Rooks County, Kansas property search
Search an address or an owner in Rooks County, Kansas with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 6,883 lots are mapped here, covering 562,752 acres. 1,189 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Rooks County received $18.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 801 recipients. 1,000 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Switzerland. Crop insurance paid $11.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 6,883
- Lots mapped
- 562,752
- Acres
- 1,189
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Rooks County
Largest landowners by acreage in Rooks County, Kansas| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| KSJ FARMS LLC | 32 | 4,944 |
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| RIFFEL FAMILY LLC | 26 | 3,478 |
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| HANCE CATTLE CO INC | 14 | 3,298 |
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| J & O FARMS LLC | 14 | 3,162 |
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| MUIR LEWIS LLC | 16 | 3,095 |
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| GNWKCF LAND LLC | 14 | 2,996 |
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| VEHIGE FAMILY FARM LLC | 13 | 2,635 |
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| SAINDON FARMS LLC | 14 | 2,349 |
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| GAVEL RANCH LLC | 8 | 2,200 |
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| KANSAS STATE OF | 12 | 2,122 |
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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 Rooks County
- $18.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 801
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Rooks County, Kansas, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $6.9M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $6.9M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $3.2M |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $1.1M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $659K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $84K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Rooks County
- 1,000
- Acres disclosed
- 5
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Rooks County, Kansas, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Switzerland | 839 |
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| China | 161 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Rooks County, Kansas| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| LIMESTONE FARMS, INC. (SWITZERLAND) | 839 |
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| Murphy Brown LLC (Smithfield Foods) (CHINA) | 161 |
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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 Rooks County
- 1,045
- Policies
- 262,498
- Insured acres
- $11.4M
- Claims paid
- 1.13
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Rooks County, Kansas, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $4M |
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| Grain Sorghum | $2.6M |
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| Soybeans | $1.9M |
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| Wheat | $1.7M |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $984K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 16,013
- CRP acres, 2025
- 2
- Substations
- 115 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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This copy of Rooks County's records was taken on August 11, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.