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Straight talk on the corn industry from Wyffels Hybrids

CROP PLANS FOR 2012

For the most part farmers in my area have their plans in place for next year. However there are a few acres out there where guys are still trying to make decisions. Items like lack of moisture, markets and Goss’ wilt are hot topics. But the hottest has probably been Goss’ wilt. 

I attended several meetings this winter on Goss’. At the last, Allison Robertson, ISU Extension Pathologist, summed up Goss’ wilt management the best. She stated that no one really...

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SELECTING A BUSINESS PARTNER

In today’s market how does a corn grower decide where to buy seed?  Wow, what a question after the growing season we just went through.  I am from Northwest Iowa, and we had one of the most complex growing seasons that farmers have seen for a long time. 

After harvest, growers decide what hybrids they want to plant for the following year.  This decision becomes more complex every year.  Seed companies have fancy slogans, yield data, advertisements everywhere,...

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