“Stirring Up A Storm With Striking Yields”Herbicide: ® Lumax was applied pre-emerge on corn No...

2010 Tech Port Results

99.0 BPAOlympus 1051LLNew Madrid, MO

95.1 BPAMadison 1039LL

Seymour, IA

258.1 BPAM-314A-10

Iowa City, IA

274.0 BPA Stine 9807VT3PRO

Iowa City, IA

110.0 BPAArthur 1030RR2YBlandinsville, IL

“Stirring Up A Storm With Striking Yields”

91.1 BPA Coolidge 1135RR

New Berlin, IL

2010 tech Port Results

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Toreviewthisseasonlet’sstartwithSpring2010.Westartedoutwithperfectconditionsthroughmid-April,thenitturnedwetandcold,anditpersistedallthewaythroughMay.WehadfrostonourcornattheTechPortasitwasemergingthefirstweekofMaycompoundingthecoldwetstresses.InmuchoftheMidwestwesawareasofexcessiverainkeepingfarmersoutuntilMemorialDayweekendfollowedbymorerain.ThenextopportunitytoplantwasthelastweekofJuneandthefirstweekofJuly.Thiswasdefinitelyayeartoremember.

Inmyopinion,theexcessiverainsandthebelownormaltemperaturesearlyonhadahugeimpactoncornyieldpotentialthisyear.Insomecasesstandswerenotveryuniformduetotheexcessiverains,andifyouhadagoodearlystandthecoldandwetsaturatedsoilsallowedphythiumtothinstandsdrastically.Perfectcornstandsdeterioratedasthewetconditionspersistedinmanyareastakingthetopendyieldpotentialawayfromthecorncropin2010.

Thisyear’sTechPortdatasuggeststhatplantingdepthwasaverycriticalfactortostandestablishmentandyield,whichyoucanviewonpage7.Other

importanttestsconductedattheTechPortthatshowedsignificantdifferencesweretheseedtreatmentstudiesonpage12andthedelayedplantingdatestudyonpage9.Thesestudiesbackeduptheimportanceofestablishinggoodearlystandsincold,wetconditionsandhowitrelatestoyieldpotentialincorn.

Asecondapplicationofnitrogenandfoliarfungicide(Stratego®)alsoboostedyieldsthisyear,nodoubtrelatedtothewetyearwehad.Ifeltstronglyinearlysummerthatweweregoingtohaveaproblemwithkerneldepthdevelopmentanditcametruecuttingyieldsbyasmuchas10%-15%.Wedidnothaveexcessiveheat,justtoomanynightsinthe80degreerange.Recordcornyieldsareusuallyassociatedwithcoolernightsandwejustdidnothavethemthisyear.

AsIharvestedtheTechPortcornInoticedalotofirregularityintheyieldsfromonepasstoanothersidebysideevenwhencomparingthesamehybrid.Variancesinthreestripssidebysideofthesamehybridwereasmuchas29bushels,themostIhaveeverseeninharvestingdata.Irecommendyoutobeverycautiousaboutmakingevaluationsofhybridsonyourfarmbasedonaonestripsidebysidetestastherewasjusttoomuchenvironmentalvariabilitythisyear.

Arecapofthisyears’cornyieldsshowthatwedidnothaveany300bushelyields,howeverwedidhave81%oftheshowplotvarietyyieldtrialsyieldbetween210-250BPAwith274BPAasthetopyieldattheTechPortoncornfollowingsoybeans.Incomparison,oncornfollowingcorn80%oftheshowplotyieldsrangedbetween180to220BPAwith220.9BPAasthetopyielder.Lookingatthedataforcornoncorn21%oftheyieldsrangedbetween210-220.9BPAshowingourhybridsrespondedwelltothecornoncornconditionsthisyear.

IrecommendyoulookattheF.I.R.S.TcorntestresultsthisyearasanadditionalsourceofinformationtoevaluateourMerschmanandStinehybrids.Youcanfindthisdataatwww.firstseedtest.com.


