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The Land
Multileaf ML99 Lucerne Offers
Excellent Hay Options.
17 June 2010 – 912 KB
A new bundling machine in lifting profits for the Hawkins family's haymaking business on the banks of the Peel River at Dungowan near Tamworth. Steve Hawkins says they have achieved big savings, particularly in labour, since buying a Canadian-built Bale Baron, a machine that entwines 21 small square bales into a pack.. more |
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Stock Journal
$2400/ha Hay Cashflow
17 June 2010 – 1 MB
Growing lucerne between vines can give irrigators a profit of up to $2400 a hectare, according to Barmera grower Joe Gropler. Joe started growing 20 hectares of lucerne in-between his vines and cherry trees five years ago after losing 20 tonnes of fruit from heat stress... more |
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The Weekly Times
Turbo Persian Clover
Makes the Grade
9 June 2010 – 936 KB
Giving customers what they want - not what you think they want - is a golden rule for Goulburn Valley fodder producer, Fraser Pogue. Originally from a mixed farm at Toolamba, Fraser's family built a dairy on their property and milked cows for 20 years. After the land was identified as part of the route for the Shepparton byepass, the Pogues sold the dairy portion and switched to lucerne production.... more |
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Stock Journal
Top Draft Awards
1 April 2010 – 596 KB
Seed Distributors research arm Pasture Genetics had returned the top draft award at the Adelaide Markets this week. The 14 Angus Steers where utilized in the Seed Distributors Lucerne Weight gain trials at Penfield Research Station. The animal where fed solely on Lucerne forage, the Draft results show once again the actual full benefit that can be rewarded to livestock conditioning with high performing Lucerne products. The trial had shown that Multileaf ML99 had returned the highest live weight gain results with an average of 1.3kg LWG per day over the 18 week trial period. More results on the Publications tab on this website. |
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The Land
Cattle Bulking Up
20 May 2010– 160 KB
Bulking up: Results from a liveweight gain trial held at Penfield, near Adelaide, have shown cattle can put on as much as 1.3 kilograms a day with certain lucernevarieties. The 18-week trial showed Multileaf ML99 lucerne gave an average gain of 1.3kg/day, followed by L91 at 1.1kg/day and L56 at 0.9kg/day.... more |
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Stock Journal
FarmReady grant gets Young Guns fired-up – Seed Distributors Research plant Pasture Demonstration trial.
3 June 2010 – 288 KB
Young farmers are set to benefit from a $61,333 federal grant aimed at tackling climate change in the Mid North. Funding for the FarmReady Industry Grant was announced late last month and will go towards a project run by Mid North Young Guns Group.... more |
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Stock Journal
New Rhizobia Record
Boosts Seed, Soil Mix
8 April 2010 – 660 KB
Australian company Seed Distributors has claimed a new industry achievement by keeping microscopic rhizobia inoculant alive for a 12 month period under normal storage conditions on treated seed. The rhizobia innoculant is placed on the seed at the processing plant to assist the plant nodulate early in its life cycle.... more |
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Stock Journal
ML99 Lucerne Leads Meat Grains
29 April 2010 – 252 KB
Results from a liveweight gain trial held at Penfield, near Adelaide, have shown that cattlecan put on up to 1.3 kilograms a day with certain lucerne varieties. The 18 week trial showed Multileaf ML99 lucerne gave an average gain of 1.3kg/day, followed by L91 at 1.1kg/day and L56 at 0.9kg/day.... more |
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Stock Journal
New Forage Barley Crop Yields Well
25 March 2010 – 421 KB
A new forage barley variety has been given the tick of approval by Riverton farmer Ross Kemp, who grew eight hectares of the white seed last season. Ross planted the feed barley known as Moby on June 6, 2009, into a paddock that had contained pasture for the previous three seasons.... more |
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Stock Journal
HARVEST 2009
23 April 2009 – 608 KB
New Moby has more growth. A new forage barley variety is producing up to 25 percent more early bulk than existing varieties in trials this year Moby, which will be available for limited commercial release in 2010, ia an early-vigour, awnless variety which has been bred with about 30pc lower lignin content for greater digestibility.... more |
