600 ha Heilbron farm - a productive unit that is being offered as a going concern.
This well renowned farm in the Riemland district, between Heilbron and Frankfort, where mega farming was done, has a history of excellence.
Remarkable pioneering work: these include the first embryo transfers in South Africa and the establishment of an agricultural training infrastructure to accommodate students from various tertiary institutions. National Farmer of the Year, South African Dairy Stud Breeder of the Year and Master Dairyman of the Free State for more than a decade, just to mention a few accolades received. This property has benefited from very progressive farming practices and expertise over many years.
The farm was utilized as a Dairy farm until August 2020, after which the herd of
approximately 1200 Holstein cows were sold. Currently, it is a productive commercial cattle and sheep farm.
The farms consist of 2 title deeds.
Land: 145 ha
Planted pasture: 45 ha
Natural grazing: 396 ha
Wasteland: 14,41 ha
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FIXED ASSETS:
A complete list of fixed assets will be made available on request.
Feedlot for 2700 cattle consisting of 28 camps with concrete feeding troughs under shade net, as well as electrified fences.
- 2 Houses, outbuildings and cold room
- Silage bunkers for 8000 tons of silage
- 19 Equipped boreholes
- Agricon Roastech Roaster R500
- Hippo hammer mill unit
- Maizemaster roller mill
- Molasses pump unit
- Electric feed mixer unit with two tanks
- Bucket elevator
- Maize silo capacity 550 tons / 22 rings or 25 tons / ring
- Soybean silo 300 tons
- Molasses silo 70 tons
- Bessemer flour silo
- Maize silo (Steel)
- Feed factory
- fully equipped to process, mix and unload feeds for automated feeding systems
- Feed factory equipment
- 2 Workshop sheds
- New shed
- Calf-Raising Pens/ Calf-rearing facilities S1-S
- 3 sheds with iron roof shade structures
- Havco shed
- Covered feed shed
- Sheep shed - Office building with fixed furniture and cattle handling facilities - Conference office with fixed furniture - Milking parlour and Calf camps under iron roof - Old milking parlour - Stone cowshed and 3 storage rooms
- Calf Raising Pens K1
- Calf Raising Pens K2
- Calf Raising Pens K3
- 18 Shade covered feeding troughs for 2700 cattle
- Boreholes equipped with water supply network
- 9 silage bunkers
- Large cement dam
- 5 Earth dams
Labour Accommodation:
- 10 bedroom hostel with electricity
- 16 houses with electricity and solar geysers
- 6 houses @ R120 000 each with electricity
If this farm is purchased as a going concern, the loose assets will be added to the purchase price at market-related prices. A complete list of loose assets will be made available on request.
LOOSE ASSETS include the following: - Tractors - Vehicles - Motorcycles - Front End Loader - Soil preparation equipment - Planters - Weed control equipment - Trailers - Various Farm Tools - Sheep handling equipment - Feeding troughs - Farm Office equipment - Generators - Workshop equipment - Dairy related equipment - Water and stable cleaning equipment - Loose and fixed production stock - Medicine, instruments and equipment in pharmacy
LIVESTOCK: - Mutton merino sheep - Cattle (Mainly Angus) - Oxen - Horses - Ostriches
There are no workers with permanent residency or land claims on these farms. If applicable, VAT will be added to the marketing price.
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