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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.
LOW-COST RYEGRASS MIX NZ
The Nui / Pinnacle Mix is a reliable, high-quality perennial pasture blend designed for consistent performance, strong establishment, and excellent feed quality. It combines Nui perennial ryegrass, one of New Zealand’s most proven and widely used ryegrasses, with Pinnacle white clover to deliver a balanced mix of yield, persistence, and nutritional value.
This Mix contains: Nui Ryegrass 90% / Pinnacle White Clover 10%
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate | 27 - 32 kg per hectare / 20kg/hectare for oversowing |
| Best used for | Grazing / Oversowing |
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Affordable Pasture Renewal: Perfect for farmers looking to improve feed availability on a budget.
- Improved Feed Value: Clover inclusion enhances protein levels and soil nitrogen for sustained growth.
- Trusted Genetics: Nui’s long history of use in New Zealand farming ensures dependable results under grazing.
- Low Input, High Return: A simple, practical mix for ongoing pasture maintenance and feed reliability.
Mustard is a fast-growing, multi-purpose brassica crop widely used across New Zealand as a bio-fumigant, green manure, and soil-conditioning species. It is highly effective at suppressing soil-borne pests and diseases, improving soil structure, and providing quick canopy cover between cash crops or pastures.
With its rapid establishment, deep taproot, and high biomass production, Mustard is an excellent choice for short-term cover cropping, soil health improvement, or rotational grazing.
Sowing Rate: 1-3kg per hectare in a mix
Key benefits
- Type: Cool-season annual brassica for soil improvement, cover, and forage.
- Fast Establishment: Germinates and covers ground within 3–5 weeks.
- Bio-fumigant Properties: Natural glucosinolates help suppress nematodes, weeds, and soil diseases.
- Deep Taproot System: Breaks up compaction and improves aeration and drainage.
- Flexible Sowing Window: Suitable for spring, summer, or autumn sowing.
Maxum Oats is a high-performing, dual-purpose oat variety bred for outstanding early growth, yield, and feed quality. Ideal for autumn and winter feed production, Maxum provides quick establishment and vigorous tillering, making it an excellent choice for both greenfeed and silage systems.
With its excellent adaptability to a wide range of New Zealand conditions, Maxum offers farmers reliable performance in cooler months when feed is most needed. Its high tiller density, disease tolerance, and consistent quality make it a preferred option for boosting feed supply and maintaining stock performance through winter.
Sowing Rate: 120-130kg per hectare
Key benefits
- Fast Feed Supply: Provides early, high-quality feed for stock when pasture growth slows.
- Reliable Winter Production: Consistent performance under cool and variable conditions.
- High Animal Performance: Leafy, digestible forage supports weight gain and milk production.
- Soil Protection: Dense canopy reduces erosion and suppresses weeds.
- Versatile Use: Suitable for greenfeed, silage, or grain harvest depending on management.
- Fits Rotation Systems: Ideal as a short-term winter crop or break crop before summer pasture renewal.
Tonic Plantain is one of New Zealand’s most widely used and proven pasture herbs. Bred by AgResearch, it delivers exceptional feed quality, strong seasonal growth, and outstanding animal performance across sheep, beef, and dairy systems.
Tonic provides highly palatable, mineral-rich forage that maintains growth through dry conditions, making it a key component in both specialist finishing systems and long-term mixed pastures.
| Persistence | Up to 4 years |
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| Sowing rate |
1-2kg per hectare in a mix |
- Extends Feed Supply: Provides high-quality feed during late spring, summer, and autumn when ryegrass slows.
- Enhances Animal Health: Supports mineral balance and rumen function; bioactive compounds may reduce internal parasite impacts.
- Complements Clover & Grass Pastures: Adds diversity and resilience to ryegrass-clover systems.
- Improves Soil & Water Use Efficiency: Deep root system captures nutrients and water from lower soil profiles.
The Tri-Blend Red Clover Mix combines three of New Zealand’s top-performing red clover cultivars - Paeroa, Hamua, and Relish - to deliver exceptional feed quality, persistence, and seasonal balance.
