{"id":19895,"date":"2016-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/set-for-support\/"},"modified":"2016-07-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T12:00:00","slug":"set-for-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.farmersweekly.co.nz\/news\/set-for-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Set for support"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

Located only 21km from Ashburton and 103km from Christchurch International Airport, the properties \u2013 which are subject to survey \u2013 boast a mixture of Lismore and Templeton soils as well as a full allocation of Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme water that provide options for a productive cropping, breeding, grazing or finishing farm.<\/p>\n

Mike Preston from Bayleys Real Estate in Ashburton says the blocks have been wintering more than 2000 cows for the past two years as well as growing high-yielding barley crops and grazing hoggets.<\/p>\n

Both blocks have been farmed efficiently according to a comprehensive fertiliser and crop rotation plan.<\/p>\n

The lease block of 160ha of bare land has the soil and irrigation to continually produce good winter feed crops as well as cereal and permanent pasture.<\/p>\n

A storage pond secures the farm\u2019s ability to irrigate through its two centre pivot irrigators. Six grain silos and cattle yards are included with the lease.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the 60ha block for sale has highly sought-after Templeton soils and is fully shared-up for irrigation. Two water storage ponds are filled by the Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Scheme. The water is delivered to the paddocks through a Turborainer Irrigator, powered by a diesel pump. The block is fenced into seven paddocks which have grown strong winter feed and arable crops.<\/p>\n

Preston says the property is ideal for either an entry-level farm, adding to an existing farming operation or to run alongside the adjoining lease block.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are very well presented and are well set up for mixed land uses, offering plenty of upside to their new custodian.\u201d<\/p>\n

The property has a deadline date of July 27. To view the both the sale block and lease block, visit www.bayleys.co.nz\/552456<\/a> and for further information contact Preston on 027 430 7041.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A highly-productive 220ha Canterbury dairy support and arable unit is subdivided into two blocks, with 60ha for sale and 160ha for lease.\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":19896,"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