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Our new New Zealander
Scott Ammerman with Ashburton Mayor Donna Faval at his Citizenship ceremony.
A desire for a new life brought Scott Ammerman to our shores over eight years ago and on June 20, the US citizen officially became a Kiwi.
Scott, who is the Processing Supervisor at Luisetti Seeds Ashburton, says he sold his home in Northern Indiana, along with his possessions and arrived in Auckland with a...
Join our team! Are you our new Ashburton Machine Operator?
MACHINE OPERATOR
We are accepting applications for the role of Machine Operator at our Ashburton site on an ongoing basis.
Luisetti Seeds is a significant provider of grain and seed, both nationally and internationally. Through research, integrity, and the talents of our staff, we aim to become the best and most trusted provider of grain and seed products and services in NZ.
Your key...
Join our team! Are you our new Ashburton Store Person?
STORE PERSON
We are accepting applications for the role of Store Person at our Ashburton site on an ongoing basis.
Luisetti Seeds is a significant provider of grain and seed, both nationally and internationally. Through research, integrity, and the talents of our staff, we aim to become the best and most trusted provider of grain and seed products and services in NZ.
Your key...
Canterbury Sub Union finals provide excitement and a tight score board
Mid Canterbury
Peter Ayers presents the Luisetti Seeds Watters Cup to captain of the Rakaia team, Jackson Dolan
This season’s rugby competitions drew to a close with the three Canterbury Sub Union finals showcasing provincial rugby at its best.
Mid Canterbury’s Watters Cup was contested by Rakaia and Methven on July 20. Rakaia were the victors, winning by 19-12 in extra time.
Luisetti Seeds’...
Luisetti Seeds “Paddock of the Year” winners announced.
Southbridge arable farmers Ian and Maree Lowery won this year’s Luisetti Seeds “Paddock of the Year” competition with an outstanding crop of Forage Tall Fescue.
Luisetti Seeds’ agronomist Shane King, says the crop yielded a healthy 2.259kg’s per hectare machine dressed, and returned an impressive $7,013 per hectare.
The Forage Tall Fescue is a first-year overseas multiplication crop, that went...
Lucerne cultivars for specific situations
Often regarded as the King of Forages, lucerne is valued for its ability to generate high quality drymatter, particularly in dryland environments.
Spring is the traditional sowing season for lucerne and Andrew Johnston from Luisetti Seeds recommends growers consider soil type and fertility, ground preparation, farm management and climate before planting.
All of these factors, he says, will...
Luisetti Seeds’ Mark Frampton takes on the Air Rescue Challenge
Caption The New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association team “ The Gladiators” will be competing in this year’s Air Rescue Challenge on September 22.
Luisetti Seeds’ Operation Manager Mark Frampton, will be putting his mental acuity and physical fitness to the test on September 22 when he takes part in this year’s Air Rescue Challenge.
Mark is competing as a member of the four-person team...
Operations Manager, Mark Frampton, to compete in the Canterbury Westcoast Air Rescue Team Challenge
NZGSTA Gladiators – George Gerard, Callum Davidson, Steve Pugh and Mark Frampton
The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust relies on donations to keep this service operating – it is not government funded.
Everybody knows someone who has had to use this service. It could be the difference between life and death in a car crash, sports injury, hunting, tramping or boating incident to...
CRBA 148 Barley impresses in trials and on-farm
Chris Morrish: Reinforcing what FAR trials found, Chris Morrish found CRBA 148 an easy crop to grow with high yields and minimal inputs.
After four years of Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) trials, Luisetti Seed’s spring-sown feed barley CRBA 148 is proving to be a consistently top performer in yield and test weight.
The barley was trialled by FAR on two dryland sites in the Manawatu,...
Forage peas offer feed quality and versatility as forage crops
John McCaw ( six foot in his slippers) stands in a paddock of Provider Peas at Sheffield.
Forage peas are versatile crops which can be grown on their own or partnered with a forage cereal to produce high yielding and high feed-quality cereal silage.
Sown on their own, forage peas can yield up to 18 tonnes of dry matter per hectare and when sown in a cereal combination, forage peas have the...