This 143.22 hectare (353 acre) dairy farm (5 titles) is not to be missed. On the five titles are 3 homes (2 tenanted). The homestead is a veryattractive, comfortableand spacious 26 square brickand tile homestead plus a self-contained flat combination. It has large walk in pantry, floor heatingand wood heater, spa bath, new undercover paved courtyardand barbecue areaand many otherattributes. Underground irrigation mains service up to 100+ hectares (250 acres)and a further 40 acres is serviced by diesel irrigationsand pipes. Irrigation is from the Leven River plus 7 extensive dams, with further dam sites available for development. Irrigationwas able to be maintained on this farm throughout the 2006/2007 drought season. Plans to install a linear move irrigation unit had been established for this seasonand could be continued by a potential purchaser. The farm is currently being irrigated with 7 travelling irrigators including 2 Hard Hose Big Gun units. The cows are milked in a 22 a side swing over herringbone dairy with electronic pulsation, 2 milk vats, pendulum exit gates, modern 40 tonne siloand electronic feed system, backing gateand non-slip dairy yards. Automatic Cup Removal System (ACR) has just been installed in the dairy to make milking more efficient. This season currently the farm is milking approximately 265 milking cows including approximately 40 heifers (August calved). For the past three seasons the cows have been milked year roundand peakedat approximately 300 cows (production projections are for 110,000 kilogramsof milk solids, income returns will be available based on current figuresand opening milk prices with Fonterra for 2012-13 season),and with production achievedat 112,000 kgsof milk solids for 2011/12 season with 285 cows. Further seasonal figuresand production estimates are available upon request. The dairy herd is predominantly Holstein with a small percentageof cross bred cows. This is a much improved property with potential for further development, it has been developed to now be a 300 cow milking operation (in previous seasons up to 40 acres had leased out as itwas being under- utilised), all acreage is now utilised for farm operations. Laneways have been extendedand gravelled, calf managementand housing has been installed, pastures have been extensively renovated or re-sownand fertiliser regimes maintained according to regular soil testing. There are two main barns that hold 400and 300 round balesof hay respectively, as well as several smaller outbuildings. The property has a small serviceable piggery in current use for domestic produce, two setsof stock yards, internal electric fencing,and the farm boasts its own private gravel pit which is used to maintainand upgrade the farms lane infrastructure. The second house is currently utilised by the family,and isan extensively renovatedand freshly painted 3 bedroom weatherboard with new kitchen, heat pumpand 20,000 litre water tank. School bus stopsat front entrance to propertyand by car it is only a 5 minute drive to the centreof Ulverstone. Main driveway entranceand service areas to the property are a sealed bitumen surface. WITHAN EXTRA ADJOINING 150 ACRES UNDER LEASE on 5 year terms with a 75 meg water license the possibilityof milking 400 cows is not unrealistic. The property is undulating slopes predominantlyof easterly, northeastand northerly aspects which provides a very sheltered micro-climate, benefitting from early morning sunand protection from cold south westerly winds in winter. The farm has recently addedan additional extensive shed complex completed which houses calves with 4 unit automated feeder,fodder, & machinery, the dairy has also been fitted with automated cup removers. Also growing potatoand poppy crops with 11 hectaresof potatoes scheduled for this year along with 16 hectaresof poppies.

Property Code: 233