Kinsela Agriculture’s Next Chapter Awaits
Substantial, Diversified + Highly Regarded Farming Business For Sale
After 12 years of building Kinsela Agriculture into a substantial, diversified and highly regarded farming business, Marty and Helen Kinsela have made the difficult decision to sell their 1,515-hectare farming aggregation and reposition the business for its next chapter.
This is a story of growth, resilience, continual adaptation and the realisation that sometimes to build requires the courage to change direction.
Marty and Helen intend to continue farming and build the business, with the focus now on creating a strong and flexible platform for themselves and the next generation.
This mixed farm for sale NSW offers a substantial, diversified and highly regarded farming business
Marty Kinsela was born and rained in Canowindra leaving school at 16 to work in the family farming business. In 2012, Marty and Helen began the process of taking responsibility for building their own agricultural future.
The transition was completed in 2014 when they established Kinsela Agriculture and took responsibility for two properties. They began with 1,700 hectares across owned, leased and share-farmed country.
Over the following 12 years they have built the business to 2,500-2,700 hectares at various stages, investing in modern machinery, infrastructure and technology; introducing minimum-tillage and modern agronomic practices; and following increasingly sophisticated business modelling, benchmarking, budgeting and performance analysis.
This mixed farm for sale NSW boasts a combination of cropping, fodder and grazing country
In the process they created a highly productive broadacre cropping enterprise; commercialised the hay and fodder enterprise through Belubula Valley Hay; developed a cattle enterprise that has evolved from breeding and finishing into a more focused trading operation; and built contracting and transport capabilities.
The philosophy has been consistent: use the land for its best purpose, continually improve, measure performance, adopt better practices and technology, and ensure each part of the business delivers an appropriate commercial return.
A Farming Business Built Around Adaptation
The business has experienced significant adversity, including the 2017-20 drought and the 2022 floods, but has continued to evolve.
This mixed farm for sale NSW has run up to 200 breeders and progeny and traded up to 2,000 lambs
During the drought, for example, Kinsela Agriculture was able to use its established hay-making capability, transport network and customer base to turn crops that were unlikely to produce a viable grain or oilseed harvest into fodder. Rather than simply accepting the loss, the business pivoted. That generated turnover during difficult seasons and helped preserve the overall viability of the business.
It is representative of a philosophy that has guided Marty and Helen throughout their ownership: “Quitting is never an option. Finding alternate ways through the hard stuff is what’s required,” they say.
Recognised Farming Performance
Marty and Helen’s approach has received recognition over many years for production and farming performance. Marty was one of three national finalists in the 2015 Australian Farmer of the Year — Grain Grower category.
This mixed farm for sale NSW has demonstrated production of wheat, canola, cereal hay and Lucerne
Kinsela Agriculture has also had consistent success in local crop competitions across wheat and canola, progressing to regional/state-level competition and placing third in the NSW Regional Championship Dryland Field Wheat Competition in 2020.
The recognition reflects a broader commitment to continual improvement, agronomy, soil health, efficient machinery use, technology and producing consistently high-quality crops, hay and livestock.
The Farming Assets Being Offered To Market
The three properties – ‘Edithville’, ‘Greendale’ and ‘Suntop’ – comprise approximately 1,515 hectares (3,745 acres) and form the owned land component of Kinsela Agriculture.
This mixed farm for sale NSW offers three substantial homes, including ‘Edithville’, the Kinsela family’s home
The three farms will be offered as a whole and if not sold as follows: ‘Edithville’ – 754 acres with the main homestead, new cattle yards, woolshed, sheepyards and machinery shed; ‘Greendale’ – river frontage with 98 acres of self-watering river flats, woolshed, yards, cattle yards and hayshed plus historic homestead with stunning views; and ‘Suntop’ – 1,570 acres with the majority farmed plus sheds, silos and a quality three-bedroom (circa 1998) brick residence.
The aggregation is an established, highly productive farming platform with approximately 625mm average annual rainfall, strong water resources (including a 48-megalitre river licence plus multiple bores and dams), and a combination of cropping, fodder and grazing country.
The 48-megalitre river licence is included with a registered pump site on the river plus a licence to irrigate from the dam. With self-watering lucerne flats the vendors have not irrigated and typically cut at least five cuts averaging 7.7t/ha and has yielded up to 16.6t/ha in a wetter year.
This mixed farm for sale NSW boasts new cattle yards, two woolsheds and sheep yards, and multiple machinery and hay sheds
Demonstrated production includes: Wheat — up to 7.63t/ha, long-term average 4.41t/ha; Canola — up to 4.21t/ha, long-term average 2.14t/ha; Cereal hay — up to 10.3t/ha, average approximately 6t/ha; and Lucerne hay — up to 16.8t/ha, average approximately 7.7t/ha.
Situated approximately 9km from Canowindra and 70km from Orange, the properties have also run up to 200 breeders and progeny and traded up to 2,000 lambs.
They have undergone extensive improvements during Marty and Helen’s ownership, including infrastructure, soil and fertility improvements and changes to farming practices designed to improve productivity, efficiency and long-term sustainability.
This mixed farm for sale NSW features strong water resources including a 48ML river licence plus multiple bores and dams
Infrastructure improvements include new 200-head cattle yards; two woolsheds and sheep yards; three machinery sheds; hay sheds; and six silos.
There’s also a quality circa 2003 four-bedroom brick homestead, a four-bedroom concrete residence and a three-bedroom (1993) brick home.
The properties will be offered for sale via auction to be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, October 14. 2026 at the Forbes Services Club (if not sold prior). Click on the following link for more information on this rural property for sale at 935 Nangar Road, Canowindra, NSW.
