Wintering and calving facility integrated with feed production from irrigated lands making an all-in-one livestock operation for handling 3500 cows or equivalent number of stockers on 1,646 deeded acres.
RIVERTON, Wyo., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Wyoming Winter Calving Operation is a livestock wintering production cattle ranch which provides the feed base and facilities to winter and care for 3,500 cows and or calves from December through April. The Central Wyoming ranch in Fremont county is located eight miles West of Riverton, Wyoming just off Highway 26. The location is well known as a feed production area in Wyoming due to plentiful water supplies, productive lands and mild, open winters. Situated on just over 1,000 acres, the ranching operation involves growing 10,000 tons of corn silage and 2,000 tons of alfalfa hay complete with feeding and calving facilities consisting of living quarters, shops, barns, corrals, lots and feeding paddocks. The operation is a value-added business providing feed and service to livestock producers and employment in the area.
The irrigated lands are primarily pivot irrigated with five pivot systems. The deeded lands are located in two units, the headquarters, named the Herman Place, consist of 1,413 acres with three newer Zimmatic pivots. The second unit named, the Valley Farm, consists of 23 acres with two Valley pivots. Two additional pivots on 190 acres are leased to round out annual feed production needs for feeding 3,500 cattle. The alfalfa stands are newer top-quality plantings.
The acreage breakdown:
Irrigated - 600 acres
Dry range - 416 acres
Total Deeded - 1,646 acres
Irrigation is serviced by Midvale Irrigation District, formed in 1921, Midvale manages a 400 mile-long system of canals and laterals known as the Riverton Unit of the Bureau of Reclamation, delivering irrigation water to over 73,000 acres of irrigable classed lands in Central Fremont County, Wyoming. The District's water supply is derived from the Wind River and its tributaries, a portion of which is stored annually in Bull Lake and Pilot Butte Reservoirs; facilities also managed by Midvale.
Local farmers comprise a five member Board of Commissioners whom provides direction and establishes the policies under which the District is operated in order to fulfill Midvale's stated objective "Provide the maximum amount of available water to the District's constituents at the lowest reasonable cost each year."
Midvale delivers water to the farm at a head gate from its canal system. The watering ditch riders ensure proper delivery of water. The annual cost of the water for 2021 was approximately $20 per acre. Annual real estate taxes low comparatively.
"The Wyoming winter calving ranch is a first-class cattle facility with the irrigation to back it. In today's market, an alfalfa base is the cornerstone to any cattle operation," added Jacque Zurcher, Associate Broker, Mason & Morse Ranch Company."
The property was listed by Jacque Zurcher and John Stratman, Mason & Morse Ranch Company, for $5,500,000 on July 31, 2020 and closed on May 24, 2022. First American Title in Lander, WY was the escrow agent and Farm Credit Services of America was the lender of record.
About Mason Morse Ranch Company
A leading provider of farm, ranch and recreational land brokerage services across the American west. Professional services include real estate brokerage, auction and market analysis. With roots dating back to 1961 in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen, Colorado, the Ranch Company specializes in helping clients buy and sell high-value and large acreage farm, ranch and recreational land properties. Combined, Mason & Morse Ranch Company agents offer clients more than 133 years of experience in real estate land sales and acquisitions. http://www.ranchland.com 877-207-9700
About Agents Jacque Zurcher | John Stratman
Jacque Zurcher is an owner/operator of an irrigated ranch in Powell, Wyoming. Together, with her husband Ryan, they run Charolais and red angus cross cattle on sainfoin and grass pivots. Her primary focus is on farm, ranch and horse properties. Jacque was raised in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming on her family's turf grass farm, she graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Ag Business, and continued to work for Cabela's Inc. as a marketing manager for 16 of their eastern United States locations prior to joining Mason Morse Ranch Company.
John Stratman is a principle/partner of Mason & Morse Ranch Company he has lived and worked on ranches in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming since 1959 and has owned and operated a ranch in eastern Colorado raising registered Red Angus seedstock and Quarter Horses. Professionally, John spent 18 years with MetLife's Agricultural Investment Department, where he held various positions from Field Representative to Regional Manager making agriculture real estate loans, investment activities included purchasing, managing and marketing large agriculture properties in several western states. Working as a professional land real estate broker since 2001, John has bought and sold farms and ranches in many western states and maintains an extensive contact list with real estate related professionals and landowners across the west's vast and varied landscape.
For more property information contact:
Listing agents Jacque Zurcher or John Stratman, Mason Morse Ranch Company
jacque (at) ranchland (dot) com | john (at) ranchland (dot) com
Phone: 307-316-1891
http://www.ranchbrokers.com
Media Contact
Jacque Zurcher, Mason Morse Ranch Company, 1 877-207-9700, [email protected]
SOURCE Mason Morse Ranch Company
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