2013 - BRANDT Community Hybrid Trials Results

2013 Results

BRANDT Community Hybrid Trials Brandt Consolidated, Inc. 2935 South Koke Mill Road Springfield, Illinois 62711 USA www.brandt.co 217 547 5800

Retail Locations Ashland

217 476 3438

Auburn

217 438 6158

Cooksville

309 725 3710

Cropsey

309 377 3121

Fairbury

815 692 2612

Franklin

217 675 2302

Galesville

217 489 2141

Greenview

217 968 5589

Gridley

309 747 2233

Lexington

309 365 7201

Lincoln

217 735 2571

Mount Auburn 217 676 3231 New Berlin

217 488 3125

Niantic

217 668 2228

Oakford

217 635 5765

Pleasant Plains 217 626 1127 Raymond

217 229 3442

Towanda

309 728 2294

Williamsville

217 566 2113

Community Hybrid Trials were challenged with the spring rains. Our goal was to provide our growers with replicated local data for seed selection. The number of trials planted in 2013 was 23. Two were not planted because of delayed planting conditions. The hybrid sets differ slightly in the northern trials vs. the southern trials. The hybrid sets are varied to allow for a wider look at different maturities.

In 2013, the BRANDT Team consulted with representatives from DeKalb, Croplan, Stone and NK, the four brands we represent, in choosing the latest genetics to evaluate. We also added hybrids from two competitors to compare with the leading products in the BRANDT portfolio. This is the third year for the trials. We still believe this is an excellent way to evaluate hybrids at multiple sites with varying conditions.

On the following pages, the BRANDT Team has provided you with the results of these trials in graph

BRANDT COMMUNITY HYBRID TRIALS

Preface Preface

One extreme follows another. That is a good way to describe what happened in 2013. The BRANDT

Pontiac

39 74

5

6

Flanagan

Peoria

4

3

Gridley

24

Fairbury Lexington 8

7

74

55

49

Cooksville

Normal Bloomington

155

Cropsey

Towanda

57

form for easier comparisons. Included in the graphs are yield, income, cropping information, rainfall history, and a few comments about each specific location. The income per acre calculation was arrived at by

Lincoln

Oakford

using $4.50 per bushel and .05 per point moisture discount.

Galesville

10

125

The effects of the spring rain lowered our reportable plot numbers to 13 out of 23. This is a decrease

Virginia

Greenview Ashland

of 6 reportable plots form 2012. We feel this is still enough consistent data to assist you in making

9

11

13

decisions for 2014.

Williamsville Niantic

Pleasant Plains

The BRANDT Team will evaluate this project for 2014. We are committed to helping you get the best

Springfield

72

information that will assist you in making profitable decisions. Thank you to all our cooperators for the

Urbana Champaign

12

72

Decatur Mt. Auburn

1

2013 Trials.

2

57

New Berlin

Franklin

Mattoon

Auburn 55

Raymond

LOCATIONS

1

Island Grove – MDM Farms Community Hybrid Trials

9

Greenview Community Hybrid Trial

2

Franklin – Rees Community Hybrid Trials

10

Oakford Community Hybrid Trial

3

Gridley – Punke Community Hybrid Trials

11

Williamsville – Constant Community Hybrid Trial

4

Fairbury Community Hybrid Trials

12

Williamsville – Heissinger Community Hybrid Trial

5

Lexington – Flanagan Community Hybrid Trials

13

Ashland – Brockhouse Community Hybrid Trial

6

Lexington – Flanagan Bertsche Community Hybrid Trials

7

Towanda Community Hybrid Trials

8

Cropsey – Reum Community Hybrid Trials

Community Hybrid Trials were challenged with the spring rains. Our goal was to provide our growers with replicated local data for seed selection. The number of trials planted in 2013 was 23. Two were not planted because of delayed planting conditions. The hybrid sets differ slightly in the northern trials vs. the southern trials. The hybrid sets are varied to allow for a wider look at different maturities.

In 2013, the BRANDT Team consulted with representatives from DeKalb, Croplan, Stone and NK, the four brands we represent, in choosing the latest genetics to evaluate. We also added hybrids from two competitors to compare with the leading products in the BRANDT portfolio. This is the third year for the trials. We still believe this is an excellent way to evaluate hybrids at multiple sites with varying conditions.

On the following pages, the BRANDT Team has provided you with the results of these trials in graph

BRANDT COMMUNITY HYBRID TRIALS

Preface Preface

One extreme follows another. That is a good way to describe what happened in 2013. The BRANDT

Pontiac

39 74

5

6

Flanagan

Peoria

4

3

Gridley

24

Fairbury Lexington 8

7

74

55

49

Cooksville

Normal Bloomington

155

Cropsey

Towanda

57

form for easier comparisons. Included in the graphs are yield, income, cropping information, rainfall history, and a few comments about each specific location. The income per acre calculation was arrived at by

Lincoln

Oakford

using $4.50 per bushel and .05 per point moisture discount.

Galesville

10

125

The effects of the spring rain lowered our reportable plot numbers to 13 out of 23. This is a decrease

Virginia

Greenview Ashland

of 6 reportable plots form 2012. We feel this is still enough consistent data to assist you in making

9

11

13

decisions for 2014.

Williamsville Niantic

Pleasant Plains

The BRANDT Team will evaluate this project for 2014. We are committed to helping you get the best

Springfield

72

information that will assist you in making profitable decisions. Thank you to all our cooperators for the

Urbana Champaign

12

72

Decatur Mt. Auburn

1

2013 Trials.

2

57

New Berlin

Franklin

Mattoon

Auburn 55

Raymond

LOCATIONS

1

Island Grove – MDM Farms Community Hybrid Trials

9

Greenview Community Hybrid Trial

2

Franklin – Rees Community Hybrid Trials

10

Oakford Community Hybrid Trial

3

Gridley – Punke Community Hybrid Trials

11

Williamsville – Constant Community Hybrid Trial

4

Fairbury Community Hybrid Trials

12

Williamsville – Heissinger Community Hybrid Trial

5

Lexington – Flanagan Community Hybrid Trials

13

Ashland – Brockhouse Community Hybrid Trial

6

Lexington – Flanagan Bertsche Community Hybrid Trials

7

Towanda Community Hybrid Trials

8

Cropsey – Reum Community Hybrid Trials

300

$ 1062

260 $ 993

$ 893

$ 931

219.5

221.1

DKC62-08

AVERAGE

243.8

$ 933

222.6

233.1 STONE 6148

219.5 NK 70J

233.1

217.4 NK 71U

227.0

220.3

231.2

PIONEER 1215

$ 907

NK 65D

208.2

$ 914

$ 891

210.4

225.5

220.1

$ 901

189.8

180

$ 799

212.5

217.7

213.7

220

240.0

$ 909

238.6

$ 915

$ 917

$ 908

$ 975

$ 953

$ 921

248.0

$ 967 $ 980

$ 948 $ 926

$ 1050

$ 1002

226.9

$ 1000

225.2

This corn after soybean plot is located south of Virginia on the north side of the Arenzville blacktop.

The plot was planted on May 15. The plot looked good after emergence, but received more rain earlier than needed. Fungicide was applied at VT and the yields turned out well considering there was no more rainfall in the last part of the growing season.