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Listedbelowishowwemanagedthecornplot:

2010 Tech Port Corn Management Information

Planted:April21,2010

Fertilizer:240lbs.ofactualNitrogenappliedas32%liquid(allSpringapplied)

Phosphateapplied:50lbs.actual

Potashapplied:70lbs.actual

150lbs.of24-6-12dryblendappliedatthefirsttrueleafstage

Herbicide: Lumax®wasappliedpre-emergeoncorn

Nopostappliedherbicideswereused

TakingalookatsoybeansattheTechPortwesawexcellentoverallyields.Wedidnothaveany100bushelyieldsthisyearbutwedidseean80.1BPAyieldforourtopperformer.Thisyearwedividedthetestresultsbymaturityandtraitforyourconvenience.TheIowaCityareaisbestadaptedforgrowingGroupIIthroughMid-GroupIIImaturitiessobealittleskepticaloftheGroupIVandVdatapresented,whichisforinformationalpurposesonly.

AsclassesoftraitswesawtheLibertyLink®SoybeansasthehighestoverallyieldersfollowedbyGenuity®RoundupReady2Yield®andRoundupReady®.OurexperiencehasbeenthatLibertyLink®soybeansdonothaveanyyielddragassociatedwith the trait.Wealso feel thatGenuity®RoundupReady2Yield®soybeanshavetremendousyieldpotential.Wefound5beanpodsinMerschmanArthur1030RR2YandMerschmanJefferson1131RR2YattheTechPort,showingtheirabilitytoputmorebeansperpodandmorepodsperplant.TherewereseveralGenuity®RoundupReady2Yield®varietiesexhibitingnumerousfourbeanpodsaswell.Iunderstandthefirst6beanpodhasbeenfoundintheindustrythisyearaswell.Definitelyexcitementisgrowinginthesoybeanyieldareawiththesenewtechnologiesanditisonlygoingtogetbetter.

Thisyear’ssoybeantestingattheTechPortincludesnotonlyvarietytestingbutalsoseedtreatmentcomparisonsandourfirstchancetocomparePoncho®/VOTiVO™.Keepinmindthistestsiteisnotknownforhavingaproblemwithsoybeancystnematodes.Inaddition,wealsotestedStratego®foliarappliedfungicideaswellascompletinganearlyappliednitrogenstudy.

Ihopethatyoufindtheinformationpresentedofvalueandifyouhaveanyquestionspleasefeelfreetocontactme,SkipLong,“Mr.Corn”at319-837-6111locallyortollfreeat800-848-7333.Youcanalsoe-mailmeanytimeatskip@merschmanseeds.com

ThankyouforplantingMerschmanSeedsandwehopetoseeyounextyearononeofthebustoursatTechPort2011.

Skip “Mr. Corn” Long Product Manager


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2010 Tech Port Corn Results and SummaryPlanted on April 20, 2010Lumax® was used pre-plantAt first true leaf 150 lbs. of 24-6-12 was top appliedNo post emergence herbicide was usedPlanting population was set at 37,500 and 2 1/2 inches deep

Show Plot ResultsHybrid Treatment Corn on Soybean Yield Final Pop. Corn on CornYield Final Pop.Stine 9704SS 217.1 161.3M-708D-12 230.3 204.7Stine 9417VT3 213.0 172.0M-504B-10 207.5 181.2M-804C-10 227.4 182.3Stine 9531VT3 236.6 205.7M-806B-10 226.9 175.1M-508C-10 213.2* 201.2*M-708D-12 228.9 205.6Stine 9608SS 208.9 185.8M-509A-7 215.7 172.3M-909C-10 Untreated 224.8 36,000 197.9 34,500M-909C-10 Poncho® 500 244.9 37,500 211.3 35,000M-909C-10 Poncho® 1250 224.8 37,500 207.9 37,500M-909C-10 Poncho® 500 / VOTiVO™ 222.5 36,000 219.3 36,500Stine 9624VT3 198.9 204.6M-711E-10 215.4* 154.7*Stine M-1011G-10 189.7* 177.9*Stine M-911C-10 260.6 170.2Stine 9724VT3 223.5 216.2Stine 9729VT3PRO 210.4 158.8Stine 9731VT3PRO 249.1 215.6M-1111P-15 236.5 214.4M-1111P-13 242.5 206.9


