Helmak
The Farm Service Agency recorded $1.0 million paid to Helmak of Stanford, MT in 2016 to 2025, across 47 payments under 11 programs.
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What the record holds
- $1.0 million
- Paid
- $1,035,064
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 47
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 11
- 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 Po Box 246, Stanford, MT 59479-0246. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $498,961 | 29 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Non-Specialty Crops | $127,198 | 4 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $102,466 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $80,654 | 1 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $77,089 | 2 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $62,636 | 1 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Specialty Crops | $32,161 | 4 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $19,882 | 1 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $16,664 | 1 |
| Emergency Relief Program Track 1-Non-Specialty Crops | $9,973 | 1 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $7,379 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $129,728 | 4 |
| 2024 | $7,105 | 4 |
| 2023 | $9,973 | 1 |
| 2022 | $152,254 | 4 |
| 2021 | $133,789 | 5 |
| 2020 | $171,215 | 6 |
| 2019 | $147,336 | 8 |
| 2018 | $108,148 | 5 |
| 2017 | $110,070 | 5 |
| 2016 | $65,446 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Basin | Montana | $1,035,064 | 47 |
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 Montana
- Torgerson Farms Partnership $1.4 million
- Neufeld Farms Partnership $1.4 million
- Big Sky Honey Inc $1.4 million
- Brown Farms Of Montana $1.3 million
- McCabe Joint Venture $1.2 million
- Kelsey Lodahl $1.2 million
- Jeffrey W Lodahl $1.2 million
- North Plains Honey Company Llc $1.1 million
The largest recipients Montana'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 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
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