Van Buren County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in Van Buren County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 51,002 lots are mapped here, covering 385,659 acres. 5,985 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Van Buren County received $10.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 241 recipients. 8,436 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Switzerland. Crop insurance paid $7.2 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 51,002
- Lots mapped
- 385,659
- Acres
- 5,985
- Institutional
Land use in Van Buren County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Van Buren County, Michigan| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 401. | 34,300 | 131,079 |
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| 402. | 8,533 | 54,032 |
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| 201. | 2,391 | 10,195 |
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| 102. | 2,187 | 91,205 |
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| 101. | 1,725 | 87,489 |
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| 202. | 868 | 3,111 |
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| 302. | 245 | 3,230 |
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| 301. | 162 | 2,095 |
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| 1. | 88 | 1,580 |
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| 90. | 75 | 393 |
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| 2. | 73 | 464 |
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| 403. | 35 | 112 |
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Largest landowners in Van Buren County
Largest landowners by acreage in Van Buren County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CERES FARMS LLC | 143 | 8,947 |
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| HASSLE FARMS LLC | 91 | 6,022 |
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| FALKNER JOHN III LLC | 65 | 4,267 |
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| PRIME COUNTRY LLC | 64 | 4,050 |
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| BELLTOWN FARMS 12 LLC | 50 | 2,903 |
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| CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY | 104 | 2,461 |
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| MEACHUM PROPERTIES LLC | 34 | 1,749 |
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| NED TOTZKE PROPERTIES LLC | 24 | 1,462 |
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| BUSY BEE FARMS | 28 | 1,320 |
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| STOKES BLUEBERRY FARMS & NURSERY | 30 | 1,239 |
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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 Michigan
Federal farm payments in Van Buren County
- $10.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 241
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Van Buren County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $6.4M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $1.5M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1.2M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $926K |
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| Tree Assistance Program | $86K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $81K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Van Buren County
- 8,436
- Acres disclosed
- 25
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Van Buren County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Switzerland | 2,564 |
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| Australia | 2,267 |
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| United Kingdom | 1,935 |
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| Italy | 1,207 |
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| No predominant country code | 338 |
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| Netherlands | 125 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Van Buren County, Michigan| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Belltown Farms 12, LLC (SWITZERLAND) | 2,564 |
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| Mentha Solar, LLC (UNITED KINGDOM) | 1,897 |
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| Bankson Solar Project, LLC (AUSTRALIA) | 1,726 |
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| Southwest Michigan Solar Project, LLC (ITALY) | 1,207 |
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| Southwest Michigan Solar Project, LLC (AUSTRALIA) | 521 |
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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 Van Buren County
- 344
- Policies
- 78,598
- Insured acres
- $7.2M
- Claims paid
- 0.83
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Van Buren County, Michigan, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Apples | $1.6M |
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| Grapes | $1.5M |
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| Corn | $1.2M |
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| Cherries | $908K |
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| Soybeans | $879K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 771
- CRP acres, 2025
- 20
- Substations
- 4
- 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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Van Buren County last published these records on May 16, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.