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Dash Leafy Turnip is a fast-growing, high-quality forage brassica that delivers exceptional early feed and strong regrowth potential. Bred for quick establishment and excellent palatability, Dash is a short-term, multi-graze crop ideal for summer, autumn, and early winter feed.
This leafy turnip produces high-energy feed within 6–8 weeks of sowing, making it an excellent option for filling feed gaps, finishing lambs, or boosting dairy and beef production during dry or high-demand periods.
| Persistence | Up to 6 months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
4kg per hectare |
- Rapid Growth: Ready to graze in 6–8 weeks, providing quick feed when it’s most needed.
- Leafy Canopy: Produces lush, soft leaves with minimal bulb, ensuring easy grazing and maximum utilisation.
- Excellent Regrowth: Can provide 2–3 grazings under good management.
- Heat and Dry Tolerant: Performs well through warm, dry conditions where other forages struggle.
- Good Disease Resistance: Tolerant to common brassica leaf diseases, including powdery mildew.
- Flexible Sowing Window: Suitable for spring, summer, or early autumn sowing across most regions
Vibrant is a high-performing leafy hybrid brassica - a cross between turnip and rape - bred to deliver fast establishment, excellent regrowth, and top-quality feed. It combines the quick maturity and palatability of turnips with the persistence and yield of forage rape.
Vibrant is one of the most versatile brassicas available, providing rapid summer feed, autumn grazing, or a quality break crop for pasture renewal. Its soft, digestible leaves and regrowth ability make it ideal for lamb finishing, dairy heifers, or beef cattle.
| Persistence | Up to 6 months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
4kg per hectare |
- Rapid Establishment: Ready to graze in 6–8 weeks, earlier than most forage rape varieties.
- Excellent Regrowth: Can produce 2–3 grazings in a season under good management.
- Leafy and Palatable: Soft, broad leaves with minimal stem ensure excellent stock utilisation.
- Heat and Dry Tolerant: Performs reliably through warm, dry summer periods.
- Flexible Sowing Window: Suitable for spring through late summer sowing.
- Good Disease Tolerance: Resists common brassica leaf diseases, including powdery mildew
Goliath Rape is a high-yielding, large-leaved forage rape bred in New Zealand for outstanding regrowth potential, feed quality, and flexibility. It’s a hybrid cross between kale and turnip, combining kale’s persistence and yield with turnip’s rapid establishment and palatability.
Goliath provides excellent summer, autumn, and early winter feed, making it one of the most popular choices for farmers needing a multi-graze, high-energy brassica that performs under a wide range of conditions. 90–110 days until grazing.
| Persistence | Up to 9 months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
4kg per hectare |
- Reliable Summer and Autumn Feed: Maintains growth and feed value through warm, dry periods.
- Multiple Grazings Improve Value: Strong regrowth after grazing increases overall yield and feed efficiency.
- Boosts Animal Performance: Leafy, digestible feed promotes rapid weight gain and high intake.
- Versatile Cropping Option: Works well in feed rotations, pasture renewal programmes, or as a short-term stand-alone crop.
- Excellent Palatability: Readily grazed by all livestock classes with minimal waste
Winfred Rape is a highly versatile, fast-establishing leafy forage brassica bred in New Zealand from a cross between kale and turnip. It provides exceptional feed quality, strong regrowth, and excellent animal performance, making it one of the country’s most widely used brassicas for summer, autumn, and early winter feed.
Winfred’s rapid establishment and strong resilience to heat and dry conditions make it an ideal crop for finishing lambs, beef cattle, or dairy young stock across a wide range of soil types and climates
| Persistence | Up to 9 months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
4kg per hectare |
- Boosts Livestock Performance: High-energy, easily digestible forage supports rapid live weight gains and milk solids production.
- Excellent Regrowth and Utilisation: Multiple grazings possible, improving feed efficiency and profitability.
- Performs Under Stress: Proven drought and heat tolerance ensures reliability in summer dryland systems.
