1906
Establishment by economy council Johann Baptist Breun
1928
Continuation of the breeding company by son Ulrich Breun
1964
Continuation of the breeding company by son Josef Breun
Beside breeding of spring barley he started with breeding activities in winter barley and winter wheat
1991
Expansion of the breeding activities to the property Morgenrot in Sachsen-Anhalt
1998
Establishment of a laboratory with electrophoresis for proteins
2006
Takeover of the winter barley programme of Pajbjergfonden (Denmark)
Expansion of the breeding activities to the breeding station Lenglern near Göttingen
Establishment of DNA analysis techniques
2007
Continuation of the breeding company by the brothers Ulrich and Martin Breun
2008
Establishment of a breeding station in France
Developement of new breeding programmes (winter barley, winter wheat) for France
2009
Saatzucht Josef Breun GdbR (Herzogenaurach) becomes Saatzucht Josef Breun GmbH & Co. KG
Saatzucht Josef Breun GdbR (Morgenrot) becomes Josef Breun Morgenrot GmbH & Co. KG
2011
The main distribution of Breun varieties in Germany was delegated to SW Seed / today Syngenta Cereals
2015
The main distribution in Germany was delegated to Limagrain GmbH
2018
A new Spring brewing barley (LEANDRA) suitable for Autumn sowing was developed by Breun in Germany
2019
Christoph Meilick joins the team to further strengthen the Management Board
2020
Seed plant at Breun Morgenrot fullfils the new rules for quality assurance
2021