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Chris Pellow crops maize, barley and silage across land he owns and leases near Onewhero and Mercer in North Waikato. This case study traces his two-decade move from conventional cultivation to a no-till system built around unharvested winter cover crops.
Pellow explains how rolling and crimping cover crops before direct drilling maize protects soil structure, cuts nitrogen losses and lowers input costs, and backs it up with figures on reduced fertiliser use and a large drop in greenhouse gas emissions. His advice to other growers is to start small, use your best paddock and learn from others making the same change.
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