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Forage Crops Provide Valuable Bulk and Quality Feed in Winter and Spring
On-going dry weather could mean tight feed supplies this year, so a forage crop which generates high quality feed in winter and spring will be invaluable for maintaining stock performance.
A crop of Intimidator forage oats or Maimai ryecorn undersown with an annual clover such as Moa persian clover will ensure stock get a good bulk feed over the winter months and a high ME legume to meet the...
Legumes power Zino family’s farm operation
Subterranean clover helps drive exceptional pre-weaning lamb growth rates: Mark Zino with Luisetti Seeds North Canterbury agent Andrew Johnston in a lucerne paddock.
For the Zino family, subterranean clover is their competitive advantage.
It is this plant, that thrives on their farm’s silt loamy soils, that is the engine room of their business, driving lactation and lamb growth rates in that...
Subterranean clover drives sheep production
Mark Zino uses subterranean clover as the basis of his pasture mixes.
The combination of sheep genetics and legumes such as lucerne and subterranean clover are the key drivers behind the Zino family’s high-performance sheep operation.
Based on 983ha effective flat land near Hawarden in North Canterbury, the Zino’s 3250 ewes are lambing an average of 148% and weaning 36-38kg lambs, with over...
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Luisetti Seeds Congratulates Miss Canterbury Best Shorn Ewe Hogget
Congratulations to Dick Frahm of Oxford, who won Miss Canterbury Best Shorn Ewe Hogget at the New Zealand Agricultural show!
Dick and Ann Frahm took home the red ribbon with their Poll Dorset ewe hogget. Their winning ewe was credited as being “outstanding for her breed” – a glowing commendation for their breeding efforts! Only the top six sheep on the day are eligible for the Miss...