- ComplIments Other Forages: Works well in mixed swards with plantain, chicory, or Italian ryegrass.
- Easy to Manage: Establishes quickly and suits both intensive and extensive grazing systems.
- Fast Establishment: Produces grazeable feed within 8–10 weeks of sowing.
Spitfire Rape is a high-yielding, fast-growing forage rape bred in New Zealand to deliver exceptional versatility, quality, and regrowth potential. It combines the early maturity of Winfred with the leafiness and persistence of Goliath, creating a robust brassica that performs across a wide range of conditions.
With rapid establishment, high energy content, and strong regrowth after grazing, Spitfire is ideal for summer, autumn, and early winter feed, providing flexible, high-quality forage for lambs, cattle, and dairy systems.
90-110 Days until grazing.
Recommended sowing rate of 4kg per hectare.
| Persistence | Up to 9 months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
4kg per hectare |
- Fast Establishment: Rapid early growth - ready to graze in as little as 10–12 weeks after sowing.
- Excellent Regrowth: Capable of producing 2–3 grazings under good management.
- High Leaf-to-Stem Ratio: Soft, leafy structure for easy grazing and high utilisation.
- Strong Disease Tolerance: Excellent resistance to powdery mildew and leaf spot.
- Broad Sowing Window: Can be sown spring through early autumn for flexible feed planning.
Kingsford Rape is a high-yielding, leafy forage rape bred in New Zealand for strong regrowth, high feed value, and excellent stock utilisation. It’s one of the most versatile and proven brassicas, suitable for both summer and autumn feed or as a shoulder-season option between pasture rotations.
With rapid establishment and outstanding leaf production, Kingsford provides high-energy, palatable feed that livestock readily graze - ideal for lamb finishing, dairy supplementation, or beef systems.
| Persistence | Up to 9 months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
4kg per hectare |
- Fast Establishment: Germinates quickly and delivers quality feed within 8–10 weeks of sowing.
- High Leaf-to-Stem Ratio: Soft, leafy forage promotes excellent palatability and intake.
- Excellent Regrowth Potential: Can deliver 2–3 grazings under good management.
- High Feed Value: Typically ME 12–13 MJ/kg DM, with high protein and digestibility.
- Flexible Sowing Window: Can be sown spring through early autumn depending on region and feed requirements.
Invitation Swede is a modern, high-yielding, yellow-fleshed swede bred for exceptional bulb quality, strong disease resistance, and winter reliability. With its high energy content and excellent palatability, Invitation delivers top animal performance and is a proven performer across New Zealand’s temperate and cooler farming regions.
This variety combines strong early growth, firm, smooth bulbs, and improved club root resistance, making it a smart choice for farmers seeking consistent, high-quality winter feed
Sowing Rate: 1-1.5kg per hectare
Key benefits
- Outstanding Feed Quality: High-energy yellow-fleshed bulbs for excellent live weight gain and animal condition.
- Strong Early Growth: Rapid establishment and canopy development provide early vigour and weed suppression.
- Excellent Palatability: Sweet, firm bulbs with smooth skin encourage full grazing and minimal waste.
- Disease Resistance: Improved tolerance to club root, dry rot, and mildew, offering dependable yield stability.
- Mid–Late Maturing: Around 200–230 days to grazing, ideal for mid- to late-winter feeding.
- Winter Hardiness: Maintains bulb integrity and feed quality through cold, wet winter conditions
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.
Coleor Kale is a high-yielding, late-maturing French-bred kale variety recognised for its exceptional winter hardiness, high leaf yield, and excellent disease tolerance. It’s an ideal choice for dairy, beef, and sheep farmers seeking a reliable, energy-dense feed source through the colder months.
Coleor produces a dense canopy of leafy forage with strong stem strength and high dry matter content, ensuring excellent animal utilisation and minimal wastage.
