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New legacy in North Canterbury

The Bethells have been synonymous with North Canterbury farming for almost as long as there have been farms in the region. It is a history that stretches back to the purchase in the 1800s of Pahua Pastures, first farmed by Hugh Bethell’s great-grandfather Marmaduke in 1899. Words by Richard Rennie

October Real Farmer 2018, North Canterbury, Hugh Bethell |

Options open up to lower farm footprint

Like most farmers on the Canterbury Plains Oxford dairy farmer Andrew Mehrtens has been anxiously eyeing the implications of the region’s land and water regional plan when it comes to nitrogen limitations.

June Real Farmer 2018, Agrichem Fertiliser, North Canterbury |

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