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Hybrid Treatment Corn on Soybean Yield Final Pop. Corn on CornYield Final Pop.M-612D-10 219.4 198.8Stine M-1012F-10 229.3 199.4M-512C-10 225.3 191.4Stine M-1012G-10 227.7 207.4M-912E-2 220.1 194.7M-913D-2 237.4 186.0Stine M-913C-10 219.4 189.2PP 1310-10 237.2 207.0M-314A-10 Untreated 244.4 36,000 191.6 33,000M-314A-10 Poncho 500 258.1 35,500 215.4 36,000M-314A-10 Poncho 1250 243.0 36,000 202.3 34,000M-314A-10 Poncho® 500 / VOTiVO™ 244.2 38,000 216.5 36,500M-814B-10 227.2 180.7Stine 9806VT3 249.4 214.0Stine 9806VT3PRO 274.0 189.1M-1015B-15 264.4 220.3M-816A-10 220.5 180.8Exp. M-1017A-2 229.9 203.7M-1009D 220.8 167.0M-1015A 240.4 167.4M-606A 201.2 172.8

Average : 228.9 Average : 193.2 *Severe lodging due to deer


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Hybrid Yield BPAM-806A-10 192.4M-909C-10 Untreated 191.8M-909C-10 Poncho® 500 211.3M-909C-10 Poncho® 1250 214.3Stine 9731VT3PRO 250.1Stine M-911C-10 232.1M-1113E-15 260.1PP 1310-10 241.1PP 1310-10 243.4M-814B-10 210.2M-314A-10 Untreated 226.1M-314A-10 Poncho® 500 238.7M-314A-10 Poncho® 1250 242.7M-1015A 261.9M-1015B-15 240.0M-816A-10 226.5Average 230.2

Hybrid Corn Research Replicated Trials

All 16 hybrids averaged 230.2 BPA. Lumax® was applied as a pre-emergence herbicide. There was also 240 lbs. of nitrogen applied to these trials.

2010 Top Hybrid Corn Yields at the Tech PortHybrid Yield BPA Maturity

Stine 9807VT3PRO 274.0 115-116 day

M-1015B-15 264.4 115 day

M-1015A 261.9 115 day

M-1113E-15 260.1 113 day

M-314A-10 258.1 114 day

Stine 9731VT3PRO 254.7 111 day

The top yields came from the fuller season hybrids.


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2010 Tech Port Planting Depth Study ResultsThis plot was planted April 20, 2010 at 37,500 population.Hybrid used was M-310A-3 which is a YieldGard® Corn Borer / RR stack.This plot was harvested by hand on September 15, 2010 and also machine harvested.

Picked in the ear and weighed Hand Harvested Machine HarvestedPlanting Depth Moisture Test Weight Yield Corn/Soybeans Corn/Corn

1/2 Inch 18.80% 55.9 lbs. 153.3 BPA 83.7 BPA 62.3 BPA

1 Inch 18.70% 56.0 lbs. 250.6 BPA 190.0 BPA 169.5 BPA

1 1/2 Inch 20.30% 56.7 lbs. 267.9 BPA 212.5 BPA 171.8 BPA

2 Inch 18.40% 57.0 lbs. 273.0 BPA 219.5 BPA 173.5 BPA

2 1/2 Inch 17.60% 57.1 lbs. 269.6 BPA 210.9 BPA 161.9 BPA

A planting depth of 2 inches deep seemed to be the best for corn on soybeans this year. Yields responded even greater at the 2 inch planting depth corn on corn. Planting conditions were ideal with a 1 inch rain occurring 2 days after planting. In general, more than adequate rain fell the rest of the season. If conditions were hot and dry rather than the season long wetness, planting depth yield differences would have been even greater. We recommend that corn should be planted at 2 to 2.5 inches to maximize yields. Another interesting note in this plot was that the 2 to 2.5 inch planted corn pollinated before the shallower planted corn; the grain moistures back this fact up as they are lower.


