Chad grew up in West Texas and has been in the farm and ranch real estate industry since 2000. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics and a master’s degree in Land Economics and Real Estate while attending Texas A&M University, Chad began his career in farm and ranch property appraisal.
Over the years, he has specialized in valuations of various agricultural property types, emphasizing estate settlement and planning, undivided ownership interests, expert witness testimony, wildfire damages, ranch partitions, and other needs. For over 20 years, he was associated with Chas. S. Middleton and Son in Lubbock, Texas, where his practice diversified into the brokerage of farm and ranch property, with a trade area throughout Texas and New Mexico.
With vast experience and knowledge in all facets of farm and ranch real estate, Chad prides himself on the aggressive representation of buyers and sellers to maximize their return on investment. He has been blessed to have appraised and brokered several well-recognized and high-profile legacy-type ranch properties for well-known individuals and families and several of the Nation’s largest landowners.
Chad holds an Accredited Rural Appraiser Designation through the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, real estate broker’s licenses, and general appraisal certifications in Texas and New Mexico.
Chad and his wife, Kaci, reside near Lubbock, Texas.
Warren Farms is a unique opportunity to own a large, certified organic cotton and peanut farm in Eastern Gaines County. The farm consists of three non-contiguous tracts totaling 3,393± acres and offers 13 center pivot irrigation systems currently irrigating 1,364± acres. This property includes 1,270± acres of dry cropland, also certified organic, and 725± acres of Conservation Reserve Program with an annual payment of $52,434 or $72.23 per acre. Offered as a package or in three separate units.
· 3,393± total acres comprised of three non-contiguous tracts
· All cultivated acres are certified organic
· 1,365± currently irrigated acres
· 1,269± acres of dry cropland
· 13 center pivot irrigation systems
· 725± acres of CRP with annual payment of $52,434
· Offered as a package or in three separate units
· West Tract contains 311± acres with 187± acres irrigated
· Middle Tract contains 1,491± acres with 811± acres currently irrigated
· East Tract contains 1,591± acres with 365± acres irrigated
· Fine sand, loamy fine sand, and fine sandy loam soils
· Good organic cotton and peanut yields
· All wells and pivots on electricity
· Farm Headquarters includes a brick home, hand house, shop buildings, fuels storage, etc.
· List price will be amended for expenses incurred for 2025 crops planted at market rate
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