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Sorghum is a warm-season, high-yielding forage hybrid designed to produce bulk feed rapidly. It thrives in full sun and warm soil conditions, and is especially suitable for summer grazing or silage when perennial pastures are under pressure from heat and dry conditions.
Plant when soil temperature is 15-16C and rising.
Grows in low rainfall areas.
Sowing Rate: 35kg per hectare
Key benefits
- Provides a strong feed option during summer feed gaps or when pasture growth has declined.
- Supports high-stocking systems by delivering bulk feed quickly.
- Helps maintain feed supply and animal performance in warm or dry-season conditions.
Japanese Millet is a warm-season annual forage grass developed for rapid establishment and high-yield summer feed. It’s ideal for livestock systems needing fast strike, bulk feed, or multiple cuts in one season. Known for its drought tolerance and ability to produce up to 2–3 cuts for silage or grazing in the right conditions.
First cut or grazing can be around 45-60 days.
The minimum soil temperature for sowing is around 17C
Sowing Rate: 25-30kg per hectare for sowing down or broadcast
Key benefits
- Provides a quick feed source during summer when perennial pastures slow, helping fill feed gaps.
- Supports improved animal intake and performance thanks to its forage quality and palatability.
- Offers flexibility: can be used as a standalone short-term pasture or as part of a feed-crop rotation.
- Suitable for farmers looking for a fast-growing summer feed solution under warm conditions
Hillary Fescue is a deep-rooted perennial fescue grass cultivar developed for New Zealand conditions. It establishes more slowly than many ryegrasses, but once its root system is established it performs particularly well in summer-dry environments and under grazing pressure.
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| endophyte | Nil |
| Sowing rate |
10-20kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date | Early |
| Best used for | Grazing, Hay, Silage |
- Offers reliable pasture performance in areas where other grasses may struggle during summer dryness.
- Provides quality feed rather than just bulk, which supports more efficient animal grazing and utilisation.
- Adds longevity and resilience to a pasture mix, reducing the risk of bare ground under drought or summer stress.
- Its compatibility with legumes and herbs helps build a diverse, balanced sward rather than a single-species stand.
Phalaris is a deep-rooted perennial grass known for its exceptional drought tolerance, persistence, and adaptability to a wide range of soils. Originally developed for dryland farming systems, Phalaris performs best in summer-dry, free-draining environments where it provides long-term, high-quality feed.
It is one of the most persistent temperate grasses available, capable of surviving both drought and grazing stress when properly managed.
is best in a mix as you can get Phalaris staggers is the biggest risk in straight stands, caused by alkaloids (tryptamines and β-carbolines) that can build up in plants under certain conditions
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
1-3kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date | Early |
- Ideal for dryland and marginal country, reducing re-sowing frequency due to its long lifespan.
- Is known to reduce grass grub pressure in pastures.
- Improves pasture resilience in the face of dry spells, reducing bare soil exposure.
Gala Grazing Brome is a perennial brome grass cultivar that offers the performance of ryegrass in the brome family. It is ideally suited for free-draining soils, particularly in summer-dry or low-rainfall regions, and is designed to provide rapid autumn recovery, strong winter and early-spring growth, and high persistence under grazing.
| Persistence | 3-5 Years |
|---|---|
| endophyte | Nil |
| Sowing rate |
6-12kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date | Early |
| Best used for | Grazing, Hay, Silage |
- Extends productive pasture in challenging conditions – particularly for summer-dry, light-soil farms.
- Safe for stock thanks to nil endophyte status, reducing animal-health risks.
- Reduces reliance on high-input perennial ryegrass in marginal or dryland paddocks.
Matua Prairie Grass is a specialist forage grass originally developed for New Zealand conditions. It performs particularly well through the cooler months (autumn, winter, spring) while also maintaining good palatability and performance into warmer seasons. It is especially suited to free-draining soils with moderate to good fertility and offers a valuable option when looking for feed resilience and diversification in pasture systems.
| Persistence | Up to 3 years |
|---|---|
| endophyte | Nil |
| Sowing rate |
6-12kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date | Early |
| Best used for | Grazing, Hay, Silage |
- Provides good early spring growth.
- Extends the productive season of your pasture by filling the feed gap in cooler months and maintaining quality into the warmer season.
- Adds resilience to your grazing system - especially useful in free-draining soils or where summer feed drop-off is an issue.
- Improves feed quality and animal performance thanks to its palatable, leafy growth habit.
- Provides a diversification option in pasture mixes, reducing reliance on ryegrass-only swards and improving overall pasture stability.
Kahu Timothy is a New Zealand-bred perennial timothy cultivar known for its nutrient richness and excellent feed quality. It is especially suited for moist, fertile soils, silage and hay production, and grazing systems where high-quality forage is desired.
| Persistence | 3-5 Years |
|---|---|
| endophyte | Nil |
| Sowing rate |
1-2kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date | Late |
| Best used for | Grazing, Hay, Silage |
- Provides premium feed quality for systems aiming for high animal intake, milk production or weight gain.
- Extends the seasonal feed window thanks to the late heading and prolonged leaf phase.
- Ideal for silage/hay production where feed conservation and quality matter.
- Good option for pastures on fertile, moist soils where other grasses may reach maturity faster.
- Suitable for livestock systems that prioritise quality over sheer quantity or rapid turnover.
FINE, DARK GREEN TURF RYEGRASS
Houston Turf Ryegrass is a premium, fine-leaved perennial ryegrass bred specifically for lawns and turf areas where appearance, colour, and manageable growth are key. It combines fast establishment with slow regrowth, resulting in a lush, dark green lawn that’s easy to maintain.
Sowing Rate: 30-35g per sqm
Key benefits
- Ideal for home lawns, sports fields, and landscape applications.
- Excellent compatibility in mixes with fescues and browntop.
- Provides year-round colour and density.
- Low-maintenance, high-appearance option for professional turf finish.
PREMIUM LAWN SEED
The Ultra Lawn Mix has been carefully crafted through years of field trials to deliver a durable, great-looking lawn suited to New Zealand conditions. It combines turf-quality ryegrass and fine fescue for a dense, dark green finish that performs year-round.
This Mix contains: Turf Ryegrass 70% / Lawn Fescue 28% / Brown Top 2%
Sowing Rate: 30g per sqm
Key benefits
- Quick to establish and easy to maintain.
- Excellent year-round colour and density.
- Handles moderate wear from pets, sports, and foot traffic.
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We are a family-based business that lives and breathes farming. In 1937, we purchased our first family property for growing seed crops in North Canterbury. Four generations and 86 years later in 2023, we are still immersed in the industry.
