345 Te Puna Road, Linton, Palmerston North

Cream rises to the top with Manawatū legacy farm

A dairy farm with a fine lineage, amazing stewardship, central location and future potential for the astute buyer. This high-performing dairying property with scale in Linton is on the market as its long-time family owners move on to the next stage of their lives leaving a conscientiously-managed and operated legacy farm with strong sustainability fundamentals for a new owner to enjoy. Braeside Dairies is available for the first time in 45 years, a portfolio of prime flat land with high class soils and an excellent array of infrastructure beautifully sited between the Manawatū river and the ranges close to Palmerston North. This is a truly generational opportunity for new custodians to own a superbly maintained and faithfully-farmed large scale dairy farm with an exceptional production record. One of the most impressive dairy farms in the Manawatū district, Braeside milks approximately 1,450 cows with a three year average production of 662,133kgMS. The farm has been comprehensively fitted out with no expense spared and supports top-of-the-range infrastructure including a modern 80-bail rotary, extensive calf-rearing facilities, five well-maintained homes, and a high standard of fencing and laneways. There is effectively nothing to spend on the property - it is a near-perfect farm that is fully equipped to be a turn-key operation, up and running from day one, renowned for attracting good quality loyal staff. Some realignment of titles is being carried out with around 435ha of land, to be held in 13 titles, for sale. Some preliminary investigation has been carried out for potential rural lifestyle subdivision on some of the titles, with this opportunity available for the incoming purchaser following due process. Central to Palmerston North, Levin and Wellington, Linton is a renowned and proven farming area with quality soils and strong recreational appeal with the Braeside property bordering the Manawatū River.