Interactive Seed Family Tree

Learn more about the brands associated with each seed company.

The following information is a Web Extra from the pages of Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article “Corn, Soybean Industry Portfolio” You can find the article in the 2012 Summer Seed Guide issue.

Consolidated or Eliminated Brands

(not part the top 5 seed companies)

Consolidated Companies - Seed Brand still in use:

  • Hytest Seeds (2000)
  • Seed Way (2000)
  • Integra Fortified Seed (2006)
  • Dyna-Gro (2008)
  • Hoblit Seeds (2000)
  • Adler Seeds (2009)
  • Frontier Hybrids (2009)
  • JSC Premium Seeds (2010)
  • Select Seed (2011)
  • Seeds 2000 (2011)
  • HBK Seed (2011)

Consilidated Companies - brand later Eliminated:

  • Vineyard (1995)
  • CFS (1996)
  • Leader (1997)
  • Interstate/Payco (1997)
  • Sturdy-Grow (1998)
  • Zimmerman (1998)
  • Kaystar (2000)
  • Farm Bureau (2000)
  • Prairie Gold (2001)
  • Spangler (2001)
  • Pettgrew (2001)
  • Warner (2001)
  • Superior (2002)
  • Kaup (2003)
  • Griffeth Pureline (2003)
  • Henkel (2003)
  • United Suppliers (2003)
  • Tenbarge (2003)
  • ProfiSeed, Inc. (2004)
  • Simmons (2004)
  • Langdon Bros. (2004)
  • Belle Corn (2005)
  • AG+ Seeds (2005)
  • Gray’s Seed (2005)
  • Heartland Hybrids (2005)
  • McKillip Seeds (2006)
  • Martin Bros. (2006)
  • Parke (2006)
  • AgSource Seeds (2006)
  • Vigoro Seeds (2006)
  • Brownseed (2007)
  • Partner’s Brand Seed (2007)
  • Wray (2007)
  • Sucrosco (2007)
  • Hobart Bros (2007)
  • Spangler Seed Tech (2007)
  • Quality Plus (2008)
  • Ziller Seed (2008)
  • Brunner (2008)
  • MD Genetics (2008)
  • MSN (2008) PGOS (2008)
  • Stettlemeyer (2008)
  • Brown Seed Enterprises (2009)
  • Apex (2009)
  • Horizon Genetics (2010)
  • Wilken Seeds (2010)
  • Miles Farm Supply/Exsegen & Southern Cross (2010)
  • Bo-Jac (2011)
  • Pannar (2011)

See the interactive family trees.

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