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Rural Business
Seed Varieties & Seed Treatment
February 2010 – 328 KB
A new winter active lucerne will be released onto the Australian market in 2010 as a replacement for the popular L90 variety. The new L91 Lucerne variety was bred by Pasture Genetics, the research arm of Seed Distributors, and is specifically designed for low and medium rainfall areas.... more |
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Stock Journal
Seed Industry Opportunities
23 April 2009 – 860 KB
Opportunity Abounds for Seed Industry in South Australia . What makes regional SA a good place to do business? For Seed Distributors, SA is the ideal location for a national seed company. Firstly, SA is the hub of most of Australia's legume and cereal production, with areas like the South East for lucerne and clover production and Yorke Peninsula... more |
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Stock Journal
MyTake
9 April 2009 - 812 KB
Tetrone annual italian ryegrass is a good option that controls Wimmera ryegrass without use of in-crop chemicals. It provides this as well as a high quality hay source. With good early growth, farmers should utilise this early production with grazing, then lock-up the paddock for hay. The italian ryegrass Tetrone in the mis which has been a proven performer in pasture trials... more |
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Stock Journal
Tetrone Ryegrass
5 March 2009 – 1 MB
Tetrone Ryegrass 'bulks-up' lucerne. Ryegrass is being used to bulk-up old lucerne stands on the Karwin Field property of Michael Crouch, Meningie. Mr Crouch has used Tetrone Ryegrass over the past two years as a way to rejuvenate the older lucerne stands and provide valuable grazing and hay options through the season... more |
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Stock Journal
MyTake
5 March 2009 - 1.2 MB
Many thousands of hectares are planted down to different pasture blends each year. It is very important to get the correct agronomic advice on which species to plant to match your actual forage requirements. The use of high performing pasture species enables better returns a hectare for the farmer... more |
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Stock Journal
Seed Distributors Operations
October 2008
Part 1 – 620 KB
Seed Shed to drive the business forward. Seed Distributors' shed at Penfield, near Virginia, is home to the largest pasture legume seed treatment facility in Australia, and has been crucial to the growth of the business. Sales and marketing manager Adam Davies said there has been rapid expansion of the company in the past few years... more |
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Australian Dairyfarmer
L56 and ML99 Lucerne
October 2008 - 964 KB
High Yields from lucerne. Yields of about 20 tonnes a hectare through a mix of silage and grazing has been achieved from lucerne by Girgarre, Vic, dairyfarmer Neil Maudsley. Mr Maudsley has had two paddocks of lucerne in for the past four years and a subsequent paddock for... more |
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Australian Dairyfarmer
Zulu Sorghum
October 2008 - 772 KB
Forage sorghum ideal option. A crop of forage sorghum provided an excellent feed option for Tatura, Victoria, dairyfarmer Matt Napolitano last season. Mr Napolitano was looking for an alternative to buying hay during the summer and planted the Seed Distributors Zulu 2 in and it came up so quickly... more |
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Stock Journal
Caliph Medic - Good Cropping
30 October 2008 – 684 KB
Good cropping calls for the medic touch. Medic pastures give Narridy's Michael Kelly flexibility in his farming program and valuable nitrogen input for his soils. He says "not having all your eggs in one basket" is the key to keeping the farm going, particularly with the run of challenging seasons... more |
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Stock Journal
Cavalier Medic Review
9 October 2008 – 720 KB
Medics' $1500 Input Saving. Input savings of up to $1500 a paddock have been achieved at Neville Kernich's Freeling farm through the use of Cavalier and Silver Snail Medic. This is based on a saving of $50 a hectare... more |
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Stock Journal
L56 Lucerne in Sub Surface irrigation
11 September 2008 - 556 KB
