Auction Note

WRITTEN BID LEASE AUCTION 229.72 +/- Acres - Burleigh County, ND Written Bids Due: Friday February 19, 2021 - 5:00 p.m. (CT)   Fax or Email Bids to: Pifer’s Auction and Realty Attn: Ben Tilberg – Brown Land 1506 29th Ave. S Moorhead, MN 56560 FAX: 218.477.1969 INSERT YOUR EMAIL HERE (bid forms are available for download above)   Auction Note: Pifer’s Land Management is seeking bids for the 2021-2022 crop and grazing seasons. This farm in Naughton Township has excellent grass and access to all parcels.  Highest written bids will have an opportunity to orally raise their bid on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (CT) by phone.  Bidders may bid on one or more parcels or all parcels combined. The successful bidder will have possession upon signing of the lease by owner and tenant.  Bids will be submitted on an annual dollar per acre basis.    Contact: INSERT YOUR NAME & NUMBER HERE 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: TBD       Parcel 1: Legal: SW1/4 11-140-79  Pasture Acres:  162.34 +/- This property features 162.34 +/- pasture acres with excellent grass and water. Water source comprises of a dugout in the north east corner of the pasture.  The property boarder fence is in excellent condition. Great access off 106th St. NE and there is 7.19 +/- acres of pasture is included from parcel 2.   Parcel 2: Legal: NW1/4 14-140-79  Crop Acres:  67.38 +/- This property features excellent cropland with a great Soil Productivity Index (SPI) of 75.8.  Great access along 106th St. NE.     OWNER: Charlie Brown   Bidding Procedure: All written bids must be received before 5:00 p.m. (CT) on Friday, February 19, 2021. Written bids will be submitted on an annual per acre basis. All written bids must be accompanied with a 2-year farming plan, including but not limited to, crop rotation, normal chemical and fertilizer application, grazing rotations and grass management. These stewardship/farming plans are important to the land owner (s) and will play an important role in the final decision when awarding the contracts. 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 Monday, February 22, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. (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, 2022.   Annual rent will be due on or before March 1st each year of the lease agreement. The awarded bidder must provide a letter of good standing from their financial institution. 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: INSERT YOUR NAME HERE – Brown Land 1506 29th Ave. S Moorhead, MN 56560 FAX: 218.477.1969 INSERT YOUR EMAIL HERE