Ford County, Kansas property search
Search an address or an owner in Ford County, Kansas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 16,317 lots are mapped here, covering 684,274 acres. 3,239 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Ford County received $22.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 955 recipients. 71,054 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from France. Crop insurance paid $12.1 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 16,317
- Lots mapped
- 684,274
- Acres
- 3,239
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Ford County
Largest landowners by acreage in Ford County, Kansas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ELLIS LAND COMPANY LLC | 51 | 8,160 |
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| HARSHBERGER LAND LLC | 40 | 7,885 |
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| C & D HERRMANN INC | 31 | 7,777 |
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| FRINK FAMILY FARMS LLC | 28 | 6,488 |
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| FISCHER CATTLE LLC | 45 | 5,607 |
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| DREWES LAND LLC | 18 | 5,278 |
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| GPH INC | 52 | 4,922 |
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| NV RANCH LP | 22 | 4,869 |
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| CIRCLE D FARMS LLC | 15 | 4,145 |
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| GILES LAND COMPANY LLC | 10 | 3,532 |
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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 Kansas
Federal farm payments in Ford County
- $22.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 955
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Ford County, Kansas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $11.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $8.3M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $827K |
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| Livestock Forage Program | $153K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Ford County
- 71,054
- Acres disclosed
- 148
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Ford County, Kansas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| France | 56,818 |
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| Canada | 11,303 |
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| Portugal | 2,933 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Ford County, Kansas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Iron Star Wind Project, LLC (FRANCE) | 26,689 |
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| POWER PARTNERS SOUTHWEST, L.L.C. (FRANCE) | 15,353 |
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| EDF Renewable Development Corp. FKA enXco Development Corp. (FRANCE) | 12,750 |
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| CP Bloom Wind LLC (CANADA) | 10,856 |
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| WESTERN TRAIL WIND PROJECT I, L.L.C. (PORTUGAL) | 2,436 |
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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 Ford County
- 1,639
- Policies
- 358,506
- Insured acres
- $12.1M
- Claims paid
- 0.87
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Ford County, Kansas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Wheat | $9.6M |
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| Grain Sorghum | $1.1M |
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| Corn | $652K |
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| Soybeans | $388K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $262K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 29,096
- CRP acres, 2025
- 25
- Substations
- 2
- 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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Ford County last published these records on May 13, 2025. Assessment records, not a survey.