Upper Murray Seeds

Take a look at this new production stand of UMS Estancia Fescue located in Cressy, Tasmania. We like to sow some of our perennial grass production crops in wide rows for effective inter-row and spot spraying. This helps ensure the cleanliness of the stand and maintains our high purity standards.

As a vertically integrated company, UMS seed is often grown on one of our production farms, which gives us more control and enables us to deliver the quality that UMS seed is known for.

Don't forget to RSVP for our upcoming Field day!

🌱 Field Day: Weeran Angus Western Victoria Demo Site.
🗓️ Wednesday 9th October, 2024
📍 Weeran Angus, 5395 Hamilton Pt Fairy Rd, Byaduk VIC 3301

Join UMS Representatives on a walk-through of our latest demo plots as they provide insight into how our proprietary varieties can benefit your farming enterprise. Sown in early May, the UMS Western Victoria Demo Site showcases a range of highly productive annual, Italian and perennial ryegrasses, fescues, cocksfoot and phalaris. There is also a selection of clovers, lucerne and forage cereals.

Contact Keith Lange to RSVP by Friday 4th October:
✉️ [email protected]
📞 0428 406 464

This week the UMS Research Station was visited by the Historical Society searching for wartime farming photos.

Our Research Station has a long and storied history in Australian agriculture opening in 1937 with a focus skilling young farmers, researching the latest crops for local production and serving as a training facility for the Australian Women's Land Army during Wold War Two.

Just like today, breeding, reselection and multiplication of species was a major focus of the research program.

Wheat varieties were developed including Condor and Egret, along with new oats such as Esk and Garry, and Proctor and Franklin barley. A major new pea cultivar bred and released at the time was Cressy Blue Peas which replaced Prussian Blues.

Foundation crops of new pasture varieties bred on the Station included Tas No. 1 and Tasdale ryegrass, Cressy cocksfoot and the newest line of improved cocksfoot yet seen, Porto!

As custodians of the Research Station, UMS is proud to continue this tradition of research and development excellence and we look forward to writing the next chapter in this important facilities history.

Spring is in the air and now is the time to start thinking about getting your UMS SilverLand GT5 Lucerne in the ground!

SilverLand GT 5 is an extremely persistent lucerne that can withstand significant grazing pressure.

Due to its high levels of disease and pest resistance it’s a long-term crop option for any lucerne producer.

🌱 Highly productive, palatable and persistent
🌱 Purpose-bred to resist common diseases and pests
🌱 Predominately used for summer forage
🌱 Suitable for long-term set-stocking

Visit www.uppermurrayseeds.com.au/silver-lucerne for more information

Its great to see our varieties performing in the paddock and thanks Bec for sharing your thoughts. This is a message we hear from our farmers and agronomists often. Allure Italian is the leader in the late Italian space for persistence, first to grazing and winter growth! For those looking to spring sow an Italian don’t miss out on your opportunity with Allure.

AG warehouse has a pasture demo site in the Kiewa valley. This particular site held a number of dairy heifers over summer and did not get a good ‘rest period’. We left some Italians and hybrids to carry over into their second year.

This is a rep of Allure Italian ryegrass, we have been exceptionally suprised by the plant population that survived into the second year.

The site didn’t get and autumn break and was heavily grazed over summer.

Upper Murray Seeds
AG Warehouse Kiewa

🌱 Field Day: Weeran Angus Western Victoria Demo Site.
🗓️ Wednesday 9th October, 2024
📍 Weeran Angus, 5395 Hamilton Pt Fairy Rd, Byaduk VIC 3301

Join UMS Representatives on a walk-through of our latest demo plots as they provide insight into how our proprietary varieties can benefit your farming enterprise. Sown in early May, the UMS Western Victoria Demo Site showcases a range of highly productive annual, Italian and perennial ryegrasses, fescues, cocksfoot and phalaris. There is also a selection of clovers, lucerne and forage cereals.

Contact Keith Lange to RSVP by Friday 4th October:
✉️ [email protected]
📞 0428 406 464

🌱 Henty Field Days
🗓️ Tuesday September 17 - Thursday September 19
📍22 Lubkes Road, Henty NSW 2658, Site: P711

If you're attending the Henty Machinery Field Days be sure to call past site P711 and say G'day to the UMS team.

Our Southern NSW Area Manager, Louise Slater and Northern VIC Area Manager, Damien Glass will be onsite to discuss your pasture seed needs and provide an overview of some of the exciting products we're working on at UMS.

Our exclusive UMS pasture seed varieties are in stock and ready to get you sowing this spring.

Now is the time to sow our market leading Silver Lucerne. Choose from one of our four varieties with winter dormancy 5, 7 , 9 & 11.

GrowMax Forage Brassica is also in stock and perfect for planting this time of year or we can put together a custom blend to suit your requirements.

Visit www.uppermurrayseeds.com.au and get growing with UMS this Spring!

UMS is part of the Tooma Group which operates R&D, production facilities, and farms across Tasmania, Victoria and NSW. Last week we had the pleasure of showcasing our NSW operation to Jono, Izzy and Laing from Kober/Echuca Ag, Horse & Pet .

We started our tour in Albury at the UMS warehouse and seed mixing facility, then ventured to Corryong to explore our seed cleaning plant and finished at Tooma Station and the nearby demo plots currently under development.

Because UMS is a vertically integrated operation, we can showcase to our clients the entire lifecycle of the seed production process from R&D, demo plots, production paddocks, seed cleaning and mixing through to the end product.

If you're a farmer, agronomist or one of our retail partners, we would welcome the opportunity to show you around some time!

A big thank you to Tom Dempster, Farm manager at Tooma Station for hosting the tour.