TRIAL RESULTS

162.2

$ 675

140

100

14.3

15

14.3

12.7

10

7.4 5.3 5

2.3

1.6

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

219.68

4

$922.12

3

CROPLAN®

207.50

5

$882.88

5

NK®

221.03

3

$914.59

4

PIONEER®

230.05

2

$973.07

2

STONE

236.88

1

$1,005.05

1

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

16.6

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Ashland – Brockhouse Community Hybrid Trials

RICH SAPP

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/8/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/24/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

0.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 4

Yearly Total

5

300

$ 1062

260 $ 993

$ 893

$ 931

219.5

221.1

DKC62-08

AVERAGE

243.8

$ 933

222.6

233.1 STONE 6148

219.5 NK 70J

233.1

217.4 NK 71U

227.0

220.3

231.2

PIONEER 1215

$ 907

NK 65D

208.2

$ 914

$ 891

210.4

225.5

220.1

$ 901

189.8

180

$ 799

212.5

217.7

213.7

220

240.0

$ 909

238.6

$ 915

$ 917

$ 908

$ 975

$ 953

$ 921

248.0

$ 967 $ 980

$ 948 $ 926

$ 1050

$ 1002

226.9

$ 1000

225.2

This corn after soybean plot is located south of Virginia on the north side of the Arenzville blacktop.

The plot was planted on May 15. The plot looked good after emergence, but received more rain earlier than needed. Fungicide was applied at VT and the yields turned out well considering there was no more rainfall in the last part of the growing season.

TRIAL RESULTS

162.2

$ 675

140

100

14.3

15

14.3

12.7

10

7.4 5.3 5

2.3

1.6

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

219.68

4

$922.12

3

CROPLAN®

207.50

5

$882.88

5

NK®

221.03

3

$914.59

4

PIONEER®

230.05

2

$973.07

2

STONE

236.88

1

$1,005.05

1

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

16.6

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Ashland – Brockhouse Community Hybrid Trials

RICH SAPP

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/8/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/24/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

0.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 4

Yearly Total

5

300 $ 1053 $ 1075

$ 956

248.0

$ 998

$ 978

262.5

232.3 NK 71U

$ 975

250.7

232.4

$ 997

STONE 6438

$ 918

255.5

$ 942

249.8

229.6

252.7

252.4

252.5 DKC67-57

$ 968

251.2

251.8 DKC66-40

235.0

256.8

251.9

239.3

220

$ 928

NK 65D

$ 986

$ 986

249.6

$ 978

STONE 6358

$ 1000

234.0

$ 1027

244.4

$ 1042

STONE 6148

$ 999

245.3

$ 1002

PIONEER 1215

$ 1026

$ 993

256.0

260

$ 1021

$ 1020

269.8

$ 1076

248.5

This plot is located west of Franklin. It was planted May 14 in damp conditions.

However, we were bailed out by timely rains, good soil tests, and high organic matter. Rotated after soybeans. We actually missed a couple of rains later in the summer that would have really topped it off. Harvested September 30.

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

Did Not Plant

100

16.8

18.8

15

10.2 10

5.5 5

1.1 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

249.79

2

$1,010.53

1

CROPLAN®

247.14

4

$1,002.94

3

NK®

247.50

3

$983.25

4

PIONEER®

250.65

1

$1,003.68

2

STONE

244.68

5

$976.45

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/4/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/30/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

2.0 0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 6

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

15.7

16.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Franklin – Rees Community Hybrid Trials

CARL MASTERS

7

300 $ 1053 $ 1075

$ 956

248.0

$ 998

$ 978

262.5

232.3 NK 71U

$ 975

250.7

232.4

$ 997

STONE 6438

$ 918

255.5

$ 942

249.8

229.6

252.7

252.4

252.5 DKC67-57

$ 968

251.2

251.8 DKC66-40

235.0

256.8

251.9

239.3

220

$ 928

NK 65D

$ 986

$ 986

249.6

$ 978

STONE 6358

$ 1000

234.0

$ 1027

244.4

$ 1042

STONE 6148

$ 999

245.3

$ 1002

PIONEER 1215

$ 1026

$ 993

256.0

260

$ 1021

$ 1020

269.8

$ 1076

248.5

This plot is located west of Franklin. It was planted May 14 in damp conditions.

However, we were bailed out by timely rains, good soil tests, and high organic matter. Rotated after soybeans. We actually missed a couple of rains later in the summer that would have really topped it off. Harvested September 30.

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

Did Not Plant

100

16.8

18.8

15

10.2 10

5.5 5

1.1 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

249.79

2

$1,010.53

1

CROPLAN®

247.14

4

$1,002.94

3

NK®

247.50

3

$983.25

4

PIONEER®

250.65

1

$1,003.68

2

STONE

244.68

5

$976.45

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/4/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/30/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

2.0 0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 6

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

15.7

16.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Franklin – Rees Community Hybrid Trials

CARL MASTERS

7

300

$ 1038 $ 1084

$ 1089 $ 1060

$ 1045

$ 1091

$ 1049

$ 1032

257.4

258.4

STONE 6258

STONE 6358

261.4

253.5

263.1

267.9

236.2

264.3

268.9

257.2

261.6

$ 931

248.6

220

255.2

260.4 DKC67-57

244.1

261.9 DKC66-40

265.7 DKC63-33

258.3

266.5

255.3 DKC62-08

DKC62-97

258.3 DKC60-67

$ 1029

$ 1055

$ 990

$ 1007

260

$ 1076

258.2

$ 1042

AVERAGE

$ 1064

$ 1071

260.1

$ 1052

$ 1049

$ 1033

DKC62-08

$ 1073

$ 1108

$ 1114

252.0

$ 1103 $ 1079

261.3

The Community Hybrid Trial at Bill Carter’s was planted on May 16.

This plot was located west of Rte. 29 and north of Rte. 123 on Rebbe Road. Field conditions at the time of planting were good.

Although there was a lot of rainfall early in the growing season, this plot did not suffer any visual water damage, which related to the consistency of this plot. This corn on corn plot was sprayed with fungicide. Unbelievable yield average of 258 bushels per acre!

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

100

18.5

20.0

17.3

15

12.5

10

5

4.8 1.2

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

260.87

1

$1,069.18

1

CROPLAN®

257.40

3

$1,068.95

2

NK®

254.25

5

$1,009.81

5

PIONEER®

258.30

2

$1,057.77

3

STONE

257.30

4

$1,047.18

4

STONE 6438

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.5

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

60 DKC62-08

Greenview Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/2/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt® Xcel

1.5

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 8

Yearly Total

9

300

$ 1038 $ 1084

$ 1089 $ 1060

$ 1045

$ 1091

$ 1049

$ 1032

257.4

258.4

STONE 6258

STONE 6358

261.4

253.5

263.1

267.9

236.2

264.3

268.9

257.2

261.6

$ 931

248.6

220

255.2

260.4 DKC67-57

244.1

261.9 DKC66-40

265.7 DKC63-33

258.3

266.5

255.3 DKC62-08

DKC62-97

258.3 DKC60-67

$ 1029

$ 1055

$ 990

$ 1007

260

$ 1076

258.2

$ 1042

AVERAGE

$ 1064

$ 1071

260.1

$ 1052

$ 1049

$ 1033

DKC62-08

$ 1073

$ 1108

$ 1114

252.0

$ 1103 $ 1079

261.3

The Community Hybrid Trial at Bill Carter’s was planted on May 16.

This plot was located west of Rte. 29 and north of Rte. 123 on Rebbe Road. Field conditions at the time of planting were good.

Although there was a lot of rainfall early in the growing season, this plot did not suffer any visual water damage, which related to the consistency of this plot. This corn on corn plot was sprayed with fungicide. Unbelievable yield average of 258 bushels per acre!

