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‘The scientific horsepower to get the job done’
November 12, 2015 · No comments

Marshall County, Indiana: After decades of farming, why does grower David Albert continue to turn to NK® Soybeans? Trust. “Syngenta has the best people and the scientific horsepower to get the job done,” said Albert. And that’s just what happened this growing season – NK Soybeans got the job done. The region saw heavy rains for weeks at a time this year. Many area growers began to expect less than impressive soybean yields, including Albert....

On the cutting edge, and happy to be there
November 11, 2015 · No comments

Wellsburg, Iowa: Not hail nor an extreme wind storm could impact grower Bill Janssen’s Enogen® corn this season. This year was Janssen’s first with Enogen. It produced great yields and a very happy farmer. The Harvest Chasers met with up Bill Janssen in the field to talk about the success of his first harvest with Enogen Corn.    During a recent trip to his fields, the Harvest Chasers discovered that Janssen’s Enogen corn hybrid E111B8-3000GT brand...

NK Soybeans negate tempered expectations
November 5, 2015 · No comments

New Holland, Ohio: Grower John Pendleton put his faith in NK® Soybeans S39-U2 brand this growing season. It paid off big time. According to Pendleton, many nearby growers tempered their expectations for their soybean crop because of the region’s unusually large amounts of rain. “Around here, you can’t complain if you’re getting at least 50 bushels per acre (bu/A) [based on the season’s conditions],” said Pendleton. However, Pendleton had nothing to gripe about. While he...

Innovative tools help you tackle each season
November 5, 2015 · No comments

Your growers can start the season right by drafting the best hybrids for their fields. Insects, weeds, disease and weather variability are among the barriers that may limit corn’s yield potential. The good news is that the changing landscape of farming has brought forth innovative tools and technologies, opening up new opportunities for growers to take control of the issues that affect yields. Agrisure® traits, which are available in all NK® Corn hybrids, are representative...

Manage Mother Nature with NK Corn
November 4, 2015 · No comments

MINNESOTA: As growers plan for the next corn production season, they understand that their crop’s fate will be largely dependent on Mother Nature. In southern Minnesota, growers who choose NK® Corn hybrid N45P Artesian brand may be better prepared to manage what Mother Nature may throw at them. As one of our flagship hybrids, NK Corn N45P Artesian brand is built for top-end yield and performs in a variety of soil types and climates—promoting outstanding,...

Application flexibility is one of greatest benefits for Upper Midwest growers
November 2, 2015 · No comments

After experiencing wet conditions early in the season, growers across the Upper Midwest identified application flexibility in a herbicide as one of the most important benefits to early-season weed management. While herbicides with a wide application window and broad-spectrum weed control are hard to find, growers name Acuron® corn herbicide as a step change in weed management thanks to both its application flexibility and weed control. “The weather is sporadic in Minnesota,” said Bud Sanken,...

Despite weather, soybeans hitting high yields
October 26, 2015 · No comments

Ottawa, Kansas: For nearly 10 years, Syngenta has played a role at Spencer Family Farms. They plant NK® Soybeans and grower Kevin Spencer has been serving as a Syngenta Seed Advisor™. The Harvest Chasers sat down with Spencer and his sons to discuss their fields’ performance this season. Overall, they reported a successful harvest despite stressful weather conditions. Grower and Syngenta Seed Advisor Kevin Spencer (far left) is joined by his sons on his Ottawa, KS...

Two years of similar weather? Sure. But three?
October 26, 2015 · No comments

IOWA: As you turn your attention to what corn hybrids to plant in 2016, you might be looking back at the hybrids that worked for you this year and consider getting more of the same. I don’t discourage that, but keep in mind that you do want to keep your hybrid mix diverse – because weather is always unpredictable. It might not have seemed like it the past two years. We experienced cooler and wetter...

NK Soybeans perform despite summer soaking
October 19, 2015 · No comments

Heyworth, Illinois: The weather in central Illinois made harvest a breeze for Chuck Sinn, so much so that by the time Harvest Chasers rolled through town, he’d already been finished for more than a week – well ahead of schedule! Harvest Chasers arrived to meet with grower Chuck Sinn about the progress of his harvest only to find out that his fields were well ahead of schedule. But this year, the weather wasn’t always so...