Sub-surface Drip Irrigation Boost. The addition of sub-surface drip irrigation on the property of Brett Dixon at Merrigum, Goulburn Valley, Victoria has provided increased yield and savings in water and time. Mr Dixon installed the 24 hectares of Netafirm sub-surface irrigation... more |
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Stock Journal
L56 Lucerne - Girgarre VIC
26 June 2008 – 900 KB
High yields from lucerne crop. Through a combination of silage and grazing, lucerne yields of about 20 tonnes a hectare are being achieved by dairyfarmer Neil Maudsley. On his Girgarre property in northern Victoria, Mr Maudsley has had two paddocks of lucerne... more |
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Stock Journal
Multi-Leaf Lucerne -
Langhorne Creek SA
20 September 2007– 624 KB
Stimulating organisms boost hay. Contractor and part-time hay producer Peter Silver decided to incorporate a heavy layer of Humus Plus 4 in his fertiliser application this season to retain moisture in his lucerne crop... more |
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The Land - Agribusiness
Lucerne - Seed Distributors
27 October 2005 – 424 KB
SA secures lucerne coup. A South Australian company is set to become the nation's largest marketer of lucerne seed with the purchase of Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia's lucerne breeding program in a deal reportedly worth more than $4 million. General manager of Adelaide based Seed Distributors... more |
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Stock Journal
Rufus Triticale - Sherlock SA
1 December 2005 – 784 KB
Flexible Rufus boasts big rewards. Graingrowers are set to reap the rewards of a range of options - regardless of seasonal outcomes - from a new triticale variety. Former University of Adelaide triticale breeder Dr Kath Cooper says the variety... more |
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Stock Journal
Rebound Millet - Cadell SA
25 August 2005 – 364 KB
Millet meets feed challenge. High yielding fodder crops have helped the expansion of an intensive South Australian dairy. Tough seasonal conditions provide a challenge to year-round production at Cadell Prison Farm, 180 kilometres north east of Adelaide... more |
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Stock Journal
ML99 Lucerne - Langhorne Creek SA
17 march 2005 – 984 KB
New lucerne variety has wet, dry potential. New multileaf lucerne variety Generation has performed well in trials, including a small first-time plot on champion South Australian hay grower Peter Silver's langhorne Creek property... more |
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Naracoorte Herald
Field Day Success
24 March 2005 – 744kb
27th Annual South East Field Days. Seed firm 'best exhibitor'. Seed Distributors will shoot for a trifecta of "best exhibitor" awards when it heads for the Warragul field days in a fortnight. The Adelaide-based national company won the "Naracoorte Herald" best exhibitor title at the SE Field Days... more |
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Stock Journal
Seed Production Meeting SA
28 October 2004 – 1000 KB
Seed Distributors share know how. A Seed Distributors workshop at Wingfield recently gave croppers a valuable chance to learn more about new seed varieties. Pristine Forage Technologies' Andrew Lake spoke about pastoral opportunities... more |
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Stock Journal
Cavalier Medic - Freeling SA
3 June 2004 – 564 KB
Cavalier approach at Freeling. Freeling North producer Neville Kernich's willingness to try new projects has given him plenty of recent farming success. Last season, Neville became the first farmer to grow seed of the new spineless burr medic Cavalier... more |
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Stock Journal
Cavalier Medic & Speedee Triticale
11 December 2003 – 884 KB
Cavalier set for next year. Medic growers will be able to buy the new Cavalier medic - high in dry matter and hay production - next season. Seed Distributor's Rob Damin said Cavalier pushes the boundaries and was certainly an improvement from Santiago... more |
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Stock Journal
ML99 Lucerne - Mintaro SA
4 December 2003 – 632 KB
More leaflets lift profit in new lucerne. A lucerne plant with up to 12 leaflets per leaf, instead of usual three, may be hard to imagine. But a new variety of lucerne has been developed that features 40 percent more leaflets than conventional trifoliate lucerne... more |
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