Deep ripping is paying off

ONE of the region’s farmers who has turned to deep ripping for improved production is Carwarp’s Clay Gowers. He says this is his third season of deep ripping and is confident it is helping his enterprise. “Our subsoil moisture has been adequate this season across our farms although with the rain that fell around April […]

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