*NEW* NT25 DEEP BANDING SYSTEM

After more than two years of product development, our new NT25 system for C-Shank and Edge-On tynes is available in limited quantities for the 2026 seeding season. This system has been developed to provide a deep-banding single-row seeding solution that improves germination and reduces fertiliser tube blockages. 

The key features are:

• DRY FERTILISER DELIVERY through a hollow 16mm knife point
• HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE point with two different settings
  Two point length options may become available in the future depending on feedback/demand
• 15-30mm SEPARATION between seed and dry fertiliser
• ANGLED 45mm "BOW CLOSER" to promote self-cleaning and aid blockage prevention
• LIQUID PROVISION for liquid fertiliser below the seed and/or wetting agent with the seed
• INTERNAL POINT HOLDER
• PIN OR BOLT option for point fastening

TRIALS:

As well as on-farm testing, formal trial work was conducted on Canola in Esperance, WA with Cultivate Research solutions during the 2025 seeding season with positive results. Trial data can be viewed below. More data will become available following harvest. 

GERMINATION:

Canola was sown in non-wetting sands at various seeding rates and compared with paired-row splitter boots. Fertiliser rates were kept the same throughout. 
Initital observations: 

• NT25 has significantly increased germination accross all seeding rates.
• NT25 has the same germination result at 1.5kg/ha as the splitter boots at 2kg, representing a significant cost saving in seed. 

 PHYTOTOXICITY:

Canola was sown in non-wetting sands to demonstrate crop safety and establishment using NT25 boots with various rates of upfront fertiliser. All treatments received increasing rates of Urea and MAP with MOP and SOA added to some.
Initial observations:

• No reduction in germination from 150kg/ha urea to 200kg/ha urea, although some
  phytoxicity present when urea exceeded 150kg/ha with other fertilisers added.
• Of the seven treatments, five had grown out of phytotoxicity symptoms after 28
  days.
• The addition of MOP and SOA did not further reduce germination though
  phytoxicity did increase at these high rates.
• Fertiliser treatments of up to 800 kg were applied to demonstrate that, despite
  reduced germination and significant phytotoxicity, germination still occurred and
  plants survived.

NT25 GERMINATION	PAIRED-ROW SPLITTER GERMINATION