Elders Rural Services Australia Limited is pleased to present ‘R.C. and S.J. Methven’, a tightly held dairy portfolio situated in the high rainfall district of Simpson, South West Victoria, a region renowned for being prime dairy country.

This outstanding enterprise boasts a premium quality milking herd, modern rotary dairy equipment, secure water supply, outstanding pastures and highly productive soil types, making this asset ideally suited for dairy production.

KEY FEATURES
andbull; Total landholding of 321.55 hectares* / 794.54 acres* in 6 certificates of title
andbull; Comfortable 4 bedroom main residence set in a mature garden setting, plus one further 3 bedroom dwelling suitable for staff accommodation
andbull; Quality 50 unit rotary dairy incorporating DeLaval ALPRO herd management system with automated ID feed system (2 head delivery), ID milk flow metre and automatic drafting gate, 25 cow* undercover crush and AI race, 25,000 Packard milk vat, 500 cow* dairy yard capacity, 80 cow* feed pad, 25KW (88 panel) solar power system and 2 silos (40 tonne for milking cow rotation, 5 tonne for dry cow leed feed)
andbull; Currently milking 450* high-producing Friesian dairy cows, with a breeding history including artificial insemination of premium genetics to a closed herd for 40 years
andbull; Farm improvements include machinery and calf shed (42.5m* x 12m*), machinery shed (10m* x 10m*), calf/hay shed (10m* x 6m*) and an old dairy currently utilised as an AI shed with AI race, undercover area (12 young stock* capacity) and yard capacity of 100 young stock*
andbull; Secure (1,072 mm*) rainfall district
andbull; 180ML* of dam storage with a 51mm* pressurised pipe distribution system supplying stock water to 3,785 litre troughs in addition to 340,687 litres of fresh water storage servicing the dairy complex
andbull; Irrigation opportunities
andbull; Highly productive free draining soil types, brown and grey, fine, sandy clay loam soils in addition to outstanding pastures and excellent fertiliser history
andbull; Strategically positioned in a notable dairy region within close proximity to dairy facilities and services
andbull; Coastal lifestyle opportunities
andbull; Located 8km* north west of Simpson, 42km* south east of Camperdown, 51km* south west of Colac, 75km* south west of Warranambool and 204km* south west of Melbourne CBD.

* Denotes approximately.