Corn Field and Blue Sky

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Testimonials

"Go give Hybrid85 a try on a little bit of your acres. After I penciled out the math, it worked for me, why can't it work for you?"
— Miles, New York
"Hybrid85 does the job it says it will. I tried a few bags in 2020, and now it’s all I’m planting for 2021. I don’t know a better testament than that."
— Alan, Utah
"We had the 114 day hybrid go 274 bushel at 15.8% moisture on a field-wide, irrigated pivot. I will take a yield like that any day of the week, while putting an extra $53/acre back in my pocket from seed savings per acre!"
— Tim, Nebraska
"The best corn silage crop I've ever raised. Even my insurance adjuster said it was the best silage he has looked at in the area."
— Dale, Minnesota
"All in all one of the best crops we have had in years."
— Kaleb, North Carolina
"Banker was on edge. Told him to relax — I need to make money and it worked even with the year we had. Net. Profit Up! 200 bag order first year... will try again because it helped my bottom line."
— John, Indiana
"Definitely a positive ROI on net profit per acre. Out-performed anything else we planted, but at a much better price point. Excited to give it another go in 2020!"
— Kevin, Alabama
"In this area, H117SC9 is a home run. For dryland acres around here, it's the one! It blew us away with how well it took to the lighter soils and handled the heat and drought we had. Those stalks at low pop were almost the size of a can drink."
— Aubrey, Alabama
"Best silage I have chopped off of that 80. Hauling in the silage was fun this year! It was yielding so well that we had trucks lining up to the dump, and the silage was flowing like shelled corn due to the high grain content."
— Carl, Kansas
"I was very impressed with the corn silage yield! It was the 4th year corn on corn and I expected a drop from previous years, but it clearly was a significant gain instead. No doubt, the better seed price helped just because it was two thirds the price I had paid previous years — even with the shipping cost added. Then the increased yield boosted profits even more!"
— Jerry, Wisconsin
"The weeds I have, glyphosate doesn't do a good job anyway, so it just makes sense to plant conventional, especially with the performance I saw. It sure helps out on maximizing net profit per acre. Just a no brainer for me!"
— Bee, Nebraska

Yield Data

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Hybrid H87C9 H113C H114+ H117SC9 H117SC9 H117SC9 H117SC9 H117SC9 H3163 23X14 H98SC9 H112C 23X14 H117SC H117SC H117SC H3163 H102C H103C9 H105C9 H109S+ H112+ H112C 23D13 H117SC9 H112+ H113 H113C H117SC9 H97C9 H104S H109S+ H109A1 23P11 H112C 23P12 23P12 H117SC9 H104SC H104SC H104SC H112C H117SC9 23P66 23D13 23X14 H117SC9 H113C H117SC9 H117SC9 H97C9 H104SC H112C H112+ H112+ 23D13 H3163 H97C H100C H105C9 H105C9 H80C H87C9 H87C H97C9 H98SC9 H98SC9 23X14 H109S+ 23D13 H114+ H114+ 23X14 H116S 23X16 H116S H117SC H98SC9 H113C H113C 23X16 23X16 H116S H117SC H117SC9 H117SC9 H117SC H117SC 23X84 H87C H87C9 H97C9 H97C9 