Expansive Dairy Farm for Sale in Woodlaw Estate, Southland, New Zealand

Premium Dairy Farm Offered for Sale as Land & Buildings

With a strong track record of efficient and profitable large-scale dairy farming, this Southland dairy farm is the ideal vehicle to diversify your investment portfolio and participate in the booming New Zealand dairy industry. Woodlaw Dairies is a premium dairy farming property now being offered for sale as land and buildings.

The nature and magnitude of the property lends itself to intensive farming, and it can be run as four separate units or as one single large farm.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
Dairy farming is one of the most vibrant industries in New Zealand, enjoying dynamic growth and excellent returns over the past five years. This has been delivered on the back of increasing international milk powder prices and the significant capital appreciation of rural land.

And with a positive outlook for the future, dairy farming in New Zealand offers an outstanding opportunity for individuals or syndicates to enjoy market-leading returns. Purchasers of this premium property would benefit from the impressive growth in dairy returns as well as increased strong capital gains from rural land?

THE REGION
In addition to being a compelling financial opportunity, this stunning farm is situated in one of the most picturesque and sought-after geographic areas in the world, providing an unparalleled lifestyle to those fortunate enough to live here.

THE PROPERTY

Property type: Dairy Farm

Location: Western Southland, approximately 10km from Otautau and 30km from Winton.

Area: 950 hectares under ten separate titles

Contour: Predominantly flat soils - 95% of the farm consists of Aparima soil. 5% consists of Makarewa soil.

Farm tracks: All farm tracks 7m wide, gateways 10m wide. Rotten rock and Lime rock used on high impact sections, with crusher dust on the remainder of the tracks.

Water supply: Each cowshed has own bore fitted with Dosatron. Each paddock has two 1,500 litre water troughs fed by different laterals.

Dwellings: Eleven well maintained homesteads.

Cowshed: Three rotary cowsheds; two 50-bail and one 56-bail with 15 metre circular cow yards. Milking plant from Waikato Milking Systems. Plans for fourth cowshed and another 56-bail rotary with similar layout in place.

Other buildings: Excellent hay barns, covered yards, workshops and calf-rearing facilities

Effluent system: Ponds and modern spray irrigation system with the latest radio technology. Effluent spreading area in excess of 8ha/100 cows.

Other improvements: Airstrip, cattle yards, two silage bunkers.

Production: 2006/07 = 1,040,000 kg MS, 2,550 cows milked on 800ha

2007/08 = 1,075,000 kg MS, 2,700 cows milked on 830ha

2008/09* = 1,330,000 kg MS, 3,200 cows milked on 950ha

*Predictions are based on the inclusion of the recent purchase of the neigbouring 105 hectares.

Fertiliser: Fertiliser has been applied according to the recommendations of Ravensdown.

Re-grassing: Approximately 820 hectares re-grassed during the past seven years