Sieck East Unit

This quality farmland offering consists of 1,077.20 Acres and is 90% Tillable. One of the features is a HQ site with well established shelter belts, a productive water well and large feedlot pens.

The Farmland is comprised mostly of Cl II and III Keith, Rosebud and Richfield silty loam soils with productivity ratings from 70-91! Bennett County is widely gaining notoriety for outstanding crop yields and historically narrow basis.

As an added bonus, the property lies only five miles from the famed LaCreek wildlife refuge, a 16,000 acre enclave of big game and waterfowl!

This offering is an opportunity to add quality farmland to your operation or portfolio.

LOCATION: The Sieck East Unit is situated approximately five miles east of Martin, SD along US HWY 18, in south central South Dakota. Martin is the county seat for Bennett County and offers many agricultural and service related businesses, such as a feed mill, hardware store, implement and vehicle dealers, livestock auction, medical facility, restaurants, schools as well as all the county government and USDA offices. Several grain storage and delivery systems are also located in the area.

ACREAGE: The Farm is comprised of 1,077.20 +/ acres, which are all deeded. And while not all contiguous, the acreage is well blocked and provides for management units to be cohesive and yet autonomous. The property is gently sloping providing good drainage yet very usable. Based on the USDA cropland acres, the property is over 85% tillable.

ACCESS: The property is easily accessed via US Hwy 18, (which runs directly in front of the HQ) and numerous well maintained county graveled roads.

OPERATION: The property is under exceptional management, currently being operated under lease. The lease arrangements are a cash lease with a lease rate on hayland of $45.00 per acre, and a 1/3-2/3 share on the cropland. Landowner is responsible for prorata cost of fertilizer and herbicide. Crop insurance with an 80 bu guarantee yield is in place and may be assumed by the purchaser. While the tenants would like to continue, the current lease agreements are up for renewal for 2021 and beyond. The crop rotations have been diverse and extensive, including crop varieties such as, corn, wheat, soybeans, sunflowers, chickpeas, lentils, and oats. Most of the cropland will be in corn for the 2021 growing season.

Yields on all crops have recently raised the ceiling to ranges not normally thought attainable in western SD.

SOILS: The soils on the farm are comprised of mostly Class II and III Richmond, Keith, and Rosebud silty loams with productivity ratings from 70 91. The crop suitability is high providing for diverse rotation of crop varieties.

WILDLIFE: As an added bonus, the property lies only five miles from the famed LaCreek wildlife refuge, a 16,000 acre enclave of big game and waterfowl!