Mix Contains: 50% Paeroa Red Clover, 30% Hamua Red Clover, 20% Relish Red Clover
| Persistence | 3-5 Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- Balanced Leaf and Growth Type: Combines both erect and semi-prostrate red clover types for superior regrowth and adaptability.
- High Feed Value: Excellent digestibility and energy, ideal for finishing lambs or boosting milk production.
- Strong Nitrogen Fixation: Improves soil fertility naturally, reducing the need for synthetic fertiliser.
- Improved Persistence: The inclusion of Relish provides disease resistance and durability under rotational grazing.
- Excellent Regrowth: Paeroa and Hamua varieties promote vigorous spring and summer recovery after cutting or grazing.
The Tri-Blend White Clover Mix combines three proven white clover varieties — Pinnacle, Hardy, and Huia — to create a balanced, high-performing legume base for permanent pastures. Each variety contributes its unique strengths to improve nitrogen fixation, grazing tolerance, and feed quality.
Mix Contains: 50% Pinnacle White Clover, 25% Hardy White Clover, 25% Huia White Clover
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- Enhances Pasture Longevity: Extends productive life of pasture through consistent regrowth and resilience.
- Boosts Animal Performance: High protein and digestibility improve liveweight gain and milk production.
- Supports Sustainable Farming: Reduces reliance on synthetic nitrogen and improves soil fertility naturally.
- Complements All Grass Species: Perfect for mixing with perennial ryegrass, fescue, or cocksfoot-based swards.
- Reliable Across Regions: Proven performance from coastal to inland hill country conditions.
PREMIUM LOW-SUGAR, RYEGRASS-FREE HORSE PASTURE MIX
Horse Master Plus is the ultimate high-fibre, low-sugar horse pasture mix, developed specifically for New Zealand horses and their owners. This blend eliminates ryegrass and clover - reducing the risk of health and behavioural issues - and replaces them with carefully selected, digestible, and mineral-balanced forage species that promote calmness, soundness, and condition
This Mix contains: Cocksfoot 25% / Grazing Brome 25% / Tall Fescue 15% / Prairie Grass 13% / Timothy Perennial Grass 10% / Brown Top 4% / Creeping Red Fescue 4% / Fog Grass 4%
| Persistence | Up to 5 years |
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| Sowing rate | 35kg per hectare |
- Calmer, more focused horses due to steady energy intake.
- Improved digestive function and pasture utilisation.
- Reduced risk of laminitis, colic, and sugar-related conditions.
- Balanced mineral and fibre profile for long-term equine health.
The Forage Peas & Maxum Oat Mix is a high-bulk, high-protein feed option ideal for silage or whole crop systems. This reliable mix combines the protein-rich Forage Peas with Maxum Oats to produce exceptional feed volume and nutritional value, perfect for dairy, beef, or sheep operations.
Excellent Bulk Feed: Produces a dense, high-yielding crop capable of reaching up to 1.5 metres in height.
Fast Maturity: Typically ready for harvest 90 days after sowing, providing a quick turnaround feed solution.
Soil Benefits: Peas improve soil nitrogen levels, enhancing fertility for following crops.
This Mix contains: Forage Peas 60% / Maxum Oats 40%
Sowing Rate: 200kg per hectare
Key benefits
- Efficient Feed Production: Combines protein and energy for optimal animal performance and weight gain.
- Rapid Growth Cycle: Provides a fast, high-output crop for silage or grazing.
- Soil Fertility Booster: Natural nitrogen fixation from peas benefits long-term paddock productivity.
- Flexible Cropping Option: Suited for both stand-alone forage production and inclusion in crop rotations.
LONG-LASTING PERENNIAL RYEGRASS & CLOVER MIX
The Saxon Performance Mix is a high-output, multi-component pasture blend designed to deliver exceptional persistence, resilience, and feed quality across diverse New Zealand farming systems. Dominated by Saxon Perennial Ryegrass (72%), this mix provides outstanding longevity and regrowth potential, complemented by Italian ryegrasses, high-sugar components, and white clovers for enhanced palatability and nutritional value.
