Ribbonwood Farm - 116 ha

A proven, third generation dairy unit, located in Manunui, 7.7 west of Taumarunui, in the King Country District.\n\nThe small Manunui settlement is situated in a temperate, summer safe region, sheltered from prevailing winds and harsh winter extremes. The region is well known for the large resident wildlife and bird population, Manunui translates to big bird.\n\nThe central location of the property provides a host of services including street lighting to the homestead, tarsealed roading to the concrete drive, 5.30a.m. Herald delivery and six day rural delivery service, along with regional opportunities of expansion, dairy support and supplementary feed opportunities.\n\nHeld in nine titles, the 116 ha property consists of 106 ha effective land, with approx 96 ha of flats, 10 ha of gently rolling country, all cultivatable except for 3-4 ha, and 10 ha of non effective, made up of raceways, building sites and a 6 ha pine plantation.\n\nThe flats are broken into two main levels; the terrace flats, with free draining pumice soil types suitable for wintering cattle and the river flats.\n\nThe 300 cow herd is served by a 24 bale rotary dairy, currently on target to produce 100,000kg/MS for the 2012 season. The property is run in conjunction with two lease blocks, 21 ha and 12 ha, with the opportunity to sub lease the properties. A Resource Consent for Discharge of Permit (to Land) is valid until the 2025. Land and buildings, 80,730 Fonterra shares and the cow herd are offered with the sale. \n\nThe property is subdivided into 50 plus paddocks linked by a network of well formed pumice raceways, maintained internally from the pumice quarry. Boundary and road fences are eight wire post and batten and internal subdivision is mainly two wire electric. All waterways have been fenced off.\n\nA reliable 4-5 metre bore supplies stock and dairy water to the property with a second back up bore on the property as well.\n\nThe property features two pumice quarries, one of a very high quality, and sold to local contractors for roading material, providing $2m3 royalties. \n\nThe picturesque Whanganui River bounds the property and allows multiple advantages including 100m3 of river metal extraction per annum, the opportunity to apply for irrigation consent and also a renowned trout fishing location, with rainbow and brown trout. The property has hosted the NZ Fishing competition for the last 2-3 years and World Fishing competition three years ago.\n\nImprovements include a large, quality four bedroom homestead, featuring two bathrooms, two log fires and sizeable deck off the kitchen. There are two single men's quarters, which include smoko and washroom facilities for staff, and also calf rearing shed and hay sheds.\n\nTenders Close\n4pm, Thursday 17th November 2011\nBayleys Ohakune\n4 Goldfinch Street\nOhakune\n\nFREE REPORT AVAILABLE\nDownload information for this property including:\nInformation Memorandum\nPlease copy and paste this link into a new browser:\nhttp://www.freereports.co.nz/204015\n\n\n\n