Kevin Mertens
USDA subsidy information for Kevin Mertens
Payment Breakdown
| Subsidy Program | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
Total Payments 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | $3,253 $1,517 $3,484 $3,099 $8,955 $11,553 $15,070 $3,744 $5,826 |
$12,066 $13,368 $7,744 $4,544 $3,601 $3,994 $4,358 $4,358 $3,989 |
$4,231 $0 $62 $6,666 $75 $12,066 $12,753 $25,194 $4,410 |
$179,980 |
| Total Disaster Programs | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $227 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,395 |
$3,985 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,607 |
Commodity subsidy breakdown
| Subsidy Program | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
Total Payments 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | $3,253 $1,517 $3,484 $3,099 $8,955 $11,553 $15,070 $3,744 $5,826 |
$12,066 $13,368 $7,744 $4,544 $3,601 $3,994 $4,358 $4,358 $3,989 |
$4,231 $0 $62 $6,666 $75 $12,066 $12,753 $25,194 $4,410 |
$179,980 |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,545 $0 |
$9,545 |
| CFAP Round 1 Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,545 $0 |
$9,545 |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,271 $4,410 |
$13,681 |
| CFAP Round 2 Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,271 $0 |
$9,271 |
| CFAP Round 2 - Top up payment for acreage based commodities | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,410 |
$4,410 |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,066 $12,698 $4,233 $0 |
$28,997 |
| Market Facilitation Program Payment (MFP) - Non-specialty crops | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,066 $11,295 $3,765 $0 |
$27,127 |
| Market Facilitation Program Payment (MFP) - Dairy and Hogs | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,403 $468 $0 |
$1,870 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $62 $6,666 $75 $0 $55 $69 $0 |
$6,927 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage County Payment (ARC-CO) | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $62 $6,666 $75 $0 $55 $69 $0 |
$6,927 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,077 $0 |
$2,077 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program Payments (PLC) | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,077 $0 |
$2,077 |
| Direct Payment Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,929 |
$4,613 $4,613 $4,613 $4,544 $3,601 $3,994 $4,358 $4,358 $3,989 |
$4,231 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$47,843 |
| Direct Payment - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,440 |
$3,860 $3,860 $3,860 $3,843 $2,917 $3,209 $3,461 $3,461 $3,186 |
$3,274 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$38,371 |
| Direct Payment - Oats | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $1 $1 $1 |
$1 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5 |
| Direct Payment - Soybeans | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,474 |
$739 $739 $739 $687 $682 $782 $894 $894 $800 |
$917 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$9,347 |
| Direct Payment - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15 |
$14 $14 $14 $14 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 |
$39 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$120 |
| Counter Cyclical Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $897 |
$1,225 $3,898 $2,941 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$8,961 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $896 |
$1,064 $4,060 $2,941 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$8,961 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Soybeans | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$161 $-161 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 |
$0 $-1 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 |
| Production Flexibility Program | $0 $1,536 $3,484 $1,791 $2,221 $3,804 $3,062 $2,971 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,869 |
| Production Flexibility - Corn | $0 $1,532 $3,480 $1,789 $2,218 $3,787 $3,049 $2,958 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,813 |
| Production Flexibility - Oats | $0 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$5 |
| Production Flexibility - Wheat | $0 $3 $3 $1 $2 $16 $13 $13 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$51 |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $1,145 $2,221 $4,132 $3,497 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,995 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $1,144 $2,218 $4,114 $3,481 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$10,957 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Oats | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $1 $1 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $1 $2 $17 $15 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$35 |
| Oilseed Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $297 $612 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$909 |
| Oilseed Program - Soybean | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $297 $612 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$909 |
| Deficiency Payment | $3,253 $-19 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,234 |
| Deficiency Payment - Corn | $3,253 $-19 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,234 |
| Loan Deficiency | $0 $0 $0 $163 $4,121 $3,315 $7,853 $773 $0 |
$6,228 $4,857 $190 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$27,500 |
| Loan Deficiency - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,638 $1,306 $2,176 $773 $0 |
$5,379 $4,857 $190 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$16,319 |
| Loan Deficiency - Soybeans | $0 $0 $0 $163 $2,483 $2,010 $5,677 $0 $0 |
$849 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,181 |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | $0 $0 $0 $0 $392 $4 $46 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$442 |
| Interest Penalty Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $23 $4 $46 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$73 |
| Small Hog Operation | $0 $0 $0 $0 $369 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$369 |
Disaster subsidy breakdown
| Subsidy Program | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 |
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
Total Payments 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Disaster Programs | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $227 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,395 |
$3,985 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,607 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $227 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$227 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $227 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$227 |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,395 |
$3,985 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,380 |
| SURE - Program Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,395 |
$3,985 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,380 |
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