Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
December 1, 2010

Betaseed has named Dr. Hans-Henning Voss Plant Breeder at its Western Sugarbeet Research Center in Kimberly, ID. Dr. Voss will be responsible for the curly top and Genuity® Roundup Ready® breeding programs.

Since March, 2010, Dr. Voss has been a participant of the KWS SAAT AG’s Breeders Academy program at the Kimberly station. His education also includes a Master of Science degree in agricultural sciences from the Georg-August-University in Gottingen, Germany as well as a Ph.D. from the State Plant Breeding Institute at the University of Hohenheim in Germany. He most recently worked as head of wheat breeding, as well as assisted in hybrid-rye breeding, at Dieckmann Seeds, Nienstadt, Germany.

Betaseed, Inc., headquartered in Shakopee, Minnesota is the North American market leader in sugarbeet seed research and development. Known for strong variety performance, Betaseed has had a longstanding commitment to the beet sugar industry focusing research on developing new varieties to improve the efficiency and profitability of sugar beet production.

Website: http://www.betaseed.com

Published: December 4, 2010