Invitation Swede
Estimated Delivery between April 24 and April 26.
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
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Invitation Swede
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
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.
