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Despite facing a tough dry spell, the Mengel family’s corn trial at Kia Ora near Nobby has delivered strong yields alongside minimal pest pressure.

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00:00It's a tough season, but we've been able to grow a reasonable crop.
00:04Rain has been the major factor this season.
00:07We just couldn't get enough rain at the right time.
00:13We survived through it and hopefully next year the season will change
00:19and hopefully this winter crop season it might change too.
00:25It's so slow at getting going this year.
00:27Clouds are hanging around, but they just don't seem to produce much rain.
00:30And we haven't seen armyworm for two years now.
00:33There's a few heliosas around, but they're there often around,
00:37but we don't see the bad one that will affect your cause.
00:41It just hasn't been here.
00:43So hopefully that'll continue that way.
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