The new National Sales and Marketing Manager gets back to his small grain roots Jeff Widder has been around small grains his whole life. Born and raised in southwestern Kansas surrounded by acres of crops, he started working in the sorghum fields when he was a teenager. “I grew up in agriculture,” says Widder. [...]
Experienced researcher and breeder will help drive wheat innovation in the Pacific Northwest Dylan Larkin, Ph.D., has joined Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS) to lead the wheat breeding program for the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Dylan Larkin brings 12 years of experience in the agriculture industry to his new position and has [...]
Wheat growers of the Pacific Northwest have been hearing about the CoAXium® Wheat Production System at industry meetings and field days for the past four years. Aggressor® herbicide’s effectiveness at controlling grassy weeds was clearly demonstrated and excitement for CoAXium was high, but varieties were limited. Only hard red winter wheat lines in a [...]
Today, the National Wheat Foundation hosted a virtual awards ceremony for the National Wheat Yield Contest winners. Limagrain Cereal Seed (LCS) was honored to be the genetic provider of three contest winners! Winning varieties LCS Shine (SWW), [...]
A closer look at some of Limagrain Cereal Seed’s soft white winter wheats. The Pacific Northwest has more varying microclimates than any other wheat producing region in the US. Growing conditions range from high precipitation with cold winters to low rainfall with severe heat and anything in between. In addition, there is the challenge of [...]
The collaboration between the University of Idaho (UI) and Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS) is a prime example of shared success; benefiting the UI, LCS and most importantly, Idaho wheat growers. In 2012, the Idaho Wheat Commission (IWC) worked with the University of Idaho (UI) to establish a collaboration with the international wheat and barley breeding [...]
Wheat Marker Assisted Selection Project Leader & Wheat Breeder Assistant - Aurélie Décultot We might have already met a couple of years ago in Walla Walla, WA. I started as an intern for Limagrain in charge of a drought resistance study in the Pacific Northwest Wheat Region. That was my first experience with [...]
Kayla Beechinor will spend this summer phenotyping wheat for Limagrain in France Kayla Beechinor Agriculture is in Kayla Beechinor’s DNA. She’s the seventh generation on her family’s farm in Walla Walla, Wash., and has helped raise crops since she was a child. Her upbringing shaped her ambitions, and both are leading her [...]
