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**CLICK HERE TO REGISTER & BID FREE ONLINE!!** LAND AUCTION 1,701.9 +/- Acres - Norman County, MN Friday, March 22, 2024 – 10:00 a.m. Click Here for a Video of the Property!   Auction Location: Courtyard by Marriott - Moorhead, MN    Auction Note: Pifer’s Auction & Realty is proud to offer at auction, one of the premiere farms in Norman County, MN! The Ramstad Farm has been in operation since 1913 with the current generation leading the way for the past 52 years. This property has excellent access and is near Ada, MN. The cropland in Winchester, McDonaldsville, Hegne and Pleasant View Townships features excellent Soil Productivity Indexes (SPI) ranging from the high 80s to the low 90s! This cropland consists of Glyndon, Wheatville, Bearden and Colvin loam soils which are highly desirable and produce excellent yields of small grains, corn and sugar beets. The cropland has not been planted to sugar beets for the last 16 to 20 crop years. Multiple parcels were planted to wheat in 2023, providing a preferred rotation into sugar beets in 2024. Soil testing has been completed for the upcoming production season and the test results will be provided to the accepted high bidder of each parcel. Some of the acres have been zone sampled for VRT! Ada is the Norman County Seat and features professional services including equipment dealers and West Central AG Services, the largest provider of crop inputs and harvest facilities in the region. An American Crystal Sugar Beet harvest sub-plier is located just minutes away from most of the cropland being auctioned! This extraordinary Red River Valley cropland auction will provide a once in a lifetime opportunity for investors and producers to expand their cropland portfolio! **This auction will be offered as High Bidder Choice!**   Contact: Steve Dalen at 701.893.8517 or call Pifer’s Auction & Realty at 877.700.4099 for more information and a complete catalog.   Driving Directions: Parcel 1: From the intersection of State Hwy. #9 and County Rd. #33 south of Ada, MN, drive 2 miles east to the SW corner of the parcel. Parcels 2-7: From the intersection of State Hwy. #9 and 160th Ave. south of Ada, MN, drive east 1/4 mile to the SW corner of parcel 7, then continue east 1/8 mile to the NW corner of parcel 3. Proceed east another 1/8 mile to the SW corner of parcel 6, then drive east 1.25 miles to the NW corner of parcel 2 and SE corner of parcel 5. Continue east 1 mile to the SE corner of parcel 4. Parcels 8 & 9: At the intersection of State Hwy. #9 and 170th Ave. south of Ada, MN, this will put you at the SW corner of parcel 9. Go 1/2 mile east on 170th Ave. and this will put you at the NW corner of parcel 8. Parcel 10: From the intersection of State Hwy. #200 and 220th St. west of Ada, MN, drive south 1.5 miles to the NE corner of the parcel 10. Parcel 11: From the intersection of State Hwy. #9 and County Rd. #23 north of Ada, MN, drive 2 1/2 miles to the NW corner of parcel 11.     Parcel 1 Acres: 200 +/- Legal: SW¼ & NW¼SE¼ 1-143-46  Crop Acres: 197.15 +/- Taxes (2024): $4,538.00 This is highly productive cropland with an SPI of 89.7 and features Class II soils; Glyndon and Wheatville Loam. The cropland was planted to wheat in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 2 Acres: 281.82 +/- Legal: NW¼ & SW¼NE¼ & Lots 1 & 2 in 1-143-46 Crop Acres: 273.91 +/- Taxes (2024): $5,892.00 This is high quality cropland with an SPI of 86.3 featuring Class II soil; Glyndon and Wheatville Loam. The cropland was planted to wheat in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 3 Acres: 160.09 +/-  Legal: S½NE¼ & Lots 1 & 2 in 3-143-46 Crop Acres: 152.65 +/- Taxes (2024): $2,758.00 This is excellent cropland with an SPI of 92.4 featuring Class II soil; Wheatville and Bearden Silty