The Ultimate Brassica Range
For your Business
Brassicas
Our joint forage brassica programme combines our expertise with Plant & Food Research. The result is a range of class-leading brassicas. PGG Wrightson Seeds are committed to providing brassica forage crops that not only produce high quantities of feed, but also lead to improved animal performance through feed quality, thereby providing positive benefits to the New Zealand farmer.
Click on the appropriate brassica section below where you will find information on Raphno®, kale, swede, rape and turnip.
Cleancrop™ Brassica System
Cleancrop™ Bulb Turnip
A high yielding bulb turnip suitable for summer, autumn and early winter feed.
- 80%
- 15,000
Cleancrop™ Leafy Turnip
A fast-establishing, multi-graze variety with reduced flower bolting and 25% more total yield from multiple grazings than Pasja II leafy turnip. A flexible option for summer and autumn feed for all stock classes.
- 75%
- 12,500
Cleancrop™ Rape
A high-yielding, multi-graze forage rape with very good leaf percentage and excellent crop ultilisation by stock.
- 80%
Firefly kale
A high yielding, intermediate-height kale with a high leaf-to-stem ratio. Excellent crop utilisation by animals due to single plant selection for soft stems. Very good winter hardiness and excellent pest and disease tolerance.
- 16,000
Hawkestone swede
A high yielding, yellow-fleshed, main crop swede with medium maturity. Along with a similar dry rot and clubroot tolerance to Aparima Gold swede, Hawkestone also has a good tolerance to powdery mildew.
- 80%
- 18,000
Toto Turnip
An early maturing, high yielding summer turnip - the latest release to the Cleancrop™ Brassica System range.
- 90%
- 15,000
Kale
Kale is generally a spring sown, single graze option providing late autumn/winter feed between May and August. Kale can also be spring sown for a late-summer protein source when pasture quality is low.
Selecting a kale cultivar is a balance between dry matter (DM) yield and forage quality - leaf percentage and stem softness. Giant (tall) kale types provide bulk feed but lower quality and reduced crop utilisation, while short types provide a lower DM yield and higher quality. Intermediate types offer a balance between DM yield and quality.
Corsa
A new generation, high yielding giant kale. Corsa will deliver a high volume, high quality feed for your animals.
- 70%
- 17,000
Gruner
A high yielding, giant type kale with excellent winter hardiness and good Aphid tolerance. Gruner kale is an ideal option when dry matter yield is your priority.
- 70%
- 17,000
Kestrel
A short height kale with high leaf percentage and soft, digestible stems that deliver an energy-dense, easy-to-graze feed. The ideal feed option when animal performance is your focus.
- 70%
- 14,000
Regal
A high yielding, intermediate height kale with soft stems providing excellent crop utilisation. Choose Regal® when your winter priority is for both yield and forage quality.
- 70%
- 16,000
Forage rape
A summer/autumn/winter feed option suitable for all stock classes. Modern New Zealand bred cultivars are an interspecies cross between rape and kale parentage. Forage rape cultivars range in maturity dates from 70 to 110 days after sowing, while also having single or multi-graze options.
Goliath
Goliath® is a versatile, multi-graze rape that fits all farm systems. It performs strongly from spring/summer/autumn sowing, offering flexibility to deliver feed when you need it.
- 80%
- 10,500
Titan
Titan® combines early maturity, high dry matter yields and excellent palatability to deliver a high quality summer/autumn/winter feed option. An ideal feed option when dry matter yield and rapid acceptance by stock is important to you.
- 90%
- 10,000
Turnip
Bulb turnips offer an ideal summer feed for milk production or young stock (e.g. Barkant® or Cleancrop™ Toto turnip) or a summer/autumn/winter feed for stock (e.g. Green Globe or Cleancrop™ bulb turnip ).
While leafy turnip cultivars (e.g. Pasja II forage brassica and Cleancrop™ leafy turnip) are a multi-graze option that can offer up to four summer grazings. Early maturing with the first grazing possible from 42 to 70 days after sowing. Less requirement for ripening than rapes.
Barkant
Barkant® bulb turnip is the highest yielding summer bulb turnip available in New Zealand. A high quality feed with a high metabolisable energy (ME) value to achieve greater animal performance.
- 90%
- 15,000
Green Globe
A multi-purpose turnip suitable as a summer, autumn and winter feed option. Green Globe turnip is the reliable turnip that delivers good dry matter yields for grazing animals.
- 80%
- 12,000
Pasja II
Fast-establishing, high quality feed with the first grazing possible at 42-70 days after sowing.
- 75%
- 10,000
Brassica and Pasture Guide
Download a brochure to learn more about our full range of brassica and pasture options.
Download the 2021 Cleancrop™ Guide
Download a brochure for more information on the Cleancrop™ Brassica System.
FORAGE OPTIONS
Download the seventh Forage Options manual to view our pasture and brassica options, plus expert advice on animal health and agronomy.