346.26 +/- acre farm & headquarters with FSA Base and under the Williamson Act. Suitable for rice, row crops and PISTACHIOS! $6,500,000 net cash to seller. Pistachios adjacent with Walnuts, almonds and vineyards nearby.
To Buy: 1031, cash buyer, pre-qualified or lender-approved only. Due diligence required prior to signing contract. Proof of funds and a 10% deposit are due upon signing with 30-days to close escrow. This is a no-contingencies sale to be sold as-is. There are no existing conservation easements, government contracts or encumbrances. Mineral rights included at full price.
Gross acres: 346.26 +/- acres divided into 2-large private fields protected on all sides from access by gates, ditches and a canal. Approximate net cropland acreage is 314 +/-. There is a farm headquarters with shop, yard, barns and housing. There is an elevated building pad suitable for storage, warehouse or home site. There's a retired private airfield suitable for solar. There's an old hunting lodge suitable for restoration. There are other parcels on this ranch for sale.
Multiple Water Resources: (1.) U.S. Department of Interior | Bureau of Reclamation - Central Valley Project. Senior Sacramento River Settlement Contract water rights and district groundwater wells in Reclamation District-108. These recently renewed contracts extend strong senior appropriative water rights on the federal Central Valley Project to district landowners. This high-quality, sparkling alpine surface water, stored in Shasta Reservoir, provides all of the farm's irrigation needs.
Improvements: Two laser leveled fields on 9/10 grade with 24" turnouts, wide roads, deep ditches & drains. Engineered for high-volume rice irrigation & drainage. Developed for drip irrigation with underground pipe and drip tape, suitable for permanent plantings.
Soils: High production enriched well-drained Sacramento clay with good infiltration, uniform across all fields. Laser-leveled on 9/10 grade for efficient drainage. Pistachios & Walnuts flourishing on same soils adjacent and nearby. Dark basin floor, mixed-clayey-alluvial soils, with 4% soil organic matter. Explosive pistachio development on adjacent and surrounding lands.
Crops: Processing tomatoes on drip; sunflower seeds, rice, oil seeds, vine seeds, grains, feeds and legumes. Pistachios adjacent, with walnuts, almonds & vineyards nearby. Scalable supply-chain sustainable water asset.
Leases: Leased to strong local producers. Premium rents - tenant waitlist.
Investment grade prime California cropland with a high barrier to entry. Warm-summer Mediterranean climate, suitable for pistachios, with walnuts, almonds and vineyards nearby. Multiple water resources supporting tomatoes, sunflowers and rice. Luxuriant soils developed over years of organic farming. Leased to strong local producers contracting with global companies. Highly productive water district North of the Delta. Untapped sustainable groundwater reserves overlaying the extraordinarily sustainable Colusa sub-basin. Excellent recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts.