Nov. 28, 2022 • “It was an up-and-down season, but it turned out well,” said Dave Nanda, director of genetics for Seed Genetics Direct. What was that yield? At 15.5 percent moisture, the grower reported an average yield of 2…”
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June 1, 2020 | Ten consecutive rows in one planter pass of a 24-row planter were included in the Corn Watch ’20 emergence test.
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Nov. 8, 2019 | “Every growing season teaches us some new lessons, but I have never learned so many new lessons in any growing season as in 2019,” said Dave Nanda, Ph.D., SGD director of genetics.
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Oct. 9, 2019 | Depending on the micro-climate in various areas, there may be the prevalence of certain ear and kernel rots this year. The most important ear rots are:
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August 7, 2019 | Walking through dark green corn with tassels and silks coming out, Dave Nanda, SGD director of genetics, determined that this year’s Corn Watch ’19 field in central Indiana looked like good corn
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July 3, 2019 | Assuming a gap between plants was the planter’s fault might cause a lot of effort chasing a problem that didn’t exist.
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June 8, 2019 | Corn Watch fields are usually planted in late April. This year, it was planted on May 28. But, things are looking good so far.
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