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Harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet

Alongside growers and buyers, we are building a system responsive to demands for high quality and sustainably produced food and fiber. Indigo develops microbial and digital technologies that improve grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health. These technologies underpin its pioneering business model, which spans agriculture’s full value chain.

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Indigo quick facts

Indigo was founded in 2014 by Flagship Pioneering.
Our global headquarters is in Boston, Massachusetts, and the headquarters for Commercial Operations is in Memphis, Tennessee.
Indigo operates the European business from its office in Basel, Switzerland. Other offices include Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Sydney, Australia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and São Paulo, Brazil.
We were ranked #1 on the CNBC Disruptor 50 list for 2019, the first time an agriculture company has taken a top spot, #35 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2019 List and awarded to Glassdoor’s 2019 Employee Choice Best Places to Work List.

Hard Red Wheat

TAM 112

Early

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Good

Yield Potential

Average

Overall Disease Resistance

Good

Protein

Texas & Oklahoma Panhandles
Western Kansas
Eastern Colorado

+ Excellent drought tolerance
+ Moderately resistant to wheat streak mosaic
+ Very high tillering
- Below-average straw strength

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

TAM 114

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Very Good

Protein

Texas High Plains
Western Kansas
Eastern Colorado

+ Excellent milling and baking qualities
+ Resistant to stripe and stem rust
+ Moderately resistant to leaf rust
- Moderately susceptible to soilborne mosaic and WSMV

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

Byrd

Medium

Maturity

Average

Test Weight

Exceptional

Yield Potential

Somewhat susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Excellent milling and baking quality
+ Excellent drought tolerance
+ Very high tillering
- Susceptible to stem rust and stripe rust

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

Gallagher

Medium

Maturity

Average

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Oklahoma
Southern Kansas

+ Good drought tolerance
+ Good leaf health
+ More resistant than most to barley yellow dwarf
- Prone to physiological leaf spotting

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

Avery

Medium-Late

Maturity

Average

Test Weight

Very Good

Yield Potential

Somewhat susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Exceptional milling and baking qualities
+ Excellent winterhardiness
+ Resistant to wheat curl mite and Greenbug biotype E
- Susceptible to stripe and stem rust

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

Doublestop CL Plus

Medium-Late

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Tolerant to acidic soils
+ Very good yield potential and test weights
+ Long coleoptile
- Can be late maturing

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

SY Monument

Medium-Late

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Central and western Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
the Texas Panhandle

+ Very adaptable and high yielding across multiple environments
+ Very high tillering
+ Excellent overall leaf disease package
- Average straw strength

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

Bob Dole

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Very Good

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Central Corridor

+ Excellent milling and baking qualities
+ Good disease package (leaf rust, stripe rust, and scab)
+ Good drought tolerance
- Lower tillering

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

LCS Mint

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Good

Protein

Hight Plains

+ Very good soil acidity tolerance
+ Excellent drought tolerance
+ Excellent milling and baking qualities
- Susceptible to leaf rust

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

Langin

Early

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Exceptional

Yield Potential

Average

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Resistant to wheat curl mite
+ Strong stripe rust resistance
+ Solid milling and baking qualities
- Somewhat vulnerable to Hessian fly and leaf rust

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Hard Red Wheat

Smith’s Gold

Medium

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Exceptional

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Central Plains

+ Excellent resistance to Hessian fly, green bug, and stripe rust
+ Well equipped to handle nitrogen-imbalanced environments
+ Stellar milling and baking readiness
- Somewhat inclined to physiological leaf spotting
- Pre-harvest sprouting tendency if harvest is substantially delayed

* Seed variety for purchase from authorized dealers

Soft Red Wheat

Indigo® 134B

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Very Good

Straw Strength

Exceptional

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Southern Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky

+ Highest top-end yield potential
+ Mennel-preferred variety
- Susceptible to stripe rust

Soft Red Wheat

Indigo® 124C

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Very Good

Straw Strength

Very Good

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
Southeastern Missouri

+ Lead product for growers who prefer smooth head
+ Consistent performance across a large geography

Soft Red Wheat

Indigo® 113B

Early - Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Very Good

Straw Strength

Very Good

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Missouri
Southern Illinois
Southern Indiana
Kentucky

