Thomas John Melcher
The Farm Service Agency recorded $287.6 thousand paid to Thomas John Melcher of Castalia, IA in 2012 to 2025, across 94 payments under 18 programs.
What the record holds
- $287.6 thousand
- Paid
- $287,648
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 94
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 18
- 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 1411 111TH Ave, Castalia, IA 52133-8516. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy Margin Coverage | $125,882 | 30 |
| CFAPCARES | $27,205 | 2 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $25,966 | 1 |
| Income Loss - Milk, Part 2 | $20,900 | 16 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $15,223 | 9 |
| Margin Protection Program - Dairy | $14,779 | 7 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $12,325 | 3 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $10,759 | 5 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $9,732 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $5,338 | 1 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Livestock | $4,678 | 3 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $4,337 | 2 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $3,455 | 2 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Dahg | $2,806 | 2 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $2,446 | 5 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $952 | 1 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program | $832 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $35 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,349 | 9 |
| 2024 | $6,574 | 3 |
| 2023 | $59,273 | 12 |
| 2022 | $6,208 | 5 |
| 2021 | $58,923 | 14 |
| 2020 | $69,599 | 12 |
| 2019 | $25,246 | 10 |
| 2018 | $14,996 | 7 |
| 2016 | $9,893 | 3 |
| 2015 | $7,109 | 2 |
| 2014 | $578 | 1 |
| 2013 | $6,953 | 9 |
| 2012 | $13,947 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winneshiek | Iowa | $287,648 | 94 |
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 Iowa
- Pinicon Farm $2.1 million
- Richland Prtsp $1.5 million
- Dejay Farms $1.5 million
- Tim Graber Farms Inc $1.4 million
- Whiskey Creek Ptn $1.4 million
- Empire Land & Cattle II $1.3 million
- Saratoga Partnership $1.2 million
- Doug Studer Farms $1.1 million
The largest recipients Iowa'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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