Vitality Farms
Vitality Farm, 948 acres, is a prime well-watered farm with 1,699.54 shares of Sanchez Ditch & Reservoir Company Irrigation water and includes approximately 300 acres of certified organic cropland. 788 acres M/L includes 4 full big half circle. This farm has been in production & remains in production & is managed w/ quality management systems. Current crops include potatoes, oats & peas. Historically, it has grown alfalfa & hemp.
Land
948 acres of prime farm ground located in Southern Colorado.
Improvements
This farm has had numerous upgrades. The home has been completely remodeled with a new, woven, fabric covered storage/equipment/processing building that measures 72’x160. The building has a 30’x26 roll up door on one side and 12’x16 door on the other side with LED UFO lights that are set up for multiple use applications. 11,500 square feet storage building w/ 2,200 square feet concrete...
This farm has had numerous upgrades. The home has been completely remodeled with a new, woven, fabric covered storage/equipment/processing building that measures 72’x160. The building has a 30’x26 roll up door on one side and 12’x16 door on the other side with LED UFO lights that are set up for multiple use applications. 11,500 square feet storage building w/ 2,200 square feet concrete floor, the remainder is road base. This building is equipped with 400 Amp 120/208 3-phase electrical service (expandable to 800 amps). One electrically powered oversized garage door, and one manual chain hoist garage door. Additionally, there are four 50 Amp RV electrical hook-ups.
Agriculture
CROP PRODUCTION
History of Crop Production on the property:
Alfalfa crop yield is 4.5 to 6 ton
Barley no fertilizer 100 to 110 bu/ac.
Barley with compost 147 to 180 bu/ac.
2020- 120 Acres of hemp production on main property (north and middle pivot)
2021- Separate west pivot- Potatoes (estimated at 350 sacks per acre)
North/Middle pivot main property- Pea/Oat Hay on approximately 240 acres at 2.5 tons per acre
Front field in front of house- small batch of hemp
-2022- Separate west pivot and north/middle pivot- Pea/Oat Hay on approximately 350 acres at 2.0 tons per acre
2023- 2023- The Company has leased the north and middle pivots for the 2023 growing season to a local farming group for potato production. In addition, with additional water availability, the Company intends to grow hay on the West Pivot.
Water/Mineral Rights & Natural Resources
New Zimmatic 7 tower sprinkler that will irrigate 128.94 acres in full circle installed in 2020, three Lockwood sprinkler pivots on the other fields, One 550 GPM irrigation well permit #19997-RF, 1 Domestic well Permit # 144565 and 1 well for the house. There are concrete ditches and underground pipelines servicing the holding ponds/reservoirs to the pivots. Approximately 495 acres under pivot, 40 acres M/L along Hwy 159 has underground pipe and risers for gated pipe utilized for additional flood irrigation if one desires to use on acerage not under pivots.
General Operations
Sprinkler systems:
West 160 acre field 2002 Lockwood Model 2006 SN #0132850
30 HP motor / can pump, Leepa nozzle system, ditch weir #230, 1050 GPM.
Big half circle field 1997 Lockwood, 12 tower 8 pipe for first 5 towers then reduce to 6 5/8 to the end, 50 HP motor, 480 Volts, ditch weir #620, 140 acres farmed.
South circle field 1985 Lockwood, 10 tower, 40 HP motor, underground pipeline from holding pond at the house.
Middle circle field 2002 Lockwood, pipeline from main holding pond at the house, 40 HP motor.
North circle field 2006 Lockwood, pipeline from main holding pond, 40 HP motor, model #2206, serial #0133420
Location
LOCATION
This farm is located just south of San Luis in San Acacio, Colorado, with easy access from a paved state highway.
Alamosa, CO 45 minutes
Taos, NM one hour
Santa Fe, NM 2.5 hrs.
Colorado Springs, CO 2.5 hrs.
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