History

Establishment by economy council Johann Baptist Breun

Continuation of the breeding company by son Ulrich Breun

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

Expansion of the breeding activities to the property Morgenrot in Sachsen-Anhalt

Establishment of a laboratory with electrophoresis for proteins

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

Continuation of the breeding company by the brothers Ulrich and Martin Breun

Establishment of a breeding station in France

Developement of new breeding programmes (winter barley, winter wheat) for France

Saatzucht Josef Breun GdbR (Herzogenaurach) becomes Saatzucht Josef Breun GmbH & Co. KG

Saatzucht Josef Breun GdbR (Morgenrot) becomes Josef Breun Morgenrot GmbH & Co. KG

The main distribution of Breun varieties in Germany was delegated to SW Seed / today Syngenta Cereals

The main distribution in Germany was delegated to Limagrain GmbH

A new Spring brewing barley (LEANDRA) suitable for Autumn sowing was developed by Breun in Germany

Christoph Meilick joins the team to further strengthen the Management Board

Seed plant at Breun Morgenrot fullfils the new rules for quality assurance