Seed
Seed
Frontier offers a complete seed range including combinable, environmental and specialist seed. The insights gained through our nationwide trials and industry partnerships enable us to support growers with variety selection aligned to rotations and chosen markets. As experts in agri-environment schemes, we help growers meet the requirements of their chosen options with specialist seed recommendations for full scheme compliance.
Seed quality is the foundation of success for any arable business, playing a crucial role in maximising crop potential and minimising farm management challenges.
Through our partnership with expert seed breeders, rigorous in-season inspections and use of the latest cleaning and treatment technology, we produce seed that exceeds minimum marketing requirements – we call this the Frontier Standard.
We make recommendations based on the AHDB’s Recommended List as well as the findings of our own research to ensure growers get the best and latest variety advice.
Speak to our advisors to learn more about the best seed varieties for your land conditions and target end market.
Whether engaging in environmental land management for its on-farm benefits or to deliver for an agri-environment scheme, we support growers to find the products that best fit into their whole farm rotation and deliver alongside commercial objectives.
As well as ongoing management advice, we provide specialist seed mixes such as forage crops, cover crops, companion crops and conservation crops for feed, soil health, integrated pest management and wider farm biodiversity.
Speak to our advisors to find out more about how environmental crops can unlock new opportunities.
We offer a first-class mobile seed cleaning and treatment service across a range of combinable, organic and specialist seed, ensuring growers receive the highest-quality seed tailored to their specific requirements.
Our state-of-the-art mobile cleaning units feature advanced cleaning and gravity separation technology, capable of effectively removing shrivelled or diseased grains. This enhances germination, vigour, purity, specific weight and seed uniformity, delivering a superior final sample.
Through strong relationships with all major crop protection suppliers, we provide trusted seed treatment options, giving growers confidence in the crops they’re growing.
Speak to our advisors to learn how our mobile seed cleaning and treatment service can help you.
As growers integrate forage and energy crops into rotations to enhance on-farm environmental sustainability, we’re able to offer expert advice alongside a carefully selected product range to support this transition.
Our recommendations are evidence-led with data and insights from our extensive trials work and all our varieties of forage grass, forage crops and maize have been selected for productivity, yield and performance while also helping to promote soil health, biodiversity and long-term resilience.
Speak to our advisors to learn about how introducing forage and energy crops into your rotation can benefit your farm business
Seed treatments give an essential first line of defence, suppressing and controlling pests and diseases. Proven to enhance crop establishment, they play a vital role in improving yield potential and harvest results.
Many treatments also contain specialist ingredients designed to boost germination, strengthen root development and improve plant vigour, ensuring crops establish quickly and evenly.
Our advisors work closely with growers to select the right treatment for their farm system and rotation, helping crops get off to the best possible start.
Speak to our advisors for tailored seed treatment recommendations.
Achieving the optimum plant population per field is essential for crop success. High seed rates can result in thick canopies, increased lodging and disease pressure, while low seed rates risk reduced yields and higher weed competition.
Variable rate drilling means the optimal seed rate is applied across every part of a field, improving crop management, plant health and profitability. Frontier takes a four-step approach to ensure the right volume of seed is placed where it’s needed most for even establishment, improved yields and elimination of unnecessary seed costs:
- Conductivity survey
- assessing soil variability across the field
- Zoning
- defining management zones based on soil characteristics
- Seed rate calculation
- adjusting rates to optimise crop performance
- Variable seed rate application file – creating a tailored application file for precise seed applications.
Speak to our advisors to learn more about how variable rate drilling can help you maximise crop potential.