A well-performing 5.12 ca/ha Hayward green orchard, ready for new owners to hit the ground running. Just minutes from the packhouse, this property has 3 post-harvest facilities in close proximity, as well as all the operations in place to ensure stress-free management.
7.8ha in total, as well as good shedding, including a workers' tool shed and agrichemical shed, this property offers facilities such as a workshop/tearoom unit attached to the shed, flush toilet located at the far end of the block, a gravel load-out bay and sprayer filling station.
A lovely 4 bed brick home with double garage is ideal accommodation for the orchard manager with separate laundry, good decking and privacy from the orchard as well as a heat transfer system.
The bore has a new consent until 2038 with an allocation of 30,036 cubic metres p/a and the capacity to irrigate and frost-protect the entire orchard. A harvest weather site monitoring system tracks air temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, while soil probes provide data about soil moisture levels. Data feeds directly to a laptop allowing real-time monitoring of water requirements while mitigating weather effects such as frost.
Improvements include drainage and under-vine soil aeration, internal posts replaced in blocks 1,3 & 4, vertical high wind shelters and under-vine shelters. A 0.19 ca/ha block of 2yr old male plant varieties provide pollen, while a 0.43 ca/ha block is ready to plant out - posts installed.
Performing at above-average levels, this orchard would make a great investment as the hard work has been done. The current manager is happy to hand over her blueprint for the future successful operation of the orchard.
• 7.8ha with 5.12 ca/ha of Hayward Green
• Minutes from packhouse and post-harvest facilities
• Shedding and workers' toilet
• Workers accommodations
• Bore - consent for 30,036 cubic metres p/a till 2038
• Harvest weather site monitoring system
• 0.19ca/ha 2yr old male plants for pollen
• Price is excluding crop