2001: WHAT?S NEW IN SEEDS
Compiled by Michele TropeAsgrow Seed Co.
(888) 8AS-GROW
Asgrow introduces Residue Proven soybean varieties to its lineup of genetics. These varieties are bred to withstand many tillage situations and come through with outstanding yields because they emerge quickly, get off to a fast start and withstand disease pressure when compared to competitive varieties.
Bo-Jac Seeds
(800) 397-2069
Contact: Allan Mesman
Bo-Jac 3355, 414, 6110 and 5505 are each proprietary, conventionally developed hybrids designed to alleviate GMO concerns. Ranging from 108 to 114 RM, these products strengthen Bo-Jac’s approach to favoring non-GMO products for their customers.
CARGILL Hybrid Seeds
(953) 984-8049
Contact: Dean Grossman
Cargill Hybrid Seeds anticipates releasing many new hybrids and varieties for the 2001 planting season, including 11 new corn hybrids, two new high-oil corn hybrids, five new food-grade corn hybrids, three new Forage QualityTM/FullTimeTM forage hybrids, one new alfalfa variety and seven new soybean varieties.
Crow’s Hybrid Corn Co.
(815) 889-4151
Contact: Dennis Clark
Crow’s will offer 17 new Clearfield, YieldGard, Roundup Ready and traditional high-yielding hybrids. Three new Super Ration hybrids have been added to its line-up. Crow’s has a full line-up of conventional, Roundup Ready, cyst nematode resistant and STS soybeans.
Dairyland Seed Co. Inc.
(800) 236-0163
Contact: John Froehlich
For the 2001 season, Dairyland Seed will offer 18 new corn hybrids (5 Bt), 14 new soybean hybrids (8 Roundup Ready, 5 STS and 1 conventional) and three new alfalfa hybrids.
DeKalb Genetics Corp.
(800) 8-DEKALB
Insect resistance, herbicide resistance and quality-enhanced traits are adding value to DeKalb seeds, the company reports.
Delta and Pine Land Company
(888) 892-1949
Cotton: DP 565, conventional mid-full season; DeltaPEARL, conventional mid-full season, high quality fiber; DP 744 Pima, mid-full season Pima. Soybeans: DP 4748S, group IV, STS; DP 6926 S, group VI, STS; DP 5915 RR, group V, Roundup Ready; DP 6299 RR, group VI, Roundup Ready; DP 7220 RR, group VII, Roundup Ready.
Fontanelle Hybrids
(402) 721-1410
Contact: Steve Pike
For the 2001 season, Fontanelle is introducing 12 new conventional corn varieties, two new High Cycle brand Roundup Ready corns, two new High Cycle brand Yield Guard varieties and one new Clearfield hybrid. Also, nine new soybean varieties will be released, one new alfalfa and two new grain sorghums.
Garst Seed Co.
(515) 685-5209
Contact: Dan Burdett
Garst Seed Company offers a full range of trait, stacked trait and conventional seed products through its Garst and Agripro brands. Twenty-four new corn hybrids will be available for the 2001-planting season. These include: Bt, IT and RR traits along with six non-trait hybrids. Nineteen new soybean varieties include RR, RR + SCN and RR + STS traits, along with four conventional varieties.
Golden Harvest
(800) 610-7333
Contact: James R. Shearl
Golden Harvest has a wide range of exciting new corn and grain sorghum hybrids and soybean and alfalfa varieties. For detailed information about seeds most suited to your area, call (800) 610-7333.
Growmark Inc.
(309) 557-6399
Contact: Tom Humsley
Growmark has 15 new FS corn hybrids and 11 new HiSoy soybean varieties for 2001. Please contact Tom Humsley at (309) 557-6399 for more information or for a recommendation.
Kaltenberg Seeds Inc.
(800) 383-3276
Contact: Lee Jennings
Kaltenberg Seeds will release 15 new Roundup Ready, five conventional and two food-grade soybean varieties from RM 0.6 to 4.7. Corn releases will include 75 to 115 RM Roundup Ready (six), YieldGard (four), conventional (12) and Clearfield (five).
