King’s Lynn, Norfolk
March 26,  2001

Germain’s (UK) Limited, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, part of GTG, the world’s largest independent seed enhancement and coating technology group, has been awarded a Certificate of Registration from the Soil Association Ltd.

The specific needs of organic farmers have led Germain’s in developing a suitable range of pelleting products for seeds, to satisfy the criteria demanded by organic farming practices. The first phase of this ongoing development programme has recently been validated by the award of a Certificate of Registration and Licence Number P7187 from the Soil Association Ltd, under the Organic Food and Farming and Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 for

Organic
Pelleting Seeds

The pellets will be suitable for a wide range of seed species and growing applications. These new products will be marketed under the brand logo device:

Véronique Heyes, Marketing Director for GTG, comments: "It is particularly pleasing for Germain’s to be able to participate in the enhancement of performance of organic farming in providing pelleting for seed which meets the Soil Association’s requirement for Organic Food and Farming. Pelleting seeds has long been recognised a valuable agronomic tool to achieve a high degree of precision at drilling, and in turn deliver better uniformity throughout the crop’s growth stages. Now organic growers can also benefit from this valuable tool for their seed drilling programme."

Company news release
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