Sowing Rate: 4-5kg per hectare
Key benefits
- High Leaf Yield: Outstanding leaf-to-stem ratio, delivering soft, palatable feed with strong nutritional value.
- Superior Winter Hardiness: Performs exceptionally in cold, wet conditions; maintains leaf quality and yield through frost periods.
- Strong Disease Resistance: Demonstrates excellent tolerance to leaf spot, Alternaria, and powdery mildew.
- Late Maturity: Around 210–240 days from sowing to grazing - ideal for late winter or early spring feeding.
Sovereign Gold Kale (commonly known as Sov Gold Kale) is a high-yielding, leafy forage kale bred in New Zealand for exceptional winter performance and animal utilisation. It combines excellent feed quality, strong disease resistance, and winter hardiness, making it a top choice for farmers seeking reliable, high-energy winter feed for dairy, beef, and sheep systems.
With its high leaf-to-stem ratio and robust growth habit, Sovereign Gold delivers dense, palatable feed.
Sowing Rate: 4-5kg per hectare
Key benefits
- High Feed Quality: ideal for finishing lambs and maintaining dairy or beef condition.
- Exceptional Leaf-to-Stem Ratio: Produces abundant leafy feed with minimal fibre and wastage.
- Strong Winter Hardiness: Tolerates frost and adverse weather, maintaining leaf quality into late winter.
- Excellent Palatability: Livestock readily graze both leaves and softer stems, ensuring high utilisation.
- Improved Disease Resistance: Tolerant to club root and leaf spot, reducing crop loss risk.
Portland Kale is a high-yielding, winter-hardy forage kale bred for excellent stock performance and reliability across New Zealand conditions. It’s ideal for late autumn and winter feeding, providing a dense, high-quality feed source for dairy, beef, and sheep operations.
it is a medium stem variety with 150-200 days until grazing.
Sowing Rate: 5kg per hectare
Key benefits
- Reliable Winter Feed Source: Provides consistent, high-energy feed during the critical feed gap period.
- Supports Stock Condition: Ideal for wintering dairy cows, beef cattle, and ewes prior to lambing.
- Efficient Land Use: Delivers excellent dry matter production per hectare for low input cost.
- Resilient and Easy to Manage: Handles a wide range of soils and climates, and suits strip or break grazing.
- Improves Feed Planning: Can be integrated with follow-up crops or reseeding programmes for spring.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Drover Plantain is a proven New Zealand-bred broad-leaf herb designed for consistent performance and persistence across a wide range of farming systems. It provides high-quality, mineral-rich feed with excellent palatability and digestibility — making it ideal for finishing lambs, beef cattle, and supporting milk solids production in dairy herds.
With deep, fibrous roots and strong summer activity, Drover offers excellent drought tolerance and regrowth, helping bridge feed gaps when grasses slow down.
| Persistence | Up to 4 years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
1-2kg per hectare in a mix |
- High Feed Quality: Excellent energy, digestibility, and mineral content (especially calcium, magnesium, copper, and selenium).
- Deep Root System: Draws moisture and nutrients from deeper soil layers, maintaining production in dry conditions.
- Fast Establishment: Germinates quickly and reaches grazing height within 8–10 weeks of sowing.
- Improves Animal Health: Contains plant bio-actives that may help reduce internal parasite burdens and improve rumen efficiency.
- Flexible Integration: Performs well as a stand-alone crop, herb mix, or component of long-term perennial pastures.
Chico Chicory is a proven, fast-establishing perennial herb that provides high-quality feed through spring, summer and autumn. Bred for persistence and reliability, it has been widely used across New Zealand farms for decades.
Chico’s deep taproot allows it to perform exceptionally well in dry or summer-stressed conditions, while its high feed value and palatability make it ideal for finishing lambs, growing beef cattle, and boosting milk production in dairy systems
| Persistence | Up to 2 Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- High Feed Quality: Excellent energy and protein levels, supporting top animal performance.
- Deep Taproot: Draws moisture and nutrients from subsoils, providing drought resilience and strong summer growth.
