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 […]
Each year Michigan Sugar Company conducts its annual Official Sugarbeet Variety Tour (OVT) in “Thumb of Michigan”. This two-day event allows sugarbeet breeders and company personnel to evaluate variety research conducted by Michigan Sugar Company and Michigan State University Sugarbeet Advancement. Michigan’s variety evaluation program is somewhat unique compared to other areas. For varieties to […]
As summer starts to fade, sugar beet growers anticipate the harvest season. Many sugar cooperatives throughout the country use early or prepile sugarbeet harvest as a management tool. Early harvest ensures that the sugarbeet crop can be harvested so that the whole crop can be processed during the factories campaign. The middle of August through […]
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 […]
Germains offers a full range of seed polymers. We are seed technology specialists that offer a variety seed enhancement services that may be customized to suit a number of different needs. We have a portfolio of seed polymer technologies that are available for third-party usage. Our portfolio includes the following series of spectrum® seed polymer […]
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 […]
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 […]
When you think of seed treatments or seed technology, it is not likely that organic seed treatments come to mind. Often most people associate seed treatments with agrochemicals and or conventional agriculture. As the demand for organic vegetables continues to climb, organic vegetable growers seek new and innovative cultivation methods and practices to help improve […]
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