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Kōrero: Superphosphate

Fertiliser loader and topdressing aircraft

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Fertiliser loader and topdressing aircraft

Aerial topdressing (the application of fertiliser by aircraft) was pioneered in New Zealand. Fertiliser is delivered in bulk to a bin beside a landing strip on the farm. A front-end loader takes fertiliser from the bin to the hopper of the aircraft in just a few seconds.

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Arthur Duncan, Superphosphate – Superphosphate pros and cons, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15574/fertiliser-loader-and-topdressing-aircraft (accessed 30 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Arthur Duncan, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.