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Seed Treatments for Carrots

Germains Seed Technology offers a number of different seed treatments for carrots. Whether you are an organic or conventional grower, there are a number of seed treatment options you may combine based on your cultivation practices, field conditions, and disease pressures.  The following is a short summary of the seed technology options that are available […]

Preview the California Seed Association’s New Career Video!

Since 1940, the California Seed Association (CSA) continues to initiate action for the betterment of the California seed industry.  The association’s members consist of firms and institutions who believe the best way to achieve common goals and respond to problems that affect the seed industry is through cooperative efforts and group action. California Seed Association […]

Amalgamated Sugar Company 2016 Field Trials

The variety trial tour for The Amalgamated Sugar Company 2016 occurred the last week of August.  This annual event is pertinent for our sales team to attend so that we may see how varieties grow in various conditions across the Amalgamated Sugar production regions. Amalgamated Sugar Company Field Trial Tour The first stop on Amalgamated […]

Vegetable Seed Treaments, Coatings and Disinfection Processes

With 145 years of experience serving growers, we know that no vegetable species or field condition is the same. As one of the first companies to introduce pelleted seed into the American market in the 1950s, Germains continues to offer industry-leading conventional and organic seed technologies scientifically formulated for each species and tailored to perform […]

Three Key Benefits of goseed® for Onions

Germains offers several different options and combinations of seed treatments for onions. Our portfolio includes emergis® priming, ProPellet® and Proflo® seed coatings that may be stacked with conventional or organic filmcoat treatments for early crop protection. In addition, Germain’s seed health technologies are gaining popularity amongst growers because they offer a range of benefits that […]

Seed Treatments for Celery

Celery has a reputation for being a challenge to grow, especially when transferring seedlings from the greenhouse to the field. Our ProPellet® Elite seed treatment for celery was developed based on an inquiry we received from a customer.  Because they were losing plants in the transplant process, the commercial grower contacted Germains to inquire if […]

Biological Seed Treatments for Vegetables

Whether you are practicing organic or conventional cultivation methods, biological seed treatments are playing an increased role in the field which includes .  In fact, recent studies note that more conventional growers are opting to incorporate softer biological chemistries for crop protection. Our certified organic biological seed treatments offer a broad spectrum of controls that […]