Breeding and Finishing

Located approximately 45km East of Waipukurau, with primary schooling available at Omakere (school bus 5km) and secondary at Central Hawke's Bay College in Waipukurau. Contour of approximately 10% flat, 30% rolling, 30% medium hill and 30% steeper with the farm subdivided by conventional fencing into 62 paddocks. Annual average rainfall over the past 12 years is 1020mm and altitude at the highest point is 242masl. The property is well tracked with 4x4 bike access throughout. Excellent fertiliser and soil test records are available, the soils being mainly clay based - green feed crops have been successfully grown. Domestic water is from rainwater with the stock supply coming from natural springs and sound dams reticulated to 87 troughs.

Improvements include low maintenance family homestead built in 2002 comprising five bedrooms, office, open plan kitchen/dining and living with three bathrooms and two garages. The homestead sits on an elevated site overlooking the Pacific Ocean. There is a second three bedroom cottage with double garage in secluded grounds and an implement shed. Farm buildings - three bay plus workshop implement shed, 80T super bin with sliding roof, good airstrip, two small haybarns, four stand woolshed and covered yards (built 2004/5), main set of sheepyards, two sets of satellite sheepyards and two sets of satellite cattleyards.

This Central Hawke's Bay farm has been extremely well managed, is producing top performing stock and is for sale as part of succession planning. The standard of improvements is very high, and offers a good opportunity to an incoming purchaser.