Bess-View Farm
The Farm Service Agency recorded $1.4 million paid to Bess-View Farm of Swanton, VT in 2012 to 2024, across 120 payments under 15 programs.
American Factbook Research
What the record holds
- $1.4 million
- Paid
- $1,360,467
- 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.
- 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 1016 Maquam Shore Rd, Swanton, VT 54888592. It is where a cheque 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 | $330,433 | 34 |
| CFAPCARES | $293,058 | 2 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $234,387 | 1 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Non-Specialty Crops | $100,708 | 2 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $100,319 | 2 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $85,223 | 40 |
| Income Loss - Milk, Part 2 | $51,476 | 4 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Livestock | $40,131 | 3 |
| Margin Protection Program - Dairy | $29,660 | 7 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Dahg | $24,078 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $22,321 | 1 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $17,657 | 16 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $16,986 | 2 |
| WHIP Plus 3 Assistance | $13,773 | 3 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $258 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,655 | 2 |
| 2023 | $131,677 | 10 |
| 2022 | $106,669 | 4 |
| 2021 | $163,525 | 18 |
| 2020 | $688,078 | 27 |
| 2019 | $72,031 | 7 |
| 2018 | $69,711 | 24 |
| 2016 | $52,986 | 12 |
| 2015 | $15,659 | 12 |
| 2013 | $21,747 | 2 |
| 2012 | $29,729 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | Vermont | $1,360,467 | 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 Vermont
- Newmont Farm Llc $1.0 million
- Mark & Amanda St Pierre $273.9 thousand
- Suddabees Honey Llc $266.1 thousand
- Fairmont Llc $257.2 thousand
- Champlain Orchards Inc $251.4 thousand
- Bess View Farm Llc $234.6 thousand
- Machia & Sons Dairy Llc $169.1 thousand
- Sunrise Orchards Inc $148.9 thousand
The largest recipients Vermont's offices paid in 2025, which is one year rather than the years above.
Sources
- USDA Farm Service Agency — farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work
Data retrieved