Klauenberg Prairie Preserve

Agency:	Marshall County
State:	Iowa
Type of Government:	State & Local
Posted Date:	Dec 12, 2025
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Marshall County Iowa

Land Bid Package

December 12, 2025

Location: The Klauenberg Prairie Preserve is located approximately three miles south and one mile west of Van Cleve in

southcentral Marshall County. Legal description (2); The South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section thirty-four,

Township Eighty-two north, Range Nineteen West of the Fifth P.M. Marshall County, Iowa.

Acres: Total field 107.50 acres, 85.75 acres available for bid. Farm # 6708, fields 1, 3. (Maps included in package). 21.75

acres is seeded to native Iowa vegetation as part of the ISU STRIPS program.

CSR: Corn Suitability Rating- average for entire farm is 54.

Term: Possession by tenant to commence on April 1, 2026, and end on March 31, 2029. Termination determined by one

party or another, providing a letter is sent by certified/registered mail by September 1, 2028

Rent: Tenant shall agree to pay Landlord the rent for the real estate at the Marshall County Conservation Board office at

the Grimes Farm and Conservation Center, per the amount accepted in the bid process. The amount that is determined

(85.75 acres multiplied by the bid price per acre) shall be due annually, one half by April 15 and one half by December 1st

of each of the year of the lease, 2026, 2027 and 2028.

Gov. Payment: All payments made by the government concerning crops listed above shall be made to the tenant.

Restrictions:

Crop: Complete no till crop rotation must be used

Public use of the land: The leased area is subject to concurrent use for recreational purposes. The operator shall not

inhibit any lawful use of the land under this lease by the public, including but not limited to, use by the public for hunting

as described by the rules and regulations of the Marshall County Conservation Board and the laws of the State of Iowa.

Conservation: Operator must comply with USDA conservation provisions.

STRIPS PROGRAM: 21.75 acres of the crop fields established as part of the STRIPS Program will be the responsibility

of Marshall County Conservation (“Landlord”). See maps attached with bid package.

Mowing: No additional mowing outside of field boarders will be permitted.

Fall Tillage: Complete no till farming practices will be used.

Stalks: Stalks may not be baled.

Fertilizers: No natural fertilizers will be permitted such as bedding, straw or manure. Operator must maintain minimum

fertility levels according to certified soil testing lab.

Chemicals: Glyphosate ready crops are preferred. Operator is requested to be aware of drift and use caution when

applying chemicals such as Banvil or Oricle to avoid damage or loss of STRIPS plantings. Loss of STRIPS vegetation

planted due to overspray/drift will be at the expense of operator and will reimburse owner at current value of replacement

seed.

Food plot: Two acres of field #1 will be left unharvested as a food plot for wildlife. Location of acres left unharvested

will be agreed upon by the tenant and land manager (MCCB) at the time of harvest. The two food plot acres are to be bid

at 10% of lease and may be harvested after March 15th.

Other: Cash lease shall be on and according to The Iowa State Bar association Official Form No. 135.

Bid Form

107.5 acres 85.75 acres available for bid of Klauenberg Prairie Preserve crop ground 2026-28

This form may be filled out and submitted as a bid or another form or plain paper bid may be issued. In either

case, the bid must be submitted by January 9, 2026, at 4 p.m. in the office of the Marshall County Conservation

Board at the Grimes Farm and Conservation Center, 2349 233rd Street, Marshalltown Iowa. The Name, address

and phone number of the bidder must be visible on the outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid so that

any additional addendums can be communicated should they occur. Please note that bids may be raised in

person at the regularly scheduled meeting of the MCCB held at 5 p.m. on January 12, 2026 at the Grimes Farm

and Conservation Center.

I, (please print name) _________________________________ hereby place my bid of $____________ per acre

for Eighty six and twenty nine hundredths (85.75) acres for a total of $_____________________ for leasing of

Marshall County land. If this bid is accepted I will abide by the terms of the lease as outlined in the forepart of

this Land Bid Package.

Signed this ______ day of ________2025/2026

(Signature)_____________________________

(Address)______________________________

______________________________

The Marshall County Conservation Board reserves the right to refuse any and all bids received.

MCCB 2025 - KLAUENBERG FARM

Approximately 40 tillable acres.

8.85 acres in prairie strips.

Approximately 67.5 tillable acres. 12.9 acres in

prairie strips.

12/11/2025

Strips

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Vantor

1:6,094

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0.07

0.05 0.1

0.15 mi

0.2 km

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Bid Title:	Klauenberg Prairie Preserve
Category:	Conservation
Status:	Open

Klauenberg Prairie Preserve

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