New FH-series, same “Seedster Advantage”

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

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

The Arbuckle Native Seedster's 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 lands damaged by natural disasters (fires, floods, etc) or industrial use (mining, highway construction, etc); and for restoration of native grass stands for wildlife cover and soil conservation. Native Seedsters, Inc just completed a three year study of 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 will be posted on this website to aid producers and the public to assess the harvestability of a species and to understand the benefits of a Native Seedster.

View the Seedster Morphology Study

 

Native Seedsters supports the promise of cellulosic ethanol to relieve market pressures on the food supply that results from corn produced ethanol. NSI has developed a specialized Seedster so producers can effectively harvest switchgrass seed to plant this next generation alternative to fossil fuels. Switchgrass has shown itself to be a very efficient feedstock to produce ethanol 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 May 2008, NSI was awarded a USDA SBIR grant to test the feasibility of Seedster technology to harvest two other promising sources of feedstock for biofuel, the oilseeds camelina and canola. Camelina is adapted to semi-arid dryland areas. Native Seedsters, Inc is committed to energy independence and the Seedster has positioned itself as the most productive seed harvester for the task.

Seedster technology has the potential to harvest seed of specialty crops and wildflowers, some of which are hand harvested. For particularly difficult plants, the Seedster's adaptability opens alternatives to discovery. The Seedster frees the market to diversify into other profitable lines of seed production.

 

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