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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 […]

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Supporting Sustainable Agriculture | Linking Environment And Farming

Germains is proud to announce its corporate membership with the Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) organisation. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, LEAF is the leading organisation promoting sustainable agriculture, food and farming. LEAF aims to enrich the environment and educate local communities by working closely with farmers, the food industry and consumers on a […]

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Seed meets Technology | World class B2B networking event

Seed meets Technology is an annual event which enables seed professionals and vegetable growers from across the globe to display their newest seed technologies and varieties. This year Germains displayed their products like they never have before! The event was located in the Dutch Seed Valley, Enkhuizen, where fields full of vegetables can be seen […]

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Strip Trial Emergence Update | 2016

Emergence counts have been completed at the majority of our strip trial sites that were drilled in late March across the Cantley, Newark, Wissington and Bury St. Edmunds areas. The showery weather that followed drilling has meant that these crops have not lacked moisture. Subsequently, we have seen evidence across the sites of consistent and […]