Why sow brassicas? 

Brassicas provide a bulk amount of high quality feed to maximise growth rates and increase the number of stock finished or maintained per hectare.A brassica crop provides a break from pasture, decreasing pest levels, eliminating weed problems and with fertiliser helps correct soil fertility problems, resulting in cleaner, higher producing pasture.

Using brassicas helps avoid internal parasites and pathogens that cause animal health problems, such as facial eczema and ryegrass staggers. Brassica crops can increase stock productivity and therefore increase farm profitability.

When to use brassicas

  • During periods of feed shortagethrough the summer, autumn and winter
  • To supplement periods of low pasture quality
  • To finish stock
  • When a summer-safe feed is required
  • Prior to pasture renewal
Sales Agronomist Brian Young holding a Cleancrop™ Hawkestone swede.
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Only Cleancrop™ combines the power of broad-spectrum herbicide Telar® and plants bred to resist it.

Telar® takes care of 23 hard-to-control weeds at the time of sowing, freeing up moisture and nutrients to give your crop the best chance of maximising performance and delivering superior returns on your seed investment.

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Cleancrop vs standard brassica
 

 

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Pallaton Raphno® is a hybrid between Kale and Radish which has brought a number of impressive agronomic attributes into one cultivar, including high forage yield from multiple grazings, drought tolerance, clubroot tolerance and improved tolerance to a range of key insects.

 

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Take control.
Choose quality seed this autumn.

With so much outside your control, it’s good to have something you actually can rely on this autumn! Choose proven quality from PGG Wrightson Seeds. Our crops and pastures are extensively developed and trialled to grow better yields that deliver better returns.

We’re dedicated to progressing agricultural science and seed solutions. We invest millions every year into R&D, and we have relationships with two primary research partners – AgResearch, and Plant and Food Research. Our R&D focuses on improving the quality, suitability and performance of the crops and pastures you need to feed your stock.

Why PGG Wrightson seeds?

  • We have access to world-leading research and development
  • Animal grazing trials are incorporated into plant breeding
  • We have a strong focus on endophyte technology
  • Staff are practical, focusing on increasing your meat, milk or wool production
  • We have been helping New Zealand farmers achieve their goals for over 160 years
  • We deliver market-leading technologies, like Cleancrop Brassica System, Pallaton Raphno and AR37 endophyte
 

 
 

How's it work?

Just plant the herbicide resistant Cleancrop™ seeds and then spray Telar® herbicide within 48 hours to control 23 problem weeds taking root, leaving all the goodness in the soil for your crop to thrive on. With reduced competition from weeds, crop yield and your return on investment goes up.

HIGH YIELDS IN A SHORT TIME FRAME TICKED ALL THE BOXES FOR THE BENNETTS

 

Where: Pahiatua 
Farm Type: Dairy 
Who: Grant & Charlotte Bennett

Pahiatua dairy farmers Grant and Charlotte Bennett needed a high quality summer protein feed and cleaner new pastures to help maximise their dry matter (DM) production and Cleancrop™ Toto turnip ticked all the boxes.
 
The Bennetts were able to use Telar® to target and control their key problem weeds from the time of sowing, giving the turnips the best possible start. Weed competition can reduce the nutritional value of crops and cause a significant reduction in yield.
 
Last spring, they planted 15 hectare (ha) of Cleancrop™ Toto turnip to bolster their summer feed budget and despite being drilled in wet conditions, the crops produced 13-14 tDM/ha.
 
Achieving a high yielding crop in a short timeframe diluted their fixed costs and provided a low-cost, reliable feed supply over the summer months. And the crop-fed cows have had a higher quality diet resulting in improved milksolids production and maintained body condition.

And they couldn’t be happier.

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Sales Agronomist Paul Greenbank with dairy farmer Grant Bennett.
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Only Cleancrop™ combines the power of broad-spectrum herbicide Telar® and plants bred to resist it.

Telar® takes care of 23 hard-to-control weeds at the time of sowing, freeing up moisture and nutrients to give your crop the best chance of maximising performance and delivering superior returns on your seed investment.

Learn more
Cleancrop vs standard brassica