Golden Harvest Seeds
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| Company type | Agriculture/Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | Dallas, Texas (1973) |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Hybrid corn seeds |
| Parent | Syngenta |
| Website | Golden Harvest |
Golden Harvest is a U.S.-based brand wholly owned by Syngenta. Syngenta markets hybrid corn seeds for agriculture under the brand.
Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. was founded April 23, 1973 when seven companies in the 13-member Funk G Hybrids conglomerate decided to end their partnership with the latter.[1][2] Founding Golden Harvest Seeds members included Akin Seed, Garwood Seed, Golden Seed, J.C. Robinson Seeds, Sommer Bros. Seed, Thorp Seed, and one other.[which?][3] Akin Seed and one other company left the partnership early; the remaining five members remained part of Golden Harvest until it ceased to exist as an independent entity.
In 2001, J.C. Robinson Seeds, the largest of the five remaining members, was sued by the smaller four. The lawsuit was prompted by J.C. Robinson Seeds' expressed interest in exiting the Golden Harvest association.[4] While the lawsuit was quickly dismissed in favor of J.C. Robinson, J.C. Robinson nevertheless did not leave the relationship.[5]
In 2003, J.C. Robinson Seeds purchased a controlling interest in the Dutch company Zelder, adding its corn-related activities to the Golden Harvest group.[6]
In 2004, Golden Harvest was acquired by Syngenta.[7] Golden Harvest ceased to exist as an independent legal entity at the end of 2012,[8] but Syngenta continues to market many of its hybrid corn seed products under the brand name.[9]
Notes
- ^ "Wysk Company Profile for Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc". Wysk. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Agrigold: Our Story". AgriGold.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Golden Harvest". Verdant Partners. 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Lawsuit threatens Golden Harvest relationship". SeedQuest.com. 2001-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Golden Harvest / J.C. Robinson Lawsuit Dismissed". SeedToday.com. 2001-07-27. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "J.C. Robinson Seeds Buys Zelder". AP. 2003-01-13. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Syngenta Acquires Golden Harvest". FarmFutures.com. 2004-06-25. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ^ "Syngenta Financial Report 2012" (PDF). Syngenta. 2013-02. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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