Dear gardeners: We no longer offer garden seed or companion products, but we still carry sweet corn, lawn seed, and wildflower mixes.
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Dear gardeners: We no longer offer garden seed or companion products, but we still carry sweet corn, lawn seed, and wildflower mixes.
A SIX-PART VIDEO SERIES ON
Get a behind-the-seed-bag look at what it takes to develop the very best seed to help farmers achieve their goals.
Mac Ehrhardt, Chairman of Albert Lea Seed, provides an overview of the series. Throughout the series you’ll meet some of the people behind our product development pipeline and learn how we help produce seed that helps farmers achieve their goals. Whether that’s finding high yielding 104-day corn hybrid, or a soybean variety that canopies quickly, getting a camelina used for jet fuel, we’re working on it.
Meet some of the people behind our organic and non-GMO corn product development pipeline as we dive deeper into how corn breeding for Blue River Organic & Viking Non-GMO hybrids works. Join Mac and the Encore team as they share insights into how Encore Genetics helps Albert Lea Seed develop proprietary non-GMO corn germplasm. Hear about the work they do on topcrosses, development of new PuraMaize hybrids and even a little about our counter season crossing and evaluation initiatives in Chile.
Get an inside look at our Blue River organic and Viking non-GMO corn hybrid development program, with Mac Ehrhardt, Chairman of Albert Lea Seed. See how we develop hybrids specifically for organic and conventional non-GMO farms and evaluate them through multi-state, multi-location replicated trials (54 locations in 2024) to bring stronger performance to your fields.
Get an inside look at how we develop corn hybrids specifically for organic and conventional non-GMO farms, with help from Encore Genetics and licensed hybrids, as well as how our multi-state, multi-location, replicated trials (54 locations in 2024) bring stronger performance to your fields.
What does it take to bring a high‑performing non‑GMO soybean to your farm? Get an inside look at the Viking and Blue River soybean product development process—how research, partnerships, and nationwide testing come together to deliver soybeans that meet the real needs of conventional and organic growers.
Farmers selling into organic and non‑GMO markets can’t afford surprises. For more than 30 years, our research and seed production efforts have been focused on one goal: helping farmers meet the strict requirements of specialty grain buyers. Learn about our soybean purification process and why purity matters so much for organic and non‑GMO markets.
What if one crop could improve your soil, break pest cycles, and generate revenue? Get a closer look at the role small grains play in diversified crop rotations—and why they matter now more than ever.