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West Central MN | Genetics, Traits, and good ole' common knowledge of field soil properties is very important to choosing your hybrids for the next year. I'm glad some of you are so cut and dry. I have been too for the past 4 years. Now I'm so messed up I don't know what to do. I turned mostly Dekalb 4-5 years ago after Pioneer quit performing on my ground as well as Dekalb. Now this spring I planted Dekalb Stacked and unstacked Corn, as well as Pioneer Stacked and unstacked corn to do some comparisons and really see what would work. These are some of the observations I can see. Convential Corn has stood as well of if not better than Stacked corn in both Companies. Does this mean I'm going to go all conventional, NO! But I think I will be splitting the planter next year 50/50 con/stack. The Dekalb is flatter and on the ground more than the Pioneer which typically has been the FLAT corn the past few years. We have started to change the F in the middle of the number to other words than FLAT while we were combining it. The Pioneer has consistentally out yielded the Dekalb this year by a minumum of 10 bushels an acre all the way up to 30 bushels an acre. This makes me very upset at my planting decisions. I will not however change completely to Pioneer next year because of this fall. This may just be a fluke. I will be planting 50% Dekalb and 50% Pioneer next year and making further management decisions based on next years performance. This just constitutes a few things that we are growers need to be aware of and it is scary how much this is becoming a reality. WE NEED TO BE CHOOSING HYBRIDS AND VARIETIES VERY CAREFUL. It litterally has come down to make or break a guy. Well, I'm going to go try and mud my way through some corn before this evil "S" word may come. Good luck boys. This year we all need it! | |
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Dekalb Corn Pricing
