Our seed

We specialise in quality seed.

At Duff Farming we offer you a full range of quality forage and pasture seed.

Our lines of seed are purity and germination tested by independently owned NZ Seed Lab Ltd, Hornby Christchurch. Copies of test certificates are available on request.

Some of our most popular seed types include:

Westerwolds

Tetraploid Annual Rye Grass short term, 9-12 month depending on time of sowing. Very compatible with Black Oats or Red Clover for silaging, good winter growth rates at low altitudes.

Hybrid Rye Grass

Diploid: Medium term fine leafed often mixed with turnip or rape, our most popular line especially with the sheep and beef sector.

Tetpen Rye Grass

Long term Tetraploid, more suited to irrigated country, used by dairy industry.

Westerwolds annual

LE Perennial Low Endophyte

Densely tillered zero flowering date, fine leafed for permanent mixes.

Waitaki Tall Fescue

Modern palatable variety from the USA.

Haifa White Clover

Large leafed Australian cultivar probably better suited to irrigation or higher rain fall.

Seed cleaning

Huia White Clover

Medium leafed NZ variety.

Pawera Tetraploid Red Clover:

Ideal for silaging, and or finishing.

Other Varieties include:

Chicory

Doone Major Swede

Red Clover

Diploid

Timothy

Lucerne

Plantain

Porto Cocksfort

Plantain

Other seed we supply

Black Oats: Machine dressed in 40kg,or 500kg bulk bags suitable winter feed, or silage.

Triticale

Semi Giant Kale: New Zealand bred suitable for wintering dairy cows and R2 beef cattle.

We grow all of the above Ryegrasses and some Kale seed. Other varieties are brought in as required. Brassica and grass seed can be treated with Nufarm Nuprid seed treatment (Imidacloprid 600) to protect against insect damage. Seed mixing is included in the quoted price and if necessary freight is arranged and the price added on at cost.

Fodder Beet: We supply an insitu grazing type of low to medium dry matter. We have it available either coated or bare.

Black oats