Highlights of Kohm & Spychalla LLC's History
2000 Glasshouse completed
2001 Tissue culture laboratory completed
2001 LLC organized
2002 First pre-nuclear tissue culture potato plants produced
2003 First potato transplants moved to field production
2004 First seed sale
2005 Wisconsin State Seed Potato Certification Program
certifies pre-nuclear laboratory production
2005 Licensed as Colorado variety seed growers
2006 Wisconsin State Seed Potato Certification Program
certifies pre-nuclear glasshouse production
2006 Diagnostic laboratory becomes functional, -- first
postharvest winter test ELISA data generated
2006 Licensed as Plant Variety Management Institute (ID, OR, WA)
variety seed growers www.pvmi.org
2006 Wisconsin Board of Agriculture Trade and Consumer
Protection and Wisconsin State Legislature (2007) approve
revised ATCP Rule 156 allowing private seed certification in
Wisconsin
2007 Website online