Twenty-two new offerings for Prairie farmers
There are lots of new choices for corn growers in Western Canada for the next growing season, with 22 new grain and silage hybrids in the offing from BrettYoung, Corteva’s Pioneer Seeds, Dekalb, DLF Pickseed, Maizex, NorthStar Genetics, Proven Seed and Thunder Seed. The following list includes only brand new offerings for 2024.
BRETTYOUNG
BY Guernsey VT2P RIB (relative maturity is 78 and corn heat units are 2250 CHU for grain and 2150 for silage) is a VT Double Pro RIB Complete corn delivering a broad spectrum of protection against above-ground pests. An early flowering hybrid with very good root and stalk strength, BY Guernsey VT2P RIB is high yielding and has high grain quality and slow dry down suited to silage and grazing needs.
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CORTEVA: PIONEER
P72058AM (RM is 72 and CHU is 2050) is a grain corn hybrid featuring LibertyLink, Roundup Ready 2 and Optimum AcreMax traits. It has an average plant height with high yield potential, good root strength and a strong Goss’s wilt rating for the early grain market. It also offers very good test weight and grain quality.
P82288AM (RM is 82 and CHU is 2400) features LibertyLink, Roundup Ready 2 and Optimum AcreMax traits. This dual-purpose hybrid offers very good silage and is a full-season grain hybrid suitable for the southern Manitoba growing region. It has above average stalk and root strength and a very good Goss’s wilt resistance rating score.
P87040AM (RM is 87 and CHU is 2575) is a silage corn hybrid featuring LibertyLink, Roundup Ready 2 and Optimum AcreMax traits. It has excellent yield potential, average stalk strength, above average root strength and a very good Goss’s wilt resistance rating score.
DEKALB
DKC25-15RIB (RM is 75 and CHU is 2125) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn with excellent yield potential and very strong emergence and seedling vigour. It also features very good drought tolerance, very good Goss’s wilt tolerance and a shorter plant height, which results in less residue post-harvest.
DKC28-25RIB (RM is 78 and CHU is 2250) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn offering a very good agronomic package with solid root and stalk strength, fast grain dry down, and good intactness and harvest appearance. It also has strong Goss’s wilt tolerance and good heat and drought tolerance.
DKC32-49RIB (RM is 82 and CHU is 2450) is a VT Double PRO RIB complete corn that features an excellent yield response on highly productive soils. It is a shorter plan with strong stalks and has very good Goss’s wilt tolerance, excellent late-season harvest appearance and very good test weight.
DKC35-34RIB (RM is 85 and CHU is 2575) is a SmartStax RIB Complete corn with very good Goss’s wilt tolerance along with strong disease tolerance to northern corn leaf blight and anthracnose stalk rot and excellent below-ground insect protection in corn-on-corn situations. DKC35-34RIB has very good roots and excellent late-season stalk strength and performs best when planted into warm, fit soil conditions.
DLF PICKSEED
DLF2334V2TP RIB (RM is 80 and CHU is 2400) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn offering impressive yield performance for an early maturing hybrid. This dual-purpose hybrid exhibits slow dry down due to flint kernel influence as well as uniform, consistent ear development down the row. It also features an outstanding late-season look and excellent stay-green.
MAIZEX
MX 1231DBR (RM is 72 and CHU is 2050) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn hybrid offering elevated yield performance, strong green-snap and root lodging tolerance and excellent fall intactness, which promotes efficient harvest. It also features excellent seedling vigour, stress tolerance and grain quality.
MZ 1397DBR (RM is 73 and CHU is 2150) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn hybrid that sets grain early for risk management and has excellent fall intactness for an efficient harvest as well as strong green-snap and root lodging tolerance. It also features excellent grain quality with high test weight.
MZ 2344DBR (RM is 83 and CHU is 2500) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn hybrid offering yield-leading performance with superior grain quality, stalk strength and test weight. It features a strong green-snap tolerance combined with very good tolerance to Goss’s wilt.
MS 782 (RM is 75 and CHU is 2250) is a conventional corn hybrid from the Maizex FeastPlus silage-specific product line. It features excellent seedling vigour and offers high tonnage, early flowering for northern adaptation and impressive stay-green that optimizes feed quality.
MS 7822DBR (RM is 75 and CHU is 2250) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn hybrid from the Maizex FeastpPlus silage-specific product line. This high-tonnage hybrid features above-ground insect protection, excellent seedling vigour, rapid grain set for early geography and a wide harvest window.
LF 0037SMX (RM is 97 and CHU is 2900) is a SmartStax PRO RIB Complete corn hybrid from the Maizex FeastPlus silage-specific product line. This large and robust hybrid offers industry-leading tonnage and strong leaf disease tolerance that maintains feed quality.
NORTHSTAR GENETICS
924S (RM is 82 and CHU is 2200-2275) is a Roundup Ready 2 silage corn. This early floury and leafy hybrid is a tall plant providing impressing tonnage, silage quality and a wide chopping window. It has a white cob with very high starch and fibre digestibility that produces exceptional milk and beef gains.
NS 277 (RM is 77 and CHU is 2225) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn. This high-yielding, mid-maturity grain hybrid offers excellent test weight, fast dry down and very good protection against Goss’s wilt.
PROVEN SEED
PV 60273RIB (RM is 74 and CHU is 2075) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete hybrid with very good stalks and test weight. Best planted at medium to medium-high plant populations, this hybrid is very early to flowers and features strong emergence and seedling vigour.
PV 60371RIB (RM is 71 and CHU is 2025) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn with very good standability, high test weight and very good emergence and early vigour. Best planted at medium plant populations, this early hybrid has a good harvest appearance with a short husk to aid in dry down.
PV 62683SRR (RM is 85 and CHU is 2475) is a high-yielding Silage Select corn hybrid with excellent emergence and early vigour. A tall plant with tremendous eye appeal, PV 62683SRR produces a white cob with excellent silage quality. This silage hybrid is best planted at moderate populations.
THUNDER SEED
TH6474 VT2P (RM is 74 and CHU is 2075) is a VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn with strong emergence and uniformity that proves the foundation for great yield potential. Along with good disease tolerance and stay-green, TH6474 has a nice plant structure and good ear size and flex that allow for planting at medium populations.
TH4386 HDRR (RM is 86 and CHU is 2600) is a Roundup Ready 2 silage corn hybrid with great high-digestibility characteristics, strong agronomics and slow dry down for a long chopping window. It produces a big plant with lots of leaves and large ears with soft floury kernels for great starch digestibility.
TH8483DV (RM is 83 and CHU is 2474) is a corn hybrid with the Duracade Viptera trait offering above- and below-ground insect control. It is an excellent dual-purpose silage option for corn-on-corn acres with rootworm pressure. An attractive, showy plant with great health, ear flex and agronomics, TH848 DV has great top-end yield on highly productive fields and maintains good health on stressed acres.