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

100

18.5

20.0

17.3

15

12.5

10

5

4.8 1.2

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

260.87

1

$1,069.18

1

CROPLAN®

257.40

3

$1,068.95

2

NK®

254.25

5

$1,009.81

5

PIONEER®

258.30

2

$1,057.77

3

STONE

257.30

4

$1,047.18

4

STONE 6438

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.5

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

60 DKC62-08

Greenview Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/2/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt® Xcel

1.5

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 8

Yearly Total

9

300

$ 1017

237.7

243.8

232.0

242.4

237.1

$ 963

243.9

234.9

231.8

237.7

$ 899

226.4

242.2

$ 965

$ 1055

$ 1040 $ 1024

$ 992

250.7

$ 987

249.4

240.4

DKC66-40

237.1

239.5

$ 1063 $ 1009

$ 992

DKC64-87

230.1

238.6

236.2

$ 992

243.7

$ 1048

$ 995

214.3

$ 1000

$ 1027

$ 1065

252.5

$ 1015

$ 1039

239.2

$ 1018

228.5

$ 1072 $ 989

220

$ 1098

$ 1070

260

231.9

This is a second year corn plot planted on May 19. We used this same spot in 2012 as it is a great piece of real estate. Located just southwest of Springfield. Conditions were ideal at planting on a 95 degree day. We harvested this plot on October 23. We had pretty good emergence and helpful rain and that correlated to a nice tight data set. This plot’s data from this year overlaid with last year shows some solid trends.

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

100

20

17.7

19.1

19.1

15

11.6 10

6.1 5

1.4 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

237.92

3

$1,019.44

3

CROPLAN®

242.36

1

$1,054.41

1

NK®

232.28

5

$974.84

5

PIONEER®

233.35

4

$989.91

4

STONE

238.85

2

$1,022.61

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/19/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/23/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,500 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quilt®

1.7 0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 10

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

20.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

DKC67-57

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Island Grove – MDM Farms Community Hybrid Trials

CARL MASTERS

11

300

$ 1017

237.7

243.8

232.0

242.4

237.1

$ 963

243.9

234.9

231.8

237.7

$ 899

226.4

242.2

$ 965

$ 1055

$ 1040 $ 1024

$ 992

250.7

$ 987

249.4

240.4

DKC66-40

237.1

239.5

$ 1063 $ 1009

$ 992

DKC64-87

230.1

238.6

236.2

$ 992

243.7

$ 1048

$ 995

214.3

$ 1000

$ 1027

$ 1065

252.5

$ 1015

$ 1039

239.2

$ 1018

228.5

$ 1072 $ 989

220

$ 1098

$ 1070

260

231.9

This is a second year corn plot planted on May 19. We used this same spot in 2012 as it is a great piece of real estate. Located just southwest of Springfield. Conditions were ideal at planting on a 95 degree day. We harvested this plot on October 23. We had pretty good emergence and helpful rain and that correlated to a nice tight data set. This plot’s data from this year overlaid with last year shows some solid trends.

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

100

20

17.7

19.1

19.1

15

11.6 10

6.1 5

1.4 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

237.92

3

$1,019.44

3

CROPLAN®

242.36

1

$1,054.41

1

NK®

232.28

5

$974.84

5

PIONEER®

233.35

4

$989.91

4

STONE

238.85

2

$1,022.61

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/19/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/23/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,500 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quilt®

1.7 0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 10

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

20.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

DKC67-57

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Island Grove – MDM Farms Community Hybrid Trials

CARL MASTERS

11

260 $ 1023 $ 978

$ 951

228.6

229.1

223.4

$ 897

221.0

216.9 NK 79Z

209.2

215.5

180

NK 70J

210.7

222.9

224.0 DKC67-57

208.5

221.9

$ 903 $ 877

$ 821

$ 968

$ 908

$ 910

$ 929

DKC66-40

227.5

226.8

$ 928

206.0

$ 935

$ 989

$ 973

219.6

$ 977

$ 965

224.4

$ 959 $ 952

228.9

236.5

220

233.2

$ 953

192.2

$ 985

204.8

$ 995

216.9

$ 999

$ 982

215.1

$ 1023

227.3

The cooperator for the Oakford Community Hybrid Trial was Randy Gum. The location of this plot was near Rte. 97 between Petersburg and Oakford near Atterberry. This plot was planted on May 15 and there was plenty of moisture at the time of planting. The field where the plot was located is very flat good soil. There were a lot of rains within the first month and a half.

I did observe some water damage to some hybrids. With all the rain early and then dry weather, we still managed to pull out an average of 220 bushels per acre!

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

18.2

18.2

19.6

15

12.1 10

5

5.1 1.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB速

228.30

1

$989.62

1

CROPLAN速

214.82

3

$938.28

3

NK速

207.35

5

$883.16

5

PIONEER速

207.60

4

$899.90

4

STONE

224.48

2

$974.05

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/23/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

1.4 0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 12

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

17.2

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Oakford Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

13

260 $ 1023 $ 978

$ 951

228.6

229.1

223.4

$ 897

221.0

216.9 NK 79Z

209.2

215.5

180

NK 70J

210.7

222.9

224.0 DKC67-57

208.5

221.9

$ 903 $ 877

$ 821

$ 968

$ 908

$ 910

$ 929

DKC66-40

227.5

226.8

$ 928

206.0

$ 935

$ 989

$ 973

219.6

$ 977

$ 965

224.4

$ 959 $ 952

228.9

236.5

220

233.2

$ 953

192.2

$ 985

204.8

$ 995

216.9

$ 999

$ 982

215.1

$ 1023

227.3

The cooperator for the Oakford Community Hybrid Trial was Randy Gum. The location of this plot was near Rte. 97 between Petersburg and Oakford near Atterberry. This plot was planted on May 15 and there was plenty of moisture at the time of planting. The field where the plot was located is very flat good soil. There were a lot of rains within the first month and a half.

I did observe some water damage to some hybrids. With all the rain early and then dry weather, we still managed to pull out an average of 220 bushels per acre!

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

18.2

18.2

19.6

15

12.1 10

5

5.1 1.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB速

228.30

1

$989.62

1

CROPLAN速

214.82

3

$938.28

3

NK速

207.35

5

$883.16

5

PIONEER速

207.60

4

$899.90

4

STONE

224.48

2

$974.05

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/23/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

1.4 0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 12

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

17.2

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Oakford Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

13

300

$ 1130 $ 1076

$ 1042

$ 981

$ 984

$ 1016

$ 979

$ 994

229.4

225.9

213.3

208.5

180

$ 884

219.3

207.4

$ 902

231.2

229.7

233.1 NK 79Z

$ 919

210.6

227.9

231.1

225.7

226.1

221.7

$ 1008

$ 997

$ 957 $ 911

CROPLAN 5887

$ 966

$ 981

235.0

$ 981

220.9

244.6

245.4 DKC62-97

$ 988

236.3

247.3 DKC62-08

$ 1003

254.8

248.1

220

DKC60-67

$ 987

$ 996

NK 70J

$ 1015

CROPLAN 5875

$ 1066

235.4

$ 1086

260

226.8

Constant Farms were the cooperators for one of the Williamsville Community Hybrid Trials. This plot was located about 2 miles east of Williamsville on East Main St. This plot was planted on May 16 into very good soil conditions. Due to the good drainage on this particular field the plot did not sustain any water damage. This Brandt Community Hybrid Trial was the last plot harvested in the Brandt south region.

The stalk quality on some of the hybrids were showing signs of weakness but still harvested fine.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

18.8

20.1

17.7

15

11.7 10

6.0 5

1.1 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

240.51

1

$1,041.83

1

CROPLAN®

225.10

3

$987.39

2

NK®

226.65

2

$968.69

3

PIONEER®

218.55

4

$949.58

4

STONE

218.08

5

$942.18

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/16/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/25/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

1.3 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 14

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.8

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

60 DKC62-08

Williamsville – Constant Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

15

300

$ 1130 $ 1076

$ 1042

$ 981

$ 984

$ 1016

$ 979

$ 994

229.4

225.9

213.3

208.5

180

$ 884

219.3

207.4

$ 902

231.2

229.7

233.1 NK 79Z

$ 919

210.6

227.9

231.1

225.7

226.1

221.7

$ 1008

$ 997

$ 957 $ 911

CROPLAN 5887

$ 966

$ 981

235.0

$ 981

220.9

244.6

245.4 DKC62-97

$ 988

236.3

247.3 DKC62-08

$ 1003

254.8

248.1

220

DKC60-67

$ 987

$ 996

NK 70J

$ 1015

CROPLAN 5875

$ 1066

235.4

$ 1086

260

226.8

Constant Farms were the cooperators for one of the Williamsville Community Hybrid Trials. This plot was located about 2 miles east of Williamsville on East Main St. This plot was planted on May 16 into very good soil conditions. Due to the good drainage on this particular field the plot did not sustain any water damage. This Brandt Community Hybrid Trial was the last plot harvested in the Brandt south region.

