9060 Ten Mile Grade, Zolfo Springs, FL 33890 - Hardee County

Nickerson Cattle Company is a well-managed working cattle operation and pasture based dairy farm located in the heart of Central Florida. The parcel is continuous and spans both Hardee & Desoto Counties. This 1781+/- acre piece has been well developed and has all the right tools in place. The pastures are the perfect mixture of thriving hemarthria, and star grasses which make this property ideal to utilize for hay and grazing. With cross fencing and multiple pastures, this is the perfect set up to support a successful cow/calf operation and dairy farm. If cattle doesn't interest you, this property having roughly 1,450 improved acres with decades of nutrient dense organic matter in the soil could be used for farming, sod, tree farm, bamboo, or any other agricultural use. On the property you will find a 2,722 total square ft 4 bedroom/2 bath home completely remodeled in 2017 with a detached carport. Other structures include a 2,356 square ft office and break room building, a 30,000 square ft milking barn with 600 amp electrical service, a 21,525 square ft equipment shed/packing house, (6) 30 ton feed tanks (silos), and a working set of covered cow pens. The wells on the property consist of (5) 4 inch wells, (1) 8 inch well and (1) 10 inch well. The property also has 628 acres that is plumbed to serve as a spray field. Roughly 240 acres of the property is a mix of native Florida oak hammocks, palmettos, pine timber and wetland slough that provides an opportunity to hunt White-tail deer, hogs, Osceola turkey, dove, and other native species. There are no conservation easements in place on any of this property. Located just 25 minutes from Zolfo Springs while larger cities such as Tampa and Orlando are approximately 1.5 hours away. If the entire 1,781 acres doesn't interest you we have the 689 acre dairy portion can be purchased for $8,000,000 MLS #302251 or the hay field portion can be purchased for $6,675,000 MLS # 302138.