Michelle Harstad
The Farm Service Agency recorded $1.1 million paid to Michelle Harstad of Palermo, ND in 2011 to 2025, across 164 payments under 22 programs.
What the record holds
- $1.1 million
- Paid
- $1,096,178
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 164
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 22
- 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 5580 78TH Ave Nw, Palermo, ND 58769-9566. 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 | $492,121 | 74 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $93,158 | 6 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Non-Specialty Crops | $79,364 | 3 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $75,859 | 3 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $63,699 | 3 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $51,669 | 2 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $38,280 | 1 |
| Emergency Relief Program Track 1-Non-Specialty Crops | $32,040 | 1 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $31,454 | 2 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program | $29,804 | 5 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $22,737 | 2 |
| CFAPCARES | $18,839 | 2 |
| WHIP Plus 3 Assistance | $18,074 | 3 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $15,423 | 2 |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program (COF) | $9,744 | 1 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $8,621 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $7,503 | 1 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program - CAA | $2,633 | 2 |
| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $2,444 | 2 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1,847 | 38 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Specialty Crops 1 | $520 | 1 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $346 | 8 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $125,913 | 12 |
| 2024 | $15,809 | 6 |
| 2023 | $65,478 | 10 |
| 2022 | $127,128 | 9 |
| 2021 | $116,729 | 18 |
| 2020 | $192,747 | 18 |
| 2019 | $130,296 | 17 |
| 2018 | $98,169 | 16 |
| 2017 | $116,644 | 15 |
| 2016 | $76,322 | 14 |
| 2015 | $30,251 | 13 |
| 2014 | $173 | 4 |
| 2013 | $173 | 4 |
| 2012 | $173 | 4 |
| 2011 | $173 | 4 |
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 North Dakota
- McDonald Farms & Organics LLC $2.2 million
- Hoverson Brothers $2.0 million
- Black Gold Farms Inc $1.7 million
- Hoverson Farms Partnership $1.3 million
- Eaton Farms $1.2 million
- Absolute Honey LLC $1.2 million
- Ktm Farm $1.1 million
- C&S Seckerson Farms Partnership $1.1 million
The largest recipients North 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
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