WRITTEN BID LEASE: 212.01 +/- Crop Acres - Kidder County, ND

WRITTEN BID AUCTION

212.01 +/- Crop Acres - Kidder County, ND

Written Bids Due By:

  Friday, January 24, 2025 – 5:00 p.m. (CT)

Mail, Fax, or Email Bids to:

Pifer’s Auction and Realty

Attn: Tyler Berby (Land Manager), Jeffrey Dammel (Landowner)

1506 29th Ave S

Moorhead, MN 56560

FAX: 218.477.1969

tberby@pifers.com

(bid forms are available for download above)

Auction Note: Seeking tenant(s) to lease farmland for the 2025-2026 crop year. This property features 212.01 +/- Organic crop acres with productive soils and strong cropping history of corn, soybeans, and small grains located in Crystal Springs Township, Kidder County, ND. Written bids will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Janaury 24, 2025. The highest written bids will have an opportunity to orally raise their bid on Monday, January 27th at 10:00 a.m. (CT) by phone. The successful bidder will have possession starting on or before February 1, 2025.  Bids will be submitted on an annual dollar per acre basis.

Contact: Tyler Berby at 218.850.0807 or tberby@pifers.com.

Parcel 2

Crop Acres: 73.16 +/-

Legal: Part of NW¼NW¼, Part of SW¼NW¼, Part of SE¼NW¼, Part of SW¼NE¼ & Part of SE¼NE¼ 12-139-70

This property features 73.16 +/- acres of Organic cropland with the soil types mainly consisting of Zahl-Max-Bowbells loams, 6 to 35 percent slopes and Williams-Zahl-Zahill complex, 6 to 9 percent slopes. The average SPI for this parcel is 41.8. The parcel follows a soybean and corn rotation, with some small grains mixed in. The land is located less than a mile off I-94 Exit #221. Land access is right off 47^th Ave. SE.

LANDOWNER: Jeffrey Dammel

Bidding Procedure:

1. All written bids must be received before 5:00 p.m. (CT) on January 24, 2025.
2. Written bids will be submitted on an annual per acre basis.
3. All written bids must be accompanied with a 2-year farming plan, including but not limited to, crop rotation, normal chemical application, field drainage plans with erosion control solutions.  These stewardship/farming plans are important to the landowner(s) and Pifer’s Land Management and will play an important role in the final decision when awarding the contracts.
4. 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 Monday, Janaury 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (CT).
5. 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.
6. The winning bidder will (upon Landowner acceptance) receive a lease agreement provided by Pifer’s Land Management.
7. Bidders are bidding on a 2-year lease agreement. The agreement will begin at the signing of the contract and terminate December 31, 2026.  
8. Annual rent will be due on or before March 15th each year of the lease agreement.
9. The awarded bidder must provide a letter of good standing from their financial institution.
10. The awarded bidder must provide Farm Liability insurance policy that meets lease agreement standards.
11. The Landowner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.
12. 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: Tyler Berby (Land Manager), Jeffrey Dammel (Landowner)

1506 29th Ave S

Moorhead, MN 56560

FAX: 218-477-1969

tberby@pifers.com