GDUs to Mid-pollination: 1060
GDUs to Black Layer: 2180
Pollination for Maturity: Medium
Ear Type: Semi-Flex
Cob Color: Red
GDUs to Mid-pollination – 1060
GDUs to Black Layer – 2180
Pollination for Maturity – Medium
Ear Type – Semi-Flex
Cob Color – Red
Key Strengths
· Great top-end yield potential! Jumps out of the ground and exhibits very good plant health and staygreen throughout the season. Strong stalks holds up a very girthy ear!
Weaknesses
· Average rating on Goss’s. Not for continuous corn.
Positioning
· Really strong top-end yields for this maturity! Fertilize for a higher yield goal and intensively manage this hybrid as it responds very well. Did see some response to high rates of ALS chemistries, especially pre-emerge. Avoid ALS chemistries, but don’t skip the pre as yield is determined early with this hybrid as it flexes for girth often to 20 kernels around!
Agronomic & Disease Ratings
The higher the number, the better the performance or rating.
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 put my Hefty corn up to my favorite Pioneer and Dekalb, and wow does it perform! I’ll keep planting Hefty!
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 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.
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.
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.