Because of its light river loam soils and abundance of water this 382 acre crop farm at Rita Island lends itself to intensive farming and grazing, to greatly increase yields of food or fodder crops per acre.

The farm is in three titles which can be purchased separately or as a unit. Rita Island is about 20km from Ayr CBD and separated from the mainland by the Burdekin Anabranch. With its proximity to the mouth of the Burdekin river It is also noted for its excellent fishing spots especially for the famous Barramundi.

Originally about 280 acres of the farm was flood irrigated and planted to sugarcane but recently by taking advantage of ongoing technology a large proportion has been converted to mulch and trickle irrigation and successfully planted to melons, pumpkins, zucchini etc, thus increasing the return per ha because of the efficiency of modern farming practices.

The farm has a 700 megalitre Sunwater Riparian Holders allocation from the river and access to the Lower Burdekin Water Board channel open water. The vendor has not utilised the bore on the farm recently but numerous bores could be installed to pump from the underground aquifer. There is no limit to the quantity of water pumped from the underground. An annual area rate of $129.57 per ha is charged by Lower Burdekin Water for area under crop production for that year.The open water is charged at $18.57 per meg which is above the area rate charge.

A near new 30m x 10m steel framed shed with 50% concrete floor is also included and there is a quantity of underground pipelines and some filter equipment. One of the titles has a home and sheds which the vendor is prepared to negotiate in the sale.

This land is now fallow and available for WIWO terms giving a buyer the advantage of catching the 2016 market. Call Cass today for more information.