Businesses of Agriculture: Rob-See-Co

From the Businesses of Agriculture series

Kerry Hoffschneider
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 19, 2019 Updated Jun 25, 2020

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Rob Robinson and his son, Jim Robinson, of RobSeeCo examine corn roots in a field. All of Robinson’s children are involved in the seed company, which is based in Elkhorn, Neb.

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Rob-See-Co

Founded: 1888 – J.C. Robinson

Current owner: The Robinson family. They also have employee investors, with the Robinson family having majority interest.

Current top executive and board president: Rob Robinson, CEO

Product or service: Rob-See-Co offers corn, soybean, alfalfa and sorghum seed. Today, Rob-See-Co has one of the most robust selections of technology traits and genetics available like the Enlist E3 system and the LibertyLink GT27 system, along with Agrisure Duracade, Agrisure Viptera and Agrisure Artesian.

Employees: 70 full-time employees and a full network of 450

Locations: Headquarters in Elkhorn, Nebraska

Website: www.robseeco.com

Telephone: 855-450-1822 (toll-free) or 402-218-1356 (local)

Mailing, physical address: 1015 N. 205th St., Elkhorn, NE 68022