Fully equipped Victorian dairy farm with 330-cow herd offered for $5.2m

A Victorian dairy farm near Sale is on the market for $5.2 million. Makura Farm has 330 milking cows. It includes automated irrigation and a swing-over herringbone dairy with a 10,000-litre vat.

Why it mattersBuyers get a working dairy farm with cows and machinery ready to go. They can start production right away instead of building from scratch.

AustraliaReflects the significant capital required to enter Australian dairy farming; the $5.2 million price point and availability of such properties shape entry barriers and investment patterns in Victoria's agricultural sector.

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