John A Bortle
The Farm Service Agency recorded $247.2 thousand paid to John A Bortle of Whitehall, WI in 2017 to 2025, across 120 payments under 19 programs.
What the record holds
- $247.2 thousand
- Paid
- $247,194
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 120
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 19
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 1
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
The mailing address USDA holds for payment is N40532 Fuller Coulee Rd, Whitehall, WI 54773-2002. It is where a check 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $154,411 | 16 |
| Dairy Margin Coverage | $21,789 | 40 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $13,356 | 1 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $7,476 | 3 |
| CFAPCARES | $7,320 | 2 |
| WHIP Plus 3 Assistance | $6,595 | 3 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5,591 | 2 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $4,781 | 2 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $4,608 | 3 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $4,037 | 1 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $3,653 | 2 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $3,042 | 17 |
| Margin Protection Program - Dairy | $3,031 | 7 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Non-Specialty Crops | $2,466 | 2 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,266 | 12 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Livestock | $1,139 | 3 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Dahg | $684 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $679 | 1 |
| Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program | $270 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,817 | 15 |
| 2024 | $155 | 4 |
| 2023 | $20,396 | 14 |
| 2022 | $22,166 | 6 |
| 2021 | $40,758 | 20 |
| 2020 | $54,477 | 24 |
| 2019 | $27,655 | 15 |
| 2018 | $27,909 | 15 |
| 2017 | $21,860 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trempealeau | Wisconsin | $247,194 | 120 |
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 Wisconsin
- Sowinski Farms Inc $1.2 million
- Mortenson Bros Farms Inc $1.0 million
- Zahn Farms Cropping $1.0 million
- Signature Farms LLC $930.7 thousand
- Gumz Muck Farms LLC $908.7 thousand
- Northern Family Farms LLP $900.0 thousand
- Heartland Farms Inc $900.0 thousand
- Alsum Farms Inc $900.0 thousand
The largest recipients Wisconsin's offices paid in 2025, which is one year rather than the years above.
Sources
- 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
Data retrieved