Valley Center Pivot #5 in Section 3
A rare and very nice irrigated farm opportunity located in northern Frontier County, NE with 1,141 Middle Republican NRD Certified irrigated acres on very productive cropland soils.
Highlights of this opportunity include:
2,077.89 taxed acres
751.38 Middle Republican NRD certified irrigated acres under pivot
389.62 Middle Republican NRD certified irrigated acres for gravity irrigation
Nearly all cropland is Class I and II Hall silt loams with 1 - 3% slopes
Electric powered wells with good water availability
Very good county gravel road access
Multiple producers in the area for the Investor Buyer
Multiple commodity marketing opportunities
200,000 bushel of grain storage
INTERACTIVE AREA MAP
Valley Center Pivot #6 in Section 4
This pivot irrigated farm is located in a very competitive area for high quality cropland acres. All 4 irrigation wells are in good condition. Details of each well is available below.
This farm includes 4 very good irrigation wells that are piped together with buried water lines. The 4 wells service 7 Valley center pivots and the gravity irrigated cropland.
Because of the complexity of the irrigation systems, the farm is not conducive to being divided for marketing. It is being offered as one very nice irrigated farm and if multiple Buyers can make an acceptable offer to the Seller and work together after closing to divide the farm that is their option to do so.
Commodity marketing opportunities in the region include 3 different ethanol production plants, cattle feeding capacity of over 200,000 head and multiple grain delivery stations.
Full possession of this farm is available at closing subject to an existing lease that expires February 28, 2026.
Frontier Lincoln Farm includes 2,077.89 taxed acres in Frontier and Lincoln County. The farm has very good access on Cottonwood Road aka Road 393, County Road 749 and County Line Road.
The land use acreage breakdown includes:
Valley Center Pivot #4 in Section 3
Pivot Irrigated Cropland: 751.38 acres
Gravity Irrigated Cropland: 389.62 acres
Non-Irrigated Cropland: 299.85 acres
Fenced Rangeland: 380.00 acres
Unfenced Rangeland: 220.83 acres
Building Sites: 10.23 acres
Roads and Waste: 25.98 acres
The center pivot irrigated cropland in watered with modern Valley 8000 systems. 5 of which were put in in 2002 and 2 in 2015. The details of each pivot is listed below.
Each of the 4 electric powered irrigation wells include 200 hp electric motors and are connected together with buried water lines. The wells provide irrigation water for the center pivots and the gravity irrigation gated pipe. There is a large inventory of line and gated pipe that sells with the farm.
Gravity Irrigated Cropland in Section 9
There is about 300 acres of gravity irrigated cropland in Section 9 of the farm. This is watered mostly by Well #4 but can receive water from Well #2. The balance of the gravity irrigated cropland is intermixed within the pivot irrigated.
The non-irrigated cropland is intermixed within the irrigated and there is a 52 acre field located in the northwest corner of the property west of the north pasture and a 50+/- acre field located in the southeast portion of the property.
The very productive cropland soils on this farm is 92% Class I and II Hall silt loams with 1 - 3% slopes.
Gravity irrigated cropland in Section 4
Valley Center Pivot #5 in Section 3
There are 2 fenced pastures on the farm. The north pasture is about 141 acres and the east pasture is about 239 acres. Stock water for the north pasture is provided by an electric submersible well and pipeline. This pipeline does provide stock water for 2 of the neighbors to the north. This was an arrangement the Owner made with the neighbors many years ago. Stock water for the east pasture is provided by an electric pump jack and the submersible well at the rental house.
There is also 2 additional stock tanks on the farm that provide stock water for stalk grazing. There is a large amount of unfenced rangeland that can be grazed as off season range with the stalks.
FRONTIER LINCOLN FARM IRRIGATION WELLS
Irrigation Well #1
Irrigation Well 1 NWSE1/4 Section 4
Registration # G-027928, drilled in 1967 to 515’ deep; static water at drilling 20’; pumping level at drilling 285’; pumping 1,742 gpm at drilling.
10” well with Western Land Roller irrigation pump set by Sargent Irrigation June 15, 2004 set at 330’. GE 200 HP electric motor, Micrometer flow meter 20-01251-10 indicated 1,280 gpm on July 29, 2025.
Sargent Irrigation in Grant overhauled pump in June 2004.
Irrigation Well #2
Irrigation Well 2 SESW1/4 Section 4
Registration # G-031385, drilled in 1969 to 528’ deep; static water at drilling 206’; pumping level at drilling 371’; pumping 2,150 gpm at drilling.
10” well with Western Land Roller irrigation pump set by Sargent Irrigation May 9,2012 set at 400’. GE 200 HP electric motor, Micrometer flow meter 19-08895-10 indicated 890 gpm on July 29, 2025.
Sargent Irrigation in Grant overhauled pump in May 1012. The 200 HP motor is new in August 2025.
