Silver Spring Farm

• 1,396 ± deeded acres with 1,160± acres of highly productive irrigated crop land
• 25 miles south of Ketchum and Sun Valley, and just 13 miles from a commercial airport in Hailey
• Spring water on the ranch provides 60%-75% of the total stream flow to the world-class Silver Creek fishery
• High quality elk, moose, and antelope hunting, and situated in the heart of waterfowl migration corridor
• Considerable water rights, which not irrigate, but provide water for lakes, ponds, and wetlands
• State-of-the-art water monitoring system
• 10 pivots and several wheel and handlines irrigate up to 1,160 acres
• Most of the fields are organically certified
• Conservation easement and ecological mitigation opportunities, including water and wetland banking, and recharge of groundwater
• A well-balanced farm with solid production

Situated just south of Bellevue, Idaho at the headwaters of Silver Creek, Silver Spring Farm offers a well water farm. The 1,400 +/- acre farm is located just 25 miles south of Ketchum and the world-class resort of Sun Valley, and 13 miles from a commercial airport. Silver Spring Farm is an operating hay, barley, and potato farm with some of the most significant and valuable water rights in the West. The water rights irrigate approximately 1,160 +/- acres of highly productive cropland. This is a rare opportunity to own, manage, protect, and preserve an incredible watershed with its senior surface and groundwater resources.

Silver Spring Farm is located in the heart of the Bellevue Triangle in Blaine County, Idaho. This 1,396 ± deeded acre farm includes 1,160 ± acres of highly productive pivot irrigated cropland. Hay, pasture, and grain crops, a 400-head cow herd, and seasonal grazing give the ranch excellent diversity.

Ranch Operations

• The ranch includes exceptional water resources, with senior surface and groundwater rights with impressive conservation values
• 1,160 ± pivot irrigated acres
• 10 pivots and additional wheel and handline irrigation
• Senior surface water rights, and abundant groundwater rights
• State-of-the-art water monitoring system
• A well-balanced ranch with solid production and excellent recreational amenities

Water Rights

• Silver Spring Farm has substantial surface and groundwater rights
• Irrigation surface water rights with priority years 1883 – 1890
• Irrigation ground water rights with priority years 1946 – 1983