1 May 2023

Southland ploughman taking tractor to World Championships in Estonia

From Checkpoint, 5:51 pm on 1 May 2023

A Southland farmer's had to dig deep and exceptionally straight to win a ploughing contest that will see him represent NZ at the world champs in Estonia next year.

Riversdale crop farmer Mark Dillon won the conventional section of the national champs, ploughing two different plots, while racing the clock.

Now there's the pressing question of how he gets his tricked out tractor and rig, halfway round the world for the big leagues.

But first Mark explains what makes a champion ploughman.