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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
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.
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.
Berseem Clover is a fast-establishing annual legume that excels in warm soils and provides quality forage and nitrogen fixation within a single season. It is particularly suited for grazing, green manure use, and short-term forage rotations. In New Zealand conditions it works well as a seasonal legume for late winter/early spring grazing or cutting, and in situations where rapid ground cover and nitrogen input are required.
| Persistence | Up to 9 Months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- Provides high-quality feed in seasons when perennial pastures may be slower -- supporting livestock growth or production.
- Improves soil fertility and nitrogen reserves, reducing reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.
- Offers flexibility in pasture or crop rotation systems - useful for rejuvenation, short-term forage or strategic sowing.
- Offers flexibility in pasture or crop rotation systems — useful for rejuvenation, short-term forage or strategic sowing.
Persian Clover is a fast-growing annual legume that delivers high-quality feed through late winter and spring and can be used for grazing, hay or silage production. It is particularly suited to soils and environments where traditional perennial clovers may struggle, including wetter soils or crop-break situations
| Persistence | Up to 9 Months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
3-6kg per hectare in a mix |
- Delivers quality feed when needed: Supports stock growth in late winter/early spring periods when feed supply is often limited.
- Helps improve soil fertility: As a legume, it fixes nitrogen and supports companion grass growth.
- Offers versatility: Usable for grazing, hay, silage or as part of a pasture renewal strategy.
- Suitable for challenging paddocks: Works well in wetter soils, soils with lower fertility or as part of a crop-pasture rotation.
Strawberry Clover is a hardy, stoloniferous perennial legume that thrives in wet, saline, or heavy soils where traditional white clovers may struggle. Known for its adaptability and tolerance to challenging conditions, Strawberry Clover is an excellent option for low-lying, coastal, or periodically waterlogged paddocks.
It provides reliable feed production, strong nitrogen fixation, and long-term persistence, making it an ideal choice for both pasture improvement and soil restoration.
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- Performs Where Others Fail: Ideal for coastal flats, heavy clay soils, and periodically flooded areas.
- Improves Soil Health: Enhances structure, fertility, and biological activity in marginal or compacted paddocks.
- Supports Sustainable Pastures: Provides natural nitrogen and helps reclaim low-fertility or saline soils.
- Reduces Weeds and Bare Ground: Dense stolon growth creates strong soil cover and erosion protection.
- Flexible Use: Suitable for grazing, hay, or inclusion in diverse pasture mixes for improved resilience.
Paeroa Red Clover is a high-yielding, persistent, erect red clover bred in New Zealand for long-term pasture performance. It delivers exceptional dry matter production, strong regrowth after grazing or cutting, and outstanding feed quality. Paeroa is an ideal choice for intensive grazing, silage, or hay systems, providing both productivity and reliability across a range of soil types.
| Persistence | Up to 4 Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
1-3kg per hectare in a mix |
- Erect Growth Habit: Produces strong, upright stems for easy cutting and excellent silage or hay production.
- High Yield Potential: Proven performer in New Zealand trials, producing top-quality feed with strong regrowth.
- Strong Regrowth: Rapid recovery after cutting or grazing ensures multiple harvests per season.
- Excellent Feed Value: High in protein and energy to support fast weight gain and milk production.
- Nitrogen Fixation: Contributes significant nitrogen to companion grasses and improves soil fertility.
Pinnacle is a large-leaf, high-yielding white clover bred in New Zealand to deliver outstanding feed production and animal performance. It produces high levels of quality forage through spring and summer and is ideally suited to dairy and finishing systems where feed demand and fertility are high.
With excellent compatibility in mixed pastures, Pinnacle is a premium clover choice for driving productivity and profitability.
| Persistence | 5 Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date |
- Large-Leaf Variety: Offers superior yield and clover bulk compared with traditional types like Huia.
- High Feed Quality: Excellent palatability and digestibility for milk and liveweight gain.
- Strong Summer Growth: Maintains feed quality and productivity during warm conditions.
- Excellent Nitrogen Fixation: Improves soil fertility and supports vigorous companion grass growth.
- Good Persistence: Well adapted to rotational grazing and medium-to-high fertility soils.
Hardy White Clover is a small-leaf, highly persistent variety developed to perform under tough grazing conditions. It’s an ideal clover choice for hard-grazed pastures, hill country, and dryland systems, offering excellent nitrogen fixation and ground cover. Hardy’s dense stolon structure and drought tolerance make it a long-term performer where larger-leaf clovers may struggle to persist.
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date |
- Small-Leaf Type: Compact growth habit ensures superior persistence under frequent grazing and treading.
- Highly Persistent: Excellent survival under hard grazing pressure, summer dry conditions, and less fertile soils.
- Dense Ground Cover: Forms a tight mat that resists weed invasion and protects soil from erosion.
- Excellent Nitrogen Fixation: Adds significant nitrogen to the soil, boosting growth of companion grasses.
Huia White Clover is one of New Zealand’s most trusted and enduring clover cultivars. First released in the 1950s, it remains a reliable performer in a wide range of farming systems. Known for its excellent persistence, adaptability, and strong nitrogen-fixing ability, Huia is a cornerstone of New Zealand’s pasture base - ideal for permanent grazing systems across dairy, sheep, and beef operations.
| Persistence | 5+ Years |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
| heading date |
- Small to Medium Leaf Size: Offers a balance between yield and persistence, making it suitable for a variety of grazing intensities.
- Proven Reliability: Performs consistently across a wide range of soils and climates, from coastal flats to inland hill country.
- Strong Nitrogen Fixation: Produces high levels of biologically fixed nitrogen, supporting companion grasses and reducing fertiliser needs.
- Excellent Compatibility: Works well in mixed pastures with perennial ryegrass, cocksfoot, or tall fescue.
- Adaptable Growth Habit: Spreads by stolons, maintaining a dense and even sward under rotational or set-stocking systems.
The BAP Annual Clover Mix combines Balansa, Arrowleaf, and Persian clovers to deliver fast-establishing, high-quality feed and powerful nitrogen fixation. Designed for short- to medium-term pastures, this mix excels in autumn sowings and provides exceptional spring and early-summer feed production.
Mix Contains: 33% Balansa Clover, 33% Arrowleaf Clover, 33% Persian Clover
| Persistence | Up to 9 Months |
|---|---|
| Sowing rate |
2-4kg per hectare in a mix |
- Boosts Feed Supply: Fills early spring and late-season feed gaps with high-protein forage.
- Improves Soil Health: Builds nitrogen reserves for following crops or perennial pastures.
- Enhances Animal Performance: Excellent feed for finishing lambs or supplementing dairy and beef systems.
- Supports Sustainable Farming: Reduces fertiliser inputs and encourages a more balanced, diverse pasture ecosystem.
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.
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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.
