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Martin PICK -
Vice Chairman - Pickseed Companies Group - Canada |
June 2002 |
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Could you
please tell us about an individual in the seed industry whom
you have found particularly inspirational? |
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This is
easy. Mr. Tib Szego of Lindsay, Ontario, now retired, is the
most visionary person I have known in this industry. He
established the idea of "proprietary varieties" in North
America; he established the first private plant breeding
program in Canada and he could foresee developments throughout
his entire career. Tib came to
Canada just before WW II, first working for the McKenzie Seed
Co., in Brandon, Manitoba. For the longest time he lead the
seed department of Maple Leaf Mills from Lindsay, Ontario, a
forage, turf and seed corn enterprise. He then set up National
NK Seeds, the precursor to the NK presence in Canada.
Following that he acted as a broker and eventually retired in
Lindsay. He is still a great source of seed industry lore and
a strong sounding board on this segment of the industry.
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