Verified FBN Member (MD)

Agronomy

You want to know if FBN seed is worth planting.

F2F2 GS448 Treated. Planted on May 17 2020 into standing cover crop wheat at a population of 109,000. June and July were very hot with minimal rain until August. This is just one plant.

    You want to know if FBN seed is worth planting.

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Verified FBN Member (TX)

Whats a good seed corn for south western Kanas

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

Looking for conventional and stacked. Looking at 4.2 to 4.7 for beans.

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

Could anyone tell me what would be good corn and bean numbers for southern Illinois south of Interstate 64. Marginal land at best.

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

You looking for conventional corn or stacked? They had some good RR soybeans 4.4 that look really good on my timber soil. They have some new...

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Verified FBN Member

Been awful dry here in NW Ohio also. We planted nearly everything in FBN corn and beans (first time trying FBN seed). I am impressed how it...

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

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We have FBN corn side by side with Dekalb. It’s not harvested yet but it looks impressive.

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Verified FBN Member (CO)

Dry and streaky rains here in SE CO. We planted 100% FBN corn this year, where it rained it’s gonna yield well. Where it didn’t it doesn’t l...

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Verified FBN Member (CO)

Nope it’s not

Dry year here. The dekalb will make grain and the FBN will not.

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Verified FBN Member (IA)

I could take a picture like that in many of my fields this year and it would all be the same hybrid, totally dependand on the subsoils abili...

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Verified FBN Member (CO)

*********** that was our thoughts too for going all FBN this year. Planted a quarter to one of their $99/bag conventional corn hybrids, than...

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Verified FBN Member (AL)

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I planted the 80 and averaged 135. That’s excellent for north Alabama with an early variety. The 115 day is being harvested now and is doing...

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Verified FBN Member (CO)

That’s pretty telling for sure. Are they both traited the same? I’m assuming the Dekalb is a 93 day as well? PGS has a 93 day (4393?) that h...

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Verified FBN Member (WI)

2.2 FBN vs LG 1.4. All beans were belly button high until the drought hit a month ago. Spent 2x the money for the LG from local ag supplier....

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Verified FBN Member (IL)

That’s like saying a 9620RX out pulled a 4020

Verified FBN Member (IA)

It also has a high level of determince vs indeterminince in the background of the breeding... a full maturity group apart each variety dea...

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Verified FBN Member (IA)

Relative maturity. It’s like comparing 103 day corn to 113 day corn. When planted the same day, the 103 corn will mature before 113 day corn...

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Verified FBN Member (WI)

So 1.4’s are automatically supposed to die when a drought comes along but 2.2’s don’t? They didn’t mature but wilted and died. There is only...

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Verified FBN Member (IA)

This is stupid. Plant 2.2 next to 2.2 and then post? Should be deleted.

Verified FBN Member (MN)

Not a real fair comparison.

Verified FBN Member (IA)

1.4 will always die before 2.2.


Verified FBN Member (AL)

I have the same results planted in late June and they have been through a rough time.

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Verified FBN Member (MD)

FBN treated soybeans look better than my $65 a unit asgrow treated soybeans.

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