Anywhere, anytime, we’ve got it covered
Stronger seed starts with SeedShield
You can rely on SeedShield to provide you with expert and reliable seed grading and seed treatment services, from seed cleaning through to protecting your seed against disease and pests.
Book Now
-
Our fleet of mobile seed grading and treating units operate throughout the cropping regions of Australia.
-
Take the hassle out of seed grading and treatment. You choose the time and place and we come to your farm and do the rest.
-
Our units grade all grain types with access to a comprehensive range of seed treatments backed by an extensive agronomic network.
Seed Grading
The seed grading process cleans seed from foreign material such as weeds, husk, straw and organic dust. Using a series of screens, the SeedShield units also remove small seed. This is an important step in the grading process as large seed have been shown to perform better through the germination and seed emergence stages leading to improved crop yields.
The SeedShield units provide a reliable and quick (up to 35 t/hour) seed grading service with the added benefit of the entire process being conducted on your farm.
Seed Treatment
It is important to apply a seed treatment for disease and insect protection providing the best potential for a quality, high yielding crop.
The use of seed treatment will provide protection for: soil diseases; seed diseases; foliar & root diseases; and blackleg in canola. Each SeedShield truck carries a range of seed treatment products applicable to difference seed types and cropping operations. Nutrien’s team of agronomists can provide expert advice as to which seed treatments are recommended for your cropping program.
Products
Each SeedShield unit has access to a comprehensive range of seed treatment products. SeedShield’s professional operators are experienced in the application of all of these products.
Our mission is simple
To provide Australian growers with the best possible on farm seed grading and treatment services.
-
SeedShield getting this year's seed sorted. Absolute scorcher today. Immaculate and professional job once again.
-
It’s amazing what comes out of seed when being graded when you think its already pretty clean great job SeedShield.
-
Few hundred tonne of barley seed to screen over the next few days. SeedShield truck doing a great job as always.
-
Another happy SeedShield customer. Need a good auger to keep up with treated seed coming out of the machine that can do up to 35 t/hour. Great coverage, minimal losses.
Frequently Asked Questions
For any enquires regarding booking or preparation for your seed grading and treatment. Please contact the administrator in your region or email enquiries@seedshield.com.au
-
Please click "Book Now" and fill in your details and submit the form. You will be contacted by our friendly administrator to confirm date and time of service.
-
Please have clean grain storage and waste/seconds grain storage ready with suitable volume IE silo, truck, field bin, mother bin or chaser bin. We can load clean grain into bulk bags if required (no less than 500kg bags) Note: we cannot load seconds/waste into small bags.
-
The truck is going to be grading from silo to silo, please provide an auger for the clean grain to go from the outload auger of the seed truck up into the silo (on the left). Please also make sure you have petrol/diesel for the auger to run throughout the duration of the job and make sure the auger runs well as breakdowns can cause significant delay. It will be your responsibility to see that the auger is fueled up and runs well. The operator will concentrate on running the seed truck and treater.
-
If you are having your seed treated, please make sure the scheduler and operator are aware of what seed treatments you require and what rate you want them applied at. If you are providing your own seed treatments, please be aware that you will be charged corkage @ $5.00 PER LITRE. If you want to avoid this charge, please allow the seed truck to supply the seed treatments and make sure we know in advance so we have the correct quantities.
-
Yes. When the seed truck arrives the generator tank will be full of diesel and the water tank will be full (water supply to the treater). Please make sure you have diesel and water available for the operator to refill at the completion of the job.
-
The operator will grade and treat your seed to the high standard we have set. If you would like the operator to grade harder, i.e. remove more waste to achieve the cleanest sample (you will need to be prepared to lose more grain to remove all contaminants), or you would like the operator to grade lighter, i.e. remove less waste, you need to communicate this to the operator.
-
For safety and efficiency, the operator is required to operate the seed truck and treater, however you will need to be present or have a farm manager/worker on site to operate your machinery and approve the sample.
-
Benefit of sizing canola seed are well known and SeedShield can grade your canola seed to size to maximise the efficiencies, however it could result in higher waste and you need to ensure you have enough for seeding.
-
If your situation has changed and you would like to change or cancel your booking, please go to "Contact Us" page and call administrator in your region.
Contact Us
With nation-wide support from SeedShield and Nutiren Branch Managers. Contact the administrator in your region or email enquiries@seedshield.com.au