Your cultivation contractor, helping farmers to maximise crop profit with minimal intervention cultivation methods
MANAWATU, RANGITIKEI
AND SURROUNDS
Servicing all your cultivation requirements
At Shannon Ag, we are dedicated to helping Manawatu farmers maximise their crop profits using minimal intervention cultivation methods.
As a young, innovative agricultural cultivation business, we understand the unique challenges and opportunities that come with farming a variety of other crops.
Our goal:
Support farmers like you in achieving higher yields, and greater profitability with sustainable and efficient cultivation practices.
Why Choose Shannon Ag?
Minimal Intervention Techniques
We believe in working with nature, not against it. Our minimal intervention cultivation methods reduce the impact on your soils and help build more resilient crops.
Maximise Crop Profit
Our methods are proven to boost yields, ensuring you get the best return on your investment.
Local Expertise
As a Manawatu-based business, we are deeply familiar with the local climate, soil conditions, and market demands. Our solutions are customised to meet your specific needs.
Young & Dynamic Leadership
Led by a passionate young entrepreneur with a fresh perspective on agriculture, Shannon Ag is committed to bringing modern, innovative approaches to traditional cultivation methods.
Meet Johnny - your cultivation specialist
Shannon Ag founder Johnny Shannon established the business in 2022 when he purchased one of the only strip till machines in Manawatu.
He’s on a mission to provide the most superior and sustainable groundwork contracting services in Manawatu, Rangitikei and its surrounding areas.
As a qualified Diesel Mechanic, Johnny can service and maintain his equipment, ensuring he is providing the best and latest gear to carry out his client's cultivation work.
Hard work to a high quality comes naturally to Johnny, so if you’re looking for a cultivation contractor to carry out your maize crop, spring or autumn cultivation work give Johnny a shout.
Strip Till
A one-pass cultivation method, which compared to conventional cultivation is better for soil structure, is cheaper and quicker to get the seed in the ground, improves moisture retention, and unworked bands act as a wind barrier for young establishing plants. When it comes to harvest time the ground is also firmer, minimising damage to the paddock and making it easier for autumn regrassing.
We use a precision cultivation power-driven strip till teamed with a Vaderstad tempo and Bednar front hopper to apply starter fertiliser and slug bait directly on the plant line.
Direct Drilling
Direct drilling is a minimum intervention cultivation method that allows us to place the seed directly in the residues of your spring crops and into the cultivated ground. We use a 4m Horsch Pronto direct drill/air seeder machine to achieve these results. This application includes slug bait and fertiliser application.
General Cultivation
We can help with general cultivation requirements to help you get your land prepared for growing crops or putting it back into pasture. Shannon Ag’s services include ploughing, levelling, subsoiling, discing, power harrowing, drilling and roller drilling.
“Johnny does a good job, for a fair price, in good time. I totally recommend Shannon Ag.”
Angus Gilbertson
Tapuae Ltd, Manawatū
"We have been using Johnny for the past three seasons and have been pleased with the results. The window to get the seed in the ground can be fairly short around here so being able to get everything done in one day is really useful. I also feel the strip till helps us preserve our soil structure better than full cultivation."
Richard Ash
Tututotara Dairy, Marton
"Johnny Shannon does all Waitatapia's strip tillage planting for our maize programme The yield results we are getting are exceptionally good, both matching and improving on alternative systems of soil preparation. I Highly support this tillage and planting system."
Hew Dalrymple
Waitatapia Farming, Bulls
Contact Johnny
If you're a local farmer looking to improve your crop yields and profitability with sustainable, minimal-intervention cultivation methods, Shannon Ag is here to help.
Contact me today to have a yarn about how we can support your cultivation needs.
Phone: 027 513 7552
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