Mixed Farm For Sale WA Offers Offers Flexibility Of Grain + Livestock Production
‘Shiloh Farms’ is an outstanding large-scale mixed farm for sale in Esperance’s 450 to 500 millimetre per year rainfall zone.
Located 30-35 kilometres north-east of the Esperance port, in the highly sought-after Neridup farming region, the property provides the opportunity to acquire a 5,005-hectare stand-alone mixed farming operation that currently sustains 3,000 hectares of cropping and 1,400 head of trade cattle.
This farm for sale WA is a 5,005ha stand-alone mixed farming operation that currently sustains 3,000ha of cropping
‘Shiloh Farms’ was originally purchased by the Cox family in 1992 as a backgrounding property for their dairy based in Busselton. They have since acquired adjoining properties and developed a profitable enterprise mix of crop grazing cereals and backgrounding of trade and dairy cattle.
This farming system provides a useful supply of feed during the autumn feed gap and enables high stocking rates during the spring flush.
This farm for sale WA is a a profitable enterprise with a mix of crop grazing cereals and backgrounding of trade and dairy cattle
The property is well-watered by four bores and three equipped dams, with two-inch poly pipe for reticulation of up to 3,000 trade cattle from top to bottom of the property holding.
‘Shiloh Farms’ is considered drought-proof and is well supported by extensive infrastructure for sheep and cattle, as well as a full suite of sheds and silos.
This farm for sale WA is well supported by extensive infrastructure for sheep and cattle, as well as a full suite of sheds and silos
Featuring sandy duplex soils, its paddocks are large and easy to work. Soils are typically 30 to 50 centimetres of sand over gravel/clay, with some areas of deeper sands planted to 240 hectares of tagasaste and perennial grasses for cattle fodder.
Importantly, biodiversity has been maintained with about five per cent of the land set aside for plantations, tree lines and fenced remnant native vegetation and waterways.
About five per cent of this farm for sale WA has been set aside for plantations, tree lines and fenced remnant native vegetation
Complementing the on-farm infrastructure is a well-appointed main homestead plus a worker’s cottage and modern four-person workers’ quarters to accommodate a core permanent labour supply, with casuals easily housed in nearby Esperance.
‘Shiloh Farms’ would suit a larger farming operator who wants the flexibility of grain or livestock production all within proximity of the thriving port and town of Esperance.
This farm for sale WA features a well-appointed main homestead plus a worker’s cottage and modern four-person workers’ quarters
Esperance is the major service centre for the south-east of Western Australia providing diverse employment, educational and cultural opportunities for staff and families, as well a being home to some truly iconic beaches such as Lucky Bay in Cape Le Grand National Park.
The property is for sale with an asking price of $55 million. Click on the following link for more information on this large-scale farm for sale WA at 157 Green Road, Neridup.