The stalk quality on some of the hybrids were showing signs of weakness but still harvested fine.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

18.8

20.1

17.7

15

11.7 10

6.0 5

1.1 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE INCOME

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

240.51

1

$1,041.83

1

CROPLAN®

225.10

3

$987.39

2

NK®

226.65

2

$968.69

3

PIONEER®

218.55

4

$949.58

4

STONE

218.08

5

$942.18

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/16/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/25/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NA

1.3 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 14

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.8

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

60 DKC62-08

Williamsville – Constant Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

15

300

$ 1062

$ 1072 $ 1003

227.4

238.6

$ 815

214.3

221.8

228.9

214.3

228.7

206.9

$ 799

245.6

$ 926 $ 906

199.8

193.5

225.5

$ 770

CROPLAN 6640

180

$ 794

$ 972

$ 942

$ 895

$ 923

$ 876

227.4

226.3 DKC67-57

$ 939

$ 804

225.3

226.6 DKC66-40

242.7

$ 976

195.2

$ 903

$ 983

CROPLAN 6274

$ 896

226.0

$ 941

225.7

220

254.0

245.0

$ 924

$ 986

$ 1034

241.0

$ 1018

248.0

260

256.6

Our second Brandt Community Hybrid Trial at Williamsville was with cooperator Wayne Heissinger. This strip-till plot was planted May 15. The plot was located between Athens and Williamsville on Rte. 124. Planting conditions at that time were not ideal, but the seed went in the ground fairly well. The rains we received after planting did help with the seed to soil contact. There was some water damage observed with this plot and this was accounted for at the time of harvest. Yields were still really good considering what the plot went through.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

15

19.3

19.3

12.6

10

5.5 5

1.2 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

238.53

1

$976.97

1

CROPLAN®

216.82

4

$902.49

4

NK®

215.23

5

$855.45

5

PIONEER®

221.60

3

$909.17

3

STONE

230.68

2

$922.67

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strip-Till Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/8/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.5

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 16

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.1

20

20.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Williamsville – Heissinger Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

17

300

$ 1062

$ 1072 $ 1003

227.4

238.6

$ 815

214.3

221.8

228.9

214.3

228.7

206.9

$ 799

245.6

$ 926 $ 906

199.8

193.5

225.5

$ 770

CROPLAN 6640

180

$ 794

$ 972

$ 942

$ 895

$ 923

$ 876

227.4

226.3 DKC67-57

$ 939

$ 804

225.3

226.6 DKC66-40

242.7

$ 976

195.2

$ 903

$ 983

CROPLAN 6274

$ 896

226.0

$ 941

225.7

220

254.0

245.0

$ 924

$ 986

$ 1034

241.0

$ 1018

248.0

260

256.6

Our second Brandt Community Hybrid Trial at Williamsville was with cooperator Wayne Heissinger. This strip-till plot was planted May 15. The plot was located between Athens and Williamsville on Rte. 124. Planting conditions at that time were not ideal, but the seed went in the ground fairly well. The rains we received after planting did help with the seed to soil contact. There was some water damage observed with this plot and this was accounted for at the time of harvest. Yields were still really good considering what the plot went through.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

15

19.3

19.3

12.6

10

5.5 5

1.2 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

238.53

1

$976.97

1

CROPLAN®

216.82

4

$902.49

4

NK®

215.23

5

$855.45

5

PIONEER®

221.60

3

$909.17

3

STONE

230.68

2

$922.67

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strip-Till Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/8/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,600 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.5

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 16

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6438

STONE 6358

STONE 6258

STONE 6148

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.1

20

20.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

CROPLAN 5875

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Williamsville – Heissinger Community Hybrid Trials

