Seed Treatment

Brassica Grant Simpson – Simpson Contractors, Hawke’s Bay “Having run a successful contracting business in Hawke’s Bay for the last 35 years, I gained an early appreciation for Superstrike seed treatment and the benefits it offers in terms of eliminating risks in brassica crop establishment. Before we started using Superstrike treated seed we were often blamed for brassica crops which failed to establish successfully due to factors out of our control, such as insect pressure from Springtail. In our business we just don’t have time to be going back to resow paddocks, and instead focus on doing the job right the first time. When we sow brassica seed we use Superstrike treated seed, something I recommend to all my clients. Using Superstrike is good value for money and in my opinion it would be a mistake not to use it.” Brassica Tim Kempthorne – Sheep and beef farmer, Southland “Winter brassica crops are a big part of our farming programme. We grow about 35 hectares of kale for dairy grazing in addition to 20 hectares of kale, swedes and turnips for our own stock, so we are feeding a lot of animals over the winter months. We do everything we can to achieve the best possible yields, such as good paddock preparation, fertiliser application and crop protection. We have been using Ultrastrike Brassica seed treatment for four years because it offers superior all round protection for our young brassica crops. Ultrastrike is giving us very good early insect cover and this really is one of the key things in achieving good plant establishment and a high yield. This year an Ultrastrike Gruner kale crop weighed in at 17.9 t DM/ha prior to grazing in June.”	Grass Richard Henderson – Dairy Farmer, Waikato “ We have been using Superstrike Grass treatment at Heritage Valley Farms for 5 years and have been very impressed with its performance. Because of the insect challenge we face from both Black Beetle and Argentine Stem Weevil at sowing time, Superstrike is an important risk management tool in our regrassing programmes. The pest protection from Superstrike leads to the rapid establishment of dense and heathly pastures. All grass seed undersown into old pastures or direct drilled following a brassica or maize crop is Superstrike treated. At Heritage Valley Farms we are now annually regreassing 12% of the 300 hectare milking platform with high producing pasture seed varieties. Superstrike helps protect our investment through reducing the risk and significant costs associated with poor pasture establishment.” Clover Peter Dykes & Mary Witsey - Dairy Farmer, Southland “At Miraka Farms we planted 110ha of Superstrike treated clover seed in our recent dairy development in Southland. The Superstrike Clover was sown with high producing perennial ryegrass cultivars. The clover establishment has been excellent with a high proportion of clover present in the pasture sward, which will be very important in helping drive our future milk production. We recommend sowing Superstrike treated clover in high production pasture systems.”

Brassica

Grant Simpson
– Simpson Contractors, Hawke’s Bay
“Having run a successful contracting business in Hawke’s Bay for the last 35 years, I gained an early appreciation for Superstrike seed treatment and the benefits it offers in terms of eliminating risks in brassica crop establishment. Before we started using Superstrike treated seed we were often blamed for brassica crops which failed to establish successfully due to factors out of our control, such as insect pressure from Springtail. In our business we just don’t have time to be going back to resow paddocks, and instead focus on doing the job right the first time. When we sow brassica seed we use Superstrike treated seed, something I recommend to all my clients. Using Superstrike is good value for money and in my opinion it would be a mistake not to use it.”

Ultrastrike Brassica

Brassica

Tim Kempthorne
– Sheep and beef farmer, Southland
“Winter brassica crops are a big part of our farming programme. We grow about 35 hectares of kale for dairy grazing in addition to 20 hectares of kale, swedes and turnips for our own stock, so we are feeding a lot of animals over the winter months.
We do everything we can to achieve the best possible yields, such as good paddock preparation, fertiliser application and crop protection.
We have been using Ultrastrike Brassica seed treatment for four years because it offers superior all round protection for our young brassica crops.
Ultrastrike is giving us very good early insect cover and this really is one of the key things in achieving good plant establishment and a high yield. This year an Ultrastrike Gruner kale crop weighed in at 17.9 t DM/ha prior to grazing in June.”

Grass

Richard Henderson
– Dairy Farmer, Waikato
“ We have been using Superstrike Grass treatment at Heritage Valley Farms for 5 years and have been very impressed with its performance. Because of the insect challenge we face from both Black Beetle and Argentine Stem Weevil at sowing time, Superstrike is an important risk management tool in our regrassing programmes. The pest protection from Superstrike leads to the rapid establishment of dense and heathly pastures. All grass seed undersown into old pastures or direct drilled following a brassica or maize crop is Superstrike treated. At Heritage Valley Farms we are now annually regreassing 12% of the 300 hectare milking platform with high producing pasture seed varieties. Superstrike helps protect our investment through reducing the risk and significant costs associated with poor pasture establishment.”

Superstrike Clover

Clover

Peter Dykes & Mary Witsey
- Dairy Farmer, Southland
“At Miraka Farms we planted 110ha of Superstrike treated clover seed in our recent dairy development in Southland. The Superstrike Clover was sown with high producing perennial ryegrass cultivars. The clover establishment has been excellent with a high proportion of clover present in the pasture sward, which will be very important in helping drive our future milk production. We recommend sowing Superstrike treated clover in high production pasture systems.”