Seed
Crookham Company is a family owned wholesale company that has been in business since 1911. Onions were one of the first seed lines that Crookham Company offered, and over the years the company’s seed banks have grown and our research and production have stayed in step. We work closely with growers and conduct trials throughout the Western United States, Northeastern US and Canada for our long day onion program and in California, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona for our short and intermediate programs. The Company also trials and works with several companies internationally. Crookham Company takes pride in the seeds it produces, insists on integrity and seed quality through every step of the process and focuses on Seeding Ideas that enhance excellence. We are equally proud of the strong working relationships we have built with our distributors over the decades and we would be happy to assist you in contacting one of these exceptional companies. Please call us at (208)-459-7451
Crookham’s Celebrate line of onions are distinguished by an exceptionally healthy plant with strong roots and erect tops that assist in providing thrips tolerance and make applications easier. Please look for the Celebrate badge to determine if a hybrid displays these traits.
Hazera – Seeds of Growth
Hazera is a global leader in the seed industry. Hazera brings expertise commitment and support, combining decades of experience with state-of-the-art technology. Hazera breeds, develops, produces and markets varieties and seeds in a wide range of vegetable crops around the world.
Hazera onions; High Yield, Long Storage. The Golden Combination!
Hazera’s onion portfolio is the result of years of intensive research and development activities, combined with the knowledge and needs gained from our partners in the industry. Hazera is committed to the continuous improvement of
their onion portfolio by creating new varieties with better yields, disease resistances, storage and processing qualities. These new genetics bring improvements that the whole industry can rely on well into the future. Our onion range includes yellow, red, pink and white varieties across the crop-type segments of short day, intermediate day, long day and extreme long day, as well as overwintering, set and bunching onions.
Under the Nunhems brand, we offer expert advice and high-quality seed varieties of ~25 vegetable crops. Our 2,000 plus employees around the globe are dedicated to producing market-oriented varieties and seed products, and much more. We are oriented towards customers, and towards sharing value-added genetics, services and expertise to help them succeed. We offer seed varieties adapted to specific growing conditions and support our customers in the production and marketing of their produce. We offer a full portfolio of onion seeds in the short-day, intermediate-day, and long day class.
Short-day yellow (Globe): Don Victor, Dulciana, Serengeti, Vulkana. Short-day yellow (Granex): Caramelo, Plethora, Rio Bravo, Sweet Caroline, Vidora. Short-day reds: Mata Hari, Rasta, Sofire. Short-day whites: Althea, Carta Blanca, Florentina.
Intermediate-day yellows: Cimarron, Renegade. Intermediate-day red: 6005.
Long-day yellows: Airoso, Anillo, Arcero, Campero, Granero, Joaquin, Montero, Oloroso, Pandero, Ranchero, Sabroso, Valero, Vaquero. Long-day reds: Marenge. Long-day whites: Cometa, Rhea, Solstice.
Every day for 150 years, the Seminis® heritage has worked to empower our customers by improving vegetable seeds and providing solutions to their toughest challenges. With a full portfolio of onion varieties in all day lengths that are well suited to diverse growing regions, Seminis, the Vegetable Seeds business of Bayer’s Crop Science division, is committed to developing new, improved onions that offer reliable, consistent results. We are proud to support our grower partners by continuously developing new seed varieties through our global research and development team and specialty breeders, and by providing ongoing agronomic solutions to unique farming challenges. Together with our growers, we are passionate about bringing high-quality, nutritious produce to ensure a balanced plate for our global community.
Founded in 1871 in Los Angeles CA, Germains Seed Technology has been serving the agriculture industry for 145 years. Germains offers industry-leading conventional and organic seed solutions for onions and other vegetable species. Specialize in onion seed priming, pelleting, encrustments, and crop protection filmcoating such; FarMore, Apron, Thiram and Organic biologicals.
Our team of industry experts is here to work in collaboration with you to provide seed treatments that are appropriate for your cultivation practices, disease, and insect pressures. Based in Gilroy, California, Germains works with over 250 seed dealers and breeders throughout North America and Mexico. For more information about our products please visit germains.com.
Breeder/producer of vegetable and flower seed. Takii’s onion program covers every season, every market, and every type with leading varieties. Along with outstanding genetics, our goal is healthy seeds with high germination and vigor because we want to be sure that every Takii seed adds to our customers’ confidence in us. American Takii’s wholesale dealers are located in the United States, Canada, Central America and Mexico.
SEEDWAY’s success is built upon decades of energy, enthusiasm, and hard work of so many people, from the premier seed suppliers we represent to our dedicated office and field staff and, most importantly, our growers who plant, tend, harvest, and consistently deliver the finest produce to the world market. We are committed to helping our growers build and maintain prosperous, thriving agricultural enterprises in the decades to come.
Enza Zaden is a global leader in vegetable seed breeding, with operations in 21 countries worldwide. Enza Zaden invested heavily in the onion program for over a decade, leveraging breeding locations in Australia, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand and here in the U.S., and working very closely with growers to understand the market. The new facility in Salinas California, complemented by infrastructure investments in greenhouses, digital phenotyping, breeding technologies and expanded trialing locations in North America, is helping us take our onion program to the next level. U.S. growers also benefit from a dedicated regional sales team that prides itself on local knowledge and dedication to grower needs. Building and maintaining quality relationships is key to the team’s ongoing strategy to provide informed and local service.
Enza Zaden’s onion portfolio currently includes top short and intermediate-day programs, and a maturing pipeline of competitive hybrids for all market segments.