H97C9 H103C9 H104SC H104SC H104SC H105C9 H105C9 H109SC H109S+ H109SC H109SC 23B50 H112C H112C H113C 23P66 H113C H114C 42X14 H114C H114C H114C H117SC9 H117SC9 H117SC9 23P12 23D13 H114+ H80C H80C 23X84 23X84 23X84 H91C 23P94 - Bargain H94C9 H98SC9 H98SC9 H104SC H97C9 H97C9 H109SC 23P11 23P12 H113C 23X16 23X16 H90C H87C9 H90C H98SC9 H98SC9 H98SC9 H98SC9 H98SC9 H104SC H117SC9 H90C H97C H97C9 H114C H117SC9 H117SC9 23X16 H117SC9 H117SC H117SC H117SC H3751 H97C9 H109SC H114C 23P12 H117SC9 H87C9 H87C9 H90C H91C 23X84 23X84 H87C H87C9 H3751 H97C9 H98SC9 H98S1 H104S H104SC H109S+ H117SC9 H3751 H98SC
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Yield (Avg) 125.6 bu/ac 207 bu/ac 195.86 bu/ac 110-120 bu/ac 213 bu/ac 170 bu/ac 160 bu/ac 100-200 bu/ac 195.8 bu/ac 160-170 bu/ac 21 ton/ac 325 bu/ac 110-115 bu/ac 90-115 bu/ac 200 bu/ac 130 bu/ac 222 bu/ac 22 ton/ac 160-170 bu/ac 160-170 bu/ac 240 bu/ac 189 bu/ac 210 bu/ac 153 bu/ac 220 bu/ac 257 bu/ac 257 bu/ac 206 bu/ac 185 bu/ac 180-200 bu/ac 175-180 bu/ac 200 bu/ac 198-230 bu/ac 175-200 bu/ac 198-230 bu/ac 188 bu/ac 175-200 bu/ac 150-220 bu/ac 146 bu/ac 100 bu/ac 115 bu/ac 220 bu/ac 125-135 bu/ac 220 bu/ac 190 bu/ac 190-200 bu/ac 160-180 bu/ac 145 bu/ac 165 bu/ac 130 bu/ac 220-270 bu/ac 178 bu/ac 220-230 bu/ac 150 bu/ac 170 bu/ac 145 bu/ac 170 bu/ac 228 bu/ac 155 bu/ac 180 bu/ac 165 bu/ac 120 bu/ac 195 bu/ac 170 bu/ac 150 bu/ac 220 bu/ac 32 ton/ac 22 ton/ac 170-180 bu/ac 235 bu/ac 170 bu/ac 170-180 bu/ac 245 bu/ac 220 bu/ac 245 bu/ac 20 ton/ac 170-180 bu/ac 18-20 ton/ac 145 bu/ac 120 bu/ac 148 bu/ac 110 bu/ac 105 bu/ac 105 bu/ac 100 bu/ac 125-145 bu/ac 18-21 ton/ac 150 bu/ac 96 bu/ac 153 bu/ac 108 bu/ac 162.56 bu/ac 160 bu/ac 203.68 bu/ac 170-180 bu/ac 166.35 bu/ac 130-150 bu/ac 191.87 bu/ac 243.94 bu/ac 276.52 bu/ac 240s bu/ac 226 bu/ac 278.88 bu/ac 259.69 bu/ac 241 bu/ac 291.36 bu/ac 185.37 bu/ac 245.93 bu/ac 231 bu/ac 215.23 bu/ac 274 bu/ac 244 bu/ac 26.6 ton/ac 303.9 bu/ac 230.45 bu/ac 198 bu/ac 196.57 bu/ac 200.86 bu/ac 250-280 bu/ac 250-280 bu/ac 25 ton/ac 140-170 bu/ac 170-180 bu/ac 160-180 bu/ac 270-300 bu/ac 170-180 bu/ac 140-170 bu/ac 180 bu/ac 170 bu/ac 120-220 bu/ac 18-20 ton/ac 20 ton/ac 175 bu/ac 25 ton/ac 25 ton/ac 185 bu/ac 185 bu/ac 142 bu/ac 25-30 ton/ac 20-22 ton/ac 155 bu/ac 150 bu/ac 150 bu/ac 130 bu/ac 16 ton/ac 15 ton/ac 24/28 ton/ac 20 ton/ac 190 bu/ac 120 bu/ac 150 bu/ac 280-290 bu/ac 159 bu/ac 190 bu/ac 172 bu/ac 89.28 bu/ac 15 ton/ac 67-71 bu/ac 70-105 bu/ac 98.21 bu/ac 240 bu/ac 238 avg bu/ac 26.3 ton/ac 28.2 ton/ac 20 ton/ac 190 bu/ac 19-20 ton/ac 19-20 ton/ac 19-20 ton/ac 19-20 ton/ac 186.46 bu/ac 189 bu/ac 120-200 bu/ac 218 bu/ac 217 bu/ac 160 bu/ac 218 bu/ac 180 bu/ac 180 bu/ac 30-40 ton/ac 150-180 bu/ac 30 ton/ac 170 bu/ac 20-22 ton/ac
