Germains announce new relationship with Easton College
21st June 2021
Germains Seed Technology is delighted to donate agricultural land based students at Easton College with Hi-Viz safety waistcoats. This sponsorship enables students to continue to safely enjoy activities and their daily tasks in and around the campus.
This exciting new association brings great insight for the students and opportunities for them to gain understanding into the priming and processing of sugar beet, field crops and horticultural areas of the business.
Kerry Buttriss, Germains Key Account Manager, with William Haire, and Easton College Agriculture Students,
“Being able to engage and support Easton is a fantastic opportunity for Germains. We must ensure there are young people coming into the industry and secure the future of farming for years to come. We look forward to welcoming the staff and students into our industry, said Germains Key Account Manager, Kerry Buttriss”.
“We are very grateful to Germains for the sponsorship of our new waistcoats and are very excited to be building a relationship with them. Being able to keep students engaged and interested, plus helping them to broaden and develop their skills,” Easton College Agriculture Lecture William Haire”.
Germains Seed Technology is a leader in the international seed industry, delivering highly specialised seed pellet and treatment technologies for sugar beet, vegetable, and field crop seed producers and growers across the globe. The company operates from nine global locations across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Germains Seed Technology’s Head Office and Sugar Beet Research and Development are based in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. In 2015, the company also opened a Fundamental Research Centre in Norwich Research Park, where senior researchers use advanced RNA technology to create strategically targeted seed priming and crop development treatments
This year Germains is celebrating its 150 year anniversary, founded in 1871, Germains Seed Technology began developing solutions to maximise the yield of sugar beet. Germains revolutionised how sugar beet was planted by introducing one of the first seed pellet technologies to the agriculture industry. Our in-depth knowledge of the sugar beet industry has allowed Germains to invest in and diversify our portfolio.
To find out more about Germains visit https://germains.com/
To find out more about Easton College visit https://www.easton.ac.uk
