Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District

FT CAMPBELL FARMLAND FOR LEASE

US Army Corps of Engineers has issued an Invitation For Bid for 15 tracts of land available to lease for agricultural purposes on Fort Campbell. There are a few standardized requirements for leasing land on Fort Campbell.

Leases are 5 years, with an option of an additional 5 years. No till farming practices, rotational row crops, and cover crops are required. Lessees will have required mowing, soil tests, and monthly pesticide reports. Lessees also need to remember that they are not compensated for crop or field damage. Troops have a responsibility to try to avoid unnecessary damage to leased fields.

Please contact Marty Wilson at 270-798-3656 or

Martin.Q.Wilson@usace.army.mil for site visit or more information.

OPENING OF SEALED BIDS: February 5, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. CST

LOCATION OF BID OPENING: Building 6645, 101st Airborne Division Road Fort Campbell, Kentucky 42223 Intersection of Lafayette Road and 101st Airborne Division Road, outside Gate 10

Bidders may also personally submit sealed bids to the bid opening officials no later than 10:00 a.m. Central Time, on February 5, 2025. All bids will be opened publicly.

SEALED BIDS CAN BE MAILED TO:

US Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: Barry Tucker, P.O. Box 100, Fort Knox, KY 40121-0100

**mailed bids must be received by 4 February**

MONTGOMERY VETERAN DEMONSTRATES QUALITY IN CONSERVATION FARMING

Take a look at the process, history and work ethic of Montgomery’s own – Ret. Lt. Col. Leamon Bratton as he transitioned from a full-time military career to a quality beef producer. Bratton is also the 2024 Master Farmer Award recipient for his demonstration of increased and continued soil/water conservation practices on his farm!