Loam along with Fargo Silty Clay. The cropland was planted to wheat in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 4 Acres: 60 +/-  Legal: SE¼SE¼ & E½SW¼SE¼ 36-144-46 Crop Acres: 57.95 +/- Taxes (2024): $1,462.00 This is a highly productive cropland with an SPI of 89.4 featuring Class II soil; Glyndon Loam. The cropland was planted to wheat in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 5a Acres: 74.03 +/-  Legal: S½SE¼ Less Building Site 35-144-46 Crop Acres: 72.05 +/-  Taxes (2024): $2,448.00 This is high quality cropland with an SPI of 89 featuring Class II soil; Glyndon Loam. The cropland was planted to wheat in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.  **Two new approaches will be installed at the sellers expense providing access from 160th Ave. into parcel 5a.**   Parcel 5b - Building Site • 5.96 +/- Acres • 768 sq. ft. House - Good Condition That the Operators Used for Seasonal Employees in the Past • Unattached Garage - Fair Condition • 180,000 Total Bu. Capacity         - (2) 34,000 bu. Bins with Full Floor Air, Integrated Load Out Tube, Motor and Sweep             - (6) 10,000 bu. Bins with Full Floor Air, Inclined Power Heads             - (8) 5,000 bu. Bins, Four with Full Floor Air, Four with Aeration. All Eight with Inclined Power Heads, Four Electric Motors Are Used For The Inclined Power Heads As Needed         - Meyer 450 Grain Dryer and Wet & Dry Setup, (2) 2,000 bu. Lowery Hopper Bins         - (3) 2,700 bu. Lorrich Hopper Bottom Bins with Aeration Included • There is Three Phase Power Installed and All Wiring On Site is Underground • 36’ x 48’ +/- Barn - Good Condition • This Grain Storage is Minutes Away from West Central Ag Services Grain Elevator on the West Side of Ada for Ease of Delivery!     Parcel 6 Acres: 80 +/- Legal: E½SE¼ 34-144-46 Crop Acres: 74.92 +/- Taxes (2024): $1,056.00 This is excellent cropland with an SPI of 90 featuring Class II soil; Augsburg, Wheatville Loam and Glyndon Loam. The cropland was planted to soybeans in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 7 Acres: 160 +/-  Legal: E½SW¼ & W½ SE¼ 34-144-46 Crop Acres: 158.87 +/- Taxes (2024): $1,648.00 This is high quality cropland with an SPI of 91.1 featuring Class II soil; Wheatville Loam, Bearden Silty Clay Loam, Colvin and Fargo Silty Clay. The cropland was planted to soybeans in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 8 Acres: 160 +/- Legal: NE¼  34-144-46 Crop Acres: 156.53 +/- Taxes (2024): $3,932.00 This is a highly productive cropland with an SPI of 86.8 featuring Class II soil; Glyndon and Wheatville Loam and Colvin Silty Clay. The cropland was planted to wheat in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 9 Acres: 200 +/-  Legal: SW¼ & SW¼SE¼ 27-144-46 Crop Acres: 184.66 +/- Taxes (2024): $3,356.00 This is excellent cropland with an SPI of 89.7 featuring Class II soil; Bearden, Fargo, Hegne-Fargo Silty Clay and Colvin and Wheatville Loam. The cropland was planted mostly to soybeans with 31 +/- acres of wheat planted along the southerly border of the parcel in 2023. This cropland is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 10 Acres: 160 +/- Legal: SE¼ 22-144-47 Crop Acres: 153.88 +/- Taxes (2024): $1,552.00 This is high quality cropland with an SPI of 92.6 featuring Class II soil; Bearden-Fargo Complex, Bearden and Colvin Silty Clay Loam. The cropland was planted to soybeans in 2023 and is available for the 2024 crop year.     Parcel 11 Acres: 160 +/- Legal: NE¼ 36-145-46 Crop Acres: 150.97 +/- Taxes (2024): $4,260.00 This is exceptional cropland with an SPI of 89.1 featuring Class II soil; Glyndon and Borup Glyndon Loam. The cropland was planted mostly to soybeans with a small acreage of corn planted as well. The cropland is available for the 2024 crop year.     OWNER: Ramstad Brothers Farm