DSV invests in the oilseed breeding business

 

In June, all board members joined with the local DSV staff to celebrate the event. The new building is the first part of a multi-phase construction project aimed at expanding the DSV breeding centre in the federal state of North-Rhine Westphalia. DSV says a total of €10m will be invested in oilseed breeding in the next few years. The new greenhouse currently under construction will be followed by a logistics hall, a machine hall and extensive alterations to existing buildings. “All this building work underlines DSV’s strong position in hybrid oilseed rape breeding and strengthens its standing in international markets,” explains Dr Dieter Stelling, director and head of the breeding division. 

 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board Friedhelm Hüneke congratulated all staff members and expressed his appreciation for their commitment and the positive atmosphere they create which radiates into the centre’s neighbourhood, pointing out that the breeding centre enjoys an excellent reputation among the local population and farmers. 

 

DSV is one of the seed breeding founding institutions, and its varieties are sold in Germany and many other countries via the Rapool network. At the moment, sales are exclusively of hybrids. 

 

But the company also breeds and sells cereals, grass, maize and cover crops, operating ten breeding and testing centres with more than 1,000 hectares of breeding ranges. One of three staff members works on research and development. The Thüle breeding centre is the company’s key hybrid breeding centre employing 62 of the 600-strong workforce and operating 165 hectares of breeding range.