The 134ha farm with 100 effective hectares is milking 195 cows this season and in the past milked up to 230 cows for a production of 74,215kg milksolids.
About 90% of the farm is flat to easy-rolling contour with areas used for maize, cropping or silage, while 10% is medium to steep contour, including 25ha of bush.
Catherine Stewart from Bayleys says the farm has a great water supply which is spring-fed and situated in the native bush. Water is gravity-fed to the tanks and then pumped to troughs in paddocks.
The big opportunity for the farm is its location, she says, whether that means running a dairy farm or future property development because it’s only 10 minutes from “magical Mangawhai”.
“It’s such a great location and has the added bonus of soil mapping and an extensive fertiliser programme, so it’s a great chance for a first farm buyer to capitalise on this
“And it’s got great summer shelter for the cows as they walk to the dairy with the opportunity to pick peaches along the way.”
Soils have been mapped using a machine which measured the clay-to-sand content that determines its nutrient-holding capacity. This means fertiliser is applied only where necessary to even-up yields across the paddock. Pasture on the paddocks is a mix of rye and clover.
A circular limestone race around the farm, with two separate access races, leads to the newly painted 22-aside herringbone dairy, with bobby calf rearing facilities nearby, as well as two half-round barns set up with pens. Other facilities include a three-bay implement shed and a half-round barn-implement shed.
The newly renovated bungalow-style house has four bedrooms and a sheltered deck overlooking the orchard.
The farm will be auctioned on April 15. It can be viewed at www.bayleys.co.nz/1812106. For further details contact Stewart on 0800 422 959 or 027 356 5031
