Silver Lane Hybrids was founded in 1948 by Glenn L. Kinsell, on the west edge of Remington. It was the successor to Silver Lane Farms, where he lived, 5 miles south of Remington.  (The name comes from the long lane to his house, lined with silver poplars, some of which still survive.  Rumor has it that he ordered silver maples from a mail-order house, and the order was messed up.)  A concrete block building, containing office, cleaner, and overhead bins, was erected, primarily to clean oats.  Glenn had collaborated with Purdue’s soybean breeder, Keller Beeson, to test soybean varieties in the 40’s, and quickly added this new crop to the lineup.  A few years later, he added hybrid seed corn, raising double-cross hybrids.

His son, Robert Kinsell (left), joined the company in 1949, and operated it following Glenn’s retirement.  His son, Steve Kinsell (right), returned to Remington in 1975 to join the company, and operated it following Bob’s retirement.  Like several successful Indiana seed companies, Silver Lane Hybrids has passed through three generations of the same family, in the same location.  Additional cleaning equipment, bins and warehouses have been added over the years.  Silver Lane now contracts with 18 local farmers to raise seed corn and soybeans to its specifications.