HUNTINGBURG, Ind. – Stewart Seeds and LG Seeds dominated the early-season test, while NuTech and Mycogen hybrids topped the chart on the full-season test in Dubois County, Ind. this fall.

Farmers Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST), based in Illinois, conducted the test on the southern Indiana farm of Dennis Whitsitt. The soil was a clay loam, moderately well drained, no-till and non-irrigated.

The field was planted on May 24 at a rate of 34,000 seeds per acre and 30-inch spacing.

“Soil conditions were not ideal for planting, but the weather forecast made us plant,” said F.I.R.S.T. manager Rich Schleuning. “We got lucky that soils remained moist to help with emergence, as this had some of the best stands I have ever had. Corn we set back from saturated soil in some plots, but very few.

“Grain here was the brightest and nicest looking so far this season. Plant health was great as all leaves were still intact at harvest.”

Harvest was on Nov. 6 at a rate of 33,600 plants per acres.

In the early-season test, two Stewart Seeds hybrids took the top spots. Stewart’s 7E743RIB was first with a yield of 271.3 bushels per acre.

The moisture percentage was 18.4 percent, and the estimated gross income was $926 per acre. Stewart’s hybrid 8E623RIB was second at 267.4 bushels per acre.

LG Seeds hybrids finished third and fourth. LG Seeds LG5607VT2PRIB earned 247 bushels per acre, and LG5618STXRIB generated 246.7 bushels per acre.

Other top finishers in the early-season test were Augusta A5658GT3000, 245 bushels per acre; Dyna-Gro D50VC43, 244.3; and Seed Consultants SC 11AQ16, 243.6.

In the full-season test, NuTech/G2 Gen hybrid 5H-216 finished first with 259.9 bushels per acre. This variety’s moisture was at 18.6 percent, and it had an estimated gross income of $886 per acre.

In second place was Mycogen 2CF788 at 258.2 bushels per acre. The moisture content of this hybrid was 20.5 percent, and it’s estimated gross income per acre was $868. In third was Partners Brand PB 8333-3000GT at 256.8.

Other top-performing hybrids include Stewart Seeds 8E663RIB, 253.9; Stewart Seeds 8E753RIB, 251.5; Superior S8502VT3PRIB, 250.4; Pioneer P1339AM1, 248.8; and Stine R9739VT3Pro GC, 247.5.

Corn had been planted on this field the previous two years. The pest management plan included Verdict, glyphosate, Impact, Status, atrazine and Force.