Farm For Sale in Tzaneen

Property description

This beautiful, water-rich cattle farm is located near the town of Morebeng(formerly known as Soekmekaar) in the far northern bushveld area of Limpopo Province. With its 1144 hectares of high capacity grazing, it is possible to run a breeding herd of 400 cattle. The generous supply of water provides excellent opportunity for agricultural activities.

This farm has passed through three generations and was previously utilized as a successful potato farming enterprise. The climate also lends itself to avocado, blueberries(specifically low chill or evergreen cultivars), papaya, dragon fruit, macadamia, citrus, mango and mixed vegetables.

There is easy access via a main road.

Weather/Climate:
Falls within the mist belt of Morebeng. The climate is sub-tropical. The average annual temperature is 25c and average rainfall is between 750 - 850mm p/annum.

Farming Infrastructure:
All infrastructure needed for an extensive economically viable livestock farm is in place. Due to proper maintenance, the roads & fences are in good condition as well as the cattle handling facilities and pumps supplying drinking water to the various water troughs. The farm has a well-established livestock handling infrastructure such as a loading ramp and crusher. A brand new cattle camp has also been erected.

Staff accommodation:
An old dilapidated farm house is being used by staff members for housing.

Water sources:
- The farm has been blessed with excellent underground water for household and livestock use.
- 3 x boreholes yielding approximately 10 000 litres p/hour, 1 000 litres p/hour and 10-15 000 litres p/hour respectively.
- water storage tanks
- small earth dam
- concrete dam

Electricity:
3 phase electricity and 50kVA transformer.

Security:
CCTV camera system, linked to Syntec is in place.

Veld Management:
The veld is in near-pristine condition due to proper veld management and conservative grazing over many years. The farm has been expertly managed with grazing areas meticiously optimized to promote healthy livestock growth. The farm has mixed types of veld and has been well planned with two inner camps for efficient veld management and utilisation.

The topography consists of flat lands. Thd dominant vegetation consists of various grasses, shrubs and other plants that are adapted to the sub-tropical climate. Various flora such as wild syringa, jakkalsbessie, marula, kiaat, wild fig, various thorn trees etc appear on the farm.

The land itself is a living canvas currently grazed by kudu, small buck and wild pigs.

Large cattle grazing farms such as this one only come onto the market once in a blue moon. This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a well-established cattle operation that will continue to generate wealth for an astute investor.