Ovid, Michigan
December 28, 1999Great Lakes Hybrids, the leading seed company in the
National Corn Growers Association's Corn Yield Contest, has produced more winners per
entry in the 1990s than any other company in the Midwest.
"Our worldwide genetic research program has created top-performing hybrids that have
proven themselves in an outstanding fashion in this elite, national arena in each of the
past 10 years," said Mike Stephenson, president of Great Lakes Hybrids.
"In that time span, we've produced a higher winning percentage than companies like
Pioneer, DeKalb and Novartis."
Since 1990, Great Lakes Hybrids produced 537 entries in the NCGA Corn Yield Contest, with
101 achieving the yields necessary to become state champions (in the Midwestern
corn-growing states). A Great Lakes' hybrid has won more than 18.8 percent of the time.
Great Lakes has also celbrated national champions in the 1990's. The table below shows how
the rest of the top companies in the industry stack up by winning percentage:
Company |
Winning
% |
Entries |
Wins |
| Great Lakes
Hybrids |
18.8% |
537 |
101 |
| Pioneer (DuPont) |
16.1% |
6,493 |
1,047 |
| Mycogen |
12.8% |
117 |
15 |
| Novartis |
12.7% |
1,324 |
168 |
| Asgrow (Monsanto)
|
9.8% |
907 |
89 |
| DeKalb (Monsanto)
|
8.3% |
1,602 |
133 |
| Golden Harvest |
7.7% |
65 |
5 |
| Cargill |
7.0% |
186 |
13 |
| Garst |
6.5% |
629 |
41 |
| NC+ |
5.8% |
69 |
4 |
| Crow's |
2.1% |
9 |
437 |
|
"Great performance in an unbiased national contest shows
the strength of the breeding program we've been developing for years," said Frank
Hardimon, corn product manager. "Midwestern farmers demand performance, and the Great
Lakes Hybrids lineup has proven itself in an elite, national competition for the past 10
years."
The NCGA Corn Yield Contest is an annual national competition among corn producers with
the goal of producing the highest yields. Growers compete within a broad range of corn
production classes.
States included are those Great Lakes Hybrids markets seed corn in: IL, IN, IA, MI, WI,
OH, KY, MN, SD, KS, NE and CO.
Great Lakes Hybrids is affiliated with KWS in Germany, a
seed-only company, and has research stations in Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa and
Puerto Rico. This strong, proven research program has been able to produce top performing
conventional genetics for incorporation of the new transgenic traits. For the latest
information or to find your local dealer, visit http://www.glh-seeds.com
or call 1-800-257-SEED.
Company news release
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