Want to Binge on Virtual Vegetable Seed Trials? Watch Here
Virtual vegetable seed trials were a bright spot within 2020. Although vegetable seed companies had to cancel live visits, the trials still took place. And companies brought their cameras. As a result, any grower who has been unable to attend trials in the past but couldn’t get away from their farm can get a front seat view to trials.
Here are some trials you can view without leaving your operation:
Bejo Seeds
Crops: Carrots, beets, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, kale, sprouting broccoli, onions, leeks, shallots, kohlrabi, parsley, cilantro, and organic crops.
Bejo’s New York trials are contained all in one hour-long video, but it provides a time stamp of where you can find each crop.
A series of crop experts walk you through trial results, with a few recipes thrown in to help farm marketers connect with their customers.
BejoSeeds.com/Magazine/Bejo-Seeds-Virtual-Open-House-Tour-2020
Sakata Seed America
Crops: Cool crops include lettuce, spinach, broccoli, beets, cauliflower, and more. Warm crops include melons, peppers, tomatoes, and others.
Sakata created a series of videos. Some are broader overviews, with quick dives into key crop varieties. Other videos go deeper into crop categories, like one hosted by Lettuce Breeder, John Heintzeberger. He says Sakata is expanding its leafy greens offering to the full U.S., including the East Coast.
All videos are under five minutes, with most under three. that are all under 5 minutes, typically between 2 and 3 minutes.
To view more of the company’s virtual vegetable seed trials, visit SakataVegetables.com/Video-Library.
For details on where to also tune in for virtual tours from HM.Clause and Syngenta, continue reading at GrowingProduce.com.
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