Story: Arable farming

Sheep grazing on swedes

Sheep grazing on swedes

Swedes are one of a range of brassica crops that are sown for supplementary feeding of sheep, especially in the southern South Island. These sheep have already removed the leaves and are starting to eat the bulbs of the swede plants.

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Reference: AANR 6329 13 DA8,192

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Sue Zydenbos, 'Arable farming - 19th-century arable farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/17564/sheep-grazing-on-swedes (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Sue Zydenbos, published 24 Nov 2008