Union County, Iowa property search
Search an address or an owner in Union County, Iowa with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 14,513 lots are mapped here, covering 270,285 acres. 2,203 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Union County received $4 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 238 recipients. 423 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Hong Kong. Crop insurance paid $795,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 14,513
- Lots mapped
- 270,285
- Acres
- 2,203
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Union County
Largest landowners by acreage in Union County, Iowa| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CITY OF CRESTON | 176 | 2,303 |
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| STATE OF IOWA | 69 | 1,210 |
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| BRADLEY FAMILY FARMS LLC | 31 | 1,202 |
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| TAYLOR FAMILY FARMS LLC | 24 | 943 |
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| LONG FARMS LLC | 29 | 891 |
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| FAIN FARMS INC | 31 | 885 |
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| SONSOIL LLC-UNDIV 1/2 INT | 23 | 803 |
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| PBE FARMLAND HOLDINGS LLC | 21 | 735 |
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| SVD CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES INC | 28 | 725 |
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| GLENVIEW FARMS INC | 24 | 686 |
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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 Union County
- $4M
- Paid in 2025
- 238
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Union County, Iowa, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $200K |
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| ECPCOF | $82K |
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| CRP Transition Incentives Program | $15K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Union County
- 423
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Union County, Iowa, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Hong Kong | 256 |
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| Canada | 167 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Union County, Iowa| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| VERTICAL CO. LTD. (HONG KONG) | 256 |
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| CADENCE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC (CANADA) | 167 |
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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 Union County
- 651
- Policies
- 112,521
- Insured acres
- $795K
- Claims paid
- 0.15
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Union County, Iowa, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $383K |
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| Corn | $277K |
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| Forage Seeding | $91K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $43K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 22,499
- CRP acres, 2025
- 8
- Substations
- 161 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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Union County last published these records on May 10, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.