Irrigation Well #3
Irrigation Well 3 SENE1/4 Section 4
Registration # G-034782, drilled in 1971 to 540’ deep; static water at drilling 218’; pumping level at drilling 218’; pumping 2,568 gpm at drilling.
11” well with Western Land Roller irrigation pump set by Sargent Irrigation Oct 2014. Newman 200 HP electric motor, Micrometer flow meter indicated 1,280 gpm on July 29, 2025.
At this irrigation well location there is a booster pump station with 3 booster pumps assisting the pumping of the irrigation water.
Sargent Irrigation in Grant completed efficiency test and repaired 200 HP electric motor in Oct 2014
Irrigation Well #4
Irrigation Well 4 SWSE1/4 Section 4
Registration # G-061556, drilled in 1979 to 498’ deep; static water at drilling 197’; pumping level at drilling 280’; pumping 2,200 gpm at drilling.
11” well with Sargent irrigation pump set by Sargent Irrigation October 10, 2012 set at 340’. GE 200 HP electric motor, Micrometer flow meter 19-08894-10 indicated 1,636 gpm on July 29, 2025.
Sargent Irrigation in Grant overhauled pump in October 2012.
The Seller has asked Sargent Irrigation to perform efficiency tests on each well when they can. Once that data is available it will be provided.
Frontier Lincoln Farm Valley Center Pivots
PIVOT #1
SE 4-8-25 is a 2002 9 Tower Valley Model 8000, Serial # 10147704, total length is 1528 feet.
2018 V-Chart indicates 1020 GPM, 34 PSI
PIVOT #2
NE 4-8-28 is a 2002 6 Tower Valley Model 8000, Serial # 10147675, total length is 1124 feet
2018 V-Chart indicates 560 GPM, 31 PSI
PIVOT #3
NW 3-8-28 is a 2002 9 Tower Valley Model 8000, Serial # 10139587, total length is 1508 feet
2018 V-Chart indicates 1000 GPM, 40 PSI
PIVOT #4
SW 3-8-28 is a 2002 5 Tower Valley Model 8000, Serial # 10143849, total length is 915 feet
2018 V-Chart indicates 480 GPM, 30 PSI
PIVOT #5
NE 3-8-25 is a 2003 6 Tower Valley Model 8000, Serial # 10196991, total length is 1188 feet
2018 V-Chart indicates 695 GPM, 36 PSI
PIVOT #6
SW 4-8-28 is a 2015 7 Tower Valley Model 8000, Serial # 11119741, total length is 1321 feet
2018 V-Chart indicates 900 GPM, 34 PSI
PIVOT #7
SE 34-9-28 is a 2015 7 Tower Valley Model 8000, Serial # 11119744, total length is 1426 feet
2018 V-Chart indicates 960 GPM, 35 PSI. There is a booster pump at the pivot point of this pivot.
FRONTIER LINCOLN FARM AERIAL IMAGES AND SOILS MAPS
Frontier Lincoln Farm includes 2 building sites. The Owners House is a 1969 one story 1,520 sq ft house with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathroom. The Rental House is a 1950 one story 1,839 sq ft house with 3 bedroom and 1.25 bathrooms. The Rental property also includes a barn and steel shop building.
There is about 200,000 bushel of grain storage on the farm. Most of the storage is located at the Owners building site in the western portion of the property. There is also a steel shop building at this site.
For more information or to schedule a tour of this opportuntiy, Call or Text:
Duane McClain, Listing Broker - 308.530.0221
Ed Vontz, Associate Broker - 308.520.3953
Butch Burge, Associate Broker - 308.882.1925
Ariel Fanning, Sales Associate - 308.350.0483
ACRES: 2,077.89 +/- taxed accessed acres
LOCATION: Farm is located about 4 miles northeast of Curtis, NE in northern Frontier County. small portion of the farm is in Lincoln County.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Township 8 North – Range 28 West of the 6th P.M., Frontier County, NE.
Section 2: Part W1/2NW1/4; W1/2SW1/4 132.40 taxed acres
Section 3: All 666.27 taxed acres
Section 4: S1/2NW1/4; SW1/4; E1/2 580.09 taxed acres
Section 9: E1/2; PT NW1/4 379.13 taxed acres
Township 9 North – Range 28 West of the 6th P.M., Lincoln County, NE.
Section 33: E1/2SE1/4 80 taxed acres
Section 34: SW1/4 and W1/2SE1/4 240 taxed acres
FSA BASE INFORMATION: Farm is enrolled in PLC with 1,171 acres of FSA cropland base. 698.9 acres corn base with 167 bushel yield and 250 acres corn base with 159 bushel yield. 194.20 acres wheat base with 65 bushel yield and 19.40 acres wheat base with 47 bushel yield. 12.30 acres of grain sorghum base with 41 bushel yield and 3.20 acres of oats base with 41 bushel yield.
REAL ESTATE TAXES: 2024 taxes paid in 2025 are $64,201.
MIDDLE REPUBLICAN NRD OCCUPATION TAXES: $12,551.00
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