Dairy or intensive farming options in this Heywood property for sale

While the property is currently a dairy farm it is highly suited to beef breeding and finishing, plus dairy inputs such as agistment and fodder conservation.

Located on the fringe of the Heywood township in Western Victoria, it is virtually a drought-proof proposition with a long-term average annual rainfall of 800mm plus, and 50 acres of fixed sprinkler irrigation via the 193 megalitre water license.

Lot 1 features the home and dairy on 65.5 hectares or thereabouts. It is subdivided into 38 paddocks of dairy platform country. The brick veneer family home of four bedrooms is set in an immaculately presented garden. The as-new fully equipped, well-built and designed 20 aside Herringbone dairy is complete with a new 200 cow yard and 7,200 litre vat with an auto feed system including silos and disc mill. Additionally, there is a separate AI race, drenching and training race with crush and load out facility. A 35m x 19m steel shedding complex incorporates a calf shed, workshop with pit and a machinery shed.

Lot 2 known as "Bonds" is on 40 hectares or thereabouts is subdivided into 20 paddocks. It is noted late heath country with black sand soil types. Power is connected and there is machinery shedding.

Lot 3, "Sommervilles", of 52.6 hectares or thereabouts is currently used for cut and carry and run-off purposes but is adjacent to Lot 1 by crossing a country road and at times has been milked off. It features a 3-stand galvanised iron woolshed with power connected, steel cattleyards, a 40'x30' machinery shed, 8 paddocks and is independently watered by an electric pump on a bore.

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