| Subtotal, Conservation Programs in 17th District of Pennsylvania (Rep. Matt Cartwright), 1995-2012 |
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Subsidy Recipients 1 to 20 of 569Recipients of Subtotal, Conservation Programs from farms in 17th District of Pennsylvania (Rep. Matt Cartwright) totaled $11,442,000 in from 1995-2012. |
| Rank | Recipient (* ownership information available) |
Location | Subtotal, Conservation Programs 1995-2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F Diane Wolfgang | Hegins, PA 17938 | $417,161 |
| 2 | William Vantol | Tamaqua, PA 18252 | $241,546 |
| 3 | Helen E Masser | Sacramento, PA 17968 | $229,311 |
| 4 | Anna L Neumeister | Ashland, PA 17921 | $226,506 |
| 5 | Reidlers Inc ∗ | Klingerstown, PA 17941 | $215,765 |
| 6 | Harold R Wehry Jr | Klingerstown, PA 17941 | $178,751 |
| 7 | Rodger Diehl | Lehighton, PA 18235 | $142,054 |
| 8 | Kent L Miller | Tamaqua, PA 18252 | $141,352 |
| 9 | Glenn R Hetherington | Ringtown, PA 17967 | $122,179 |
| 10 | Chester Schwartz | Hegins, PA 17938 | $119,614 |
| 11 | Mark A Smeltz | Valley View, PA 17983 | $117,692 |
| 12 | Labenberg Bros ∗ | Zion Grove, PA 17985 | $116,392 |
| 13 | Clyde Spiece Farms ∗ | Zion Grove, PA 17985 | $109,177 |
| 14 | Allen R Stauffer Sr | Zion Grove, PA 17985 | $104,066 |
| 15 | Robert Schreffler | Zion Grove, PA 17985 | $104,060 |
| 16 | Lawrence Moyer | Tamaqua, PA 18252 | $102,853 |
| 17 | Leon Troxell | Andreas, PA 18211 | $93,997 |
| 18 | Larry C Hower | New Ringgold, PA 17960 | $92,680 |
| 19 | Harry E Peiffer Sr | Pine Grove, PA 17963 | $91,273 |
| 20 | Tallman Family Farms LLC ∗ | Tower City, PA 17980 | $86,618 |
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Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
