Defiance County, Ohio property search
Search an address or an owner in Defiance County, Ohio with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 26,864 lots are mapped here, covering 265,017 acres. 4,299 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Defiance County received $14.9 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 1,186 recipients. 2,333 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $5.7 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 26,864
- Lots mapped
- 265,017
- Acres
- 4,299
- Institutional
Largest landowners in Defiance County
Largest landowners by acreage in Defiance County, Ohio| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| COOPER FARMS INC | 27 | 1,436 |
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| SHINACRE LLC | 27 | 1,181 |
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| EJC ACRES LLC | 30 | 977 |
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| ABN FARMS LLC | 16 | 907 |
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| L CAPE ENTERPRISES LLC | 13 | 829 |
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| HORNISH PROPERTIES LLC | 21 | 756 |
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| ZEEDYK FARMS LLC | 17 | 742 |
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| WAGNER TIMBERLAND LLC | 2 | 722 |
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| TIPPMANN FARMS LLC | 20 | 698 |
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| STATE OF OHIO | 42 | 623 |
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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 Ohio
Federal farm payments in Defiance County
- $14.9M
- Paid in 2025
- 1,186
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Defiance County, Ohio, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.9M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $4.8M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2.7M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1.4M |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage - Individual | $7K |
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| CRP - Continuous Pip | $4K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Defiance County
- 2,333
- Acres disclosed
- 11
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Defiance County, Ohio, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 969 |
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| Italy | 917 |
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| Germany | 447 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Defiance County, Ohio| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Autumn Waltz Wind Project, LLC (formerly Harvest Ridge Wind Project (ITALY) | 666 |
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| VREBA HOFF DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 483 |
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| VANDER MADE DAIRY L.L.C. (NETHERLANDS) | 323 |
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| DEFINANCE COUNTY SOLAR PROJECT, LLC (ITALY) | 251 |
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| Van Alphen Dairy Leasing, LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 160 |
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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 Defiance County
- 1,073
- Policies
- 141,112
- Insured acres
- $5.7M
- Claims paid
- 0.78
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Defiance County, Ohio, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $4M |
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| Corn | $1.7M |
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| All Other Crops | $59K |
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| Wheat | $10K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 7,605
- CRP acres, 2025
- 16
- Substations
- 138 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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Defiance County last published these records on October 16, 2023. Assessment records, not a survey.