394 Fords Road, Ashburton, Ashburton

The Future of Dairying

Deadline sale (unless sold prior)
12pm, Thu 5 Dec 2024

After 43 years of ownership and pioneering development we offer to the market this fully self-contained, approximately 218-hectare dairy farm with wintering shelter, 54 bail rotary dairy shed, new pivot irrigators and an enviable standard of housing.

Located only minutes from Ashburton town centre and comprises of quality dairy soils, ground water consents with a combined take of 179 litres per second applied via four pivot irrigators and a rotorainer.

The farm is subdivided into manageable sized paddocks with capped lanes leading to and from the centrally located dairy shed and wintering shelter.

Being a fully self-contained dairy operation, this has enabled the management to remove risk and keep day to day control to maximise efficiencies and keep downward pressure on the farm working expenses while improving milk production.

Last seasons production finished at 238,538kgMS, and already showing performance with a 15% increase for the current season. Now entering its fifth year costs are budgeted at $3.90/kgMS. The increase of production will further reduce farm working expenses per kilogram of milk solids.

Increased benefits have also been observed with improved cow health and welfare, temperament, conception rates and environmental compliance.

This opportunity is a rarity in the region and shows a pathway to growth and development within the dairy industry.

Your early enquiry is encouraged.