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WRITTEN BID AUCTION  2,873 +/- Grant & Morton Counties, ND Written Bids Due By:  Friday, January 14, 2022 – 5:00 p.m. (CT) Click Here for a Video of the Property!   Mail, Fax, or Email Bids to: Pifer’s Auction and Realty Attn: Judy Nohrenberg (Land Manager): Banning Brothers Partnership (Landowner) 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560 FAX: 218.477.1969 Judy@pifers.com (bid forms are available for download above)     Auction Note:  This is a once in lifetime opportunity to lease an all-contiguous, high quality tame and native pastureland and feed lot. This ranch offers choices for grazing and/or haying. The cool and warm season tame grass and high-protein alfalfa promote healthy livestock production. Designed to begin grazing on early cool season grasses on the south side of the property and warm season grasses on the north side for later grazing. The well-built perimeter fence is 4-strand high-tensile barbed wire with two t-posts between each 6” wooden post. The interior fences utilize electric wire creating the cell grazing system.  Wells and tanks are strategically placed to provide fresh water to pastures. Spring fed dugouts and a natural creek provide additional sources of water. The feed lot is capable of feeding 500 +/- cattle.   The projected grazing season is on or before May 15th of each year depending on moisture for approximately 150 to 200 days. With normal rainfall, this grazing unit is estimated to provide 400 to 450 cow/calf pairs during the grazing season. The landowner will decide the number of cattle by May 1st each year. Enhanced with wildlife plots and native grass seeding promotes wildlife to the area. Trophy mule deer are seen often near the Whiskey Buttes. The landowner would consider leasing the hunting rights.  FSA records reflect 2,107.84 +/- cropland acres (all planted to grasses) with a total of 1,447.9 +/- base acres.  It is currently enrolled in the FSA -PLC program The highest written bids will have an opportunity to orally raise their bid on Tuesday January 18, 2022 at 10:00 am (CT) by phone.  Bidders may bid on one or more parcel(s) or all parcels combined. The successful bidder will have possession starting on or before March 1, 2022.  Bids will be submitted on a per acre basis with the feed lot at an annual rent rate.     Contact:  Judy Nohrenberg at 701. 269.1503, (Judy@pifers.com) or Pifer’s Auction & Realty at 218.477.1968 for more information or a bid form (bid forms are available for download above).   Driving Directions: From Flasher, ND: Drive west on 66th St for 2 miles. Turn north on 41st Ave. for 3 miles 63rd St. This brings you to the SE corner of Parcel 2 and the NE corner of Parcel 3.      Parcel 1: Legal: All of Section 7-135-84 Road District 43 Township, Morton County, ND. Pastureland Acres:  596.43 +/- Parcel Notes: This property features 596.43 +/- tame and native grass pastureland acres. In prior years the 97.99 grass acres in the northwest corner has been hayed. These acres were planted to a warm season grass of Little Blue Stem, Switchgrass and cool season grass such as Western Wheatgrass.  Two dug outs and natural springs flowing into the creek help for water needs.  A hunting plot is located in the southwest corner near the well and 1500-gal tire tank on the northeast corner of Section 13-135-85.  This also provides water to this pasture.  The southwest corner wildlife plot provides cover and a haven for nesting birds.          Parcel 2: Legal: W 1/2 Section 13-135-85, Otter Creek Township, Grant County and W 1/2 and SE 1/4 Section 18-135-84, Road District 43 Township, Morton County, ND. Pastureland Acres:  719.59 +/- Parcel Notes: This property features 719.59 +/- acres of pastureland with highly productive soils and a strong cropping history.  The cropland was planted to a pasture mixture of Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem Grass, Western and Slender Wheatgrass, Forage Oats, Switchgrass and Side Oats Gamma.  A well is on the northeast corner with a 1500-gal tire water tank and propane tank.   A pipeline feeds the tank between the pastures on the southeast fence line. Livestock have access to water at the tire tank in the corrals on the east side.   