Kōrero: Soils and regional land use

Topdressing hill country

Topdressing hill country

Farming in New Zealand hill country would be impossible without the aerial topdressing of fertiliser on steep and often inaccessible pastures. Regular topdressing and controlled grazing helps stop sown pastures reverting to scrub and weeds.

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Reference: Ag4710Rbt.tif
Photograph by G. R. Roberts

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Allan Gillingham, 'Soils and regional land use - Central and western North Island', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17098/topdressing-hill-country (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Allan Gillingham, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008