Farm for Sale in Adelaide Rural

Sold as a going concern (This price is Inclusive of VAT as the farmer is a VAT Vendor)

This pristine Livestock farm of 1266 ha boasts a high carrying capacity of 2.5ha/LSU

Situated about 30kms from Adelaide in the picturesque Post Retief area of the Winterberg mountains. Currently used for Livestock, the infrastructure, pastures and camps allow for a productive farming operation and the possibilities of a Lifestyle farm with a guest house already in place. This farm has adequate water supply and an average of 1000mm annual rainfall.

The facilities and infrastructure are ample to support Livestock (cattle and sheep) with large sheds and a fully stocked shearing shed and cattle and sheep handling facilities. There is ample irrigation for agricultural operations and storage facilities for Feed and crops.

Do not miss the opportunity to view this successfully run operation.

All prospective Buyers wishing to view the property must be pre-qualified.

POWER SUPPLY:

Eskom1 x 50kVA point & 1 x 25kVA point with Back up Supply: 8kW Inverter with 2 x 5.5kW lithium batteries

WATER SUPPLY: Rainfall ±1000mm p/a

2 x ground dams with storage capacity 72 000 m³ & 45 000 m³, 38 Earth dams & 10 Cement dams, 52 Water troughs.

IRRIGATED LAND: Total = 51 ha - 2 x solar pumps

1 x 8ha 2 tower pivots, 2 tower pivots

1 x 4ha 1 tower pivot

11ha Permaset & 28ha Dragline

GRAZING: 2.5ha/LSU = Natural grazing for 500LSU, Irrigated Land for 100LSU = Total 600 LSU

LAND: Mainly Rooigras (Themeda tiandra) grazing

PASTURES: 32 Veld camps, 25 pasture camps, 15 lambing camps

STOCK: 3000 sheep = 2000 ewes 1000 rams , 300 adult cattle (Count as at May 2024)

STOCK HANDLING FACILITIES: Cattle handling facility fully equipped to accommodate 250 at a time. Cattle race, shed, Steel/cement 2 level loading ramp

Sheep Kraal x 2 fully equipped to accommodate 2000 sheep at a time

Sheep dip tank

INFRASTRUCTURE:

Dwelling (550 m²): – 5 Bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living rooms, kitchen, scullery, braai room

Guesthouse (118 m² ): Two – 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan lounge/dining room, 40 m² covered deck

Labourer’s cottages: 6 x 63m² each with Eskom power

Sheds (480 m² ) -Steel structure, Sheep shearing Shed, equipped with raised floorboard for 4 electric shearing machines with Eskom supply and overhead lighting

Feed Store (576 m² ) -Steel structure with sliding doors both ends but closed for Lucerne storage

Food Mix Store ( 225 m²) - Steel Structure-Closed, equipped with 1,2 ton/concentrate mixer 7.5kw motor

Workshop and Garage (± 80 m²) with Eskom power supply

Cattle shed with Grain Store (90 m²)

Double Store Room (±75 m²): Eskom power supply

Large Sheds: x4 spread out on the property used to accommodate± 3000 livestock at the same time during bad weather and recently sheared sheep.

CURRENT LIVESTOCK:

Sheep: ± 3000, including 2000 ewes on irrigated land then moved thereafter to veld camps

Cattle: ±300 Cattle including 200 mature cows

Please Note: The Cattle are moved to leased farmland during winter months

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