CONVENTIONAL
Ear Type
Cob Color
GDUs to Mid-pollination
GDUs to Black Layer
Pollination for Maturity
Semi-Determinate
Red
1300
2530
Medium
Ear Type – Semi-Determinate
Cob Color – Red
GDUs to Mid-pollination – 1300
GDUs to Black Layer – 2530
Pollination for Maturity – Medium
KEY STRENGTHS
Strong yielding product! Jumps out of the ground in the spring and establishes huge roots and very good stalks. Low greensnap risk and good harvest time intactness. Heavy test weight and deep kernels are impressive.
WEAKNESSES
Average rating on Goss’s wilt.
POSITIONING
This is a really nice conventional corn product with a solid plant and good agronomics. Managing corn rootworms with a planting time insecticide is important. Feeding the crop well and not running short of nitrogen, sulfur, and boron late results in the heavy test weights and high yields you’re looking for.
AGRONOMIC & DISEASE RATINGS
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.
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.
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!
The emergence and yields I have gotten from my Hefty Brand Seed have been outstanding!
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.
Out of everything I planted, Hefty has always been the first corn out of the ground over the last three years.