Hefty Brand Corn 5890 106-day Hybrid Header
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GDUs to Mid-pollination: 1330
GDUs to Black Layer: 2580
Pollination for Maturity: Medium
Ear Type: Semi-Flex
Cob Color: Pink

GDUs to Mid-Pollination: 1330
GDUs to Black Layer: 2580
Pollination for Maturity: Medium
Ear Type: Semi-Flex
Cob Color: Pink

KEY STRENGTHS
National line with industry-leading tar spot tolerance! Powerful yielder with consistent performance due to a top-notch disease tolerance package and heavy test weight grain.

WEAKNESSES
No hybrid is “resistant” to tar spot, so a foliar fungicide application can still be very helpful.

POSITIONING
This is as close to a place-everywhere hybrid as you’ll find. Great disease tolerance package! Works in its maturity zone and moves south well, too. The hybrid also has a strong response to intense management. Flexes for both girth and length. Loves good fertility. Specifically for tar spot: add Xyway at planting time in a 2 X 2 and spray foliar applications at 5-foot corn and after tassel. We haven’t seen any hybrids look better than this one with that level of management.

AGRONOMIC & DISEASE RATINGS

H5890 Agronomic Chart

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

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.

Nathan, Watertown, South Dakota

I put my Hefty corn up to my favorite Pioneer and Dekalb, and wow does it perform! I’ll keep planting Hefty!

Luke, Iowa

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!

Ben, Moses Lake, Washington

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.

Paul, Southeast South Dakota

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.

Mike, Othellow, Washington

The emergence and yields I have gotten from my Hefty Brand Seed have been outstanding!

Mark, Southeast South Dakota

Out of everything I planted, Hefty has always been the first corn out of the ground over the last three years.

Devon, Southeast Nebraska