Season Greetings

We hope everyone had an excellent Holiday season here at South Valley Seed we did Gary spent time with his family around the Wheaton area. Kyle he spent time with his in laws down in southern MN and his family at his family farm in North Dakota. Pat he also spent time with his family in the Dumont area. On January 1st 2017 was Pat's last day at South Valley Seed. Pat decided to retire to spend more time helping out on his farm, to spend more time with his family, and to spend alot more time fishing!

We have another discount deadline coming up on Friday 1-6-2017 and this one is a big one. If you want to get in on this discount give Gary 218-639-4064 or Kyle 320-304-2368 a call or stop in and we can get you booked before you lose out on a discount.

Also Kyle has added Talc Sales to South Valley Seed so if anyone is interested in Talc for the 2017 planting season let us know and we can get some delivered out to your farm. The Deadline for that is March 1 2017.

Discount Deadline

We have a the next set of discounts fast aproaching towards the end of the month November 30th is the next deadline date. I know with Thanksgiving fast aproaching and the beautiful weather we have been having everyone wants to be out and enjoying the weather but we want our growers to be aware of the discount deadlines. Let us know and we can get out to your farm and sit down with you and get you locked in the the most discounts that are available to you and your farming operation. 

Gary Yost 218-639-4064

Kyle Dally 320-304-2368

Come on in!!

Come on in to South Valley Seed for a cup of coffee or a pop and pickup the latest plot results from South Valley Seed and the Traverse County Corn growers association from the 2016 growing season.

Third and Fourth Plot Results are in!!!

Anderson

Pioneer 9188AMX.                16.7%.           205.0 bu/ac.               57.1 lbs

Pioneer 9526AMXT.              17.0%.           214.9 bu/ac.               55.4 lbs

Pioneer 9644AMX.                16.9%.           208.4 bu/ac.               57.0 lbs

Pioneer 9681AMX.                16.8%.           209.2 bu/ac.               55.7 lbs

Pioneer 9703AMX.                17.2%.           225.1 bu/ac.               58.2 lbs

Pioneer 9929AMXT.              17.5%.           236.6 bu/ac.               55.4 lbs

Pioneer 0157AMX.                18.0%.           238.5 bu/ac.               57.4 lbs

Pioneer 0339AMXT.              18.6%.           227.3 bu/ac.               56.4 lbs

Pioneer 9917AMX.                17.9%.            222.1 bu/ac.               57.7 lbs

Competitor                             16.5%.           212.3 bu/ac.               56 lbs

Competitor                             16.5%.           231.5 bu/ac.                56.4 lbs 

Competitor                              15.7%.          235.4 bu/ac.                56.3 lbs

Competitor.                             15.9%.          222.9 bu/ac.                 57.1 lbs

Competitor.                             15.7%           231.4 bu/ac.                 56.4 lbs

Warehouse/Show Plot

Pioneer 9929AMXT                             17.0%.             202.8 bu/ac.      55.4 lbs

Pioneer 0157AMX.                              18.0%.              213.4 bu/ac.     56.8 lbs

Pioneer 0339AMXT.                            18.5%.              207.6 bu/ac.     55.9 lbs

Pioneer 9917AMX.                              17.7%.              206.8 bu/ac.     57.3 lbs

Pioneer 9929AMXT (StepUp)             16.7%.              207.2 bu/ac.     55.7 lbs

Pioneer 9929AMXT (Commence).      17.5%.              210.2 bu/ac.     55.9 lbs

Competitor                                            17.8%.             199.6 bu/ac.      55.6 lbs

Competitor.                                           17.4%.              207.8 bu/ac.     56.6 lbs

Competitor.                                           16.8%.              198.8 bu/ac.     56.8 lbs

Competitor                                            16.6%.              214.9 bu/ac.     56.6 lbs

Competitor.                                           16.4%.              207.3 bu/ac.     56.0 lbs 

The Competitors we used in these plots were Channel, Dekalb and Gold Country. 

Second Plot Results are in!!!

