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Agricultural Opportunities on Waterfowl Production Areas (WPA)
All Bids Due COB Friday, February 16, 2024 to the office*
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Grazing
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District, Pickstown, South Dakota has cooperative agriculture opportunities for grazing on Waterfowl Production Areas in Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas and Gregory counties for 2024, see list below. Applications may be obtained online with the link below or requested by calling the office at 605-546-8156. To be considered, applicants must complete and submit the bid form/application. Successful applicants will be selected through an open and competitive process. Winning bidders will be notified by February 26, 2024. For more information, please contact Refuge Manager 605-546-8156.
Aurora: Crystal Lake, Foster, Stanley, Overweg, Sorenson, Althen, Schute, Maine, Humphrey, Nielsen
Brule: Pipal
Charles Mix: Broken Arrow, Trout, Tucek, Sherman, Owens Bay, Raysby, Varilek, Fousek, Novotny
Davison: Lindeman and Vogel
Douglas: Broken Arrow, New Holland, Coler, Somek, Denning, DeVelder, Dubes, Huizenga
Gregory: South Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge
To download the Grazing Bid Form click here
Farming
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District, Pickstown, South Dakota has cooperative agricultural opportunities for farming 66 acres on King WPA in Douglas County for 2024. Applicants must complete and submit a bid sheet with a price for total years of each unit. Successful applicants will be ranked using a competitive bidding process. Winning bidders will be notified by February 26, 2024. For more information, please contact Refuge Manager 605-487-7603.
To download the Farming Bid Form click here
Haying
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management District, Pickstown, South Dakota has cooperative agriculture opportunities for haying 40 acres on Koss Waterfowl Production Area in Brule County for 2023. To be considered, applicants must complete and submit the bid form. Successful applicants will be selected through an open and competitive process. Winning bidders will be notified by February 26, 2024. For more information, please contact Refuge Manager 605-487-7603.
