Dorrigo NSW 2453

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456.1* Acres in 2 Adjoining Farms, Available individually or Together

Both farms are adjoining and currently operating as a single enterprise milking between 170-180 cows however if purchased by separate buyers both farms can be independent of the other.

After 4 generations and 96 years of successful dairying on the Dorrigo Plateau (currently ranked in the top 5% of producers for milk quality in Australia) both farms are being sold due to health issues.

‘Hilltop', 102.6ha* (253.4* acres)

- 2,500mm* (100"*) long term average rainfall per annum, over 850mm to date in 2020
- 5 large spring fed dams, permanent creek and 12ML irrigation licence, irrigation pumps lines and irrigators included
- Basalt soils and improved pastures of kikuyu, ryes, chicory, plantain, clovers and turnip with current fertiliser regime
- 1990 built 4 bedroom, 1 bath home, 6km* Dorrigo, 26km* Bellingen, 1.5* hours Armidale and Guyra with bitumen access on a no through road
- 9 a side computerised Delaval dairy and 10,500L vat with automatic cup removers and meters for individual cow readers/sampling in place
- 30 tonne and 5 tonne silos, 20x12m shed with lean to and smaller sundry shedding plus yards with all weather access adjoining dairy
- Concrete laneway through centre of property to dairy plus secondary laneways all feeding back to the main laneway
- Stock troughs in all paddocks

‘Oceanview', 82.07ha* (202.7* acres)

- 2,500mm* (100"*) long term average rainfall per annum, over 850mm to date in 2020
- 3 large spring fed dams, permanent creek and reliable bore
- Basalt soils and improved pastures of kikuyu, ryes, chicory, plantain, clovers and turnip with current fertiliser regime
- Areas of rainforest
- 2010 built 6 bedroom plus office, 2 bath home with views to the Pacific Ocean
- 7km* Dorrigo, 27km* Bellingen, 1.5* hours Armidale and Guyra with bitumen access on a no through road
- 4 bay shed plus steel cattle yards, areas of new fencing and 16 tonne silo
- Stock troughs in all paddocks

Property Details

• Type: Dairy