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2010 SCC Meeting: Cullum Seeds – Company Overview Past: Cullum Seeds came into existence in about 1978 when Sherm Cullum purchased the former Zigenhorn Seed Company located in Fisher, AR . (Zigenhorn Seed was recognized for its’ exceptional quality rice seed) 2010 SCC Meeting: Cullum Seeds – Company Overview Location: Fisher, AR (pop. of 265) is located in Northeast Arkansas in Poinsett County (which has the greatest concentration of rice of any county in the nation) . 2010 SCC Meeting: Cullum Seeds – Company Overview Past: Mr. Cullum built upon the Zigenhorn reputation but expanded into seed production and sales of public certified soybean and wheat varieties thru the 80’s & 90’s in NE AR & SE MO. 2010 SCC Meeting: Cullum Seeds – Company Overview Situation in 1980’s & 90’s Income was generated by sales of certified public varieties of rice> soybean>wheat 03/15/1984 Cat. 4 tornado strikes Fisher does major damage to seed plant and warehouses Cullum Seeds was sold in 1997 2010 SCC Meeting: Cullum Seeds – Company Overview New & Present Ownership: Carl Phipps – Operations Mgr. Kelly Phipps, Cullum Seeds – CEO. Mark Waldrip, partner & owner of East AR Seeds
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