August 17, 2006
NC+ Hybrids announces 2007 product lineup
Press release
NC+ Hybrids, Inc., has announced 62 new corn and soybean products for the 2007 growing season, including 16 YieldGard Plus stacked with Roundup Ready Corn 2 options and six Vistive soybean choices.
"NC+ is pleased to offer growers access to elite germplasm and advanced biotechnology traits that result in maximum yields and profitability," says Jeff Dilbeck, NC+ sales manager. "Growers today expect bottom line value from their seed and it's our job at NC+ to help them achieve that by developing, producing and marketing high-quality seed."
Dilbeck said the 2007 seed line-up is developed from a system that quickly identifies, evaluates and commercialises the best new products and then gets them onto customers' farms.
"This means more proven products are available faster, which allows growers to immediately improve yields from one growing season to the next. We also pride ourselves in the ability to help farmers position the right product offerings in the right places," added Dilbeck.
According to Doug Gloystein, NC+ general manager, the 2007 product offerings include 42 new corn products, including 16 new triple-stacked corn choices that incorporate YieldGard Corn Rootworm, YieldGard Corn Borer and Roundup Ready Corn 2 technology stacked traits, allowing protection against corn rootworms, corn borers and other pests, as well as yield-robbing weeds and grasses.
"Even in dry conditions, YieldGard-protected corn works to develop a strong root system that results in superior plant health when compared with unprotected corn or corn product offerings protected with soil insecticides," Gloystein says. "This provides growers with a complete seed package, maximum yields and the tools needed to protect that yield potential."
The 2007 NC+ corn options that incorporate YieldGard Corn Rootworm, YieldGard Corn Borer and Roundup Ready Corn 2 are: NC+ 1331RBD, NC+ 1774RBD, NC+ 1994RBD, NC+ 2194RBD, NC+ 3432RBD, NC+ 3583RBD, NC+ 3612RBD, NC+ 3757RBD, NC+ 3943RBD, NC+ 4424RBD, NC+ 4447RBD, NC+ 4948RBD, NC+ 5235RBD, NC+ 5329RBD, NC+ 5434RBD and NC+ 6125RBD.
All YieldGard Plus stacked with Roundup Ready Corn 2 products will be treated with seed-applied insecticide to prevent early-season insects and diseases from reducing emergence and causing slow seedling growth.
In addition, NC+ is offering 20 new Roundup Ready soybean choices for 2007, including six Vistive soybean products. Vistive soybeans are low linolenic and produce oil with little or no trans fats.
"Vistive soybeans are highly attractive to food processors and offer excellent profit potential for growers," Gloystein said. "Yields are competitive with traditional product offerings and, because they contain the Roundup Ready technology, weed control is excellent."
The new Vistive products are: NC+ 2V51RR, NC+ 2V62RR, NC+ 2V71RR, NC+ 3V01RR, NC+ 3V11RR and NC+ 3V51RR.
NC+ is also offering a new Roundup Ready alfalfa, V-45RR, and a new grain sorghum, NC+ 5B37, in 2007.
"NC+ has access to one of the broadest germplasm bases in the world which allows us to bring valuable performance characteristics together in combinations other seed companies simply cannot offer," said Dilbeck. "For growers, this means components that contribute to higher yields and seed best suited for local growing conditions."
Dilbeck said the company was dedicated to putting customers first and providing service and support after the sale, adding that cooperation with customers was important to better understand local growing conditions and agronomic practices before applying this knowledge to position the right products in the right places for maximum yield and profitability.
With access to leading genetic and technology traits, NC+ Hybrids, Inc., independently markets the NC+ brand of seed corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, forage sorghum, sudangrass and alfalfa as an operating subsidiary of Channel Bio Corp. For more information on NC+ and all the 2007 new products, visit the NC+ website at www.nc-plus.com
