Quality Gisborne breeding farm
Nestled in the shadow of the Ureweras, Burnage Station provides the opportunity to secure a quality breeding platform in Matawai, one of the North Island’s premier pastoral districts, 70km from Gisborne.
It is being marketed for sale by tender, closing December 12.
With an annual rainfall of 1800mm, the Matawai district provides secure summer grazing, and affords an excellent carrying capacity of almost 10,000 stock units over winter.
Located on Raukauroa Rd, the 1354ha station’s stocking capacity is based on a two-year average, comprising 1450 ewe hoggets, 1300 two-tooths and 3100 mixed-age ewes this year, along with 880 rising five-year hoggets.
The sheep operation consists of Romdale ewes retaining replacement ewe lambs, and on-selling others as store lambs into the Gisborne market.
Burnage’s cattle this season include 200 mixedage cows run with 100 rising one-year steers and similar numbers of two-year steers, taking the sheep to cattle ratio to 70:30. The predominately Angus cattle have replacement heifers retained, with the rest sold into the store market.
With a central block ring fenced with deer fencing and internally subdivided with conventional fences topped with a two-wire electric, purchasers have the opportunity to buy into deer operations if they so desire.
The entire property has 76 main paddocks and 10 holding paddocks with fences repaired and upgraded to a high standard throughout in recent years.
Water supply around the farm is secure through good dams, ample creek access and spring supply. Bayleys agent Simon Bousfield says Burnage will appeal to farmers seeking robust, breeding country that can fit well with a finishing property on the Gisborne flats.