Jorschumb Plot is located on the Northwest side of Wheaton Mn
This plot was planted on April 22nd 2016 and harvest October 7th 2016

AGRONOMIC 

Pioneer 9188AMX.                    17.3%            189.2 bu/ac          57 lbs
Pioneer 9526AMXT.                  17.8%            192.9 bu/ac          55.4 lbs
Pioneer 9644AMX.                    17.8%            191.4 bu/ac          55.9 lbs
Pioneer 9681AMX.                    17.5%            204.6 bu/ac          55.6 lbs
Pioneer 9703AMX.                    18.0 %           212.0 bu/ac          54.9 lbs
Pioneer 9929AMXT.                  18.9%            224.8 bu/ac          54.2 lbs
Pioneer 0157AMX.                    19.7%            232.4 bu/ac          55.6 lbs
Pioneer 0339AMXT.                  19.8%            233.0 bu/ac         55 lbs
Competitor.                                18.6%            229.4 bu/ac         54.2 lbs
Competitor.                                18.0%            221.8 bu/ac          56.6 lbs
Competitor.                                16.8%            215.1 bu/ac          55.3 lbs
Competitor.                                16.9%            200.1 bu/ac          55.7 lbs
Competitor.                                15.8%            207.5 bu/ac           55.9 lbs


The competitors we used in this plot were Channel, Gold Country, and Dekalb if you would like to know which Competitors were which come in and we will be more than happy to go over the Plot Data with you.

First Corn Test Plot Results are In!!!

Sorensons
At this plot we did some Fertilizer trails

Agronomic

Pioneer P9929 (None)                              17.4%     208 bu/ac          55.7 lbs
Pioneer P9681 (None)                              17.5%     187.2 bu/ac       57.5 lbs
Pioneer P9681(7-17-7+Generate)            17.1 %     200.2 bu/ac       57.5 lbs
Pioneer P9929 (7-17-7+Generate)           17.6%      215.7 bu/ac       55.6 lbs
Pioneer P9929 (7-17-7)                             15%        224 bu/ac          55.4 lbs
Pioneer P9681 (7-17-7)                            17.8%      200.8 bu/ac       56.5 lbs
Pioneer P0157 (7-17-7)                            20.1%      224.8 bu/ac       56.1 lbs
Pioneer P0157 (7-17-7+Generate)           20.2%      226 bu/ac          57.1 lbs
Pioneer P0157 (None)                              20.4%     225.8 bu/ac        57.1 lbs

Genetic

Pioneer P9188AMX                  16.8%      175.9 bu/ac       58.4 lbs
Pioneer P9526AMXT                17%         177.9 bu/ac       57.3 lbs
Pioneer P9644AMX                  17.8%      206.1 bu/ac       56.4 lbs
Pioneer P9681AMX                  17%         178.5 bu/ac       57.3 lbs
Pioneer P9703AMX                  17.9%      203.6 bu/ac       56 lbs
Pioneer P9929AMXT                18%         216.9 bu/ac       56.1 lbs
Pioneer P0157AMX                  20.3%      226.2 bu/ac       58.7 lbs
Pioneer P0339AMXT               20.6%       203 bu/ac          57.8 lbs
Pioneer P9917AMX                 18.1%       192.6 bu/ac       59.4 lbs
Pioneer P9917R                        18.3%       210.1 bu/ac       55.4 lbs
Pioneer P9929 (Step up)           18.4%       209.1 bu/ac       55 lbs
Pioneer P9929 (Commence)     18.6%       210.1 bu/ac       55.8 lbs
DeKalb 49-72                           17.8%        213.6 bu/ac       56.5 lbs
DeKalb 4565                            19.4%        209.4 bu/ac       54.7 lbs
Golden Country                        17.2%        211.4 bu/ac       56.1 lbs
DeKalb 4415                            16.6%        201.5 bu/ac       55.8 lbs
Channel 192-09                        20.8%        186.5 bu/ac       55.1 lbs
Pioneer P0157AMX                 19.5%        228.4 bu/ac       56.1 lbs   


Well the P0157 on the top once again. We have alot of this corn out in the country side if you don't have it on your farm and want it on your farm get ahold of us at South Valley Seed.

