Description

• 2 generations of family ownership focusing on sustainable farming practices.
• 32”/800mm rainfall country - 80 acres of irrigation - Otway water - 2.4km of Hopkins River frontage.
• 2 large 4 brm homes - 2 titles - lease land option - 23km Warrnambool.
• Milked up to 210 cows - fully self-contained - fully equipped 14 A/S D/U H/B dairy.

“When you leave land in better shape than you found it” - a lasting legacy!

Full Listing Details:
AREA: 342 Acres / 138.40Ha or thereabouts

LOCATION: 649 Warrumyea Road, Panmure.
Warrnambool 23km, Terang 24km, Panmure 6km

SERVICES: School bus at gate to all Warrnambool schools. Panmure Primary School 6km and bus available. Mail and post at front gate, services of Panmure 6km.

TENURE: 2 titles:
• 148 acres/59.91Ha described as Lot 1 on TP 512552R.
• 193.82 acres/78.44Ha described as Lot 1 on TP 163113M.
Long term lease 40 acres adjoining used as run off or for winter sacrifice purposes, $5,000 per annum lease.
50 acres, 2km away, used for cut & carry purposes ($6,000 per annum).

IMPROVEMENTS: - The Homes:
Home 1:
Large 4 bedroom period weatherboard home set in private and established garden surrounds, with zincalume roof replaced in last 10-12 years – insulated. Separate kitchen with electric appliances, separate dining and sitting rooms with formal lounge. Extended sunroom/music room. Family bathroom. Heated by slow combustion wood heater. 2 car garage with extensive workshop.

Home 2:
Red/brown brick veneer Owens built home with four bedrooms – c. 1990, again set in private and established garden surrounds. Sunlit and extended Master bedroom with walk-in-robe. Family bathroom and small study. Spacious North facing undercover outside entertaining area running full length of the home. Kitchen (electric appliances) with meals area and walk-in pantry. Slow combustion wood heater in open plan kitchen/meals/living room. Spacious separate lounge/dining room with gas heater. Double garage with storage bay and open bay shed close by.

Both homes are set in private parkland settings with established gardens including vegie garden and orchard including apples (early & late), plums, pears, cherries, nectarine, apricots, oranges, mandarins, lemons and avocados.


- The Farm:
• 14 A/S D/U dairy with Colourbond shed – 20 years old featuring automatic cup removers for one man operation, Alfa Laval plant. 8,000L Westfalia vat (10 years old). 150 cow yard. 25 ton silo with auto feed system. 2 pond effluent system (silt trap and 2nd 3Meg pond). Detergent reclaim system.
• Two open fronted machinery sheds (galvanized iron construction) and two calf sheds.

WATER: Domestic water
Both homes have 1kW solar hot water services preheated by slow combustion heaters in both homes.
2nd home x 7000G cement tank and main home 10,000G x 2 poly tanks plus Otway Water connected. Separate freshwater garden supply. Dam water available for garden.

Stock water
Otway connected. Majority of stock water gravity fed from main dam, pumped by electric mono pump to 10,000G tank and gravity feed via 1½” poly piping to all paddocks – mixture of 1,000G troughs either per paddock or cluster system. Hopkins River frontage over 2.4km fenced off and revegetated with native trees.

Irrigation
50Meg surface water dam, majority winter filled through springs and run off. Supplemented by an irrigation bore (90HP diesel Deutz engine pumping 25,000G/hour pumped into main dam). Irrigation via channel system which can water up to 80 acres, currently watering 60 acres. Second 30Meg dam with tractor driven 8 inch pump. 50 acres of the irrigation system features recyclable water.

PADDOCKS: 40 paddocks including four calf and bull paddocks (not including lease country)

FENCING: Conventional boundary – 1 to 3 wire electric interval.

PASTURES: Majority perennial ryegrass and clover pastures, topped up on an as needs basis with annuals. Fodder crop rotation and 30 acres of annuals sown yearly.

FERTILISER: A strong phosphorus and potash soil fertility and over the last 5 years compost – cow manure/hay mix and silt trap screenings. Nitrogen applied on an as needs basis – usually on irrigation and hay paddocks.

The owner quotes: “Lochgyle has had a strong history of fertiliser application, so much so that after extensive soil tests in Spring 2014 it was recorded to have Olsen P levels between 45 and 55, Colwell K levels of 155 to 207 Sulphur levels of 14-22.
After returning such high nutrient levels we decided to look at our soil health and utilise a compost regime accompanied with liquid fertiliser supplements.
Our compost was spread at 4-5T ha for the last four years and liquid fertiliser as required depending on the season. We have seen an improvement in herd and soil health and still strong milk production.”

RAINFALL: 32 inch (800mL) rainfall country.

SOIL TYPE: Varying soil types with predominantly clay loam with some red volcanic soil types in isolated areas, additionally there is approximately10-15 acres of volcanic country.

CONTOUR: Very picturesque gently undulating country with strategically placed and substantial shelter belts throughout.

STOCK: Have milked up to 210 cows (with no lease land at that stage), currently milking 150 cross bred cows with a long history of AI. Supplies Saputo. Dry stock carried on property. Hay and silage varies due to season but normally 100 – 150 acres.

Herd Information includes that AI sires recently used are Foundation, Elton, Refute, Vocation, Valhalem, Gun of a Son, Aussie Gold and David.

Cows and heifers currently producing 23litres at 4.6% fat and 4.0 protein. Minimal bale feed. BMCC 118,000

COMMENTS: “Lochgyle” boasts 2 generations of family ownership, focusing on sustainable farming practices and offers a virtually drought proof operation with irrigation (both surface water and bore), mains and bore water and 2.4km of Hopkins River frontage. Ideally suited as a self-contained dairy farm or for other agricultural pursuits including beef breeding fattening and dairy inputs. Perfectly positioned 23km east of the regional centre of Warrnambool.

FOR SALE BY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST, closing Thursday 8th November, 2018 at 5pm