Wanamingo, Minnesota
January 14, 2008
Northstar Genetics
today announces an agreement with Québec-based
Semican to grow and
distribute Roundup Ready® soybeans in Québec and Eastern Canada.
"We are very pleased to announce
this new agreement with Semican", said Dan Hogstad, President of
Northstar. "Their strong cereal-based seed program is uniquely
positioned to readily market our brand of RR soybeans to their
customers."
"Our very strong position in
Western Canada, mainly Manitoba, allos us to bring a very strong
genetic lineup to Eastern Canada," continued Hogstadt. "we are
aggressively pursuing additional registrations in increasingly
later maturities to accomodate Semican's planned growth."
Jacques Beauchesne, Semican's
owner, said that "We are excited to access Northstar's lineup of
RR beans that have tested very well in our trials. As RR beans
grown in marketshare here in Québec, we plan to take a
leadership position providing outstanding genetics to our
growers."
Northstar Genetics, a regional
seed company based in Southern Minnesota, offers RR soybeans to
growers in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Manitoba
through its subsidiary Northstar Genetics Manitoba.
Beauchesne was one of the 2007
recipients of the Canadian Agri-Foods Awards of Excellence for
the expansion of his sales and export business.
Semican is a family-owned seed
company based in Plessisville, Québec.
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