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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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Allan Gillingham. 'Soils and regional land use', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/soils-and-regional-land-use/4/5