With the launch of the triple-stacked G3 series, using exceptional proprietary germplasm, Great Lakes Hybrids has taken the lead in the genetics race. Mike Stephenson, Great Lakes Hybrids brand manager, sees the G3 series as the “ultimate intersection of technology and nature.”

“For the past 20 years, Great Lakes Hybrids has achieved the highest winning percentage of championships, of every major seed company, in the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest. Ninety percent of the NCGA wins were using a traited hybrid (YGCB, YGRW, RR2 or stacked). The G3 series will build on this winning record,” said Stephenson.

Great Lakes Hybrids has developed four of its top champions as triple-stacked G3 hybrids, effectively marrying the world’s top breeding technology, germplasm and yield protection in one hybrid series. Those hybrids – 4297 G3, 5098 G3, 5961 G3 and Quad-5 G3 – are available now for 2006 planting.

In 2005, Great Lakes tested more than 50,000 new genetic combinations which yielded 24 new hybrids from 19 unique, new genetic lines, along with 11 new soybean varieties. The descriptions of these
new products (including the G3 series hybrids) are listed below.

24 NEW GREAT LAKES CORN HYBRIDS

4041                 Conventional Hybrid                   Relative Maturity: 90 days
Fantastic yield for the Northern corn belt and better as you move West of Chicago.

4206RR             Roundup Ready Corn 2 (RRC2)   Relative Maturity: 92 days
Double-barreled hybrid for grain and/or silage. Super grain quality and test weight.

4297 G3             YieldGard Plus with RRC2                        Relative Maturity: 92 days
Yield, standability and test weight in our earliest G3 series hybrid.

4415BtRR          YieldGard Corn Borer + RRC2     Relative Maturity: 94 days
Excellent yield potential with high test weight and outstanding stalk quality.

4513                 Conventional Hybrid                   Relative Maturity: 95 days
Early yielder with excellent emergence. New, unique genetics for this maturity.

5098 G3             YieldGard Plus with RRC2                        Relative Maturity: 100 days
New G3 hybrid in a key maturity. Good ear flex and outstanding yield potential.

5110BtRR          YieldGard Corn Borer + RRC2     Relative Maturity: 101 days
Michigan hybrid with top-end yield. Features nice ear flex with 18-22 rows of kernels.

5195Bt              YieldGard Corn Borer                 Relative Maturity: 101 days
Partner this Eastern hybrid with 4979 and 5377. Superior yield for its maturity.

5312BtRR          YieldGard Corn Borer + RRC2     Relative Maturity: 103 days
Best West of Lake Michigan. Good stalks, great emergence and good test weight.

5377RR             Roundup Ready Corn 2               Relative Maturity: 103 days
Roundup Ready Corn 2 version of our very popular 5377.

5665 X2             Herculex with Liberty Link                       Relative Maturity: 106 days
Great Lakes’ first Herculex hybrid in new genetics with outstanding yield and drought tolerance.

5711Bt              YieldGard Corn Borer                 Relative Maturity: 107 days
Super yield performance. Moves West very well. Excellent drought tolerance and root strength.

Quad-5 G3         YieldGard Plus with RRC2                        Relative Maturity: 108 days
G3 version of our popular Quad-5. Get maximum insect protection and crop safety.

5922                 Conventional Hybrid                   Relative Maturity: 109 days
5922’s got it all – the yield of 5722, the standability of Quad-5 and excellent emergence.

5961 G3             YieldGard Plus with RRC2                        Relative Maturity: 110 days
G3 version of the industry leader, 5961, with super profit potential for any situation.

6170                 Conventional Hybrid                   Relative Maturity: 111 days
Updated version of 6070 with 10 bushels more yield and better stalks and roots.

6202Bt              YieldGard Corn Borer                 Relative Maturity: 112 days
A chunk of corn with excellent yield and late season appearance. Super disease resistance.

