Big H Farm

Cedar Springs, MI, Kent County

Lease, Working arrangement with future partner

Mar 28, 2025

Acreage

  • 76 Acres Available
  • 35 Open Tillable Acres

Infrastructure and Equipment Available

  • Electrical Access
  • Road access

Past/Current Land Usage

  • Aquaculture
  • Cattle - Beef
  • Fruit Trees
  • Grains
  • Hay
  • Horses
  • Pigs
  • Poultry - Meat
  • Timber/Forest Land

Vision for the Farm

Retore it to "family farm" operations and preserve it for future generations to farm or manage.

Past/Current Land Usage

  • Aquaculture
  • Cattle - Beef
  • Fruit Trees
  • Grains
  • Hay
  • Horses
  • Pigs
  • Poultry - Meat
  • Timber/Forest Land

Acreage description

North field approx 10 acres with farmhouse and 120-year-old barn built by family in 1900 - all with easy road access.  A 9-acre former pasture sits directly behind living area. Center and southeast of property has about 15 acres of woodland with a two-track running through it to connect the southern field of approximately 25 acres.

Description of the property’s current condition, current use(s), and past use(s)

Currently leased to local farmer.  North 10 acres are in hay; South field has rotated from hay winter wheat, corn, beans, corn and going back to hay this year.

Additional Information

Very diverse property that I am currently attempting to restore to a fully functional money making venture for the family in order to keep it preserved for future generations.

Soil Type(s)

North Hay Field - 

29C—Plainfield sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, spodic minor component

36B—Filer loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

Pasture - 

17C—Chelsea loamy fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes

South Hay Field - 

67C—Kalamazoo loam, moraine, 6 to 12 percent slopes

Wetland

HgtahA—Houghton muck, 0 to 1 percent slopes


 

Transition Agreement

Lease, Working arrangement with future partner

Sale Price or Estimated Market Value

850000

Price for Lease Per Acre

150

Mentoring

I am seeking mentorship

Production Preferences

Preferred Farming Method

Organic Practices, Conventional

Infrastructure and Equipment Available

  • Electrical Access
  • Road access