Indiana farmland by county
Wells County, Indiana Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Wells County, Indiana, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Wells County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Wells County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Wells County's USDA NASS 2026 county average cash rent, USD 279/ac, ranks 5th of the 89 Indiana counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 21.3% above the Indiana statewide average of USD 230/ac for 2026.
- The county figure is up USD 29/ac (11.6%) from USD 250/ac in 2025.
- In 2025, soybeans led Wells County's reported field crops at 93,100 harvested acres.
- Its 93,100 acres of soybeans are the 12th most of any Indiana county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year soybeans outsized corn, 93,100 to 79,900 harvested acres.
Wells County cash rent
USDA NASS reports county cash rent for non-irrigated cropland as a county average, refreshed on the annual USDA cycle. The table shows every year NASS reported for Wells County, with the Indiana statewide average included as a clearly labeled context row (a state average is never a substitute for the county figure, and neither is a substitute for a parcel-level read).
| Year | Cash rent | Data level |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USD 279/ac | Wells County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 250/ac | Wells County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 257/ac | Wells County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 241/ac | Wells County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 236/ac | Wells County (NASS) |
| 2026 | USD 230/ac | Indiana statewide average (context) |
County averages for non-irrigated cropland, not medians. The Indiana statewide average row is labeled as state-level and is not a Wells County figure.
What Wells County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Wells County. NASS suppresses some county crops, so this is the reported field-crop picture, not the county's entire cropland. Horticulture and specialty crops NASS reports separately are not included.
| Crop | Harvested acres | Survey year |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 93,100 | 2025 |
| Corn | 79,900 | 2025 |
| Wheat | 3,940 | 2025 |
Reported field crops ranked by most-recent NASS harvested acres. Ranked by acreage, not value. NASS can report different survey years for different crops, so each crop carries its own year.
Conservation (CRP) in Wells County
Not available now: new CRP enrollment is paused until Congress extends the farm bill (USDA FSA, Sept 25, 2026). CRP contracts FSA approved by Sept 30, 2026 keep receiving their annual rental and other contract payments (USDA FSA Notice CRP-1101). See how CRP works for how signup worked, and the CRP payment rates guide for the last rates FSA published, kept as dated history.
Energy interest in Wells County
Wells County zoning does not permit commercial wind in any zoning district, so a utility-scale wind lease is not an option here regardless of queue activity (Purdue Center for Regional Development and Indiana Office of Energy Development, December 2022; Indiana Code 8-1-41). Solar and other uses are governed separately; verify the current county and township ordinance before relying on any lease posture.
For the statewide picture, see Indiana cash rent by county and what crops grow in Indiana. A county page like this is not a plat or a boundary survey; for that distinction see what a plat map is. For how every figure here is sourced, see how we get our numbers, or return to the Indiana farmland hub.
Wells County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Wells County, Indiana?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 279/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Wells County in 2026. That is a county average, not a parcel-specific rate: soil quality, drainage, field size, and lease terms move an individual parcel above or below it. Scout reads the parcel's soils and applies its productivity band around this benchmark.
- What crops grow in Wells County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, soybeans, corn, wheat are Wells County's largest reported field crops. Corn and soybeans are typically grown in rotation on the same ground. See the crop table above for the acreage on each.
- Can Wells County land be enrolled in CRP now?
- Not available now: new CRP enrollment is paused until Congress extends the farm bill (USDA FSA, Sept 25, 2026). CRP contracts FSA approved by Sept 30, 2026 keep receiving their annual rental and other contract payments (USDA FSA Notice CRP-1101). See the AgriTerra CRP guide for how signup worked and the last rates FSA published.
Own ground in Wells County that someone else farms? The Landlord Plan sends you a rent letter every August, first in January 2027 →
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