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COUNTRY DOWN TOWN!
We’ve been much anticipating the traditional Town vs Country match here at Luisetti Seeds. Canterbury Country last held the trophy in 2009 but were determined the clash at Kaiapoi would see that drought broken.
Canterbury Country emerged victorious 3 – 20!
Brook Retallick gives the ball a mighty hoof to take Country to town.
Canterbury Metro, after nine years of straight victories were...
Promoting Beneficial Insects in Brassica Crop
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 apparent that the...
Increase your productivity for young stock
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, compared to those on...
Luisetti Seeds hits the catwalk!
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 Flamenco dress, made...
Four Tips for a Great Lucerne Stand
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 CROPS’, BUT CAREFUL...
Division One Finals
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 Celtic, the first time...
Wheat Contracts
Wheat contracts are available for all Luisetti Seeds cultivars for 2019 production. We are particularly looking to contract Conquest wheat and biscuit wheat.
We still have seed for our new high yielding premium wheat Griffin available for our growers.
Please see your Luisetti Seeds Agronomist for further information on our cultivars and planting opportunities for 2019 wheat production.
Now There’s a Paddock of Swedes!
Ken Townley of Luisetti Seeds struggles to lift swedes grown by Jonathan Austin, Aroha Downs, Oxford
Ken fails to dislodge a particularly large swede with a swift kick.
Jonathan Austin has been growing swedes as a winter feed for a number of years at Aroha Downs, Viewhill, Oxford. The swedes are break fed to cattle during the winter.
Swede paddocks at Aroha Downs are conventionally worked...
Luisetti Seeds makes a contribution to fighting Kauri dieback
Tāne Mahuta, a giant kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand.
Kauri dieback, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora agathidicida, is causing widespread deaths of kauri trees throughout northern New Zealand. It seriously threatens the survival of these trees and the ecosystem they dominate.
Kauri dieback, which is incurable and fatal, was first discovered on...
United Wheat Growers National Wheat Growing Competition
Congratulations to our growers who were recently awarded prizes at the annual Wheat Growers awards. Luisetti Seeds varieties featured strongly with five different varieties being awarded prizes.
Of note were:
Slater Farms:
1st Premium Milling with Griffin (CRWT218)
Maw-KG Farming:
2nd Premium Milling with Reliance
Springwood Farm Ltd:
3rd Premium Milling with Duchess
Perry Farms:
4th Premium...