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Healthy crops, better soil with Mark Scott No-Tillage Mid Canterbury farmers are discovering the many advantages in No-till agriculture, where crops can be grown from year to year without disturbing the soil through tillage. Utilising Cross Slot No-Tillage drills, Mark Scott No-Tillage is achieving outstanding success with sowing crops of all types in a variety of different soils. Cross Slot has been thoroughly and independently tested and is the only such system based on extensive, independent, published and peer-reviewed biological research. Low soil disturbance means the amount of water and organic matter in the soil gets a boost, while the risks of erosion are considerably reduced. Ultra low disturbance No-Tillage brings better pasture persistence as inter-row weeds and volunteer grasses are significantly reduced and eliminated in many situations. Add fertiliser placement, particularly phosphate, and you have the ingredients for a successful crop. Mark Scott No-Tillage offer expertise in the field. Their extensive experience, along with their attention to detail, means crops get off to a great start and plants continue to grow well, showing vigour and persistence. Uniformity of establishment has been shown to be far more important than in-row spacing when it comes to maize. Talk to Mark Scott No-Tillage on how you can reduce your establishment costs while maintaining your maize yields. This Methven-based company prides itself on maintaining its machinery in top condition and offering sound advice backed by a lifetime of farming and more than a decade of experience with No-Till.
Mark Scott No-Tillage is located at 91 Mt Harding Road, Methven. Tel 03 302 8872 or 027 221 6070, Fax 03 302 8874, Email scottyz@xtra.co.nz , Web www.crossslot.com
Maize planted with a cross slot drill
Cows grazing on 15.5 tonne DM Crop near Methven
Welcome to the first ATS Contractor Supplement. This has been developed to assist members with finding what they may need for the coming season from ATS & its partners—the Card Supplier businesses. You are able to learn more about the Suppliers and which products and services you can purchase from them. As you will see, we have also included information from two Mid Canterbury companies which are not part of the ATS Supplier Network, we recognise that to cover all of your requirements it is of benefit to ATS members to include this information. The season looks like it is shaping up well, we will know more in a few months’ time. Neal Shaw, Chief Executive
Rape crop near Windwhistle