This blend supports strong seasonal performance, from rapid establishment through winter and spring to high-quality summer feed, with optional additions of Chicory and Plantain to boost mineral uptake and animal health.
This Mix contains: Saxon Perennial Ryegrass 72% / Rocket Grass Diploid Italian 10% /
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate | 27 - 32 kg per hectare |
| Best used for | Grazing / Oversowing |
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Persistence: Performs year after year under both rotational and set-stocking systems.
- High Feed Quality: Combines energy-rich grasses and protein-dense clovers for improved liveweight gain and milk production.
- Soil Health & Fertility: High clover inclusion boosts nitrogen fixation, reducing the need for synthetic fertiliser inputs.
- Strong Sward Structure: Dense tillering and deep roots enhance resilience under heavy grazing and variable conditions.
PERSISTENCE WITH PERFORMANCE
Balanced Grass Base: Combines Saxon Perennial Ryegrass with Matrix Diploid Perennial and Active Long Rotation Hybrid for strong persistence and seasonal flexibility.
High-Performing Legumes: A blend of Pinnacle & Hardy White Clover and Paeroa & Hamua Red Clover ensures good nitrogen fixation, improved feed quality, and consistent regrowth.
Nutritive Herbs: Drover Plantain and Sargent Chicory support animal health through deep-rooted mineral uptake and excellent palatability.
Hardy & Persistent: Includes Matrix, a proven perennial ryegrass known for its strong tillering, durability, and ability to perform under pressure
This Mix contains: Saxon Perennial Ryegrass 44% / Matrix Perennial Ryegrass20% / Cantina Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass 10% / Paeroa Red Clover 8%/ Pinnacle White Clover 6% / Hardy White Clover 6% / Drover Plantain 3% / Sargent Chicory 3%
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate | 27 - 32 kg per hectare |
| establishment speed | Medium |
| Best used for | Grazing |
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Ideal for Sheep, Beef & Deer: Supports rapid liveweight gain and quality milk production.
- Enhanced Soil & Animal Health: Deep tap roots from plantain and chicory help access subsoil nutrients and minerals, boosting trace elements like calcium, magnesium, sodium, copper, and selenium.
- Quality Nutrition Year-Round: High-sugar ryegrasses and nutrient-rich legumes deliver digestible energy and carbohydrates for optimum animal performance.
- Sustainable Pasture System: Legume content improves soil fertility naturally, reducing nitrogen fertiliser needs.
Phacelia is a fast-growing, multi-purpose cover crop valued for its ability to improve soil health, attract pollinators, and support beneficial insects. It is highly adaptable across New Zealand farming systems and is ideal for use as a green manure, soil conditioner, or biodiversity enhancer in both cropping and pasture rotations.
With its fine fibrous roots and rapid canopy cover, Phacelia helps reduce erosion, suppress weeds, and enhance soil structure. Its striking purple flowers make it a standout species for encouraging bees and beneficial insects, improving pollination in surrounding crops.
Sowing Rate: 1-3kg per hectare in a mix
Key benefits
- Fast Establishment: Germinates rapidly and covers soil within 4–6 weeks.
- Flowering Period: Produces abundant purple-blue blooms over 6–8 weeks.
- Soil Health Benefits: Fibrous roots build structure and improve aeration.
- Attracts Pollinators: Highly attractive to bees, hoverflies, and other beneficials.
- Adaptable: Performs well in a range of soil types and climates.
- Non-Brassica: Safe to include in rotations with brassicas or other broadleaf crops.
Forage Peas are a high-value, high-biomass legume crop selected for its excellent forage quality, strong nitrogen fixation, and versatility in mixed feed and silage systems. This is well suited to New Zealand conditions and (when properly managed) delivers both high feed value and soil fertility benefits.
