Golden Harvest has introduced 76 new products to its corn and soybean line-up for the 1999 sales season. This includes 39 conventional and technology trait corn hybrids and 37 conventional and technology trait soybean varieties.

"The investment we have made in expanding our worldwide breeding efforts is making this growth possible," says Jim Shearl, Golden Harvest executive vice president. "The combination of these superior products with our Agronomy Up Front® program, commitment to customer service and access to technology makes Golden Harvest an outstanding value."

Of the 39 new corn hybrids available, 28 contain technology or value-added traits. Included are 18 new Bt hybrids, one High Oil Corn hybrid and six IMI-CORN® hybrids. In addition, Golden Harvest will market two Bt/IMI-CORN stacked hybrids and one Roundup Ready® Corn hybrid.

Of the 37 new soybean varieties available, 29 contain technology traits. These include 25 Roundup Ready varieties and four STS® varieties. There are 12 varieties that are tolerant to white mold and nine that are resistant to soybean cyst nematode.

The Golden Harvest brand of hybrid corn, soybeans, sorghum and alfalfa is produced and marketed by five family-owned and managed seed companies serving farmers throughout the U.S.
Corn Belt, Europe, South America and Canada. These five companies share research and marketing resources nationally, while continuing to offer the nearby service that is the heart of the
seed industry.

Company news release
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