THE YEAR AHEAD If 2020 taught us anything, it's that changes are inevitable. Like you, we're looking forward to 2021, but we can't forget that changes will keep coming at us. The date on the calendar won't stop them.
Farmers have the ingenuity and the guts to adapt to whatever gets thrown at them. But you can add something else to the list of character strengths shared by farmers: connections. In the day-to-day management of farm operations, it's pretty easy to forget that farmers are part of something bigger than themselves. You may not always feel like you're connected to a larger network of farmers, service providers, and global consumers, but you are. We hope, in our own small way, we're helping you to connect with that larger network: whether it's with other farmers who share their experiences, their successes, and their challenges; with our team of agronomists; or with plant breeders, grain buyers, university researchers, and independent agricultural support organizations.
We hope our new product initiatives and continuing commitment to helping farmers make 2021 even better than last year.
NEW VALUE-PRICED CORN PERFORMANCE In addition to our regular lineup of high-performance conventional Viking corn hybrids, we offer Viking Workhorse Hybrids aimed at your less-productive acres. They bring proven performance without the expense of big-ticket genetics. NEW APHID-TOLERANT SOYBEAN Introducing our new high-yielding aphid-tolerant soybean, Viking 2244AT. Even during a bad aphid year, you won’t have to spray this variety, and that saves you money. INSECTICIDE-FREE OPTION Conventional farmers: if you don’t need it, why pay for it? Our Insecticide-Free corn seed option is another cost-saving option for those fields where you don’t need insecticide on your seed corn.
We hope that you feel confident that you can reach out to Albert Lea Seed for seed that you can count on and connections that help us all grow.
99.9% NON-GMO ALFALFA We now offer Ultra-Pure Viking Organic Alfalfa seed, guaranteed to be 99.9% free of GMOs, available as both conventional and organic seed. DEDICATED ORGANIC CROP TRIALS CONTINUE We are in our third year of our own replicated Organic soybean and corn trials to identify hybrids and varieties that perform under organic conditions. We are testing several new yellow-hilum, aphid-tolerant soybean lines that have been bred specifically for organic farmers. CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO ORGANIC We remain committed to supporting organic farmers and the entire organic network. We started contracting and producing Certified Organic seed in 1998, and we remain the largest independent supplier of Organic field seed in the U.S. But we don’t just sell seed. We support breeding programs and research programs that are working to improve organic agriculture across the U.S.
Thank you for your business. We look forward to continuing to earn it.
Mac Ehrhardt & Tom Ehrhardt 3rd Generation Owners
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