Endophyte Insect Control Ryegrass, Festulolium & Continental Tall Fescue
The information in this table is based on animal safety trialling protocols designed to expose animals to simulated worst-case scenario management.
Questions about the long-term sustainability of nitrogen fertilisers are driving a renewed interest in the use of legumes as a cheap, efficient and effective source of nitrogen in pastures. Legumes are plants that fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil and…
Generating $30 billion per annum and employing one in every 10 people, New Zealand’s economic fortunes rest heavily on the productivity of its pastoral sector. According to a recent Royal Society of New Zealand journal report, it is farmers’ willingness…
New Zealand has led the world in endophyte technologies, giving farmers the ability to select ryegrasses that control certain pasture pests while improving livestock performance. Without these endophytes, perennial ryegrass-based pastures in many parts of New Zealand would fail to…
John Caradus, of Grasslanz Technology Ltd, is the new President of the New Zealand Plant Breeding and Research Association (PBRA). John’s appointment was announced at the Association’s 2023 Annual General Meeting, held last week. Glen Jarvis, CEO of Cropmark Seeds…
25 August 2023 New Zealand plant improvement is in a strong place in the opinion of Thomas Chin, Plant Breeding and Research Association General Manager. “Investment into breeding new plant varieties to develop new traits is up,” says Chin. Access…
11 August 2023 Barenbrug New Zealand Plant Breeding Team was presented the Plant Breeder/Researcher Award by the NZ Plant Breeding & Research Association (PBRA) during last night’s 2023 Arable Awards ceremony held in Christchurch. The breeding team was recognised for…
May 2023 For 20 years, the independently run Cereal Performance Trials have given arable growers confidence that the cultivars they are selecting have been tested in commercial conditions and their performance rigorously analysed. Run on commercial arable farms throughout the…
14 June 2023 Gene Editing Tools Great News for Plant Breeding Sector The National Party announcement that it would end New Zealand’s effective ban on gene editing (GEd) and genetic modification (GM) will deliver a major boost to plant breeders…
April 2023 A proposed recycling levy on the commonly used polyethylene woven seed sacks and bags will likely come into effect next year, while the seed industry continues to investigate sustainable packaging options. General Manager of the New Zealand Plant…