A Sweet Red Barn Farm, Fremont County, Kinnear Wyoming
Location: A Sweet Red Barn Farm is located 24 miles northwest of Riverton and 3.1 miles from Kinnear on Wyoming Highway 133. The Farm has highway access directly off 133. With its close proximity to Riverton and Lander, it has access to all the necessary services for a home base and productive agriculture operation. Its location in the Wind River Valley at the base of the famous mountain range, means that the climate is conducive to growing some of the countrys highest quality alfalfa hay. This area sits the bar for hay production and supplies its well known product to multiple states. The area is served by a regional airport, community college, top hospitals and medical care facilities, as well as a wide range of services to the vibrant community. The area's outdoor recreation is among the most sought after in the west. Energy, agr...
Location: A Sweet Red Barn Farm is located 24 miles northwest of Riverton and 3.1 miles from Kinnear on Wyoming Highway 133. The Farm has highway access directly off 133. With its close proximity to Riverton and Lander, it has access to all the necessary services for a home base and productive agriculture operation. Its location in the Wind River Valley at the base of the famous mountain range, means that the climate is conducive to growing some of the countrys highest quality alfalfa hay. This area sits the bar for hay production and supplies its well known product to multiple states. The area is served by a regional airport, community college, top hospitals and medical care facilities, as well as a wide range of services to the vibrant community. The area's outdoor recreation is among the most sought after in the west. Energy, agriculture, and tourism are important drivers of the local economy.
Property: This 157+- acre farm is perimeter fenced and has highway and private road access along the east and north sides of the property. The improvement envelope is shaded by mature trees and includes two houses, corrals, barn and equipment shed, and a cattle feeding facility. The homes, outbuildings, and accompanying livestock facilities are in neat and orderly condition. There is live water through a portion of the farm.
Improvements: There are two residences on the farm, currently under lease. They are older built single level homes in good condition.
The main home is a 850 sq. ft. 1-story, two-bedroom, one bath ranch house built in 1939 with an 850 sq. ft basement. The second residence is a 520 sq. ft. one-story ranch house with one bedroom and one bath built in 1949 with a 520 sq. ft. basement. The detached garage is a 512 sq. ft. foam insulated metal sided building with concrete floor.
The 2011 built equipment shed is a 2,688 sq. ft. building with an automatic 12 door, and manual 12 overhead door.
The 1940 built wood frame barn with metal roof has a tack room, shop repair room, 684 sq. ft. mechanics bay, hay loft, calf warmer, and three stall maternity suite.
There are two farm utility loafing sheds, one 2448 sq. feet and one 1440 square feet. There is a 320 repurposed chicken house, and two grain bins. All of the improvement structures are in good condition.
The arena is 120 x 350 feet with return alley and boxes and chute, pipe and panel, and in new condition.
The livestock facilities include six metal pipe horse pens with runs. Pipe and cable corrals with alleyway and loading dock for tractor trailers. The corrals also have concrete feeders.
Production: The approximately 142 acres of irrigated lands is supplied with water from the Midvale Irrigation District, one of the biggest and more reliable districts in the state. The farm has roughly 137 acres under 3 pivots and a small portion irrigated with gated pipe. The pivots consist of a Reinke four-tower pivot, a Reinke six-tower pivot installed in 2011, and a Reinke seven-tower pivot installed in 2006. Fertilizer is applied through the pivots. The topography is slightly sloped from Northwest to Southeast, and water is supplied through an underground pipeline from the elevated and nearby Midvale canal.
Average hay production for the area is about 4 tons per acre annually, and this farm historically meets and exceeds the average. The stands of alfalfa range in age from 2 to 7 years old. Currently there is 130 acres under hay production.
Utilities: Rocky mountain power supplies electricity through 3 meters on the property.
Propane is also utilized in homes and other improvements.
Water: The farmstead is supplied by two permitted wells with the main supply well rated at 10 gpm.
Midvale Irrigation supplies 143.9 acres with a 1906 adjudication date.
Along with these sources, Pilot Drain comes through the southwest corner of the farm and supplies it with year round livestock water.
Soil: Over 50% of the farm consists of Lostwells sandy clay loam. The remainder is a mix of sandy loam and sandy clay loam, with a marginal amount of saline wetland along the drain. The farm is well suited for all small grains and hay production allowed by the region's climate.
Taxes: $5152.86 for 2023