GLENN FUCHS

17

TRIAL RESULTS

260 $ 1006

$ 1024

$ 1017

$ 1016

$ 1010

$ 1000

$ 973

$ 990 $ 971

$ 993 $ 991

$ 980

$ 995

$ 964

$ 1011 $ 975

$ 944

$ 991

$ 963

$ 985

$ 1006 $ 982

$ 951

234.5

239.9

236.5 STONE 6508

232.9

234.1 STONE 6404

239.9

229.9

233.0

242.0

233.5 214.7

226.6

234.8

220.8

229.9 CROPLAN 5887

235.7

229.5

$ 885

CROPLAN 5875

241.0 DKC66-40

236.5

240.5 DKC64-87

236.5

239.7 DKC62-08

239.3

239.9 DKC60-67

220

239.7

$ 925

180

140

100

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

239.21

1

$1,004.34

1

CROPLAN®

230.16

4

$976.76

3

NK®

229.18

5

$941.40

5

PIONEER®

231.44

3

$969.01

4

STONE

235.85

2

$984.31

2

Q May

4 – May 16

Plot Average Ranges Q Greenview Q Oakford

– high of 258.2 bushels per acre

– low of 219.6 bushels per acre

Rainfall Totals for 2013

Q Low

– Ashland 16.6” April-September

Q High

– Williamsville & New Berlin 20.8” April-September

Plot Income Rankings by Brand Q DeKalb Q NK

Yield Rankings DeKalb vs. Pioneer

Q Pioneer Q Yield

– high of $1,004.34 per acre

– low of $941.40 per acre

Q DeKalb

income advantage $62.94 per acre

– 239.21 bushels per acre – 231.44 bushels per acre

difference – 7.77 bushels x $4.50 =$34.96 per acre 19

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

STONE 6533

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

Planting Dates

Q DeKalb

18

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

DKC67-57

DKC63-33

AVERAGE INCOME

SOUTH TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS

AVERAGES BY BRAND

BRAND

DKC62-97

60 DKC62-08

South Trial Averages

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300

TRIAL RESULTS

260 $ 1006

$ 1024

$ 1017

$ 1016

$ 1010

$ 1000

$ 973

$ 990 $ 971

$ 993 $ 991

$ 980

$ 995

$ 964

$ 1011 $ 975

$ 944

$ 991

$ 963

$ 985

$ 1006 $ 982

$ 951

234.5

239.9

236.5 STONE 6508

232.9

234.1 STONE 6404

239.9

229.9

233.0

242.0

233.5 214.7

226.6

234.8

220.8

229.9 CROPLAN 5887

235.7

229.5

$ 885

CROPLAN 5875

241.0 DKC66-40

236.5

240.5 DKC64-87

236.5

239.7 DKC62-08

239.3

239.9 DKC60-67

220

239.7

$ 925

180

140

100

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

RANK

DEKALB®

239.21

1

$1,004.34

1

CROPLAN®

230.16

4

$976.76

3

NK®

229.18

5

$941.40

5

PIONEER®

231.44

3

$969.01

4

STONE

235.85

2

$984.31

2

Q May

4 – May 16

Plot Average Ranges Q Greenview Q Oakford

– high of 258.2 bushels per acre

– low of 219.6 bushels per acre

Rainfall Totals for 2013

Q Low

– Ashland 16.6” April-September

Q High

– Williamsville & New Berlin 20.8” April-September

Plot Income Rankings by Brand Q DeKalb Q NK

Yield Rankings DeKalb vs. Pioneer

Q Pioneer Q Yield

– high of $1,004.34 per acre

– low of $941.40 per acre

Q DeKalb

income advantage $62.94 per acre

– 239.21 bushels per acre – 231.44 bushels per acre

difference – 7.77 bushels x $4.50 =$34.96 per acre 19

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

STONE 6533

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

Planting Dates

Q DeKalb

18

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

DKC67-57

DKC63-33

AVERAGE INCOME

SOUTH TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS

AVERAGES BY BRAND

BRAND

DKC62-97

60 DKC62-08

South Trial Averages

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300

220

$ 778

$ 732

178.9

$ 711

$ 711

$ 726

$ 683

$ 696

$ 654

$ 615

143.3

144.4 AGRIGOLD 6533

159.4

$ 617

PIONEER 1215

147.5

$ 634

145.7

154.1

$ 613

157.5

166.0

162.0 CROPLAN 5887

169.2

161.7 CROPLAN 5875

$ 677

165.1

170.0

171.2

165.3

$ 681

$ 723

161.4

140

176.3

$ 670

$ 714

$ 703

161.3

$ 745

167.7

$ 749 $ 708

DKC67-57

180

165.4

$ 772

156.1

The Cropsey Community Hybrid Trial was located on Rte. 47 between Sibley and Gibson City. Reum Bros. were the cooperators for this trial. Soil test values for the location are high. The plot was first treated with a tank mix of BRANDT SMART TRIO®, PROLEC® and glyphosate. At tassel, an application of fungicide and N-Boron® was applied. The excessive spring rain followed by the lack of summer rain compromised yield. This location illustrates the ability of the hybrids to perform in a stressful environment.

TRIAL RESULTS

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

STONE 6404

STONE 6508

STONE 6258

100

19.1

20.2

15.1

15

9.0

10

6.1 4.0

5

0.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

BRAND

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

167.08

1

$720.95

2

CROPLAN®

165.20

2

$721.13

1

NK®

155.83

3

$663.59

3

PIONEER®

145.40

4

$625.80

4

AGRIGOLD®

144.40

5

$614.99

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strip-Till Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/14/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/9/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.1 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 20

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

AVERAGE YIELD

CROPPING INFORMATION

19.1

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

CROPLAN 6265

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Cropsey – Reum Community Hybrid Trials

JACOB JONES

21

220

$ 778

$ 732

178.9

$ 711

$ 711

$ 726

$ 683

$ 696

$ 654

$ 615

143.3

144.4 AGRIGOLD 6533

159.4

$ 617

PIONEER 1215

147.5

$ 634

145.7

154.1

$ 613

157.5

166.0

162.0 CROPLAN 5887

169.2

161.7 CROPLAN 5875

$ 677

165.1

170.0

171.2

165.3

$ 681

$ 723

161.4

140

176.3

$ 670

$ 714

$ 703

161.3

$ 745

167.7

$ 749 $ 708

DKC67-57

180

165.4

$ 772

156.1

The Cropsey Community Hybrid Trial was located on Rte. 47 between Sibley and Gibson City. Reum Bros. were the cooperators for this trial. Soil test values for the location are high. The plot was first treated with a tank mix of BRANDT SMART TRIO®, PROLEC® and glyphosate. At tassel, an application of fungicide and N-Boron® was applied. The excessive spring rain followed by the lack of summer rain compromised yield. This location illustrates the ability of the hybrids to perform in a stressful environment.

TRIAL RESULTS

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

STONE 6404

STONE 6508

STONE 6258

100

19.1

20.2

15.1

15

9.0

10

6.1 4.0

5

0.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

BRAND

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

167.08

1

$720.95

2

CROPLAN®

165.20

2

$721.13

1

NK®

155.83

3

$663.59

3

PIONEER®

145.40

4

$625.80

4

AGRIGOLD®

144.40

5

$614.99

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strip-Till Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/14/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/9/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.1 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 20

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

AVERAGE YIELD

CROPPING INFORMATION

19.1

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

CROPLAN 6265

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Cropsey – Reum Community Hybrid Trials

JACOB JONES

21

300

260 $ 935

$ 934

233.7

STONE 6404

217.2

233.5

$ 870

AGRIGOLD 6533

239.6

239.7

233.4 217.3

238.5

CROPLAN 6640

227.6

236.9 222.6

CROPLAN 5887

CROPLAN 6274

222.0

CROPLAN 5875

238.6

$ 845

234.4

$ 942

$ 952

$ 944

207.2

223.9

$ 873

240.3

242.0

$ 932

$ 965

230.8

$ 940

$ 881

$ 914

229.8

$ 957

$ 903

$ 966

220

$ 914

$ 967

AVERAGE

$ 945

232.4

$ 925

DKC62-08

$ 922

232.9

$ 985

226.4

$ 1018

$ 988

237.9

The Gridley plot was the first Community Hybrid Trial that we planted up north. It turned out that we also had the highest yields with a 231 bushel per acre average. DEKALB® 63-33 came to the top with the new 64-87 following in second.

Thanks to Dan Punke for planting and harvesting the plot this year. Dan and the BRANDT Team at Gridley do an excellent job of keeping this plot maintained. The DEKALB® 62-08 checks on both ends of the plot were only off 5 bushels from one end to the other.

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

Did Not Plant

100

12.8

14.4

10.6

10

5

1.5

0.7

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

1.6

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

231.83

2

$948.18

2

CROPLAN®

230.00

4

$947.07

3

NK®

229.50

5

$885.96

6

PIONEER®

228.40

6

$913.61

5

AGRIGOLD®

233.50

1

$939.94

4

STONE

231.00

3

$950.73

1

STONE 6258

STONE 6508

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6265

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

12.1

12.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

15

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Gridley – Punke Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/7/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/28/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . Headline AMP

0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 22

Yearly Total

23

300

260 $ 935

$ 934

233.7

STONE 6404

217.2

233.5

$ 870

AGRIGOLD 6533

239.6

239.7

233.4 217.3

238.5

CROPLAN 6640

227.6

236.9 222.6

CROPLAN 5887

CROPLAN 6274

222.0

CROPLAN 5875

238.6

$ 845

234.4

$ 942

$ 952

$ 944

207.2

223.9

$ 873

240.3

242.0

$ 932

$ 965

230.8

$ 940

$ 881

$ 914

229.8

$ 957

$ 903

$ 966

220

$ 914

$ 967

AVERAGE

$ 945

232.4

$ 925

DKC62-08

$ 922

232.9

$ 985

226.4

$ 1018

$ 988

237.9

The Gridley plot was the first Community Hybrid Trial that we planted up north. It turned out that we also had the highest yields with a 231 bushel per acre average. DEKALB® 63-33 came to the top with the new 64-87 following in second.

Thanks to Dan Punke for planting and harvesting the plot this year. Dan and the BRANDT Team at Gridley do an excellent job of keeping this plot maintained. The DEKALB® 62-08 checks on both ends of the plot were only off 5 bushels from one end to the other.

TRIAL RESULTS

180

140

Did Not Plant

100

12.8

14.4

10.6

10

5

1.5

0.7

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

1.6

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

231.83

2

$948.18

2

CROPLAN®

230.00

4

$947.07

3

NK®

229.50

5

$885.96

6

PIONEER®

228.40

6

$913.61

5

AGRIGOLD®

233.50

1

$939.94

4

STONE

231.00

3

$950.73

1

STONE 6258

STONE 6508

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6265

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

12.1

12.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

15

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Gridley – Punke Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/7/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/28/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . Headline AMP

0.0 JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 22

Yearly Total

23

260

220

$ 885 $ 844

$ 802

$ 837 $ 778

188.5 STONE 6404

172.2 NK 79Z

171.6

173.8 NK 70J

171.5

190.2

$ 720

AGRIGOLD 6533

$ 712

$ 679

160.5

166.4

163.8

185.4 172.2

167.6 140

$ 696

$ 745

192.1

$ 712

$ 701

PIONEER 1215

$ 754 $ 721

$ 775

184.6

$ 800

$ 719

180.8

201.1

199.8

196.2

197.7

190.4

180

202.3

$ 773

$ 794

201.6

$ 802

$ 781

$ 832

207.8

$ 846

$ 816

193.3

$ 858

183.9

Steve Ricketts harvested the 2013 Fairbury Community Hybrid Trial in Fairbury this year. This plot was located right on Rte. 24 just west of Fairbury.

