Gardner Farm & Pasture
Alliance, NE 69301
Box Butte County, Nebraska
Farm Description
The Gardner Farm & Pasture is a combination of productive irrigated farm ground and prime ranch land, located 12 miles west of Alliance, Nebraska in the Snake Creek Valley. Spanning 4,441 deeded acres +/- the subject property is comprised of 372.2 certified irrigated acres under three pivots with the balance being in grass. Improvements include; good cattle facilities, a newer modular home, two older ranch houses, a large equipment shop and four 22,000 bu Behlen grain bins which were newly rewired in 2016.
All three center-pivot irrigated circles have excellent shallow irrigation wells in the prolific Arikaree Aquifer, with shallow levels that have stayed nearly static over the past 40 years. The wells and pivots have been annually serviced by Western Valley Irrigation and Dustin White Pump Service and are electric powered (Prema) except for the south pivot, which is powered by a John Deere diesel generator. These irrigation wells are metered and have been conservatively used with a large unused future water reserve established with the Upper Niobrara - White Natural Resource District. The soils are sandy silt loam which produces excellent crops and grazing. The farm has raised corn (220 bu/a in 2015), wheat bu/a in most years), edible beans (40-50 bu/a most years), sugar beets with top yields, excellent dairy alfalfa for many years and excellent potatoes (cash rented) over the past 40 years.
The ranch land on the Gardner Farm and Pasture is crossed fenced into 9 pastures. It is well watered with shallow stock water wells equipped with windmills and electric submersible pumps on the same well with large watering tanks. Set up as a turnkey cattle operation, working improvements include; good cattle feeding pens, very good cattle working facilities and calving barns.
The Gardner Farm & Pasture offers a turnkey, well balanced operation that few other properties have to offer. This property has been well cared for and managed by the owner/operator ) in cooperation with good tenant farmers and ranchers. To arrange a time to view the Gardner Farms & Pasture call today.
