Last Listing description (July 2023)
LUCERNE UP FARM
A highly productive farming property featuring dual irrigation licenses, 60 meg from Spring Creek Alluvium, feeding pipelines to hydrants and currently 3 inch spray lines , as well as a 62 meg from Spring Creek- Condamine Balonne Tributaries
Lucerne Up Farm is an easy to operate, income producing farming property, located on the edge of Clifton. It offers 80 acres of some of the most fertile country in the district with 60 acres available for irrigation, the remaining 20 acres of creek flats are suited for cattle production. The residence, and infrastructure has been well maintained and added too during our vendors tenure.
Perfect size, quality country and productive soil types, well suited as a lifestyle block, a consistent income producer, hay production, currently 5 acres sown to Q31 Lucerne (1 year old), 5 acres sown to Rhodes Grass and 10 acres fallow.
Spring Creek runs through the property with permanent water holes making this property suitable for veggie growers, hay producers, cattle production or horse breeding, an abundance of mixed improved pasture available. Ready to walk in and start generating an income or to grow fodder for an already existing enterprise dairy/stud.
RPD/AREA:
Lot 44 Plan SP 101492
Lot 243 AG1368
32.36 hectares (79.9 acres)
IMPROVEMENTS
The timber residence is well maintained, set in established gardens and features:
* 2 bedroom, large sleep out, 1 bathroom, 1 separate toilet + office
* Formal and in formal living
* Large kitchen with electric oven, gas cooktop and range hood
* New patio, entertainment area
* Fire place, Air conditioning, 2 gas outlets
* 6.5 kva Solar System largely offsets your power bills.
SHEDDING
* 18 x 18m machinery shed + work bay with 3 phase power
* 15 x 10m hay shed
* 18 x 12m machinery shed x 2
* 10 x 6m storage barn
* 14 x 10m hay & tack room with 2 x horse stables (4.3 x 3.7m)
* 40 ft shipping container
Other Improvements:
* Steel portable cattle yards
* Large timber yard
* Covered head bale/vet crush area
* Head Bale and crush
* Electric fencing including 4 barb in laneway
* Large foaling down yard, mesh fencing and floodlight available
WATER:
* 60 ML underground licensed well. Spring Creek Alluvium Lot 44 SP101492
(40 ft deep and covered. Electric motor (10 hp) with a 40mm southern cross centrifugal pump)
* 62ML creek licence from Spring Creek #505 Crown Plan AP7585 Condamine Balonne Tributaries (tradeable)
* Irrigation underground lines to all paddocks, 4" poly & 75 mm poly
* 3 x 5000 gallon rain water tanks for homestead (can be topped up from bore water if needed)
* 20 000 gallon concrete tank for stock, rainwater filled and bore filled tank
* Troughs in all yards
COUNTRY:
* Currently carries 26 breeders plus progeny
* 12 horses plus 3 foals
* All country is soft black to heavy black clay self-mulching soils
* 5 acres of established Lucerne ( Q31- 1yo)
* 10 acres of worked cultivation ready for planting
* 5 acres of Irrigated Rhodes Grass for hay production
Grass Country: 42 acres improved pastures - Rhodes, Bambatsi, Creeping Blue Grass, Latch Blue Grass, White & Cherry Clover, Barrel Medics, Kikuyu and Digitaria grasses.
LOCATION:
* 3 minutes to Clifton
* 25 minutes to Toowoomba
* 1.5 hours to Brisbane CBD
SERVICES:
The town of Clifton has:
* Public medical practise with all medical services including ambulance service
* Private Hospital and Nursing Home
* Foodworks and Rural shops
* Primary and High Schools with school bus to surrounding towns
* NBN
Plentiful water supply, quality country in a great location. "Lucerne Up Farm", is a compact operation with the ability and capabilities to effortlessly take to the next level of production with minimum capital outlay.
To arrange an inspection contact Ian Brady 0417 077 293