Thomas Leon Berns
The Farm Service Agency recorded $149.3 thousand paid to Thomas Leon Berns of Elkader, IA in 2008 to 2010, across 59 payments under 6 programs.
What the record holds
- $149.3 thousand
- Paid
- $149,261
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 59
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 6
- 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.
USDA mails this payee’s payments to Elkader, IA 52043-8049. 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.
What the payments were for
| Program | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Acre Direct Payments | $48,395 | 23 |
| Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program | $37,440 | 1 |
| Direct and Counter Cyclical Program | $30,521 | 30 |
| Supl Revenue Assistance Recovery Act | $21,407 | 1 |
| Dcp Program - Direct Payments | $8,264 | 3 |
| Emergency Conservation Program - Flood | $3,234 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $90,977 | 20 |
| 2009 | $27,763 | 9 |
| 2008 | $30,521 | 30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Iowa | $149,261 | 59 |
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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