Hitchcock County CREP

An investment opportunity to consider located in eastern Hitchcock County that includes CREP income and non-irrigated cropland income. This farm is a fabulous upland bird hunting property.

Highlights of the opportunity include:

Located in eastern Hitchcock County 3 miles east of Culbertson, NE

good access on Road 377

105.33+/- taxed ASSESSED acres

53 Acres enrolled into CREP paying $9,163 annually.

35 acres of non-irrigated cropland

This farm had been irrigated with ditch water from the H&RW Irrigation District which is no longer in existence. There are 53.9 acres enrolled into the USDA CREP Contract and pays $9,163 annually. This contract expires September 30, 2030 at which time an operator can farm the property as non-irrigated cropland.

There is an additional 35 acres of non-irrigated cropland located along the eastern and southern portion of the property. This cropland is leased for the 2026 season.

The productive cropland soils under the CREP and non-irrigated cropland are 76% Class II Keith and Keith & Blackwood silt loams with 0-3% slopes and 24% Class III & IV Bridget and Ulysses silt loams with 3-9% slopes.

The upland bird hunting is excellent on the CREP habitat. There is an electric stock well in the northern portion of the CREP for future use when grazing crop residue.

The CREP Portion of the property is currently enrolled into the Nebraska Game and Parks Open Fields and Waters program for public walk-in hunting. This contract pays a total of $539.30 ($10/ac)

LOCATION: 3 miles east of Culbertson, NE on Road 377

LEGAL DESCREPTION: Part NW1/4 Section 12 - Township 3 North – Range 31 West of the 6th P.M., Hitchcock County, Nebraska

ACRES: 105.33+/- taxed acres.

TAXES: 2025 taxes payable in 2026 were $1,525.84

FSA CREP: The 53.90 acres of cropland is enrolled into the USDA FSA CREP program. It pays $170 per acre ($9,163 total annually) and expires October 2030.

FSA BASE: The 90.18 total acres of cropland include 66.4 acres of corn base and 15.50 acres of wheat base. Contact Broker for more yield information.