This 122-hectare freehold dairy farm with adjoining leases is all ready for a new generation to take it to the next level. If you are looking for an affordable entry into Manawatu dairying with massive upside potential, this is it!
Key Features include:
- Once-A-Day (OAD) milking policy 3-year average milk production 79,600kg Milksolids (MS). A shift to Twice-A-Day could unlock substantial production gains.
- Low Input system; other than silage made on the property, just 50 tonnes dry matter (DM) is bought in. A shift in feed policy may yield big dividends - simply add feed and watch the vat fill up!
- Two adjoining land leases totalling a further 125 effective hectares. Of this 30ha dairy platform. The balance allows the farm to be self-sufficient for heifer grazing, supplementary feed and wintering of the herd.
Infrastructure comprises:
- 30-aside herringbone farm dairy with cup removers. While there is no in-shed feeding, there is ample room to install a system if required.
- 4 bay 192m2 Steel Framed Workshop
- 6 bay Calf Rearing Shed
- 3 bay Hay Shed
- Half Round Hay Barn
- 1100m² lined effluent storage pond - Resource Consent for 400 cows through to 2049.
- Currently supplying Fonterra; located in a preferred catchment for Open Country.
Soils are predominantly silt loam with a small area of free-draining stony silt loams, offering good growing conditions.
Enjoy coming home to a near-new four-bedroom Manor build home with extensive decking to relax on enjoying stunning views across the farm and surrounding landscape.
There is plenty of recreational fun to be had here with access to hunting and fishing set right on the Oroua Rivers edge. This is a welcoming and social rural community with Kiwitea Primary School nearby and Feilding, the Manawatu's main agricultural hub, just a 20-minute drive away.
Please call Robert or Kelly today for a detailed Information Memorandum on this opportunity.
Open Farms:
Thursday 23rd October 11.00 - 1.00pm (complimentary BBQ lunch)
Thursday 30th October 11.00 - 1.00pm
Thursday 6th November 11.00 - 1.00pm
For further information, please visit: https://rwfeilding.co.nz/FEL30503