Seeds
Crookham promotes new onion varieties
The Crookham Co. is publicizing its recent onion variety releases, some of which produced record yields. New long day, short day and Vidalia onions are being released by Crookham. Long day onions [caption id="attachment_33973" align="alignright"... more »
New sweet corn varieties hold flavor, fight pests
Sweet corn growers are seeing improvements in many areas, including sugars, flavor holding, ear placement, stalk height and strength, shelf life and improved picking windows. Seed catalogs typically feature dozens of sweet corn varieties, often... more »
Stokes Seeds adds Midwest territory manager
Stokes Seeds has hired Hannah Wildman as territory manager for Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. Wildman will be responsible for seed and service to producers in the region, providing commercial vegetable seed recommendations and collaborating... more »
Stokes Seeds adds new Midwest manager
Stokes Seeds has hired Hannah Wildman as Territory Manager for Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. In the role, Wildman will be responsible for seed and service to producers in the region, providing commercial vegetable seed... more »
Gowan to acquire rights to insecticide from Syngenta
Gowan Crop Protection Limited, an affiliate of Gowan Company, LLC, has entered into agreements with Syngenta Crop Protection AG to acquire global rights to the active ingredient cyromazine. The acquisition includes product registrations and trademarks,... more »
Farm Bill: Conservation, research lead seed association priorities
Farm bill priorities for members of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) are as diverse as the seeds they produce and/or distribute, from numerous crops to the regions of the U.S. they represent. But as... more »
Organic hybrid Sweet Garleek named a best invention of 2023
A year after organic seed developer Row 7 Seed Company began selling its innovative products through Whole Foods, the company is expanding its presence there, with plans to add more items in 2024. Row 7’s... more »
Broccoli, pepper earn All-American Selection status
North America’s most well-known and respected non-profit plant trialing organization, All-America Selections (AAS), has three new vegetable winners that will be available for 2024. All AAS Winners are trialed throughout North America by professional, independent,... more »
Stokes Seeds hires three U.S. territory managers
Stokes Seeds, Holland, Michigan, has added three U.S. territory managers to its staff. Each territory manager is responsible for seed and service to growers in their region, providing commercial vegetable seed recommendations and collaborating with... more »
Enza Zaden fortifies Central American presence
Enza Zaden has conducted business since 2011 in Central America as an export region managed by Enza Zaden Export B.V. in the Netherlands and supported by a dedicated regional sales team. This approach has fostered... more »
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