Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
October 1, 2009

MYCOGEN® brand SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ corn hybrids produced two grand champion entries at the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl en route to a highly successful overall showing. Winners were announced at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Sept. 30.

“We are very excited about the outstanding results our customers achieved in the 2009 World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl,” says Greg Cannon, forage products marketing specialist, Mycogen Seeds.

Southtown Dairy Farm of South New Berlin, N.Y., was named the World’s Forage Grand Champion with corn silage made from Mycogen BMR hybrid F2F449. Southtown Dairy Farm is southwest of Albany, N.Y., and milks 650 cows three times a day. In addition, Steiner Farms of Sterling, Ohio, was named the grand champion in the BMR Corn Silage category with its F2F700 entry.

Other BMR placings

MYCOGEN brand BMR hybrids swept the competition in the Brown Mid-Rib (BMR) Dairy Corn Silage rankings, taking all nine placings. In addition to the grand champion in this category, other BMR hybrid winners included Holmes Acres Farm, New Woodstock, N.Y.; Wilwerding Dairy, Freeport, Minn.; Mulligan Dairy, Avon, N.Y.; Jon Merrell, Wolcott, N.Y.; Morrisville State College, Morrisville, N.Y.; Schreiberdale Holsteins, Perry, N.Y.; and Ken Deezeuw, McBain, Mich.

“Our line of MYCOGEN brand SILAGE-SPECIFIC corn hybrids are bred for nutritional quality and offer the most digestible nutrients for optimal animal performance,” Cannon explains. “The diverse lineup allows growers to select the proper hybrid for their geography and management practices.”

Dairy corn silage winners

MYCOGEN brand hybrids also performed very well in the Standard Dairy Corn Silage (non-BMR) category, earning three awards. Award-winning entries in this division are: Gernaat Dairy LLC of Falmouth, Mich., with TMF2N494; Maple Downs Farms 2 of Middleburgh, N.Y., with TMF94; and Merlin Bliefernicht of DeForest, Wis., with TMF2Q716.

All corn silage winners were selected based on forage analysis, visual analysis and milk per ton.

Alfalfa winners

Several MYCOGEN alfalfa customers also placed well in both the Dairy Hay and Dairy Haylage divisions at the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl.

Andy Bruggemen, St. Henry, Ohio; Meggie Walz, Glen Haven, Wis.; and Tim Walz, Glen Haven, Wis., all placed in the Dairy Hay division. Sand Creek Dairy LLC, Hastings, Mich.; Andy Thelen, St. Johns, Mich.; Tim Smith, Pulaski, Wis.; Packard Farms, Clare, Mich.; Wayne Mathison, Cumberland, Wis.; and Steve Benthem, McBain, Mich., were finalists in the Dairy Haylage class.

“We offer top-performing alfalfas that provide superb yield potential, high-quality forage, and disease and pest resistance,” Cannon explains.

The hay/haylage finalist samples were judged according to forage analysis, visual analysis and milk per ton.

The organizing partners of the World’s Forage Analysis Superbowl are AgSource Cooperative Services, DairyBusiness Communications, Hay and Forage Grower/Webb Publications, USDA Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin-College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and World Dairy Expo.


Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC and a developer and marketer of leading corn hybrids, the market leader in SILAGE-SPECIFICcorn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information about MYCOGEN® brand products, visit www.mycogen.com.

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world’s growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $4.5 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.

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Published: October 1, 2009