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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jon Bond as General Manager of Stapletons Ashburton. Jon comes to us from Midlands Seed which he co-founded 20 years ago. Having been in the grain & seed industry for the last 26 years, Jon brings a wealth of knowledge to our business, both domestically and internationally. Jon is thoroughly looking forward to the...

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Black to the team of Luisetti Seed’s company representatives. Scott comes to us from the livestock industry where he was a livestock representative with Silver Fern Farms for four years covering North Canterbury, and most recently Otago/Southland. Scott is the son of long time Luisetti Seeds clients David and Marie Black,...

We are delighted to announce the winners of Luisetti Seeds Paddock of the Year for 2010 are Richard and Fiona Maw. Richard and Fiona farm a 250ha dryland arable finishing farm between Methven and Mt Hutt. The winning crop is a paddock of Brigadier fodder beet. The four hectare paddock was drilled on the 2nd November 2009 with a precision drill at a rate of 80,000 seeds per...

Luisetti and Stapletons representatives in the kitchen Luisetti and Stapletons representatives attended the Akaroa Cooking School as guests of Zelam during September. After a chemical training session we were taught how to barbeque steak, smoke sausages and bake bread.

Keep an eye out for the freshly painted Conquest truck and trailer unit. Operated by Phillip Wareing Ltd.

Stapletons has just ordered a new Oliver Voyager gravity table from America. A gravity table separates seed based on bulk density and is used for cleaning peas, clover, brassicas and sometimes cereals. The Voyager gravity table is the largest model manufactured by Oliver and will be the first gravity table in New Zealand to be computer controlled. Once the gravity table...