This plot gradually got better the farther west we went. STONE 6258 SS won the plot at almost 208 bushels per acre. DEKALB® 60-67 showed up in second place and has been consistent in the community seed trials. This high managed plot looked good all year long.

TRIAL RESULTS

100

15.9 15

14.5

10

9.1

15.9

5.4 5

1.5

1.4

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

194.87

2

$808.51

2

CROPLAN®

171.08

5

$733.23

5

NK®

169.50

6

$711.92

6

PIONEER®

181.85

4

$760.83

4

AGRIGOLD®

190.20

3

$799.92

3

STONE

196.53

1

$831.67

1

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/14/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/27/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

0.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 24

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

STONE 6508

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

DKC67-57

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

17.4

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Fairbury Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

25

260

220

$ 885 $ 844

$ 802

$ 837 $ 778

188.5 STONE 6404

172.2 NK 79Z

171.6

173.8 NK 70J

171.5

190.2

$ 720

AGRIGOLD 6533

$ 712

$ 679

160.5

166.4

163.8

185.4 172.2

167.6 140

$ 696

$ 745

192.1

$ 712

$ 701

PIONEER 1215

$ 754 $ 721

$ 775

184.6

$ 800

$ 719

180.8

201.1

199.8

196.2

197.7

190.4

180

202.3

$ 773

$ 794

201.6

$ 802

$ 781

$ 832

207.8

$ 846

$ 816

193.3

$ 858

183.9

Steve Ricketts harvested the 2013 Fairbury Community Hybrid Trial in Fairbury this year. This plot was located right on Rte. 24 just west of Fairbury.

This plot gradually got better the farther west we went. STONE 6258 SS won the plot at almost 208 bushels per acre. DEKALB® 60-67 showed up in second place and has been consistent in the community seed trials. This high managed plot looked good all year long.

TRIAL RESULTS

100

15.9 15

14.5

10

9.1

15.9

5.4 5

1.5

1.4

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

194.87

2

$808.51

2

CROPLAN®

171.08

5

$733.23

5

NK®

169.50

6

$711.92

6

PIONEER®

181.85

4

$760.83

4

AGRIGOLD®

190.20

3

$799.92

3

STONE

196.53

1

$831.67

1

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/14/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/27/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

0.0

0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 24

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

STONE 6508

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

DKC67-57

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

17.4

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Fairbury Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

25

260 $ 957

$ 909

$ 905

$ 887

209.0 AGRIGOLD 6533

219.8

208.7

226.2

$ 814

PIONEER 1215

227.4 NK 79Z

$ 843

226.0

229.2 NK 70J

214.3

207.6

180

$ 870

$ 846

$ 815

205.1

$ 832

$ 868

216.7

$ 863

219.8

227.7 DKC66-40

$ 901

$ 845

200.9

228.3

240.2

DKC64-87

213.1 DKC62-08

$ 880

209.7

212.7

220

$ 890

DKC60-67

$ 907

$ 930

$ 897

242.0

$ 918 $ 934

229.6

$ 998

221.1

The Lexington-Flanagan Community Hybrid Trial was located between Gridley and Flanagan on the blacktop just 1.5 miles south of Rte. 116. This plot was very consistent as DEKALB® 62-08 was 5 bushels off from one end to the other. Once again DEKALB® 63-33 came to the top and won producing 240 bushels per acre, and DKC 67-57 was in second with 242 bushels but it was 4 points wetter. Thanks to T&I Farm for making this plot look great all year long.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

STONE 6404

STONE 6508

STONE 6258

100

18.1

18.8

18.8

20.2

15

11.2 10

6.9 5

0.6 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

224.56

1

$921.13

1

CROPLAN®

212.60

4

$856.85

4

NK®

221.90

2

$871.16

3

PIONEER®

217.35

3

$874.08

2

AGRIGOLD®

209.00

5

$814.03

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/13/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.4 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 26

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

DKC67-57

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

60 DKC62-08

Lexington – Flanagan Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

27

260 $ 957

$ 909

$ 905

$ 887

209.0 AGRIGOLD 6533

219.8

208.7

226.2

$ 814

PIONEER 1215

227.4 NK 79Z

$ 843

226.0

229.2 NK 70J

214.3

207.6

180

$ 870

$ 846

$ 815

205.1

$ 832

$ 868

216.7

$ 863

219.8

227.7 DKC66-40

$ 901

$ 845

200.9

228.3

240.2

DKC64-87

213.1 DKC62-08

$ 880

209.7

212.7

220

$ 890

DKC60-67

$ 907

$ 930

$ 897

242.0

$ 918 $ 934

229.6

$ 998

221.1

The Lexington-Flanagan Community Hybrid Trial was located between Gridley and Flanagan on the blacktop just 1.5 miles south of Rte. 116. This plot was very consistent as DEKALB® 62-08 was 5 bushels off from one end to the other. Once again DEKALB® 63-33 came to the top and won producing 240 bushels per acre, and DKC 67-57 was in second with 242 bushels but it was 4 points wetter. Thanks to T&I Farm for making this plot look great all year long.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

STONE 6404

STONE 6508

STONE 6258

100

18.1

18.8

18.8

20.2

15

11.2 10

6.9 5

0.6 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

224.56

1

$921.13

1

CROPLAN®

212.60

4

$856.85

4

NK®

221.90

2

$871.16

3

PIONEER®

217.35

3

$874.08

2

AGRIGOLD®

209.00

5

$814.03

5

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/13/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.4 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 26

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

PIONEER 1339

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

20

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

25

DKC67-57

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

60 DKC62-08

Lexington – Flanagan Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

27

260

$ 935

$ 920

$ 927 $ 877

$ 873

$ 868

$ 884 $ 807

$ 860

$ 830

$ 837

$ 849

$ 814

226.1

220

$ 825

$ 826

198.7

201.0

205.0

198.9

201.3

198.5 183.1

198.3

206.6

$ 749 $ 757

178.2

184.4 CROPLAN 5887

$ 841

$ 789

187.8

183.5

198.7 DKC67-57

$ 801

CROPLAN 5875

198.3 DKC66-40

$ 798

194.4

210.3

205.0

202.0

180

202.0

$ 829

210.3

The Lexington-Flanagan Bertsche Community Hybrid Trial was located on Rte. 116 just east of Flanagan.

DEKALB® 62-08 was the best hybrid that came to the top in the plot. The west side of the plot yielded over 225 bushels per acre.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

STONE 6404

STONE 6508

STONE 6258

100

19.4

19.4

15

11.6 10

6.9 5

0.9 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

BRAND

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

205.23

1

$875.04

1

CROPLAN®

192.12

4

$821.98

4

NK®

190.28

5

$789.34

5

PIONEER®

201.95

2

$843.27

2

AGRIGOLD®

201.00

3

$825.17

3

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/8/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.4 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 28

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

AGRIGOLD 6533

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

AVERAGE YIELD

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.5

20

20.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

25

CROPLAN 6265

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

DKC62-08

60

RAINFALL TOTALS

Lexington – Flanagan Bertsche Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

29

260

$ 935

$ 920

$ 927 $ 877

$ 873

$ 868

$ 884 $ 807

$ 860

$ 830

$ 837

$ 849

$ 814

226.1

220

$ 825

$ 826

198.7

201.0

205.0

198.9

201.3

198.5 183.1

198.3

206.6

$ 749 $ 757

178.2

184.4 CROPLAN 5887

$ 841

$ 789

187.8

183.5

198.7 DKC67-57

$ 801

CROPLAN 5875

198.3 DKC66-40

$ 798

194.4

210.3

205.0

202.0

180

202.0

$ 829

210.3

The Lexington-Flanagan Bertsche Community Hybrid Trial was located on Rte. 116 just east of Flanagan.

