Cabaña Peñi Mapu
Overview
A crop-and-livestock property of 460 hectares in the Buenos Aires Colorado River Valley, Villarino district, Buenos Aires province. An established irrigation area with input suppliers, machinery dealers, packing sheds and the INTA Ascasubi experimental station.
Its main draw is 310 hectares laid out for gravity irrigation (67% of the total), almost entirely laser-leveled. The water intake sits directly on the Mayor Buratovich canal, one of the valley's main canals, with no rotation or upstream irrigators, and the property holds an irrigation concession for 335 hectares.
It is currently in full production, combining livestock, vegetables and grain, with perennial tall wheatgrass for grazing and seed, onion, corn and red clover. Under irrigation, average yields in the area reach 40–45 t/ha of onion, 10–11 t/ha of corn and 15–17 t DM/ha of alfalfa.
Farm Structure
Land Use
Irrigated crop-and-livestock. 310 ha under gravity irrigation, 67 ha of natural grassland, 13 ha of cleared dryland, 10 ha of homestead and 60 ha of canals, drains and roads. Semi-arid climate, with 400 to 500 mm of annual rainfall and about 210 frost-free days.
Facilities
Main house and 2 staff houses. 1,250 m² shed, 20 m truck scale, 140 t of grain silos and a 30 t fertilizer silo. Cattle chute with scale, secondary chute, pens, 2 water tanks, 10 troughs and a windmill. 12 km of 7-strand perimeter fencing.
Access
35 km from Pedro Luro on a gravel road and 155 km from the port of Bahía Blanca (35 km of gravel and 120 km of pavement on National Route 3).
The Investment Case
An irrigated property already laid out and in full production, in a region where water is what defines value. The intake on the main canal and a concession larger than the area irrigated today provide water security even in years of reduced allocation. Finishing the laser leveling on the remaining lots is the main pending improvement to raise efficiency and productivity.
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