Foster County, North Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Foster County, North Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 3,508 lots are mapped here, covering 406,013 acres. 320 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Foster County received $15.6 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 304 recipients. 2,232 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $12 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 3,508
- Lots mapped
- 406,013
- Acres
- 320
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Foster County
Largest landowners by acreage in Foster County, North Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| ZINK REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 107 | 13,823 |
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| STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA | 19 | 2,698 |
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| JARED ZINK REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 18 | 2,473 |
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| TOPP LAND AND CATTLE, LLC | 14 | 2,229 |
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| NORDMORE, LLP | 11 | 1,596 |
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| JONATHAN LIECHTY FAMILY PARTNERSHIP | 10 | 1,585 |
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| SCHAEFER FARMS | 14 | 1,364 |
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| MAURICE & VIRGINIA, LLP | 7 | 1,097 |
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| SWANBERG BARNES, LLP | 7 | 1,008 |
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| THORESON STEFFES TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE WILLIAM B RICHARDSON TRUST CREATED BY THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AND CODICILS OF BURDICK N RICHARDSON | 4 | 634 |
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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 North Dakota
Federal farm payments in Foster County
- $15.6M
- Paid in 2025
- 304
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Foster County, North Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $9.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.8M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $717K |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $547K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $427K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $297K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Foster County
- 2,232
- Acres disclosed
- 7
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Foster County, North Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 2,079 |
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| Canada | 153 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Foster County, North Dakota| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| VanBedaf Dairy LLP (NETHERLANDS) | 1,079 |
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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 Foster County
- 722
- Policies
- 327,031
- Insured acres
- $12M
- Claims paid
- 0.69
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Foster County, North Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Corn | $5.6M |
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| Soybeans | $4M |
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| Wheat | $734K |
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| Dry Beans | $705K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $616K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 8,189
- CRP acres, 2025
- 7
- 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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Foster County last published these records on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.