{"id":12948,"date":"2014-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/small-farm-with-big-potential\/"},"modified":"2014-11-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T11:00:00","slug":"small-farm-with-big-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/small-farm-with-big-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Small farm with big potential"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

This well-presented farm is on the market after the retirement of both sharemilker and vendors after 25 years.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s currently milking 125 cows on 70ha for 36,246kg milksolids last season, and 120 calves reared on whole milk.<\/p>\n

Gerard Ponsonby of LJ Hooker Kaitaia said the property was an ideal one-person farm with plenty of scope for improvement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s potential to milk on approximately 85ha with the support of the steeper country pasture,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

The property features excellent flats with 5ha of mature forest, which is milkable if cleared. There is also a tidy three-bedroom home with sunroom and office, a 12-aside herringbone dairy with new refrigeration unit, new vat stand and new vat auto washer, and good support buildings.<\/p>\n

Located at Herekino, the farm is 20 minutes\u2019 drive from Kaitaia, an excellent service centre for all farming and household needs.<\/p>\n

The farm boasts both harbour and estuary recreational areas and a variety of outdoor activities including fishing, diving, and pig hunting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is enormous family appeal and a wonderful rural lifestyle on offer. This is the ideal purchase for a keen young farmer in an increased milking area,\u201d Ponsonby said<\/p>\n

Vendors will consider all realistic offers, excluding Fonterra shares.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Ponsonby on 09 408 1241 or 0274 544 808. The property can be viewed at www.ljhooker.com ref BD2GEE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 125.6 hectare dairy farm near Kaitaia offers buyers plenty of productive potential and an enviable rural lifestyle.\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":12949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t