On Thursday , September 13 FreshPlaza attend the grand opening of Sakata Seed America ’s newfangled Woodland Innovation Center . The new enquiry and production quickness is locate in Woodland , in Yolo county of Northern California .
The grand opening ceremonial started with voice communication from Sakata ’s Executive Management . Dave Armstrong , President of Sakata Seed America give thanks the company ’s client for bring together . “ Your reinforcement has allowed us to build up this innovation center and the newfangled adroitness will help us in further growing our business , ” he said . Hiroshi Sakata , President of Sakata Seed Corporation vanish in from Japan . Mr. Sakata speak about the history of the party and how Sakata Seed America was the first expanding upon of the Sakata Group outside the Japanese market . “ We begin expand outside Japan in 1977 and today , we have 27 affiliates in 21 country around the world , ” Mr. Sakata mentioned . The Consul General of Japan in San Francisco , Tomochika Uyama , was also in attending and congratulate Sakata Seed America on the new adroitness .
The official inaugural keep on with a traditional Japanese Sake Ceremony and operation from Japanese drummers .
Traditional Sake Ceremony . From left to right field : Hiroshi Sakata , Tomochika Uyama , Dave Armstrong , Jeff Zischke and John Nelson .
execution from Japanese drummers
Jeff Karr with TS&L Seed Company was one of many customer in attending . “ These guy cable are first course of instruction in everything they do , ” he commented . “ They are the most logical semen manufacturer of anyone in the United States . Customer focus is number one . ”
Clockwise from top left to right hand : 1 . Thomas and Olga Heaton with NuFlowers . 2 . Matt DiCori with Keithly Williams , Lisa Branco and Mike Bushman with Radical Seed Company and Donna Bogs with the Seed Association of California . 3 . Hajime Yokohata and Chuck Tadao Ogaki . 4 . The team of TS&L Seed Company .
The new Woodland Innovation Center put up warm education programs for crops that can adjust to a warm climate . These include melons , watermelons , tomatoes , hot peppers and mellisonant pepper . It ’s an $ 18.5 yard investment comprise of 219 landed estate and admit the company to consolidate and amplify R&D and product practices on a single , state - of - the - graphics campus , flexible for future enlargement .
Sixteen of the acres house four main buildings plan by local principal Stantec Architecture designer , Matthew Shigihara . The four master construction including : the Head House , a workshop for enquiry and development that allow for washing and drying of breeder come ; multiple greenhouses for trialing crops ; the Farm Shop , used for product maintenance and equipment , and drying of seed ; the Washery building for washing , fluming , and drying all type of squiffy seed attached to the Warehouse , a 25,000 square metrical unit blank space lodging the latest technology in seed processing equipment and a LEED attest office building .
Sakata squad members look the Grand Opening . Photo top right includes the architectural engineers who designed the adroitness ( Edgar Rufino and Matthew Shigihara ) .
See below a practical tour of the site .
Contact : Alicia SuitsSakata Seed America , Inc. Tel : ( +1 ) 408 - 782 - 5391[email protected]www.sakata.com
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