For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty
Friday 4 April 2025, 2.00pm
This large scale property offers plenty of scope for milking platform or self-contained options. The farming district of Gorge Road is considered summer safe, with a rainfall of circa 1,150mm per annum. The farm was converted in the early 2000s and infrastructure features a 50 bail rotary cowshed with ACRs, Protrack and in-shed feeding. There are three houses on the property with a full array of other support sheds and large feed pad.
The farm is in the Waituna catchment area and has been proactive in riparian plantings and best practice. The farm peaked milk 810 cows and produced 350,114kg MS in the 2023/24 season. The property offers plenty of scope and upside to continue improving which should result in a strong return on capital.
363 ha
Invercargill 31km.
Gorge Road 5km.
Invercargill 31km.
Alliance Lorneville 42km.
Invercargill 42km.
Open Country, supply #13039
Approximately 283 hectares as milking platform. No crop for winter 2025. In addition to the milking platform there is approximately 28 hectares of partially grazable rough land that may be able to be developed further but subject to Environment Southland rules. There is approximately 40 hectares of retired and ungrazed land within the title. Approximately 43 hectares was cultivated and regrassed in 2024/25 season.
Flat to gentle undulating.
Majority Kapuka soils with some Otanomomo, Invercargill and Titipua.
1,150mm.
Some ragwort which is sprayed in winter. Spot spraying also takes place.
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There are two bores, one is located at cowshed and the other west of cowshed which was drilled recently. Pumped to tanks at cowshed and pressure system to troughs through 50mm mainline. There is a iron filtration system and a salt plant treats water for plant wash.
Water take is for three litres per second and 102 cubic metres per day and expires 28th November 2026.
60 day storage pond with weeping wall, spread via underground hydrants (60% of area) to 12 low rate pods over an area of 202 hectares.
Effluent consent is for 850 cows and expires 28th November 2026.
Soil tests on file. Maintenance fertiliser at 600kg/ha and lime applied this season.
Full internal lane access to a good standard with long road frontage down Waituna Gorge Road.
Normally 230t of silage bought in off farm.
Normally 600t of in-shed feeding (480 t PKE, 120t DDG/Grain).
Normally make 1,200 bales baleage on farm.
Three bedroom home with roughcast exterior and tile roof. Heated by Masport multifuel fire and fire. Bathroom with bath, vanity, toilet and shower. Separate toilet in laundry. Large deck. Garage plus single carport. Water is from woolshed.
Second Home: Two bedroom plus sunroom weatherboard bungalow with iron roof, Yunca multifuel fire, attached double garage with internal access.
Third Home: Fully self-contained two bedroom converted woolshed with Yunca multifuel fire.
Both of these houses water is from rain water into tanks.
50 bail rotary cowshed with ACRs, in-shed feeding, automatic teat spray and Protrack. Rubber matting extends 30 metres out both ways from yard to lanes. Cow yard holds 550 cows and farm is run as two herds.
There is a silage area off Waituna Gore Road with metal base.
Extensive range of native plantings along stream fringes.
Approximately 850 MA cows and first season calvers.
810 peak milk cows in 2024/25.
There are also 60 carry over cows being grazed on the property.
10 Aug 2025
Herd is available to purchase.
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