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Board adjusts agricultural parcel values after FSA acreage recount for Nancy Craddock
Summary
After an FSA acreage recount changed irrigated acres to dry acres, the Seward County Board approved reduced assessed values for two parcels tied to protests 2026-7 and 2026-6, lowering values by tens of thousands of dollars.
The board revisited protests for parcels owned by Nancy Craddock after the assessor received updated Farm Service Agency (FSA) maps showing a recount of irrigated and dry acres. The assessor explained recalculated assessed values: one parcel's value was adjusted from $524,957 to $516,254 after the recount; another parcel moved from $586,022 to $554,006.23.
Board members discussed soil composition, acreage counts and how FSA maps affected irrigated-versus-dry classification. A motion was made and the board approved the assessor's recommendations for protest 2026-7 and protest 2026-6 (option 2 for one parcel and acceptance of assessor recommendation for the other); the roll calls were recorded and the board applied the corrected assessments.
The adjustments reflect acreage reclassification that reduced per-acre values for portions of the parcels. The assessor said the recalculations followed the county's analysis methodology for mixed-use parcels and FSA acreage data.
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