2016 Soybean Plot averages

Anderson

At this plot we had a Plot average of 62.5 bu/ac with P18T26r2 leading the way at 70.6 bu/ac

Jorschumb

At this plot we had a Plot average of 60.96 bu/ac with P15T46r2 leading the way at 69.7 bu/ac

Sorensen

At this plot we had a Plot average of 55.18 bu/ac with P18T26r2 leading the way at 67.8 bu/ac

Boehmlehner/Warehouse

At this plot we had a Plot average of 50.82 bu/ac with P11T22r2 leading the way at 58.1 bu/ac

We have some new and exciting soybean heading your way for the 2017 season. Keep an eye on are the P09T29x which one all of our extend plot trails with an average of 58.34 bu/ac between the 4 different plots. Also keep an eye on the P11T22r2 this soybean looks to be a high yeilder for your good soybean ground. And for those of you looking to go to later maturity bean check of the P18T26r2 this soybean did phenomenal in our plots. 

Stop by South Valley Seed and talk with Gary, Kyle or Pat for your 2017 seed needs. 

Office (320) 563-4600

Gary Yost (218) 639-4064

Kyle Dally (701) 730-0235

Pat Peyton (320) 808-4453

West of Dumont MN courtesy weigh

I had the chance to run a courtesy weigh yesterday on some 15T46r2 and they yielded out at 75.25 bu/ac with a 11.6% moister. The farmer had the right rains at the rite time. He was extremely happy with them. If anyone out there would like some spot weighing done let Kyle know and we will be more than happy to do it. 

Kyle Dally (701) 730-0235 

The Second Group of Plot Results are in!!

Sorensen
After a couple days of rainy weather we finally finished up all the soybean plots.

This plot is located Northwest of Wheaton
This Plot we did a few different liquid fertilizer trials. Along with more Seedtreatment trials. 

30in rows Planted May 2nd
We did another seedtreatment trial along with an Extend trials

Gold Country 1514 (3-18-18)          12.8%     57.9 bu/ac
Gold Country 1114 (3-18-18)          13.4%     43.2 bu/ac
Gold Country 1114 (7-17-7) Generate     13.5%     56 bu/ac
Gold Country 1514 (7-17-7) Generate     12.8%     53.4 bu/ac
Gold Country 1514 (7-17-7)             13.2%      55.4 bu/ac
Gold Country 1114 (7-17-7)             13.2%      55.4 bu/ac
Gold Country 1114              13%       54 bu/ac
Gold Country 1514              13.1%   50.9 bu/ac

Pioneer 09T29X                   12.9%      59.3 bu/ac
Pioneer 08T58X                   12.9%      54.1 bu/ac
Pioneer 10T41X                   12.8%      41.3 bu/ac

Pioneer 15T46 (VLS)           12.7%     58.7 bu/ac
Pioneer 15T46 (Untreated)   12.7%     47.4 bu/ac
Pioneer 15T46 (PPST)          12.7%     55.7 bu/ac

Asgrow 0934                         12.6%     56.5 bu/ac
Asgrow 1435                         12.8%     55.6 bu/ac
Asgrow 1733                         12.6%     55.8 bu/ac
Pioneer 19T78                       12.4%     52.9 bu/ac
Pioneer 19T39                       12.8%     64.7 bu/ac
Pioneer 18T26                       12.8%     67.8 bu/ac
Pioneer 15T46                       12.1%     59.8 bu/ac
Pioneer 14T70                       12.5%     48.3 bu/ac
Pioneer 11T22                       12.1%     62.9 bu/ac
Pioneer 10T91                       12.2%     53.7 bu/ac
Pioneer 10T02                       12.7%     49.6 bu/ac
Pioneer 09T74                       12.2%     53 bu/ac


Anderson
This plot is located 6 miles north of Wheaton
Good productivity ground
30in rows Planted May 2nd
We did another seedtreatment trial along with an Extend trials

Pioneer 09T29X                     11.6%    58.8 bu/ac
Pioneer 08T58X                     11.7%    55 bu/ac

Pioneer 15T46 (VLS)             11.4%    58.6 bu/ac
Pioneer 15T46 (PPST)           11.5%    65.3 bu/ac
Pioneer 15T46 (Untreated )          11.4%    57.8 bu/ac

