Compact No-Till Seed Drill Presentation By University of Guelph Student - Darcy Thring

Based in Burnaby, British Columbia Completely Canadian

Significant Features: o Light weight o Only 15 hp required o Could be pulled by a team of three oxen o All Mechanical System o Making it very simple o Fertilizes Seed Bed (if wanted) o Plants in almost any condition (wet or dry) o Plants a variety of seed including; Rice Mustard Corn Wheat Soybean Variety of Vegetable Crops THIS MACHINE IS A LABOUR SAVER

After Shipping the Dart would retail for approximately Rupees ($8300 CAN). Remember this product has no ongoing costs once it is delivered except for fuel (if tractors are being used) and that this is a viable price for a co-operative group of farmers. 15hp tractor uses approximately 2.75L of fuel/hr. – 936 rupees This planter can sew 1 ha/hr (depending on soil conditions). To manually seed a 1 ha field takes anywhere between 4-7 days. By saving days worth of hard manual labour, both the farmer and their workers would be able to invest their efforts towards other needs/priorities.

Credits Presentation by Darcy Thring University of Guelph in partnership with IDRC, CIFSRF and DFAIT Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Manish Raizada Total Presentation Time: 5 minutes and 23 seconds Special Thanks to the employees at Clean Seed Capital For more information on The Dart No Till Planter and related products please visit: or