If You Own a Sprayer, You Should Probably Own a Treater

If you’ve already invested in your own sprayer, chances are you value independence, flexibility, and control over your inputs.

So let’s cut to it—if that’s your mentality, why not treat your seed on-farm too?

Seed treating is the next logical step for operations that already apply their own crop protection. And with today’s box-to-box systems, it’s easier and more affordable than you might think.


1. You Already Think Like a Treater

Owning a sprayer means you understand application timing, product compatibility, and how to make agronomic decisions in real-time. A seed treater simply brings that same mindset to planting season—treating seed when you want, how you want, based on the current conditions and plans for each field.

You’re already used to managing your own chemistry. Treating seed yourself just makes sense.


2. Total Flexibility = Better ROI

On-farm treating lets you:

  • Adjust recipes by variety or customer

  • Respond to weather, pest threats, and last-minute changes

  • Only treat what you need—no waste, no waiting

It’s your seed. It should be your call.

And when you pair your treater with premium treatment options like N-Compass and Surpass, you get the flexibility to tailor products by crop, field, and goal.


3. Boost Your Bottom Line

Treating your own seed adds value, not just cost. In many cases, it can pay for itself in one to two seasons, especially if:

  • You already treat multiple seed types

  • You want to offer seed + treatment to customers

  • You’re tired of paying inflated per-unit rates for someone else to treat

And when you own a reliable, low-maintenance unit like the AT500, you’re not just getting control—you’re adding another revenue stream or cost-saving tool to your farm.


4. You’re Already Set Up for It

Own a sprayer? You’ve got tanks, pumps, scales, totes, hoses—you name it. The transition to treating isn’t as steep as it might seem.

And if you partner with UAS, we make it even easier with:

  • Equipment setup and service

  • Recipe support and calibration help

  • A full lineup of treatments and additives

  • On-call reps when you need them


5. Box-to-Box Makes It Easy

Modern seed treating isn’t a giant industrial process anymore. With portable, trailer-mounted treaters like the AT500, you can start treating on-farm with:

  • A small footprint

  • Simple controls

  • Consistent, professional results

It’s like the difference between custom spraying and owning your own rig. Once you switch, you wonder why you didn’t do it sooner.


Let’s Talk Treaters

If you’re a grower with your own sprayer, you’ve already proven you’re serious about doing things right.

Adding a treater puts more control in your hands—and UAS is here to help every step of the way.

🚜 Ready to learn more?
📞 Call 888-402-4787


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