Golden Harvest has developed two exciting new resources for producers who want to access the latest management information to help maximize their profitability, according to Jim Shearl, executive vice president for Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. 

Second Issue of Up Front Debuts 

Up Front, a 16-page magazine developed and distributed by Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc., offers producers timely industry insight and crop management information for the 2000 growing season. The full-color magazine was distributed in early January to 62,000 U.S. corn and soybean producers. 

"Our second issue of Up Front really delivers solid management information to our customers," says Shearl. "It keeps them up to date on our research efforts and abreast of the latest agronomic information and economic trends in our industry. It also offers valuable tips that can improve a producer’s bottom line." The current issue of Up Front carries articles on narrow-row corn, reducing costs for starter fertilizer, corn rootworm tolerance and testing for soybean cyst nematode. Also included is industry insight to help producers plan inputs and channel production of conventional and genetically enhanced corn hybrids and soybean varieties in the 2000 growing season. 

Producers who did not receive the magazine by mail may obtain a free copy by calling Golden Harvest at 1-800-610-7333. 

Web Site Enriched for 2000 Growing Season 

he new Golden Harvest web site www.goldenharvestseeds.com includes a wealth of new information and tools for customers and associates of Golden Harvest. —more— "In marketing our products and better serving our customers, we simply can’t overstate the value of the internet," says Shearl. "Expanding our web resources is a key priority for Golden Harvest as we strive to help producers become more aware of our products and the unique and proprietary agronomic support we can provide them." A greatly enhanced product section on the web site now allows users to identify their location and receive detailed information on Golden Harvest products well suited to their region. 

Producers also can use search engines on the site to locate Golden Harvest agronomy and sales representatives in their area. College students and others seeking full or part-time employment at any of the Golden Harvest member companies also will want to check out the site’s employment section, Shearl notes. The site also features a complete listing of Agronomy Up Front™ reports, which detail the results of Golden Harvest’s proprietary research in such areas as technology use, corn herbicides, corn cultural practices, value-added studies and sorghum and soybean cultural practices. Producers can use the site to request copies of the reports for delivery by U.S. Mail. 

Shearl adds that the Golden Harvest web site will continue to evolve with new features and benefits for users. The company is now developing tools for its web site that will allow producers to do hybrid and variety plot yield comparisons on the site. 

Golden Harvest is one of the nation’s fastest growing agricultural seed brands. For the 2000 growing season, the company is offering 75 corn hybrids and 52 soybean varieties. 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 at the heart of the seed industry.

Golden Harvest™ is a registered trademark of Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. Agronomy Up Front™ is a trademark of Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. 

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