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Wageningen Students Visit Germains R&D Team

On Thursday the 13th of July, 30 plant sciences students from Wageningen University visited Germains Research and Development team in the UK. This was part of a study trip organised by Semper Florens, the study association of plant sciences, biotechnology and organic agriculture at Wageningen University and research. The trip also included visits to other […]

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Kids Country Food & Farming Day

On 30th June, in support of Back British Farming, Germains attended the Kids Country Food & Farming Day at the East of England Showground, Peterborough. This year’s event entertained over 7,000 school children from 69 different schools. Children from across seven counties came together to learn about where their food comes from, the importance of […]

Open Farm Sunday

Come and Join Us This Open Farm Sunday!

Germains will be supporting this year’s LEAF Open Farm Sunday (OFS) on 11th June at St. Lamberts Hall Farm in Spalding. Come and visit our stand to discover how Germains’ seed technologies support plant growth to maximise yields. History of Open Farm Sunday LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) first introduced OFS in 2006 to educate […]

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ISF World Seed Congress 2017, Hungary

This year’s ISF World Seed Congress, in Budapest, was highly successful for Germains. Over 1600 participants from across the globe attended the three day event, from 22nd to 24th May. The purpose of this event was to discuss global issues facing the seed industry, build connections and promote the latest innovations around cereals and field […]

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Trials for Testing New Seed Treatments

Article Provided by Jordan Long Lead Sugar Beet Scientist Germains is committed to delivering innovative seed technologies to the UK’s Sugar Beet Industry. An integral part of what we do is testing new treatments in UK fields to demonstrate the benefit of our seed enhancement products to the UK industry. In partnership with Armstrong Fisher […]

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Germains Aalten Location Welcomes Ctgb Delegation

On 2 February a group of eight scientists of the Ctgb (Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides) in the Netherlands made a visit to the Germains production facility in Aalten.  The group consisted of scientists from different disciplines interested to learn more about the different methods for seed treatments. About the […]

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Rachel Leach Appointed as Business Director of Europe

Germains Seed Technology is pleased to announce that Rachel Leach has joined the company as the new Business Director for Europe. In this role, she will lead Germains’ European Business including  sales across all key European markets and facilities in the UK, Netherlands and Spain. Ms. Leach previously served as Director of Procurement and International […]

This year's SIP group at Germains, King's Lynn

NFU Sugar Industry Programme Visits Germains

On the 17th November, Germains welcomed this year’s National Farmers Union (NFU) Sugar Industry Programme (SIP) participants to tour our factories and R&D facilities in King’s Lynn. About the NFU Sugar Industry Programme The SIP is a training and development programme for  individuals starting out on their career in the UK sugar industry, it was […]

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Breedwise Students Visit Germains Aalten Facility

On Thursday 24th November a group of 18 students from Breedwise  visited Germains horticultural facility in Aalten, Netherlands.  The group consisted of seed professionals from 11 different vegetable and flower seed companies, who are attending the organisations biannual seed technology course.  During their visit to Germains, the students listened to a general presentation about the […]

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Plantum Delegates Visits Germains Enkhuizen R&D Facility

On Friday 23 September, approximately 50 members of the Plantum organisation visited Germains R&D facility in Enkhuizen, Netherlands.  Plantum is the Dutch trade association for the plant reproduction material sector. Plantum members are active in plant breeding, propagation, production and trade of seeds, bulbs, tubers, cuttings and young plants. Once a year all the members […]