Alive and kicking, or dead on arrival?
Fresh findings on survival science for seed
It took two years and nearly 5000 fiddly, time-consuming tests, but science has proven there’s only one way to really look after a tiny organism underpinning your farm business. And how we package and deliver it to you is part of on-going research.
Behind our recent warnings to farmers - to make sure your ryegrass seed comes from the right, informed supplier - there’s been a lot of testing ‘under the bonnet’ into seed quality and packaging.
This Insight is about a challenge unique to New Zealand – how to keep endophyte alive and well between the time it leaves a seed growers’ paddock, and the time it’s sown on your farm.
From polypropylene and perishability to flourishing pasture, here’s why stewardship matters.
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