Emmet County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Emmet County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 13,398 lots are mapped here, covering 245,774 acres. 2,171 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Emmet County received $30.8 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 786 recipients. 13,746 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $25.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 13,398
- Lots mapped
- 245,774
- Acres
- 2,171
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Emmet County
Largest landowners by acreage in Emmet County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BWT HOLDINGS LLLP | 115 | 3,779 |
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| STATE OF IOWA | 89 | 2,759 |
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| TG FARMS LLC | 49 | 1,562 |
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| ELLSWORTH COLLEGE TRUSTEES | 32 | 1,215 |
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| C & L INC | 28 | 1,051 |
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| OLSON LAND & LIVESTOCK CO INC | 34 | 1,038 |
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| GREIG BROTHERS LLC | 24 | 902 |
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| GREIG & CO INC | 27 | 885 |
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| NEPPEL FARMS INC | 26 | 880 |
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| STATE OF IOWA (IOWA DNR) | 6 | 878 |
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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 Emmet County
- $30.8M
- Paid in 2025
- 786
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Emmet County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $12.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $8.1M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $7.6M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $2.2M |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $45K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $40K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Emmet County
- 13,746
- Acres disclosed
- 71
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Emmet County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 13,746 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Emmet County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| REDROCK WIND PROJECT LLC (CANADA) | 13,746 |
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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 Emmet County
- 935
- Policies
- 197,977
- Insured acres
- $25.5M
- Claims paid
- 3.30
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Emmet County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $15.1M |
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| Soybeans | $10.4M |
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| All Other Crops | $41K |
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| Oats | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 8,013
- CRP acres, 2025
- 9
- Substations
- 69 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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Emmet County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.