Open Days - Tuesday 14th and 21st February 2017, 12-1pm\n\nThis 142 hectare dairy unit is located on Casey Road near Whatawhata, just a short drive from 'The Base' and the Hamilton CBD. This well set up unit has a mix of contour with around 70 hectares of flats and the balance gentle rolling to some medium hill.\nThe modern 36 aside dairy is centrally located with a concrete feed pad adjacent plus two large feed bunkers. A good race system fans in three directions to approximately 85 paddocks.\nSupplements of maize and grass silage are sourced from off-farm with PK also used.\nThe fencing is a mix of permanent 7 wire post and batten with 2 and 3 wire electric fencing internally.\nThe Waipa River runs along the western boundary and is fenced along with the internal waterways and drains.\nThe effluent system is a clay lined pond and is fed from both the dairy and feed pad. There is a pump and stirrer in the pond with 90mm underground piping to five hydrants and a travelling irrigator covering a portion of the farm.\nWater is sourced from two bores approximately 36 metres deep with submersible. A direct feed to the dairy is metered plus feeding to manacons on a hill and gravity around the farm. There is a trough in each paddock with mainlines of 40mm alkathene and 25mm laterals.\nThe farm buildings consist of a 4 bay half round barn, 4 bay gable calf shed, a 30mx20m calf shed and storage, fully enclosed and lockable workshop plus an old stables for storage.\nThe main dwelling is nicely elevated and gives a great vista over much of the farm and countryside. It is a 220m2 brick home which has been extensively and tastefully refurbished featuring three large bedrooms (master with ensuite) and lovely open plan kitchen and dining. The home enjoys quality fittings throughout with infinity gas water heating, and has an outside room in one garage and an in-ground swimming pool. The second home (2001) is a very comfortable three-bedroom dwelling with aluminium joinery and heat pump / air-conditioning unit.\nThis is a very well set up dairy unit close to Hamilton yet enjoys the privacy of a no exit road and great balance of contour.\n