83 Hectare Dairy Farm

This 83 hectare dairy farm is located approximately 10 kilometres from Hamilton, is held in eight titles and offers production upside through more use of the on farm infrastructure. This property has been owned for over 30 years, is part of a family estate and will be sold.\n\n- 83.1756 hectares (more or less)\n- Held in eight titles including five approximately 10 acre blocks\n- Average production last three years approximately 50,000kg/ms (215 cows milked) from a predominantly grass based system\n- 22 ASHB dairy shed and large concrete feed pad\n- Approximately one third flat, balance easy to medium rolling with small areas of sidlings.\n- Four bedroom weatherboard home with double garage\n- Fonterra supply - no shares included in the sale\n- Approximately six kilometers from the Hamilton town boundary and less than 10 kilometres from the centre of Hamilton\n- AUCTION - Thursday 11th December 2014\n\nThis farm has averaged 50,000kg/ms from 215 cows on a predominantly grass based system. Farm infrastructure includes a 22 ASHB shed. (This dairy shed was expanded in 2000 and includes a second yard area which has portable troughs that store molasses.) \n\nAdditional farm infrastructure includes a large concrete feed pad, a large double gable five bay shed an historic wool shed converted to a barn, a hay barn/calf shed, a two bay calf shed plus an older garage/storage shed.\n\nThe farm contour includes approximately one third flat with the balance easy to medium rolling with small areas of sidling's. The farm is arranged into 46 paddocks (plus two smaller paddocks) and is raced to the majority of the paddocks and is well fenced. \n\nThis property has a good fertiliser history and a reliable reticulated water system from a bore with a submersible pump to a manacon tank and then pumped around the farm. There are 25mm mainlines (above ground) with 20mm lines to troughs.\n\nEffluent is caught in the pond and spread over the farm. \n\nApproximately 27 hectares of grass silage is fed on the farm annually. 15 hectares are cut on the farm and 12 hectares are bought in. Approximately 30 tonnes of PKE is fed through the feed pad and 25-30 tonnes of molasses is fed between July and November and through the five large troughs next to the dairy shed.\n\nThe property is complimented by a comfortable four bedroom home with a double garage. \n\nRural delivery is provided six days a week. Primary schooling is at Whatawhata with secondary at Hamilton.\n\nThis farms location, being approximately six kilometers from the Hamilton town boundary and less than 10 kilometres from the centre of Hamilton, plus being help in eight titles offer exciting options. In addition to this existing farm infrastructure including the concrete feed pad offer immediate and further production options. \n\nThis property is part of a family estate and will be sold.\n\n