Fischer Ranch & Cache Creek Natural Beef combine to offer 1,399.46± acres near Cache Creek, including approximately 680 irrigated acres of fertile Bonaparte River bottom. Multiple residences, shops, cattle facilities & extensive irrigation systems support a highly diversified agricultural enterprise.
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Fischer Ranch and Cache Creek Natural Beef combine to create a highly diversified 1,399.46±-acre agricultural enterprise along the Bonaparte River near Cache Creek. Together, the properties offer approximately 680 irrigated acres of fertile, well-drained sandy-loam river bottom, along with an additional 150± acres suitable for pasture development.
The warm, dry climate, low elevation and abundant sunshine create exceptional conditions for producing hay, fruit and field-grown vegetables. With irrigation, productive soils, two 20' x 100' greenhouses and substantial food-handling infrastructure already in place, the operation offers significant potential for expanded produce production, market gardening, greenhouse cultivation or a vertically integrated agricultural business.
Fischer Ranch comprises 1,062.42± acres, including approximately 390 irrigated acres and extensive frontage along the Bonaparte River. Five center pivots, hand lines, irrigation wells, three-phase pumps and underground distribution lines support the productive haylands, which are reported capable of strong annual yields under good management. Six water licences authorize irrigation and stockwatering uses.
The ranch headquarters include two residences, a 5,839± sq. ft. refrigerated processing and cold-storage facility, a 40' x 50' shop, a 23' x 94' equipment-storage building, two hay-drying structures and a large 70' x 140' hay shed with an additional 25' x 140' side section. A truck scale, feedlot pens, electrical building and supporting outbuildings add further operational versatility.
Cache Creek Natural Beef comprises 337.04± acres, with approximately 290 acres of irrigated river-bottom farmland and additional hillside grazing land. Two center pivots, wheel lines, hand lines, electric pumps and underground distribution infrastructure support forage, fruit or vegetable production, while four water licences provide irrigation and stockwatering rights.
Improvements include a 2,016± sq. ft. four-bedroom residence, a heated 48' x 72' shop with office, washroom and one-bedroom suite, two cattle barns, livestock-processing facilities and five feedlot pens with concrete bunks, waterers, holding areas and load-out chutes. Together, these properties offer a rare combination of highly productive farmland, irrigation, housing, livestock infrastructure, cold storage, greenhouse capacity and food-processing potential.
3269 Highway 97N - Cache Creek, BC
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Cache Creek lies within one of British Columbia’s warmest and driest agricultural regions. Its low elevation, abundant sunshine, hot summers and relatively long growing season support a diverse range of crops when reliable irrigation is available, including hay, forage, vegetables, berries, tree fruit and greenhouse production.
The productive lands along the Bonaparte River are formed from well-drained fluvial deposits, with deep sandy-loam soils and minimal rock across much of the valley floor. These soils warm quickly in spring, drain efficiently and are well suited to intensive cultivation, while the surrounding hillsides provide complementary grazing land.
Water is the key agricultural resource in this semi-arid environment. Irrigation from the Bonaparte River and valley-floor wells, supported by pumps, three-phase power and underground distribution systems, allows the area’s fertile soils and favourable climate to achieve strong production. With approximately 680 irrigated acres between the two ranches, the properties offer excellent potential for expanded hay, fruit, vegetable and specialty-crop production.
Cache Creek also occupies a strategic location at the junction of Highways 1 and 97, providing efficient access to Kamloops, regional agricultural suppliers, livestock markets and transportation routes throughout the Interior.
Cache Creek developed as an important stopping point along early fur-trade routes and later the Cariboo Wagon Road. The gold rush created strong demand for beef, horses, grain, hay and fresh produce, encouraging farms and ranches to develop along the fertile, irrigable lands of the Bonaparte River.
Nearby Hat Creek Ranch was established in 1860 and remains one of British Columbia’s best-preserved historic ranching properties. Its hay fields, grain lands and early irrigation works demonstrate how settlers used the region’s warm climate, productive soils and river systems to build successful agricultural operations.
Prominent early ranchers included Charles Semlin, who established the Dominion cattle ranch in 1870 and later served as Premier of British Columbia. Over time, Cache Creek developed a lasting agricultural tradition based on irrigated forage, cattle production, orchards and market crops—a legacy continued by Fischer Ranch and Cache Creek Natural Beef.
50°52'15.72"N and 121°23'50.05"W
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Listing is an asset sale of Monette Farms BC Ltd and subject to terms of orders granted under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and Sale and Investment Solicitation Process (SISP) orders. Offers are subject to the approval of the owner, monitor, creditors and the court.
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