mark_bryan_55e82c1f8a.JPG Mark BryanMany Southland and Otago farmers were sold the wrong seed and have inadvertently grown crops linked to the deaths of hundreds of dairy cows in 2014. ``Straight human error'' led to 556 farmers with the wrong crops in the ground. The HT-S57 swede variety was discontinued last year. Federated Farmers arable industry group chairman Guy Wigley said the federation would watch whether PGG Wrightson followed through with affected farmers. DairyNZ regional team leader for Southland-South Otago Richard Kyte said he was ``extremely disappointed''and urged concerned farmers to contact the company immediately.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2018 15:56 UTC