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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.
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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.
