Seeding the future- since 1856

CONVISO® SMART

Innovative, broad spectrum weed control system for beet growers.
Powered by SMART KWS Seeds and Bayer crop science.
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Seeding the future- since 1856

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From Gore to the Manuwatu, farmers and growers are loving the CONVISO SMART System. Find your local agronomist or retailer.
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Seeding the future- since 1856
Seeding the future- since 1856

Seeds and services for better yields

Our high-yielding seeds and reliable knowledge have made us a partner for farmers for generations. We contribute to nutritional solutions for a steadily growing world population by constantly improving genetic potential through excellent research and offering expert service to farmers throughout the year. Our shared success is the result of a company culture that offers entrepreneurial freedom and supports dedicated talents who develop solutions.

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Fodderbeet

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CONVISO® SMART System – Unleash the Power of Weed Control

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Stockists – From Gore to the Waikato. Find your local agronomist or retailer.

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Local Performance – Ensuring that our seeds and varieties will perform across NZ regions

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#ThinkingInGenerations – We let future fields grow

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165 years of knowledge at your fingertips

We're a global seed leader with solutions that will benefit NZ farmers.

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding and seed companies. We offer a wide variety of high performing crops to farmers, and we now have a NZ based team who have been developing our fodder and sugar beet growing system, CONVISO SMART over the last few years.

Revolutionise beet growing with CONVISO SMART

Our new beet growing system, CONVISO SMART, combines herbicide tolerant beet varieties with a dedicated herbicide which is designed to make weed control easier and highly effective leading to consistently high yields.

Our SMART sugarbeet and SMART fodderbeet will both be available for drilling in spring 2024

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Growing beet next season? It's time to use a beet growing and weed control system that works with how you farm and for anyone that you may be growing it for.

- Simon Witheford