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New corn hybrids for 2024

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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 […] Read more
New corn varieties for 2023
Corn, Features

New corn varieties for 2023

Twenty-eight new offerings provide good disease resistance and solid agronomic packages and more

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Western Canadian farmers planning to grow corn have quite a few options to choose from for next year. BrettYoung, Corteva, Dekalb, DLF Pickseed, Maizex, NorthStar Genetics, Pride Seeds, Proven Seed and Thunder Seed are all releasing new corn hybrids. Please keep in mind the following list includes only brand new offerings for 2023. Brettyoung BY […] Read more
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New corn varieties for 2020

Planning to plant corn? There are a lot of new options for the 2020 growing season

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Corn growers are spoiled for choice this winter, with 27 new hybrids and one new conventional variety (from Thunder Seed) coming to market for 2020. Lots of new varieties on offer include the YieldGuard Corn Borer trait developed by Monsanto, or offer some level of resistance to Goss’s wilt. Here is the list. Corteva: Pioneer […] Read more
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Corn, Features

New corn varieties for 2017

With more than 20 new corn varieties, farmers have some research to do

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If you’re farming in a corn-growing area in Western Canada, you’ll have more than 20 new varieties to consider for your 2017 rotations. New genetics bring higher yields and better disease packages, while shorter-season varieties may expand the corn-growing regions to new areas. BrettYoung BrettYoung E50P52 R: E50P52 R is a new VT Double PRO […] Read more
This plot of DuPont Pioneer’s new variety P7005AM was on display at the Ag In Motion outdoor farmshow, near Saskatoon last summer.
Corn, Features

New corn varieties ready for 2016

Get ready to research. Twenty new grain and silage corn varieties are hitting the market

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Seed companies have reported a total of 13 new corn varieties on the market for the first time in 2016. These are only the new varieties available for the next crop year — this list doesn’t include other varieties that have been released in recent years. Dow Seeds 4085 grain corn 4085 has Herculex Xtra […] Read more
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Our corn grazing in 2013

Kevin Elmy’s been experimenting with varieties for corn grazing

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Like the last few years, our 2013 corn year started behind the eight ball. The winter of 2012 posed some seed logistics challenges. Some varieties had seed supply issues, seed size options were limited, new varieties were available but without local trials. These issues added to seasonal stress. Then, for us, snow and rain delayed […] Read more

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