As dairy prices recover, a rare opportunity to obtain a drought-proof dairy farm in Central Hawke's Bay is being marketed by Colliers International Rural and Agribusiness.
Ingleton Farms, on Makaroro Rd in Tikokino is a developed 704 ha property boasting 507 ha of irrigated, fertile and predominantly free-draining soils.
It currently produces 705,000 kgMS/year from 1,580 cows.
Colliers Rural and Agribusiness broker, James Parsons, said it was a "top performing, well-planned and executed dairy farm in outstanding condition, with a solid base of assets for maintaining the already high levels of production".
A 70 bale rotary shed built in 2008 includes automatic cup removers, an automatic teat spray system, remote control backing gates and a yard capacity of 750 cows.
Three main calf sheds are situated on the farm, with the former 54 bale herringbone shed and woolshed being converted for calf rearing.