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Pipestone County, Minnesota

Pipestone County, MN: non-irrigated cash rent $233 an acre (2026); land and buildings $7,449 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 167.3 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 27117. Figures as of 2026-09-20.

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Non-irrigated cash rent runs $233 per acre in 2026, up 33.1 percent from 2016. Land value sits at $7,449 per acre, up 27.7 percent from 2017 to 2022, 5 percent a year. July nights average 61.3 F for 2017-2026 against a 59.9 F normal for 1991-2020. Irrigation covers 3 percent of harvested cropland, and irrigation failure has never drawn an indemnity.

Cash rent, non-irrigated
$233/ac
2026 county average
MN median $189 · tied for 28th highest of 81
Land and buildings
$7,449/ac
2022: what operators guessed land and buildings were worth
MN median $6,372 · 31st highest of 84
Rent as % of land value
2.68%
$200 dry rent ÷ $7,449 land and buildings, both 2022
Corn yield, 2008–2024 median
167.3 bu/ac
recent level 2020–2024: 179.3
MN median 180.7 · 18th lowest of 64
Claims paid per $100 of coverage
$6.12
2016–2025, closed crop years
MN median $4.92 · tied for 26th highest of 82
Farmland rented
49%
2022 census, rented from others
MN median 47% · 36th highest of 84

Cash rent

$0$50$100$150$200$2502010201520202025$118$233 dry

Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.

Non-irrigated, 2026$233/ac
Change 2016 to 2026+33.1%nominal, $175 to $233
Pasture, 2026$69/ac
Dry rent per bushel of corn$1.30$233 ÷ 179.3 bu, county yield 2020–2024

Land value

Land and buildings, 2022$7,449/acoperators' own estimate, not a sale price
Census 2012$5,250/ac
Census 2017$5,833/ac
Change 2017 to 2022+27.7%+5.0% a year, nominal
Dry cropland rent ÷ census value, 20222.68%$200 ÷ $7,449; cropland 83% of land in farms

Corn yield

200820102012201420162018202020222024160.0199.5189.4median 167.3

Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.

Median, 2008–2024167.3 bu/ac16 published years
Recent level, 2020–2024179.3 bu/ac5 published years, high and low dropped
Lowest published year2019: 134.7 bu/ac81% of median
Trend, 2008–2024+1.1 bu/ac a year±2.0 (95% interval)

Crop insurance record

19941999200420092014201920240.113.180.081.00: claims equal premium

Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.

Claims paid per $100 of coverage, 2016–2025$6.12
Loss ratio, 2016–20250.90claims ÷ total premium
Loss ratio, 1989–20250.73$136.4 million paid
Years claims exceeded premium4 of 32
Worst year2019ratio 3.18
Largest causes of loss, 1989–2025heat and drought 40% · excess moisture 29% · freeze 11%share of dollars paid

Drought and weather

20002005201020152020202520380

Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.

D2 or worse for half the county, 2000–2025119 of 1,357 weeks9% of weeks
Year with the most D2+ weeks201238 weeks
Last five years, 2021–202528 weeks
July average of daily lows, 2017–202661.3 °F1991–2020 normal 59.9 °F
Trend in July lows since 1976+0.39 °F a decadeno clear direction
Rain, April to September21.7 in1991–2020 normal; last ten years 97% of it
Days with hail 1 inch or larger1.1 a yearreports, 2010–2025; a zero is no report, not proof of no hail

Land, water and programs

Harvested cropland irrigated, 20223%
Drained by tile, 202239% of cropland74,633 ac
Farmed no-till, 202214% of cropland26,558 ac
Cover crops, 20225% of cropland8,768 ac
1986199119962001200620112016202175712,9775,856

Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.

CRP enrolled, 20255,856 ac3.1% of harvested cropland + CRP
CRP expiring FY2026–2028814 ac14% of enrolled acres
CRP average rental payment, FY2025$171/acall contracts in force, old ones included; not today's offer
Irrigation wells on record49Minnesota County Well Index (MDH and Minnesota Geological Survey)
Median well depth58 ft
Solar and wind operating, 202513.7 MW solar · 371 MW windnameplate, EIA Form 860
Cattle and calves, 202262,663+4.9% since 2017
Farmland rented from others, 202249%census tenure, owned plus rented acres in farms

Next door

CountyDry rentLand valueCorn yieldClaims per $100
Pipestone County$233$7,449167.3$6.12
Lincoln County$223$6,365161.9$6.12
Lyon County$230$7,146172.2$5.87
Murray County$246$8,581183.0$5.26
Rock County$277$8,831181.4$3.59
Moody County, SD$252$8,691—$3.39
Median next door$246$8,581176.8$5.26

Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.

Cite this page

AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Pipestone County, Minnesota. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/minnesota/pipestone-county
Every figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
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"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.

Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.