Slater, iowa
March 13, 2007
Garst Seed Company
recently announced the release of four new Garst® brand sorghum
hybrids to its 2007 lineup. Three of the four new products are
best suited for forage production with the fourth especially
suited for grain production.
“Garst’s sorghum lineup delivers a good balance of high-yielding
grain and forage sorghum hybrids to meet growers’ different
end-use needs,” says Phil Kunz, sorghum product manager for
Garst. “At Garst, we focus on bringing to market sorghum hybrids
that have high-yield potential along with excellent agronomics,
drought tolerance and unique genetics needed for specific
growing conditions. Combine these characteristics with the
ability to withstand tough disease and pest challenges and
growers can be assured that our products will deliver the
results they want at harvest.”
Garst brand 753BMR+ is a brown midrib forage that delivers
excellent yields of high-quality forage with long, wide leaves.
This product is extremely versatile, making it a good choice for
pasture, hay, silage or green chop. Its excellent standability
and photoperiod sensitivity combine to offer tremendous harvest
flexibility. 753BMR+ performs best at medium planting rates and
in narrow or 30-inch rows.
Garst 311 is a high-yielding conventional forage sorghum with
very good agronomics. At 70-72 days to mid-bloom, this
medium-early forage sorghum produces high grain yields for high
grain-to-stover ratios on uniform, medium-height plants.
760BMR is another new brown midrib sorghum sudangrass from
Garst. This medium-full hybrid offers increased digestibility
and palatability over conventional sorghum sudangrasses, making
it an excellent choice for haying and grazing cattle. It also
has good leaf retention at harvest with very good regrowth after
cutting. 760BMR is a widely adapted product and the brown midrib
trait provides increased utilization and efficiency.
For grain sorghum production, Garst 5464 is a medium-full hybrid
with excellent yield for maturity, at 68 days to mid-bloom. It
also provides excellent plant health and stay green with very
good late season agronomics. 5464 delivers high-test weight
grain and good drought stress with very good stalk strength
under stress.
For more details on Garst sorghum hybrids or other high
performing products, growers should contact their local sales
representative, call toll-free 1-888-GO-GARST (464-2778) or
visit www.garstseed.com.
Garst Seed Company, with headquarters in Slater, Iowa,
provides innovative seed solutions for growers across North
America with high yielding corn, soybean, sorghum, alfalfa and
sunflower products. For more information about Garst products,
contact your local Garst ProSeller or visit Garst’s Web site at
www.garstseed.com.
Garst Seed Company is affiliated with Syngenta, a world-leading
agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through
innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in
crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial
seeds market. Sales in 2006 were approximately $8.1 billion.
Syngenta employs around 19,500 people in over 90 countries.
Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New
York (SYT). Further information is available at
www.syngenta.com.
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