New FH-series, same “Seedster Advantage”

• Greater Recovery Standing Seed
• More Acres per Hour
• Fine-tune on the Go
• Fast Unload and Cleanout

To compare the FH-series models and discover which Seedster is ripe for your needs, click here. Or we'd love to host you to a demonstration in Billings, MT.

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Native Seedsters' harvest technology and R&D meet seed farmers needs for an effective seed harvester of hard-to-harvest grassland plants.

The Native Seedsters’ patented technology 'plucks' seeds of grass species which have proven difficult to harvest by combines or strippers. Seedster technology was developed to harvest native grasses for reclamation of damaged lands  (fires, floods, mining, highway construction, etc); and for restoration of native grass stands for forage wildlife cover and soil conservation. The Seedster efficiently harvests the seed of the leading grass species for bio-energy, including switchgrass, miscanthus, indiangrass, and big bluestem.  Native Seedsters, Inc. (NSI) completed a three year study of the 197 species of native grass that are commercially sold, in order to describe and analyze the characteristics that affect harvestability. The results of this study are posted on this website to aid producers and the public to assess the seed harvestability of a species and to understand the benefits of a Native Seedster.

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The Seedster relieves market pressures on the food supply that result from corn produced ethanol. NSI has developed a specialized Seedster attachment so producers can effectively harvest switchgrass seed for biomass production for biofuels. Switchgrass is a very efficient feedstock to produce biofuel using cellulosic conversion. (Dr. Ken Vogel, USDA/ARS, National Academy of Science Proceedings, Jan 2008) The favorable energy balance and the reduced greenhouse gas emissions of switchgrass for cellulosic conversion promises to lead to millions of acres of profitable switchgrass production.

In September, 2010, NSI was awarded a USDA SBIR grant to  establish the commercial feasibility of Seedster technology to harvest another promising feedstock for biofuel, the oilseed camelina. Camelina is adapted to semi-arid dryland areas. The Seedster has positioned itself as the most productive seed harvester for the task.  In 2010 Native Seedsters, Inc. was awarded a USDA/SBIR Phase II grant for this project.

Seedster technology harvests seed of several types of wildflowers, some of which are now hand harvested. The Seedster's adaptability opens alternatives to discovery of ways to harvest seed of more species and opens markets for news lines of seed production.

 

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The Seedster is a revolutionary harvesting system for the most difficult-to-harvest grass seed species.