Extremely lucrative small farm producing quality stud cattle and harvesting a sort after and valuable legume seed. Established cell grazing & well-designed infrastructure make this property a pleasure to run and own. Equally suited to the experienced farmer or new enthusiast keen to learn. It is a flood free, high rainfall property with a most dependable climate.
LOCATION: Located midway between the towns of Kyogle & Casino, it is 20 minutes to either town and 40 minutes to the city of Lismore, an hour to the beach and 21/2 hours to Brisbane. The property is on the edge of the Richmond Valley. It has great views to nearby ranges and Mount Waning.
COUNTRY: This elevated frost-free property is gently undulating. You can comfortably walk or drive all over it. The highly fertile soil is black basalt, running to red basalt on the ridges. Many farms claim to be pasture improved. Well here, the most comprehensive pasture improvement has been carried out to most of the property; with grasses such as Callide Rhodes, Strickland Digitaria, Guinea Grass, Kikuyu, Toro Rhodes and the most exotic Legumes such as Amarillo Pinto Peanut from Brazil and Shaw Creeping Vigna from Kenya, Aztec Atro etc. together with Lucerne, Tonic Plantain and European Chicory. You don’t need any added Nitrogen here!
WATER: A reliable creek flows through the middle of the property and constantly fills the approved 3.5 megalitre dam. A sophisticated and expensive piping and spillway system ensures the integrity of this quite remarkable water supply. A diesel drives a large helical rota pump for occasional irrigation and to a 45,000-litre header tank that gravity feeds to the entire farm.
FENCING: Over 12,000 metres of quality electric fencing divide the farm into 30 paddocks for true cell grazing. The laneway system allows one person to bring the complete herd to the cattle yards, quickly and easily. The electric fence energiser can be remotely controlled from anywhere on the farm.
FARM IMPROVEMENTS: A set of incredibly efficient timber yards makes mustering and handling cattle the easiest of jobs for just one person. They include a vet crush and cattle weighing scales. An adjoining 9 x 6m ex-dairy provides storage for cattle gear and tractor implements. The yards are 350 metres from the house (no noise or smell). In the house yard we have a 9 x 6 metre shed used as a workshop and parking for the car. There is another new 18 metre long shed for the 4WD, tractor, many implements etc. There are beautifully established gardens, and an abundant orchard.
HOME : This 6 year old home is of all timber construction with polished timber floors. It is fully insulated. It has three bedrooms all with built-ins and a small office. A large back veranda looks out over the farm. There is air-conditioning, a wood heater and a lifetime’s supply of firewood. The house tank holds 95,000 litres plus there is pressure creek water for the gardens.
INCOME: INCOME: Stud Cattle Production. The property is producing and harvesting a particular sort-after legume seed being the only Aussie producers for a couple of years. Climate allowing this can be an especially profitable crop. The outlook for the 2011 harvest is fantastic. With our abundance of water, good soil and frost-free situation there are also opportunities for a commercial orchard or other horticultural pursuits.