Watonwan County, Minnesota property search
Search an address or an owner in Watonwan County, Minnesota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 8,201 lots are mapped here, covering 273,344 acres.
Farmers and landowners in Watonwan County received $36.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 760 recipients. 400 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Italy. Crop insurance paid $20.4 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 8,201
- Lots mapped
- 273,344
- Acres
Federal farm payments in Watonwan County
- $36.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 760
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Watonwan County, Minnesota, 2025| Program | Paid |
|---|
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $14.3M |
|---|
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $12M |
|---|
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $8.2M |
|---|
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.6M |
|---|
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $114K |
|---|
| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $15K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Watonwan County
- 400
- Acres disclosed
- 3
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Watonwan County, Minnesota, 2024| Country | Acres |
|---|
| Italy | 400 |
|---|
Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Watonwan County, Minnesota| Holder (country) | Acres |
|---|
| Odell Wind Farm LLC (ITALY) | 400 |
|---|
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 Watonwan County
- 891
- Policies
- 227,219
- Insured acres
- $20.4M
- Claims paid
- 2.44
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Watonwan County, Minnesota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
|---|
| Corn | $12.4M |
|---|
| Soybeans | $7.9M |
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| Green Peas | $86K |
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| Sweet Corn | $30K |
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| Wheat | $3K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 6,320
- CRP acres, 2025
- 35
- 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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Watonwan County last published these records on April 8, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.