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March Newsletter: Specialty Corns

Maximizing Yield & Quality in Growing Corn Specialties One of the main factors in improving yield and quality is breeding and the application of appropriate agronomic technologies. Yield improvement is done primarily through continuous breeding and selection. Agronomic improvements are usually part of the hybrid selection index. Quality traits could be primarily single gene genetics […]

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January Newsletter: A New Year of Featured Products, Industry News, & a Tasty Recipe

Biofortification Gets the Attention of Crop Researchers What is Biofortification? This term is used to indicate a category of hybrids or varieties with genetic characteristics that enhance the nutritional value of the grain. The new interest in breeding for enhanced nutrition in crops is fueling the attention of crop researchers. The American Society of Agronomy is […]

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December Newsletter: Our Seed Conference Takeaways, Hybrid Data, & a Holiday Recipe

Visit to Chicago: America’s Largest Seed Conference  The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) had their annual meeting in Chicago December 5-9. This is America’s largest seed industry conference and seed expo.  Every year, there are more than 4,000 attendees representing the U.S. seed industry and overseas seed companies. During the week there are events targeted […]

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October E-Newsletter

Updates from the Field Welcome to our new information exchange platform! We hope to keep you up to date with our latest corn breeding efforts. Here’s a look at what we have been working on this fall. View our October E-Newsletter Learn more about our: September Field Day Success Harvest Updates Seed Selection for your […]

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GEI Field Day 2016

SPECIALTY CORN FOR FOOD AND FEED Learn about the properties of specialty corn, and specific types of specialty corn including: high lysine corn, high carotene corn, high anthocyanin corn, waxy corn and hard endosperm corn. THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.  A lunch will be served using foods associated with specialty corn. NOTE: […]

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Corn Specialty Hybrids

There are different types of corn in the market: dent, flint, floury, sweet corn and popcorn. Dent corn is the most common type produced by farmers for feed and food.  Number two corn is the standard for the trade; this grain has a test weight of at least 56 lbs/bushel at 15% moisture.  Specialty corns […]

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Field Day – Specialty Hybrid Corn for Food and Feed

Field Day – Specialty Hybrid Corn, Sept. 15, 2015 Come hear and learn from various experts in the field of specialty corn, see visual displays of products, and enjoy a field tour followed by a meal made using specialty corn hybrids. High-lysine corn High-carotenoid corn High- anthocyanin corn Floury corn Waxy corn Resistant-starch corn Speakers: […]

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