A fifth generation Montanan, Wes was born and raised on his parents’ ranch in the Judith Basin. Since graduating from Montana State University with a B.S. in Agricultural Business, Finance Option and a minor in Economics in 1987, Wes has been involved in grain and livestock marketing throughout the Midwest and Pacific Northwest including nearly a dozen years with CHS, Inc. in Montana, South Dakota and Minnesota. During his eight-year stay in Minneapolis, he spent time as a floor broker at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and served as president of CHS Inc.’s subsidiary, Country Hedging, Inc. Wes is also a past Director of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Wes has been with Hall & Hall Inc. since 2000 and has been a principal and director of the firm since 2003.
This is a rare opportunity to own a farm that has not changed hands in over four generations. It greatly represents what makes the Judith Basin special; quality farmland, hay meadows along Louse Creek for over 1.25 miles, and a complete set of improvements. The average yearly rainfall is 15.3 inches with half of that coming during May, June, and July. Winter wheat yields at the nearby Central Montana Experiment Station have averaged 54 bushels per acre over the last seven years.
Brand Rock Ranch represents a solid combination of trophy big game, upland bird, and waterfowl hunting in concert with production ag suitable for registered or commercial cattle in a great location.
Quality southern Montana farm/grass combination available for the first time in decades. An excellent mix of productive farmland, creek bottom, and native range with 1,806± deeded and 640± BLM leased acres.
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155± acre irrigated farm and hunting property north of Hysham with Yellowstone River frontage. The farm consists of 110± acres of flood irrigated farmland and 45± acres of high-quality habitat.
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