Balanced Cropping And Grazing Property For Sale SA

Rural Property For Sale SA Boasts Great Balance Of Cropping + Grazing Country

This rural property for sale SA offers a great balance of quality cropping and grazing country supported by secure water and excellent infrastructure.

Positioned near Bordertown on the VIC-SA border, the property comprises 760.7 hectares (1,880 acres) of largely open country underpinned by heavy grey clay loam soils, and is offered for sale as a whole or in three lots.

The property comes complete with 316.9 megalitres of water entitlements, including 81,776KL of taking water allocation along with 91,846KL of delivery allocation for flood irrigation areas, plus a 8,660KL industrial dairy allocation.

This rural property for sale SA  features three lots, including ‘Bishop’s’ with 134.9ML of water, irrigation infrastructure and bore

Spanning 244.9 hectares, ‘Bishop’s’ covers 244.9 hectares of land, including 134.9 megalitres of water entitlements, new irrigation infrastructure, an equipped bore, pivot irrigator, shed, cattle yards and a four-bedroom timber framed home. The holding is utilised for both irrigated and dryland hay production, silage plus cropping and grazing.

Adjoining ‘Bishop’s’ to the south, ‘Beck’s’ spans 114 hectares of quality, open cropping country complemented by southern timber.

The holding features predominantly flat, open brown/grey loam country perfect for cropping and hay production.

This rural property for sale SA includes ‘Beck’s’ spanning 114ha of cropping country complemented by southern timber

There is approximately 19.5 hectares of fenced timber and native vegetation along the southern boundary, which is not under any set-aside or heritage agreements, used occasionally for light grazing.

Stock water for ‘Beck’s’ is provided via a 50mm poly pipeline from the homestead property to concrete troughs, however there is an old irrigation bore and a stock bore of unknown status that may be able to be recommissioned.

Most of the internal and boundary fencing – comprising pine posts, steel, ringlock and barb wire – is in average stock-proof condition.

This rural property for sale SA is centred on ‘Woodlee’, featuring 401.8ha of land with flood and pivot irrigation

At 401.8 hectares, the homestead property, ‘Woodlee’, is the largest lot featuring 401.8 hectares of land, with flood and pivot irrigation supplied by 182 megalitres of water, plus two residences, a dairy (milking ceased March), modern silos, yards and sheds.

This holding features a mixture of flatter heavier grey-brown loams, some flat grey sandy loams over clay, to very gently rolling lighter loams to the east, along with some scrub, timber and shelter, the majority of which is in one block just east of the homestead section.

There is approximately 30 hectares developed for flood irrigation with improved pastures, and around 24 hectares of rye grass and clover pastures under centre pivot irrigation. ‘Woodlee’ is utilised mostly for grazing and some hay production when seasons allow.

The main lot on this rural property for sale SA features two residences, a dairy, modern silos, yards and sheds

The two irrigation bores are equipped with diesel motors and pumps servicing flood irrigation bays and the centre pivot. Stock and domestic water is supplied from one bore equipped with submersible, and two with windmills, plus dams.

‘Woodlee’ is divided into 19 paddocks, plus further division of irrigated pastures, by fencing mainly consisting of steel posts, ringlock and two-barb wire, in good-average stock-proof condition, along with electric fences.

There is also a central raceway which is rubbled, which feeds into dairy from paddocks, running north-south through the homestead/dairy section, with other rubbled tracks to yards, sheds and main homestead.

This rural property for sale SA boasts two residences including the main homestead which has seen extensively renovated

A steel-framed Colorbond dairy shed has plenty of room and clearance, good access, and includes an office, staff change room with kitchenette and bathroom facilities.

Excellent yards with a capacity for 500 cows feature a concreted lead-up with auto backing gate, two 22,500-litre rainwater storage tanks, which together with bore water connection covers use for wash down and yards. Adjoining are four 70-tonne feed storage silos.

What’s more, ‘Woodlee’ boasts two residences, including the main homestead which has seen extensive renovations and extensions over the years from the original timber-framed home.

This rural property for sale SA includes a second home with three bedrooms and kitchen/meals area

It features three bedrooms and an open-plan kitchen, lounge and dining area with free-standing wood fire and split-system air-conditioner. There is also an adjoining office, playroom, study/sewing room, laundry, second shower and toilet, rear paved area and double carport.

The second home is a Mount Gambier stone home, with Hardi plank rear lobby, return veranda, three bedrooms, kitchen/meals area with gas and wood stove and electric bench tops, lounge, office, bathroom, laundry and toilet.

The property benefits from convenient access, with all three lots featuring bitumen Naracoorte Road frontage, approximately 15-16km south of Bordertown.

This rural property for sale SA offers a great balance of quality cropping and grazing country

Well positioned in a reliable Mediterranean climate district, with convenient access and quality infrastructure, this property offers an excellent dairy, well-balanced irrigation areas, water licence, balanced soil types, and a great production base for hay, crops and grazing.

While the dairy herd has been sold off, with only younger dairy cattle left, the new owner will benefit from a large hay program this season.

The property is for sale via Expressions of Interest closing at 2:00pm on Thursday, October 23. Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale at 1427 Naracoorte Road, Bordertown, SA.