Asgrow 0934                          11.3%    67.1 bu/ac
Asgrow 1435                          11.3%    67.6 bu/ac
Asgrow 1733                          11.1%    59.1 bu/ac
Pioneer 19T78                        14.1%    68.1 bu/ac
Pioneer 19T38                        12.7 %   67.1 bu/ac
Pioneer 18T26                        12.3%    70.6 bu/ac 
Pioneer 15T46                        11.6%     62 bu/ac
Pioneer 14T70                        11.3%     66.1 bu/ac
Pioneer 11T22                        11.1%     66.6 bu/ac
Pioneer 10T91                        11.2%     58.3 bu/ac
Pioneer 10T02                        11.4%     62 bu/ac
Pioneer 09T74                        10.8%     58 bu/ac

Wow how about those yields from these 2 plots its the first time at South Valley Seed we have seen 70 bushel beans in our test plots!! We are planning on starting to harvest Corn test plots tomorrow
(9-28-16) so make sure you keep an eye on our blog for Corn Plot Results.

We Have It

• Roundup Ready Soybeans
• LibertyLink Soybeans
• Extend Soybeans
• Conventional Soybeans 
• Roundup only Corn
• Roundup Double Stack Corn 
• Roundup Triple Stack Corn 
• Conventional Corn 
• Seed treatment 
• Seed and Seed treatment data to back up these products available to you from South Valley Seed 

First Soybean Plot results are in for 2016!!

Boehmlehner/Warehouse Show Plot 

This plot is across the highway from South Valley Seed to the east.
This plot was planted May 5th 2016 into 30in rows.
This plot ran out of moister in the first part for July which affected the yields.

Pioneer P10T41x     12%      49 bu/ac

Pioneer P09T29x     12%      48/bu/ac

Pioneer P08T58x     11.4%   46.4 bu/ac

Pioneer P16T75L     11.3%   52.8 bu/ac

Pioneer P09T15L     11.4%   51.6 bu/ac

Pioneer P10T02r      11.7%   45.7 bu/ac

Asgrow 1733           12.5%   53.3 bu/ac

Pioneer P15T46r      11.6%   51.1 bu/ac          Untreated 

Pioneer P15T46r      11.4%   56.6 bu/ac       Seed Treatment 

Pioneer P14T70r      11%      54 bu/ac

Pioneer P11T22r      11.4%   58.1 bu/ac 

Pioneer P10T02r      11.4%   47.8 bu/ac 

Pioneer P09T74r      11%      44.3 bu/ac 

Asgrow 1435            11.8%   52.8 bu/ac 

Clear Leader in this Plot was the Pioneer P11T22r. This is an exciting new Soybean coming your way in 2017!! Also take note of the P16T75L for your Liberty Link needs. For those of you wondering if seed treatment pays off take a look the P15T46r in the data which shows a 5.5 bushel increase from 

the Seed Treatment we recommend.

We also did the Jorschumb Plot the same day as the Plot above 

  

Jorschumb Soybean Plot 

This plot is located on the Northeast side of Wheaton.

This plot was planted on May 5th 2016 in 30in rows. 

This plot caught more timely rains. 

Pioneer P08T58x    11.5%     63bu/ac

Pioneer P09T29x    11.8%     69.4 bu/ac

Pioneer P10T41x    12%        62.7 bu/ac

Asgrow 1435          11.7%     62.9 bu/ac

Pioneer P15T46r    11.6%     61.8 bu/ac      Seed Treatment 

Pioneer P15T46r    11.6%     50.1 bu/ac      Untreated 

Pioneer P15T46r    11.3%     69.7 bu/ac      Seed Treatment 

Pioneer P14T70r    11.1%     60.5 bu/ac

Pioneer P11T22r    11.5%     62.3 bu/ac 

Pioneer P10T91r    11.2%     60.5 bu/ac

Pioneer P10T02r    11.5%     64 bu/ac 

Pioneer P09T74r    11.3%     58.5 bu/ac 

The clear winners were the P15T46r and our new P09T29x. The P09T29x is Dicamba tolerate Soybean which South Valley Seed will be offering for the 2017 growing season. For the P15T46r the treated P15T46r were substantially higher than the untreated P15T46r. If you have any questions about our seed treatments stop in and talk to us at South Valley Seed. 

