Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS) is undergoing a strategic restructuring, which the company says frees up resources to its enhance wheat breeding programs, which include a partnership with Limagrain Cereals Research Canada (LCRC).
LCS closed its Midwest and East breeding program in January and has partnered with small grains seed producer Northern Star Integrated Services to manage LCS accounts and wheat genetics in the region.
It was a difficult decision to close one of its original breeding programs, but the U.S. wheat market and business conditions have changed since LCS opened in 2010, according to LCS chief executive Tatiana Henry, who also leads the Canadian side of the business.
LCS will continue to serve farmers in the Midwest and East by bringing new varieties to market through partnerships. The regional restructuring at LCS frees up resources to enhance wheat breeding programs in the Pacific Northwest, Northern Plains and Central Plains.
The Northern Plains breeding operation is growing in partnership with LCRC. Because Western Canada and the U.S. Northern Plains share similar soil and growing conditions, LCS and LCRC have joined forces to better serve both U.S. and Canadian farmers in the region with an expanded spring wheat breeding program.
The research station, based in Saskatoon, Sask., works with LCS trial sites across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana to make variety selections best suited for Northern Plains growers.
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