seed production

Allendan Seed Company is a family-owned Iowa business and one of the largest producers of native prairie grass and wildflower seed, producing over 150 species of local ecotype seeds and plants. Founded by Dan Allen in 1980, it ships thousands of pounds of seed wholesale and retail across the United States and also offers native plugs from its greenhouses.

custom seed mixinggreenhouse plug productionsod farming

Bamert Seed Company, established in 1951, is a producer of native seed with over seven decades of experience. The company grows, cleans, and sells native seed from its own production fields and operates a state-of-the-art seed-cleaning facility. It offers over 400 species of native grasses, forbs, and legumes and provides seed and consultations to landowners and land managers for reclamation, restoration, conservation, and wildlife habitat enhancements.

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Brushvale Seed, Inc. is a family-owned company based in Breckenridge, Minnesota, dedicated to the research and development, production and processing of identity-preserved food grade soybeans. It supplies growers with proprietary seed and supports them through the growing process, and packages food grade products. Through Brushvale Soy Products, LLC, crops are marketed domestically and into export channels worldwide. Owners Kelly, Casey, and Jon Miller are third generation farmers.

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CoverCress Inc. (CCI) develops CoverCress, a winter oilseed cash crop that farmers grow between traditional crop rotations. The crop produces oilseed for renewable biofuels and whole grain for use as an energy-dense animal feed ingredient. CCI offers offtake agreements with end users, a Farm Adoption Program, and an authorized agent network supporting farmers through contract grain production.

agronomy supportcarbon capture program participationgrain handling and logisticswinter cropping

Cquesta is an agricultural biotechnology company spun out of the Salk Institute's Harnessing Plants Initiative, holding exclusive rights to its patent-protected root gene portfolio. It improves root system architecture (RSA) of major crops to increase farmer profitability, stress resilience, and soil carbon storage for gigaton-scale CO₂ removal. The company develops commercial-ready seed traits through gene editing, transformation, genotyping, phenotyping, seed production, and field trialing, and licenses traits to seed and ag biotech companies.

field trialinggene editinggenotypingphenotypingroot system architecture improvementtransformation

Driftless Seed Supply (DSS) offers high-quality seeds and supplies with integrity and transparency for Midwest growers. It provides locally produced, regionally adapted vegetable, flower and native prairie seeds, prioritizing certified organic seed when possible, grown collaboratively with a network of 35+ small Midwest farms. Beginning in 2026 DSS plans to offer growing supplies such as soil, fertilizers, and tools.

collaborative growing with small Midwest farmsorganic certification (MOSA)seed trialing

Ernst Conservation Seeds is a family-owned business founded by Calvin Ernst in 1964 and based in Meadville, Pennsylvania. It grows, processes, and sells hundreds of species of native and naturalized seeds and live plant materials for ecological restoration, sustainable landscaping, reclamation, wetlands, and natural resources conservation. The company describes itself as the largest native seed producer and supplier in the eastern United States.

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Gem State Seed is a Veteran-Owned seed company based in Nampa, Idaho, founded in 2013. It supplies alfalfa seed, forage grasses, pasture mixes, summer annual forages, cover crops, and small grains to hay and forage growers, distributors, and farmers. The company is led by owner Ryan Miles, a former United States Marine, and offers wholesale and retail seed products with expert field support.

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Genesis Nursery, Inc. is a wholesale grower of native seeds and plants based near Tampico, Illinois, with over 35 years of experience in Midwest native prairie. The firm specializes in wholesale, commercial, institutional, and agricultural sales, with seed production from naturalized plantings, monocultures, and remnant prairies. It maintains approximately 400 native species on 375 acres and 42,000 square feet of greenhouses.

contract and custom growinggreenhouse plant propagationhand harvesting and combining of seedsseed dryingseed processing and cleaningseed testing

Hortag Seed Company is a North Carolina-based seed wholesaler specializing in the production and breeding of fine horticultural and agricultural products. It has breeding and production sites in various regions across the United States, placing each variety in climate conditions best suited for it. It also has production in the southern hemisphere, allowing counter-season and year-round production.

seed breedingyear-round production via counter season

Johnny's Selected Seeds is a privately held, employee-owned seed producer and merchant headquartered in Winslow, Maine, USA. For over 50 years it has helped families, friends, and communities feed one another by providing superior seeds, tools, information, and service. It offers vegetable, herb, flower, fruit, and farm seeds, including certified organic seed, plus tools and supplies for growers and gardeners.

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