Full Service Seed Testing Laboratory - 236 32nd Ave - Brookings, SD 57006 - 877-692-7611 - www.mwseed.com

You are receiving this email from Mid-West Seed Services, Inc. because you are a client or asked to have this sent to you.  To ensure that you continue to received emails from us, add Absolute_Newsletter@mwseed.com to your address book today. 

Updates Include:

CORN QUALITY UPDATES                                                                                                                                                                                                          Seed corn quality has looked very good this fall, as we move to more ASAP bagging (i.e. still warm from the drier) we will likely see more moisture                                 equilibration issues occuring.  Read more 

SOYBEAN QUALITY UPDATES                                                                                                                                                                                                    During my trip to the Western in Kansas City we noticed soybeans still out in the field and several fields being combined yet on Nov 7, so we put together                         an analysis of quality by weeks in Table 1. below.  Read more

SORGHUM QUALITY UPDATES                                                                                                                                                                                                   Sorghum harvest is nearly complete and germination testing is picking up.  Side-by-side testing  (no prechill versus 7-day 10°C prechill), we found that                            the West Texas produced new crop sorghum does not any significant level of seed dormancy.  Read more

AP - A COMPARISION OF METHODS                                                                                                                                                                                          Determining which type of adventitious presence of transgenic traits test to request can vary depending on the end use of the information.  Testing should be                   adequate for product use and    for the impact it has on future quality or use.  Species that are targeted particularly are corn, soybean, cotton, canola, rice,                     and alfalfa.  This article and accompanying chart will assist you in figuring out appropriate testing strategies for testing for adventitious presence.  Read more

SAMPLE TRACK® 4.0 USAGE SOARS

Why is the quality level in our Sample Entry Department at an all time high?  Who gets the credit for this inspiring improvement? 

Read more

 

SAMPLE TRACK® 4.0 DEMO AT ASTA CHICAGO 2006                                                                                                                                                               Visit our booth in Chicago for a quick hands on demonstration of Sample Track.  Our booth is conveniently located near

the escalator and cafe areaRead more

 

NEW SERVICES AT MWSS

What's New at MWSS, stop by our booth in Chicago to discuss.  Read more

                                                                                                                                     

NEW CORN LAB MANAGER NAMED

Brad Farber joined MWSS in September as the Corn Laboratory Manager. Read more

 

NEW MULTI-SPECIES LAB MANAGER NAMED

Larry Prentice, Registered Seed Technologist, (RST) will be joining MWSS in December as Multi-Species Laboratory

Manager/Seed Research Associate.  Read more

 

LOOK FOR US AT THESE WINTER EVENTS                                                                                                                                                                                   We look forward to seeing and meeting with you at these upcoming seed trade meetings this winter:  Read more


 

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Wow Deb, great service as usual.  Thanks so much for being so quick to respond.

 

Marilyn R. Gray

Inventory Manager/Logistics Specialist

Sunfield Seeds, Inc.

Please tell everyone I sent a very sincere "THANK YOU" for all of your efforts in getting my Indian Grass test results back to me so quickly. 
You folks are really great!
 
Randy Seymour
Roundstone Native Seed, LLC

MWSS CURRENT NEWS                                                                                                                                                                                                                 At the Corn Belt Conference in Indianapolis, IN MWSS had a drawing for a Hunting Vest and Hat. 

And the winner is:  Jason Spears - Stewart Seeds

Congratulations Jason!!


RESULTS, RIGHT ON TIME

· Same day planting

· Real-time web results

· Sample Track ® Software


We welcome your feedback:

1.  Do you like the new, shorter format of our newsletter?

2.  Do you feel the content of our newsletter was useful to you and your business?

Send your responses to camillek@mwseed.com

If you know someone who might like to recieve our newsletter, please feel free to forward on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Please feel free to contact any of MWSS staff, we are more than willing to help.

Amanda Patin

Contract Research Coordinator

amandap@mwseed.com

Direct Line:  605-696-5660

 

Brad Farber

Corn Lab Manager

bradf@mwseed.com

Direct Line:  605-696-5663

 

Carl Lemme

Web Site Questions

carl@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:  208-453-2117

 

Danita Duffy

Human Resources - Job Openings

danitad@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:  605-696-5658

 

Deb Rud

Multi-Species Accounts Specialist

debr@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:  605-696-5653

 

Joyce Kindvall

Soybean Accounts Specialist  

joycek@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:   605-696-5654

 

Kalyn Brix-Davis, RST, RG

DNA-Protein Laboratory  Manager

kalynb@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:  605-696-5656 

 

Kari Fiedler, RST

Herbicide

karif@mwseed.com  

605-692-7611  

 

Larry Prentice

Multi-Species Lab Manager

larryp@mwseed.com

605-692-7611  

 

Laura Carlson, RST

Purity Lab Supervisor

laurac@mwseed.com  

605-692-7611  

 

Lynne O'Neil

Billing Questions

lynneo@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:   605-696-5659

 

Sarah Dammen, RST

Multi-Species Germination & TZ

sarahd@mwseed.com  

605-692-7611

 

Sharon Hanson-Gutormson, RST, CGT

Vice-President, Co-Owner

sharonh@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:  605-696-5652

 

Terri French

Corn Accounts Specialist

terrif@mwseed.com

Direct Line:  605-696-5655

 

Terry Lemme

Workshop Questions

terryl@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:  605-696-5664

 

Tim Gutormson President, RST

Co-Owner

timg@mwseed.com  

Direct Line:  605-696-5651

Main Telephone (877) 692-7611 Toll Free

Phone: (605) 692-7611
Fax (605) 692-7617

General Info: info@mwseed.com   
Sample bag orders:
sampleinfo@mwseed.com 
Workshop Questions:
workshops@mwseed.com

Sample Information Email:
Corn:
Corninfo@mwseed.com 
Soybean:
Soybeaninfo@mwseed.com 
All Other Species:
Allotherspeciesinfo@mwseed.com 
Sample Track Information Email:
sampleinfo@mwseed.com