Kale crop hits sweet spot

A kale crop won Ian Bathgate (right) and his son Simon, of Outram, the 2026 Taieri winter crop competition. 

Results

Most outstanding crop winner: Ian and Simon Bathgate

Most outstanding crop runner- up: Nick Roulston

Crops on flat

Dairy platform fodder beet: Josh Adam

Run-off fodder beet: Kent Duncan

Swede: Philip Wilson

Cultivated kale: Graeme Wallace

Direct-drilled kale: Ian and Simon Bathgate

Crops on hill

Cultivated swede: Boyd Tisdall

Direct drilled swede: Nick Roulston

Cultivated kale: Jimmy Tisdall

Direct-drilled kale: Nick Roulston

Turnip: Richard Nichol

Fodder beet: Justin Flett

 

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