Our Experience is Your Experience
Mission Statement
Our mission is to manage our client’s land for their greatest economic return while giving exceptional care to the overall improvement of the property and ensuring the best land stewardship practices are maintained now and into the future.
Land Management Services
Nikolaisen Land Company’s management arm manages land in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. We represent absentee and resident landowners, maximizing property value and productivity through services to include farm/ranch operations oversight (landlord/tenant relations, crop marketing, grazing, compliance), environmental stewardship (habitat, water, soil health, weed management), property management (appraisals, sales, collaboration) and property enhancement (asset protection, regulatory navigation for wetlands/FSA/USDA programs).
Nikolaisen Land Management bridges the gap between land ownership and hands-on management, ensuring sustainable returns and asset preservation for diverse properties, from working farms to recreational land, across the Midwest.
What You Can Expect
- Farm & Ranch Management: Overseeing operations, managing landlord/tenant leases (cash rent/share crop), monitoring crop progress, marketing crops, and ensuring profitability
- Environmental Stewardship: Implementing best practices for soil health, water conservation, habitat enhancement (wildlife/livestock), and managing drainage records.
- Regulatory Compliance: Staying updated on USDA, FSA, Farm Bill and US Fish Wildlife regulations, managing easements and government programs.
- Asset Management: Appraising, marketing, supervising of all tracts.
- Property Enhancement: Recommending and executing projects to increase long-term value and appeal, including land clearing, fencing, draining.
- Record Keeping: Monitoring all accounts, records, receipts and disbursements and completing an annual full reports of all activities.