Producers Blog

Jim Kolar (DSM, Region 3 – Western Nebraska)

Wow! What a year!  This year was a blur from planting to harvest.  I don’t think I ever remember a year that was so hot without any rain.  Until two weeks ago, my area (Grand Island, NE) really didn’t have a measurable rain, which was the case in most of my area all summer. The recent rain was a very welcome sight, and I would sure like to see more of it in the next week if the predictions are correct.

I was pleasantly surprised with the irrigated yields in my district.  If you would have told me we would have 250 bushels/acre corn at the beginning of the summer I wouldn’t have believed it.  With the hot days and warm nights, I didn’t think we would be close to the yields that we experienced this fall.  Irrigation was a blessing; you could tell where the water soaked in and where it didn’t.  The dry land was another story.  I saw yields from 0-80 bushels/acre in my area, with more yields lower than higher.

We also didn’t see much for disease pressure throughout the area, which is something that we have to keep in mind while selecting hybrids for next year.  Remember, Producers Hybrids has one of the strongest lineups of disease resistant hybrids in the industry.  Our products are very strong against Goss’s Wilt, Grey Leaf Spot, Rust and many other diseases that we have had in the past years.  When selecting hybrids with a good disease package remember 7414VT3Pro, 7224VT3Pro, 7394VT3Pro, 7574VT3Pro and many of the shorter season hybrids also.

Thanks for your business – get Ready for More in 2013!