

Ear Type
Cob Color
GDUs to Mid-pollination
GDUs to Black Layer
Pollination for Maturity
Semi-Flex
Red
990
1960
Early
Ear Type – Semi-Flex
Cob Color – Red
GDUs to Mid-pollination – 990
GDUs to Black Layer – 1960
Pollination for Maturity – Early
KEY STRENGTHS
Racehorse hybrid with a really good stalk and roots to boot! Handles Goss’s Wilt and anthracnose well.
WEAKNESSES
Likes a little higher population.
POSITIONING
Plant this at the upper end of your plant population range and watch it run! Can handle your variable ground but loves good soil. Responds well to intensive fertility management, especially with phosphorus and zinc.
AGRONOMIC & DISEASE RATINGS

The higher the number, the better the performance or rating.

Hefty Corn 3022 Plot Results

I first tried Hefty because of the price point. Then I put four hybrids in my competition plot with four other brands of corn. Hefty took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in my plot. That’s when I knew I was planting the real deal!
I know that when I give my business to Hefty Seed Company, I can count on great yields from their products and outstanding service from their knowledgeable agronomists.
We have had a really good run with Hefty Corn hybrids on our farm over the last several years. In fact, they have been our top-yielding hybrids for a number of years now.
I put my Hefty corn up to my favorite Pioneer and Dekalb, and wow does it perform! I’ll keep planting Hefty!
I plant corn for Habitat for Hunting. My ground is really tough due to flooding it each year. I switched to Hefty Corn because of how well it handles tough, dry soil.
The emergence and yields I have gotten from my Hefty Brand Seed have been outstanding!
Out of everything I planted, Hefty has always been the first corn out of the ground over the last three years.