Source: Harris Moran Seed Company
 

1997	Groupe Limagrain consolidates Harris Moran and Ferry-Morse Seed operations and moves headquarters to Ferry-Morse facility in Modesto, CA	Selah Harris Joseph Harris D.M. Ferry C.C. Morse
1996	Groupe Limagrain acquires Clause and Harris Moran. Limagrain Vegetable and Flowers becomes the largest vegetable and flower seed organization in the world
1990	Lafarge Coppee purchases Clause jointly with Rhone Poulenc to form a group with Harris Moran, each company remains independent
1988	Harris Moran Seed Company moves headquarters to Hayward, CA
1987	New research facility inaugurated in San Juan Bautista, CA
1986	Harris Moran moves headquarters to Salinas, CA
1985	Lafarge Coppee purchases all the Moran and Harris seed assets from Celanese and the operations are consolidated.
1984	Celanese prepares consolidation of Moran operation and Harris operation on paper but implementation is delayed
1981	Consolidation between Niagara Seeds and Moran Seeds complete
1980	Celanese acquires Niagara Seeds through Moran Seeds
1978	Celanese acquires Harris Seeds
1977	Celanese acquires Moran Seeds and its pelleting operation
1976	Celanese, a major US chemical company, decides to enter the seed business and acquires Ramsey Seed
1970	Moran Seeds enters into the pelleting business and builds the first pelleting plant in Salinas
1969	Niagara Seeds opens breeding facility in Davis, CA
1968	John Moran Seed Company changes name to Moran Seeds, Inc.
1966	Niagara Seeds breeding facility opened at San Juan Bautista, CA
1965	FMC, Niagara Chemical Division, purchases SRS Seed and changes name to Niagara Seeds
1963	John Moran Seed Company founded in Salinas, CA
1958	SRS Seed (Seed Research Specialists Seed) founded by five family-owed companies
1950	Harris Seeds starts plant breeding program and offers exclusive varieties to growers
1930	D. M. Ferry & Co. and C. C. Morse merge and form Ferry-Morse Seed Co.