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VIDEO: Changing Times wants to change how you treat seed

Manitoba Ag Days 2016 Inventors' Showcase

By Greg Berg
Online Editor

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Published: February 4, 2016
Crops, Local news

Many farmers can purchase seed that’s pre-treated, but what if you wanted to go the DIY route and do it yourself? Changing Times is a manufacturer that makes both dry and liquid applicators so farmers can treat their seed on-site before heading out to go planting. How does it work? The dry applicator uses a sifting mechanism that coats seeds before they’re planted.

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Born and bred in Saskatchewan, I help manage and create online content for Glacier FarmMedia. Man of various talents and interests, often of a mechanical nature. #unapologeticRiderFan

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