Encore Research Services owns and operates a foundation production facility near Ames, Iowa. We manage testing sites in Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois; we can also access additional test sites elsewhere in the U.S. Corn Belt, including Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.

Summer nursery operations are carried out primarily in the central Iowa area and in central Illinois, while winter nursery operations are carried out primarily in Chile. Secondary winter nursery sites in Puerto Rico can be utilized for late winter plantings.

Customers of Encore Research Services have included International Ag companies, small family-owned seed companies, Foundation Seed companies, and University research programs. References for Encore Research Services can be supplied upon request.