WA Wheatbelt Organic Cropping And Grazing Property For Sale
This is a magnificent certified organic mixed dryland cropping and grazing farm for sale located just out of Meckering in the renowned Avon wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
Situated on the long-term average annual rainfall 380-420mm line, the property offers an excellent balance of productive land classes well suited to broad-hectare cropping pursuits as well as livestock production. Approximately 85 per cent of the 1,331-hectare (3,289-acre) land holding is considered arable.
Above: This organic farm for sale WA is a certified organic mixed dryland cropping and grazing property located in the WA wheatbelt
Farmed by the current owner’s family for 32 years, ‘Whare Koa’ (meaning ‘happy home’) adopts a two-in-five winter cereal cropping rotation system, designed to optimise biological regeneration of the land resources and maximise sustainable productivity.
Under this system, approximately 1,000 hectares is annually cropped to wheat, oats, lupins or rye, whilst the balance is utilised for grazing 450 Merino breeding ewes plus lambs.
Above: This organic farm for sale WA comprises 1,000ha annually cropped to wheat, oats, lupins or rye with the balance used for grazing
The property also offers 18 cropping paddocks, two mature and highly productive olive plantations comprising approximately 3,000 trees with a history of producing exceptional-quality olive oil, and multiple forested areas.
The picturesque valley farm boasts excellent fresh water from a permanent soak and an earth catchment dam. Scheme water mains supply the house, sheds and extend into the property.
Above: This organic farm for sale WA is situated in a picturesque valley farm boasting excellent fresh water from soaks and dams
‘Whare Koa’ includes an extensive list of farming infrastructure including machinery shed, workshop, hay shed, 320-tonne fertiliser shed, four-stand shearing shed and yards.
Additionally, the property includes flexi-N tanks, nine grain silos allowing approximately 550-tonne storage capacity, a 50-tonne urea silo, 50,000 litres of liquid fertiliser storage, and a 320-tonne granular fertiliser storage facility with three concreted bays.
Above: This organic farm for sale WA includes machinery shed, workshop, hay shed, fertilizer shed, shearing shed, grain and fertilizer silos
The four-bedroom/two-bathroom homestead features concrete base and steel frame and offers an open-plan dining, kitchen and living area, reverse cycle air-conditioning and sweeping all-round verandas.
Zoned rural, the two freehold land titles in the Shire of Cunderdin are situated 24 kilometres from Meckering, 25 kilometres from Cunderdin, 40 kilometres from Dowerin, 60 kilometres from Northam and 140 kilometres from Midland.
Above: This organic farm for sale WA comes with four-bedroom/two-bathroom homestead featuring open-plan dining, kitchen, living area
For potential buyers, the farm can be split into two separate lots. The first, the 921-hectare ‘Whare-Koa’, comprises the homestead, fertiliser and grain storage, 30m x 20m GP storage/hay shed, shearing shed, scheme water connected plus freshwater soak. Some 788 hectares are indicated as arable by the sellers.
The second lot, the 419-hectare ‘Baxters’, includes four easy working paddocks, stock water supplied by freshwater soak, and access from Leeson Road. Approximately 345 hectares is indicated as arable by the vendors.
Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale at 3579 Dowerin-Meckering Road, Quelagetting, WA.