Steele County, North Dakota property search
Search an address or an owner in Steele County, North Dakota with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 6,147 lots are mapped here, covering 457,981 acres. 1,254 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Steele County received $19.3 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 481 recipients. 800 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $10.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 6,147
- Lots mapped
- 457,981
- Acres
- 1,254
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Steele County
Largest landowners by acreage in Steele County, North Dakota| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| BJERKE HOLDINGS LLLP | 23 | 3,479 |
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| SNORTLAND PARTNERSHIP LLP | 12 | 1,926 |
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| SATROM 4B'S SEED FARM INC | 13 | 1,780 |
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| ENGER FARMS PARTNERSHP LLP | 12 | 1,778 |
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| FUGLEBERG LAND GROUP LLP | 11 | 1,723 |
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| STATE GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT | 24 | 1,340 |
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| SALANDER LLP | 8 | 1,126 |
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| SMITH ACRES, LLP | 8 | 1,051 |
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| OVERBY AG LLP | 8 | 1,043 |
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| THE MELDAHL GIRLS LLP | 6 | 961 |
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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 Steele County
- $19.3M
- Paid in 2025
- 481
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Steele County, North Dakota, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $10.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $3.2M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $2.2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.6M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops | $1.3M |
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| Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP | $198K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Steele County
- 800
- Acres disclosed
- 2
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Steele County, North Dakota, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 800 |
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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 Steele County
- 1,081
- Policies
- 366,232
- Insured acres
- $10.5M
- Claims paid
- 0.51
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Steele County, North Dakota, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Dry Beans | $4M |
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| Soybeans | $3.6M |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| Wheat | $438K |
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| Sugar Beets | $407K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 17,333
- CRP acres, 2025
- 13
- Substations
- 230 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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Steele County last published these records on August 10, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.