STA Laboratories is proud to announce the hiring of John R. Mizicko as Manager of STA Laboratories Seed Quality Services as well as assuming the position of California Regional Director for STA Laboratories, Inc..  John was most recently employed as Vice President of Production at Harris Moran Seed Company. In that role John was responsible for worldwide commercial vegetable seed production and purchasing.  John has travelled extensively throughout the world evaluating production fields, field trials, and has worked closely with growers the world over to develop high qulaity seed products. John also directed the two seed product testing laboratories for Harris Moran Seed Company. In that role he was responsible for seed health and genetic quality testing. John joins a committed and energetic staff at our Gilroy, California facility.

John’s experience and understanding of our customers needs combined with our recent expansion into molecular breeder  services will serve to propel STA Laboratories forward as the industry leader in seed quality services.  “We couldn’t be more excited about bringing an industry expert with John’s credentials to our staff” says STA President, Darrell Maddox, “John will add significantly to our solid credibility and worldwide recognition as a seed idustry leader”. STA laboratories offers seed analysis, seed health, plant health, hybrid and cultivar purity, resistant screening and molecular-assisted breeder support services to agriculture.