Buchanan County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Buchanan County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,689 lots are mapped here, covering 354,229 acres. 2,969 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Buchanan County received $24.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,056 recipients. 178 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from No foreign investor listed. Crop insurance paid $3.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 20,689
- Lots mapped
- 354,229
- Acres
- 2,969
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Buchanan County
Largest landowners by acreage in Buchanan County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BUCHANAN COUNTY | 110 | 2,345 |
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| BLIN FARMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 63 | 2,201 |
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| DESERET TRUST COMPANY | 50 | 1,748 |
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| BOWDEN INVESTMENT COMPANY LP | 44 | 1,567 |
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| K A L M FARMS LLC & | 38 | 1,166 |
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| T & J FAMILY FARMS LLC | 34 | 1,028 |
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| RKB FARMS LLC | 28 | 976 |
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| G & S GROVER FAMILY FARMS LLC | 26 | 968 |
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| GREIF FARMS LLC | 28 | 964 |
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| SCHADE FAMILY LAND LLC | 23 | 939 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Iowa
Federal farm payments in Buchanan County
- $24.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,056
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Buchanan County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $10.8M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10.5M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $3M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $134K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $130K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $61K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Buchanan County
- 178
- Acres disclosed
- 1
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Buchanan County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| No foreign investor listed | 178 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Buchanan County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Monsanto Company (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 178 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Buchanan County
- 1,408
- Policies
- 268,940
- Insured acres
- $3.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.33
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Buchanan County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $1.9M |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $105K |
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| Oats | $7K |
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| All Other Crops | $173 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 11,483
- CRP acres, 2025
- 3
- Substations
- 1
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Buchanan County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.