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Aparima Dairy Farm


Located in the heart of the Aparima district on the corner of Hundred Line West and Aparima road is this easy care dairy unit. Only 12km to Otautau and in the Central Southland College school bus zone.
Well set up with a 20 aside herringbone shed, excellent calf rearing facilities, workshop and many other supporting buildings.
Comprising of flat land which is well subdivided and raced with access to all paddocks. Milking 210 cows this season, with an average of 86,000 kg MS over the last three years. The vendors have farmed this dairy unit using a low cost system since 2007, and are now looking at moving on and offer this property genuinely for sale.


Land Area

96 ha

Nearest Town

Otautau, 12km.

Primary School

Otautau Primary, 12km.

Secondary School

Central Southland College, 30km.

Freezing Works

Alliance Lorneville, 52km.

Salesyards

Lorneville, 55km.

Dairy Supplier and Company Number

Fonterra, 34939

Present Condition ( areas approx):

2ha ex kale to be resown in kale, balance permanent pasture.

Contour Description:

Flat.

Soil Types:

Aparima + Pukemutu on the top terrace, and Makarewa on the bottom following the creek.

Average Rainfall

1100ml.

Weeds:

Spray as required.

Main Paddocks

44

Walking Distance to Shed

1.2km.

Water Supply

Bore located at cowshed, pumped to two tanks then to troughs in all paddocks via 32mm mainline. Water is of very good quality.

Effluent

Sand trap which is gravity fed to a weeping wall and lined pond, then pumped to a travelling irrigator. Three hydrants and an over ground hose services four paddocks each.

Consents

300 cows, July 2024.

Fertiliser

As per Ballance recommendations. Soil tests on file.

Nitrogen used

Approximately 60 units per year.

Access & Roads

Located on the corner of Aparima Road and Hundred Line Road West. Good internal races to all paddocks.

Supplements

140t of PK and DDG.

Supplement made on Farm

Normally make approximately 250 bales of baleage annually.

Homestead

Brick and roughcast home with an iron roof and a mix of aluminum and wooden windows. Open plan kitchen, living and dining, four double bedrooms plus office area. Fisher fire in the living and a heat-pump in the hallway. Bathroom with toilet, separate laundry with shower and second toilet. Internal attached garaging. Set in established sheltered garden.

Farm Buildings

20 aside herringbone cowshed with Waikato plant and 240 cow round yard, four bay calf shed, two bay calf shed and separate two bay bobby calf shed, five bay workshop and good other support storage sheds.

Farm Chattels (Plant & Machinery)

Electric fence unit.

Wintered Stock (numbers approx)

All cows are wintered off farm.

Production

2019/2020 - 89,963 kg MS ex 210 cows
2018/2019 - 79,297 kg MS ex 210 cows
2017/2018 - 89,963 kg MS ex 220 cows
2016/2017 - 93,521 kg MS ex 235 cows

Calving

240 cows, 13 August

Number of Staff

1.5.

TB Status

C10.

Paula Laughton
Paula Laughton

Farm Sales

P03 218 8959
M027 533 1268


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