Farm Subsidy information
Merrick County, Nebraska
USDA subsidies for farms in Merrick County, Nebraska totaled $338,935,000 from 1995 through 2023.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 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 2022 2023 | TOTAL 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $7,860,853 $4,057,305 $6,490,283 $11,224,873 $18,764,551 $20,589,496 $16,421,382 $5,255,198 $6,784,369 $9,503,627 $19,984,290 $10,556,718 $4,966,706 $5,061,040 $4,444,794 | $4,382,927 $4,297,948 $4,356,250 $4,739,224 $-41,095 $13,086,747 $10,885,554 $11,500,241 $5,384,400 $11,355,244 $21,987,361 $5,610,105 $5,507 $339,454 | $249,855,350 |
| Recipients | 1,125 1,102 1,109 1,049 1,078 1,063 1,035 938 986 947 974 944 853 852 831 | 806 790 767 771 23 733 729 723 415 734 823 729 3 148 | 2,527 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - 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 $6,324,912 $617,354 $0 $0 | $6,942,266 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 412 204 0 0 | 418 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - 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 $9,404,085 $4,290,313 $0 $57,423 | $13,751,821 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 635 600 0 38 | 676 | |
| Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | 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 $0 $0 $0 $150,705 | $150,705 |
| Recipients | 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 0 0 22 | 22 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,287,680 $11,089,504 $3,075,255 $13,161 $0 $0 | $19,465,600 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 372 634 612 4 0 0 | 690 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,958,075 $10,844,015 $11,454,519 $44,941 $227,311 $96,999 $590,678 $0 $63,195 | $36,279,733 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 733 726 718 56 530 129 95 0 85 | 997 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,774 $44,591 $38,639 $25,985 $3,070,634 $36,677 $0 $0 | $3,234,300 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 34 32 39 630 209 0 0 | 684 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,951,004 | $1,959,644 $1,931,378 $1,953,690 $850,050 $-19,886 $17,695 $11,749 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $8,655,324 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 405 | 397 401 385 296 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 516 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $352,134 $5,628,446 $4,966,854 $4,860,006 $5,026,188 $4,927,721 $5,060,027 $2,439,510 | $2,421,321 $2,366,570 $2,387,005 $3,884,801 $-21,209 $110,977 $10,805 $381 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $44,421,537 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 981 926 900 858 850 849 509 | 500 489 473 662 15 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,405 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,104,642 $964,753 $5,252,802 $4,184,800 $0 $335 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $11,507,332 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 557 610 931 875 0 1 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 994 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $5,337,483 $7,738,347 $6,753,644 $5,864,647 $5,594,525 $4,460,084 $3,857,610 $-77,204 $-26,388 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $39,502,748 |
| Recipients | 0 1,047 1,063 1,042 948 968 920 878 386 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,341 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $3,163,985 $6,159,845 $6,042,372 $5,270,388 $-1,773 $-136 $-12,457 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $20,622,224 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 1,027 1,003 994 955 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,196 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $252,316 $641,798 $0 $0 $-242 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $893,872 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 577 612 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 685 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $7,830,668 $-1,283,997 $-1,248,831 $-2,182 $-7 $-7 $-5 $-427 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $5,295,212 |
| Recipients | 1,121 536 394 4 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 | 1,126 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $1,116,067 $5,598,236 $7,872,522 $5,781,848 $793,870 $41,863 $3,545,931 $9,381,659 $1,067,280 $32,283 $594 $109 | $62 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $35,232,325 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 380 900 898 835 413 136 588 747 280 33 2 1 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,236 | |
| Commodity Certificates | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,787 $24,311 $0 $1,235 $0 $0 $45,646 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $85,979 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7 | |
| LDP-like Grazing Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $82 $1,275 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,356 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $191,542 $1,012,554 $790,859 $265,162 $174,535 $15,159 $51,935 $441,221 $255,274 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,198,241 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 66 174 119 71 61 25 27 76 38 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 247 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $3,683 $2,662 $767 $0 $0 $0 $0 $72,949 $69,705 $9,662 $102 $23,175 $6,604 $0 $54,171 | $1,900 $0 $15,555 $4,373 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,170 $15,120 $60,922 $5,007 $61,381 | $419,908 |
| Recipients | 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 3 0 2 | 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 | 13 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,211 $0 $13,140 $274 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $14,625 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $1,238 $1,140 $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 $0 | $2,378 |
