SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SEED

Seed Processing for the Highest Quality Seed.

Seedtech is the leading seed producer and processor of arable seed in Ireland.

Delivering the highest quality seed.

Seedtech has developed one of the most modern and advanced seed processing facilities in Europe at our site in Belview, Waterford, Ireland and produces seed to DAFM certification standards.

All certified seed is approved by the competitent authority in Ireland which is the Irish government under the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM).

At Seedtech, our seed is produced to the highest standards, providing growers with a guaranteed standard of varietal purity, germination, and phyto-sanitary status.

Currently Seedtech produces both basic grade and commercial grade (C1), cereals, oilseeds and pulses for the Irish market.

All Seedtech seed is grown under contract with specialised and experienced seed growers. This ensures the seed quality coming into our processing plant meets our exacting standards prior to processing.

Seedtech is an IS EN ISO 9001 NSAI certified company since 1986.

ISO 9001 is the world’s foremost quality management standard. It sets out the essential requirements for a practical and effective quality management system (QMS) which is, in essence, a system for minimising risk and maximising opportunity.

The story of seed.

Prior to sowing seed, all of the land is assessed by our agronomy team for suitability.

Seedtech have been leading seedsmen since 1859 and this experience is invaluable when selecting land at this cricical stage.

Continuous accessment by the Production Team during the growing season is part of Seedtech’s approach to quality management.

Seed crop of Husky Spring Oats emerging in April sunshine

Tim O’Donovan inspecting crop of seed barley

Continous crop inspection as part of quality management

Life of a *seedsman*, last check on a crop of wheat prior to harvesting

Rouging to OSR as part of our quality process

All seeds are living things and must be handled and dried by experienced operators to prevent loss of germination and vigour, a skill which we have honed through the years.

Seedtech have built a customised drying and storage facility to manage this stage of the process.

Weight bridge and moisture probe at Belview processing plant — Weight bridge and sampling probe at Belview processing plant

Measuring moisture content at grain intake — Regular checking of seed temperatures and sampling during storage

Weight bridge at grain intake — Carrying out rigorous checking of trailers and seed samples at intake to ensure the highest quality and purity of seed

Seed arriving at Belview processing plant

Intake at Belview processing plant — Belt conveyors are used throughout Belview plant to reduce clean down time and minimise risk of seed contamination

Seedtech has developed one of the most modern and advanced seed processing facilities in Europe.

This includes seed cleaning machines that can sort seed by length, width, density, and colour and is modular in design which allows our plant manager to tailor the seed cleaning process for each seed lot.