Location
Property is located at 12576 Road 17 – Madera, CA.
Size
+/-1,296.75 Assessed Acres
Dairy Facility
This beautiful dairy facility was built in 2003. It is permitted to milk +/-2,220 head, but is fully equipped to handle +/-2,700 milk cows. The dairy is currently milking +/-1,000 head – 3x per day.
The milking parlor is a double 30 herringbone (42? spacing) and equipped with Beco meters and automatic take-offs.
There are two (2) +/-10,000 gallon silo-style milk tanks.
There is also a maternity barn, that features a pharmaceutical storage room.
Cattle housing is open corral. The heifer pens accommodate +/-2,000 head of support stock.
The entire herd is outfitted with RFID tags.
The dairy’s waste water management is supported by two (2) lagoons and a manure separation system.
Feeds are housed in an eight (8) bay commodity barn.
The +/-1,000 milking herd is available for purchase separately. Also available for purchase separately are +/-130 dry cows and +/-1,150 support stock.
Plantings
The property features almonds and wine grape plantings.
Almonds – There are +/-450 acres of the Monterey and Nonpareil variety that were planted in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Wine Grapes – There are +/- 96 acres of the Pinot Grigio variety planted in 2007.
The remaining +/-600 acres are open farm ground, historically planted to irrigated row crops.
Water
Property is not located within any irrigation districts but is part of County of Madera GSA – Madera.
There are 13 wells on the property.
The trees are irrigated via micro-sprinklers and vines are irrigated via drip. The irrigation system features four (4) filtration stations and one (1) pond.
The property also features a 30,000 gallon fresh water tank, a 15,000 gallon pressure tank with two (2) 30 HP pumps.
Back-up Power
There is a 350kw back-up generator.
Solar
The property features a 1-megawatt solar system.
Homes
A stunning +/-4,500 sq. ft., four (4) bedroom and four (4) bath owner’s residence graces the property complete with a private driveway, sparkling pool and tennis court.
There are also two (2) employee homes on the property.
Shop
There is one (1) +/-4,500 sq. ft. shop.
Legal
Madera County APNs: 043-104-002, 043-106-004, 043-106-005, 043-106-007, 043-106-006, 043-106-003 and 045-161-008.
Groundwater Disclosure
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires groundwater basins to be sustainable by 2040. SGMA requires a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by 2020. Said plans may limit ground water pumping. For more information please visit the SGMA website at www.sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/.
Remarks
The listing can be separated, allowing buyers to purchase the trees and dairy operations separately. Contact the listing agent for more details.
