Schillinger Genetics, a specialty seed company headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, has announced the opening of new southern Illinois research station this coming May at their new facility located in Vandalia, Ill.

Schillinger Genetics currently has research stations in Maryland, Iowa and Argentina. According to Schillinger officials, the new Illinois research station will focus primarily on developing unique and elite non-GMO soybean products, which will be targeted for food and feed markets and marketed under their rapidly growing eMerge Genetics brand. In addition to field and lab research, plans call for the Vandalia research station to become a strategic site for showcasing new and unique Schillinger products as well as their diverse pipeline of new experimentals.

"Allocating resources and expanding research efforts is another example of our commitment to develop consistently high performance, high-return products for growers. We continue to focus on new, high-demand crops for the food and feed markets that offer growers better premium opportunities," says Dr. John Schillinger, president.

Future plans for the research station include the addition of a molecular lab in 2010, which will offer the ability to develop and select unique food and feed-grade products. Schillinger Genetics will conduct research both in product development and crop management at the location and plans to add sales and agronomy personnel in 2009.

Illinois Research Station Staff:
Jeff Bethard – Station Manager
Steven Borcherding – Research Associate
Levi Borcherding – Research Associate