Current News

YieldGard^® VT for Better Corn Rootworm Control

While cool, wet conditions have delayed planting in some areas, Monsanto’s newest corn technology, YieldGard™ VT, available from Midwest Seed Genetics, can help protect against the uncertainty of the weather by providing growers with greater consistency and improved in-plant insect protection than previous corn rootworm control products. This is especially true early in the season when the corn plant is most susceptible to rootworm feeding.
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European Union Approvals

European Union Grants YieldGard® Rootworm Corn Approval for Human Foods
A recent decision of the Commission of the European Union (EU) approved YieldGard® Rootworm Corn for use in food ingredients within the EU. In November YieldGard Rootworm Corn was approved for feed use.
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Status of Monsanto Commercial Traits in the European Union
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Midwest Seed Offers More Options, Tools, Value

This year is one for the record books. Midwest Seed Genetics has experienced the kind of growth and increased resources that most seed companies only dream about. Along with our parent company, Channel Bio, we became a cornerstone of American Seeds, Inc. (ASI). A highly unique seed enterprise, ASI provides us with access to the world’s largest germplasm base, breeding programs and testing systems. In just a few short months, this venture is proving to be a tremendous benefit for our customers.

Midwest Seed customers have more options than ever before – more of the elite products in all maturity ranges, more biotech traits, and more informational tools to help increase prof t margins.

This revolutionary venture also brought BioFutureSM to the forefront. BioFuture, the brainchild of Channel’s co-founders Don and Aline Funk, brings the highest quality, most technologically advanced seed products to the farm … faster than ever before. BioFuture is designed to evaluate scientific discoveries, cutting edge technologies and processes that directly result in new living plants. You’ll read more about the exclusive BioFuture Experience elsewhere in this newsletter.

Midwest Seed and Wilson Combine Resources
Also this year, we have combined our resources with those of our sister company, Wilson Seeds, Inc. Wilson Seeds had a tremendous year, as measured by percentage growth in corn sales. As we continually look for more opportunities to wisely spend our customers’ money, we have investigated how to increase the efficiencies of our sales teams and our sales managers. By combining our talents and resources, we are better equipped to provide you with the best products, the best performance and the best tools to help increase your profit margins.

As a direct result of these two brands working together, we have vastly increased our product lineup – to the tune of 30 percent more offerings for corn and soybean growers! These choices translate into more opportunities for growers to maximize their profits and minimize their risks. We now have more genetic diversity and trait selections in all maturity ranges than most seed companies. That’s quite a feat for a company that sold its fi rst bag of corn seed less than 20 years ago!

To maintain our customer-driven focus, we have organized a solid team of leaders who will continue listening to your needs and implementing improved services for you. An example is our emphasis on more regionalized sales teams – highly skilled seedsmen and women who share increased knowledge of local cropping needs and serve as a more immediate contact to help answer your important questions.

We understand that our advice, recommendations and products all have a direct impact on our customers’ standards of living. Our products’ performance enables you to pay for your farms, send your children to college and save for retirement. We take this responsibility very seriously, and will continue working hard to bring our customers only the best seed products available.

Our existence is built on providing you with the right products and the right information, so you can make the right decision for your operation. By staying true to our mission of becoming “The American farmers’ most trusted seed source,” Midwest Seed Genetics and Wilson Seeds remain totally committed to bringing added value to your farm – both today and in the future.