There are over 150 retail soybean seed companies in the United States. Very few of these companies have their own internal breeding programs. As the complexity of advanced breeding increases, so do the costs and the barriers to having small, internal breeding programs. Peterson Genetics is, in essence, a way for seed companies to “outsource” their breeding and product development programs. Our sales and support staff analyze hundreds of thousands of varieties each year, find the very best ones, and license the genetic material to these 150 seed companies. The seed companies, in turn, test, multiply, and eventually sell these new and improved varieties to their customers, under their own brand names.
This application provides detailed information and analysis on a number of soybean seed varieties.