The International Seed Federation (ISF) represents the interests of the professional seed industry at the global level. As quality seed is the first step in the production of food, its availability is central to agricultural production in many, if not all, nations. ISF’s mission is to facilitate the international movement of seed for sowing within […]
Germains Teams Up with Seminis for Brassicas Ideas Exchange Event Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. (Seminis), known for its innovation, brings growers a new experiential event with its Seminis Brassicas Idea Exchange Event (iX) May 16-17, 2018, in San Juan Bautista, Calif. The event is a reinvention of Seminis’ traditional field day, taking a holistic approach […]
In support of Ag Against Hunger, Germains staff, parents and children over the age of 10 volunteered for the first gleaning harvest of the 2018 season at Oceanmist Farms. Our group of volunteers learned that gleaning dates back to biblical times. In many parts of Europe, portions of fields were reserved for the poor and […]
Representatives from Germains have been busy this winter season attending and exhibiting at organic agriculture events where we have been able to promote our organic seed treatments and network industry representatives. As a leading provider of organic seed treatments, we believe it is vital to attend and or sponsor events that support the organic agriculture […]
The 2018 American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA) Annual Meeting took place in Washington, DC on February 4-6. The session was appropriately titled, “Defending, Administering, and Passing the U.S. Sugar policy.” With over 400 people in attendance, the conference participants included board members of local sugarbeet grower associations, growers, and industry representatives. With Farm Bill negotiations […]
Because new sugarbeet varieties are coming online to growers at a steady pace, Michigan Research Education Advisory Council (REACh) Seed Week plays a vital role in helping growers’ select new varieties. Traditionally to get all the variety information, growers have had to endure multiple meetings from different seed and sugar companies. In any given year […]
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 […]
Germains Seed Technology in excited to announce the appointment of Steve Poindexter as Sales Agronomist to their North American Sugarbeet Division in Fargo, North Dakota. Poindexter is a sugarbeet agronomist professional who served as a Senior Sugarbeet Extension Educator at Michigan State University for 20 years. In his role, Poindexter will focus on the Michigan […]
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 […]
The biennial meeting for American Society of Sugarbeet Technologists (ASSBT) occurred the week of February 27- March 2 in Greenville, South Carolina. This week is a time for the Sugarbeet industry to come together and discuss research topics from Agronomy, Plant Genetics, and Factory processing. Also, Germains Seed Technology representatives from both North America and […]
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