EXHIBIT 10.33                 


                  GROUPE LIMAGRAIN HOLDING SERVICE AGREEMENT 


THIS SERVICE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made as of this 1st day of July, 
1996, by and between LG SEEDS, INC., 4001 North War Memorial Drive, Peoria, 
IL  61614, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and GROUPE LIMAGRAIN 
HOLDING, BP1, 63720 Chappes, France, a company organized under the laws of 
France and registered in Riom, France under the Commercial Registration 
Number B394892996.

WHEREAS, Groupe Limagrain Holding has certain expertise in the fields of 
organization and control, finance and development, and human resources and 
communication (the "Services");

WHEREAS, the provision of the Services by Groupe Limagrain Holding to the 
Company would be of great value to the Company;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above and the mutual covenants and 
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.  Provision of Services.  Limagrain agrees to provide the following 
specific Services to the Company (collectively, the "Specific Services");

-- With respect to strategic planning and development, Groupe Limagrain 
Holding shall assist the Company, as the Company may request from time to 
time, to do the following:

     -- monitor the economic environment and the economic performance of the 
        competition;

     -- analyze the economic performance of the Company in regard to the 
        changing environment;

     -- provide the results of the monitoring and analysis performed
        pursuant to (i) and (ii) above to the Company and advise Company 
        management in regard to business decisions; and

     -- assist in the annual development of the Company's "10-year Plan," 
        which Plan is the basis for the long-term strategy of the Company.

-- With respect to human resources and benefits, Limagrain shall assist
   the Company, as the Company may request form time to time, to do the 
   following:

     -- provide services to (1) evaluate human resource needs, (2) help manage 
        career evaluation for employees, and (3) evaluate potential
        opportunities within Groupe Limagrain ; 

     -- provide support to design training programs for employees; and

     -- provide support for evaluation and administration of the benefit
        plans.

-- With respect to financing, Groupe Limagrain Holding shall assist the 
   Company, as the Company may request from time to time, to do the following:

     -- provide support to analyze the Company's financial structure and to 
        adapt the Company's financial structure as necessary;

     -- provide support for the Company's relationship with its bankers;
        and

     -- provide support to assist in the management of the Company's
        short-term cash requirements.

-- With respect to audit and financial control, Groupe Limagrain Holding shall 
   assist the Company, as the Company may request from time to time, to do 
   the following:

     -- provide support in the Company's negotiation with auditors; and

     -- conduct internal audits to evaluate the internal controls of the
        Company and to determine the accuracy of information and the adequacy 
        of procedures.

-- With respect to communication, Groupe Limagrain Holding shall provide 
   support to assist the Company in its communications regarding the 
   Company's affiliation with one of the largest seed companies in the world.

	2.  Board of Directors.	Groupe Limagrain Holding shall pay the expenses of the 
     Directors it nominates to serve as members of the Company's Board of 
     Directors, and such Directors shall receive no remuneration from the 
     Company whatsoever.

	3.  Fees, Term and Termination.  For the one-year period beginning on the 
     date of this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay Groupe Limagrain 
     Holding for the Specific Services provided to the Company in an amount 
     equal to the annual dollar amount set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto
     (the "Annual Fee").  Either party may terminate this Agreement at the 
     end of such one-year period, and at the end of any subsequent one-year 
     period, upon thirty (30) days advance written notice.  

If the Agreement is not so terminated, then the Agreement shall automatically 
renew for a one-year period.  Upon such automatic renewal, the parties agree 
to negotiate in good faith the Annual Fee to be paid by the Company to Groupe 
Limagrain Holding and to update Exhibit A accordingly.  If the parties cannot 
mutually agree on such Annual Fee within thirty (30) days, then 
the Agreement shall be automatically renewed upon the same terms as the 
preceding year.  The Company shall pay the Annual Fee to Groupe Limagrain 
Holding in four (4) quarterly installments on the last business day of each 
fiscal quarter.

	4.  Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with Exhibit A (as it may be 
amended from time to time), which shall be incorporated herein by reference, 
embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto 
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements 
and understandings relating thereto.

	5.  Assignment.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the 
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted 
assigns.  No party hereto may assign any of its rights hereunder without the 
prior written consent of the other party hereto.

	6.  Miscellaneous.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in 
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.  Except as otherwise 
expressly provided herein, no provision hereof may be waived, amended or 
otherwise modified except by a written agreement signed by each party hereto.  
The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall 
not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.  This Agreement may be 
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an 
original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same 
instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of 
the date first above written.

LG SEEDS, INC.


LG SEEDS INC.

By:  /s/ Bruno Carette
Name:  Bruno Carette
Title:  President - COO


GROUPE LIMAGRAIN HOLDING

By:  /s/ Alain Catala
Name:  Alain Catala
Title:  Chief Executive Officer