NARACOORTE SEEDS
Naracoorte Seeds was founded in 1962 by John Clarkson (dec).
The purpose of the business was to clean and sell seed for local seed producers, predominantly Phalaris, Cocksfoot, Fescue, Strawberry Clover, Shaftal and Sub Clover.
In 1980, after 14 years with Wright Stephenson & Co., (now P.G.G Wrightson Seeds) Bob and Gini Tidy purchased Naracoorte Seeds. Around this time Centre Pivot Irrigators were introduced which significantly increased the amount of seed produced in the area. SA Seed Marketers was established to Promote, Export and Trade seed around Australia and Internationally.
In 1990 Gambier Seeds was established in Mt Gambier as an outlet to supply seed to farmers and merchandise outlets in the lower SE of SA and Western Vic. With Plant Variety Rights/PVR being introduced into Australia in the late 80’s many new varieties have been introduced to the market place. Naracoorte Seeds prides itself in assisting farmers in selecting varieties of seed which best suits their needs from the large number of varieties promoted by all seed companies.
Being based in the South East of South Australia and having spent over 12 years in the seed industry I feel qualified to say that the Company motto of “Keeping Seed Simple” and value for money is the formula that works for the clients we share a relationship with.
Naracoorte Seeds has now been in business for over 50 years and I am proud to say Naracoorte Seeds/SA Seed Marketers is today one of the largest private Seed Companies in the Australian Seed Industry.
With Joshua Rasheed (our lucerne seed trader, seed production manger and pasture adviser) and his wife Emma buying into business, I am confident we will continue to prosper and grow and service the ever changing needs of the Seed Industry.
Jamie Tidy
Managing Director 2010 – present
Our team
Jamie Tidy
Grew up around seed through his father’s involvement in the seed industry for over 40 years and finally entered the…
Josh Rasheed
Started with Naracoorte Seeds in November 2011 and with his wife Emma became part owners in the business. Now Joshua…
Dylan Brodie
Dylan manages the seed production portfolio for Naracoorte Seeds which includes contracted multiplication for domestic and international clients. Since joining…
Peta Tidy
Peta Tidy is not only an owner of the business but has also taken over as the Chief Financial Officer.…
Mark Williams
Mark is the logistics/export manager and has been with our company for over 38 years. Mark has an excellent all…
Will Thorp
Will grew up on a small beef farm in North-East Victoria. After finishing school he studied agriculture at CSU in…
Emilie Brodie
Emilie started at Naracoorte Seeds in July 2022 as the Inventory Manager, handling all incoming seed. She also supports the…
Anna Russell
Anna joined Naracoorte Seeds in early 2023 as our Payroll/Accounts Administrator. She was born and raised in the South East…
Products
Summer Fodder Crops
Summer fodder crops are an extremely valuable out of…
Chicory
In the Southern Region we have a lot of…
WHITE CLOVER
Locally white clover is known to only persist under…
RED CLOVER
Red clover can be used in irrigated pasture mixes…
Forage cereals
Forage cereals are a very reliable option for prolific…
Perennial Herbs
Perennial Herbs fill a niche market in our region.…
Lucerne
Lucerne is commonly known as the king of forages.…
Medics
Medics, are self-regenerating annual clover varieties that grow in…
Annual Clovers
Annual Clovers are almost always used as the legume…
Subterranean Clover
Subterranean Clover is an extremely valuable self-regenerating annual clover.…
Tall fescue
Tall fescue has the ability to not only survive,…
Cocksfoot
Cocksfoot is a perennial grass that is largely suited…
Phalaris
Phalaris is arguably the most widely used and most…
Perennial / Hybrid Ryegrass
Perennial Ryegrass has been one of the main grass…
Italian Ryegrass
These short lived varieties generally last from 2-3 years…
Pasture Seed Particulars
GRASSES Approx Seeds per KG Seeds/Sq Mtr Ave Sowing Rate…
Annual Ryegrass
Annual Ryegrass is the backbone of many hay/silage and…