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NEW TRAINEE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Henry Norris as a trainee field representative for the Mid/North Canterbury areas.
Henry comes to us after spending three years at Lincoln University where he completed a B.Com(Ag) degree. Prior to this he attended Christchurch Boy’s High School. He has a strong interest in plant science and completed a number of seed and plant science related...
GRUBOUT U2
New Grass Endophyte to be Released
Canterbury pasture plant breeding company Cropmark Seeds Ltd recently announced the release of a new endophyte GrubOUT® U2 a major advance in the fight against a multi-million dollar farming problem – insect pests.
Luisetti Seeds and Stapletons representatives visited a trial site at Darfield recently and we saw first hand the potential that Cropmark’s...
LUISETTI SEEDS PIG HUNT
When rugby isn’t being discussed in the Luisetti Seeds smoko room, the next most popular topic is hunting. With so many hunters on the staff it was decided to hold a pig hunting competition to put to the test some of the stories that have been told of ferocious boars and 14 point stags.
Three teams were formed:
The Southern Porkers
Chris Sparks (now working for Syngenta)
Carmel Burgess
Peter...
EMPRESS BISCUIT WHEAT
The performance of the new Luisetti Seeds/Plant & Food Research biscuit wheat, Empress, has been a highlight of the 2012 harvest.
Empress (formerly known as CRWT157) offers greatly enhanced disease resistance compared to all other New Zealand biscuit wheats. Many outstanding yields have been achieved with Empress this season. A 9.2ha Mid Canterbury paddock, for example, yielded 140 tonne...
IMPROVING FARMER’S LIFESTYLES IN NEPAL
The recently completed programme “Developing sustainable animal fodder systems for improving household incomes in several districts of Nepal”, has changed the financial situation and improved social conditions for at least 10,800 farmers throughout Nepal. Funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and New Zealand Aid through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
SOWING LUCERNE WITH ANDREW JOHNSTON
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 relationship with...
SF BOLT FORAGE TRITICALE
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 crop uniformity,...
PADDOCK OF THE YEAR 2012
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 disease free through...
NEW SEED CLEANING MACHINE FOR LUISETTI SEEDS
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 ‘fluidised’ with air...
BOOMA BARLEY
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 sowings in medium to...