Southwest Illinois | terracefarmer - 11/19/2024 16:37
We have moved away from pioneer, but due to tar spot and input from neighbors looking to try some for next season.
Did anyone have pioneer 14830aml out this year? what did you think
We will probably have some 13777 as well.
On the Dekalb side i can give thoughts we had, and hoping for some input on products
111-35 - This has been excellent for us two years in a row. Seems Good on tar spot in terms of what dekalb can offer. dries down good and yields well for earlier corn.
112-12 - we are looking to try a box of this. looks good in plots. Tar spot rating isn't great, but others have told me it was very healthy. anyone see this hybrid first hand?
114-43 - anyone have opinions on this one?
114-99 - looked hit or miss in plots around us. not sure on this one. supposedly good on tar spot?
66-06 - This has yielded very well for us two years in a row. however, the plant health is kinda questionable. Not sure what we will do on this one. Tar spot seems to be bad on this number but hard to ignore the yield
117-78 - This was good for us last year, handled tar spot well. Yield was slightly off compared to 66-06 and 68-35, but the healthiest of the 3. i think this is a poor dirt hybrid and a slightly "upgraded" 65-95
68-35 - This is my favorite hybrid. Tar spot did get to it, but it seemed to yield anyways. Much healthier than 66-06. I think 66-06 might have a little more top end on the best of the best ground, but 68-35 can handle more acres.
any thoughts on these numbers would be great. thanks
111-35 is pretty solid, much like 65-95. Top end yield is not the best so placement is key.
66-06 seems to be all over the place. Not consistent enough for me, but it has performed well in my plot 2 years in a row.
117-78 was kind of the odd duck out until 67-94 had a average at best year. I still think 67-94 is good on lighter, well drained soils.
68-35 is your typical race horse white cob. It will work until it doesn't and virtually every white cob corn ever released has suffered the same end result. That being said it has a fit on dirt with APH over 190. Grain quality will be the demise of this hybrid if we run into a wet August/September. I fear Bayer is leaning on 68-35 so hard that if it would fail next year or the year after it will be another nail in their coffin.
For 2025 we will still be heavy on 65-95, 66-18 and 70-27. IMO they have yet to find direct replacements for these 3. We are going to lean on Pioneer for our earlier numbers as they have seemed to have found something with there 112 to 114 day corn. Every geography is different but that is my take from SW IL. |
P14830 and some dekalb questions
