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With applying lime still being the most effective method of correcting soil acidity, it shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that a lime spreader took out the coveted Machine of the Year award at the recent Irish Ploughing Championships.

Fine weather brought out the crowds to this year’s national ploughing championships at Kirwee, Canterbury, last month.

World Ploughing chairman Colin Millar, of Rotorua, says the winners of this year's NZ ploughing championships are in contention with the best in the world.

Murray Grainger of Mosgiel was one of many competitors from the South Island at this year's national ploughing championships held at Rongotea in Manawatu.

Ideal conditions greeted competitors at the 61st National Ploughing championships held near Rongotea in the Manawatu over the weekend.

Arrangements for the this year's 61st New Zealand Ploughing Championships are in place for the finals.

Two of New Zealand's ploughing identities are involved with the organising committee for the 61st New Zealand Ploughing Championships – to be held at Rongotea on April 16 and 17.

The World Ploughing Championships have just concluded in Denmark and New Zealand entrants acquitted themselves well.

THE WORLD ploughing championships for 2014 recently concluded with mixed results for the two New Zealand competitors.