Atlanta, Indiana
September 30, 2008
Beck’s Hybrids offers
choices to farmers in helping farmers reduce their crop
insurance premiums. The Biotech Yield Endorsement (BYE) released
last year by the Risk Management Agency (RMA), allowed for
reduced crop insurance premiums for farmers using YieldGard
Plus® with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 and YieldGard VT Triple®
hybrids. The Biotechnology Endorsement (BE) program for 2009 has
now been expanded to include Herculex® XTRA, Herculex® XTRA with
Roundup Ready Corn 2, and Agrisure 3000GT® insect protection
traits.
Farmers in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan now can choose
which genetics and traits work best for them in their farming
operation when planting Beck’s hybrids. Beck’s Hybrids offers a
wide selection of genetics coupled with genetic traits such as
YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn 2 (CBRWRR), YieldGard VT
Triple (VT3), Herculex XTRA (HXT) and Herculex XTRA with Roundup
Ready Corn 2 (HXR) to aid farmers in the in-plant control of
western, northern, and Mexican corn rootworm, and European corn
borer, as well as other secondary pests. The use of these
products has shown to substantially reduce yield loss as a
result of better plant protection against insects.
Additionally, Beck’s Hybrids will also offer Agrisure 3000GT
(Beck 5716A3) corn in their lineup for the 2009 planting season.
Agrisure 3000GT has also been added to the list of traits
approved for premium rate reduction in the BE program. Agrisure
3000GT has only been approved for premium reduction in Indiana
and Illinois in Beck’s marketing area. “This is an outstanding
new addition to the Beck’s Triple Stack lineup,” said Scott
Beck, Vice President of Beck’s Hybrids. This new trait package
offers corn rootworm and corn borer resistance along with the
option to apply glufosinate or glyphosate herbicides.
Dr. Kevin Cavanaugh, Beck’s Hybrids Research Director says,
“Growers planting Beck’s YieldGard Plus with Roundup Ready Corn
2 (CBRWRR), YieldGard VT Triple (VT3), Herculex XTRA (HXT),
Herculex XTRA with Roundup Ready Corn 2 (HXR), or Agrisure
3000GT (A3) will find, on average, a 15 bushel per acre yield
advantage over non traited corn products.”
Beck’s Hybrids will continue to offer their growers various
trait and genetic options. For example, Beck’s is offering a
different refuge strategy for some triple stack products that
can improve yield and agronomic performance. “Growers will have
new and different genetics to plant on their refuge acres that
can improve health, standability and yield in the refuge”, says
Dr. Kevin Cavanaugh, Beck’s Research Director.
Beck's Hybrids is a family-owned and operated seed company
that serves farmers throughout Indiana, Illinois, and select
counties in Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. According to a recent
media survey, Beck's ranks as the sixth largest seed company in
the United States and the only one in the top six that is
family-owned, making Beck's the largest retail family-owned seed
company in the U.S.
Agrisure is a registered trademark of a Syngenta Group Company.
YieldGard, YieldGard Plus, Roundup Ready and Roundup Ready Corn
2 are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology, LLC
Herculex is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. |
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