The New Zealand ploughing team to the world championship in Croatia next month will be banking on borrowed equipment as they seek glory. This follows a shipping mix-up that saw the team's bespoke tractors and ploughs end up in Wellington two weeks ago, instead of landing in Europe. Mark Dillon, Southland, and Malcolm Taylor, Waikato, have made the difficult decision to leave the equipment at home and rely on borrowed equipment. Careful Planning Undone by DelaysIn the last issue of Rural News we reported on the frustrations of the NZ Ploughing team in trying to ship their bespoke tractors and ploughs to the World Ploughing event to be held in Osijek, Croatia in early September. "The boys decided to head up to Croatia and take up the offer of loan tractors and ploughs from friends and acquaintances from the World Ploughing community.