Are you looking for spinach seed treatments for Verticillium or Fusarium? Our Sales Account Managers here at our Germains Gilroy location are receiving reports of an increase of infection for these diseases in spinach production throughout California. The incredibly warm mild winter may be playing a part in the rise of these fungal pathogens in […]
Whether you are using conventional or organic cultivation methods, Germains offers a few different seed treatments for broccoli, cabbage, kale, and cauliflower. When applied, seed treatments for brassicas can not only help your crops overall performance but can protect your seedlings before emergence. The following are a few seed treatment options for you to select […]
The 2017 sugarbeet harvest in the United States is wrapping up with mixed results. The USDA’s sugar and sweeteners outlook for November lists Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon as states to see a drop in sugarbeet production in 2017 while Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado have all seen gains. Each sugarbeet growing region faces variability […]
Our range of seed polymers is designed to offer rapid and easy to clean down between uses, therefore minimizing the impact on production. Germains spectrum® seed polymers have been tested through side-vent drum coaters, continuous coaters, and rotary batch seed treaters. The spectrum® 300 series is a seed filmcoating polymer that is designed for binding […]
The Michigan sugar beet industry production ranks third in the United States with over 150,000 acres that produce well over four million tons of beets annually. However, when it comes to agriculture innovations, Michigan sugar beet producers are second to none. For example, they were the first beet industry in the USA to fully adopt […]
The annual PNVA Conference is fast approaching and will be held November 15th & 16th at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington. For over 30 years the Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association has been hosting this annual event. Also, Germains is looking forward to hosting our second tradeshow exhibit at booth #48. This year […]
When buying your seed for next year’s crop, your seed distributor may ask, do you want your seed primed? That is a great question. Opting for primed seed may cost you a bit more per acre but what exactly does it mean to prime seed? More importantly, how will your crop benefit? First, let’s start […]
Sugarbeet variety trials are used by sugar beet cooperatives to determine which varieties may be sold based on its growth performance in each region. Every cooperative operates and manages their own trials to ensure their growers have sugar beet varieties that meet certain standards. These measures include; disease and insect tolerance, yield potential, and sugar […]
Are you looking for a seed treatment for kale that can improve singulation at planting, disinfect your seed of seed borne disease, and or a crop protection product that is effective upon emergence? Germains Seed Technology offers both conventional and organic seed treatments for kale that can help improve your crop performance. The following are […]
For the second year, Germains Seed Technology is proud to sponsor the California Rodeo Salinas. California’s agriculture community looks forward to this annual event year after year where over 700 cowboys and cowgirls from across the nation come to compete for almost $400,000 in money and prizes. This annual event draws over 50,000 fans to […]
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