This 550 acre Haughton River front property has huge future income potential having already diversified into sugar cane, mangoes, hay production, soy bean, dolochos and corn.
Presently crops include 100 acres of sugar cane, 100 acres of irrigated pasture, 40 acres of soybean.
There are four fellow blocks awaiting planting of cane or alternate crops with the remainder carrying cattle.
A three bedroom highset home, modern, air conditioned workers accommodation, a large machinery shed with fully equipped workshop and gantry as well as a second large implement shed down by the river with machinery, tractors and implements sufficient to operate the property. (A fully machinery list is available on request)
The farm has a 1320 megalitre water allocation from the Haughton River delivered by three centrifical open water pumps through an extensive underground pipe system to all sections of the property.
A submersible house pump as well as two rain water tanks take care of the domestic water supply and garden irrigation.
The estimated cane crop for 2009 is about 5000 tonne but with tender loving care this production could be tripled in two years.
The property is located only 15 minutes from the Bruce Highway and only 40 minutes from North Queensland’s largest city Townsville with capital city facilites and 40 minutes from Queensland’s major agricultural centre The Burdekin.