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Available for the first time in 2012, CRWT168 feed wheat is the first New Zealand bred feed wheat for 15 years. Bred at Lincoln by Andy Hay and his team at Plant & Food Research, CRWT168 has consistently out yielded all European feed wheats during development trials. CRWT168 is an ‘early finisher’ which makes it especially suitable to medium or drier conditions. CRWT168...

Booma barley seed is available now from both Luisetti Seeds and Stapletons. We recommend Booma for Autumn and Winter sowing. Booma may also be sown in the spring on heavy land or under irrigation. Booma has an extremely high potential yield, much of this yield potential comes from the number of grains (rather than grain size). Booma, therefore, performs best with early...

The operation of the new Oliver Voyager gravity table at Stapletons has been so successful that an identical model has been ordered for Luisetti Seeds and is expected to be fitted and running by harvest 2013. The Stapletons Voyager was the first computer controlled gravity table installed in New Zealand. Gravity tables sort seed based on specific gravity. The seed is...

Luisetti Seeds & Stapletons wish to congratulate Lynton, Dianne, Phil and Andy Molloy from Flemington, Ashburton, winners of the 2012 Luisetti Seeds Paddock of the Year. The Molloy family achieved this prize winning cereal crop with Luisetti Seeds new Biscuit wheat cultivar EMPRESS. Empress proved to be a robust and exceptionally high yielding cultivar that remained...

This spring Luisetti Seeds will offer its growers the latest in forage triticale technology with SF Bolt. Forage triticale is a versatile cereal which is a cross between wheat and ryecorn. Seed Force’s Central South Island Territory Manager David Walsh explains, “SF Bolt is the latest in forage triticale development utilising unique double haploid technology. This improves...

Andrew Johnston makes no apologies for being old-fashioned. As one of eight field representatives at Luisetti Seeds, he is typically out in the field rather than in the office. He is on hand to inspect paddocks and help farmers with pasture renewal right from the very start, from selecting sites and cultivars through to grazing the feed. One farming family that has a close...