Excellent Breeder + Fattening Cattle Property For Sale QLD
Rural Property For Sale QLD With Reliable Carrying Capacity
The combination of more than 350mm of rainfall over the past eight months – and well-established regenerative farming techniques that maximum water retention on the land – has this outstanding Queensland cattle property for sale in prime condition.
Strategically located just 10km south-west of Cecil Plains, 54km from Dalby, 100km from Toowoomba and 2.5 hours from Brisbane, ‘Foster Park’ offers an excellent, highly developed cattle breeding and fattening block with a year-round carrying capacity in normal seasons of 250 breeders with progeny taken off at weaning. Currently the owner runs 200 breeders bringing weaners up to feedlot weight utilising the cultivation with planting oats.
This rural property for sale QLD offers an excellent, highly developed cattle breeding and fattening block with first-class infrastructure
The straight Black Angus with Wagyu bulls produce F1 progeny with an average of marble score of seven.
What’s more, the owners estimate a year-round carrying capacity in normal seasons of more than 500 Rangeland Nannies rotated behind the cattle. This breed of goats will eat regrowth in timbered areas before open pasture, thereby cleaning up the regrowth and fuel load.
This rural property for sale QLD boasts a year-round carrying capacity in normal seasons of 250 breeders and 500+ goats
Set on 792.8 hectares (1,959 acres), this outstanding holding has been created by 21 years of blood sweat and tears, using regenerative farming techniques following Peter Andrews and Alan Savory methods which ensure limited run off and maximum water retention on the property.
Additionally, ‘Foster Park’ has had organic treatment applied several times over the past years 20 years and around 944 acres (382 hectares) of improved pastures planted in most paddocks showing outstanding results. Improved pastures include Rhodes Grass, Gatton Panic, Buffle and native grasses such as Queensland Bluegrass.
This rural property for sale QLD has been created by 21 years using regenerative farming techniques to maximise water retention
The property includes approximately 601 acres (243 hectares) of timbered country while some 500 acres (202 hectares) has been blade ploughed ensuring no stumps either below or above ground in the open paddocks.
Approximately 207 acres (83.77 hectares) is used to grow forage to finish off the cattle prior selling. There’s also an intensive barley grass-growing system which during the 2019-2020 drought produced two months of fodder to feed approximately 200 cows and calves for two months.
This rural property for sale QLD features improved pastures planted in most paddocks showing outstanding results
Underpinning this highly productive property is extensive infrastructure improvements of a high standard.
‘Foster Park’ features exclusion fencing on boundaries and 16 main paddocks with excellent mainly electric internal fencing powered by an energiser mounted in the shed. A well-thought-out laneway system, all-weather road and watering system is also in place. A 900-tonne sileage pit has been developed but never used.
This rural property for sale QLD boasts high-quality timber and steel cattle yards and plentiful storage across three sheds
Additionally, the property boasts high-quality timber and steel cattle yards with Clipex air-operated crush with scales and undercover loading ramp and holding yards, and separate steel goat yards with undercover Proway bulk handler with scales, loading ramp and holding pens.
‘Foster Park’ also includes a 42m x 8m machinery shed with a lock-up two bay concreted workshop with power. There is also 13m x 8.5m open shed. Other improvements include a 20-tonne silo with aerator, 11kW solar system and a camera system for remote water monitoring.
This rural property for sale QLD benefits from secure water from nine dams, an equipped bore and large storage capacity
Secure water is provided by nine dams, including a 30-megalitre house dam which automatically pumps to a tank and gravity feeds to seven troughs across the property. A dam on the western boundary is equipped with a solar pump and pumps to a tank and gravity feeds to five troughs. This water maintains the goat operation.
Complementing the dams are two 30,000-litre water tanks connected to the house, a 7,000-litre rainwater tank used for spraying and an equipped bore (currently not working).
This rural property for sale QLD includes two homes overlooking the landscaped gardens and a large lagoon-type dam
Complementing the impressive on-farm infrastructure are two homes overlooking the landscaped gardens and a large lagoon-type dam. The main home features two bedrooms, rear veranda and large fully screened entertaining deck with an awesome outlook. The second residence is a modern cottage with two bedrooms.
‘Foster Park’ is truly a credit to the current owner and offers room for further improvement with continued application of bio-solids. Perfectly located close to feedlots and sale yards, this impressive property is offered for sale with an asking price of $4.4 million (negotiable).
Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale at 966 Wilkins Road, Cecil Plains, QLD.
