Kentland, Indiana
April 12, 2007
Wehmeyer Seed Company, of
Mascoutah, Illinois continues its steady growth by joining
Kentland, Indiana-based
AgVenture, Inc’s nationwide network of Regional Seed
Companies.
 Wehmeyer
Seed owners are Dale and Lisa Wehmeyer (photo). “Joining
AgVenture is a very positive opportunity for us and our
customers,” said Dale Wehmeyer who has a solid background in the
seed industry having spent eleven years with University of
Missouri Foundation Seed before founding Wehmeyer Seed in 1995.
He added, “One of the biggest changes we see in the seed
industry is the technology coming to the farm – not in
fertilizer or chemicals, but from the seed. With AgVenture, we
will have the greatest access to genetics and technology
resources in the industry. It will allow us to identify what
works best with farmers here and provide them with the seed they
need to fit their farms, their fields.”
Wehmeyer Seed Sales Manager Mark Beer is a native of Mascoutah
and has been employed there since 2000. “With AgVenture, we will
be offering top-level genetics on multiple platforms. We’ll be
selling AgVenture® brand corn, soybeans and alfalfa across 16
counties in Southwestern Illinois from St Louis, Missouri to
Paducah, Kentucky. We’re very pleased to be able to deliver the
best technology to growers in a very customer friendly manner.”
Previously, the company had been providing retail sales for two
other seed companies. They will continue to offer proprietary
wheat products to growers.
AgVenture Vice President Sales and Marketing, Jim Groepper said,
“Wehmeyer Seed is committed to working hard and working smart
for their growers. We’re confident in their ability to deliver
the right seed solutions to growers and positively impact their
growers’ profitability.”
AgVenture, Inc. is the nation’s largest network of
independently owned regional seed companies. Based in Kentland,
Indiana, AgVenture provides this growing network of
independently owned and managed regional seed companies with
seed products meeting exacting standards for quality, together
with leading-edge genetics and technology. Since 1983, this
unique marketing approach has allowed each individual company to
match the hybrids it sells to the specific needs of the
geographical area it serves. Combined with professional seed
representation at a local level, AgVenture strives to help every
grower realize more profit from every field. |
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