Additional Base Acres in the Upper Midwest for Crop Year 2026

Key Points

• To estimate the additional base acres authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for certain Upper Midwest states.
• County-level estimates of additional base acres for North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota were calculated.
• Data analyzed includes projections of 7.25 million additional base acres across the three states.
• North Dakota is estimated to receive 2.88 million acres, the highest among the three states.
• Minnesota is projected to receive 2.21 million acres, while South Dakota is expected to gain 2.16 million acres.
• Collectively, these estimates represent approximately 24 percent of the 30 million national cap set by the legislation.