DEKALB® 62-08 was the best hybrid that came to the top in the plot. The west side of the plot yielded over 225 bushels per acre.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

Did Not Plant

STONE 6404

STONE 6508

STONE 6258

100

19.4

19.4

15

11.6 10

6.9 5

0.9 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

BRAND

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

205.23

1

$875.04

1

CROPLAN®

192.12

4

$821.98

4

NK®

190.28

5

$789.34

5

PIONEER®

201.95

2

$843.27

2

AGRIGOLD®

201.00

3

$825.17

3

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/8/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

1.4 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 28

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

AGRIGOLD 6533

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

AVERAGE YIELD

CROPPING INFORMATION

18.5

20

20.8

AVERAGES BY BRAND

25

CROPLAN 6265

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

DKC62-08

60

RAINFALL TOTALS

Lexington – Flanagan Bertsche Community Hybrid Trials

YALE YOUNG

29

260

$ 987

$ 974

202.1 PIONEER 1215

216.4

233.5

213.6

200.3

218.2

$ 850

209.1

$ 831

$ 905

233.7

$ 914 $ 838

PIONEER 1339

201.0 NK 71U

212.0

$ 829

200.4

210.3 CROPLAN 6640

$ 828

NK 65D

211.9

180

$ 868

$ 882

$ 880

CROPLAN 6274

$ 879

205.0

208.3

217.2

$ 900

228.3

$ 876

226.1

232.8

224.2

216.8

221.4

$ 891

$ 890

$ 935

229.1

220

$ 960

$ 937

$ 917

$ 982

$ 961

$ 917

220.1

$ 989

218.2

The Towanda Community Hybrid Trial was located just east of Towanda, on a farm operated by Mark Richard. This was one of the later planted trials in the northern region, but saw a little more timely rain in August than locations east of Towanda. The plot averaged 216 bu/ac, which reflects the highly productive soils and timely rains. Overall, the plant health and standability were excellent at harvest.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

13.7

10

14.6

15.5

8.5 5.2

5

0.9 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

224.37

1

$944.47

1

CROPLAN®

212.76

4

$899.29

3

NK®

208.38

5

$857.43

5

PIONEER®

201.20

6

$840.52

6

AGRIGOLD®

218.20

3

$868.37

4

STONE

218.80

2

$913.29

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/13/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

0.9 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 30

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

STONE 6508

STONE 6404

AGRIGOLD 6533

NK 79Z

NK 70J

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

15

14.6

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Towanda Community Hybrid Trials

JACOB JONES

31

260

$ 987

$ 974

202.1 PIONEER 1215

216.4

233.5

213.6

200.3

218.2

$ 850

209.1

$ 831

$ 905

233.7

$ 914 $ 838

PIONEER 1339

201.0 NK 71U

212.0

$ 829

200.4

210.3 CROPLAN 6640

$ 828

NK 65D

211.9

180

$ 868

$ 882

$ 880

CROPLAN 6274

$ 879

205.0

208.3

217.2

$ 900

228.3

$ 876

226.1

232.8

224.2

216.8

221.4

$ 891

$ 890

$ 935

229.1

220

$ 960

$ 937

$ 917

$ 982

$ 961

$ 917

220.1

$ 989

218.2

The Towanda Community Hybrid Trial was located just east of Towanda, on a farm operated by Mark Richard. This was one of the later planted trials in the northern region, but saw a little more timely rain in August than locations east of Towanda. The plot averaged 216 bu/ac, which reflects the highly productive soils and timely rains. Overall, the plant health and standability were excellent at harvest.

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

13.7

10

14.6

15.5

8.5 5.2

5

0.9 0 APRIL

MAY

JUNE

0.0 JULY

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

224.37

1

$944.47

1

CROPLAN®

212.76

4

$899.29

3

NK®

208.38

5

$857.43

5

PIONEER®

201.20

6

$840.52

6

AGRIGOLD®

218.20

3

$868.37

4

STONE

218.80

2

$913.29

2

Cropping History . . . . . . . . . . . . Soybeans Tillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventional Planting Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15/2013 Harvest Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/13/2013 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,000 Plant Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quilt Xcel®

0.9 AUGUST

2013 Monthly Total 30

Yearly Total

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

STONE 6508

STONE 6404

AGRIGOLD 6533

NK 79Z

NK 70J

CROPLAN 6265

CROPLAN 5875

CROPLAN 5887

BRAND

CROPPING INFORMATION

15

14.6

AVERAGES BY BRAND

RAINFALL TOTALS

20

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC64-87

DKC63-33

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

Towanda Community Hybrid Trials

JACOB JONES

31

$ 946

224.8 211.1 STONE 6508

201.9

210.4 STONE 6404

199.4

$ 807

$ 840

213.2

$ 810

194.7

197.3

201.1

190.8 NK 71U

NK 79Z

191.6

$ 812

200.2

$ 776

$ 802

NK 70J

$ 787

NK 65D

191.2 CROPLAN 5887

197.3

191.8 CROPLAN 5875

$ 820

$ 820

CROPLAN 6640

$ 823

$ 826

201.9

$ 823

206.5

212.4 DKC64-87

208.8

212.4 DKC63-33

180

$ 841

$ 883

$ 899

$ 834

$ 867

202.2

$ 850

208.7

204.6

$ 868

$ 850

$ 841

199.7

$ 883

$ 895

CROPLAN 6274

$ 907

220

203.2

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

207.99

2

$869.72

2

CROPLAN®

196.36

4

$826.39

3

NK®

195.90

6

$796.57

6

PIONEER®

196.03

5

$809.68

5

AGRIGOLD®

199.38

3

$810.40

4

STONE

215.44

1

$898.56

1

Planting Dates Q May

7 - May 15

Q Lexington

Flanagan – high of 219.8 bushels per acre

– low of 161.3 bushels per acre

Rainfall Totals for 2013

Q Low

– Gridley 14.4” April-September

Q High

– Lexington 20.8” April-September

Plot Income Rankings by Brand Q Stone

– high of $898.56 per acre

Q Pioneer

Yield Rankings DeKalb vs. Pioneer

Q Pioneer Q Yield

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

AGRIGOLD 6533

PIONEER 1215

Plot Average Ranges

Q Cropsey

Q DeKalb

32

PIONEER 1339

CROPLAN 6265

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

AVERAGE YIELD

NORTH TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS

AVERAGES BY BRAND

BRAND

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

North Trial Averages

Text Tatestrum et volorem voluptus num eum eosam a aut quam, qui doluptatas susae nienectore ratiae laut occus eosaeptio. Ut quatese cum rero volo que nietur a intio experio nsequaerum quunt a expe none qui cor sam, comnit la audam nulpa con ne voluptiunt, nobit, nossi officationse vellat.

Et delibea tempori taspeligent qui consequaepta quisit, si se debis num iduciatiorro doloreri imagni untionseris venienet acia apit fugia quia etur?

