The corn has stretched out with the recent heat. “In my 19 year history with Pioneer, we’ve never been this far ahead in GDUs,” said Zach Fore, product agronomist, Pioneer. “We’re 300 GDUs ahead of normal because it has been so warm.” Even with late planting dates, the crop has advanced rapidly. In the Pioneer Agronomy Update on YouTube, Fore said 300 GDUs is the equivalent of 12 maturity days. “A 92 day hybrid right now is at the same stage as an 80 (day corn) normally.” During the interview, Fore also outlined the IMPACT plots and hybrid development, water usage and the influence of the Canadian wildfires on the crop.
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