Jorschumb Corn Plot

This plot was found about 1 mile east of Wheaton. Planted on 4/27/15 at 34,500/a and harvested on 10/6/15. 30' rows.
Hybrid                           Yield       Moisture    Test wt
Pioneer P9188amx        200.3         16.4           55.7
Pioneer P9526amxt       198.8         17.3           55.0
Pioneer P9538amxt       189.7         18.0           55.4
Pioneer P9644amx        215.8         17.9           56.0
Pioneer P9681amx        202.7         17.7           56.3
Pioneer P9703amx        208.8         17.7           55.7
Pioneer P9929amxt       196.3         17.8           54.2
Pioneer P0193amx        196.9         19.2           52.6
Pioneer P0157amx        220.3         19.5           55.6 - At the top again!
Pioneer P9917amx        218.0         18.1           55.6
Dekalb DKC44-13rib    197.8         16.3          55.8
Dekalb DKC46-20rib    200.8         16.2          55.1
Dekalb DKC49-72rib    209.8         17.3          54.9
Pioneer P9681amx        204.4         17.0           56.7

Again, P0157amx was at the top of the plot. P9917amx and P9644amx close behind. P9644amx is a 96 day corn that we are moving forward on cautiously based on 2014 yield results. P9917amx is still a great corn for the area after all these years.

D & D Anderson Corn Plot

This plot is found 6-7 miles north of Wheaton along HWY 75. Planted at 34,500/a on 4/28/15 and harvested on 10/7/15. Very nice plot results.
Hybrid                           Yield       Moisture    Test wt
Pioneer P9188amx        205.2          16.7          56.4
Pioneer P9526amxt       207.4          17.6          56.1
Pioneer P9538amxt       197.6          18.2          54.6
Pioneer P9644amx        206.2          18.5          56.0
Pioneer P9681amx        208.7          18.8          55.6
Pioneer P9703amx        204.7          18.0          55.4
Pioneer P9929amxt       204.7          17.3          55.6
Pioneer P0193amx        207.9          21.2          52.9
Pioneer P0157amx        214.2          20.6          56.0
Pioneer P9917amx        210.7          19.7          55.4
Dekalb DKC44-13rib    205.7          17.6          56.2
Dekalb DKC46-20rib    202.1          17.7          57.4
Dekalb DKC49-72rib    213.4          19.9          54.8
Pioneer P9681amx        213.4           19.1         55.7

P0157amx yielded above all hybrids. P9681amx and P9917amx were close behind. P9681amx is a new 96 day corn hybrid that is doing well everywhere this year. Excellent grain and agronomic qualities. We put it in again at the end of the plot as a check and as part of a seed treatment plot that will be highlighted in a separate blog.

Boehmlehner Show Plot - Corn

This plot is found across the road from the warehouse. 30" rows, planted at 34,500/acre on April 27, 2015, and harvested on October 6th. First entry got beat up by wind as it was near the edge.

Hybrid                           Yield       Moisture    Test wt
Pioneer P9188amx        178.1          16.0       56.8
Pioneer P9526amxt       196.0          15.3       55.4
Pioneer P9538amxt       183.4          15.5       55.6
Pioneer P9644amx        194.8          17.0       57.1
Pioneer P9681amx        191.5          16.7       56.6
Pioneer P9703amx        194.0          16.6       56.0
Pioneer P9929amxt       188.5          16.0       56.3
Pioneer P0193amx        206.5          17.5       54.2
Pioneer P0157amx        216.2          17.5       57.5 - Clearly leader of this plot
Pioneer P9917amx        199.0          16.5       56.8
Dekalb DKC44-13rib    188.7          15.0       55.4
Dekalb DKC46-20rib    188.3          15.4       57.9
Dekalb DKC49-72rib    204.9          15.9       55.9

P0157amx definitely stood out in this plot. 10 bushel better than anything else.

Rosholt Corn Plot - Ryan Peterson

This plot is found south of Rosholt and had lots of hybrids. This plot was harvested blind, in other words, the plot was weighed before the scale operator knew what the hybrids were so as not to prejudice the results. 30" rows, 870 feet long, 8 rows harvested. List of hybrids and their technology package was provided by the grower.

