For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty
Thursday 24 October 2024, 2.00pm
This is a well established property specialising in intensive dairy winter grazing. Free draining soils allow for successful winter grazing periods.
The property has been owned by the vendors since 2011 and has been leased to dairy farmers for the previous seven seasons. The current lessee has been wintering up to 600 dairy cows and also running trading beef.
Complemented by a four bedroom home with a garage, large set of covered yards, woolshed, five bay implement shed and other support buildings. The property know as ‘Tan Bar' has pockets of attractive trees as you enter the property and around the homestead and attractive shelter around the farm.
This unit would serve as an ideal dairy support operation for an existing Southland dairy farming business looking to have control over cow wintering, with the scale and housing sufficient to justify employing staff based on the farm.
222 ha
Tuatapere 27km. Otautau 30km. Winton 64km. Invercargill 85km.
Haruroko Valley Primary 18km, Waiau Area School 29km, St Patrick's 30km.
Waiau Area School 29km, Aparima College 62km, Central Southland College 64km (out of zone).
(areas approx). 11.7 hectares ex winter crop to be regrassed. Winter crop planned for 2025: 5.2 hectares ex grass wintering to swedes, 13 hectares to kale. Balance of farm in grass and as inspected.
There is a DOC lease of eight hectares that sits on the north boundary of the property to the river. The annual rental is $840 per annum.
Predominately flat contour. The farm has a steeper sidling area of approximatel 36 hectares towards the south boundary which is utilised for grazing.
Free draining soils ideal for cow wintering on the main part of the farm. Soils classified as Waiau and Tuatapere, Lyoncross, Mangapiri and Makarewa.
950mm.
Mainly clean property, no noxious weeds.
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Water is sourced from the Eastern Bush scheme with a tank located nearby that gravity feeds the farm. There are 10 units in the scheme. Water to troughs to all paddocks except the south sidling area. Submergible pump in creek belongs to lessee which is used to top up supply when required.
As per Ballance Recommendations.
Otahu Eastern Bush Road.
800 wet tonne of silage made on farm last season.
The homestead is a split block four bedroom property with mainly aluminum windows. Heating is by way of multi fuel fire with wetback and heat pump. There is a bathroom with shower, bath and toilet. Additional separate toilet.
Large set of covered yards, five bay implement shed, woolshed, cattle yards, other storage sheds.
On farm if required. Rock bought in.
Beautifully sheltered property with a large variety of plantings and hedges.
The vendors have had the property leased out for the past seven years with two different lessees. Both have utilised the property for dairy wintering and grazing.
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