88 | A continual focus on equipment upgrades South Island Seed Dressing is based in Ashburton in the heart of the Canterbury Plains. Kelly Deeks For 34 years, South Island Seed Dressing and Storage Company has been in business to enhance profitability for arable farmers across New Zealand and worldwide, and this year is bringing further efficiencies to its Mid-Canterbury operation with a new automation programme currently underway. South Island Seed Dressing is based in Ashburton in the heart of the Canterbury Plains, renowned worldwide as the nursery of the Southern Hemisphere for its top quality seed production. With a large team comprised of office workers, machine operators, treatment technicians, truck drivers, yard staff, and engineers, South Island Seed Dressing provides innovative and reliable seed management solutions to customers across the globe. From crop receipt and testing through storage, drying, cleaning, sorting, chemical application, grading, packaging, loading and transportation, the South Island Seed Dressing team is supported through its processes by specialised machinery providing the ability to perform services sought out by customers from around the world. This machinery includes some of the latest seed cleaning and colour sorting equipment to achieve uniformity and a higher quality finished product, with minimal loss. South Island Seed Dressing’s sorters are particularly good with vegetable seeds, and a valuable tool in the stock seed maintenance of all types of seed. Now introducing an automation programme which involves automatic bagging and palletising RURAL SERVICES » South Island Seed Dressing Storage “With faster, more precise, and more consistent bagging and palletising, we’ll be able to react more quickly to market demand and urgent shipments.” We're proud to have partnered with SI Seeds for over 20 years, providing Architectural, Structural and Civil design services for their Smallbone Drive facilities, including their recent expansion. LEWIS & BARROW LTD www.lewisandbarrow.nz Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers (03) 366 4320 lewisandbarrow.co.nz BOOK YOUR FREE CONSULTATION NOW www.argylewelsh.co.nz Ph. 03 347 0487 41 Shelley Street Rolleston Ph. 03 308 8228 201 West Street Ashburton Proud to support South Island Seed Dressing & Storage Company Ltd Barristers, Solicitors & Notary Public Get in touch with one of our reps: Kym Townsend 027 522 3060 | Hayden Argyle 027 534 4534 Tim Dale 027 332 4174 | Ryan Ford 027 265 6588 100% Canterbury Owned & Operated We have Autumn contracts available: • Ryegrass, Turf & Forage • Clover • Broadbean • Chrysanthemum • Hybrid Beets and Chards
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