Staphyt is pleased to announce the integration of the 3 subsidiaries of Héliantis Group, a French company renowned for its expertise in agricultural seed testing and production. The subsidiaries are located in the Rhône Alpes, Occitanie and Atlantique Vendée regions of France.

This acquisition strengthens our position as European leader in this sector and demonstrates our commitment to provide first-rate agronomic research services to our clients.

This strategic step in the development of the Staphyt Group reinforces our expertise and our range of services dedicated to seeds, adding new services such as seed production.

By combining our respective skills in seeds experimentation, we will continue to support our clients in the development and marketing of their products, offering them innovative and sustainable solutions.

Staphyt newly expanded seed service offering

The Héliantis Group has been developing its expertise in varietal experimentation and seed production for over 30 years. Set up around 3 experimentation stations, the group’s activities today represent 60 experimentation sites and 31 farmers working with Héliantis Groupe.

Staphyt Seeds teams accompany breeders and seed companies in the evaluation and selection of varieties. Thanks to a network of trials, state-of-the-art equipment and qualified agronomists, Staphyt’s Seed Service is a European leader in varietal experimentation.

Our range of services:

NEW Seeds production
Variety and line screening trials
Registration and post-registration variety trials
Diseases trials
Abiotic stress trials: frost, drought, nitrogen, hydric…
Density trials
Seeds multiplication
Seed treatment trials

A strong network in Europe, with Staphyt Seed Units and Seeds partners:

In order to guarantee and maintain the excellence of the service provided to our clients, the Héliantis Groupe‘s experimental units will continue to be run by the current owners on behalf of Staphyt, in particular the Neyron brothers at the Saint-Paul-Lès-Romans station (Drôme, France).

This acquisition will increase Staphyt’s varietal experimentation capabilities in France, with 2 new locations and an existing partner station becoming a Staphyt unit. This brings the total in Europe to 25 stations and more than 300 000 microplots.

Rhône-Alpes Station

Oriented on the production of field crops, covering 106ha of irrigable land. This station will still be managed by Joris Roux.

Occitanie Station

Thanks to an extensive network of farming partners, this station enables us to carry out experimental campaigns in a wide range of terroirs and environments. This station will still be managed by Guillaume Caussinus.

Atlantique Vendée Station

This station is oriented towards field crop production and covers 110 ha of irrigable land. Raphaël Véquaud remains in charge of the management of the farm, having mastered the cultivation itineraries and rotations, and possessing an excellent knowledge of the cultivated land.

25 Seeds stations in 12 countries

9 in France and Belgium
5 in Germany
2 in Poland
2 in Czech Republic
1 in Austria
1 in Romania
1 in Hungary
1 in Bulgaria
1 in Ukraine
1 in Italy
1 in the Netherlands

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Focus on the production capacity

By including Heliantis stations, Staphyt now offers a production and selection support service, with 3 new stations in France, in 3 production basins with attached farms and factories. These stations benefit from climatic conditions that are extremely favourable to all our work.

Production methods, with SEMAE approval for the manufacture of certified seeds.