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    An Ashburton farmer has taken out the Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield

    An Ashburton farmer has taken out the Guinness World Record for the highest wheat yield


    Eric Watson produced 17.398 tonnes per hectare wheat crop -- beating his previous record in 2017 of 16.791 tonnes per hectare.

    The achievement has been admired by the wider industry, and is providing insights into innovations for future growth.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     18 Nov: The Kiwi dollar is the weakest compared to Australia in 12 years - trading at just 87 Aussie cents
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     17 Nov: A quick turnaround for the newly announced changes to vehicle imports - to be law by week's end
     17 Nov: Inflation is still running hot - with the price of food, gas and electricity all high
     17 Nov: Prices are soaring for food staples - with prices up 4.7 percent on a year ago
     17 Nov: The cost of Christchurch City Council's five-year battle against city-wide housing intensification has been tallied
     17 Nov: Activity's been picking up in the housing market
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