Ten years. At least 17,000 km. Millions of dollars. Countless hours spent on research and running DNA tests. Bootstrapped technology.

Legion and Reason are two of Agricom’s recent ryegrass releases, backed by years of farmer experience and proven performance in the paddock.

If growing more feed at home adds up to $428 profit per tonne of dry matter to your dairy farmers’ bottom line, wouldn’t it be good to recommend a ryegrass that gets them there quicker?

The regulatory phase-out of the organo-phosphate insecticides diazinon and chlorpyrifos has closed the door on two widely used insecticides — but it also opens the door to innovative biological alternatives.

New industry research investigating alternatives to woven polypropylene seed bags has also revealed stark data about the fragility of endophyte in ryegrass seed when it’s not cool-stored.

Choosing pasture seed at bargain prices may seem an attractive way for farmers to reduce autumn or spring re-sowing costs, but it comes with significant risks.

Setting up paddocks for autumn pasture renewal is arguably the most important part of the entire process, so the more you can do to help your farmers get this step right, the happier they will be with their results.

The livestock sector is booming and so is demand for high quality forage, be it forage brassicas or fodder beet.

Why would a new crop protection business, with a special interest in innovative products, bother entering the New Zealand market when bigger players struggling with some of the longest regulatory timeframes in the world are pulling back?

For New Zealand’s fodder beet and forage brassica growers, timing is everything - and so is confidence in your crop protection.

How many times have your farmers told you grass is not a worry in brassica crops because it’s free feed and the cows will eat it?

It’s not just armies that march on their stomachs. Slugs do too.

If you think you’re seeing a lot more yellow around lately, your eyes are not deceiving you.

A unique three-way project between supplier, retailer, and farmer is nearing an important milestone as it sets out to prove Californian thistles can be permanently beaten.

Headstart, containing 50g/l flumetsulam with inbuilt adjuvant technology, has established itself as a key tool for early weed control in pasture and chicory.

The application of crop protection and growth enhancement additives to seed is a very effective and well-established method of protecting forage crops and pasture during the critical plant establishment period.

Early in 2025, Vegetables NZ and Syngenta Crop Protection NZ initiated a trial to evaluate performance of Durivo insecticide applied by multiple methods, compared to an untreated control.

With the economic forecast for the red meat sector predicting ongoing record prices for the 2025/2026 season, every lamb born this spring is an opportunity to make money.

Forage crops have long played a role in maintaining summer production and reducing health issues linked to wild type endophyte and facial eczema.

Cydectin Pour-On is a widely trusted worm and lice treatment for cattle, offering effective control against a broad spectrum of internal and external parasites. Its active ingredient, moxidectin, is a member of the macrocyclic lactone family, renowned for its potency and extended action.