| An enduring family tradition in agriculture. A relentless focus on bringing value to corn growers. |
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1946
Bill Wyffels Sr., intent on bringing improved oat varieties to area growers, begins his first year in the seed business. |
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1953
As farmers plant less oats and more corn, so goes Wyffels Hybrids. Bill Sr. sells his first seed corn to neighboring farmers in Henry County, Illinois. |
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1970
Southern corn leaf blight devastates the corn belt. Bill quickly transitions to marketing true single cross hybrids. |
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1973
Wyffels introduces W26, a unique, high-performance hybrid that storms county test sites, earns the attention of growers, and creates tremendous demand. |
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1974
When Bill Wyffels Sr. dies unexpectedly, the family decides to continue on and begins recruiting a team of seed dealers to market the brand to an expanded geographic area. |
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1980
Wyffels Hybrids moves from its on-farm home to its new facility in Atkinson, Illinois. |
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1983
USDA announces the PIK program to bring corn acres in line with end-use demand. |
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1988
Severe drought hits the Midwest. Winter seed production in Florida, Texas, and Argentina allows Wyffels to fill customer needs for 1989 planting. |
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1993
Wyffels opens new Research and Development Center in Geneseo, Illinois. |
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1995
Wyffels hybrids with herbicide tolerance and Wyffels high oil corn blends are introduced. Wyffels quickly becomes a recognized leader in high oil corn and related services. |
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1998
Wyffels brand hybrids with YieldGard Corn Borer protection introduced. |
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1999
Wyffels brand hybrids with Roundup Ready trait first commercialized. |
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2002
Wyffels' ninth consecutive year of sales growth. Atkinson, Illinois production plant expansion is readied for a record seed harvest in 2002. Construction completed on new corporate headquarters in Geneseo, Illinois.
Wyffels achieves rank as the #2 seed corn brand in Illinois, #10 in U.S. (Doane Marketing Research, Inc.) |
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2003
Wyffels breaks ground on expansion projects at the Atkinson production facility to include a new warehouse and distribution center.
Wyffels' commitment to maintaining a state-of-the-art seed corn conditioning, warehousing, and distribution operation is recognized by Seed & Crops Digest (March/April 2003). |
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2005
Wyffels further expands its in-the-seed insect protection options, including elite Wyffels genetics with combined corn borer and rootworm resistance, stacked with herbicide tolerance. |
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2007
Wyffels brand hybrids with Herculex XTRA and YieldGard VT3 Triple technologies first commercialized in 2006 for 2007 planting.
Wyffels Hybrids brings new focus to its ongoing commitment to customer care, by utilizing the "More than a number" concept in all communications. |
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2008
Wyffels brand hybrids with Agrisure 3000GT quad-stack technology first commercialized. |
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2009
Wyffels brand hybrids with Genuity™ SmartStax™ technology introduced for 2010 planting. |
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| For today and beyond, our commitment is to serve corn growers with the integrity, commitment to excellence, and stability worthy of our roots. At Wyffels, our customers are MORE THAN A NUMBER! |
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