Sy Olson
The Farm Service Agency recorded $1.1 million paid to Sy Olson of Hereford, TX in 2011 to 2025, across 171 payments under 24 programs.
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What the record holds
- $1.1 million
- Paid
- $1,112,715
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 171
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 24
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 2
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
The mailing address USDA holds for payment is 125 County Road 513, Hereford, TX 79045-7901. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $255,127 | 30 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $163,889 | 37 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Non-Specialty Crops | $108,922 | 6 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $103,299 | 4 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $76,919 | 24 |
| Dcp - Direct | $60,938 | 6 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $59,084 | 4 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $47,468 | 15 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $38,579 | 1 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $36,057 | 2 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $33,088 | 1 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $24,880 | 4 |
| Non-Insured Assistance Program | $20,762 | 7 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $17,986 | 1 |
| Emergency Relief Program Track 1-Non-Specialty Crops | $15,917 | 1 |
| WHIP Plus 3 Assistance | $13,224 | 3 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $7,329 | 2 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $6,099 | 4 |
| Cotton Transition Assistance Program | $5,803 | 3 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program | $5,043 | 6 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program - CAA | $4,335 | 6 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $3,812 | 1 |
| CFAPCARES | $2,650 | 2 |
| Acreage Grazing Payments - Wheat | $1,505 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $217,351 | 20 |
| 2024 | $27,122 | 16 |
| 2023 | $42,568 | 13 |
| 2022 | $138,149 | 14 |
| 2021 | $68,016 | 15 |
| 2020 | $145,537 | 21 |
| 2019 | $82,842 | 14 |
| 2018 | $33,401 | 13 |
| 2017 | $100,943 | 9 |
| 2016 | $69,170 | 9 |
| 2015 | $47,721 | 3 |
| 2014 | $41,165 | 12 |
| 2013 | $42,011 | 5 |
| 2012 | $44,751 | 5 |
| 2011 | $11,968 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castro | Texas | $1,101,461 | 161 |
| Deaf Smith | Texas | $11,254 | 10 |
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 Texas
- Frische Farms $3.2 million
- Smith & Sons $3.1 million
- H Bar H Farms Gp $3.1 million
- Bowers & Saha Aquaculture Llc $2.4 million
- Williams Family Farms $2.3 million
- G 2 Producers $2.3 million
- Prukop Farms $2.1 million
- Alan Vander Horst $2.0 million
The largest recipients Texas'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