Parcel 3:  Legal: E 1/2 Section 24-135-85 in Otter Creek Township Grant County, W 1/2, NE 1/4 Section 19-135-84 Road District 43 Township, Morton County, ND. Pastureland Acres:  759.27 +/- Parcel Notes: This property features 759. 27 +/- of pastureland with highly productive soils and a strong cropping history.  The cropland on this pasture was planted to a pasture mixture of Russian Wildrye, Meadow Brome, Intermediate Wheatgrass, Pubescent Wheatgrass and Alfalfa Travois.  There is a pipeline with a 1000-gallon tire tank on the north side of section 19 next to the bin site near the 5000 sq. ft. livestock barn.  An electric well and tire tank is located on the quarter line of NE and SE Section 24. The landowner has planned  to install a 5000 gallon water storage at this site.   A dug out is on the northeast corner of NW 4 of Section 24 and a hunting plot protected by a fence on the northwest corner of section 24 for wildlife enhancement. Parcel 4:   Legal: SW 1/4 Section 24-135-85, NW 1/4 Section 25-135-85, NE 1/4 Section 26-135-85 and the N 1/2 Section 23-135-85 in Otter Creek Township, Grant County, ND. Pastureland Acres:  794.89+/- Parcel Notes: This property features 794.89 +/- acres of pastureland acres with highly productive soils. The cropland has been planted to grasses and alfalfa. The grass mixture is Russian Wildrye, Meadow Brome, Intermediate Wheatgrass, Pubescent Wheat grass and Alfalfa Travois.  Fresh water is provided by two wells with tanks and two dugouts.  The east well is on NW of section 24 in the southwest corner.  The second well is on the west side of the quarter line between the northeast and southeast of Section 23 and 26 with a 5000-gallon tire tank.   A propane tank is installed with an auto-start generator.   Parcel 5: Legal: SE 1/4 Section 18-135-84, Road District 43 Township, Morton County, ND. Feed lot Acres: 2.74 +/- Parcel Notes: This property features 2.74 +/-  acre Livestock Feed Lot with working livestock corrals for 500 +/- head of cattle on the east side of the farmstead.  The corral has a load out chute, one hydraulic squeeze livestock chute, cow tub, hydraulic calf tub,10 heavy duty feed bunks, 10 bottom- less feed bunks, holding pens and alleyways connected to the 5000 sq. ft. cattle barn. Water is supplied by a well in the corrals with a water hydrant inside the barn. A 1500-gallon tire tank is in the corral.   Additional temporary corrals may be added to the feed lot.  Residence is not available.               FSA Base Acres & Yields   Crop Base Acres Yields Wheat 839.7 28 Oats 164.6 48 Corn 75.2 57 Sunflowers 24.7 902 Barley 55.4 37 Canola 202.5 800 Beans – Chickpeas 85.8 858 Total Base Acres 1447.9   These bases are currently enrolled in the USDA FSA PLC Program.   LANDOWNER: Banning Brothers Partnership   Bidding Procedure: All written bids must be received before 5:00 p.m. (CT) on January 14, 2022. Written bids will be submitted on an annual per acre basis for the pastureland; the feed lot will be submitted on an annual rate. The top written bids will be invited to the Oral Bidding and will have an opportunity to raise their bid at a time and place designated by Pifer’s Auction & Realty. Oral Bidding will be on Tuesday, January 18, 2021, at 10:00 am (CT). Each Oral Bidder will have the opportunity to bid on each parcel individually as well as altogether (Overall).  Each Oral Bidder must bid on at least one parcel individually to qualify for participation in the Overall bidding process. The winning bidder will (upon Landowner acceptance) receive a lease agreement provided by Pifer’s Land Management. Bidders are bidding on a 2-year lease agreement. The agreement will begin at the signing of the contract and terminate December 31, 2023. Annual rent will be due on or before February 15 each year of the lease agreement. The awarded bidder must provide a letter of good standing from their financial institution. The awarded bidder must provide a Farm Liability Insurance Policy that meets lease agreement standards. The Landowner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. All statements made the day of the Oral Bidding take precedence over all printed materials. Mail, Fax, or Email Bids to: Pifer’s Auction and Realty Attn: Judy Nohrenberg, Land Manager: Banning Brothers Partnership, Landowner 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560 FAX:  218-477-1969 Judy@pifers.com