160.00± ACRES
Mortenson Family Farms
Freeborn Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m.
Location:
New Richland City Hall
203 Broadway Avenue N, New Richland, MN 56072
Attorney: Molly Byron, Byron Law Office
- Agent Name:
- Chuck Wingert, ALC Auctioneer #07-24-12
- Agent Phone:
- 507.381.9790
- Agent Email:
- charles@wingertlandservices.com
DESCRIPTION:
NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 Section 14, E 1/2 of SE 1/4 Section 15 & NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 Section 22, T104N-R23W
TAX ID #:
200140040 (40a), 200150040 (60a), 200150042 (20a), 200220011 (20a), 200220012 (20a)
REAL ESTATE TAXES:
2025 Ag Homestead Taxes - $8,450.00
Special Assessment - $0.00
Total Estimated Tax & Specials - $8,450.00
FSA INFORMATION:
Total Acres - 160.00± acres
FSA Tillable Acres - 155.75± acres
Corn Base Acres - 89.77± acres
Corn PLC Yield - 168.00± bushels
Soybean Base Acres - 64.06± acres
Soybean PLC Yield - 43.00± bushels
RENT/LEASE INFORMATION:
Farm is open for 2026.
SOIL DESCRIPTION:
Webster clay loam, Nicollet clay loam, Clarion loam, Glencoe clay loam, Canisteo clay loam, Cordova-Barbert complex. See Soils Map.
CROP PRODUCTIVITY INDEX (CPI):
92.6 CPI
TOPOGRAPHY:
Level to gently rolling.
DRAINAGE:
Outlet: Cobb Creek Open Ditch.
Tile: Private mains and random laterals. NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 Section 14 is system tiled, 60' spacings. See tile map.
CRP:
N/A
NRCS CLASSIFICATION ON TILLABLE ACRES:
PC/NW - Prior Converted/No Wetland
NHEL - No Highly Erodible Lands
Other:
The well that was within the old building site has been sealed.
Seller applied 357,670 gallons (4,000 gallons per acre) of hog manure fall of 2025 on 89 acres. Manure was applied to NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 Section 14, NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 Section 15 and west 9-10 acres of SE 1/4 of SE 1/4 Section 15. Purchaser to reimburse Seller $14,000 the date of closing. Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories Nutrient Analytical Results Report will be issued upon request.
Register & Submit Your Opening Bid
- Only registered bidders may attend and participate in the auction.
- Your opening bid must be stated as a price per deeded acre and must be rounded to the nearest $100.
Registration Deadline:
Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
To register, complete the online form and submit your opening bid at the following link:
REGISTER HERE
Auction Day
- All submitted opening bids will be acknowledged at the start of the auction.
- Registered bidders will then have the opportunity to raise their bid through a live, in-person competitive auction format.
Date and Time:
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Auction Location:
New Richland City Hall
203 Broadway Avenue N
New Richland, MN 56072
If You Are the Successful Bidder
- The successful bidder will sign a Purchase Agreement on the day of the auction and pay 10% earnest money at that time.
- A 2% Buyer Premium will be added to the final bid price to arrive at a final contract price.
- Buyer to reimburse Seller $14,000 the date of closing for 2025 fall applied fertilizer.
- Buyer will be given possession prior to closing for planting purposes. If Buyer fails to close, earnest money, seed, fertilizer, etc will become the ownership of the Seller with no liability to buyer incurred expenses.
- The entire balance of the purchase price, without interest, will be due and payable on, or before Friday, May 15, 2026 at which time marketable title shall be conveyed.
Key Terms
- The property will be sold “as is, where is.”
- The seller will retain all 2025 lease income and will pay real estate taxes and special assessments due and payable in 2025.
- The buyer will be responsible for real estate taxes due and payable in 2026 and thereafter, along with any unpaid special assessments payable with those taxes and thereafter.
- The seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the bidding.
- Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over all written materials.
- Information in the brochure is from sources deemed reliable but Wingert Land Services makes no guarantee to its accuracy.