Hybrid                                  Yield       Moisture       Test Wt
Pioneer P9188amx               207.6          14.2              58.4
NuSeed XL1591vt2p            208.8         13.9              56.9
Channel 192-08vt2p             204.3          13.7             56.6
Renk RK415vt2p                  198.6         12.5              58.4
Channel 193-34vt2p             203.7          14.4             57.8
NuSeed 9304ssx                   191.1          13.5             59.0
REA 4B941                          202.8          14.1             57.7
Renk RK522ssx                    208.1          14.8             56.6
Dekalb DKC44-15                212.8          14.8             57.4
Renk RK568vt3p                  204.5          15.0             59.0
Pioneer P9526amxt               205.9          15.0             56.3
NuSeed 9504vt3p                 201.0           14.0             57.4
REA 4V953                          216.1           13.3             58.3
Pioneer P9538amxt              194.5           14.4             57.1
NuSeed 9505 vt2p RIB        219.1           15.5             57.5
Channel 196-vt2p RIB         218.7           14.6             58.4
Dekalb DKC46-37               212.7           13.2             58.8
Pioneer P9681amx               211.2           15.2             58.4
Croplan 3899                       235.4            15.3            58.7
Dekalb DKC4620 vt3p        193.8            14.6            58.8
NuSeed 9904vt2p RIB         222.5            14.8            57.4
Pioneer P9929amxt              216.2            14.8            57.8
Pioneer P0157amx               227.3            17.6            58.3
REA 5A029                          219.8            16.5            59.0
Dekalb DKC51-19                218.7            15.4            58.1
Dekalb DKC49-72                224.4            13.9            58.7

Two hybrids broke the 225 bu/a mark here and P0157amx is one of them. P0157amx was new last year but we didn't get a very good look at it. Now that we have, it looks like a big winner. It's a 101 day corn that has real good agronomic ratings with one interesting quality that people are looking for, ... a small stature hybrid that can yield but not have so much stover/trash to deal with.

J & J Farms Corn Plot - Some RR and some Conventional

This plot is east of Wheaton and compares some conventional hybrids to Roundup Ready hybrids. It's a large plot but each hybrid harvested was the length of a quarter so should be quite reliable. Was harvested blind, scale operator didn't know the hybrids until after the data was collected. 22"rows planted on May 8, harvested on 10/16/2015. Population of 34,200/acre. Hybrid numbers are as provided by the grower.

Hybrid                              Yield      Moisture   Test Wt
Enestvedt E-643               203.6         17.3         59.1
Renegade                          193.6         16.1         60.8
Enestvedt E-612               208.9         16.1         58.3
Gold Country 9419           211.1         15.6        57.8
NuSeed 2934                    206.5         16.6         58.3
Viking 5195                      216.2         16.9         59.1
Croplan 3899                    216.6         19.3         57.7
Gold Country 9620           205.0         18.1         59.5
TitanPro 50-99                  195.2         19.7         54.3
Channel 197-30                204.0          19.3        57.3
Enestvedt E-683               183.9          20.4        55.9
Enestvedt E-643               186.5          17.9        58.4
Viking 5098                      184.3         20.7        55.0
Dekalb DKC4735             191.6         21.2        55.8
Dekalb DKC4972             210.4         19.8        57.0
Pioneer P9917amx            192.2         19.6        56.6
Pioneer P9929amx            202.8         17.9        57.5
AgVenture 5811               197.0          22.1        53.4
LG Seed 5499                   214.8          20.2        58.5
Enestvedt E-552                202.1         20.6        57.7
Enestvedt E-554                205.6         21.4        55.3
Dekalb DKC5082             212.5          20.5        55.4
Pioneer P0157                   214.9         19.8        56.7
Viking 6001                      206.7          21.5        58.7
Viking 5701                      203.5          21.4        56.0
Enestvedt E-643                207.8         17.1         60.8

As you can see, excellent yields. Pioneer P0157 showed up very well as it has everywhere. P0157 is available in RR or Conventional so if  you are going conventional with your corn seed, you'll want to give us a call.

Soybean Summary

If we were to summarize what we learned from our plots, it would be that Pioneer has some very exciting offerings for soybean seed.

