Dollars per DSE - this is possibly the cheapest farm on the market in WA today!
This incredibly productive farm has been completely re-fenced, with a new vermin fence around the boundary, before being divided into 15 paddocks, plus 3 holding paddocks. Electric fencing has been strategically installed based on soil types and profiles to maximise production through rotational grazing strategies.
The total farm size is 221.4ha, with approximately 200ha (494-acres) of grazing land, including up to 31ha of seasonal lake area. A further 21ha of bush area is fenced off from the grazing area. The property is held over 2 titles.
'Morande' boasts a superb mix and balance of highly productive soil types, ranging from very good gravel sands, peaty sands and clay loams through to fully developed and drained, fertile deep black peats.
Approximately 14ha has recently been fully set up for irrigation, with a further 6ha easily available using existing infrastructure. The soil moisture profile allows for all-year-round production, including large additional areas suitable for summer fodder crop production without irrigation.
The property is serviced by large, new steel cattle yards with capacity for 200 head, featuring a covered working race and CIA crush. There is also a new 20m x 10.5m steel machinery/general-purpose shed with a lock-up bay.
Pressurised, high-quality water is supplied to all paddocks from 2 bores, with 1 serviced by a new solar-powered pump and 2 header storage tanks.
The seasonal lake provides an excellent opportunity for year-round feed production. If the lake fills, a summer crop can be planted as the water recedes, providing valuable summer feed. If the lake does not fill, the lakebed provides grazing throughout winter. Either way, the result is the potential for 12 months of green feed. The lake drains to the south and can be pumped out to accelerate the draining process.
Pasture & Land Use
- 45ha of Phalaris, perennial ryegrass and clover-dominant pasture.
- 36ha of kikuyu, annual ryegrass and clover pasture.
- 14ha of ryegrass and clover-dominant pasture within the irrigated area.
- 31ha of lakebed peat, suitable for cereal production in winter or summer cropping as conditions allow.
- 14ha of open bush with kikuyu, ryegrass and clover pasture, running down onto Phalaris pasture.
- 60ha of a mix of annual ryegrass, perennial ryegrass, clover and Phalaris pasture, selected according to the varying soil types within the paddocks.
The local authority is the Shire of Plantagenet, with the council rates being approximately $4,810 per annum.
Call John Hetherington on 0429 311 140 to make an enquiry or to arrange a viewing.
