Located only 21km from Ashburton and 103km from Christchurch International Airport, the properties – which are subject to survey – boast a mixture of Lismore and Templeton soils as well as a full allocation of Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme water that provide options for a productive cropping, breeding, grazing or finishing farm.
Mike Preston from Bayleys Real Estate in Ashburton says the blocks have been wintering more than 2000 cows for the past two years as well as growing high-yielding barley crops and grazing hoggets.
Both blocks have been farmed efficiently according to a comprehensive fertiliser and crop rotation plan.
The lease block of 160ha of bare land has the soil and irrigation to continually produce good winter feed crops as well as cereal and permanent pasture.
A storage pond secures the farm’s ability to irrigate through its two centre pivot irrigators. Six grain silos and cattle yards are included with the lease.
Meanwhile, the 60ha block for sale has highly sought-after Templeton soils and is fully shared-up for irrigation. Two water storage ponds are filled by the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme. The water is delivered to the paddocks through a Turborainer Irrigator, powered by a diesel pump. The block is fenced into seven paddocks which have grown strong winter feed and arable crops.
Preston says the property is ideal for either an entry-level farm, adding to an existing farming operation or to run alongside the adjoining lease block.
“They are very well presented and are well set up for mixed land uses, offering plenty of upside to their new custodian.”
The property has a deadline date of July 27. To view the both the sale block and lease block, visit www.bayleys.co.nz/552456 and for further information contact Preston on 027 430 7041.
