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Our mission is to provide each customer with the
highest quality corn, soybean, and alfalfa seed and

service needed to maximize their profit per acre,
one field at a time.

background

Bob Miller grew up After completing a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics at the University of Sustainability vision
on an Ohio farm and always Illinois, Bob went on to successfully develop hybrids for two major seed corn companies
knew that he would pursue and lead field research work to improve drought tolerance. During this 23-year span, Hard work, being good observers and listeners, and continuously implementing
a career in agriculture. He Bob purchased three farms so that he could experience the hybrids he developed on improvements will sustain us. A Hard work, being good observers and listeners,
was actively involved in FFA his farms, just like you. This desire to unite a love for farming with plant breeding on and continuously implementing improvements will sustain us. A sustainability
and 4-H during his youth, and a more personal level led to the establishment of Miller Hybrids in 2005. At Miller goal at Miller Hybrids is to continually learn and improve on what we do, so
enjoyed spending time looking Hybrids, we aim to work with you to bring innovative seed solutions to enhance your we have a positive impact on our families, our employees, our vendors, our
at corn plots with his uncle who profitability and sustainability. communities, our customers and all the people we encounter. As a company,
was a local seed salesman. keeping you in business keeps us in business and we are dedicated to helping
Observing how different hybrids sustain you in every way we can. goal at Miller Hybrids is to continually learn
reacted to differing soil types and improve on what we do, so we have a positive impact on all the people we
and weather conditions on his encounter. As a company, keeping you in business keeps us in business.
own family farm sparked an
interest in learning more about Innovation
seed. Naturally he began his
college years studying science, Understanding our customer’s needs and using research to ensure we continually
but like many of his classmates, provide cutting edge products to meet your needs, now and In the future, is at the
wasn’t entirely sure where his heart of our company.
focus would be until fall of his
sophomore year. You deserve personalized hybrid placement recommendations for each of your
In 1974, at the start of his unique fields as well as recommendations on planting populations, nitrogen
second year at Goshen College, use, fungicide and insecticide use or other specific questions. By conducting and
Bob did a study abroad term in analyzing our own research and the research of our partnering genetic and trait
Belize, where he worked for six providers and carefully observing what works best on your farms, together we
weeks on a research farm where can help take the mystery out of knowing why problems could arise and identify
CIMMYT was evaluating wheat what to do to fix them or avoid them all together.
varieties. What once was just the
dream of a young Ohio boy to Partnerships
work in agriculture, developed
into a dream to help feed the Just like hitching up a trailer, some things are a whole lot easier when done with
world by developing new plant a partner. At Miller Hybrids, we partner with you to understand what works best
varieties that are adapted to on your farm and use our research knowledge to provide the correct hybrids and
local conditions. During this crop management suggestions that will help maximize the profit potential from
experience, Bob was able to see your fields.
some of the challenges locals
faced in farming and compared
these to challenges on his farm
back home. This dream paved
the way for a career in Plant
Breeding and Genetics and
eventually to the establishment
of Miller Hybrids.

innovation “You could do it too. There’s no
magic in research. Most people just
Understanding our customer’s needs and using research to ensure we continually provide have other things they’d rather be
cutting edge products to meet your needs, now and in the future, is at the heart of our doing. Well, we don’t.”
company.
You deserve personalized hybrid placement recommendations for each of your unique fields
as well as recommendations on planting populations, nitrogen use, fungicide and insecticide
use or other specific questions. By conducting and analyzing our own research and the
research of our partnering genetic and trait providers and carefully observing what works
best on your farms, together we can help take the mystery out of knowing why problems
could arise and identify what to do to fix them or avoid them all together.

research

Research at Miller Hybrids is a replicated 8-row plots, 40 feet 8-row, 40 foot plots as well. We
serious, year-round business. long at up to 7 locations around try to test all new soybean trait
Research done at Miller Hybrids the Midwest. Only the center options as well as conventional
has produced 14 new, unique 4 rows are harvested for yield and blended Proline™ soybeans,
commercial corn hybrids to ensure hybrids aren’t biased so we can meet your needs..
containing parent lines recently by interacting with each other, After looking at the disease and
patented by Bob Miller. This is a as that is the biggest source of insect tolerance during the year,
win for you because you’ll have error in many of our competitors and noting response to different
access to a larger pool of select or publicly conducted trials. We fertility and moisture conditions
genetic varieties which have been also test hybrids across diverse and other key factors that can
tested in situations you encounter soil types and north and south of occur, yield data is used to decide
in your fields. their maturity zone, to minimize which hybrids are the best for
year by hybrid interactions. We certain field conditions, climates
Each year, 70+ acres of corn are unique in that hybrids at all and farming practices. Multiple
research plots, containing development stages are annually year data is used to promote new
more than 1000 hybrids, are grown in one or 2 locations in products and reposition current
evaluated in self-bordered plots. corn-on-corn plots to pick hybrids products, which can provide you
Approximately 150 corn hybrids with great stability for continuous with both high yield and yield
are tested annually in our corn fields. We also evaluate stability for your specific fields.
most advanced tests involving soybean varieties in replicated

partnerships

“We want to work together and
trust that it’s the true way forward.”

