Martin, SD 57551 (Bennett County)

Size: 4,841.37 Acres

Type: Farms and Ranches, Commercial Property, House

Highly Productive SD Farm and Ranch Property

The Sieck Farm/Ranch is truly one of the most productive and versatile agricultural properties on the market today! With the Nebraska Sandhills to the south, the South Dakota hard grass to the north, and numerous livestock marketing opportunities, this property checks all the boxes. The Sieck Farm/Ranch is uniquely positioned to utilize the abundant irrigated and dry land feed and grain production capacity, along with the 1900 hd grow yard. The grassland is flanked by the Little White River and has been well managed. Quite possibly the best ag land value on the market and all contiguous! Partial purchases will be considered.

Location: The Sieck East Unit is situated approximately three miles south 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:

705 Acres Dry- Hay

1,540 AcresDry- Crop

1,647 Acres Grass

873 Acres Irrigated

80 Acres Improvements

Access: The property is accessed by SD HWY 73 and well-maintained county gravel roads, including 297th St. and 290th Ave.

Water: The ranch is endowed with remarkable water resources. In addition to the natural water provided by over two miles of the Little White River and numerous springs, there are four irrigation wells ranging from 600 to 1,000 gpm in production and five stock water and domestic wells serving the property.

Operation: The Sieck Farm/Ranch has historically been operated as a cow/calf and stocker operation. Until recently, the property has been owner operated, carrying 750 mother cows (with supplemental summer grass) and 1500+/- head of stocker cattle. The property raises an abundance of roughage and grain which has more than supplied the feed needs for the ranch and provided extensive cash grain or hay sales. The property is versatile with separate wintering facilities for cows and stocker cattle and could be put to a variety of uses.

Topography: The property varies in topography and is comprised of level to gently sloping tillable acreage and deeper draws and coulees along the Little White River and tributary creeks. The elevation runs from 3275 to 3310. The soils on the tillable are comprised primarily of loam and silt-loam soils with productivity ratings predominately from an astounding 85 to 91!

Improvements:

40 x 120 cattle loafing shed

40 x 60 shop building

30 54 quonset building

60 x 150 machine shed

98,000+ bushels of grain bin storage

8,000+ ton in-ground silage pits

45 scale

40 x 100 hoop barn- calving shed

50 80 hoop barn- machinery storage

Commodity building

Barn