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S&G weighs in on seeds

New triple-pan weighing system allows seed packager S&G Flowers to reduce labor costs and lower product giveaway of valuable flower and vegetable seeds.

True or false: An ounce of begonia seeds can be more expensive than an ounce of gold? True according to Olaf Bosman seed operations manager at Downers Grove IL-based S&G Flowers a division of Syngenta Corp. Basel Switzerland.

With that in mind it’s no wonder S&G Flowers opted to automate its seed weighing process last October by adding a V-Mini twin-head triple-pan scale system from Weighpack Systems Inc.

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