FS Construction Services Seed Treatment Solutions

Seed Treatment Solutions

As we said last month, we know that being a farmer is no small job. And despite the best planning in the world, there are always things that you can simply never account for and never control. Which is why at FS Construction Services we like to make such a big deal about the things that can be controlled. You may not be able to count on reliable weather, but you can count on reliable seed treatment.

We can help you find a seed treatment solution

Similar to every other service we offer, we have made a point to partner with the best in business. From your first contact with us to the first batch of seeds you treat, we want your experience to be as smooth and consistent as possible. Our longtime partners at USC Seed Treating Solutions and Meridian Manufacturing are leading international manufacturers of custom seed treatment equipment. Not only does their product quality always stay high, they have both pushed to be on the technological forefront of seed treating equipment.

When you work with us on getting new seed treating equipment, or even updating old equipment, you can expect precise and repeatable results time and time again. We also understand that learning new technology isn’t always the easiest thing, which is why our Seed Treatment team is always prepared to provide onsite training and help with learning new interfaces and software.

From portable seed treatment systems to commercial production treatment, we can work with any size operation. If you are in need of a brand-new system or if you would like to provide some needed upgrades to your current system, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Project Profile: Helping A Client Help Farmers

One of the things we like most about our work at FS Construction Services is that we never know just how far our services will extend or how many people will be affected by the job we do. Often, the clients we work with are the direct beneficiaries of the new or upgraded equipment and structures we install. Every now and again, though, we get to do work where the people who benefit most from it could be people we never even meet.

Over the course of three days this spring, we got to meet and work with a local business whose primary goal is to help farmers find the right seed, planting patterns, and data to ensure they can have success year in and year out. One of their many services involves treating customers’ seed, which is why we installed a brand-new LPV box-to-box seed treater. This treater, equipped with 4.0 automation and a dry additive feeder, will be able to treat anything their clients need.

Our Seed Treatment Specialist not only worked with our client to find the right setup, but also provided extensive training and support after the new equipment was installed to guarantee our clients were comfortable and proficient with the new system, which in turn will allow them to best help their clients.

Thanks to our many wonderful partners like USC and Meridian Manufacturing, we are able to provide top-notch seed system equipment for all your seed treatment needs. Additionally, if you are in the market for grain storage, grain drying, grain handling equipment or agricultural structures, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Project Profile: Seed Treatment Has Never Been Easier

At FS Construction Services, we get to do a lot of different types of projects and, naturally, work with a lot of old and new equipment and technology. And while retrofitting, upgrading, or completely overhauling old seed treatment equipment certainly has its ups and downs, especially when it comes to teaching and learning new technology, it’s also a lot of fun.

Such was the case earlier this year when we got to work with a client on a complete seed treatment facility upgrade. Over the course of three days, we updated an existing box-to-box system to a full service binsite. We added four 3000 unit Meridian bins as well as a 300 unit weigh hopper which can continuously treat from boxes, bags, or bulk seed bins.

In addition to that, we got to install the new 4.0 binsite window base automation. This new technology allows for navigation of the entire site from a single screen. We understand that it’s common for these sorts of things to come with steep learning curves, which is why we have worked hard to make sure our experts are as well prepared as they can possibly be. Our Seed Treating Solutions Specialist stayed on site to provide extensive user training and support for this new system. We worked with this client from the conception phase, answering any questions they had, and advising them on the right kind of equipment to ensure they were getting exactly what they needed and knew how to use it.

If you are in the market for any kind of seed system or grain storage, grain drying, or grain handling equipment, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Seed Treatment Services #1 of 3: Overview

For the next few months of this new year, FS Construction Services is going to take a look at one of our most popular services, Seed Treatment, and highlight a different aspect of that service each month. For our first month, let’s start with an overview of how our Seed Treatment services can help you.

Seed treating is not just a delicate process, but something that, thanks to modern technology, has become increasingly precise. With increased precision comes increased expectation of an exact product, which is why we’ve partnered with the best manufacturers around, whose equipment is capable of producing consistent, repeatable results year after year. Our partners at USC and Meridian Manufacturing provide everything from tabletop lab treaters to portable treaters to large, commercial treaters. Our job is to know their equipment inside and out so we can work with it in any desired capacity, which is probably why we were awarded USC Dealer Rookie of the Year in 2018.

Of course, producing accurately-treated seed is no good if it can’t be handled, transferred, or stored safely and properly. Beyond treaters, FS Construction Services has not only partnered with the three previously-mentioned manufacturers, but also Schuld/Bushnell to provide conveyors, hoppers, and bulk storage systems to make sure the seed can get where it needs to go and to ensure the hard work of treating isn’t lost in the shuffle.

Seed treatment is a unique job that entails a microscopic attention to detail done at macro levels of quantity. But we also know that no two operations look the same. So whether you’re talking about a small operation moving small amounts of seed to commercial operations moving huge amounts of seed, FS Construction Services can help you with the entire spectrum of seed treatment, no matter how much customization your project needs.

If you are in the market for a new seed treatment system, or if you just have seed treatment service questions, please let Gateway FS Construction Services know. Give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.

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Preventative Maintenance #1: Seed Systems

Seed systems and treaters are amazing pieces of machinery. Modern technology has allowed for more precision and consistency in seed treatment, assuring not just an even application, but the ability to treat seeds exactly the same way year after year. This kind of reliability brings considerable peace of mind, but it doesn’t happen accidentally. Some of the most important work you can put in on your seed treatment system happens before you ever need to turn it on.

Tapping the knowledge of our agricultural equipment experts, FS Construction Services is going to release a series of preventative maintenance articles covering both seed and grain systems. Our Seed Treating Systems expert says, “A little maintenance can go a long way when it comes to keeping your systems effective and operational, and our goal is to give you the information you need to keep your equipment in the best shape.” What follows is a description of the service you receive when an FS professional comes out to take your system through the preventative maintenance process whether you use USC, Meridan or any other of our partner manufacturers.

When it comes to seed systems, there are two types of preventative maintenance: standard and bin site.

When we come out to perform our standard maintenance service, we will check your system’s inlet, outlet, treater, belts, bearings, and inspect the equipment for any other possible issues. Standard maintenance covers things like: tightening the motor coupler, cleaning the atomizer chamber, checking the ball valves on the mix tank, inspecting the pump motor, and checking timers and relays.

A bin site inspection is a full-systems check from top to bottom and takes about six hours to perform.

For either of these types of maintenance, we recommend you schedule between late fall to late winter. If you are interested in having an FS professional come out to your site to perform a maintenance check, please allow a four-week lead time. Scheduling as far in advance as possible will give us the best chance to find the time that fits most conveniently into your schedule.

If you would like to schedule maintenance, or have any questions about our seed system services, please feel free to reach out to Gateway FS Construction Services. You can give us a call at 866-551-3454, and let our specialists help you find exactly what you are looking for. We look forward to providing you the best customer service experience.