Farm and Dairy for Sale in Malanda, Queensland, Australia

Keyglen Dairy Atherton Tablelands

“This is a versatile successful property of 340 H.A. in total”



This exceptional property is currently milking 160 cows with capacity to extend the milking herd. There is an ample water supply from annual rainfall and back up irrigation from a spring fed dam. The property has good fencing and good access to all areas and has improved infrastructure. There are two titles one 170 acres freehold and 170 acres under lease. There are two dwellings with all services connected. Enjoy a tropical climate located 83 km from Cairns gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.
The 137.59 HA - 340 acres is on two 170 acre titles with two substantial homes. One of the homes has been extensively renovated including fully equipped kitchen, new bathroom, four bedrooms, and lounge - family - dining area with an office. Undercover parking is available for vehicles. The center of the home is open plan for entertaining with a fireplace for cooler winter evenings.

The second home is a basic 3 bedroom steel frame dwelling. Kitchen-eating-lounge is interconnected, with a bathroom and laundry. This home is sound and has a front veranda and undercover car parking.

The farm comprises one freehold block of 170 acres and one leased block of 170 acres. Both blocks have approximately 25 acres of rainforest suitable for selective logging the remaining areas are sown to lush tropical rain grown pastures. The dairy is divided into 41 paddocks and are serviced by an all-weather laneway system.

The dairy operation produces approximately 1.2 million Litres of milk per year and supplies the local Malanda processor. Supply contracts are in place until June 2014 and are available for renewal and are tradable.

A year round calving pattern is in place to meet the needs of the processor milking approximately 160 cows per day (200 lactations pa) the farm system is considered low management and is managed by 1.5 labor units.
The Glen Allyn locality receives 2500 -3000 mm of rainfall per year, the farm also has as backup 12 acres of licensed solid set irrigation serviced from a spring fed dam.
The dairy herd comprises 60% Holstein and 30 % Brown Swiss with the balance crossbreds, the herd is all A1 Bred, no herd bulls have been used for a number of years and the average herd age is 5.6 years.

The farm has a full complement of shedding including dairy, machinery shed, calf & heifer rearing facilities, feed storage bunkers. Molasses storage & pumps, grain silos & augers and a feed out shed for supplementary feeding.
The Dairy is a 12 a side swing over with electronic auto cup removers and pulsation and feeding system for grain and molasses.

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