CROPPING

Amaizing crop takes out 2018 competition

A MAIZE crop grown on the property Hamily P/L, of Cooma, in northern Victoria, has taken out the irrigated section of the National Maize Competition.

Staff writer
 Andrew Pollard (Netafim), Ian Hamono (Hamily P/L) and Luke Nagle (Advanced Ag) at Ian's sub-surface drip irrigation pump site.

Andrew Pollard (Netafim), Ian Hamono (Hamily P/L) and Luke Nagle (Advanced Ag) at Ian's sub-surface drip irrigation pump site.

Ian and Mary Hamono grew a crop of Pioneer hybrid P1467 which was yield tested at 19.54 tonnes per hectare. The highest yielding crop in 2017 was 18.36 tonnes per hectare. The winning crop this year...

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