- Proven Performer: One of New Zealand’s most widely sown chicory cultivars, recognised for dependability and regrowth.
- Excellent Palatability: Livestock graze Chico readily, maintaining high utilisation even under hot conditions.
- Nutrient-Rich: High in trace elements such as calcium, magnesium, copper and zinc - ideal for supporting stock health.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Sainfoin is a deep-rooted perennial legume renowned for its high feed quality, natural bloat safety, and strong drought tolerance. It provides a valuable source of high-protein forage while improving soil structure and nitrogen levels.
Originally used as a traditional hay and grazing crop in dry climates, Sainfoin is regaining interest in modern pasture systems as a sustainable, animal-friendly alternative to lucerne and clovers. It’s particularly suited to sheep, beef, and deer operations where bloat risk or dry conditions are concerns
| Persistence | Up to 5 Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
6-12kg per hectare in a mix |
- Deep Taproot System: Accesses subsoil moisture and breaks up compaction for improved soil aeration.
- Bloat-Safe Legume: Naturally non-bloating due to condensed tannins that protect livestock digestive health.
- Palatable and Nutritious: Livestock readily graze both leaf and stem material.
- Nitrogen Fixation: Enhances soil fertility and reduces dependence on synthetic nitrogen inputs.
- Pollinator Friendly: Attractive to bees and beneficial insects, supporting ecosystem health.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Lotus is a deep-rooted, perennial legume well adapted to acidic, low-fertility, or poorly drained soils where traditional clovers and lucerne struggle to persist. It produces high-quality forage with excellent palatability and moderate tannin content, which can help reduce bloat in grazing systems. Lotus is especially suited for hill country, wet flats, and cooler regions, providing a reliable, high-protein feed option for sheep, beef, and deer systems.
We recommend not over-grazing. No less than 7-10cm
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
1-3kg per hectare in a mix |
- Tolerant of Wet & Acidic Soils: Performs well in soils with lower pH or periodic waterlogging - ideal for challenging paddocks.
- Deep Root System: Accesses subsoil moisture and nutrients, supporting growth during dry conditions.
- Moderate Condensed Tannins: Reduces bloat risk and improves protein utilisation efficiency in livestock.
- Long-Lived Perennial: Maintains persistence where many other legumes thin out over time.
- Good Winter Activity: Provides quality feed in cooler months when other legumes are less active.
- Excellent Feed Quality: High digestibility and energy levels, suitable for finishing stock and dairy systems.
Sheep's Burnett (Salad Burnet) is a hardy, stoloniferous perennial herb suited to pasture mixes for added diversity, surface cover and forage value. It performs well in temperate conditions, including on well-drained or lower-fertility soils, and can provide a long-term ground-cover component in mixed pastures.
| Persistence | Up to 5 Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
1-3kg per hectare in a mix |
- Enhances pasture stability by providing an additional species / herb component for improved cover and less bare ground.
- Supports animal performance by offering a different forage type, which may improve intake and diet variety.
- Contributes to long-term pasture health: improved structure, diversity and resilience to stress (dry, grazing) when mixed with grasses and clovers.
- Particularly useful in mixes where herbs are desired to complement grasses and legumes rather than as a single major species.
Crimson Clover is a fast-establishing annual legume valued for its high nitrogen-fixing ability, rapid biomass production, and versatility in short-term pasture or fodder rotations. It has an upright growth habit, deep root structure and is particularly suited for autumn sowing in New Zealand, supporting early spring feed and soil fertility build.
| Persistence | Up to 9 Months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- Delivers rapid feed onset for grazing or cutting systems, helping bridge seasonal feed gaps (especially late winter to spring).
- Boosts pasture productivity and soil health by fixing atmospheric nitrogen and improving companion grass growth.
- Provides versatility: ideal either as part of a mix or as a short-term boost pasture component.
- Supports sustainable farming by reducing reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertilisers and improving overall pasture resilience
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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.
