This 232.72 hectares has a rare ability to produce high levels of feed and ideal ground conditions in both the summer and winter, enabling you to take advantage of the most lucrative market conditions. Currently used by the existing owner as a breeding, finishing and support block, the property has the infrastructure and scale to be a stand alone operation or continue to add significant value to your existing business.
The Pukepuke Black and Himatangi sand soils provide an excellent balance of free draining soils, ideally suited for winter grazing, and heavier sands that continue to produce in the summer.
The contour of the property is predominantly flat, with approximately 180 hectares mowable, 10 hectares of grazable dune and an additional 42 ha of maturing pines with history of excellent silviculture. The pastured area which has undergone an annualised renewal program in the past and is a mix of well-established modern cultivars (some direct drilled annually), mature pasture species and some native style grasses on the dune area. Annual fertiliser applications are a mix of both conventional fertiliser, Ammo and Nitrogen.
Improvements include a three bedroom home with an array of support buildings, a large four bay shed (192m2), a three stand woolshed included, and new sheep and cattle yards. Excellent stock water is sourced from a 235m deep bore and reticulated around the property via 50 - 40ml mainlines, with a minimum of one trough in every paddock. The property is subdivided into 23 paddocks, all having excellent metaled lane access. The boundary fencing is post and batten with the internal a mix of electric and post and batten.