Atlanta, Indiana
July 8, 2009
Beck’s Hybrids
announced today that they have begun renovation and new
construction on a Foundation Seed Facility located near
Sharpsville, IN. The facility is located at the former Adler
Seed plant along US 31 just south of Kokomo, IN.
Beck’s purchased the Adler Seed facilities earlier this year and
has begun renovation in preparation for the new seed drying,
cleaning and conditioning facilities that will allow Beck’s to
handle small lots of foundation seed. The new construction
includes additional drying facilities designed to dry ear corn
for seed in 30 bushel bins for maintaining purity, plus a
building for seed cleaning, sizing and treating, which will also
include a color sorter to further enhance seed quality.
Dr. Kevin Cavanaugh, Director of Research at Beck’s says,
“Having a facility dedicated to handling small lots of seed that
is generated from our breeding and research efforts will enhance
our ability to preserve purity in the seed lines that we
increase for commercial use.” Sonny Beck, President of Beck’s
Hybrids further adds, “Research has always been a focus, and
this is the next step in the growth of our company to make seed
products developed from our research efforts more commercially
available for our customers.”
Beck’s Hybrids is a family-owned and operated seed company
that serves farmers in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and
Kentucky. According to a recent media survey, Beck’s ranks as
the sixth largest seed company in the United States and the only
one in the top six that is family-owned, making Beck’s the
largest retail, family-owned seed company in the United States. |
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