NOTICE OF DODGE COUNTY SCHOOL LAND LEASE SALE
Notice is hereby given that an authorized representative of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds of the State of Nebraska will offer for lease at public auction
on the day and time set forth below, at the office of the County Treasurer of Dodge County in Fremont, Nebraska, the following educational lands within said County:
DATE: November 9, 2026
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
In the event of inclement weather and/or bad roads, the Board’s Field Representative may postpone the sale until November 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. If this
occurs, the County Treasurer and the Board’s Lincoln Office will both be notified at least 90 minutes prior to the originally scheduled sale time.
TRACT
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DESCRIPTION
SEC.TWP.RGE
2027 RENTAL
LEASE EXPIRATION
SE¼ except 6.19 acres
24-17-09E
$43,124.30
December 31, 2033
(153.81 acres, more or less)
Predominant Land Use: Dryland cropground
This tract is located 1½ miles south of Arlington, NE.
Improvements to be sold include: 160 rods of fence. Total Value: $0.00
STIPULATION: This parcel includes 14.7 acres located generally adjacent to and along the drainage ditch that crosses the property which are entered into the
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), effective October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2028, at a payment rate of $210.00 per acre or $3,087.00 annually
on the entire 14.7 acres, with a Federal payment to be made for this CRP Contract after September 30, 2027, and the last Federal payment to be made for this
CRP Contract during this Lease term after September 30, 2028. This Lease covers two years of this CRP Contract term. Lessee shall be substituted on the CRP
Contract for the current lease and shall assume, accept, abide by, fully perform and conform to all requirements and specifications of the Federal CRP Contract
and the Conservation Reserved Program at all times, and shall defer these 14.7 acres from use during the entire term of this CRP Contract. Lessee shall timely
perform all necessary management practices according to the Conservation Plan of Operation (CPO) all to specifications agreed to in advance, in writing, by the
Board’s Field Representative and in conformance with the CRP. All costs and expenses of any management practices not paid for by Federal cost-share funds
under and pursuant to the CRP, shall be paid for by Lessee and reimbursed by the Board to the Lessee upon a showing that the requirements for this Federal
CRP Contract have been satisfactorily completed and all expense and cost-share payments are adequately documented and presented within a reasonable
time frame. The Board will supply the chemicals necessary to treat the noxious weeds on the CRP acres and provide detailed instructions for the chemical
application. Lessee will furnish, at Lessee’s sole and exclusive cost and expense, all chemicals, labor and equipment necessary to apply the chemicals and
will apply the chemicals timely and in exact accordance with the instructions provided by the Board. When necessary to apply the recommended chemical, the
Lessee will provide a NE Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator ID number or contract with a commercial applicator to apply the chemical at Lessee’s
expense. The cash rent for such 14.7 acres enrolled in the CRP shall be $189.00 per acre for calendar years 2027 and 2028. Cash rent for all of the remaining
acres included within this Lease, determined in accordance with the customary practices and procedures of the Board, shall be charged for calendar years
2027 and 2028. Lessee shall not hay, graze or otherwise use any of the 14.7 reseeded acres enrolled in the CRP, at any time during the term of this Lease,
unless such use is authorized by the federal government, and also authorized in writing by the Board, before it occurs. If any use of the acres enrolled in the
CRP is so authorized by the Board, additional cash rental may be charged for such use as determined by the Board at the time of the authorization. Lessee
must sign a waiver of interest to any CRP payments/benefits accrued or payable after September 30, 2028, unless Lessee is the successful bidder at the next
Lease or Land auction for this real estate effective January 1, 2027. Lessee may be required to re-enroll in the CRP program at the discretion of the Board once
this CRP contract expires on September 30, 2028.
Any item(s) listed above as “personal property” are subject to removal by the previous lessee. All right, title and interest in any items listed as “Trust owned”,
shall remain with the School Land Trust.
To be eligible to bid on a school land lease, you must be able to contract in accordance with Nebraska Law and have deposited with a representative of the Board,
or with the County Treasurer of the County in which the land is located, a bank draft, cashier’s check, certified check or money order made payable to the Board
of Educational Lands and Funds equal to the 2027 rental of said tract. Said rental deposit may be submitted at any time until the Lease is announced “Sold”.
If more than one qualified bidder is interested in a lease, it will be sold subject to Board approval, to the party bidding the highest bonus, in addition to the first
year’s rent, at the auction. Bonus bids must be paid to the Board of Educational Lands and Funds immediately following the auction. Bonus bids are a one-time
payment covering the entire term of the lease.
All sales of educational land leases at public auction are non-revocable offers from the bidder, which shall become binding contracts only upon acceptance and approval
by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. Leases will be effective January 1, 2027, or upon acceptance and approval by the Board, whichever occurs later.
Leases will be issued only to those who sign the “Lease and Application” in person or through an Attorney-In-Fact who presents a Power of Attorney at the
time of the auction. A sample Power of Attorney form is available on the Board’s website. Lease assignments submitted to the Board within 30 days of the
auction will be processed without fee. The Board’s standard form lease sets out the terms of the lease of the real estate to which this notice pertains; provided,
however, any additional stipulations pertaining specifically to this real estate, which are included in this notice, shall become a part of the complete terms of
the lease pertaining to this real estate. The Board’s standard form lease may be inspected at the County Treasurer’s office or on the Board’s website and a copy,
which includes any additional stipulations pertaining to this real estate, can be obtained by contacting the Board’s Lincoln office or the Field Representative
for this county named above.
The successful bidder shall, within thirty days of the date of Board approval, pay the amount of the value of the improvements (and growing crops, if applicable)
as stated above, to the County Treasurer of the County wherein the land is situated. If such payment is not made on time and in full, all payments made by the
successful bidder to the Board may be declared forfeited and a new lease or sale of the land may be authorized. All improvements affixed to the land which
are not listed above are and shall remain owned by the School Trust. No improvements shall be placed on the land by Lessee without the prior written approval
of the Board; and any improvements made by Lessee without the prior written approval of the Board shall be permanently owned exclusively by the Board.
All monies received by the Board’s agents will be deposited subject to approval of the lease by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds. In the event a lease
is not approved, the appropriate refunds will be issued.
Rental is subject to change by the Board semi-annually at any time during the term of the lease.
Your attendance at this auction is at your own risk. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall not be liable for any exposure to, or contraction of,
any illness or injury. The Board of Educational Lands and Funds reserves the right to restrict attendance at this auction.
For further information contact:
CHRIS KOZISEK
SHELLY TROJAN
FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
AG LEASE ADMINISTRATOR
David City, NE 68632
555 North Cotner Blvd.
Visit belf.nebraska.gov
PHONE: (402) 367-0260
Lincoln, NE 68505
CELL: (402) 340-4625
PHONE: (402) 471-3144