Burlage Peterson

This property will be offered in its’ entirety as a +/-150.01 acre parcel of land inclusive of a Valley Center Pivot Irrigation System. **Note** – The Syngenta Facility in the NW Corner of the Property and the Existing Acreage situated in the SW Corner of the Quarter Section – “Are not Included in the property being offered for sale.” This property previously has been under lease to Syngenta Seeds, LLC, and throughout the term of this lease has been utilized as a Research and Test Plot for Seed Production and Development, thus the fertility and operation of this land has been managed in a very husbandry fashion. According to information obtained from the office of the Brookings County Assessor, this property consists of approx. 150.01 acres. According to FSA information this 150.01 acre parcel of land has approx. 147.42 acres of cropland, of which there are approx. 136.56 acres irrigated with an FSA 72.20 acre soybean base with a 20 bu. PLC yield – **It should be noted that due to the present utilization of this property as a seed development and research site – the FSA certifications and production have not been updated due to the nature of the seed and research development on this land.** Improvements on the property which are owned and will pass with the property include a Valley Model 8000 – 7 span tower irrigation system (approx. 1,293’ total length), with a Nelson R-3000 Sprinkler System & Nelson SR-100 End Gun (Installed in 2004) and later was equipped with a Ag Sense Computerized Field Commander Control System & Remote Access, which requires an annual subscription and is calibrated to pump approx. 700 gallons per minute with the system fed by a well equipped with Western Land Roller Pump (SN C74191) and a GE 40 HP 3 Phase elec. motor and underground piping from the well to the irrigation tower. The irrigation system has been regularly maintained by Dritz Irrigation of Brookings, SD and Syngenta as the previous operator, both of which have indicated that the system is in good operating condition, with the most noteworthy repair being updating of the connections by Dritz Irrigation in 2023. The well log and irrigation permit as provided by the SD Dept. of Water and Natural Resources indicates this property is regulated under Water License/Permit #5231-3 with a priority date of Oct. 31, 1988 with specifications indicating the well as being approx. 50’ deep and was operated by a pump rated at 750 gpm powered by a 40 HP 3 Ph. elec. motor – the existing irrigation permit will be transferred to the purchaser in accordance w/SD DENR requirements with the transfer and fees to be the responsibility of the buyer. Additionally, there is a metal +/-10,000 bu. grain bin equipped with a stirator, perforated floor and Sukup fan, with the bin situated in the northeasterly portion of the farm that will pass with the property. Electricity for the irrigation system and to the bin site is provided by Sioux Valley Energy Rural Electric, although buyers desiring maintain service to the bin site should contact S. Valley to maintain service, otherwise the service may be retired – For info. concerning electrical service questions, contact Jim Kuyper ph. 507-215-4067. According to the Brookings County Assessor this farm has an overall soil rating of .706, similarly info. obtained from Surety Agri-Data, Inc. indicates this land has a Soil Productivity Index of a 65.7. This land has excellent eye appeal and a level topography. This property is within the Joint Jurisdictional Zoning Area of Brookings City and Brookings County and also is within Zone A of the Wellhead and Zone B of the Aquifer Protection Zones, which limits future construction on this land, although the current utilization is in compliance as agricultural land – for more details contact Brookings County P&Z at ph. 605-696-8350. The 2023 RE Taxes payable in 2024 on this property are $4,113.20.

The NW ¼, Exc. Highway and Exc. the N. 300’ of the S. 324’ of the W. 333’ and Exc. Lot 1 of Syngenta Add’n., Sec. 27, T. 110N., R. 49W. (Aurora Twp.), Brookings County, SD – containing 150.01 Acres M/L.