Justin Lee Benson
The Farm Service Agency recorded $205.7 thousand paid to Justin Lee Benson of Fertile, MN in 2014 to 2020, across 45 payments under 9 programs.
What the record holds
- $205.7 thousand
- Paid
- $205,690
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 45
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 9
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 3
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
USDA mails this payee’s payments to Fertile, MN 56540-4025. That is where a check goes, not where a farm is: a payee can be addressed to an accountant in another state. The street line is in FSA’s payment files, and not printed here.
How this compares
- Received, net: $205,690, 2014 to 2020
- By net total, ranks 237,154th of 6,246,979 payees nationally and 14,412th of 304,366 with an address in Minnesota. More than 96% of the 6,246,979 payees in FSA’s payment files, 2004 to 2025, by net total received.
What the payments were for
| Program | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $45,502 | 5 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $36,519 | 1 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $31,605 | 2 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $25,368 | 2 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $25,311 | 23 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $22,485 | 3 |
| WHIP Plus 3 Assistance | $8,149 | 1 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $7,531 | 7 |
| CFAPCARES | $3,220 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $103,661 | 14 |
| 2019 | $28,865 | 3 |
| 2018 | $26,790 | 7 |
| 2017 | $5,091 | 4 |
| 2016 | $6,590 | 6 |
| 2015 | $12,208 | 8 |
| 2014 | $22,485 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Polk | Minnesota | $192,824 | 40 |
| Red Lake | Minnesota | $8,753 | 4 |
| West Polk | Minnesota | $4,113 | 1 |
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 Minnesota
- Hader Farms Partnership $3.1 million
- Molitor Bros Farm $3.0 million
- Pederson Brothers Partnership $2.5 million
- Wilmer Farms Inc $1.8 million
- Michael Stamer Farms General Partnership $1.8 million
- Bailey Nurseries Inc $1.8 million
- Hector Farms Iii Family Partnership $1.5 million
- Van Zuilen Farms $1.4 million
The largest recipients Minnesota'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
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