Maxsyn

Maxsyn is NZ's top selling perennial for all farm systems. It's our ‘go-to’ grass, now supercharged with NEA12 endophyte for even stronger persistence and summer growth.

Supercharged with NEA12 endophyte
NZ's top selling perennial for all farm systems.
Next generation perennial
High yield year-round
Shines in summer

Persistence +

Maxsyn with NEA4 endophyte had our top persistence rating. With NEA12 it’s better again. That’s what you get when top endophytes meet strong summer growth and tillering, plus plenty of daughter tillers in spring to thicken pasture.

Densely tillered

The more tillers a pasture has, the more robust and persistent it is. Maxsyn is denser than Trojan ryegrass.

Proven

Maxsyn excelled in our breeding programme, particularly on tough sites and on difficult soils. Maxsyn’s persistence advantage is partly due to strong summer growth and tillering. But the gain starts in spring, as it is easier to graze. This encourages new daughter tillers, thickens your pasture, and helps prepare it for summer.

Unbeaten yield

Nothing else yields more dry matter in the National Forage Variety Trials. That boosts your supply of home grown feed, and keeps animals well-fed.

Shines in summer

Warm season growth is Maxsyn’s super-power. If you’ve ever run short of feed in summer, you know how valuable this is. Visually you can see the difference - Maxsyn stays green longer when the heat is on. Maxsyn NEA12 takes this up a notch, with over 4% more summer yield than NEA4.

pg 12 - Maxsyn PR shines in the sun photos-01.jpg — *Maxsyn, standing out in North Waikato in January.* *Maxsyn, centre, still green in Taranaki in February.*

Pest control +

Maxsyn with NEA4 has proven to deliver excellent persistence under moisture stress, heat and insects, sometimes all at once! NEA12 supercharges Maxsyn, providing a greater level of control of more insects including Argentine stem weevil, root aphid, black beetle, root aphid and porina.

Staggers risk

In most cases Maxsyn NEA4 and NEA12 will deliver excellent animal health.

NEA4: For dairy cows and beef it provides ryegrass staggers free pasture. For
sheep and deer, there is a very low risk of ryegrass staggers when grazing NEA4
endophyte.
NEA12: For dairy cows and beef, we believe it will provide ryegrass staggers free
pasture in nearly every situation. There is a risk of ryegrass staggers in sheep or
lambs if you graze into the base of the pasture in summer dry conditions. NEA12
is not recommended for horses or deer.

In all cases ryegrass staggers is much less likely if you sow a pasture mix with high
legume or herb content, or feed supplement as part of the diet.