This highly productive and well-developed farm offers an outstanding opportunity for serious farmers seeking an established mixed farming operation with strong production history, reliable water resources and good infrastructure.
Location and Overview
The farm is situated approximately 22 km East of Normandien and 22 km South of Newcastle, featuring predominantly flat arable land and grazing with an average annual rainfall of about 850 mm.
The irrigation lands cover approximately 85 ha under three centre pivots, with an additional 115 ha dryland. The farm also includes 199 ha natural grazing divided into camps. About 40 ha of previously mined land is currently being rehabilitated.
Cropping and Production
Approximately 190 ha is currently planted and managed according to precision farming principles, with chemical corrections and soil analyses available to serious buyers.
• Two Valley pivots of 21 ha each and one Zimmatic pivot of 43 ha
• High-potential soils with clay content of 15% – 35%
• Soil depths ranging from 300 mm to 2.5 m
Long-term average yields:
• Irrigated maize: ±14 t/ha (up to 22 t/ha achieved)
• Irrigated soybeans: ±4.5 t/ha
• Dryland maize: ±10 t/ha (up to 16 t/ha achieved)
• Dryland soybeans: ±3 t/ha
There is expansion potential on arable land should drainage be installed in strategic areas, and potatoes have been successfully cultivated in the past.
Grazing and Livestock
The farm currently runs approximately 280 commercial cattle. Natural grazing offers a long-term carrying capacity of 2–3 ha per LSU, with favourable seasons achieving close to a 1:1 ratio.
Extensive wetland grazing and natural Smuts finger grass contribute to excellent grazing flow, with only salt licks required during winter.
Water Resources
Irrigation water is supplied from Ntshingwayo Dam with registered water rights for 139 ha, of which about 80 ha is currently utilised.
• Pump station with 75 kW and 37 kW motors with VSD control
• Registered water rights with certificates
• Perennial streams and a river on/bordering the farm
• Two equipped boreholes with submersible pumps
• One earth dam near the homesteads
Electricity
• Main Eskom transformer of 100 kVA
• 15 kVA Step-up transformer at pump station
• 15 kVA Step-down transformers at the pivots
Infrastructure
Excellent infrastructure includes:
• Main residence of 351 m²
• Second residence of 370 m²
• Garage/store of 269 m²
• Large open shed of 618 m²
• Workshop and lean-to of 360 m²
• Old dairy of 312 m²
• Cattle handling shelter of 340 m²
Additional Information
• Workers reside on a separately fenced 22 ha section with its own entrance
• Tarred road through the farm connecting to the P39-1 route
• Access via Normandien Pass to the Memel district
• Seller is VAT registered
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a well-balanced, high-potential mixed farming unit with excellent production capability and expansion potential.