A 211 hectare (more or less) dairy unit, located in Ruawai - a proven dairy area. The heart of this farm is compliant and tidy, currently milking 540 cows, through an upgraded 40-aside herringbone cowshed. Producing a 3 year average of 181,225kgMS with best production reaching 188,081kgMS in the 22/23 season.
Contour is approximately 130 hectares of fertile flats, 20ha being tile drained and 77 hectares of easy to rolling country. Supplements made on farm are 250 large round bales of silage and 16ha chicory/turnips. Pastures are very strong, and the farm boasts a consistent fertiliser history and regrassing programme. A well formed central race system provides easy access throughout, limiting cows walking time. The whole property is very well subdivided into approximately 97 paddocks. Benefiting to the property is a limestone quarry and has been used on the races throughout the farm.
The water system has been recently upgraded and increased in size, one that feeds a reservoir and one that feds the flats. Water is pumped from the dam and gravity fed to troughs, offering plenty of good quality water. The infrastructure throughout the farm is practical and well maintained.
There is a good range of support buildings and systems including an in-shed feed system, a large well-appointed calf rearing facility, new 4 bay shed, work shop and more.
Effluent is a three pond system with weeping wall and designed so that effluent is discharged over the 80ha of flats by way of travelling irrigator.
There are three well maintained, recently renovated dwellings on the property and compliant to Health homes standard. The total farm area comprises of eight titles. This property has been proudly farmed by the owners for the past 35 years, and situated in an ideal location only 9 minutes from Ruawai township. Disregard the RV as this relates to a larger platform that hasn't been split up yet. Plus GST (if any)