Auction Information
Online Bidding Site230 Acres M/L in Taylor Co. IA
Taylor County, Iowa Online Only Farmland Auction - Bidding concludes Friday, April 4th, 2025, at 2:00 PM! Peoples Company is pleased to be representing the sale of 230 acres m/l of quality Taylor County, Iowa farmland located directly southwest of Villisca, Iowa and south of Nodaway, Iowa. Situated in the northwest corner of Taylor County, this highly tillable farm will be offered as two individual tracts through an Online Only Auction. With a combined total of 119.73 FSA tillable acres carrying an overall CSR2 rating of 50.2 and the balance as surveyed pasture acres comprised of cool-season grasses with well-maintained perimeter fencing, this combination farm would be a smart investment for a beginning farmer, Buyer looking to diversify their portfolio, or anyone interested in a long-term land investment opportunity.
Tract 1: 40 acres m/l with 31.85 FSA cropland acres; CSR2 rating of 5...
Tract 1: 40 acres m/l with 31.85 FSA cropland acres; CSR2 rating of 50.3.
Tract 2: 190 acres m/l with 87.89 FSA cropland acres; CSR2 rating of 50.2 with 100.22 surveyed pasture acres.
Currently, there are 118.56 acres of the 119.73 FSA tillable acres enrolled into two Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts through 2026 paying $26,913 annually. The 31.85 acres on Tract 1 are enrolled into CP1 (Establishment of Permanent Introduced Grasses and Legumes) through 2026 paying $7,719 annually ($242.36/acre) and the 87.89 acres on Tract 2 are enrolled into CP1 through 2026 paying $19,194 annually ($221.36/acre). Both tracts are improved with terraces to control soil erosion by slowing and reducing the energy of runoff and improving water infiltration into the soil combined with drainage tile/intakes throughout the farm. There are a significant number of tile intakes noted across the farm with approximately ten intakes on Tract 1 and thirty intakes on Tract 2. Once these contracts expire, both southwestern Iowa farmland tracts could easily be put back into production for years to come!
There are two overhead MidAmerican transmission lines located directly north and southeast of the farm and approximately seven miles east is the Black Maple Wind Farm, a project of Apex Clean Energy, with approximately 60 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines and. The energy project is expected to generate up to 400 megawatts of clean, homegrown energy. There is an option and collection easement on the farm, please contact the Agent for additional details.
Tracts will be offered via an Online Only Auction that will conclude at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 4th, 2025 and all bidding must be through the Peoples Company BidWrangler platform. The land will be sold as two individual tracts on a price per acre basis and the tracts will not be offered in their entirety after the auction. A bid placed on either tract within 3 minutes of the scheduled close of the auction will extend bidding by an additional 3 minutes until all the bidding is completed. Immediate possession of the property will granted upon a satisfactory earnest money payment and proof of liability insurance for the spring grazing season. The property is located within Section 4 in Nodaway Township, Taylor County, Iowa.
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