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Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup Victory to Waihora!
Edward Luisetti, presents the Luisetti Seeds CombinedCountry Cup to Waihora Captain; Matthew Stone
The Luisetti Seeds Division 1 Championship final took place on Saturday 16th June. Waihora hosted Rakaia at Rhodes Park on a pitch that was in pretty good order considering the quantity of rain the area had recently experienced.
Both teams came into the final with excellent win records. Waihora...
Luisetti Seeds 2018 Paddock of the Year
Luisetti Seeds would like to congratulate Jan Lepoutre, his parents and brother Gurt on winning the Luisetti Seeds paddock of the year with an excellent crop of tetraploid perennial ryegrass. Jan and his family farm approximately 1000 hectares between Dorie and Rakaia.
The ryegrass was a tetraploid forage perennial which Luisetti Seeds multiply for a Japanese company. The paddock
was planted...
150 Years in Farming
Luisetti Seeds wish to congratulate the Morrish Family who have been farming the same property at Springston for 150 years. To mark the occasion Luisetti Seeds recently presented the Morrish’s with commemorative plaques.
L to R: Shane King (Luisetti Seeds), David Morrish, Chris Morrish, John Morrish, Ed Luisetti, Mark Morrish
In 1863, at the age of 24, Richard Morrish emigrated from Devon,...
Go to Town with Country Smells
Do you like the smell of your partner when they return home from a day in the fields? Would you like to smell like this every day if you got the chance? Well you can now recreate this beautiful country scent with a harvest of three limited edition fragrances from Jo Malone, called “English Fields”.
Jo Malone “English Fields” range of perfumes are all enriched with grains and...
Canterbury Country Rugby
Luisetti Seeds has been the principal sponsor of Canterbury Country Rugby since 2011, proudly supporting the North Canterbury, Mid Canterbury and Ellesmere sub-unions to deliver the Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Combined Country Cup, the Hunnibell Cup, Watters Cup and Coleman Shield competitions.
Twenty two first division teams will feature in the 2018 competition, including Methven, Oxford,...
Luisetti Family and Staff feature in Rangiora Bridge Club Anniversary Pairs Tournament
Every year the Rangiora Bridge Club holds an Anniversary Pairs Tournament open to all current and ex members of the club. This year, four current and ex staff members of Luisetti Seeds played in the tournament and left the trophy
table depleted with their combined efforts.
Margaret Luisetti, Robin Hassall, Nikki Luisetti, Gaynor Hurford
Richard Luisetti, who has been playing Bridge for 32...
Industry Retirement
Late last year, Plant and Food Research farewelled cereal breeder Dr Bill Griffin, who retired after a 42 year career in the wheat breeding industry. Bill has worked closely with Luisetti Seeds and has been a real asset to our wheat breeding partnership over the last 25 years. He has brought value not only to our company but to the entire New Zealand industry.
After completing an honours...
Body Building Passion
After two seasons as a casual worker, Connor Smith has now joined our Rangiora staff as a permanent team member. During the past two years we have noticed Connor’s interest in body building. He is aiming to enter the NZIFBB (New Zealand International Federation of Body Builders) South Island Champs in September this year. His passion for body building has stemmed from his love for sports and...