Lot 1: Us 51, Wapella, IL 61777

Located just 15 minutes south of Bloomington, between Heyworth and Wapella, is this rare and beautiful tract in DeWitt County, Illinois. It's surveyed 61.66 acres has a diverse layout offering both tillable income and recreational opportunities. The property's terrain is simple to navigate and conjoins the South bound lane of US 51, with the potential for a home or building site. This mixed-use tract is made up of 37.69 cropland acres with 7.69 currently enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program at $297.18/acre. Long Point Creek runs through the tract's 23.5 acres of mature timber, with impressive wildlife populations. It's 30 tillable acres has a productivity index of 125 and is currently cash rented for the 2021 crop year generating $6,500 in cash rent. Featuring both upland and bottomland habitat with great connective wildlife corridors, this property has the potential for even more wildlife habitat enhancements. The tillable acres are conjoined by timbered edges to funnel wildlife throughout the property. There are opportunities to further diversify this farm with additional CRP buffers. The current CRP contract (7.69 acres) is enrolled in the CP42 pollinator habitat program and will expire with potential for CRP re-enrollment in 2025. If you are in the market for a diverse farm with tillable income, building potential and recreational value near Bloomington-Normal, this is it!