Melissa Benner
The Farm Service Agency recorded $43.5 thousand paid to Melissa Benner of Cortland, NY in 2012 to 2025, across 73 payments under 15 programs.
What the record holds
- $43.5 thousand
- Paid
- $43,539
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 73
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 15
- 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 1564 State Route 392, Cortland, NY 13045-9578. 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 | $8,330 | 10 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $5,095 | 12 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $4,793 | 2 |
| Income Loss - Milk, Part 2 | $4,706 | 16 |
| CFAPCARES | $4,550 | 2 |
| Dairy Margin Coverage | $3,401 | 5 |
| Margin Protection Program - Dairy | $2,764 | 7 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2,542 | 2 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $1,699 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $1,566 | 2 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $1,430 | 3 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Livestock | $1,040 | 3 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Dahg | $624 | 2 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $610 | 1 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $390 | 4 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,375 | 3 |
| 2024 | $833 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1,662 | 3 |
| 2022 | $1,725 | 3 |
| 2021 | $2,195 | 2 |
| 2020 | $12,257 | 12 |
| 2019 | $5,860 | 10 |
| 2018 | $4,165 | 9 |
| 2017 | $1,535 | 5 |
| 2016 | $3,005 | 5 |
| 2015 | $2,221 | 4 |
| 2013 | $1,559 | 9 |
| 2012 | $3,146 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland | New York | $43,539 | 73 |
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 New York
- Lynn-Ette & Sons, Inc. $1.2 million
- Torrey Farms Inc $1.1 million
- Steven J Nesbitt $1.1 million
- R & G Produce, LLC $1.0 million
- Stauffer Farms LLC $950.0 thousand
- Zingler Farms, Inc. $907.2 thousand
- Duncan Family Farms Inc $905.1 thousand
- Coastal Greenhouses LLC $900.0 thousand
The largest recipients New York'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