Erwin Kaster
The Farm Service Agency recorded $224.4 thousand paid to Erwin Kaster of Bern, KS in 2011 to 2025, across 63 payments under 16 programs.
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What the record holds
- $224.4 thousand
- Paid
- $224,357
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 63
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 16
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 2
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
The mailing address USDA holds for payment is 1663 216TH Rd, Bern, KS 66408-8009. It is where a cheque goes, not where a farm is: a payee can be addressed to an accountant in another state.
What the payments were for
| Program | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $37,011 | 3 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $32,210 | 12 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $28,560 | 2 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $27,285 | 3 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $26,244 | 25 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $22,498 | 2 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $15,041 | 1 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $12,105 | 1 |
| CFAPCARES | $5,931 | 2 |
| Emergency Relief Program Track 1-Non-Specialty Crops | $5,482 | 1 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $5,404 | 3 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $5,117 | 3 |
| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based - COF | $577 | 1 |
| CRP - Continuous PIP | $462 | 1 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $360 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $70 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,414 | 5 |
| 2024 | $2,893 | 5 |
| 2023 | $7,489 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2,007 | 1 |
| 2021 | $17,024 | 6 |
| 2020 | $45,391 | 11 |
| 2019 | $32,919 | 7 |
| 2018 | $30,372 | 6 |
| 2017 | $21,488 | 5 |
| 2016 | $22,367 | 5 |
| 2015 | $4,319 | 3 |
| 2014 | $7,043 | 4 |
| 2013 | $270 | 1 |
| 2012 | $270 | 1 |
| 2011 | $90 | 1 |
The calendar year USDA disbursed the money, which is frequently not the year of the program it was paid under. The site holds the years listed here and no others.
Which offices paid
| County | State | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemaha | Kansas | $150,691 | 32 |
| Richardson | Nebraska | $73,666 | 31 |
Nearby on this site
A payee's neighbours here are the other recipients paid through the same state's offices, not the farms next door: FSA publishes no location, only the address it pays.
- What the Farm Service Agency paid in Kansas
- Spring Creek Family Farms $2.1 million
- J D M Farms $1.6 million
- Homestead Farms $1.6 million
- Quad K Farms $1.4 million
- F D K Partnership $1.4 million
- Cott Family Farms $1.4 million
- Love & Love Farms $1.3 million
- Dry Lake Farms $1.3 million
The largest recipients Kansas's offices paid in 2025, which is one year rather than the years above.
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
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