Seed Austria
| Seed Austria
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| legal form | society |
| founding | 1949 |
| Seat |
St. Poelten , Austria
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| management | Michael Gohn |
| Branch | Trade, breeding |
| Website | www.saatgut-austria.at |
Saatgut Austria is the association of plant breeders, seed producers and seed traders in Austria. It was founded in 1949, in 2000 the merger took place in the "Association of Plant Breeders and Seed Merchants of Austria", or "Saatgut Österreich" for short. In 2015 the association changed its name to its current name.
The chairman of Saatgut Austria is Michael Gohn (Probstdorfer Saatzucht), his deputies are Johann Blaimauer ( RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria ), Johann Birschitzky (Saatzucht Donau) and Erich Schwarzenberger (Samen Schwarzenberger).
Saatgut Austria currently has 38 members: 25 companies, three institutions and ten private individuals. The members of Saatgut Austria employ around 1,000 people in total.
tasks
Saatgut Austria represents the interests of its members vis-à-vis authorities, institutions and the public. Saatgut Austria itself is represented as a full member of the international associations European Seed Association (ESA) and International Seed Federation (ISF).
Umbrella brand
With the officially recognized "Original Seed", Saatgut Austria supplies Austrian farmers with certified seeds. Under the umbrella brand SAATGUT AUSTRIA, the Austrian seed industry offers seed mixtures for grassland and field forage that are registered with the Federal Office for Food Safety.
Events
Since 1949 the organization has held an annual conference for science, plant breeders, seed producers and consultants in the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein , at which current topics on plant breeding and seed production are dealt with and discussed. A conference proceedings will be published after each conference.
Members of Saatgut Austria
- Advance Agrifood GmbH
- Austrosaat
- AGROS Service GmbH
- BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
- Federal Agency for Alpine Agriculture
- Eurosivo sro
- Etter Friedrich GesmbH - Ing.Friedrich Etter
- Hesa Saatengroßhandlung GesmbH & Co Nfg KG
- KWS Austria Saat GmbH
- Carinthian Saatbau e.Gen.
- Kwizda GmbH seed technology
- Agricultural Research Center Styria
- Maribo Seed International ApS
- NÖS - Lower Austrian Saatbaugenossenschaft
- Austrian beet seed breeding GmbH
- Austrian Working group for grassland and field forage cultivation
- Pioneer Hi-Bred Northern Europe Sales Division GmbH
- Polanz seeds
- Probstdorfer Saatzucht
- RAGT Saaten Austria GmbH
- Raiffeisen Ware Austria
- Saatbau Linz eGen
- Saatzucht Donau GesmbH & Co. KG
- Seed breeding LFS Edelhof
- Saatzucht Gleisdorf Ges.mbH & Co. KG
- Seeds Schwarzenberger
- Premonstratensian Canons of Schlägl
- Steirer Saat reg. GenmbH
- Syngenta Agro GmbH
- Tyrolean seed cultivation cooperative
- tec2trade GmbH Technology Transfer & Consulting
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lukas Weninger: Study confirms the benefits of plant breeding for the economy and the environment . In: top agrar Austria . ( topagrar.at [accessed on January 5, 2017]).
- ↑ The purchase of original seeds is the best compensation for the breeding work | BauernZeitung / Production & Market. In: www.bauernzeitung.at. Retrieved January 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Seeds Austria - Gardora.at. In: gardora.at. Retrieved January 5, 2017 .
- ^ Conference archive. In: www.saatgut-austria.at. Retrieved January 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Lukas Weninger: Resistance breeding saves pesticides . In: top agrar Austria . ( topagrar.at [accessed on January 5, 2017]).
- ^ Members. In: www.saatgut-austria.at. Retrieved January 5, 2017 .