The Whare - see the download at the bottom of this page for the Rural News story about this pic!
Photo Sarah McNally - Ashburton Guardian Peter Ridge on his father’s Massey Harris tractor, at the Methven Show
Noel Sheat - NZ Plough 2010 Chairman
Lill Plough
NZ Plough 2010
Methven is about to host one of the largest agricultural events ever held in the South Island.
Six years in the planning, and with a million dollar budget, NZ Plough 2010 will spill over 160 hectares of Methven farmland. The World Ploughing Contest (April 17-18) is preceded by the Mobil Silver Plough Championships (April 15-16) in a four-day country fair which promises not only modern world-class ploughing but vintage ploughing with horses and harvesting as in days of yore.
Read more...
Click here for the link to The Christchurch Press story - "A Father's dream come true"
- published on 20th March 2009.
Click here for the link to The Christchurch Press story - "NZ to host World Ploughman"
- published on 13th March 2009.
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Ploughing Olympics- Lill Plough - see image bottom right
- The largest custom-made plough ever made by agricultural machinery maker, Clough Group will be on display at the World Ploughing contest at Methven (April 15-18).
Ridge Farm article- Thanks to Ashburton Guardian for the story - see image to the right.
- The Whare
- Thanks to Rural News for the story - see image top right of this page...
Vintage Machinery- Vintage Machinery Press Release