Producers Hybrids Name Change
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Producers Hybrids Name Change
Scott Nelson Agronomy Manager( 952) 466-3733 scottn @ midcountycoop. com
As we all have seen throughout our industry, mergers and consolidations are happening at a very fast pace. Producers Hybrids is going to be consolidating as well. Starting in the fall of 2018, Producers Hybrids is changing its name to LG Seeds.
AgReliant Genetics, the third-largest seed company in North America, plans to unite its regional brands and Producers Hybrids as one of those brands. Brands that will be transitioning include Producers Hybrids, Wensman Seed, Golden Acres Genetics and Great Lake Hybrids.
AgReliant Genetics aims to combine best practices of each brand, while maintaining
Changes in the crop protection and seed industry
There seems to be something new every day. The chart below from the USDA shows a snapshot of the activities in the industry from last April.
its current employees, facilities and relationships. At Mid-County Agronomy, we will still be working with the same people we currently work with, and our customers can expect no change in the brand’ s great genetic seed offerings.
In a press release, AgReliant Genetics President and CEO Mark Herrmann notes that the transition is part of a long-range plan for continuous growth. The goal is to position the company to better serve farm businesses and seed dealers.
I recently was able to attend some meetings at Producers Hybrids headquarters in Battle Creek NE with the LG senior leadership team. Their vision is exciting. In the end, they want to be able to offer customers the best of the best seed, while being price competitive in the process. As many of you know, Producers Hybrids has been a very important partner with us and they will continue to be going forward.
One of the bigger issues in the merger of Monsanto and Bayer is it was expected to happen in 2017 and is now planned for early 2018.
Thanks for attending customer appreciation day!
How does this affect us locally? Initially we do not expect many changes. It will take a few years for new product development to hit the fields from the joint company. This means that many of the products we are using today and the company representatives we work with at Mid-County will stay the same.
We had a great time with our customers Sept. 14 during Mid-County Agronomy’ s preharvest customer appreciation event. At right, Dan Smith with Dekalb / Asgrow shared information about seed practices for better yields. Dale Scheffler with Monsanto Chemistry spoke about XtendiMax( a new dicamba formulation), and what producers and the company have learned recently.
The customer appreciation event took place in our new seed warehouse, and included great food and beverages. Thanks again to all of you for making this day a success!
Introducing Barry Klann
Barry Klann joined Mid- C o u n t y’ s a g r o n o m y maintenance staff in spring 2017. Since then, he’ s done everything from filling fertilizer orders, to delivering seed, to getting equipment ready for the field.
“ There’ s no such thing as a typical day here,” he said.“ We kind of follow the growing cycle.”
Earlier in the year, for instance, Klann spent 10 straight days using a front end loader to keep fertilizer bins full and ready for custom mixing. More recently, he’ s been working on updating the ammonia anhydrous equipment.
Klann grew up in Rochester, and attended the University of Minnesota. Before coming to Mid-County, he had a career in e-commerce and online marketing. Klann is new to the agronomy industry, but he’ s learning quickly. In his position, Klann enjoys a sense of“ instant gratification” and accomplishment at the end of each day.
“ I have the satisfaction of being able to see progress right in front of me,” he said.
Klann is excited for harvest season this fall, and is looking forward to new learning experiences ahead.
Outside of work, Klann’ s hobbies include hunting, fishing, and hosting a weekly poker game.
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