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Having healthy plants that have high yield is the dream for most farmers and gardeners. This dream is always interrupted by the fear that something might happen to your precious harvest. There are three types of diseases each having different signs of symptoms. They are bacterial, fungal, and viruses which usually happen when the weather […]

What began as a career in the seed industry became a lifelong passion for nurturing excellence. Whatever the season or the challenges, we at Westar are committed to satisfying our clients. For us clients are not just numbers, we aim for earning your trust by taking care of all of your seed needs. Our ultimate […]

The Expo Agroalimentaria is a yearly event organized in Irapuato, Mexico since 1996. Dedicated to agriculture, gardening and agricultural industry the event aims to put in contact and build stable business relationships between agrarian companies. It’s a place where industry players exchange information, learn about innovative production systems and commercialize products.   The Expo is […]

Not long after completing a successful trial at our headquarters in El Centro, California, Westar Seeds planted nearly every hybrid variety in our portfolio in Gilroy, California. We were able to gather all of the feedback and observations from both trials and have been working diligently with our breeders to further improve all of our […]

Crops only grow to harvest from good-quality seeds. If you had great results one year, you may save seeds from that harvest in the hopes of future success. However, you should test those seeds for viability. Confirming seed viability won’t guarantee success, but it will give you an idea as to how well that seed […]

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OPEN POLLINATED AND F1 HYBRID VARIETIES The very best growers out there know there isn’t just one right way to grow. Over the centuries spanning the seed industry’s entire history, the most successful seed breeders have known this, too. In fact, the earliest seed variety developers were originally growers in and of themselves—whether […]

Following the semi-retirement of one of our most enduringly popular short-day white onion varieties, Marfil. Our unique short-day hybrid white onion, Marfil, has been the star of its category for 8 years running. It is our pleasure to announce a new hybrid, Palomina, will take its place as our new flagship short-day white variety. Marfil […]

Farming nowadays faces challenges with quantity and quality at a grander scale than ever before. Farmers have to keep up with technology to make better produce. This, of course, requires more significant expenses and the implementation of new methods. Growing crops in the open field was prevalent before, if not the only option. But the […]

We see this question often, whether farmers benefit more from direct seed or transplant in effort, production, and yield. Let’s define each, discuss the pros and cons, and talk about which may work better for you. What is a transplant? Transplants are seeds grown indoors under controlled conditions to give you baby plants at the […]