Sharp Bros. Seed Co. in Kansas: History, What It Raises, How It Makes Money and How to Contact It
Profile updated November 2026
Sharp Bros. Seed is a family-owned seed company in Healy, Kansas, founded in 1958 by brothers Gail and Gerald Sharp. It reports more than 50 employees and sells Buffalo Brand seed across the Great Plains and eastern U.S. and in several other countries.
| Location | 1005 S Sycamore, Healy, Kansas |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958, by brothers Gail and Gerald Sharp |
| Sectors | Native grass, wildflower, turf, forage, grain and cover crop seed |
| Scale | More than 50 employees; customers across the eastern U.S., Great Plains and intermountain areas |
| Why it is notable | Early specialist in cleaning native grass seed; by 1961 one of two plants in the country able to clean large volumes, per the company |
| Ownership | Family-owned; Dan Sharp is president and Gail's grandchildren work in the company |
| Official website | Sharp Bros. Seed Co. official site |
History of Sharp Bros. Seed Co.
According to the company's About page, Gail and Gerald Sharp founded the business after military service, having worked with their father at Sharp Grain Co., which handled mainly sorghums. They saw a need for a company that could harvest and clean native grasses.
Early years were hard because standard combines had no attachment for native grass and mainstream cleaners could not process grass seed. By 1961, the company says, it operated one of two cleaning plants in the country capable of cleaning large volumes of grass seed. Today Gail's son Daniel Sharp and his children run the company.
What Sharp Bros. Seed Co. Grows and Raises
The company sells native and introduced cool- and warm-season grasses, wildflower and legume mixes, turf and lawn seed, wildlife habitat products, forages and grains such as barley, oats, triticale, wheat, alfalfa, grain sorghum and millet, and cover crop mixes. It also offers custom drilling and custom blending services.
Its Buffalo Brand seed is sold throughout the U.S. and in several other countries, to home, farm and commercial landscape customers. The Healy headquarters is described as continually expanding. Sales territories are covered by regional salespeople listed on the site.
How Sharp Bros. Seed Co. Makes Money
Seed sales
Revenue comes from selling seed lines for turf, native restoration, wildlife habitat, pasture and forage, and grain. The company does not publish sales figures and none are stated here.
Custom services
Custom drilling and custom blending add service income on top of seed, tailoring mixes to a customer's site.
Conservation and energy markets
The company says it supports conservation, energy and agriculture organizations, a reminder that native seed serves reclamation and habitat projects as well as farms.
Farm Insight: What Other Operators Can Learn from Sharp Bros. Seed Co.
Solve the bottleneck others ignore. The founders built a business around equipment for cleaning native grass seed that mainstream cleaners could not handle.
Diversify seed lines. Turf, forage, grain, cover crops and wildflowers serve different customers and seasons.
Add services to the product. Custom blending and drilling help customers get results and keep them buying.
Founding a company because nobody could clean grass seed is the kind of origin story that belongs in farm satire, and the Sharps turned it into a Buffalo Brand. At farm.FM our farm humor staff would gladly blend a mix of wildflowers for their desk, and the ranch humor writes itself when even the buffalograss is a brand ambassador. The farm jokes stay as gentle as a mixed pasture.
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How to Contact Sharp Bros. Seed Co.
Website: https://www.sharpseed.com/
Address: 1005 S Sycamore, Healy, KS 67850
Phone: (620) 398-2231
Email: sales@sharpseed.com
Contact details as published on the operation's own About page, November 2026. Office hours listed as Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; confirm before visiting.
Sharp Bros. Seed Co. Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Sharp Bros. Seed About page - Company history, products and contacts
- Kansas Wheat: certified seed - Kansas Wheat on the value of quality seed
- Farm Progress: quality seed - Independent coverage of quality seed in Kansas wheat
- USDA NASS Census of Agriculture - Official county and state data on Kansas farms and sales
- USDA Farmers.gov - Federal loan, conservation and risk programs for operators
Sharp Bros. Seed Co. FAQ
Where is Sharp Bros. Seed?
1005 S Sycamore, Healy, Kansas, as printed on the company's About page.
When was it founded?
1958, by brothers Gail and Gerald Sharp.
What does it sell?
Native grasses, wildflowers, turf, forages, grains and cover crops, with custom blending and drilling.
Who runs it now?
Dan Sharp is company president, and the third generation also works in the business.
Sharp Bros. Seed shows how a specialty niche can build a lasting family business. Browse more Kansas operations in our Kansas farms guide.