Auction Note

WRITTEN BID AUCTION 3,000.89 +/- Crop/Hay & Pasture Acres  Kidder & Burleigh Counties, ND Written Bids Due By:  Friday, January 27, 2023 – 5:00 p.m. (CT)   Mail, Fax, or Email Bids to: Pifer’s Auction and Realty Attn: Pat Traynor: Private Party 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560 FAX: 218.477.1969 ptraynor@pifers.com (Bid forms are available for download above)   Auction Note: Pifer’s Land Management is seeking bids for a diverse offering of crop, hay, and pastureland in Kidder and Burleigh Counties. Highest written bids will have the opportunity to orally raise their bid on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (CT) by phone. Bids will be on a dollar per acre basis. This is a one year lease agreement (2023 crop season).   Contact:  Pat Traynor at 701.371.8679 or ptraynor@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).     Parcel 1 Legal: N½NW¼ 26-142-72 (49.55 crop), NW¼ 4-141-72 (85.26 crop) 5-141-72 (294.77 crop), E½SE¼ 6-141-72 (62.25 crop), NE¼ 17-141-72 (127.82 crop) Crop Acres: 619.65 +/- Parcel 1 contains a majority of the cropland in this offering. Access to all parcels is excellent. **Contact Pat Traynor for individual section’s FSA & soil maps.**     Parcel 2 Legal: SW¼ 23-142-72 (24.88 hay), NW¼ 4-141-72 (38.66 hay), E½NE¼ 6-141-72 (78.57 hay), S½SE¼ 7-141-72 (66.1 hay), NW¼ 17-141-72 (141.41 hay) Hay Acres: 349.62 +/- Parcel 2 contains a majority of the hayland in this auction. This offering contains a good mixture of grasses. All pieces of hayland are easily accessible. **Contact Pat Traynor for individual section’s FSA maps.**     Parcel 3 Legal: Section 5-141-72  Pasture Acres: 237.94 +/- The new tenant will be responsible for the fencing of this parcel.     Parcel 4 Legal: E½ & NW¼ 14-141-73 Crop Acres: 87.29 +/- Pasture Acres: 381.97 +/- Diverse offering of crop and pastureland.      Parcel 5 Legal: W½ & NE¼ 19-141-75 (476.36 pasture) & Section 20-141-75 (620.29 pasture) Pasture Acres: 1,096.65 +/- Large pasture offering in Burleigh County. This property offers water availability, 1,096 pasture acres, and excellent access.     Parcel 6 Legal: E½ 34-142-71  Hay Acres: 227.77 +/- This parcel features a healthy mixture of grasses that will be available for the 2023 season. Access to this parcel is excellent.       LANDOWNER: Private Party   Bidding Procedure: 1.  All written bids must be received before 5:00 p.m. (CT) on Friday, January 27, 2023. 2.  Written bids will be submitted on an annual per acre basis. 3.  All written bids must be accompanied with a 1-year farming plan, including but not limited to, crop rotation, normal chemical application, field drainage plans and or suggested tiling plan. These stewardship/farming plans are important to the landowner(s) and will play an important role in the final decision when awarding the contracts. 4.  The winning bidder upon acceptance will receive a lease agreement provided by First Western Bank & Trust . 5.  Bidders are bidding on a 1-year lease agreement. The agreement will begin at the signing of the contract and terminate November 15, 2023.  6.  Annual rent will be due on or before March 15th each year of the lease agreement. 7.  The awarded bidder must provide a letter of good standing from their financial institution. 8.  The awarded bidder must provide Farm Liability insurance policy that meets lease agreement standards. 9.  First Western Bank & Trust reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.   Mail, Fax, or Email Bids to: Pifer’s Auction and Realty Attn: Pat Traynor (Land Manager): Private Party (Landowner) 1506 29th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56560 FAX: 218.477.1969 ptraynor@pifers.com