Yield Notes Double crop corn then beans 100 bu is average for my field Did great - Dryland Did very well. Pretty good corn Varied by field Certified Organic 3 ton less than two other big brand competitors 290 bu/acre average Next to big brand competitor competitor that did 80. Had extreme temps during pollination period Next to big brand competitor that did 80. Had extreme temps during pollination period Irrigated Dryland Irrigated Tough/marginal soils. Tough/marginal soils. Whole Farm Average was 189 bu/acre Parts of field did 200+. Dry year. Corn had phenomenal TW. 62.8 which I was very impressed with. Planted at 28k population. Worked great for this ground did just as good as anything else they plant Very pleased surprised Better field Rough ground 28k Plant Pop Irrigated Dryland Great test weight Heavy morning glory pressure from contaminated chicken litter Yielded with anything else he planted Organic Irrigated Extremely dry, 10" below normal precipitation Organic Irrigated Best yields he has ever raised. Had some drought in late July Irrigated Organic. One of the best organic crops yet. very dry but did great On 120 units of N Great plant health and stood very well at harvest. Grain quality was very good and test weights came in at 61.5 lb. dryland Put in plot and ran with traited comparisons Outperformed my RR corn. Good corn yield for their ground. planted in same field as $255/bag competitor. 23x16 handled heat and drought better than competitor and was not sacrificing yield potential. Bottom 1/3 competitor plants turned brown from heat and drought. 23x16 stayed green. planted in same field as $255/bag competitor. H116S handled heat and drought better than competitor and was not sacrificing yield potential. Bottom 1/3 competitor plants turned brown from heat and drought. H116S stayed green. planted in same field as $255/bag competitor. H117SC handled heat and drought better than competitor and was not sacrificing yield potential. Bottom 1/3 competitor plants turned brown from heat and drought. HS117SC stayed green. Great drought tolerance Organic Irrigated, 34k plant pop Dryland Irrigated, 34k plant pop Dryland Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated Ground Ran right along side big brand competitor Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Ran right along side big brand competitor Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Ran right along side big brand competitor Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated Ground Ran right along side big brand competitor Irrigated Ground Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Irrigated, 34k plant pop Organic Organic "160-180 is phenomenal. We usually shoot for 100-110" planted at higher pop. good soil Organic Organic Area that didn't get drowned out hit 220 Organic Good kernel depth & testweight Good kernel depth & testweight Some of the best silage corn he has grown. Threw a double ear on each stalk Best dryland silage they have ever chopped. Had a bad hailstorm at 4' Insurance adjuster estimate Irrigated 31k Plant Pop Dryland - great yields given growing conditions Best yield ever on that field. Dryland Dryland - great yields given growing conditions Irrigated 277 bu/acre on the good spots Severe drought 10 bu better than RR ready corn Hot and dry year but got enough Federal hybrid yielded 110 28k Plant Pop Just as good as anything else planted.