+ Strong disease package
+ Handles wet feet very well

Soft Red Wheat

Indigo® 114B

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Very Good

Straw Strength

Excellent

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Missouri (leading variety)
Southwestern Illinois

+ Very good standability
+ Strong milling and baking qualities
- Can be vulnerable to powdery mildew

Soft Red Wheat

Indigo® 294A

Medium

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Very Good

Straw Strength

Very Good

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri

+ Excellent winterhardiness
+ Consistent performance across growing regions

Soft Red Wheat

Indigo® 284A

Early - Medium

Maturity

Excellent

Test Weight

Very Good

Straw Strength

Very Good

Yield Potential

Good /Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri

+ Strong test weight
+ Consistent performance across growing regions

Soft Red Wheat

Indigo® 273A

Early - Medium

Maturity

Excellent

Test Weight

Very Good

Straw Strength

Very Good

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri

+ Very good test weight
+ Consistent performance across growing regions

Cotton

TAM 112

Early

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Good

Yield Potential

Average

Overall Disease Resistance

Good

Protein

Texas & Oklahoma Panhandles
Western Kansas
Eastern Colorado

+ Excellent drought tolerance
+ Moderately resistant to wheat streak mosaic
+ Very high tillering
- Below-average straw strength

Cotton

TAM 114

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Very Good

Protein

Texas High Plains
Western Kansas
Eastern Colorado

+ Excellent milling and baking qualities
+ Resistant to stripe and stem rust
+ Moderately resistant to leaf rust
- Moderately susceptible to soilborne mosaic and WSMV

Cotton

Byrd

Medium

Maturity

Average

Test Weight

Exceptional

Yield Potential

Somewhat susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Excellent milling and baking quality
+ Excellent drought tolerance
+ Very high tillering
- Susceptible to stem rust and stripe rust

Cotton

Gallagher

Medium

Maturity

Average

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Oklahoma
Southern Kansas

+ Good drought tolerance
+ Good leaf health
+ More resistant than most to barley yellow dwarf
- Prone to physiological leaf spotting

Cotton

Avery

Medium-Late

Maturity

Average

Test Weight

Very Good

Yield Potential

Somewhat susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Exceptional milling and baking qualities
+ Excellent winterhardiness
+ Resistant to wheat curl mite and Greenbug biotype E
- Susceptible to stripe and stem rust

Cotton

Doublestop CL Plus

Medium-Late

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Tolerant to acidic soils
+ Very good yield potential and test weights
+ Long coleoptile
- Can be late maturing

Cotton

SY Monument

Medium-Late

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Central and western Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
the Texas Panhandle

+ Very adaptable and high yielding across multiple environments
+ Very high tillering
+ Excellent overall leaf disease package
- Average straw strength

Cotton

Bob Dole

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Very Good

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Central Corridor

+ Excellent milling and baking qualities
+ Good disease package (leaf rust, stripe rust, and scab)
+ Good drought tolerance
- Lower tillering

Cotton

LCS Mint

Medium

Maturity

Very Good

Test Weight

Excellent

Yield Potential

Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Good

Protein

Hight Plains

+ Very good soil acidity tolerance
+ Excellent drought tolerance
+ Excellent milling and baking qualities
- Susceptible to leaf rust

Cotton

Langin

Early

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Exceptional

Yield Potential

Average

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

High Plains

+ Resistant to wheat curl mite
+ Strong stripe rust resistance
+ Solid milling and baking qualities
- Somewhat vulnerable to Hessian fly and leaf rust

Cotton

Smith’s Gold

Medium

Maturity

Good

Test Weight

Exceptional

Yield Potential

Very Good

Overall Disease Resistance

Average

Protein

Central Plains

+ Excellent resistance to Hessian fly, green bug, and stripe rust
+ Well equipped to handle nitrogen-imbalanced environments
+ Stellar milling and baking readiness
- Somewhat inclined to physiological leaf spotting
- Pre-harvest sprouting tendency if harvest is substantially delayed

Corn

Indigo provides a range of high performance hybrids with excellent agronomic profiles, including strong:

Stress Emergence
Vigor
Disease Resistance
Stalk and Root Strength Strength
Drought Tolerance

Soy

The high-yielding varieties we offer deliver on quality and hold up to stress, showing stellar:

Stress Emergence
Vigor
Canopy Closure
Disease Resistance
Drought Tolerance
Standability
Dry Down

