Great Lakes Hybrids is part of the world’s largest independent corn breeding program, which concentrates on the plant characteristics corn growers want most: Yield, consistency, standability, drydown and tolerances to herbicides, insects and diseases.

Throughout our network of breeding stations in North America and Europe, our expert plant breeders produce new inbreds and experimental crosses for testing and analysis with potential development into future Great Lakes hybrids.

With the formation of AgReliant Genetics, LLC on July 1, 2000, two of the world’s largest corn breeding companies joined efforts and created the world’s largest corn breeding network that is independent from the chemical industry and totally focused on seed production.

More than 145 breeding stations, gene technology labs and replicated testing sites

Eleven North American breeding facilities annually develop more than 60,000 new hybrids that are evaluated in a testing network of more than 145 locations around the globe. The ability to evaluate germplasm across a wide range of maturities and environmental conditions enables us to assure the yield stability and wide adaptability of our proprietary hybrids.

Our Puerto Rico station is the largest corn research facility on the island. This station produces four generations standard (two in summer, two in winter), with special programs focusing on trait conversion.

Another research station located in Chile produces one winter generation, with special programs focusing on CMS (Converting Mail Sterile) and doubled-haploid breeding.

AgReliant Genetics LLC Breeding Stations