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Driving innovation through the production and distribution of high performing, superior quality grain varieties across Australia.
Waratah Seed Company Ltd. (Waratah) is the largest farmer-owned seed company supplying the Australian grains industry.
Waratah produces and markets both registered and commercial seed. Waratah has 13 grower members across New South Wales and Victoria, spreading production risk and optimising marketing, distribution and agronomic support.
Waratah’s focus is on providing quality assured seed using quality assured processing, with an effective distribution network and up to date, regional technical support.
New TRITICALE GUIDES now available
Waratah Seeds is proud to present a series of technical guidelines aimed to assist triticale producers and end users.
The series includes the following titles. Click the image or the guide title to download a pdf version of the file.
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| Triticale: Planting guide |
Triticale: Grain production guide |
Triticale: Grazing guide |
Triticale: Stockfeed guide |
Triticale: Variety guide |
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New Purpose Bred Triticale
The Pork CRC has been investing in the University of Sydney triticale breeding program, with the aim of selecting varieties more closely suited to the feed-grain needs of the Australian pig industry.
Waratah Seed Co Ltd. is commercialising Berkshire, the first triticale variety to come out of that partnership.
A few commercial crops of Berkshire were grown in 2009. Following further pig feeding tests currently being undertaken, Berkshire will become widely available for the 2010 season for growers associated with the pork industry. Berkshire is subject to an End Point Royalty on all grain produced.
Berkshire has
- consistently high yield
- high ileal digestible energy
- low fibre content
Further triticale lines are being field tested for release for with Waratah Seed Co Ltd. in the coming years.
Area Based Royalty
Waratah Seed Co Ltd has developed an alternative to the End Point Royalty system used to collect levies for investment into plant breeding. The Area Based Royalty currently applies to Endeavour and Tobruk triticale. The aim is to directly support the triticale breeding program that is supporting your production system.
Please click here (pdf file) to download an information sheet on the Area Based Royalty.
For further information contact Waratah Seeds Royalty administration by email