96 Acres in Baker County, Richland, Oregon

The Richland Farm is 96.02 total acres and located .3 miles East of Richland, Oregon.  At 2,200’ elevation the area is known for milder winters and a longer growing season in comparison to the rest of Baker County.  The farm is currently irrigated utilizing a drip irrigation system.  Land-leveled with USDA soil map indicating silt loam soils capable of producing up to 7 Ton/Ac irrigated alfalfa.  A 2,592 sq. ft. home with garage, corrals, weigh scales, and large 11,000 sq. ft. hay storage barn provide the opportunity to either graze or farm this land.  Located 1 mile from Holcomb and Hewitt Park boat ramps into the Powder River arm of Brownlee Reservoir which imparts endless recreational opportunities.  BLM and USFS lands are not far from the valley.  Big game, upland bird, waterfowl, and fishing opportunities located in and around the Richland Valley.  Of note, multiple reservoirs including Oxbow, Brownlee, and Hells Canyon are not far.  Whitewater rafting opportunities in the wild section of the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam.  Legal: T09SR4524 TL 1200 Ref#12895-91.02ac and TL1600 Ref# 12894-5ac Two Parcels.  Address: 36975 Sullivan Ln, Richland, OR 97870 Acres: 96.02 Water Rights: Certificates 83363 and 89274.  Source of Water is Eagle Creek through the Kay Young Ditch.  1881 Priority date for 71.5 ac and 1885 for 19.5 acres.  Water department indicates these are strong water rights and middle of the group when looking at the whole system.  On a normal year, the property will have water through the entire season.  There have been some years these dates get shut off but not on normal years.    Irrigation System: Water is supplied to the farm from an irrigation conveyance mainline that originates in the Newt Young ditch and travels through multiple properties before entering the property in a 10” line.  Paperwork indicates a 10” line with 1,000 gpm with 50 PSI of pressure.  Designed by NRCS.  Per a newly signed agreement Buyer will need to change to a different ditch the “Kay Young” where the original water rights come from.  Installing a diversion and cleaning structure along with a couple hundred feet of mainline to supply water to the existing mainline.  Per the current agreement, Seller has use of the existing gravity mainline for the 2025 irrigation season.  If a future buyer wants to install pivots on the farm, power is located across the highway providing the opportunity to run three phase power under the road to the property.  Irrigation Application System:  At entrance to property the water runs through a series of backwashing self-cleaning filters, pressure reducing valves, fertigation tanks and a control panel that rotates the water through 16 different zones across the leveled field.  A series of manifolds directs the water to buried drip tape 12” deep 30” spacing across the field.  Seller runs 4 zones at a time typically on 60 minute sets every day.  Management of the drip system requires flushing the lines, chemigation maintenance and patching rodent holes as needed in drip tape during the…

Farm, Hunting Property, Home

Richland, 97870 Oregon

County: Baker