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Of the 199 subsidies provided, the largest was for Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC, which received $24,966 for the claim of "Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities".
The smallest subsidy provided to a Luzerne County farmer was $1 to Donald L. Chapin.
There were 97 fewer subsidies than the year before, and the total value of the subsidies fell by $455,778.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
USDA data analyzed by the Cato Institute found that "farmers (on net) have derived almost 40% of their income directly from the U.S. government” in recent years.
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.
Subsidies Received by Luzerne County Code Farmers in 2021
| Farmer | $ Received | Reason for Subsidy | Total Received in Subsidies by Farmer ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $24,966 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $38,222 |
| Lupini Farms | $19,606 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $34,203 |
| Jon Lucas | $14,263 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $14,263 |
| Donald L. Chapin | $13,877 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $15,590 |
| Brian Kocher | $11,166 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $12,527 |
| Kevin C. Drasher | $9,959 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $10,264 |
| Kent A. Robbins | $9,687 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $9,687 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $8,351 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| Raymond E Kabata | $6,999 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $6,999 |
| Lupini Farms | $6,777 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $34,203 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $6,758 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $38,222 |
| Hazlak Trust C/O Attorney Gene M Molino Trustee | $6,200 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,864 |
| Roger C. Mowery Jr. | $5,500 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $5,649 |
| Carol Ryman | $5,438 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $6,691 |
| Arlen Payne | $5,389 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $5,389 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $4,951 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| Joseph A. Hardisky Jr. | $4,490 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,490 |
| Lorraine Hill | $4,319 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,520 |
| Eugene C. Turner | $4,253 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,253 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $4,082 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $3,669 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $3,574 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $16,036 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $3,436 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| Lucille D. Metcalf | $3,376 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $3,376 |
| Philip Wall | $3,353 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $4,191 |
| Cindy Forsythe | $3,329 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,957 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $3,150 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $3,131 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $3,125 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $38,222 |
| Duane D. Karchner | $2,984 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,984 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $2,920 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| William R. Ferrey Jr. | $2,897 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,897 |
| Harold A. Shoemaker | $2,789 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $3,453 |
| Thomas H. Jackson | $2,729 | Conservation Reserve Program - Cost-Share Web-Based - Cof Program | $5,306 |
| Thomas H. Jackson | $2,577 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $5,306 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $2,507 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Harold L. Smith | $2,500 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,500 |
| Greentree Enterprises, L L C | $2,500 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,500 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $2,468 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $2,459 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Cathy A. Yeager | $2,369 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,369 |
| Eugene D. Chapin | $2,214 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,214 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $2,208 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $2,207 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Anthony Gavel | $2,204 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,451 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $2,120 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $2,103 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Carole F. Helton | $2,093 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,093 |
| Florence Brozoski | $2,075 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,075 |
| Debra L. Garren | $1,985 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,606 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,985 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Donna C. McNally | $1,937 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $6,191 |
| William J. Maneval | $1,911 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,911 |
| Richard L. Yoder | $1,845 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $2,716 |
| Ray A. Karchner | $1,824 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,824 |
| Donna C. McNally | $1,759 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,191 |
| Donald L. Chapin | $1,712 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $15,590 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,704 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Allen R. Karchner | $1,701 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,701 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,694 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $1,689 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $38,222 |
| Stella Kollar | $1,662 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,167 |
| Lupini Farms | $1,655 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Cindy Forsythe | $1,628 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,957 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $1,619 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Lupini Farms | $1,610 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $34,203 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,580 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Stella Kollar | $1,561 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,167 |
| Jean Haydt | $1,560 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,560 |
| Edward Grasavage | $1,515 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,362 |
| Gary Decowski | $1,511 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,511 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $1,505 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $1,455 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $1,449 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $30,610 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $1,435 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| Brian Kocher | $1,361 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $12,527 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,356 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $1,352 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $30,610 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,335 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,330 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Carol Ryman | $1,253 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,691 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $1,249 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $1,242 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,228 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $16,784 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $1,158 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Gary A. Moyer | $1,149 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,149 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $1,138 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Charleen Helen Zimmer | $1,105 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,105 |
| Jane E. Baron | $1,098 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,278 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $1,032 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Laurette Green-Roberts | $1,031 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Continuation of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act | $1,031 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $994 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $979 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $975 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Donna C. McNally | $950 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $6,191 |
