Listing Description
Serious scale, Serious value - Shingle Creek
2434 State Highway 65, Maruia, Buller, West Coast
To be sold by tender (closes on 1 Dec)
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Property use | Dairy |
| Capital value (CV) | $6,430,000 |
| Agency reference | DFR197385 |
Description
Tender Deadline extended to Monday 1st December 12.00pm A significant opportunity to secure a large-scale, well supported dairy operation near Maruia in the farming community of Buller. Shingle Creek Dairy offers a blend of scale, infrastructure, and future potential.
Key Property Details: Land & Location:
- 808 hectares freehold, with approximately 446 hectares effective.
- Situated near Maruia in the supportive Buller farming community.
Dairy Operations & Infrastructure:
- Peak milking 1,075 cows, on track for a target of 266,000kgMS for the 25/26 season.
- Infrastructure includes a 70-bail rotary cowshed with meal feeding system and automatic cup removers.
- Modern calf sheds and four homes compliant with Healthy Homes standards.
Irrigation:
- Two centre pivots covering approximately 74 hectares.
Farm Management:
- Low-cost, semi self-contained system wintering cows on farm.
- Modern pastures with a focus on fertility provides an excellent springboard for the incoming purchaser.
- Extensive winter grazing program with strong brassica crop performance.
Milk Supply:
- Supplying Westland Milk Products with a $0.10/kgMS premium over the Fonterra Farmgate Milk Price.
- Future flexibility for Fonterra supply provides additional market options.
Alternative Land-Use Potential: A large area of ineffective land opens up possibilities for alternative land-use options, offering sustainability and diversification opportunities for the incoming owner.
If you aspire to build a sustainable dairy business offering both scale and profitability, Shingle Creek Dairy sets a new benchmark for value.
Note: Property Brokers are also marketing More Cow 1 farm located nearby and offered on an individual basis or as portfolio.
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