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Populations Corn on Beans Corn on Corn

37,000 214.4 BPA 169.5 BPA

42,500 227.1 BPA 171.8 BPA

45,500 211.5 BPA 173.5 BPA

53,000 207.3 BPA 161.9 BPA

56,500 200.4 BPA 173.3 BPA

59,500 204.1 BPA 158.7 BPA

The best population to plant at the Tech Port this year was 42,500 on corn following soybeans. A 12.7 bushel advantage over the 37,500 population was achieved by increasing the planting rate by 5,000 kernels per acre. Assuming a $4.50 corn market price and seed cost of $3.61 per 1000 seeds, the net to increasing the planting rate was $39.10 per acre. ($4.50 X 12.7 = $57.15 extra gross profit per acre) ($57.15 - $18.05 = $39.10 net profit after extra seed cost per acre).

This is the second straight year of doing this study where we found that the population of 42,500 corn plants per acre resulted in the highest profitable yield. Our suggestion is to start increasing your population 1000 to 3000 plants on your farm to take advantage of the extra yield potential it could give you. Today’s traited hybrids are designed to be planted at higher rates than corn hybrids of 5-10 years ago. Feel free to contact us for a specific recommendation for your soil type on the Merschman or Stine corn hybrid you are planting.

2010 Tech Port Population StudyMerschman M-1111P-15, a Genuity® VT Triple Pro hybrid was used for this trial.


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Planting Date Average of Four Hybrids Bu./Acre Moisture Test Weight

April 21, 2010 215.93 16.53% 57.95

May 4, 2010 217.50 16.80% 56.90

May 18, 2010 217.40 18.38% 56.43

June 1, 2010 234.30 22.15% 54.78

2010 Merschman Tech Port Planting Date Study

Four hybrids were used in the planting date study: Stine 9417VT3 (100 day), Merschman M-806B-10 (106 day), Stine 9704SS (111 day), and Merschman M-1015B-15 (115 day). Growing conditions on the April 21st planting date were warm and ideal followed by cold wet conditions through the month of May turning warm and wet in June. Yields were consistent over the first three planting dates with increased grain moistures and lower test weights as planting was delayed. The cold, wet conditions in May definitely affected the yield potential and ear development, which can be seen in the ear picture below. Planting populations for all studies were 37,000 plants per acre.


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The Wave Style StudyThis test was conducted to determine if more sunlight into the corn plants increased the yield.

2 rows of a short hybrid / M-913D-22 rows of a medium height hybrid / Stine 9806VT34 rows of a tall hybrid / M-816A-102 rows of a medium height hybrid / Stine 9806VT32 rows of a short hybrid / M-913D-2

Hybrid Corn on Soybeans Corn on CornM-816A-10 223.0 BPA 140.3 BPAStine 9806VT3 225.9 BPA 164.0 BPAM-913D-2 233.0 BPA 154.7 BPAM-913D-2 215.3 BPA 150.4 BPAStine 9806VT3 235.7 BPA 153.2 BPAM-816A-10 229.8 BPA 144.4 BPA

Hybrid / Check The WSS - Corn on Soybeans The WSS - Corn on Corn

M-816A-10 221.8 BPA 140.0 BPAStine 9806VT3 229.6 BPA 157.9 BPAM-913D-2 225.4 BPA 147.7 BPA

Average : 225.6 BPA 148.5 BPA

This experiment was prompted from a study we saw that showed higher yields on the outside two rows in corn fields because of the extra sunlight they receive. We have also seen the studies where corn and soybean fields are stripped though a field to capture more sunlight for the corn. Our plan was to stair-step corn heights up and down through a field to see if this had any impact on yield by allowing more sunlight into the canopy of the corn plants. This could easily be done by filling planter boxes with different hybrids. We called this study the “wave”. Comparing the individual hybrids to the hybrids in the “wave” showed that there was no additional yield response.


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Late Nitrogen Application Study75 lbs. of Nitrogen was applied at the V6 stage.

Hybrid Yield Moisture Advantage

M-314A-10 227.4 BPA 22.6%75 lbs. M-314A-10 246.3 BPA 21.4% 18.9 BPA

M-909C-10 230.3 BPA 18.5%75 lbs. M-909C-10 236.1 BPA 18.1% 5.8 BPA

M-806B-10 237.7 BPA 16.8%75 lbs. M-806B-10 229.9 BPA 17.3% 7.8 BPA

The application of 75 lbs. of nitrogen applied at the V6 stage of corn development increased yield by 10.83 BPA based on the average of 3 different hybrids and maturities. The largest individual response was on Merschman M-314A-10 (114 day maturity) which resulted in 18.9 BPA yield increase.

