Rob-See-Co Marketing Manager Chuck Lee says these genetics are focused on 95-day relative maturity and earlier corn. “There’s a lot of corn in northwest Minnesota and North Dakota and the majors really don’t focus on that market very well; they spend most all their money breeding corn for the ‘I’ states.” Corn grown in Northern Plains has specific needs. “The amount of husk cover a corn plant has often affects its dry down rate so for those early maturities, husk cover is really critical.” The Nebraska-based Rob-See-Co expects the first releases from this germplasm pool will be ready for the 2024 growing season.
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