They started out in Rensalear, IN IIRC. Just a sales staff that sold by phone, no production acres or facilities. They would buy from other companies, usually returned seed I heard, and have it rebagged in thier bags. Hubner Seed near West Lebnaon, IN did a lot of their conditioning and eventually started raising some of the seed for them. FC, plus Hubners are now both owned by Monsanto.
I had a relative that worked for Hubners a few years back when they first started conditioning for FC. I tried a four bags one year . That was enough for me, some of the poorest yielding corn I ever raised & very poor TW.
I don't see much of it planted in the midwest on prime corn ground. a Use to be most of their production went to PA & TX. I've heard it has improved since big M bought the company but I still won't plant any.
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