The CX-6 Smart Seeder will be available for sale next year.
Clean Seed Capital Group of Vancouver, which designed the precision seeding unit, has an agreement with WS Steel Ltd. in Steinbach, Man., to begin commercial manufacturing, as well as a separate agreement with Rocky Mountain Dealerships to market it across Western Canada.
The seeder has won several innovation awards at major farm shows across Canada.
“WS Steel is a company that shares our vision for the advanced rollout of the CX-6 Smart Seeder,” Clean Seed chief executive officer Graeme Lempriere said in a news release.
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“WS has the infrastructure, state‐of-the‐art equipment and management team that we have been seeking to assure a smooth transition into wide scale production of our CX-6 Smart Seeder.”
WS Steel Ltd. has a 25 year history working in the farm equipment manufacturing sector as a component and final assembly provider for multiple agricultural equipment brands.
The agreement with Rocky Mountain will see it manage sales for three years with an option for renewal. Sales and demonstrations will begin at key locations in 2016 with expansion to all 33 Rocky Mountain retail locations in 2017.
The two companies are now working out the sales volume commitments for the new seeder.