Stine Hybrid Corn Foliar Fungicide StudyHybrid With Stratego® Untreated Advantage

Stine 9417VT3 239.6 BPA 214.3 BPA 25.3 BPAStine 9420 198.1 BPA 180.7 BPA 17.4 BPAStine 9523VT3 228.7 BPA 194.2 BPA 34.5 BPAStine 9528VT3 228.3 BPA 202.0 BPA 26.3 BPAStine 9531VT3PRO 248.8 BPA 222.4 BPA 26.4 BPAStine 9608SS 182.3 BPA 172.8 BPA 9.5 BPAStine 9726VT3PRO 235.5 BPA 201.4 BPA 34.1 BPAStine 9728VT3PRO 241.0 BPA 178.9 BPA 62.1 BPAStine 9731VT3PRO 254.7 BPA 241.6 BPA 13.1 BPAStine 9806VT3 224.1 BPA 204.9 BPA 19.2 BPA

Overall Average: 228.1 BPA 201.3 BPA 26.8 BPA

This corn following corn trial was conducted at our Iowa City Tech Port location and represents one of three studies planted by Stine Seed Company. Bayer CropScience’s Stratego® was ground applied with a hi-boy at 95% pollen shed. The hybrid maturity ranges in this trial were 100 to 114 days. All hybrids pollinated within 3 days of each other. The fungicide application resulted in an average of 26.8 BPA advantage across 5 replications of each of the 10 hybrids tested.


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Hybrids Treatment Moisture Test Wt. Yield Average Final StandStine 9624VT3 (rep1) Poncho® 500 16.3 58.0 172.1Stine 9624VT3 (rep2) Poncho® 500 15.6 57.0 194.3Stine 9624VT3 (rep3) Poncho® 500 16.6 56.5 200.9 189.1 37,500Stine 9624VT3 (rep1) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 16.3 57.5 192.7Stine 9624VT3 (rep2) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 16.3 57.0 184.5Stine 9624VT3 (rep3) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 15.4 57.5 191.5 189.6 39,500M-909C-10 (rep1) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 16.6 59.5 197.7M-909C-10 (rep2) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 16.6 58.5 204.8M-909C-10 (rep3) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 17.1 59.0 200.4 201 37,000M-909C-10 (rep1) Poncho® 1250 16.9 59.0 197.7M-909C-10 (rep2) Poncho® 1250 17.4 59.5 195.8M-909C-10 (rep3) Poncho® 1250 17.2 58.5 196.3 196.6 36,000M-909C-10 (rep1) Poncho® 500 17.3 58.0 190.4M-909C-10 (rep2) Poncho® 500 17.1 59.5 192.7M-909C-10 (rep3) Poncho® 500 16.8 60.0 196.6 193.3 36,500M-909C-10 (rep1) Untreated 16.9 59.5 195.7M-909C-10 (rep2) Untreated 16.8 59.5 199.8M-909C-10 (rep3) Untreated 17.0 60.0 201.9 199.2 35,500M-314A-10 (rep1) Untreated 22.9 54.5 182.2M-314A-10 (rep2) Untreated 22.6 55.0 181.7M-314A-10 (rep3) Untreated 23.2 54.5 176.8 180.3 34,000M-314A-10 (rep1) Poncho® 250 22.9 55.0 187.5M-314A-10 (rep2) Poncho® 250 22.5 55.0 178.4M-314A-10 (rep3) Poncho® 250 22.1 54.5 179.3 181.3 35,000M-314A-10 (rep1) Poncho® 500 21.8 56.0 193.8M-314A-10 (rep2) Poncho® 500 22.0 56.5 198.7M-314A-10 (rep3) Poncho® 500 22.3 56.0 195.6 196.1 34,500M-314A-10 (rep1) Poncho® 1250 23.5 55.5 186.7M-314A-10 (rep2) Poncho® 1250 22.0 55.0 183.7M-314A-10 (rep3) Poncho® 1250 22.5 56.5 186.7 185.7 36,000M-314A-10 (rep1) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 21.6 55.0 181.1M-314A-10 (rep2) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 20.1 55.0 187.6M-314A-10 (rep3) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 21.6 55.0 184.7 184.5 37,500

