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Conventional Corn
from 2023 Farm Seed Guide
by alseed5
CONVENTIONAL NON-GMO SEED CORN
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VIKING 77-83 83-DAY CRM
• Showy hybrid with good ear flex • Great agronomics, including strong stalks and roots • Widely adapted east to west, with strong southern movement as a late plant or re-plant option • Outstanding disease tolerance, leading to excellent season-long plant health
VIKING 88-84W 84-DAY CRM
• Taller hybrid with good dual-purpose potential for grain or silage • Strong adaptation in northern zones and west • Excellent overall plant health, with great overall stress tolerance • Strong emergence and early vigor; good choice for corn-on-corn • Fungicide treatment only—no Cruiser insecticide; no early pay discount
VIKING 68-86 86-DAY CRM
• Agrisure ArtesianTM breeding provides outstanding drought tolerance on a variety of soil types • Excellent root and stalk strength for harvest flexibility • Medium-tall plant; widely adapted across northern Corn Belt • Great late-season plant health • Moves south well as a late plant or re-plant option
VIKING 80-89 89-DAY CRM
• Consistent strong performance in four years of testing across MN,
ND, SD, and WI • Broad adaptation to many soil types & environments • Medium-tall plant with strong stalks for late-season standability • Moves south out of zone well as an early hybrid or replant option
VIKING 42-92 92-DAY CRM
• Six years of outstanding performance in yield trials and on farms • Impressive yield across varying soil types, populations, and environmental conditions • Strong stalks and roots enable harvest flexibility • Excellent seedling vigor for early planting • Medium-tall plant performs well as a dual-purpose silage hybrid • Moves south well as an early maturity or replant hybrid
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VIKING 88-94W 94-DAY CRM
• Dependable “Workhorse” hybrid as dual-purpose for grain or silage • Average drought tolerance; consistent look across locations in 2022 • Good plant health and disease tolerance • Strong emergence & early growth lead to fast canopy closure • Fungicide treatment only—no Cruiser insecticide; no early pay discount
VIKING 51-95 95-DAY CRM
• Consistent performance each year • Shorter hybrid with excellent stalk and root strength • Healthy plant with good tolerance to Goss’s Wilt • Excellent drought tolerance with high test weight • Widely adapted across SD, MN, WI, northern IA, and MI • Best yield performance at medium to high populations • Customers report this is a fine choice for hand-picking
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VIKING 52-96 96-DAY CRM
• More yield than Viking 51-95 in four years of testing, with similar moisture and test weight • Good foliar disease tolerance, with outstanding anthracnose stalk rot resistance • Strong emergence for early planting and reduced tillage • Excellent stalk and root strength • Exhibited great drought tolerance alongside Viking 51-95 in 2021 & 2022
VIKING 46-96 96-DAY CRM
• Performs well on various soil types, populations and management systems • Strong stalks and roots • Outstanding Goss’s Wilt and Gray Leaf Spot tolerance • Medium-tall hybrid; good potential for an early silage option • Positive response to fungicide applications • Half-sister to both Viking 42-92 and Viking 51-04
VIKING 44-98 98-DAY CRM
• Strong performance year-after-year • Excellent stalk and root strength • Girthy, semi-flex ear with excellent drydown • Widely adapted across the northern Corn Belt at higher populations & great drought tolerance