370.12± Acres High Yielding Almond Orchard Yolo County

Description:

Welcome to Buckeye Creek Farms, a high yielding almond production orchard located in one of the best almond farming areas in Northern California.  This mature orchard displays uniformity and excellent health throughout.  Best farming practices during development and year to year farming have been used to ensure this orchard has high production for many years to come.  In addition, the property has excellent soil, multiple water options and lies in an area that rarely deals with early spring frost.  

Legal:

The property is made up of 1 parcel which totals 370.12 assessed acres, more or less.  The parcel is further described as Yolo County APN #:  062-010-009.

Zoning:

The zoning for this property is Agriculture Preserve and the property is enrolled in the Williamson Act which will keep property taxes lower for a new owner.

Location:

Buckeye Creek Farms is located on the northeast corner of County Road 84 and Road 2 just .41 miles south of County Line Road at the Colusa/Yolo County Line.  The property is located 3.25 miles to the west of California Interstate 5.  The property can be easily accessed by taking County Line Road off of Interstate 5 to the west until you reach Wildwood Road/County Road 84.  Head south on County Road 84 for .41 miles and arrive at the northwest corner of the property.

Orchard:

The orchard consists of two fields described as field 250 and field 251.  Field 250 is 171.84 acres and was planted in 2010 on Titan rootstock.  Field 251 is 166.22 acres and was planted in 2007 on Nemaguard rootstock.  Variety mixes for both fields consist of 50% Nonpareil, 33% Monterey and 17% Fritz.

Yields:

The orchard boasts excellent yields and has multiple years of proven yield history over 3,000 pounds to the acre.  Field 250 has a 6 year average production of 2,820 pounds per acre.  Field 251 has a 6 year average production of 2,438 pounds per acre.  The two fields combined have a 6 year average production of 2,632 pound per acre or 889,832 pounds.  More detailed yield information is available to qualified Buyers.

Water:

The property has 3 total wells, of which, 2 are in active use and one is used as a back up.  Well 250 has an electric motor, a Yaskawa variable frequency drive and a filtration system.  Well 251 has a diesel motor and a filtration system.   The property lies within the boundaries of the Colusa County Water District and with the right infrastructure could receive district water.  Water is delivered to every tree in the orchard by above ground single line drip.  The irrigation design allows for multiple options for irrigation sets as the wells are all tied in together.  

The property is located in the North Yolo Subbasin of the Yolo Subbasin GSA and the Groundwater Sustainability Plan can be viewed at www.yologroundwater.org 

Groundwater Disclosure: 

 The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), requires groundwater basins to be sustainable by 2040.  SGMA may limit groundwater pumping.  For more information, visit the SGMA website at www.sgma.water.ca.gov

Soil:

Over 90% of the soils on Buckeye Creek Farms are rated as Class # 1 by the California Revised Storie Index.  The excellent soils on this farm have contributed to the excellent yield history.  Please see the soil map and information included in brochure.