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
The higher the number, the better the performance or rating.
Hefty Corn 4612 Plot Results
Hefty Corn 4612 has been one of the best corn varieties on my farm.
Hefty 4612 stands excellent late into the fall, especially in 2019. It’s the best corn I’ve had.
I love how Hefty 4612 stands into the year in wet ground.
Hefty 4612 corn had awesome flex!
Hefty Corn 4612 stands well, was the fastest out of the ground, and harvested well in 2019, which stands for something.
Hefty Corn 4612 had very good emergence.