NZ Arable is an operating division of New Zealand Independent Seed Testing Laboratory Limited, based on the western fringe of Christchurch City, New Zealand. We are an independently owned company operating since 1998.

We specialise in running high-quality field trials across a wide range of crop types within the wider Canterbury region. NZ Arable can confidentially work with all clients, including collaborating with other independent research providers.

Furthermore, we work with local agronomists and attend regional and international research events to ensure we are closely following the current and possible future issues being faced by the arable sector.

Below are some examples of the work we undertake:

• Establishing and maintaining demonstration sites

• Small area pure seed multiplication

• Replicated small plot trials

• Agrichemical trials, including registration trials for new compounds

• Plant back trials

• Logarithmic rate spraying

• Inter-row spraying

• Residue trials

• Fertiliser rates and soil N testing

• Variety yield comparison

• Forage production measurements

• Disease analysis

• Seed and grain quality testing

• Contract drilling and harvesting

• Crop destruction

Head over to our gallery to see some images of the services that we provide!