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Rice Varieties

CL153
Clearfield

Exceptional

Grain Quality

Moderately Resistant

Lodging

Moderately Susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

42 inches

Plant Height

81 Days

Days to 50% Heading

Geography

Texas to Missouri

Agronomy

+ Significant grain length, seedling vigor, and yield potential
+ Strong milling quality
+ Broad-spectrum blast resistance
– Somewhat susceptible to sheath blight, kernel smut, false smut

Rice Varieties

CL111
Clearfield

Excellent

Grain Quality

Moderately Susceptible

Lodging

Susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

39 inches

Plant Height

77 Days

Days to 50% Heading

Geography

South Louisiana and beyond

Agronomy

+ High yield potential
+ Exceptional ratoon performance
+ Very early maturity
– Susceptible to sheath blight and bacterial panicle blight

Rice Varieties

PVL01

Exceptional

Grain Quality

N/A

Lodging

Susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

35 inches

Plant Height

89 Days

Days to 50% Heading

Geography

Mid-South

Agronomy

+ Resistant to Provisia herbicide
+ Remedy for fields populated with Newpath-resistant red rice and weedy rice
+ Superior grain length, seedling vigor, tillering, and milling quality
– Susceptible to bacterial panicle blight, blast, false smut

Rice Varieties

Presidio

Excellent

Grain Quality

Moderately Resistant

Lodging

Moderately Susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

38 inches

Plant Height

81 Days

Days to 50% Heading

Geography

Texas

Agronomy

+ Excellent ratoon potential
+ Good yield potential
+ Good seedling vigor
– Susceptible to sheath blight and panicle blight

Rice Varieties

Mermentau

Excellent

Grain Quality

Moderately Resistant

Lodging

Susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

35 inches

Plant Height

85 Days

Days to 50% Heading

Geography

Louisiana

Agronomy

+ Significant straw strength
+ High ratoon potential
+ Good seedling vigor
– Susceptible to sheath blight and bacterial panicle blight

Rice Varieties

Cheniere

Exceptional

Grain Quality

Moderately Resistant

Lodging

Moderately Susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

38 inches

Plant Height

89 Days

Days to 50% Heading

Geography

Louisiana

Agronomy

+ Excellent yield potential
+ Good resistance to blast
+ Favored by mills
– Susceptible to sheath blight and cercospora

Rice Varieties

Diamond

Very Good

Grain Quality

Moderately Susceptible

Lodging

Moderately Susceptible

Overall Disease Resistance

41 inches

Plant Height

78 Days

Days to 50% Heading

Geography

Arkansas

Agronomy

+ High yield potential
+ Good seedling vigor and straw strength
+ Substantial ratoon crop
– Susceptible to false smut

Meet the Indigo leadership team

The leadership team are a group of experienced business executives from different industries, passionate about changing agriculture for the better.

We believe that the plant microbiome and digital technologies can fundamentally change agriculture for the better, and we are motivated to maximize that potential.

In the news

Indigo Ag expands to Europe with new HQ in Switzerland.

Join our team

At Indigo, we are committed to being a motivating and healthy place to work. Watch this video to learn more about what it's like to work at Indigo Ag.

Open Quotation Mark With Indigo, we’re looking at safe products that we can get maximum value out of. The Indigo model lets us try new products and compare them with peers around the state of Kansas. It’s very exciting, because we’re all trying to get back to what’s natural — what’s safe for our farms and our families.

Thayne Larson

Kansas

2018

Open Quotation Mark Indigo’s approach has been different and refreshing. They chose to become a vested partner, placing their seeds, their sensors, and their scientists in my fields. They are replicating this research across the country and here is where we hope the near infinite bits of data from the field create greater value. Here is where the shared data can be fully vetted and here is where today’s technology becomes an asset and a tool for the future.

Greg Baltz

Arkansas

2018

Open Quotation Mark You can’t see how good Indigo is until you get on board. The price premium is excellent and they check on you during the season — they want to be a partner. We’re going to increase the number of acres we’re growing with them next year.

Jason Stroebel

Texas

2018

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Meet the Indigo leadership team

We believe that the plant microbiome and digital technologies can fundamentally change agriculture for the better, and we are motivated to maximize that potential.

In the news

Join our team

Get in Touch

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