Howard County, Iowa 331.84 +/- Acre Sealed Bid Sale 2 Tracts

Tract #1 Details 

• 154.71 +/- Acres
• 120 +/- acres FSA cropland acres
• 79.9 CSR2
• The farm is leased for the 2025 agricultural season. The buyer will receive full possession once the 2025 crop has been harvested or March 1, 2026 whichever date comes first.
• Great farm that has been very well taken care of over the years
• There are some additional acres on this farm that could be cleaned up and farmed to add to the 120 cropland acres. 
• The farm features 3-inch pattern tiling. However, the seller does not guarantee the exact amount of tile as no maps are currently available.
• Located 11.5 miles southwest of Cresco, Iowa
• Located 6 miles northeast of Elma, Iowa
• PLC Yield and Base Acres (see 156ez document above)

Tract #2 Details 

• 177.13 +/- Net Acres
• 164.47 +/- FSA NHEL cropland acres
• 90.2 CSR2 on cropland acres being farmed on a corn soybean rotation
• 88.6 CSR2 on all cropland acres 
• The farm is leased for the 2025 agricultural season. The buyer will receive full possession once the 2025 crop has been harvested or March 1, 2026 whichever date comes first.
• Great farm that has been very well taken care of over the years
• The farm features 3-inch pattern tiling. However, the seller does not guarantee the exact amount of tile as no maps are currently available.
• Located 11.5 miles southwest of Cresco, Iowa
• Located 6 miles northeast of Elma, Iowa
• PLC Yield and Base Acres (see 156ez document above)
• PLC Yield and Base Acres (see 156ez document above)

Sealed Bid Due Date and Time: October 28th, 2025 at 3:00 PM CST

Sale Method: Farm will be offered as two tracts via Sealed Bid Sale. Contact Land Broker Cody Skinner or Nick Skinner to request a bid packet. Seller has the right to reject, accept, or counter any and all bids. It’s important to understand, if the seller doesn’t accept the highest dollar amount bid the seller will likely counter offer the highest bid. You should be aware of this while making your bid so you are aware how important it is to be the highest bid October 28th, 2025 at 3pm CST.

Bid Submission Process and Earnest Money: All interested parties are required to make a sealed bid on the purchase agreement form provided by Iowa Land Company. Please print the bid packet per tract above to submit a bid. To be considered, all sealed bids should be delivered to Iowa Land Company Urbandale, Iowa office or emailed to Cody Skinner or Nick Skinner on or before October 28th, 2025 at 3pm CST. Iowa Land Company will notify the winning bidder. The winning bidder will be required to submit a 10% earnest money check within 24 hours after acceptance. All funds will be held in the seller’s attorney trust account prior to closing. The remaining purchase price balance will be due at closing. Unsuccessful bidder(s) will be notified their bid was not accepted.

Obtaining A Bid Packet: You can print a bid packet above per tract on our website or reach out to Cody Skinner or Nick Skinner to request one to be mailed to you. 

Farm Lease: The farms are leased for the 2025 agricultural season. The buyer shall receive real estate possession at closing and full possession March 1, 2026. 

Survey: The entire farms will not be surveyed but the owner at the owners expense will hire a licensed surveyor to identify the property line on tract #1 and the north property line of tract #2 if the two farms sell to two different buyers. If tract #1and tract #2 sells to the same buyer no survey work will be completed by the seller. The acreage multiplier amount for tract #1 will be 154.71 +/- acres and 177.13 +/- net acres for tract #2.    

Farm Closing: December 9th, 2025.

FSA Information: Call Land Broker Cody Skinner or Land Broker Nick Skinner for any FSA information questions prior to the auction. Note all FSA information is estimated to the best of the seller’s and/or Iowa Land Company’s knowledge. All information is subject to change. 

Mineral Rights: All mineral rights owned by the seller will be conveyed to the buyer at closing.

Terms and Conditions: This sale is subject to all easements, covenants, restrictions of record, and leases. Each Bidder is responsible for conducting, at their own risk, their own inspections, inquiries, and due diligence concerning the property. All property is sold “AS IS-WHERE IS” basis with no warranties or guarantees, either expressed or implied by the Seller or Iowa Land Company.

Announcements: Information provided herein was obtained from sources deemed reliable, but neither Iowa Land Company nor the Seller make any guarantees or warranties as to its accuracy. All potential bidders are urged to inspect the property, its condition, and to rely on their own conclusions. All sketches, dimensions, and acreage figures are approximate or “more or less”. Any announcements made prior to the sealed bid process closing by Iowa Land Company will take precedence over any previously printed materials or oral statements. Iowa Land Company and Seller reserve the right to preclude any person from bidding if there are any questions as to the person’s credentials or fitness to bid.