6244                 Conventional Hybrid                   Relative Maturity: 112 days
High population conventional yielder. Excellent plant health and agronomic appearance.

6321BtRR          YieldGard Corn Borer + RRC2     Relative Maturity: 113 days
Super grain and silage hybrid with solid stress tolerance. Good hybrid for better soils.

6321Bt              YieldGard Corn Borer                 Relative Maturity: 113 days
Single-trait YGCB version of 6321BtRR. Likes heat. Very good test weight.

6384                 Conventional Hybrid                   Relative Maturity: 113 days
Strong yield performance that will resemble 6584. High tolerance to gray leaf spot and great test weight.

6518BtRR          YieldGard Corn Borer + RRC2     Relative Maturity: 115 days
Stacked hybrid with great top-end yield. Very good emergence. Keep at moderate populations.

6577                 Conventional Hybrid                   Relative Maturity: 115 days
Huge ears are the trademark of 6577. Extreme ear flex and super yield levels with very good emergence.

6595W              White Hybrid                              Relative Maturity: 115 days
New white corn hybrid with great yield and performance levels for food grade markets.

11 NEW GREAT LAKES SOYBEANS

GL1701RR         Roundup Ready              Relative Maturity: 1.7
Very good yield performance with super white mold tolerance.

GL2504RR         Roundup Ready              Relative Maturity: 2.5
Excellent yield potential in the West. Bushy bean with resistance to brown stem rot.

GL2550RR         Roundup Ready              Relative Maturity: 2.5
It flat-out yields. Very offensive soybean with GL2415 and GL2451 in the pedigree.

GL2719RR         Roundup Ready Cyst      Relative Maturity: 2.7
Replaces GL2819RR with more yield and an outstanding disease package – SDS, BSR, Cyst and white mold.

GL2909RR         Roundup Ready Cyst      Relative Maturity: 2.9
Excellent branching to boost yield. Has GL2919RR as a parent. Nice height, SDS and stress tolerance.

GL3509RR         Roundup Ready Cyst      Relative Maturity: 3.5
Rps1k, cyst resistance plus BSR and SDS tolerance. Attractive appearance and good standability.

GL3629RR         Roundup Ready Cyst      Relative Maturity: 3.6
Replaces GL3619RR with yield in all conditions. Holds its height under stress and has great SDS tolerance.

GL3802RR         Roundup Ready              Relative Maturity: 3.8
Has GL4800RR in the pedigree and stands like nobody’s business. Very good tolerance to cyst.

GL3829RR         Roundup Ready Cyst      Relative Maturity: 13.8
Cyst resistance, yield and gorgeous appearance in a great seed size! Strong yield levels.

GL4419RR         Roundup Ready Cyst      Relative Maturity: 4.4
Great early vigor, nice height and standability with cyst resistance and very good yield.

GL5009RR         Roundup Ready Cyst      Relative Maturity: 5.0
Top performer in all our yield trials. Goes anywhere and yields. Cyst resistance and good SDS tolerance.

So how does this benefit the farmer?

Great Lakes’ proprietary germplasm is one of the richest privately-owned germplasm bases in the world, providing an unusually deep pool of championship genetics and an exceptionally fertile environment for new hybrids. Working with their parent company, AgReliant Genetics, GLH now introduces the world’s first commercial doubled-haploid program, allowing the company to produce new, better hybrids in less than a third of the typical timeframe. Great Lakes Hybrids offers seed that is truly “Generations Ahead,” a proven winner in NCGA and F.I.R.S.T. trials today, and promising even more in the future.

Great Lakes Hybrids is the largest Michigan-based seed corn supplier and a brand of AgReliant Genetics, LLC. With the industry’s fourth-largest research program, Great Lakes Hybrids and AgReliant Genetics have been able to produce top-performing conventional genetics for incorporation of new transgenic traits. Great Lakes Hybrids has also produced more winners per entry of any other seed company in the National Corn Grower’s annual Corn Yield Contest.