Western Seed Americas, Inc. has moved into its new corporate headquarters at 303 South Collins Street, Plant City, Florida. This beautifully restored commercial building, in the historic downtown business area, doubles the office space, provides increased storage and order processing capacity, and will house a seed testing laboratory. The current headquarters is Westport, Connecticut.

“Surrounded by rich farmlands, crops of all kinds and close to international airports & shipping facilities, Plant City
provides everything needed to support the long-term growth plans of our Americas operations,” said Alois van Vliet, Managing Director of the Western Seed Group Companies. “Additionally, with a mild subtropical climate
and history of agricultural excellence it is the ideal location for expansion of our vegetable research and development programs, including high-performance greenhouse varieties.”

Western Seed Americas will continue to operate under the direction of its current management team, which has been reinforced with the recent appointment of J. Michael Chisholm as Director Operational Services. Mike is well acquainted with Florida agriculture. As an agricultural economics major of the University of Florida, he spent his summers working on tomato farms, citrus groves and plant nurseries. Mr. Chisholm was previously employed by Agrisales, a leading Southeastern seed distributor. He joined the company in 1995 and has held a variety of sales and marketing positions, including the development of Agrisales’ e-business efforts. Mike also worked as a special assistant to the president, gaining fast experience in logistics, planning and general administrative functions.

Western Seed is a plant technology company, with headquarters and main technological base in the Netherlands. The company's principal objective is to provide Agriculture with a new generation of vegetable seed products that enhance plant growth and food quality. Through strategic focus, market-driven research and progressive management policies, supported by state-of-the-art laboratory and greenhouse facilities, Western Seed has gained a reputation as one of the world’s leading developers of innovative and specialty seed varieties. Operating in all major countries, the company offers a diverse range of products catering to local needs and requirements, including the greenhouse industry.