Heppner, OR 97836(Gilliam County)

The Hail Ridge Farm, several miles southwest of Heppner, in north Gilliam County, Oregon, is comprised of 2,573.19 acres of diverse, income-producing opportunities. Based on the Farm Service Agency records, 1,314 acres are enrolled in CRP, with an annual revenue of $91,748. The existing CRP contracts run through 2020 and 2021. A rare example of rural diversity, the property is made up of 112 acres of tillable ground in CRP grass mix and fenced into one of the existing CRP fields; the balance of acres is 1,131 acres of rangeland that has historically been grazed with cattle. The property has a lease with a neighboring cattle producer. Improvements include a shop, equipment machine shed, barn, corrals, storage sheds and a homesite with a pump house and well. The property hosts an abundance of wildlife, including mule deer and upland birds. The property is eligible for four Landowner Preference Tags within the Fossil Unit (45). Throughout the property, there are numerous springs with some developed water with troughs and seasonal ponds, which provide water for grazing and wildlife.