% Moisture 15.80% 17.90% 14.80% 13.00% 13.00% 16.50% 15.00% 13.50% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 18.2 19.3 19.9 19.8 19.6 19.4 17.6 19.7 15.9 18.8 15.7 16.6 15.80% 18.4 18.6 18.8 18.2 22.00% 20.00% 17%
Test Weight 62.3 lb 54-57 lb 57.8 lb 58-59 lb 63 lb 62 lb 60-61 lb 62.9 lb 55 lb 61.5 lb 54 lb 55 lb 56 lb 57-59 lb 50.5 lb 58.4 lb 58.8 lb 57.7 lb 57.7 lb 59.7 lb 59.4 lb 55.2 lb 56.6 lb 55.4 lb 55.4 lb 55.4 lb 59.4 lb 61.4 lb 58 lb 59.5 lb 55.4 lb 50.5 lb 52 lb 56 lb 59 lb 62 lb 59 lb 56.5 lb 55 lb 58 lb 58 lb 54 lb 60-61 lb 60-61 lb
Grower Notes 28k Plant Pop. Extremely wet year. 28k Plant Pop. Extremely wet year. 28k Plant Pop. Extremely wet year. 23k Plant Pop. 28k Plant Pop. Extremely wet year. Great standability. Really long thick kernels. 2 Long Dry Spells. Won test plot & field trails against 8 other hybrids. Best plant pop was 24.8-28k 28k Plant Pop. Extremely wet year. Didn't get super tall but plants look good. He wants to try more for this coming season. June 10th planting Great emergence. Planting into green cover crops. His best hybrid only best us by less than 1 bushel Golden Harvest 113 (13P84) was 13 bu/acre less. Net ROI of $103-205/acre using our hybrids #3 in plot (30 hybrids) #1 in ROI Not the best drydown for his area due to long maturity. Planted at 36k. Would probably take population down to around 30 for better standability. No rains in August. Putting most acres in Milo Did just as good as anything else No rains in August. Putting most acres in Milo Right next to NK (225 bu/acre), Agrigold variety (190 bu/acre) Average yield. Bad compaction on field. Did just as good as other hybrids Tough growing year. Very pleased w/ corn. Got very tall Tough growing season. Good yield for our ground. Light ground w/ no irrigation & dry spell According to insurance company - was cut for silage 15 ft tall w/ zero snap Dairy nutritionist said it was almost BRM quality. Very digestibile and high quality feed. Very impressed with performance. 140 units Nitrogen Pleased with it planted at 22k on sandy loam soils via no till and in furrow 9-23-0 starter fertilizer at 3gal/ac. would recommend bumping up seeding rate to 26k minimum. planted at 22k on sandy loam soils via no till and in furrow 9-23-0 starter fertilizer at 3gal/ac. would recommend bumping up seeding rate to 26k minimum. planted at 22k on sandy loam soils via no till and in furrow 9-23-0 starter fertilizer at 3gal/ac. would recommend bumping up seeding rate to 26k minimum. Made about 100 bushels. Which doesn’t sound good until you look at the triple stack big brand competitor right beside it that made 80. Great drought tolerance Chopped for silage & grain. Was pleased "put an extra $53/acre back in my pocket from seed savings per acre!" "It by far exceeded our expectations by 30-40 bushel!" 27K final stand. Dryland. Top yielding irrigated hybrid on the farm did 202 bu/acre for comparison. The $85 bag out-yielded the seed that would have cost me $285. It’s very good corn priced very cheap 30-45 bu/acre more than competitor Too much moisture. Most got drowned out. Too much rain during growing season. Avg yield in area was 15 ton/acre Did just as good $300/bag corn 2 bu off top hybrid in plot Thought it was short on late season N. Only was able to put 100 lb. N/acre Dryland starter only Good tonnage Did well on non weedy half Thought it was one of the best hybrids he has seen in awhile due to drought tolerance Not a perfect year, but still performed very well for us 5-10% better than $250/bag (RR) Took the Good Lords' perfect timing of rain and spent zero dollars on irrigation. Came out with about 5000 lbs per acre. Hybrid 85 has definitely been a game changer not only for my pocket but for our tough soils as well, for us down here in Edinburg Texas. Surprised how well it did given growing season. They farmed this field for 6 years and it's the best it has ever yielded. Directly next to a big brand competitor hybrid and H117SC did quite a bit better. Great kernel depth, tall corn that stood very well “It completely paid off, and it did great for me,” Weight difference had even his neighbors asking questions. Best corn he has had in a long time. 15" spacing @ 38k pop.
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Plot Trials

NC State Trial for H117SC9
179.4 bu/acre @ Beaufort location at 32k plant population.

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