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NATIONAL WHEAT COMPETITION
Chris and Dave Morrish with the Supreme Milling Wheat Cup
Four out of a possible of seven awards were presented to growers of Luisetti Seeds/Plant & Food cultivars in the recent United Wheat Growers National Wheat Growing Competition.
The judges commented that the growing season last year was far from perfect in most regions. “It was pleasing however, to see the entries in the competition...
CANTERBURY RUGBY SPONSORSHIP
Jimmy luisetti – 5th generation Luisetti to play for Rangiora ( Saracens, Blue & Red) looks to make a tackle on a Cheviot player.
Rugby Sponsorship Announcement
Luisetti Seeds and the Canterbury Rugby Union are pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached for Luisetti Seeds to become the major sponsor of the Country Club Rugby Championship.
This sponsorship is for all...
LUISETTI SEEDS SPONSOR WINNING SOUTH ISLAND DRESSAGE TEAM
Congratulations to the Ashburton/South Canterbury/North Otago dressage team.
Luisetti Seeds were delighted to sponsor the Ashburton, South Canterbury, North Otago dressage team at the recent South Island teams dressage championships. The team were the overall winners of the New Zealand Pony Clubs Association one day event held at the Ashburton show grounds on the 29th January. The winning team...
NEW STAPLETONS GRAVITY TABLE
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 sets itself with the...
WAREINGS CONQUEST TRUCK
Keep an eye out for the freshly painted Conquest truck and trailer unit. Operated by Phillip Wareing Ltd.
COOKING SCHOOL
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.
PADDOCK OF THE YEAR 2010
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 hectare...
NORTH CANTERBURY APPOINTMENT
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, who farm in the...
NEW MANAGER FOR STAPLETONS
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 challenges that lie ahead,...
STAPLETONS LTD
In April 2009 Luisetti Seeds purchased the business of Stapletons Ltd, Ashburton.
Stapletons Ltd is a well established seed dressing and seed trading business located in Ashburton. Stapletons has a substantial customer base in mid Canterbury. It has a long history of trading and is a well known business in the Ashburton area.
Luisetti Seeds saw this expansion into Ashburton as a logical step...