Hybrid Corn Seed Treatment Study


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Hybrids Treatment Moisture Test Wt. Yield Average Final StandM-816A-10 (rep1) Poncho® 500 21.6 57.0 155.8M-816A-10 (rep2) Poncho® 500 19.8 56.5 153.2M-816A-10 (rep3) Poncho® 500 21.6 57.0 166.0 158.4 34,500M-816A-10 (rep1) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 22.3 57.0 165.7M-816A-10 (rep2) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 22.7 57.0 173.8M-816A-10 (rep3) Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ 21.3 57.5 175.7 171.8 36,500

VOTiVO™ is a biological seed treatment from Bayer CropScience designed to create a living barrier of protection around the corn roots. VOTiVO™ works by creating a barrier of bacteria around the corn roots, prohibiting the nematodes from feeding on the root tissue and causing the nematodes to starve to death. Nematodes reproduce every thirty days and VOTiVO™ provides protection for at least 60 days, reducing those 2nd generation nematodes from damaging the corn roots. Syngenta’s Avicta, which is a true insecticide only gives you 21 days of protection. VOTiVO™ also promotes plant growth as studies completed by Bayer CropScience have shown a 5.4% increase in average shoot weight 21 days after planting.

Combine this great new product with Poncho® 500 and the results are promising for your farm. In three years of testing, Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ has shown a 6-8 BPA average yield advantage across all corn growing regions. In locations with threshold nematode pressure, Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ had a 88% positive response over Poncho® 250. In 2010 testing, Bayer found a 6.2 BPA yield advantage with Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™, while showing a yield enhancement 74% of the time. In areas with high nematode infestation, Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ showed a 9.7 BPA yield advantage with a 82.4% yield enhancement. Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ will be available from Merschman Seeds in 2011 standard on all 2011 releases of both Merschman and Stine brand hybrids.

There is no known nematode pressure at the Tech Port. The overall advantage of Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ at the Tech Port was 2.5 BPA. As the data has shown if there was nematode pressure at the Tech Port, I believe Poncho® 500/VOTiVO™ would have shown a significant increased yield response.

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LibertyLink® Soybeans

Rank Brand Yield BPAGroup II1 Sioux 1126LL 77.02 Mohave 1128LL 72.13 Comanche 1024LL 71.74 Munsee 1121LL 63.2LibertyLink® Average Group II Yield 71.0

Group III1 Eisenhower 1039LL 80.12 Truman 938LL 77.63 Madison 1039LL 68.14 McKinley 1130LL 64.65 Grant 1135LL 63.3LibertyLink® Average Group III Yield 70.7

Group IV & V1 Austin 1142LL 73.82 Miami 949LL 61.93 Orlando 1048LL 59.34 Whitney 1154LL 55.55 Olympus 1051LL 55.3LibertyLink® Average Group IV & V Yield 61.2

Merschman Seeds 2010 Soybean Show PlotAllsoybeanstudieswereplantedonMay18,2010.WeappliedDual6Epre-emergenceandpostappliedeitherRoundupWeatherMax®orIgnite®ontheappropriatetechnologyatlabledrates.150lbs.of24-6-12dryfertilizerwasappliedpre-emergence.


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Rank Brand Yield BPAGroup II1 Apache 1024RR2Y 74.92 Mohegan 1124RR2Y 73.23 Cherokee 1029RR2Y 69.54 Shawnee 1126RR2Y 69.45 Mohawk 1128RR2Y 67.0Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Average Group II Yield 70.8

Group III1 Arthur 1030RR2Y 70.82 Kennedy 1036RR2Y 67.23 Washington 1136RR2Y 66.94 Jefferson 1131RR2Y 66.75 Monroe 1134RR2Y 62.26 Roosevelt 1138RR2Y 57.9Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Average Group III Yield 65.3