Sowing Rate: 200-250kg per hectare
Key benefits
- High Feed Quality: Delivers legume-rich feed with elevated protein levels which support animal performance and complement cereal forages.
- Soil Fertility & Rotation Value: Adds nitrogen to the system and breaks cereal disease cycles, improving long-term productivity.
- Flexible Use & Improved Feed Balance: Whether used solo or in a mix, the pea component improves palatability, digestibility and feed value of the crop.
- Supports Silage & Baleage Systems: When paired with cereals, it aids in achieving high dry matter yield and consistent feed quality.
Buckwheat is a fast-growing summer crop valued for its rapid canopy development, weed suppression, and soil health benefits. It establishes quickly in warm conditions, providing an excellent short-term cover or green manure crop between spring and autumn plantings.
As a non-grass, broadleaf species, Buckwheat is ideal for crop rotations to break disease cycles, improve soil structure, and enhance nutrient availability - particularly phosphorus. It’s also highly attractive to pollinators and beneficial insects, making it a valuable addition to regenerative and sustainable farming systems.
Sowing Rate: 5-15kg per hectare in a mix | 50-60kg per hectare on it's own
Key benefits
- Type: Fast-growing summer cover and soil-improvement crop.
- Rapid Establishment: Emerges and covers soil within 3–5 weeks of sowing.
- Short Growth Cycle: Ready for incorporation or harvest in 6–10 weeks.
- Weed Suppression: Dense canopy outcompetes weeds and shades the soil.
- Soil Health Benefits: Excellent at mobilising phosphorus and building organic matter.
- Attracts Pollinators: Abundant flowering supports bees and beneficial insects.
- Frost Sensitive: Best grown during warm months (late spring to early autumn).
- Non-Grass Species: Breaks disease and pest cycles in cereal-dominant systems.
Rahu Ryecorn is a fast-establishing, cold-tolerant cereal bred for reliable winter and early spring feed across New Zealand. Known for its vigorous early growth, strong rooting, and adaptability, Rahu provides dependable feed when pasture growth is limited.
As a true dual-purpose cereal, Rahu is ideal for early grazing, greenfeed, silage, or grain production. Its strong performance in cool, marginal soils and excellent disease resistance make it a valuable option for short-term winter cropping, pasture renewal, or soil improvement
Sowing Rate: 120-180kg per hectare
Key benefits
- Reliable Winter Feed: Consistent growth through cold months when pastures slow down.
- Fast Feed Supply: Quick establishment provides early grazing opportunities.
- Soil Health Boost: Improves soil structure and organic content for following crops.
- Drought & Frost Resilient: Stays productive in challenging conditions.
- Weed Suppression: Dense canopy shades out competing weeds.
- Versatile Management: Fits well into crop rotations or as a break crop.
- Suitable for multi graze use.
Venus Lucerne is a proven, high-performing Australian-bred variety selected for persistence, versatility, and feed quality under New Zealand conditions. With a semi-winter-active dormancy rating (5), Venus delivers an ideal balance between strong summer and autumn growth and dependable winter activity.
Its fine stems, dense leafy structure, and excellent disease tolerance make it a popular choice for farmers wanting a reliable lucerne that performs across a wide range of soil types and environments. Venus suits both grazing and conserved feed systems, offering consistent yields and exceptional forage quality year after year.
| Persistence | Up to 5 years |
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| Sowing rate |
12-16kg per hectare |
- Persistent Performer: Long stand life supported by disease tolerance and robust crowns.
- Excellent Animal Performance: High energy and protein levels for improved milk and meat production.
- Drought Resilient: Deep roots maintain growth and quality during dry conditions.
- Soil Health Improvement: Fixes nitrogen naturally, reducing fertiliser costs and enhancing soil fertility.
- Flexible Use: Suitable for grazing, hay, and silage, allowing management to match seasonal feed demands.
