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Processor Preferred Hybrids
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Several questions have been asked about the notations in the new seed guide regarding P HFC and P HES.
Those designations are as follows:
- P = Processor Preferred
which is the brand designation established to indicate grain
compositional value to processors and to unlock value for growers in
new markets.
- HFC = Processor Preferred High Fermentable Corn hybrids
which can deliver higher levels of fermentable starch, which allows dry
mill ethanol plants to obtain higher ethanol yields for greater
profitability.
- HES = Processor Preferred High Extractable Starch hybrids
can deliver higher levels of extractable starch, which allows corn wet
millers to produce hgher pure starch yields that they then turn into
products such as high fructose corn syrup, corn oil, specialty starch
products, commodity starches and ethanol.
Another
designation in our seed guide shows three milk bottles. This
designation indicates those hybrids are good choices for silage.
Thanks,
TEX YOUNG, CCA
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Dear Clint,
This week, we look at mostly at soybean issues with bean leaf beetle, aphids, SDS, mites and leaf spots.
Upcoming dates:
August 15 - Fort Branch, IN research and plot tours
August 16 - Champaign, IL research, stress mitigation and plot tours
Did you know?
In the past two years, Great Lakes's agronomy team has posted more than 2,200 articles on the agronomy website? That's more than three per day! |
More drought notes
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Here are a few articles on the status of the current crops and handling drought-stressed crops.
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Soybean Pest Update
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Many things are happening in soybean fields at this time of year. Here are some links about these pests.
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Upcoming field day events
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Champaign, Illinois - August 16
Kick off the day (Thursday August 16) with the University of Illinois Agronomy Tours at 7 am.
Then, head to the AgReliant Research Facility in Ivesdale - click for directions - at noon for lunch and an afternoon of information.
Here's the schedule of events:
- 7 am - 12 pm - U of I Agronomy Day - Champaign
- 12 pm - Lunch and door prizes, AgReliant research facility - Ivesdale
- 1:30 pm - Breeder Harry Brokish - research overview
- 2:15 pm - Agronomist Tim Jordal - new products
- 3:00 pm - Plot tours, stress mitigation plot, doubled-haploid research
The entire program starts again at 4:30 p.m.
- 4:30 pm - Breeder Harry Brokish - research overview
- 5:15 pm - Agronomist Tim Jordal - new products
- 6:00 pm - Plot tours, stress mitigation plot, doubled-haploid research
- 7 pm - Dinner, door prizes
Fort Branch, Indiana - August 15:
For more information on this event, email Butch Rogers. |
Getting the most from field days
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 The dog days of summer in August with county fairs, vacations, AND
plot tours always signify changes toward the time of year called
"harvest".
All the efforts of
planning, planting, scouting, and speculating will come to finalization
in the rewards of harvest. However, before we get all wrapped up with
harvesting, let's look at planning for 2008 by attending those Great
Lakes Hybrids' plot tours!!
Attending those all important
events called "Field Days" or simply termed plot tours can offer all
sorts of information for growers. The all important factor of yield is
only one ingredient but let's not overlook other characteristics
important to your variety selection decision for 2008.
When walking the corn plots, make notes about the following characteristics for better future hybrid selections.
- Make
notes about relative stalk health and integrity. By late August you can
pinch lower stalk internodes and check for stalk rot development.
Differences for stalk rot development often reflect differences to
tolerance to stresses.
- Compare leaf health, especially in
those no-till situations. That all important 'stay-green'
characteristic reflects a plants' viability longer than others.
- Compare
"plant uniformity" because that gives an indication as to how hybrids
handle early season stress. This will also give an indication as to the
early season vigor.
- Compare stalk size. Thicker stalks generally relate with better standability later in the season.
- Compare
plant and ear heights. Taller plants with high ear placements tend to
increase lodging characteristics due to later in the season due to
their higher center of gravity.
- Finally, strip back the
husk of a few ears and make notes of kernel set and fill. Numbers of
kernels per row is more influenced by environmental factors which will
give an indication of the genetic capabilities to handle stress for
that year.
All Great Lakes Hybrids variety plots
can yield a wealth of information about decisions for variety selection
for next year. Please take time to view these plots in your area. Take
along a note pad to take notes, also. Better yet, take along a new
2007-08 Buyer's Guide and make notes on the hybrids or varieties listed
in the guide.
By Tex Young, CCA Eastern Regional Sales Agronomist
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