The Strafford County Commissioners are announcing the opportunity to bid on six (6) parcels of County land for the purpose of producing agricultural crops for a six (6) year period, July 6, 2023 to November 1, 2028,
effective immediately upon bid award.
*Strafford County reserves the right to remove any parcel(s) from the contract if that land should
be needed for County use. All efforts will be made to remove the parcel(s) prior to planting. If a
parcel is removed from farming, no rent will be due for that year nor the remaining years of the
contract.
Special for the six (6) year lease agreement is a smaller 4-acre parcel available for row crops. This
parcel is located on one of the best soils found in Strafford County. If any grower is interested in
growing vegetables, flowers, herbs, etc., they should look into bidding for the lease of this parcel.
Other acreage is more suitable to hay/haylage production.
The six parcels include: Parcel #1, 33
acres; Parcel #1A, 4 acres; Parcel #2, 34 acres;
Parcel #3, 23 Acres; Parcel #4, 19 acres; and Parcel
#5, 12 acres.
If you are interested in bidding on this land, detailed specifications are available by Downloading this PDF file
Agricultural Land Lease Bid Request.pdf
to submit bids.
2023-07-13 Agricultural Land Lease Award.pdf
Sealed bids must be clearly marked “Agricultural Land Lease Bid” and submitted no later than
9:00 a.m., Thursday, July 6, 2023 to: Strafford County Commissioners’ Office, County Farm
Road; 259 County Farm Road, Suite 204; Dover, New Hampshire 03820.
The Strafford County Commissioners reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids and select the proposal most beneficial to the County.
We look forward to hearing for you.