Working together with your best lineup. We also partner with you partner with Miller Hybrids The essence of sustainability is helping growers like you to be the most profitable and productive farmers you can
interest in mind, is what Miller Hybrids Alforex® seed for outstanding you can choose the right genetics be, now and in the future. Together, you and Miller Hybrids must both continually improve our understanding of the
is all about. We’ve partnered as a Hybrid and conventional alfalfa and traits to tackle your weed many limiting yield and profitability factors affecting your farm and implement cutting edge solutions including the
company with Roeschley Hybrids varieties and work with several and insect challenges, as well best varieties to overcome those limitations. When your return on investment is maximized, that will allow both Miller
to be the exclusive distributor of partners on grasses and cover as your specific soil limitations Hybrids and you and your children a successful future as partners in feeding the world.
a specially selected set of high- crops. and the fertility issues that you
performing Genuity® traited corn and Just as our partnerships with deal with in your fields. When sustainability
soybean varieties. The Miller Hybrids other seed and trait providers a grower partners with Miller
brand offers all the other available gives us an advantage as a Hybrids on their seed order, a
trait and genetic options which our seed company to meet our wealth of knowledge goes into
customers want, including a strong customers’ diverse needs, when a recommendation of what to
conventional corn and soybean plant.

2030

Miller Hybrids
non-profit hunger relief
program up and running

2027

2020 75% sales done on
onlineseedsales.com
Research division
2018 expands to include Miller Hybrids
plots in all selling Research and Sales
Warehouse expansion
to meet growing need states Territory
for space; Internet seed
purchasing available 2022

2016 in selected areas Research licensing
revenues exceed $1
Expanded to Dakotas, 2019 million, use to reduce
NE Nebraska and SW customer cost and
MN; Launched exclusive increase research effort.

2012 Proline™ blended 2017 Hire agronomist to Miller Hybrids
soybean lineup service internet sales Main Office

2010 Sales force spread to Remote Warehousing looking ahead
IL & WI & opportunity to
“Each sunrise brings the challenges of the
2005 Moved into new office 2014 sub-license genetics day ahead but it also reminds us of the
and warehouse near developed by Miller blessing that each day is and what we work
Miller Hybrids Patent granted for in the future.”
Established Kalona, Iowa for three parent lines Hybrids

2011

2006 Expanded operation into
additional building space

Research Program Started

moving forward loyalty discount volume discount early pay discount

To move from where you are to where you want to be in the We appreciate our grower The more acres you can When you as a grower can
future, you need to be proactive. We can help by sitting down loyalty and want to show plant with Miller Hybrids as purchase early, you can
together and planning how to take your farm to the next level. you how much it means to us. a grower, the less shipping save money and ensure
Beyond planning, we can offer some of the best products A loyalty discount on retail cost and other overhead the desired products for
available, great seed quality and the service you need to help priced units is available for we have and the more time your farm will be available.
you get through tough times. our returning customers and we have to spend learning Throughout the year,
it is maximized when you are what works best on your Miller Hybrids has different
products a 100% customer. When you fields. We pass along those deadlines that can help
choose to work with Miller savings to you in a volume you save as much as 12%
It’s not just seed. Miller Hybrids spends a lot of Hybrids time and again it’s discount. off your order. If cash flow
time and energy identifying the best products a testament that we’re doing is tight, Miller Hybrids has
available to be included in our line-up. The something right and we are a number of financing
options you see and hear about from Miller truly grateful to get to work options that can help you
Hybrids have been selected from the best of with you year after year. save money in the long run.
the very best. They are the winners of multi-
year trials and have shown their stamina commitment
over time. You can put your trust in the Miller
Hybrids picks again and again. We’re committed to working with you where you are and
We offer an incredible line including a getting you the bet price we can. Every farmer. Every day.
great range of traits and genetic options:
conventional hybrids, herbicide and insect replant policy financing options overstock pricing
tolerant varieties, and a diversity of genetics
that provide the opportunity for one of the The Miller Hybrids John Deere Financial and When we have too much
Miller Hybrids products to find a home on any SHIELDCoat™ seed local bank financing options seed of specific hybrids, these
farm in the Midwest. treatment mix is a great may be available to you, hybrids may be offered at
package of seed treatments so you can lock in the best bottom line prices of up to 40%
treatments comprised of industry products in a timely fashion, off retail. These products have
leading fungicides and even when cash flow is guaranteed seed quality, but
Seed treatments can take seed protection to insecticides to provide tight. We’ve negotiated with are non-returnable and do
anotherlevel. TheShieldCoat™seedtreatment enhanced protection to various banking institutions not qualify for any additional
umbrella was launched by Miller Hybrids in the seed and seedling to get low interest rate options discounts. If ordered in
2014. Shieldcoat utilizes excellent fungicides during these vulnerable that have your best interest in combination with retail
and insecticides for corn and soybeans and stages. When you treat with mind. priced items, discounts will
in most cases contains a soybean inoculant only apply to retail items.
on soybeans. It can be further enhanced SHIELDCoat™ you receive a
with optional cyst nematode and SDS 100% replant guarantee.
treatments. Shieldcoat helps maximize yield
by enhancing germination and the early
days of plant growth and development and
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guarantee.

thank you

Thank you for considering Miller Hybrids.
When you choose to work with Miller Hybrids you
are choosing to work with a small, family owned
and operated business. Miller Hybrids takes on the
same challenges as the big ag industry, but focuses
on pleasing its customers, not its shareholders. You
are choosing to promote local community growth
by keeping your dollars in the Midwest, where your
children and your grandchildren will benefit.
Bob and Pam Miller and the Miller Hybrids team
have been working hard since 2005 to make Miller
Hybrids an outstanding choice for farm families in
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan
and adjacent states. We thank you, because our
success in the past, present, and future is strictly
because of you and your success. We do not take
lightly your willingness to partner with the Miller
Hybrids team and hope you continue to see Miller
Hybrids as a quality farmer focused seed company
alternative to the billion dollar seed companies
with shareholders as their focus.
Our guiding principles of Innovation, Partnership,
and Sustainability help us grow one farmer at
a time and we hope you’ll consider being our
next successful partner, if you are not already a
customer.
Hoping that you have a good crop and a safe
season no matter where you go for seed this year,
Thank You,
Bob and Pam Miller and the Miller Hybrids Team