LG Seeds
(309) 681-0330 ext. 130
Contact: Roger Bonsack
This year LG Seeds has released 12 new corn hybrids and 25 new soybean varieties. Corn hybrids range from an 88-day RR hybrid to a 115-day new white corn.
Midwest Seeds Genetics Inc.
(800) 369-8218
Contact: Wayne Hoenen
Midwest Seed Genetics offers a wide range of new corn hybrids including conventional YieldGard Bt, Roundup Ready and Clearfield lines along with Super Ration, waxy and high-oil lines. Midwest Seeds’ soybean line-up includes new conventional Roundup Ready and STS varieties containing traits such as resistance to SCN and BSR and having strong field scores against SDS and white mold. The company will also add two new hybrids to a complete sorghum line-up.
Mycogen Seeds
(800) MYCOGEN
Contact: Mitch Eviston
Mycogen Seeds has several new hybrids and varieties with value-added traits available this season. Visit the company’s Web site at www.mycogen.com or call Mycogen’s dealer locator number at (800) 380-7282 to learn more about new products.
NC+ Hybrids
(800) 279-7999
Contact: Wayne Casper
NC+ will have a wide range of new product options for 2001, including 22 new corn hybrids, 10 soybean varieties, two grain sorghum hybrids and a new brown midrib sorghum sudangrass. There are nine new conventional corns, four Roundup Ready hybrids, three Liberty Link, two Bt and one Clearfield. A new stacked-trait corn hybrid has also been added, with both the Yield Guard Bt and Roundup Ready genes. There are also two new white corn hybrids for 2001.
Novartis Seeds Inc.
(800) 258-0498
Contact: Jim Groepper
The NK brand offers a diversified portfolio of products with innovative technology to help protect the dealers’ investment, from new patented ProShield seed-coating technology for the control of rootworm to unique Bt hybrids that provide both YieldGard and LibertyLink Protection. In addition, Novartis says it offers the broadest range of Roundup Ready soybeans available with 23 new products this year alone.
Pfister Hybrid Corn Co.
(309) 527-6000
Contact: Linda Brown
Big news is Pfister 2656, a 109-day hybrid that will out-yield anything in its class, according to the company. Companion hybrids for the southern Corn Belt are 2750, an 111-day hybrid, and 3350 a 113-day hybrid. New for the northern Corn Belt is 1680, a 101-day white cob variety.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
Contact: Local Pioneer district sales rep.
Pioneer will offer a new wide range of high-yielding corn hybrids, including new conventional hybrids and new Pioneer brand hybrids with the YieldGard gene with resistance to European corn borer. In addition, Pioneer offers herbicide resistant traits, such as hybrids with the LibertyLink gene and the Clearfield Production System. The company will also expand its line-up of high oil corn products. Among soybeans, Pioneer offers an expanding number of varieties with the Roundup Ready gene, in addition to varieties resistant to soybean cyst nematodes (SCN), white mold and SDS.
Stine Seed Co.
(515) 677-2605
Contact: John Reiher
Stine Seed offers more than 25 new Roundup Ready soybean products, more than 30 new elite soybean products and two dozen new corn hybrids.
Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Co.
(800) 844-7627
Stoneville Pedigree Seed offers a medium-to-full maturity picker, conventional variety (Experimental number 6MO45; an early-maturity Roundup Ready, picker variety (Experimental number X9903).
Stoneville Texas Inc.
(800) 844-7627
Stoneville offers an early maturity, Roundup Ready, stripper variety (Experimental number X9904).
Wilson Genetics LLC
(800) 747-1200
Contact: Justin Troudt
New corn varieties for 2001 include seven hybrids that have improved yield, overall health and specific herbicide tolerance. Nine new soybean lines will be introduced that are focused on yield, PRR, SDS and SCN.agretailer, September 2000
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