Property Details

+/-1,840 Acres – Pistachios – Hanford, CA

• Size

• +/-1,840 Assessed Acres

• Location

• 15001 Kansas Ave, Hanford, CA 93230

  The property is located southwest of Hanford, CA on the southwest corner of Kansas Ave. and 14th Ave. in Kings County. Kings County is located in the center of the state between San Francisco and Los Angeles and encompasses rich agricultural land.

• Legal

• Kings County APNs: 028-230-038, 039, 040, and 041; 028-240-001 and 004.

• Zoning

• The property is zoned AG-20. (General Agricultural Zone with a 20-Acre minimum parcel size.) The property is in the Williamson Act.

• Plantings

• The property is +/-1,840 acres of farmland. In 2015, the property was planted to Golden Hills variety pistachios on UCB-1 rootstock. The property was planted at 15′ x 20′ or 145 trees/acre spacing with rows having a north-south orientation.

• Water

• The property has a total of 15 pumps producing a total of 11,807 GPM, which is more than sufficient to meet the future needs of mature pistachios. There is also one (1) Domestic Well. (See map for more information.) Irrigation was originally developed to a single-line drip system. The Seller recently upgraded the entire ranch to a dual-line drip irrigation system. Drainage is via topography and soil characteristics.

  Property is adjacent to channels controlled by Last Chance Ditch Company. Buyer can buy water, and through trading mechanisms between market participants, get the water delivered to the property. There are several locations on the property that could serve as a reservoir of sorts for this water. Last Chance Ditch Company will sell excess water to the property and/or water can be purchased on the spot market and the owner can pay a transport fee to Last Chance to access surface water.

  There is a small pond located toward the northwest corner of the property. The pond measures approximately 400′ long and 100′ wide – roughly occupying a 1-acre footprint.

  The property is located within the 5-12. 22 San Joaquin Valley – Tulare Lake subbasin. This location is covered by South Fork Kings GSA.

  The property is not located in an irrigation district.

• SGMA

• Groundwater Disclosure:  The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires groundwater basins to be sustainable by 2040.  SGMA requires a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by 2020.  Said plans may limit groundwater pumping. For more information please visit the SGMA website at https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/#intro .

• Soil

• +/-81.9% Kimberlina saline alkali – Garces complex.

  +/-13.2% Goldberg loam, drained.

  +/-2.1% Nord fine sandy loam.

  +/-1.2% Water

  +/-0.8% Whitewolf coarse sandy loam.

  +/-0.5% Armona loam, partially drained.

  +/-0.3% Westcamp loam, partially drained.

• Buildings

• There is a shop and Fuel Tank with a containment structure.

• Remarks

• Incredible opportunity to acquire +/-1,840 acres of planted Golden Hills variety pistachios in Kings County, CA. The property is located in Hanford, CA, and has 15 pumps producing a total of 11,807 GPM. There is also a shop and a fuel tank with a containment structure. The property is in the Williamson Act.

  Property can be sold as a whole or in 320 acre parcels.