It was a really interesting day, shared with some wonderful people. The Upper Murray at its finest for them!

Take a look at this exceptional stand of GrowMax Forage Brassica blended with Fodder Radish and MPT Turnip at Hale River Feedlot in Clare, South Australia!

Did you know that UMS operates advanced processing and blending facilities across Australia? If you're after a particular blend to achieve specific results for your livestock, then chances are we can create it for you.

Contact us today to discuss your spring sowing pasture seed and blending requirements.

It was a pleasure to welcome the Ag Enterprise students from Launceston Grammar to the UMS Research Station at Cressy, Tasmania yesterday.

Led by teacher, Tanya Beaumont the students focused on plant breeding, climate aware pastures and commercialisation of new seed lines.

Working around a very wet and windy day, it was a great morning and UMS is so pleased to host Tasmanian students interested in Agriculture!

JR AG Contracting based in South East Tasmania have selected UMS Torpedo Annual Ryegrass for its fast establishment and excellent winter growth, "We're loving Torpedo and having a lot of success so far on our share farming properties," said Jonty.

The torpedo was sown at 22kg/ha with a disc drill and is used mainly for spring grazing for both calves, ewes and lambs. It is also managed for a potential hay cut late in the season.

If you you're interested in finding out more about Torpedo and how it could benefit your farming operation, call (02) 6040 6464 to connect with your local UMS Area Manager.

Our GrowMax Forage Brassica is proving to be a popular choice this spring sowing season.

If you're wondering why you should consider GrowMax, here's a quick rundown:

GrowMax is a modern forage brassica, bred to improve quality, regrowth and yield over the traditional varieties.

When well-managed, GrowMax provides high quality, cost-effective forage for beef cattle and sheep.

🌱 Exceptionally quick to first graze
🌱 Strong grazing recovery
🌱 Late flowering and early maturing
🌱 High yielding
🌱 Effective break crop beneficial to soil structure

To find out more visit https://uppermurrayseeds.com.au/product/growmax-forage-brassica/ or phone (02) 6040 6464 to place your order for spring.

Thanks to our sponsors, we couldn't do it without you 🙌
🥇GOLD: DLF Seeds Australia
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🥉BRONZE: AGF Seeds, Ben Lomond Agriculture, Callahan Seed, Heazlewood Seeds, Midlands, RAGT AU, Valley Seeds,Muirs.Tas, Nutrien Ag Solutions (Nutrien Ag Solutions - Longford), Naracoorte Seeds, Midland Tractors, Tasmanian Seed Dressing & Storage Co.

This excellent stand of SilverLand GT5 Lucerne at Gerogery in NSW highlights the grazing tolerance of our Silver Lucernes, and illustrates why they are recognised across Australia.

This stand of Silverland GT5 was sown in March 2023 and cut for hay in October that year. With a challenging dry season the farmer decided to dedicate the paddock for confinement feeding. For 4.5 months from March his sheep grazed this hard, in conjunction with supplementary feeding. Look at the before and after photos, the plant numbers and the phenomenal recovery and growth. A real testament to the breeding of SilverLand GT 5.

To learn more about our Silverland Lucerne range and the four Winter Activity levels available visit: www.uppermurrayseeds.com.au/silver-lucerne

📸 Left: Mid-July; Right: Early August

AberGain AR1 High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass is at the top of the menu for a herd of dairy cows at Purnim in SW Victoria. When they were moved to a paddock of non UMS perennial ryegrass the farmer said “They didn't touch it and spent most of their time looking back over the fence at the AberGain!”

AberGain AR1 is a tetraploid high sugar ryegrass, specifically bred for higher sugar levels (ie water-soluble carbohydrates), than traditional perennial rye. These cows really knew what they liked.

To learn more about our range of Aber High Sugar Grasses available only from UMS visit https://uppermurrayseeds.com.au/product-category/aber-hsg

📸 AberGain AR1 before and after grazing

Check out the difference between UMS Lavish Forage Oats on the right and another popular forage variety on the left. Both were planted at the same time and have received the same water and spraying program. Lavish is the clear winner here, demonstrating excellent coverage, prolific tillering and strong initial growth.

Lavish has been extensively evaluated in Australian field trials over many years. It's an outstanding performer when compared to current market-leading varieties!

For more information visit www.uppermurrayseeds.com.au/product/lavish-forage-oats

This stand at Yulgilbar Station in northern NSW, clearly shows why we chose "Torpedo" for the name of our most recent tetraploid annual ryegrass! Only three weeks after first grazing and it's ready to go again!

The stand was sown with 80kg/ha DAP, irrigated and was topdressed after first graze with Urea at a rate of 150kg/ha.

Thanks to Murray Connor, Agronomist at Nutrien Ag Solutions - Grafton for sharing.

UMS will be at this year's Red Meat Updates - Tasmania to be held in Launceston. As one of Tasmania's most important industry gatherings, we're thrilled to be Sponsors of the Morning Tea and look forward to connecting with local red meat producers at this sold out event.

Our all new Productive Pasture Guide is ready for download. Packed full of all the latest UMS product releases, this is your one-stop-shop to get your sowing plans in place for spring. Download here: www.uppermurrayseeds.com.au/pastureguides/

UMS is proud to be a Session Sponsor at this year's Grassland Society of Southern Australia Annual Conference to be held in Bendigo.

As a business that places research and development at the centre of it's operations, UMS is thrilled to support The Grasslands Society's ongoing work in sharing information and technology related to temperate grasslands.

UMS Area Managers Damien Glass and Louise Slater will be in attendance and look forward to showcasing some of the exciting product innovation that is occurring as a result of our extensive R&D program.