In the pedigreed seed world, quality isn’t cosmetic—it’s fundamental. From breeder plots to farm delivery, every stage must reflect care, consistency, and trust. Certified seed isn’t just cleaned grain. It’s a product with standards, traceability, and purpose: giving farmers confidence and ensuring value flows across the entire seed chain.
That’s where Keating Seed Corp comes in.
For more than 50 years, we’ve built our reputation on integrity, service, and experience. As farmers, processors and retailers, we know what it takes to keep pedigreed seed moving with the reliability that today’s market demands.
Built for the Realities of Agriculture
Seed doesn’t move in theory. It moves during spring rush, under weather pressure, and against farm calendars where downtime isn’t an option. Our operation is designed around those realities.
- Seed Cleaning, Packaging & Treating – Precision sorting, gentle handling and robust capacity to deliver clean, conditioned lots on schedule.
- Crop Portfolio – Wheat, barley, oats, peas, soybeans, industrial hemp, hybrid rye, edible beans, and faba beans. A diverse offering that reflects both farmer demand and industry innovation.
- Retail Service – Fast turnaround and dependable delivery, so customers get what they need when timing matters most.
Whether it’s a single load or a large wholesale order, our focus is the same: keep seed moving, and keep quality and confidence high.
What We Contribute
Keating Seed Corp’s role in the industry extends beyond our own yard:
- Pedigreed Production – Supplying consistent volumes of high quality seed across a broad range of prairie crops.
- Infrastructure – A facility that prioritizes standards, traceability, and gentle but efficient throughput.
- Retail Connection – Providing a feedback loop from farm customers to the wider seed sector.
- Experience – More than five decades of practical, regional knowledge applied to every lot and every order.
For us, the job doesn’t stop when the cleaner shuts off or the invoice is signed. We stand behind the product, supporting customers and reinforcing the credibility of Certified seed in the marketplace.
Our Real Advantage: We Show Up
Ask around, and you’ll hear the same thing: “Keating delivers.”
We know pedigreed seed, but more importantly, we know what it takes to make it work in a farmer’s operation. We’re not just a supplier—we’re a hands on partner who shows up when it matters. That means:
- Answering calls during peak season.
- Troubleshooting quality questions.
- Sharing local agronomic insight when new varieties hit the field.
Supporting customers and partners isn’t an “extra.” It’s the core of how we do business.
Practical Intelligence, Grounded in Agriculture
Our industry is under pressure to deliver more: more traceability, more sustainability, more assurance. At Keating Seed Corp, we meet those demands with practical systems that work in real world agriculture:
- Testing and verification to ensure every lot meets spec.
- Process improvements that reduce bottlenecks and downtime.
- Farmer level intelligence that provides honest feedback on varietal performance and adoption.
We don’t believe in flashy claims or untested tech. We believe in practical intelligence—solutions that fit the farm, the facility, and the people who run them.
Why It Matters
Every cleaned, vigorous lot of pedigreed seed doesn’t just support one farmer. It supports the entire chain—from breeders and processors to food companies and exporters who depend on consistency. Certified seed underpins that reliability, and we see our role as carrying that responsibility forward.
When a seed lot leaves our yard, it represents more than our name. It represents the integrity of the Canadian seed system itself. That’s a responsibility we take seriously.
Moving Forward Together
Keating Seed Corp has entered a new chapter recently with a corporate structure that reflects succession and long term, dynamic growth. But the fundamentals that have brought us success remain unchanged: the same people, the same service, the same values.
We’re committed to working alongside our industry partners to strengthen pedigreed seed—through education, collaboration, and shared advocacy. Because in the end, our success as a company is tied directly to the strength of the sector as a whole.
Your best crop starts here. And the best future for our industry starts with consistency, collaboration, and trust.
Discover more about Keating: https://www.keatingseed.ca
