Benton County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Benton County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 20,313 lots are mapped here, covering 258,574 acres. 3,507 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Benton County received $8.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 576 recipients. 9,576 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Denmark. Crop insurance paid $1.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 20,313
- Lots mapped
- 258,574
- Acres
- 3,507
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Benton County
Largest landowners by acreage in Benton County, Minnesota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| Prairie Farm Company Inc | 28 | 3,124 |
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| Schlichting Farms Inc | 51 | 2,703 |
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| State of Minnesota Bureau of Real Estate Mgmt | 43 | 1,591 |
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| Allete Inc Dba Minnesota Power | 11 | 862 |
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| Mark Bauerly Fam Ltd Prtshp & Anita Bauerly Fam Ltd Prtshp | 17 | 837 |
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| B & B Properties Llp | 9 | 804 |
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| P F C Development Company Inc | 27 | 775 |
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| Petron Farms Llp | 11 | 713 |
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| Garrison Estates Llc | 14 | 672 |
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| Jake Bauerly Fam Ltd Ptshp | 6 | 630 |
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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 Minnesota
Federal farm payments in Benton County
- $8.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 576
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Benton County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.8M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $3.2M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $869K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $191K |
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| Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24 | $119K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $28K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Benton County
- 9,576
- Acres disclosed
- 53
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Benton County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Denmark | 9,319 |
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| Canada | 248 |
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| Netherlands | 9 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Benton County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Orsted Onshore Real Estate Holdings, LLC (DENMARK) | 9,319 |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 248 |
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| SELECT GENETICS, LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 9 |
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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 Benton County
- 677
- Policies
- 97,404
- Insured acres
- $1.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.25
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Benton County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $950K |
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| Soybeans | $617K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $90K |
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| Forage Seeding | $36K |
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| All Other Crops | $11K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 2,648
- CRP acres, 2025
- 21
- Substations
- 1
- 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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Benton County last published these records on May 12, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.