- Reliable Across Conditions: Proven performance across varying New Zealand climates and soil types
Kaituna Lucerne is a New Zealand-bred lucerne variety developed for strong persistence, disease resistance, and adaptability across a wide range of farming systems. With its semi-winter-active (dormancy 5) growth habit, Kaituna balances excellent summer and autumn production with reliable winter activity, making it a versatile performer under both irrigated and dryland conditions.
| Persistence | Up to 5 years |
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| Sowing rate |
12-16kg per hectare |
- Dormancy Rating: 5 (semi-winter active) — provides strong summer growth with moderate winter activity.
- High Feed Quality: ME 11–12 MJ/kg DM and 20–24% crude protein.
- Fine Stems and Dense Leaf Structure: Improves hay quality and palatability.
- Excellent Disease Resistance: Strong tolerance to root and crown diseases for extended stand life.
- High Yield Potential: Consistent annual dry matter production in most environments.
- Deep Root System: Excellent drought resistance and nutrient uptake from subsoil layers.
Doon Major Swede is a proven, high-yielding yellow-fleshed swede bred in New Zealand for reliability, quality, and strong winter performance. It produces large, uniform bulbs with excellent disease resistance and high energy value - making it one of the most trusted swede varieties for winter grazing and feed conservation.
Doon Major’s adaptability and consistent production make it ideal for sheep, beef, and dairy systems throughout the country, particularly in cooler and higher rainfall regions.
180-200 days until grazing.
Sowing Rate: 1-2kg per hectare
Key benefits
- Reliable Winter Feed: Produces large volumes of high-energy feed when pasture growth is minimal.
- Excellent Animal Performance: High digestibility and palatability support weight gain and condition maintenance.
- Low Waste, High Utilisation: Firm bulbs and sweet flavour encourage full consumption.
- Adaptable Across Regions: Performs well in a wide range of New Zealand soils and climates.
- Efficient Land Use: Provides high DM returns per hectare for winter brassicas.
Choice Chicory is a high-quality perennial herb bred in New Zealand for superior animal performance, persistence, and adaptability across a wide range of farming systems. It produces exceptional summer and autumn growth, providing highly palatable, nutrient-dense forage that supports animal health, weight gain, and milk production.
Sargent’s strong root system gives it excellent drought tolerance and regrowth ability, making it a valuable component in both finishing and dairy systems.
We recommend grazing when the Chicory is around 15-20cm high so the tap root is well established to prevent pulling.
| Persistence | Up to 2 Years |
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| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- High Feed Quality: Rich in energy, protein, and minerals - ideal for lamb finishing, beef weight gain, and milk solids production.
- Deep Taproot: Accesses subsoil moisture and nutrients, allowing strong performance during summer dry conditions.
- Persistent and Productive: Bred for improved longevity and regrowth compared to older chicory varieties.
- Fast Establishment: Quick to germinate and reach grazing height, ideal for spring or early autumn sowing.
- Improves Animal Health: Naturally high in trace elements (calcium, magnesium, copper, and zinc) and has anthelmintic properties that can reduce internal parasite burdens.
- Flexible Use: Can be sown as a pure stand, in a short-rotation herb mix, or as part of a long-term perennial pasture blend.
Spineless Burr Medic is a winter-growing annual legume valued for its ability to thrive in dryland, lighter-soil, or lower-fertility environments where other legumes often fail. It establishes quickly, produces high-quality feed through winter and spring, and contributes significant nitrogen to companion grasses and subsequent crops.
Its burrs are spineless, making it safe for livestock and easy to manage compared to traditional burr medic types.
| Persistence | Up to 9 months, unless it self seeds |
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| Sowing rate |
1-3kg per hectare in a mix |
- Rapid Establishment: Quick germination and early growth, even under cooler conditions.
- Excellent Self-Regeneration: Builds a persistent seed bank that allows re-establishment for multiple years.
- Drought Tolerant: Performs strongly in low rainfall or summer-dry conditions due to deep taproot.
- Good Feed Quality: High digestibility and protein levels ideal for finishing lambs and supporting winter growth.
- Effective Nitrogen Fixer: Improves soil fertility and supports companion species in mixed pastures.
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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.
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.
