Innovation and advancement in corn hybrids have allowed for bin busting yield numbers and protection from drought and heat stress.
Andrew Penney is a technical agronomist with Dekalb based in Iowa. He says that advancements in corn breeding have happened very suddenly and have made today?s plants more resilient and healthy than in the past.
Penney says that when making suggestions for hybrid selection, his first priority is yield but he also says there is one other area that is nearly as important to consider.
Penney says that because of the possibility of extreme environmental conditions, plants need to have strong drought and stress tolerance.
He says corn root worm has widened its attack area in the state of Iowa very quickly and growers need to go that extra mile in order to protect their fields from the spread of the pests.
