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Luisetti Seeds community rugby at its finest! Presentations of the Luisetti Seeds Waters Cup, Luisetti Seeds Coleman Shield, and Luisetti Seeds Alf Hunnibell Cup. Country County Sub Unions Division One finals were played recently and, as usual, provided exciting and fiercely contended matches against near rivals. It was pleasing to see the Luisetti Watters Cup won by...

Everett Thomas is an agronomist based in New York State. He has worked with Cornell University Cooperative Extension and the William Miner Agricultural Research Institute. He edits the Miner Institute’s Farm Report newsletter. Reprinted with the kind permission of Agrimedia, New Zealand. Article written by Everett Thomas (abridged) LUCERNE IS TRULY ‘THE QUEEN OF FORAGE...

What do you do with your empty seed sacks? Chantelle Reilly turned heads with hers. She made this stunning Flamenco dress out of three Luisetti seed sacks and fabric scraps from her Fabric Technology classroom. And best of all? The dress is completely functional! Chantelle enjoys Spanish dancing classes and has performed in her Luisetti dress. Chantelle Reilly models her...

We were delighted to see our Lucerne varieties featured in NZ Farm Life and Country Wide this year. We were especially delighted to see that Luisetti Seeds Agronomist Andrew Johnson has increased the productivity of one North Canterbury farm significantly through his recommendations – the farm reported their lambs had gained near double the weight on Luisetti forage crops,...

A honey bee approaches a Phacelia flower. Image CC BY-SA 3.0 Rasbak Wikimedia Commons Pest management has changed over the last few years. Not so long ago, the focus was on choosing the most potent insecticide for the pest you wanted rid of… even if it killed everything else as well. This was a simple approach based on immediate results. However, it’s become increasingly...