Producers Blog
Fast & Furious
Keith Groendyke (DSM, Region 5 – Iowa)
No, we are not talking politics or anything associated with it in this election year. Rather, fast and furious describes the entire year up to this point.
Northwest Iowa started out the planting season very early with ideal soil and planting conditions. The planters were rolling on April 11 and the crops appeared to be on their way to record yields until mid June when Mother Nature decided differently. With excessive heat both day and night coupled with no rain, the condition of the crops varied greatly throughout the area due to heat and drought stress.
Despite the harsh conditions, everyone was pleasantly surprised and impressed with Producers Hybrids performance and plant health. Harvest went the same way as planting; fast and furious. Soybean yields ranged from 40-60 bushel per acre depending on location with the northern area being on the higher side of the yields. One thing everyone noticed was the fact that the later maturity beans tended to have higher yields. For example, if 2.0 was the maturity that normally worked in an area, the 2.4 or 2.5 would be the higher yield. All beans were very dry with many coming out at 9-10% moisture.
Corn was the real surprise with yields up to 250 bushel per acre and beyond with the moisture being 15% and less very early. Hybrids that really impressed everyone were 5898STX, 6108STX, 6624VT3PRO RIB, 6884VT3PRO RIB,7014VT3PRO RIB and 7394VT3PRO RIB. An excellent way to see the performance of Producers Hybrids products is to go to the Yield Results tool on our website. Everyone was really impressed this year and I heard “I don’t know where the yields came from this year. We really got more than we expected and a lot more than we deserved,” from many people.
Once again, early orders came in at a rapid pace; fast and furious. We at Producers Hybrids want to thank everyone for their business in the past and we look forward to doing business with you in the future. We are all READY FOR MORE.
