Holland, Michigan
October 22, 2002

Siegers Seed Company is delighted to announce that on October 7, 2002, Phil Short joined the Siegers' team of seed consultants. He will be available to commercial growers in Ohio, Indiana, Western Pennslyvania, and Eastern Michigan.

Short is a 15 year veteran fresh market vegetable seedsman. He brings to Siegers many valuable assets, including an established reputation that he has the experience and integrity necessary to develop successful variety programs. He is already respected by an extensive base of growers, which
can only increase now that he has the support of Siegers Seed Company.

Short is already making plans for planting trials in his region, so he can see first-hand how the Siegers line of products perform in local growing conditions. Short is particularly excited about the "Super High Quality" sweet corn varieties that are current storming the country and changing the sweet corn market forever.

Short can be reached by phone at 419-445-1700, fax at 419-445-5823, and mobile at 419-438-2534.

Siegers Seed Company is a distributor of a full line of fine quality vegetable seeds, specially treated for commercial growers. Founded in the early 1900's, Siegers Seed Company is dedicated to providing a superior product, backed by the highest levels of customer support available in the industry today.