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GDUs to Mid-pollination: 1250
GDUs to Black Layer: 2380
Pollination for Maturity: Late
Ear Type: Semi-Flex
Cob Color: Red

GDUs to Mid-pollination: 1250
GDUs to Black Layer: 2380
Pollination for Maturity: Late
Ear Type: Semi-Flex
Cob Color: Red

KEY STRENGTHS
Big yielder with stalks and roots to match! Excellent early vigor. Strong defensive package leads to consistently strong performance across most soil types. High-level tolerance to anthracnose stalk rot. Handled dry soils well.

WEAKNESSES
Only average on gray leaf spot tolerance.

POSITIONING
Very good all-around hybrid with excellent yield potential! Ear has some flex for both length and girth. Plant this one first. Will reward you for slightly higher plant population and good fertility.

AGRONOMIC & DISEASE RATINGS

H4612 Agronomic Chart

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

Hefty Corn 4612 Plot Results

YearBrandProductTraitRMMoistureDry Bu/AcYield RankPlot NameStateCooperator
2021HeftyH4612VT2P9617.9234.716Bird Island, MN Corn Plot 2021 - 2Bird IslandMNAg PhD
2021HeftyH4612VT2P9616180.46Breckenridge, MN Corn Plot 2021BreckenridgeMNAg PhD
2021HeftyH4612VT2P961996.56Faulkton, SD Corn Plot 2021Faulkton SDAg PhD
2021HeftyH4612VT2P9618.3218.410Groton, SD Corn Plot 2021Groton SDAg PhD
2021HeftyH4612VT2P9618.2205.11Lisbon, ND Corn Plot 2021LisbonNDAg PhD
2021HeftyH4612VT2P9615.2201.36Russell, MN Corn Plot 2021RussellMNAg PhD
2020HeftyH4612VT2P9624.8261.71Jackson, MN Ultra Early-Season F.I.R.S.T. Corn PlotJacksonMNF.I.R.S.T.
2020HeftyH4612VT2P9622.6245.618Ventura, IA Ultra Early-Season F.I.R.S.T. Corn PlotVenturaIAF.I.R.S.T.
2020HeftyH4612VT2P9625116.81Alton, IA Ultra Early-Season F.I.R.S.T. Corn PlotAltonIAF.I.R.S.T.
2020HeftyH4612VT2P96252.91815Fox Lake, WI Early-Season F.I.R.S.T Corn PlotFox LakeWIF.I.R.S.T.
2020HeftyH4612VT2P96243.916.85Oxford, WI Early-Season F.I.R.S.T Corn PlotOxfordWIF.I.R.S.T.
2020HeftyH4612VT2P96150.51530Plover, WI Early-Season F.I.R.S.T Corn PlotPloverWIF.I.R.S.T.
2020HeftyH4612VT2P96206.420.912Plymouth, IA Ultra Early-Season F.I.R.S.T Corn PlotPlymouthIAF.I.R.S.T.
2020HeftyH4612VT2P9617.4220.19Egan, SD Corn Plot 1EganSDAg PhD
2020HeftyH4612VT2P9618.1209.642020 Hancock MN Corn Plot 2HancockMNAg PhD
2020HeftyH4612VT2P9614.6189.49Huron, SD Corn Plot 1HuronSDAg PhD
2020HeftyH4612VT2P9614.9212.614Olivia, MN Corn Plot 1OliviaMNAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9623.62276East Breckenridge, MN Corn PlotBreckenridgeMNAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9623.6156.68Freeman, SD Corn 2019FreemanSDAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9621.3207.84North Groton, SD Corn PlotGrotonSDAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9623.2195.37North Hancock, MN Corn PlotHancockMNAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9620.6196.611South Bird Island, MN Corn PlotBird IslandMNAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9623.7141.94South Plankinton, SD Corn 2019PlankintonSDAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9623.6193.22South Watertown Corn PlotWatertownSDAg PhD
2019HeftyH4612VT2P9625.6199.33South Watertown, SD Corn Plot 2WatertownSDAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9620230.45Aberdeen Corn Plot 1AberdeenSDAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9618.920611Baltic Corn Plot 1BalticSDAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9620.6241.65Baltic Corn Plot 3BalticSDAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9618.8191.33Baltic Corn Plot 4BalticSDAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9623.6192.915Breckenridge Corn Plot 1BreckenridgeMNAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9620.5233.76Fox Lake, WI 2018 Early Season F.I.R.S.T. Corn PlotFox LakeWIF.I.R.S.T.
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9625.7211.15Hancock Corn Plot 1HancockMNAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9623.2231.72Hancock Corn Plot 4HancockMNAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9616.8168.85Huron Corn Plot 1HuronSDAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9617.7164.311Huron Corn Plot 2HuronSDAg PhD
2018HeftyH4612VT2P20.54214.353Morris, MN Corn Plot 1MorrisMNHefty
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9617.622726Osage, IA 2018 Ultra Early F.I.R.S.T Corn PlotOsageIAF.I.R.S.T.
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9619.3208.15Oxford, WI 2018 Early Season F.I.R.S.T. Corn Plot DBOxfordWIF.I.R.S.T.
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9618.9221.912Paulina, IA 2018 Ultra-Early F.I.R.S.T Corn PlotPaullinaIAF.I.R.S.T.
2018HeftyH4612VT2P9619.9220.414Plover, WI 2018 Early Season F.I.R.S.T. Corn PlotPloverWIF.I.R.S.T.

Hefty Corn 4612 has been one of the best corn varieties on my farm.

Larry, Central South Dakota

Hefty 4612 stands excellent late into the fall, especially in 2019. It’s the best corn I’ve had.

Matt, East Central South Dakota

I love how Hefty 4612 stands into the year in wet ground.

Terry, Eastern South Dakota

Hefty 4612 corn had awesome flex!

Cody, Brown County, South Dakota

Hefty Corn 4612 stands well, was the fastest out of the ground, and harvested well in 2019, which stands for something.

Jack, Eastern Central South Dakota

Hefty Corn 4612 had very good emergence.

Steve, Brown County, South Dakota