USDA subsidy information for Lawrence & Calvin Schmeltekopf
Payment Breakdown
| Subsidy Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|
| Total USDA - Subsidies | $140,490 |
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | $106,806 |
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | $33,684 |
Commodity subsidy breakdown
| Subsidy Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|
| Subtotal, Farming Subsidies | $106,806 |
| Total Direct Payments | $796 |
| Direct Payment - Corn | $198 |
| Direct Payment - Sorghum | $498 |
| Direct Payment - Upland Cotton | $6 |
| Direct Payment - Wheat | $94 |
| Total Counter Cyclical Payments | $348 |
| Counter Cyclical Payment - Cotton | $348 |
| Production Flexibility Contracts | $58,456 |
| Production Flexibility - Corn | $25,654 |
| Production Flexibility - Oats | $6 |
| Production Flexibility - Sorghum | $22,998 |
| Production Flexibility - Upland Cotton | $1,478 |
| Production Flexibility - Wheat | $8,320 |
| Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops | $30,328 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Corn | $13,446 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Oats | $4 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Sorghum | $11,998 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Upland Cotton | $758 |
| Market Loss Assistance - Wheat | $4,122 |
| Deficiency Payments | $3,106 |
| Advance Deficiency - Corn | $1,098 |
| Deficiency - Corn | $598 |
| Advance Deficiency - Sorghum | $1,120 |
| Deficiency - Sorghum | $290 |
| Advance Deficiency - Wheat | $370 |
| Deficiency - Wheat | $-370 |
| Loan Deficiency Payments | $13,534 |
| Loan Deficiency - Corn | $4,151 |
| Loan Deficiency - Sorghum | $8,976 |
| Loan Deficiency - Wheat | $408 |
| Total Ldp-like Grazing Payments | $237 |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments - Oats | $237 |
Disaster subsidy breakdown
| Subsidy Program | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ |
|---|
| Subtotal, Disaster Payments | $33,684 |
| Misc. Disaster Payments | $32,334 |
| Crop Disaster - Program | $32,248 |
| Non-insured Assistance | $86 |
| Livestock Disaster / Emergency | $1,350 |
| Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance | $702 |
| Livestock Compensation Program | $648 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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