“Irrigation, Intensive Farming”
Available for purchase is the old Swane's Nursery, 'Pinedell', approximately 5 km west of Narromine off the Mitchell Highway. Approximately 139 acres with a 20 mega holding dam filled regularly from the Narromine Irrigation Board of Management and water entitlements available with property.
The property also has two bores which are licenced with the Department of Land and Water Conservation. One bore pumps approximately 16,000 gallons per hour and the other bore pumps 40,000 gallons per hour also with water licences attached.
The country is best described as mixed farming or intensive production with river water and bore water access allowing irrigation through fixed lines or travelators and would suit pivots. Topography is typically level made up of red/brown clay loams and are highly productive. This area is suitable for winter/summer cropping and pasture production.
This climate zone is suitable for the production of a variety of crops including winter cereal, oilseed, pulse crops, roses, turf production, forestry, cotton, citrus, olives, market gardens, hay production and perennial pastures. During the summer months, Swane's Nursery is assisted by irrigating which allowed uninterrupted crop production.
Narromine's major industries include citrus farming and agriculture, along with grain crops, livestock, wool and cotton. The shire boasted the biggest lime orchard (The Lime Grove) in the southern hemisphere, is famous for Narromine Oranges as well as home to thriving business such as Narromine Transplants which has expanded to become one of the largest containerised tree seedling growers in Australia, on a site consisting of over 61 hectares, with the capacity to supply 18 million tree seedlings annually. Narromine also has Enza Zaden which is an international vegetable seed breeding company which is proud of the emphasis placed on its quality in breeding, production and sales, Grain Corp, Agrigrain and Government initiatives such as the Department of Primary Industries "Trangie Agricultural Research Centre".
Expansive shedding and office with amenities.
Property Type: Rural Land, Viticulture, Specialist Livestock, Arable, Cereals, Cropping, Mixed Farming, Irrigation