LAWD is pleased to present Coolooli (the Property) for sale, a small scale and profitable dairy farm operating under management, located in the Eurobodalla Region, South Coast of New South Wales. Equally suited to beef cattle, the Property is located in a picturesque valley providing a wonderful platform to create your private estate in the country, but on the coast.
Key investment highlights include:
Scale & Topography
Total area of 180* hectares with an effective area of 130* hectares, with the balance pristine remnant timber rising from the gently undulating valley floor.
Soils and Pastures
Comprise a productive mix of predominately Yellow Podzolic Soils and Brown Podzolic Soils supporting a combination of kikuyu, rye grass, chicory and clover. The pastures benefit from a targeted fertiliser program including synthetic products and manure (cow and poultry) providing high quality forage for the milking herd and allowing 550* bales of silage to be produced annually.
Water
Multiple water sources, eight* large dams including a 12* megalitre storage dam, a bore and the Mogendoura Creek supported by the annual average rainfall of 961* millimetres. A reticulated water system supplies a network of concrete water troughs.
Farm Layout
The farm is divided by quality electric fencing with all paddocks serviced by a laneway proving efficient access for livestock and machinery.
Dairy Business
The dairy enterprise is operated under management requiring 1.5 2.0 labour units and conservatively milks on average 130* cows, producing 740,000* litres of milk annually. At times 150 cows have been milked, with the dairy having the capacity to milk 70 cows per hour. Dairy infrastructure includes a 16 stand rotary dairy that was refurbished in 2016, including teat sprayers, two feed heads, Easy Dairy computer system, 15,000* litre milk vat, circular yard and backing gate. Milk is supplied to Suputo. The cross bred milking herd comprises Holstien and Brown Swiss cows with both Jersey and Holstien x Brown Swiss bulls being used along with sexed seamen Guernsey straws used for artificial insemination (AI). Some cows are joined to a Hereford bull for beef calf production. Excess dairy heifers have been sold into the Japanese and Chinese live export market.
The dairy herd and plant and equipment would be available to be purchased.
Operational infrastructure
Large hay/machinery shed with capacity to store 120* tonnes, modern calf rearing shed, cattle yards, 40* tonne elevated pellet silo, 100* tonne elevated grain silo and additional machinery shed.
Accommodation
C1870's weatherboard homestead features three bedrooms, one bathroom and is currently home to the farm manager.
C1995 cottage with two bedrooms, one bathroom, slow combustion wood heater and reverse cycle air conditioning, and is currently rented.
Location
Convenient location being 12* kilometres from Moruya, 31* kilometres from Batemans Bay, 180* kilometres from Canberra and 312* kilometres from Sydney.
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