Lupins are part of the rotation on Harbrook Farm. Photo: Nutrien Harcourts

FOUR farms in Western Australia’s Geraldton zone have been listed for sale by separate vendors.

They comprise neighbouring properties Harbrook Farm and Pine Crest Farms in the Binnu district, and Mary Springs Farms and Terara closer to Northampton.

Harbrook Farm and Pine Crest Farms

Two neighbouring properties in Western Australia’s northern wheatbelt are offering buyers more than 8200ha of farming country in a reliable rainfall area.

Nutrien agents Chad Smith and Yves Beagley are handling the offers to purchase campaign for both Harbrook Farm and Pine Crest Farms.

Harbrook Farm

Murray Royce is selling his mixed farm in a reliable rainfall area after 20 years of ownership.

The 2605ha Harbrook Farm is located 13km north-west of Binnu, 27km from CBH facilities at Binnu and 114km from Northampton and Geraldton Port.

The flat to gently undulating landscape comprises 2407ha of mostly yellow sandplain soils, with small areas of sand over gravel.

While 2407ha is arable, around 2122ha is continuously cropped to wheat and lupins, yielding 1.68 tonnes per hectare and 1.15t/ha respectively.

Harbrook is subdivided into 32 paddocks ranging from 27ha to 184ha with efficient AB lines consistently exceeding 1km.

A further 285ha of grazing land supports 65 Santa Gertrudis heifers.

Harbrook Farm. Photo: Nutrien Harcourts

Water is supplied by four bores, two equipped, and supported by 340mm of annual average rainfall.

Infrastructure includes a three-bedroom home, numerous sheds, steel sheep yards, and 190t of grain storage in five silos.

Pine Crest Farms

The neighbouring 5636ha Pine Crest Farms is described as an exceptional cropping and grazing aggregation.

Owned by the Carsons, the property is being sold after 60 years as the family consolidates its assets.

It comprises two operation hubs, the 3970ha Pine Crest, with 2461ha arable, and the adjoining 1666ha Coolbini, with 1611ha arable.

With an annual cropping program of 3970ha across the aggregation, the well- managed, healthy duplex sandplain soils follow a rotation of wheat, lupins, and canola.

Nutrien Harcourts agent Chad Smith said the vendors have implemented best-practice management techniques throughout the property.

“Over 80 percent of the farm has been spaded, an established 12.45m controlled traffic system is in place, and substantial lime inputs all underpin strong production records.”

Mr Smith said modern chemistry and fertiliser inputs have been tailored for the sandplain soils.

“Efficiency is the cornerstone of operations at Pine Crest Farms highlighted by a sizable 1611ha portion of the program being consolidated into one paddock and featuring AB lines of 2km to 3km.”

In addition to the cropping operation, there is 500ha of well-established perennial grasses supporting a stud herd of Santa Gertrudis breeders; this area could be spaded and returned to the cropping program.

Pine Crest Farms. Photo: Nutrien Harcourts

Infrastructure includes two four-bedroom homes, numerous sheds and storage, six silos with 220t of grain capacity, and cattle yards.

Mr Smith is anticipating interest from locals looking to expand or from farmers seeking a good satellite operation.

“Pine Crest Farms presents as a legacy of exceptional agricultural management and a model of efficiency and productivity. The opportunity to expand this aggregation is available with the neighbouring Harbrook Farm also offered for sale.”

Mary Springs Farms

More than $14 million is anticipated for a productive, low-input, and highly efficient farming enterprise in WA’s Mid West region.

With 15km of North West Coastal Highway frontage, the 9559ha Mary Springs Farms is situated near Ajana, in the renowned Northampton Shire, 118km from Geraldton Port and 85km from Kalbarri.

The large open paddocks consist of fertile red sandy and heavy red loams and strong yellow sandplain soils that have been consistently improved by liming and deep ripping.

Around 6800ha is rotationally cropped.

Mary Springs Farms. Photo: Nutrien Harcourt

Nutrien Harcourts agent Chad Smith said professional management with long term production statistics and an enviable return on capital suggest that at under $1000/arable acre, Mary Springs Farms is arguably one of the cheapest, best-performing broadacre properties currently for sale in Australia.

The property is watered by 10 bores and a one permanent quarry dam.

Mary Springs Farms is strategically positioned for future renewable-energy projects, such as Murchison Hydrogen Renewables to the west, and several other potential wind farm projects.

Tree farming for carbon offset is another option.

The neighbouring Eurardy is being planted with one million trees by Bush Heritage Australia together with WA-based chairty Carbon Positive Australia, to create the largest revegetation project in Bush Heritage’s history.

Infrastructure includes four homes, three cottages, short-term accommodation, numerous sheds, a five-stand shearing shed and steel sheep yards.

Terara

Another Mid West dryland cropping opportunity is being marketed as a good expansion opportunity for locals.

The 2460ha Terara is located near Ogilvie, 35km from Northampton and 80km from Geraldton.

It is being sold by an overseas owner after reaching the end of an investment cycle.

The property is close to several commodity processing facilities including CBH sites at Geraldton, Binnu, Moonyoonooka, and Northampton.

Around 2312ha is described as arable, with the productive red sandy loam and deep yellow sands producing high-yielding crops, including wheat and canola.

Terara. Photo: LAWD

Terara is securely watered by bores supplying multiple holding tanks for spray and livestock purposes, in a 340mm average annual rainfall region.

Infrastructure includes a home, a four-stand shearing shed, steel sheep yards, numerous sheds and grain silos.

Terara is for sale by expressions of interest closing on October 31.

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