James Smith
The Farm Service Agency recorded $564.9 thousand paid to James Smith of Vivian, SD in 2011 to 2025, across 121 payments under 20 programs.
What the record holds
- $564.9 thousand
- Paid
- $564,942
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 121
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 20
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 3
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
The mailing address USDA holds for payment is 24458 Sd Highway 53, Vivian, SD 57576-5300. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $142,151 | 14 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $91,830 | 59 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Non-Specialty Crops | $53,616 | 5 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $47,990 | 2 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $45,995 | 6 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $42,550 | 2 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $30,683 | 1 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $25,663 | 1 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $17,409 | 9 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $13,567 | 1 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $8,661 | 2 |
| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $8,317 | 2 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program | $8,150 | 2 |
| WECPCSCOF | $7,102 | 1 |
| Livestock Indemnity Program | $7,081 | 1 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $5,406 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $2,980 | 1 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program - CAA | $2,752 | 2 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1,912 | 6 |
| CFAPCARES | $1,128 | 2 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $76,135 | 15 |
| 2024 | $24,132 | 12 |
| 2023 | $17,512 | 10 |
| 2022 | $82,468 | 10 |
| 2021 | $50,670 | 9 |
| 2020 | $77,476 | 12 |
| 2019 | $44,128 | 7 |
| 2018 | $85,474 | 12 |
| 2017 | $62,646 | 9 |
| 2016 | $20,623 | 7 |
| 2015 | $1,824 | 4 |
| 2014 | $18,986 | 5 |
| 2013 | $956 | 3 |
| 2012 | $956 | 3 |
| 2011 | $956 | 3 |
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
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 South Dakota
- Yackley Ranches $1.6 million
- Lindskov Ranch Gen Ptr $1.6 million
- Adee Honey Farms LLC $1.3 million
- Swenson Partnership $1.3 million
- Pbp Farms $1.2 million
- Wagner Farms $1.2 million
- Heim Ranch LLC $1.1 million
- Mike Ogan Farms Partnership $1.1 million
The largest recipients South Dakota'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