Sand Springs Creek is also an outstanding private spring creek fishery where anglers have the chance to cast dry flies to rainbow trout exceeding five pounds.

 

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Midwest Farmland and Ranch Land Boom: Rock Center with Brian Williams

In 2011, the value of non-irrigated Kansas farmland soared 20 percent, while irrigated farmland rose 15 percent. Kansas ranch land was up 12 percent, on top of increases nearly as great in 2010. Driving the boom in ag land value is high crop prices, strong farm incomes, and dismal returns on other investments. Crop prices nearly doubled between June and December 2010 and have remained near those peaks this year. Beef prices have popped  more than 50 percent from 2009 to peak in the spring of 2011.In Iowa, farmland prices per acre have soared more than 30 percent in the last year, sending an array of investors clamoring to buy land across the Midwest.

We offer ranches, ranch property, hunting and fishing properties as well as rural land across the state of Kansas and recently closed on a 2,700+ acre Kansas hunting and fishing property with good agricultural income. A 6,138± deeded acre property of native tallgrass pasture in the heart of the Kansas Flint Hills closed earlier in 2011. Click here to view our Kansas ranches and farmland for sale.

Here is a great piece from Rock Center with Brian William about booming farmland in the Midwest.

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Jackson Land & Cattle and Dana Ranch were recently named two of the top 10 ranches for sale in the U.S. by The Land Report Magazine, coming in #1 and #9 respectively.

Ranking numero uno atop the nation’s leading land listings, Jackson Land & Cattle is a 1,750 acre equestrian property just minutes from downtown Jackson, WY.

“When you look at a premier property like Jackson Land & Cattle, and then consider Wyoming’s favorable tax structure, you see a phenomenal opportunity for the right buyer,” said Hall and Hall broker John Pierce in the Land Report story.

Jackson Land & Cattle is the finest offering available in arguably the nicest resort communities in the country.

Famed architect Johnathan Foote’s phenomenal equestrian center with an indoor arena and 32 stalls is the centerpiece of the property.

Dana Ranch, on the other hand, is nearly 60,000 acres and one of the most profitable cattle operations in the U.S. Due to its location, Dana Ranch can be grazed up to 10 months per year (four months longer than almost everywhere else in Montana), and there is 55k acres with no public access which protects the wildlife and livestock.

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For nearly 70 years Hall and Hall has provided exceptional service through the private treaty method of marketing investment quality rural real estate.  Henry Hall founded Hall and Hall Mortgage Company in 1946 while traversing the vast landscape of the American West, carrying his bedroll, a forty-five pistol and a stack of loan applications. Henry lent money to and developed close relationships with hard working ranchers and farmers, relationships built on trust, good advice and a helping hand.

Now in its third generation of operation, Hall and Hall’s broad based ownership structure continues to embrace the original principals Henry established. The company serves a global client base with an overriding commitment to excellence and a high level of personal service. Hall and Hall has, for many years, offered real estate marketing, farm and ranch management, mortgage loans and real estate appraisals. And now, in order to help accommodate clients wanting to quickly liquidate properties, Hall and Hall has added farm and ranch auctions to its offerings. Continue Reading »

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On December 2nd, the 40,000+ acre Circle Cross Ranch near Valentine Nebraska sold at auction for $11.75 million. This was one of the largest auctions in Nebraska in recent memory and generated qualified  buyers from all across the country. The winning bidders were cattlemen Danny Weinreis of Minatare, Nebraska, and Gene Weinreis of Golva, North Dakota, representing a partnership of seven brothers.

“We are pleased with the results of the auction, and feel like we got nice value for the property” said head of Hall and Hall Auctions, Scott Shuman. “We hope to handle more land auctions in Nebraska in the future.” Continue Reading »

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The Sagebrush Equine Training Center for the Handicapped (SETCH), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation serving children and adults with physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges by providing a unique form of therapy and recreation through the horse, purchased the Swiftsure Ranch, a 191-acre property 30-minutes south of Sun Valley, ID, at auction earlier this month for $1.9 million through Hall and Hall Auctions.

Board Member Pam Goetz, an associate broker with Sotheby’s International Realty, and Stoney Burke of Hall and Hall helped navigate the transaction, and Beartooth Capital’s Carl Palmer served as an adviser to the investment.

“This purchase would not have been possible without the unanimous support of the SETCH board of directors, who have collectively pledged in excess of $500,000 to kick off our capital campaign,” said Ann Leonardo, president of the SETCH board.

Irrigated hay meadows will allow the center to grow its own horse feed, and there here is a ranch house, caretaker’s home, fantastic  horse facilities, and  one mile of frontage along the Big Wood River.

During its operation, SETCH has hosted kids from Camp Rainbow Gold summer camp for children with cancer as well as soldiers in recovery after wartime service as part of Sun Valley Adaptive Sports Higher Ground program and the Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind.

A full article on the sale can be found in the Idaho Mountain Express.

Nestled among the trees, the property consists of 191 wooded acres where moose and elk roam.

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