Richard J Mertens
USDA subsidy information for Richard J 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 | $4,611 $7,812 $5,153 $10,793 $21,171 $33,849 $29,755 $8,156 $10,094 |
$11,045 $2,385 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$144,825 |
| Total Conservation Programs | $6,421 $6,886 $6,886 $294 $0 $0 $0 $0 $-1,885 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,602 |
| Total Disaster Programs | $0 $0 $616 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,500 $16,983 |
$0 $11,651 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$35,750 |
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 | $4,611 $7,812 $5,153 $10,793 $21,171 $33,849 $29,755 $8,156 $10,094 |
$11,045 $2,385 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$144,825 |
| Direct Payment Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,094 |
$9,125 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$19,219 |
| Direct Payment - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,156 |
$1,083 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,239 |
| Direct Payment - Sorghum | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,806 |
$1,637 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,443 |
| Direct Payment - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,132 |
$6,405 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$13,537 |
| Counter Cyclical Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $2,385 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,385 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,122 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,122 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Sorghum | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $1,263 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,263 |
| Production Flexibility Program | $0 $8,689 $5,153 $6,825 $4,083 $11,987 $9,675 $8,156 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$54,568 |
| Production Flexibility - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,292 $1,041 $1,010 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,343 |
| Production Flexibility - Sorghum | $0 $1,328 $2,233 $3,758 $2,675 $3,452 $2,796 $1,468 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,710 |
| Production Flexibility - Wheat | $0 $7,361 $2,920 $3,067 $1,408 $7,243 $5,838 $5,678 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$33,515 |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $3,394 $4,083 $13,004 $11,015 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$31,496 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Corn | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,404 $1,188 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,592 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Sorghum | $0 $0 $0 $1,869 $2,675 $3,754 $3,176 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,474 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $1,525 $1,408 $7,846 $6,651 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$17,430 |
| Oilseed Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,884 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,884 |
| Oilseed Program - Sunflower | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,884 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,884 |
| Deficiency Payment | $4,611 $-877 $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 |
$3,734 |
| Deficiency Payment - Sorghum | $2,061 $674 $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 |
$2,735 |
| Deficiency Payment - Wheat | $2,550 $-1,551 $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 |
$999 |
| Loan Deficiency | $0 $0 $0 $574 $8,055 $8,858 $7,181 $0 $0 |
$1,920 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$26,589 |
| Loan Deficiency - Sunflower | $0 $0 $0 $0 $339 $6,684 $7,181 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$14,203 |
| Loan Deficiency - Wheat | $0 $0 $0 $574 $7,717 $2,175 $0 $0 $0 |
$1,920 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$12,386 |
| Market Gains | $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,950 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,950 |
| Marketing Gains - Warehouse Stored | $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,950 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,950 |
Conservation 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 Conservation Programs | $6,421 $6,886 $6,886 $294 $0 $0 $0 $0 $-1,885 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,602 |
| Conservation Reserve Program | $6,421 $6,886 $6,886 $294 $0 $0 $0 $0 $-1,885 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$18,602 |
| CRP - Annual Land Rental | $6,421 $6,886 $6,886 $294 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$20,487 |
| CRP - Haying / Grazing | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $-1,885 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$-1,885 |
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 $616 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,500 $16,983 |
$0 $11,651 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$35,750 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,983 |
$0 $7,135 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$24,118 |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $16,983 |
$0 $7,135 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$24,118 |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | $0 $0 $616 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,500 $0 |
$0 $4,516 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$11,632 |
| Cattle Feed Program - Nonfat Milk | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,611 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$3,611 |
| Livestock Relief | $0 $0 $616 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$616 |
| Livestock Compensation Program | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,889 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$2,889 |
| Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $4,516 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 |
$4,516 |
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