Feature home – Whey-irrigated dairy farm in heart of Rangitaiki Plains

COWSHED: The 18-aside cowshed contains NuPulse milking machinery and milks 250 cows. Photos supplied

This well-developed 65.5-hectare dairy farm sits in a prime Eastern Bay location and has a lot to offer buyers.

GIVEN the location, development and general appeal of this McCracken Road dairy farm, interest is expected to be high at next month’s auction.

The 65.5-hectare farm, centrally located between Edgecumbe and Awakeri, is well-subdivided into 40 paddocks.

The fertility and grass growth is exceptional and the farm has the huge advantage of being fully whey irrigated.
Whey from Fonterra is irrigated over the farm with underground pipes in place and hydrants around the property managed and maintained by the dairy company.

There are 250 cows milked through the tidy 18-aside cowshed, which contains NuPulse milking machinery.

The shed is situated in an ideal position on the farm and is in excellent condition with a good wide pit and great flow.

A new vat stand and vats were installed in 2014 and last year the refrigeration unit was upgraded.

Next to the cowshed is a good solid half-round barn for calf-rearing and storage.

Next to the barn there is a shed for the mineral dispenser and a concrete palm kernel pad.

The farm has undergone major redevelopment over the past two years with a new 192 square metre residence built for the owner.

This is a beautiful home, north-facing, double glazed, with large living areas and a spacious open plan kitchen and internal access double garage.

The property has a new three-bay implement shed and new water and effluent systems.

There is also an older worker’s home, with a range of out-buildings, that is currently tenanted.

The current owners are highly motivated to sell and the farm will be auctioned at Bayley’s Tauranga premises, at 247 Cameron Road, on October 12 at 1pm.