412 and 454 Westerfield Lismore Road, Westerfield, Ashburton

HARD TO BEAT MODEL DAIRY FARM - 130.7766 hectares

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Prime size, excellent location and first-rate water - all key ingredients that make this farm a must to own.
Converted in 2008, this 130.7766 hectare (120 effective hectare) dairy farm provides modern infrastructure with its five year old 40 bail rotary dairy shed, 4 bedroom home and pivot irrigation system.
Valetta scheme water ensures this farm has plenty of low cost, reliable irrigation water.
Extremely well set up with central lane system, new grasses, second tidy 3 bedroom house and an effluent system that includes a new 26 day lined, storage pond.
This farm is a top performer having consistently achieved plus 480kgMS per cow and plus 1800kgMS per hectare and is one not to miss.

Historical Production
Forecast 227,737kgMS - 471 cows (peak milk) - 1,885kgMS per Hectare - 484kgMS per cow
2012/13 220,922kgMS - 456 cows (peak milk) - 1,829kgMS per Hectare - 484kgMS per cow
2011/12 230,794kgMS - 483 cows (peak milk) - 1,911kgMS per Hectare - 478kgMS per cow
2010/11 211,395kgMS - 474 cows (peak milk) - 1,750kgMS per Hectare - 446kgMS per cow

Dairy Shed
Five year old 40 bail rotary dairy shed with Reid plant, Waikato automatic cup
removers, in-shed grain feed system, two way drafting system by remote and 500 cow round yard with cow entry access from either side of the backing gate.

Effluent System
Gravity fed to sand trap and saucer (with 3 days storage, 15kW pump) and is then pumped to a recently installed storage pond that has 26 days storage (11 kW pump). There are two travelling effluent irrigators which can pump from either the saucer or the pond via a Trac Map Tracking/Safety system. There are two canvas trough covers. The effluent area covers 53 hectares over 8 paddocks (1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 19).
Effluent Consent CRC083984.1 with expiry 05 August 2043.

Housing
Managers House - five year old 189m2 four bedroom, two bathroom home with open plan kitchen, dining, and living. Internal access double garage.