23,600 Acres in Ravendale, CA - $29,950,000
Dodge Ranch
Dodge Ranch is a well-developed 23,600 +/- acre high-quality organic alfalfa farm and cattle operation. It is located in northeastern California, in Lassen County, northeast of Susanville. The ranch includes a 224,971-acre grazing allotment leased from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The ranch covers approximately 20 square miles, subject to a few private inholdings within the BLM allotment.
The ranchs excellent water resources, including reservoirs, wells, creeks, and an extensive irrigation system, set it apart. The ranchs existing water assets efficiently serve its needs and offer potential for additional irrigated farm development.
The current ranch lessee farms approximately 3,700 acres of organic alfalfa utilizing 14 pivots on 2,928 acres and 824 acres of flood-irrigated and pasture fields. The pasture could be irrigated for additional farming or cattle grazing.
The BLM provid...
The BLM provides the ranchs public grazing allotment, which currently allows for 4,452 animal unit months (AUMs). The permit expires in 2031, and Dodge Ranch holds the first right to renew the lease. A copy of the BLM lease can be reviewed upon request.
Nine dwellings, including homes, bunkhouses, and a guest home, are strategically placed in four ranch compounds. The ranch has numerous outbuildings and improvements, including storage sheds, barns, shops, and corrals.
Dodge Ranch was purchased in 2016 by the current owners, who have strategically improved the land and water systems to increase its farmable land for organic alfalfa, thereby increasing its value and profitability for future owners.
The ranch represents a great opportunity for agricultural operators looking to expand their current production
and/or use it as a headquarters for cattle and hay operations. The current tenant has been doing both
for a number of years.
The extensive property also provides recreational opportunities, including hunting, miles of roads for
off-road vehicles, wildlife viewing, fishing, and more.
Directions
Dodge Ranch is headquartered in northeast California, approximately 65 miles northeast of Susanville and 65 miles south of Alturas. The ranch is approximately 130 miles from Reno-Tahoe International Airport and the Susanville airport, which is a paved and lighted airport for private aircraft, is within an hours drive of the ranch. There is also a 2,400-foot-long turf airstrip on the ranch.
The ranch is accessed through State Highway 395, County Roads 502,503, 506, Tuledad Road, Marr Road, Hord Road, and Buckhorn Road, some of which are paved, but most are gravel roads.
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