| Stella Kollar | $944 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,167 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $915 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| Allan Franklin | $910 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $910 |
| Francis J. Broyan | $901 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,747 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $899 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| David Dudzinski | $861 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $861 |
| Lupini Farms | $850 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $34,203 |
| Edward Grasavage | $847 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,362 |
| Philip Wall | $838 | Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program - Plus 3 Assistance Program | $4,191 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $834 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Melinda L. McGuire | $834 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $1,042 |
| Donna C. McNally | $794 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $6,191 |
| Donna C. McNally | $750 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $6,191 |
| Richard L. Yoder | $720 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $2,716 |
| James A. Charney | $716 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $716 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $701 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Gary L. Rinehimer | $689 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $689 |
| Hazlak Trust C/O Attorney Gene M Molino Trustee | $664 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,864 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $646 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $38,222 |
| Debra L. Garren | $621 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,606 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $612 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $16,784 |
| Lupini Farms | $609 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $601 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| J P Sitko Farm | $600 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $600 |
| Lupini Farms | $583 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Paul D. Zagata | $580 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $580 |
| Mabel L. Welsh | $573 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $769 |
| Janetta Arford | $525 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $525 |
| Joseph Lombardo | $522 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $22,331 |
| Rhonda Seward-Keller | $471 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $471 |
| John M Stibrik | $469 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $469 |
| George C Hasay | $457 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $457 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $442 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $38,222 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $435 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $433 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $416 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $379 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| John C. Prestia | $375 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $375 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $372 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Francis J. Broyan | $350 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,747 |
| Lupini Farms | $347 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Lupini Farms | $345 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Lupini Farms | $339 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Harold A. Shoemaker | $339 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $3,453 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $333 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Francis J. Broyan | $332 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,747 |
| Harold A. Shoemaker | $325 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $3,453 |
| Francis J. Konsavage and Elizabeth C. Konsavage Ir | $319 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $319 |
| Kevin C. Drasher | $305 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $10,264 |
| William J. Biggers | $300 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $569 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $278 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $274 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Blake O. Brown | $268 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $268 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $264 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $38,222 |
| Anthony Gavel | $247 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $2,451 |
| Gerald J. Harrison | $234 | Dairy Margin Coverage Program | $16,784 |
| Lupini Farms | $223 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Lupini Farms | $219 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Yvonne Enterprise | $219 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $219 |
| Melinda L. McGuire | $208 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $1,042 |
| Lorraine Hill | $201 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $4,520 |
| Mabel L. Welsh | $196 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $769 |
| Jane E. Baron | $180 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,278 |
| Lupini Farms | $179 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| William J. Biggers | $176 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $569 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $172 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $30,610 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $171 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Anthony Zanoline | $153 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $277 |
| Lupini Farms | $152 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Richard L. Yoder | $151 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $2,716 |
| Lupini Farms | $135 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Anthony Zanoline | $124 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $277 |
| Nicholas Pavlichko | $124 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $193 |
| Francis J. Broyan | $122 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $1,747 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $120 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| James a Martinchek | $119 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Targeted Assistance for Specific Commodities | $119 |
| Aten Farm, LLC | $116 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $6,335 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $114 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $38,222 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $106 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $16,036 |
| Ronald Taylor | $102 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 3 - Livestock and Poultry | $102 |
| Lupini Farms | $92 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Lupini Farms | $91 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $86 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $38,222 |
| Lupini Farms | $84 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Lupini Farms | $84 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Lupini Farms | $80 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Roger C. Mowery Jr. | $77 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,649 |
| Fred Johnson | $76 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $76 |
| Roger C. Mowery Jr. | $72 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,649 |
| Lupini Farms | $69 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Nicholas Pavlichko | $69 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $193 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $64 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $38,222 |
| William J. Biggers | $57 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $569 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $50 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $38,222 |
| Francis J. Broyan | $42 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $1,747 |
| William J. Biggers | $36 | Conservation Reserve Program Payment - Annual Rental | $569 |
| Lupini Farms | $35 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $27 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Lupini Farms | $23 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $34,203 |
| Drue Chapin & Sons, LLC | $18 | Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $38,222 |
| Lupini Farms | $16 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $34,203 |
| Eric A. Stevens | $14 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $30,610 |
| Donald S. Karchner | $2 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $16,036 |
| Donald L. Chapin | $1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $15,590 |
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