency/Commodity CRE$21,584$0-100%
Gettysburg School District No 53-1$755$0-100%
Jason Gary Nagel$4,859$0-100%
Kerry Larson Farms$137$0-100%
Larry Griese$38,471$0-100%
Loren Holzwarth$3,108$0-100%
Nickalous Robert Rausch$22,974$0-100%
Paul Willard Zuber$85$0-100%
Paulette Larosh$780$0-100%
Robert Theodore Theunissen$1,024$0-100%
Shane N. Stevens$1,643$0-100%
Stanley R. Hunnel$5,911$0-100%
Tobin Family Land Limited Partner$6,689$0-100%
Trudy Larosh$390$0-100%
Amber Lee Derouchey$5,686$0-100%
Angela Harris$605$0-100%
Charles Simon$5,374$0-100%
Darwin Rausch$9,900$0-100%
Dennis Leonard Hawkinson$62$0-100%
Donna Zweber$4,323$0-100%
Doug Lowe$232$0-100%
Gerald Brickner$122$0-100%
Gerard Simon$11,206$0-100%
Roy van Well$896$0-100%
Stephen J Simon Family Trust$13,486$0-100%
Travis James Karst$55,565$0-100%
Tyler Derouchey$33,720$0-100%
Virginia Hawkinson$21,058$0-100%
William M Arbach Family Revocable$18,386$0-100%
Lemler Ranch Land Limited Partner$155$0-100%
Raymond Vanbockel JR$3,819$0-100%
Curtis Keller$395$0-100%
Edith J. Hepper Surviving Granter$12,563$0-100%
Gordon L. Heinrich$26,856$0-100%
Jerald R and Shirlee J Schack IRR$16,362$0-100%
Mary Rausch$5,260$0-100%
Mindi Hufman$6,372$0-100%
Ronald Frank Kaup$538$0-100%
Terah R. Heinrich$8,644$0-100%
Timothy Hufman$6,405$0-100%
Vern Jerry Snow$15,236$0-100%
Total subsidies$28,300,507$14,195,982-49.8%

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