| Recipients | 7 8 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 0 | 12 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,024 $0 $2,367 $867 $0 $810 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $9,068 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $25,264 $17 $0 $1,817 $114,489 $7,574 $2,106 $2,698 $946 $2,304 $2,044 $0 $98 $84 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,750 | $161,191 |
| Recipients | 18 4 0 166 709 546 160 12 53 273 207 0 12 9 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 989 | |
| CCC Organic Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $750 $0 $0 $355 $1,000 $500 $5,000 | $7,605 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 6 | 8 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $76,150 $88,608 $22,507 $36,382 $31,235 $44,057 $40,706 $32,002 $194,200 $177,696 $82,199 $64,274 $61,250 $60,393 $106,725 | $114,370 $102,235 $103,303 $119,570 $146,779 $167,582 $188,391 $188,415 $215,092 $170,078 $175,650 $149,734 $156,684 $165,293 | $3,281,559 |
| Recipients | 32 21 19 8 9 19 19 19 41 52 45 47 46 48 49 | 50 48 52 53 58 59 68 61 62 49 46 42 43 39 | 185 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $56,937 $74,406 $12,064 $26,382 $27,290 $42,874 $36,475 $32,002 $48,293 $60,440 $61,328 $64,274 $61,250 $60,393 $106,725 | $114,370 $102,235 $103,303 $119,570 $146,779 $167,582 $188,391 $188,415 $215,092 $170,078 $175,650 $149,734 $156,684 $165,293 | $2,934,308 |
| Recipients | 13 11 8 8 9 18 19 19 33 41 45 47 46 48 49 | 50 48 52 53 58 59 68 61 62 49 46 42 43 39 | 134 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $977 $5,358 $10,000 $3,945 $1,183 $4,231 $0 $145,907 $117,256 $20,871 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $309,728 |
| Recipients | 0 1 7 1 1 1 1 0 8 12 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $19,213 $13,225 $5,085 $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 | $37,523 |
| Recipients | 19 10 4 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 | 32 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $71,851 $0 $0 $0 $352,727 $445,666 $561,948 $851,791 $791,952 $14,701 $422,278 $0 $5,008 $453,756 $3,601 | $2,919,353 $62,146 $158,164 $0 $3,186,068 $159,543 $31,334 $0 $0 $15,927 $731,896 $859,423 $2,593,122 $2,099,226 | $16,791,480 |
| Recipients | 64 0 0 0 79 187 290 288 327 27 254 0 4 323 2 | 183 28 6 0 257 23 2 0 0 6 112 107 273 318 | 1,130 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $352,727 $445,666 $433,077 $2,516 $774,189 $9,239 $422,278 $0 $3,746 $222,585 $1,882 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,667,905 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 79 187 257 7 325 20 254 0 2 198 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 552 | |
| Total Emergency Relief Program | 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 $0 $0 $2,262,426 $737,268 | $2,999,694 |
| Recipients | 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 0 210 152 | 263 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Non-specialty Crops | 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 $0 $0 $2,262,426 $55,840 | $2,318,265 |
| Recipients | 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 0 210 3 | 210 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 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 $0 $0 $0 $39,541 | $39,541 |
| Recipients | 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 0 0 1 | 1 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 1 Non-specialty Crops | 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 $0 $0 $0 $641,887 | $641,887 |
| Recipients | 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 0 0 150 | 150 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $571 $1,719 | $1,623 $33,682 $26,935 $0 $109,100 $15,299 $31,334 $0 $0 $15,927 $67,827 $0 $1,896 $58,341 | $364,254 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 | 2 19 3 0 7 1 2 0 0 6 18 0 1 7 | 54 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,777 $0 $4,855 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $6,632 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | 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 $657,733 $806,568 $0 $0 | $1,464,300 |
| Recipients | 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 93 104 0 0 | 107 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $127,890 $847,498 $17,763 $607 $0 $0 $1,262 $230,600 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,225,620 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 283 9 1 0 0 2 195 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 343 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,076,968 $144,244 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $328,800 $1,080,735 | $4,630,747 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 256 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 174 | 388 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $981 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,336 $52,855 $0 $0 | $60,172 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 | 6 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,895,049 $28,464 $131,229 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $3,054,742 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 177 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 180 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $71,851 $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 $0 $0 | $71,851 |
| Recipients | 64 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 0 0 | 64 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $22,680 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $222,882 | $245,562 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 | 194 |
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