AGF Seeds' products are enjoying strong successes in the marketplace, but already the next generation of seeds is on the way.

The company's six–hectare research site at Smeaton is now home to hundreds of different trial plots which will yield long–term replacements for the likes of Pinnacle annual ryegrass, BigRed long season wheat and Tillage Radish.

Research and development and Production Manager Brendan Torpy said AGF Seeds was continuously improving and introducing new products.

"Because of the lead time to bring products to market, we have to be looking at the next products to come four or five years in advance," he said.

The trials at Smeaton are the first step in the research and development process.

"Genetics from partners across the globe and those developed from AGF's own breeding program are trialled internally against key commercial lines," said Brendan.

"Varieties that meet key criteria requirements are entered into national trial networks such as GDRC, FAR, Pasture Trial Network, and independent trials.

"This ensures all the genetics are tested in a range of environments across Australia to see if they will be successful."

BigRed emerged through the research program and is in its first commercial year.

"It looks very promising that it will achieve good grain yields and strong genetic resistance to key fungal diseases such as septoria and leaf/stripe rust," Brendan said.

Another successful outcome of the R&D program is tillage radish which has given end users a great late summer, autumn and winter feed option while improving soil structure for the following crop.

Pinnacle annual ryegrass continues to show really good winter production and is still producing good quality grass for hay and silage options into late spring and early summer.

"Looking to the future there are multiple cereal, oilseed and forage lines that are showing promise to make it to the commercial market in the coming years," said Brendan.

"Some are early in their development but we have high hopes of success that will lead to products that benefit farmers."