Ploughing champion Mark Dillon sets it straight

Cut the Crop! by Foundation for Arable Research (NZ)

Jun 19, 202615:36Science & Medicine

Southland mixed arable farmer Mark Dillon has turned part of an arable farmer's toolkit – ploughing – into an artform. He has won the NZ Ploughing Champs in the conventional ploughing category five times, qua...

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