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Fill that Gap Part 2 – Establishment from the air

Join Ballance Agri-Nutrients for Part 2 of 3 where we discuss with Murray Lane from Ballance AgriNutrients on how to establish crops at scale using a helicopter.

This video covers: 

  • Farmer case studies and learnings.
  • Economics of helicropping.
  • Farm system benefits.

Watch the entire series

Part 1: Fill that Gap – Catch/Cover Cropping

Part 3: Fill that Gap – How to Helicrop

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