CBRE Agribusiness is pleased to present for sale Oodnadatta Farms (the property), a premium developed and managed dryland farming property located at the gateway to the Golden Triangle, North West New South Wales.
Oodnadatta Farms is well recognised as being some of the best performing winter and summer farming land within the Moree/Croppa Creek region. The property is currently planted to wheat and barley or is in fallow for the 2019/2020 summer crop.
Summary of the Opportunity:
Scale
Contiguous landholding spanning 3,163* hectares, of which 2,927* hectares (93* percent of total area) are arable.
Location and Climate
Situated at the gateway to The Golden Triangle; an area well regarded as a premier reliable agricultural region of East Coast Australia due to a highly favourable climate pattern combined with exceptional soils.
Quality Infrastructure
Infrastructure consists of a chemical storage (built 2018) and various machinery sheds, workshop, airstrip and reticulated water system supplied via bore for spraying. Goanna Telemetry soil probes, rain gauges and on farm weather stations are strategically placed throughout the property for crop and fallow monitoring. The property has its own GPS tower, running RTK machinery guidance.
Accommodation
A beautifully recently renovated open plan homestead and associated buildings, set in an expansive lawn with gardens and large established trees and in ground saltwater swimming pool. The property has a well-designed stand-alone office including board room. A renovated house and modern quarters provides exceptionally comfortable accommodation options for managers, staff and seasonal labour. All are supplied water via dam, bore and rainwater catchment.
Comprehensive Soil Ameliorate Program and Agronomic Best Practice
As part of best agronomic management practise, including zero-tillage and controlled-traffic farming, a strong focus has been applied on improving the health and fertility of soils on the property. Yield mapping, soil testing and nematode testing have all been analysed over several years to develop a targeted soil health and crop rotation program to maximise production and improve soil health simultaneously. A consistent and committed fertiliser programme is core to the property's strong productive capability.
Unique Turnkey Opportunity
A genuine turnkey opportunity, enabling an incoming purchaser the benefit of instant production at optimum capacity.
Associated Land Leases
The opportunity to continue an associated land lease totalling 2,030* hectares, of which 1,931* hectares (95* percent of total area) are arable. This would bring the total (contiguous) area to 5,101* hectares, of which 4,858* hectares (95* percent of total area) are arable.
A further (non-contiguous) lease ...