Mycogen Seeds releases 30 new corn hybrids for 2017

Mycogen Seeds is releasing 30 new Mycogen® brand corn hybrids with the latest trait technologies, key agronomic characteristics and integrated refuge options for U.S. growers for the 2017 planting season. Growers can choose from more than 100 Mycogen brand hybrids to match the right product to their fields and farming management practices.

“Advancing hybrids is an intensely managed process,” says Cole Hansen, Mycogen Seeds corn portfolio leader. “We’re bringing products to market that we know will perform well on growers’ acres. And this class accomplishes that — we have a complete lineup of high-yielding hybrids with strong tolerance to diseases and the latest trait technologies so growers can tailor pest protection.”

Standout hybrids for 2017:

• MY09V45 RA: A high-yielding hybrid, widely adapted for a wide range of soil types and growing environments. This hybrid shows strong tolerance to foliar disease, including northern corn leaf blight, gray leaf spot and Goss’s wilt.
• MY13M87 RA: This hybrid has consistent yield and excellent tolerance to Goss’s wilt. It also is tolerant to gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight. Additionally, it has good stalk strength.
• MY10Z28 RA: This is a widely adapted hybrid with top-end yield that performs well in challenging conditions. Plus, growers who purchase at least 50 units of MY10Z28 RA from an authorized Mycogen Seeds dealer will be entered to win a 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1. Growers should work with their local Mycogen Seeds representative or dealer to learn more. Full sweepstakes rules are available at www.MycogenSeeds.com/muscle.
• MY06R31: A high-yielding hybrid, widely adapted for a wide range of soil types and environments. It has shown consistent yield and solid stalk strength. This hybrid is tolerant to northern corn leaf blight, gray leaf spot and Goss’s wilt.
• MY12G38 RA: This is a semi-flex ear style with consistent ear fill. This hybrid performs well in moderate to high population densities and adapts to a wide range of soil types and environments.
• MY12G35 RA: This hybrid is in the same family as MY12G38 RA. It offers growers the same strong agronomic characteristics. It also features new PowerCore trait technology for growers who need above-ground protection. For growers who need above- and below-ground protection, they can choose MY12G38 RA with SmartStax trait technology.
• MY87B11 – For stress environments, this hybrid offers growers optimum yield potential. It has strong root growth for standability and flexible harvest timing. MY87B11 performs best at lower plant populations and in fields with a crop rotation cycle.
• MY94T25 – This hybrid is best suited for highly productive fields. It has strong early season vigor for early planting and no-till environments. It’s tolerant to northern corn leaf blight, Goss’s wilt and gray leaf spot.
Mycogen brand hybrids also offer SmartStax® and new PowerCore® trait technologies. Growers looking for above-ground protection from corn earworm, western bean cutworm, black cutworm, European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, sugarcane borer and fall armyworm now can choose PowerCore trait technology from Dow AgroSciences. Growers with corn rootworm pressure can select Mycogen brand hybrids with SmartStax trait technology if they need both above- and below-ground insect protection.

“Growers want a hybrid with strong yield stability and overall plant health,” Hansen says. “Placing the right genetics on the right field is key to getting a return on their crop investment. The 2017 Mycogen brand lineup consistently yields and performs — even under the toughest conditions. It’s that type of stability that growers want as they look to 2017.”

Dedicated to hybrid innovation

Mycogen® brand hybrids are developed through the Dow AgroSciences proprietary breeding technology, iBreeding™. This predictive modeling system allows the corn breeding team to understand how products will perform in specific growing and environmental conditions, which, in turn, helps them focus breeding efforts efficiently.

“Before iBreeding, products were field-tested for several years, and compiled data reflected where products performed best,” Hansen says. “Now, we can pinpoint performance in specific geographies and environmental conditions. Then, we test key products through field trials to confirm our iBreeding model predictions, bringing the best products to the market, and doing it faster than ever before.”