Easter Farm

This farm has approximately 1630 acres irrigated with buried drip lines on 80" centers. Drip lines are a very efficient way to utilize water and to also reduce labor requirements. 400 acres of the drip lines have recently been upgraded. There are 31 irrigation wells which produce approximately 3600 gpm and are equipped with submersible electric motors and pumps. High-pressure (50#) plastic, under-ground lines connect all wells. There are two booster pumps used to move water from this farm to adjoining farms that are operated by the owner of this farm. The only non-irrigation improvement is a 60X120 Star-built metal frame building. Wells range in depth from 390 to 470 with either steel or plastic casing and pumps set near the bottom of the hole. The owner states that the saturated thickness ranges from 80 to 120. Two nearby water-district observation wells (numbers 6976 & 6418) showed 2025 saturated thicknesses of 155.4 and 88.8 with declines in saturated thicknesses from 2015 to 2025 of 2.9 and 9.75. The water-bearing formation in this area does not release water as fast as some areas with higher producing wells but has experienced less decline in water depth than the higher producing areas. This is a very fertile, highly productive farm with predominately Pullman clay loam soil type. It has a well designed, high-quality irrigation infrastructure and is located in close proximity to several dairies and feedyards.