Howard County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Howard County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 13,569 lots are mapped here, covering 294,149 acres. 2,127 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Howard County received $27.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,243 recipients. 8,507 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Portugal. Crop insurance paid $5.8 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 13,569
- Lots mapped
- 294,149
- Acres
- 2,127
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Howard County
Largest landowners by acreage in Howard County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Schwade Family LP | 60 | 2,279 |
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| Reicks View Family Farms LLC | 71 | 2,212 |
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| Sovereigns Inc | 56 | 2,141 |
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| Howard County | 96 | 1,975 |
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| Mahr Family Farms LP | 41 | 1,439 |
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| Chief Farms LLC | 30 | 1,073 |
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| T & V Grover Land Co LLC | 27 | 1,048 |
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| DSD Farms LLC | 25 | 946 |
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| Grover Farms Inc | 25 | 863 |
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| Lichty Farms No 5 LLC | 24 | 852 |
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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 Howard County
- $27.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,243
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Howard County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $11M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $6.4M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.4M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $161K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $131K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Howard County
- 8,507
- Acres disclosed
- 28
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Howard County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Portugal | 5,670 |
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| Canada | 2,757 |
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| Germany | 80 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Howard County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| PIONEER PRAIRIE WIND FARM I, L.L.C. (PORTUGAL) | 5,670 |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 2,757 |
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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 Howard County
- 998
- Policies
- 210,452
- Insured acres
- $5.8M
- Claims paid
- 0.59
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Howard County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $3.5M |
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| Corn | $2.3M |
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| All Other Crops | $17K |
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| Oats | $120 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 24,893
- CRP acres, 2025
- 6
- 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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Howard County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.