Group IV & V1 Atlanta 1047RR2Y 67.52 Phoenix 1145RR2Y 61.83 Denver 1142RR2Y 57.84 Everest 1153RR2Y 51.55 Louisville 1147RR2Y 46.9Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Average Group IV & V Yield 57.1

Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybeans

Five Bean Pods

Five Bean Pods


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Rank Brand Yield BPAGroup II1 Ute 1126RR 71.22 Navaho 720RR 63.0Roundup Ready® Average Group II Yield 67.1

Group III1 Coolidge 1135RR 77.72 Taft 1130RR 66.4Roundup Ready® Average Group III Yield 72.1

Group IV &V1 Norfolk 741RR 68.02 Memphis 943RR 61.83 Rocky RR 60.64 Houston 747RR 59.25 Nashville 749RR 53.46 Dallas RR 51.77 Richmond 659RR 48.98 Everest RR 43.99 Rushmore 959RR 39.9Roundup Ready® Average Group IV & V Yield 54.2

Roundup Ready® Soybeans

Merschman Seeds recommends you consult your local, regional and university test plot data in addition to the data presented here before choosing the best Merschman Seeds’ product for your farm. We also recommend you plant a minimum of three Merschman products to manage environmental risks on your farm.


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Average Yields of Different Trait Technologies

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Insummary,wehavefoundtheGenuity®RoundupReady2Yield®SoybeansasaclasstobethehighestyieldinggeneticsthisyearwhencomparedtoLibertyLink®andRoundupReady®classes.However,ifyoulookatindividualproductsineachoftheclassesyouwillfindproductsthatbreakthatgeneralizationandyieldextremelyhigh.AttheTechPortthisyeartheLibertyLink®classwasthehighestyieldingclassprovingthatthereisnoyielddragassociatedwithLibertyLink®trait.


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Soybean Seed Treatment StudyThedatarepresentstheaverageof3soybeanmaturities:Navaho720RR,Arthur1030RR2Y,andKennedy1036RR2Y,withthreereplicationsofeachtreatmentconducted.

Treatment BPABonusCoated+™&VOTiVO™ 71.9

BonusCoated+™ 71.1

Untreated 67.1

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MerschmanBonusCoated+™fungicideseedtreatmentcontainsauniqueformulationofTrilex®6000containing6differentproducts:Trilex®,afungicideforseedbornefungiprotectionandRhizoctoniaRootRot;Allegiance®,afungicidespikedtoahigherrateof.8oz./cwt.providingseedlingPhytophthoraRootRotandsuperiorPhythiumprotection;YieldShield™,abiologicalbacteriumthatcolonizesontherootscreatingabarriertoextendtheprotectionoftherootfromRhizoctoniaRootRot;Gaucho®,aninsecticideprovidingseedlingprotectionfromtheover-winteringpopulationofbeanleafbeetles,seedcornmaggots,andupto60daysofprotectionagainstsoybeanaphids;apolymercoatingtoimproveplantabilityoftheseed;andaredcoloranttoindicatethattheseedistreated.

VOTiVO™seedtreatmentprovidesanewbiologicalmodeofactionandintroducesarevolutionarywaytoprotectsoybeanseedlingsandrootsagainstnematodes.VOTiVO™containsauniquestrainofbacteriathatlivesandgrowsontheyoungsoybeanrootscreatingabreak-throughlivingbarrierthatnematodescan’tpenetrate.VOTiVO™isexpectedtobeavailablecommerciallyin2012forsoybeans.


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Soybean Foliar Fungicide Treatment Study

Treatment BPA

Comanche1024LLwithStratego® 67.4

Comanche1024LLUntreated 65.8

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ApplicationrateofStratego®was10fl.oz./acregroundappliedatR3-R4growthstage.


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Nitrogen Application on Soybeans Applied at Emergence

Arthur 1030RR2Y

Treatment BPA

75lbs.ofN 72.7

50lbs.ofN 78.2

25lbs.ofN 73.4

CheckNoNitrogen 78.6

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75lbs.ofN

50lbs.ofN

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Nitrogenapplicationsinahigh-yieldenviromentdidnotshowaresponsecomparedtononitrogen.


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