Partnering with Grasslanz Technology

Grasslanz Technology seeks partners who:

• are technology providers looking to share the risk and cost of product development through partnering;
• are seed companies seeking access to novel germplasm, proprietary endophytes or transgenic traits; 
• are seed companies requiring high quality early generation seed production;
• are technology providers requiring access to an international network of forage research providers, including AgResearch a world leader;
• share our objective to capture value from unique plant opportunities.  

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Research and Market Exclusivities

Grasslanz invests in the development of new forage technologies either on its own or with commercial companies. Co-investment by commercial companies gives them some exclusivity with regard to the marketing and sale of technologies developed. Grasslanz has a number of joint research programmes with PGG Wrightson Seeds Ltd which affords each party research and market exclusivities with respect to:

• Neotyphodium ryegrass and fescue endophytes
• Breeding of new forages, specifically:
  • Ryegrass and Fescue
  • White, Caucasian and Red clover
  • Chicory
  • Plantain

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Partnerships

New Zealand

Agricom (New Zealand) Limited	PGG Wrightson Seeds Limited
NZ Plant Breeding & Research Association	NZ Grassland Association Inc.
DairyNZ	Pasture Renewal
NZGSTA	Beef + Lamb
AgResearch	MBIE
Barenbrug	Cropmark Seeds
McCaw Seeds	Midlands Seed Limited
Foundation for Arable Research	Grasslands Innovation
Cates Grain and Seed
H.L. Rosevear and Co Limited	Luisetti Seeds Ltd
Germinal New Zealand
Container Nurseries	Seedforce
DLFSeeds NZ	Biotelliga

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Australia

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USA

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Europe

Barenbrug Holdings BV	RAGT Seeds
KWS	Bejo
Jouffray-Drillaud

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South America

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Research collaborations

• AgResearch Science - New Zealand
• Plant and Food Research - New Zealand
• Lincoln University - New Zeland
• Massey University - New Zealand
• Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) - New Zealand
• University of Melbourne - Australia
• Grains Research & Development Corporation - Australia
• Sugar Research - Australia
• Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation – USA
• University of Georgia Agricultural Research Foundation - USA 
• University of Wisconsin – USA
• University of Kentucky – USA
• Mississippi State University - USA
• University of Arkansas - USA
• Hope College Michigan - USA
• Michigan State University - USA
• Oregon State University - USA
• Purdue University - USA
• Texas AgriLife - USA
• Gentos - S.A.
• Bejo - Europe