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Ernst van Eeghen Joins Germains North America

Germains Seed Technology in excited to announce the appointment of Ernst van Eeghen to their North American Horticulture division in Gilroy, California in the role of Head of Sales & Marketing, Horticulture. Ernst van Eeghen Appointed Head of Sales & Marketing, Horticulture Ernst is a Marketing, Sales, Strategic Business Management and Product Development professional who […]

California Seed Association profiles Germains

As a member of the California Seed Association (CSA), Germains Seed Technology is actively involved with the association’s committees and values its contributions to the seed industry. We’d like to thank California Seed Association for featuring our Head of R&D and Operations Dale Krolikowski on its most recent CSA Member Profile. Dale’s profile interview gives […]

Tobacco Seed Pellet Now Available

Germains Seed Technology is pleased to announce that our R&D team based in Gilroy, California reformulated our tobacco seed pellet to improve germination and overall quality. OxyKote® is  a high-quality seed pellet that splits upon contact with water. Commonly used for crops such as lettuce, Germains modified the OxyKote® seed pellet formula so that it […]

Industry Representatives gather for Sugarbeet Seed Week

Every year Michigan State University Extension services host Sugarbeet Seed Week, a key industry event that features five growing locations spanning through Michigan and southern Canada. The purpose of the event is to introduce sugarbeet growers to new varieties and provide them with information on how to manage the genetics for better success. According to […]

Onion Seed Treatments Available for 2015 Season

Onion season is in full swing, and Germains Gilroy facility is busy processing thousands of pounds of onion seeds with a variety of conventional and organic seed treatments before they are distributed and planted throughout the United States. According to the National Onion Association (NOA), there are approximately 1,000 growers in the United States who […]

Vegetable Growers Connect | Innovative Approach to Events

In 2012, Meister Media publisher of one of the U.S. agriculture industry leading magazines American Vegetable Grower was considering hosting an annual conference for both vegetable and fruit growers. Rather than developing a traditional conference that competes with other industry events, Meister Media took a new approach to developing an event that targets major vegetable […]

Post Harvest Field Results | Value Justification Trial 2015

2015 Lettuce Value Justification Trials | Yuma, Arizona

Since the late 1970, Arizona has been the second largest growing region for lettuce in the United States averaging a value of $300 million per year. Due to Arizona’s extreme growing conditions, there is a number of lettuce varieties bred specifically for the desert region. According to the University of Arizona,” The primary physiological considerations […]

Charlie Cain

Germains North America Welcomes Charlie Cain

Germains Seed Technology is pleased to announce the addition of Charles “Charlie” Cain to the role of Sales Accounts Manager for the North America Horticulture Commercial Team. Charlie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Indiana University. His professional career in the seed industry spans nearly 40 years with extensive experience working with seed […]

ProBio® gopure® |Organic Seed Disinfection for Bacterial Pathogens

Germains Seed Technology recently introduced ProBio® gopure®, a new organic seed disinfection process that removes bacterial seed-borne pathogens such as Bacterial Leaf Spot from Swiss chard, red beet, and coriander seeds. Click on Image to Download Brochure Organic Seed Disinfection Process Certified Organic by ASCO With organic certification, ProBio® gopure® results in significant reduction in Pseudomonas syringae […]

Sugarbeet seed journey

Video Captures Germains’ Sugarbeet Seed Processing

Germains Seed Technology is pleased to present this new video that takes you through the journey of sugarbeet seeds as they are processed by our production plants. Our new video primarily focuses on Germains’ Kings Lynn processing plant, yet sugar beet seeds processed at our plant in Fargo, North Dakota is quite similar. Improve Your Sugarbeet […]