260

Q Stone

– low of $809.68 per acre

income advantage – $86.88 per acre

– 207.99 bushels per acre – 196.03 bushels per acre

difference – 11.96 bushels x $4.50 = $58.32 per acre 33

$ 946

224.8 211.1 STONE 6508

201.9

210.4 STONE 6404

199.4

$ 807

$ 840

213.2

$ 810

194.7

197.3

201.1

190.8 NK 71U

NK 79Z

191.6

$ 812

200.2

$ 776

$ 802

NK 70J

$ 787

NK 65D

191.2 CROPLAN 5887

197.3

191.8 CROPLAN 5875

$ 820

$ 820

CROPLAN 6640

$ 823

$ 826

201.9

$ 823

206.5

212.4 DKC64-87

208.8

212.4 DKC63-33

180

$ 841

$ 883

$ 899

$ 834

$ 867

202.2

$ 850

208.7

204.6

$ 868

$ 850

$ 841

199.7

$ 883

$ 895

CROPLAN 6274

$ 907

220

203.2

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

RANK

DEKALB®

207.99

2

$869.72

2

CROPLAN®

196.36

4

$826.39

3

NK®

195.90

6

$796.57

6

PIONEER®

196.03

5

$809.68

5

AGRIGOLD®

199.38

3

$810.40

4

STONE

215.44

1

$898.56

1

Planting Dates Q May

7 - May 15

Q Lexington

Flanagan – high of 219.8 bushels per acre

– low of 161.3 bushels per acre

Rainfall Totals for 2013

Q Low

– Gridley 14.4” April-September

Q High

– Lexington 20.8” April-September

Plot Income Rankings by Brand Q Stone

– high of $898.56 per acre

Q Pioneer

Yield Rankings DeKalb vs. Pioneer

Q Pioneer Q Yield

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

STONE 6258

AGRIGOLD 6533

PIONEER 1215

Plot Average Ranges

Q Cropsey

Q DeKalb

32

PIONEER 1339

CROPLAN 6265

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

DKC62-97

DKC62-08

AVERAGE YIELD

NORTH TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS

AVERAGES BY BRAND

BRAND

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

North Trial Averages

Text Tatestrum et volorem voluptus num eum eosam a aut quam, qui doluptatas susae nienectore ratiae laut occus eosaeptio. Ut quatese cum rero volo que nietur a intio experio nsequaerum quunt a expe none qui cor sam, comnit la audam nulpa con ne voluptiunt, nobit, nossi officationse vellat.

Et delibea tempori taspeligent qui consequaepta quisit, si se debis num iduciatiorro doloreri imagni untionseris venienet acia apit fugia quia etur?

260

Q Stone

– low of $809.68 per acre

income advantage – $86.88 per acre

– 207.99 bushels per acre – 196.03 bushels per acre

difference – 11.96 bushels x $4.50 = $58.32 per acre 33

$ 944

$ 907

$ 909

$ 892

$ 900 $ 875

$ 893

$ 866

$ 911 $ 885

226.5 212.3

210.5 CROPLAN 5887

180

215.2

210.6

$ 830

221.5

226.4 DKC64-87

224.9

224.4

220.7 DKC62-97

DKC63-33

221.4 DKC62-08

224.3

222.1

220

$ 888

$ 917

218.2

$ 903

221.5

$ 916

216.8

$ 942

202.7

$ 958

209.1

$ 942

216.1

$ 933

210.3

$ 959

218.8

$ 937

CROPLAN 5875

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

2013

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

The graph on these two pages is the average of all 13 trials presented in the book. Stone hybrids were presented in the north and south trials. They were not included in the north and south averages because different hybrids were planted in each location. The data presented in 2013 represents a high yield environment. The growing season went from excess rain

DEKALB®

223.6

1

$937.03

1

CROPLAN®

213.3

3

$901.57

2

NK®

212.5

4

$868.98

4

adjacent page are two tables. One with the averages by brand for 2013, the other is the averages by brand of 2012 and

PIONEER®

213.7

2

$889.35

3

2013 combined. To mitigate risk on your farm, the BRANDT team feels you need to plant hybrids that perform consistently

in the spring to no rain in July followed by a cool August with timely rains. The average of all locations and hybrids in 2013 was 218.2 bushels vs. 137.1 bushels in 2012. These results raise the question: what hybrids do I plant in 2014? On the

in varying yield environments. The multi-year table validates performance in varied environments.

2012-2013 COMBINED

34

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

RANK

SUMMARY

AVERAGES BY BRAND

BRAND

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

North & South Trial Combined Averages

Text Tatestrum et volorem voluptus num eum eosam a aut quam, qui doluptatas susae nienectore ratiae laut occus eosaeptio. Ut quatese cum rero volo que nietur a intio experio nsequaerum quunt a expe none qui cor sam, comnit la audam nulpa con ne voluptiunt, nobit, nossi officationse vellat.

Et delibea tempori taspeligent qui consequaepta quisit, si se debis num iduciatiorro doloreri imagni untionseris venienet acia apit fugia quia etur?

260

DEKALB®

183.8

1

$1015.78

1

Thanks to all cooperators. Without their help, this project would not have been possible. I would also like to thank all the

CROPLAN®

176.0

2

$983.05

2

BRANDT personnel who assisted with the trials in 2013.

NK®

171.0

3

$921.27

3

Mark Powell

PIONEER®

167.6

4

$906.66

4

BRANDT Seed Sales Manager

35

$ 944

$ 907

$ 909

$ 892

$ 900 $ 875

$ 893

$ 866

$ 911 $ 885

226.5 212.3

210.5 CROPLAN 5887

180

215.2

210.6

$ 830

221.5

226.4 DKC64-87

224.9

224.4

220.7 DKC62-97

DKC63-33

221.4 DKC62-08

224.3

222.1

220

$ 888

$ 917

218.2

$ 903

221.5

$ 916

216.8

$ 942

202.7

$ 958

209.1

$ 942

216.1

$ 933

210.3

$ 959

218.8

$ 937

CROPLAN 5875

TRIAL RESULTS

140

100

AVERAGE YIELD

RANK

AVERAGE INCOME

2013

AVERAGE

DKC62-08

PIONEER 1215

PIONEER 1339

NK 79Z

NK 70J

NK 71U

NK 65D

CROPLAN 6640

CROPLAN 6274

CROPLAN 6265

The graph on these two pages is the average of all 13 trials presented in the book. Stone hybrids were presented in the north and south trials. They were not included in the north and south averages because different hybrids were planted in each location. The data presented in 2013 represents a high yield environment. The growing season went from excess rain

DEKALB®

223.6

1

$937.03

1

CROPLAN®

213.3

3

$901.57

2

NK®

212.5

4

$868.98

4

adjacent page are two tables. One with the averages by brand for 2013, the other is the averages by brand of 2012 and

PIONEER®

213.7

2

$889.35

3

2013 combined. To mitigate risk on your farm, the BRANDT team feels you need to plant hybrids that perform consistently

in the spring to no rain in July followed by a cool August with timely rains. The average of all locations and hybrids in 2013 was 218.2 bushels vs. 137.1 bushels in 2012. These results raise the question: what hybrids do I plant in 2014? On the

in varying yield environments. The multi-year table validates performance in varied environments.

2012-2013 COMBINED

34

DKC67-57

DKC66-40

RANK

SUMMARY

AVERAGES BY BRAND

BRAND

DKC60-67

60 DKC62-08

North & South Trial Combined Averages

Text Tatestrum et volorem voluptus num eum eosam a aut quam, qui doluptatas susae nienectore ratiae laut occus eosaeptio. Ut quatese cum rero volo que nietur a intio experio nsequaerum quunt a expe none qui cor sam, comnit la audam nulpa con ne voluptiunt, nobit, nossi officationse vellat.

Et delibea tempori taspeligent qui consequaepta quisit, si se debis num iduciatiorro doloreri imagni untionseris venienet acia apit fugia quia etur?

260

DEKALB®

183.8

1

$1015.78

1

Thanks to all cooperators. Without their help, this project would not have been possible. I would also like to thank all the

CROPLAN®

176.0

2

$983.05

2

BRANDT personnel who assisted with the trials in 2013.

NK®

171.0

3

$921.27

3

Mark Powell

PIONEER®

167.6

4

$906.66

4

BRANDT Seed Sales Manager

35

2013 Results

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217 438 6158

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Cropsey

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Franklin

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Galesville

217 489 2141

Greenview

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Gridley

309 747 2233

Lexington

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