- Growers who diversify their hybrids can maximize their yields regardless of what the weather brings
- Golden Harvest® Corn offers Great Plains growers unique genetic diversity so they can be prepared for unpredictable conditions in 2016
After favorable weather helped produce above average corn yields in Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado in 2015, favorable early season moisture is providing optimism for good performance again in 2016. Regional Syngenta agronomists caution growers to prepare for unpredictable conditions next season by utilizing genetic diversity.
“The hybrids that thrived in 2015’s weather might not be the same ones that thrive in 2016,” said Blake Mumm, product development agronomist at Syngenta. “As we all know, Mother Nature always has something unexpected up her sleeve, so it’s a good idea to be prepared for anything.”
Syngenta offers a broad portfolio of Golden Harvest® Corn hybrids tailored to different environments, soil types and growing conditions. Some key hybrids for area growers to consider for 2016 include:
- G07F23-3111 brand: With moderate plant stature and excellent stalk strength for late-season standability, G07F23-3111 brand has the Agrisure Viptera® trait, making for high-quality grain.
- G13N18-3111 brand: G13N18-3111 brand has solid performance in variable soil types, as well as rapid drydown to ease harvesting. A report from Kenesaw, Nebraska, found G13N18-3111 brand yielding as high as 230 bu/A with noticeably less insect damage and higher-quality grain as a result of Agrisure Viptera, the best above- ground trait in the industry.
- G14R38-3000GT brand: Excellent for continuous corn acres, G14R38-3000GT brand has superb root strength and proven stalk strength, as well as strong emergence and excellent seedling vigor. “Getting into the combine and seeing 285 bushels per acre (bu/A) on the yield monitor can really make you happy,” said Dan Kristensen, a grower and Syngenta Seed Advisor™ in Minden, Nebraska.
“With Golden Harvest Corn, we aim to help growers achieve high yields by placing hybrids matched to their fields,” said Tim O’Brien, Ph.D., Golden Harvest Corn product manager at Syngenta. “By using a unique pool of corn genetics – and adding breakthrough traits and technologies – the diverse Syngenta portfolio of hybrids provides growers options to unleash the potential of each field and finish with strong yields year in and year out.”
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