LOCATION: This ranch is located 2 hours east of Portland, Oregon, via Interstate 84, head south on Highway 74. The ranch fronts Highway 74.
ACREAGE: 1,502+/- acres according to the owner.
WATER: Irrigation water is from Willow Creek conveyed through pivots. 467+/- acres are in dry land farming. 90+/- acres are in irrigated cropland. Seller has applied for an additional 600+/- acres of irrigation water rights and is currently working through the application process. Crops in 2009 will include corn, oats, peas, barley, and pasture. Seller has put in about 5,000 feet of buried mainland and water is also put on via pivots.
POTENTIAL: This property may have wind farm potential. Seller is currently in discussion with a power company to site several wind turbines but nothing has been memorialized thus far.
RECREATION: Willow Creek offers bird hunting and fishing. Deer, elk, and ant...
RECREATION: Willow Creek offers bird hunting and fishing. Deer, elk, and antelope all visit the ranch.
HOMES/BUILDINGS: There is a manufactured home on the property with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths with approximately 1,300 sq.ft. Other buildings include a storage machine shed with shop, set of corrals, pens, stalls, and miscellaneous improvements. Adjoins Willow Creek Wildlife Refuge for 1 1/2 miles.
PRICE: $1,706,795
TAXES: Taxes were $746.00 for 2008 according to the county assessor.
COMMENTS: Near proposed commercial port on the Columbia River. Has a great view of the Columbia River. Fronts state highway and water. A conservation security program on the ranch offers some income. Property in its entirety is eligible for organic farming since it has not had chemical treatment in over 25 years.