Kansas State University’s Land Use Survey Office reminds farmers that the 2024 Kansas Non-Irrigated Farm Lease Survey is open. The survey gathers voluntary information on lease arrangements and trends to help Kansas farmland owners and operators make informed decisions.

The survey is voluntary, and responses are confidential. The survey will be open until June 30. The survey can be accessed at: tinyurl.com/dryland24, or kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ey2eoPoNNe935Z4. Direct any questions to Leah Tsoodle, director of the Land Use Survey Office, at 785-532-1517 or [email protected].

Kansas land sales were variable throughout the state in April and May. Some rather large farms sold at auction.

Finney and Haskell counties. On May 7, 3,260 acres of irrigated, dryland and grass in southern Finney County and northern Haskell County was sold at auction in 17 lots. The irrigated land included late-model sprinklers with good motors on natural gas, and excellent water. Tracts 9 and 10 topped the auction. Tract 9 included two large newer buildings to start a farm and shop and sold for $820,000. Tract 10 consisted of insulated cattle working facility with equipment, and a small growing lot on 10 acres, with access to U.S. Highway 83, and it sold for $240,000.

The other land sold in the following lots: Tract 1, 160 acres, irrigated circle, $6,900 per acre; Tract 2, 157 acres, irrigated circle, $7,000 per acre; Tract 3, 160 acres, irrigated circle, $5,100 per acre; Tract 4, 320 acres, 2 irrigated circles, $5,700 per acre; Tract 5, 320 acres, two irrigated circles, $4,500 per acre; Tract 6, 154 acres, irrigated circle, $4,700 per acre; Tract 7, 160 acres, dryland, $1,900 per acre; Tract 8, 300 acres, two irrigated circles, $5,200 per acre; Tract 11, 160 acres, irrigated circle, $5,600 per acre; Tract 12, 310 acres, two irrigated circles, $4,000 per acre; Tract 13, 400 acres, two irrigated circles in Haskell County and 80 acres of dryland in Finney County, $3,300 per acre; Tract 14, 160 acres, dryland,$2,600 per acre; Tract 15, 160 acres, dryland, $1,200 per acre; Tract 16, 160 acres dryland, $900 per acre; Tract 17, 160 acres grass, $1,400 per acre.

Let it Ride LLC, D. Lightner Farms Inc. and Lightner Joint Venture were the sellers. The sale was handled by Farm & Ranch Realty Inc., Colby, Kan.

Decatur County. Two adjoining quarters of dryland, northwest of Jennings, in Decatur County sold at auction April 30. Tract 1 was 160 acres with wheat and corn base and sold for $3,400 per acre. Tract 2 was 160 acres planted to wheat, and it sold for $3,200 per acre. The sellers were Tom and Clara Vacura. The sale was handled by Farm & Ranch Realty Inc.

Brown County. A tract of 79.6 acres of Brown County dryland 4 miles east of Everest, sold at auction April 2 for $12,814 per acre. Craig H. Larson Trust was the seller. Midwest Land and Home, Washington, Kan., handled the sale.

Marshall County. A tract of 79.6 acres of Marshall County dryland 3.5 miles northeast of Marysville, sold at auction April 4 for $8,040 per acre. The Loyola Schell Heirs were the sellers. Midwest Land and Home, Washington, Kan., handled the sale.

Marshall County. At a separate auction, April 11, a tract of about 84 acres of dryland and 74 acres of pasture and waterways sold at auction for $5,200 per acre. The tract was 2 miles northeast of Bremen. The seller was the Boettcher family. Midwest Land and Home, Washington, Kan., handled the sale.

Jackson County. At an April 25 auction, 160 acres of Jackson County hunting ground were sold, there is a mix of 63 acres of brome grass hay and the remainder in hardwoods and cedars. Ten miles southeast of Holton, it sold for $4,000 per acre. The sellers were Daniel and Noel Strawn. Midwest Land and Home, Washington, Kan., handled the sale.

Logan and Thomas counties. Two quarters of open dryland in Logan and Thomas counties sold at auction April 3. Tract 1, in Thomas County northeast of Monument, was 160 acres with a wheat and corn base, and sold for $3,250 per acre. Tract 2, in Logan County south of Oakley, with wheat, corn, and sorghum base, sold for $2,700 per acre. The sellers were Charles Kenton, the estate of Sheryl Denny Kenton and Emilie Epard. The sale was handled by Farm & Ranch Realty Inc., Colby, Kan.

Harvey County. About 364 acres of dryland in southern Harvey County, south of Halstead, was sold at auction Nov. 3. The three tracts were close to terminal grain markets. Tract 1 was 151.5 acres and sold for $3,500 per acre. Tract 2 was 136 acres, with a forever lease and easement to the city of Wichita for two water wells and pipelines, both in 5-acre-square tracts. It sold for $3,300 per acre. Tract 3 was 76 acres and sold for $3,400 per acre. Rob Krehbiel Farms Inc. was the seller. Farmers National Co. handled the sale.

To include a land auction or land sale in this monthly report, please email [email protected], or call 620-253-5497.