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Kōrero: Arable farming

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - 19th-century arable farming

Wheat harvest, Canterbury

Wheat harvest, Canterbury

Stump removal

Bullocks and plough

Bullocks and plough

Sheep grazing on swedes

Sheep grazing on swedes

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Ploughing and harvesting

Single-furrow plough

Single-furrow plough

Ploughing with a team of horses

Ploughing with a team of horses

Reaper-binder machines

Reaper-binder machines

Threshing cocksfoot seed

Threshing cocksfoot seed (1 o 2)

Threshing machine and traction engine, about 1900

Threshing machine and traction engine, about 1900 (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Arable crops today

Barley, wheat and oats

Barley, wheat and oats

Break feeding oats

Break feeding oats

Milling grain

Map of grain-growing areas, 2007

Map of grain-growing areas, 2007

Grain production, 1905–2005

Grain production, 1905–2005

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Mixed cropping and crop rotation

Patchwork plains

Patchwork plains

Amazing maze

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Cultivation and planting

Ploughing on a grand scale, around 1910

Ploughing on a grand scale, around 1910

Modern cultivation

Modern cultivation

Loading a seed drill

Loading a seed drill

Direct drilling

Direct drilling

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Fertiliser and irrigation

Fertiliser spreader

Fertiliser spreader

Border dyke irrigation

Border dyke irrigation

Spray irrigation

Spray irrigation

Soil moisture measurement

Soil moisture measurement

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Diseases and pests

Wheat stripe rust

Wheat stripe rust

Powdery mildew

Green vegetable bug

Green vegetable bug

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Harvesting

Header harvester

Header harvester

Harvesting wheat

Harvesting wheat

Header delivering grain to bulk trucks

Header delivering grain to bulk trucks

Burning stubble

Burning stubble

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Markets and processing

Grain silos

Peas float, Hastings Blossom Festival

Peas float, Hastings Blossom Festival

Champion Flourmills, Timaru

Champion Flourmills, Timaru

Creamoata factory, Gore

Creamoata factory, Gore

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Sue Zydenbos, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/arable-farming/media (accessed 2 October 2023)

He kōrero nā Sue Zydenbos, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008