AccuSeed = Accurate Plant Populations

 Phil Thomas, Senior Agri-Coach has been talking for several years about a concept called OPD or Optimum Plant Density. “We have been working with growers to ensure that they pay more attention to the quality and quantity of seed they are sowing. Generally cereals densities could be raised while in canola we would like to see a greater degree of seed accuracy both in terms of seed placement and seed distribution.”

This is the concept behind a product called AccuSeed by Tiger-Sul Products (Canada) Co. The idea of using a seed bulking agent has been around since the days when farmers blended canola with Counter or Furadan for flea beetle control and found that this technique provided more accurate seeding rates than canola alone.