The newest offering is P15T46R2! It's very seldom that any variety in any bean plot sticks out so much that you have to check to make sure you didn't harvest an extra row by mistake but we hadn't seen P15T46R2 before either! And it wasn't just our plots that showed this either, P15T46R2 dominated just about every plot that was out there. Great IDC score, a 1.5 maturity, has SCN gene, high phytophthora tolerance, and obviously sets a new yield level for our area. P15T46R2's high yield this year just about demands a look in 2016.

What do you want from your soybeans you plant?
*High IDC scores.
*Varieties that can be planted anywhere, just load up your seed tender and take them anywhere.
*Early-maturing soybeans that you can start combining right away.
*Ripens evenly so you don't have to wait to harvest.
*Good canopy to compete with all of the late-season waterhemp in our area.
*Great field yield averages.
*Gorgeous beans to impress your relatives when they stop by for a summer visit.
Guess What! Those soybean varieties are here at South Valley Seed. P10T91R and P10T02R are just those beans! Not only do they both have the characteristics listed above but they also compliment each other in that one comes out of the ground fast and pods fast (P10T91R), and the other is slower to start but finishes real fast (P10T02R). Proven over the last 2-3 years, you need to raise these two varieties!

There is one other soybean you might want to look at also, the old reliable 90M80! With market prices of soybeans in the tank, you might be looking for a less expensive offering for some of your fields. 90M80 is economical and also reliable. It also has the Peking SCN gene to help you combat possible future SCN resistance. Check it out at South Valley Seed!

South Valley Seed will still be offering 91M10's for the conventional bean grower out there. It's one of the top conventional beans on the market.

One last comment on another topic for soybean seed........ Liberty Link Soybeans.  Pioneer does have some new Liberty Link Soybean varieties but only on a severely limited basis.  If you are considering planting Liberty Link Soybeans next year, let us leave you with a couple thoughts. There are quite a few companies offering the LL soybean seed next year, but actually there are very few different varieties. Make sure you aren't planting all of the same variety that are found in many different bags. Also, unless you have raised LL beans in the past, all of the varieties will be new to you. Do you really want to risk your ability to pay your bills with a variety you have never had on your farm before? Seems risky, especially with RR soybeans hitting yield levels we've seldom seen. Food for thought.

Welcome to our 2015 Test Plot Results. First we'll look at the soybean plots.


South Valley Show Soybean Plot 9/15/15 - This plot is the plot right across the highway from the warehouse. This plot was the first one that showed that we have a new soybean variety that might create new yield levels for the industry. P15T46R2 showed such a high yield, we had to make sure that we didn't accidentally harvest an extra row by mistake!

                                                         Yield                 Moisture            
Pioneer 90M80                                 56.8                      10.3

Pioneer P09T74 R2                          55.8                      10.9                      

Pioneer P10T02 R                            58.1                      11.5                      

Pioneer P10T91 R                            56.9                      10.0
AsGrow 1431                                   55.8                      10.8
Pioneer P14T52R2                           54.1                      11.3

Pioneer P15T83 R                            52.7                      11.4                     

Pioneer P15T46 R2                          63.7                      11.1 - Clearly a winner!                     

Pioneer P16T17 R2                          54.4                      10.7                      

Pioneer P22T69 R                            46.4                      10.6                  

Sorenson’s Soybean Plot 9/15/15 - The Sorenson Plot is located 1/2 mile south of the White Rock Dam road and 2 miles from Hwy 75. One interesting thing about this plot is that by grid sampling, we discovered that the plot is actually in an area where the soil ph is acidic. P10T02R was excellent! P15T46 was near the top also.    

                                                         Yield                  Moisture

Pioneer P22T69 R                            40.4                     16.6                     

Pioneer P19T60 R                            48.3                     10.9

Pioneer P16T17 R2                          46.7                      9.7

Pioneer P15T46 R2                          50.1                     10.4

Pioneer P15T83  R                           51.2                      9.7

Pioneer P14T52  R2                         46.1                      9.4

Asgrow 1435                                    45.5                      9.1

Pioneer P10T91R                             42.4                      9.2

Pioneer P10T02 R                            53.7                      9.3 - Winner!

Pioneer P09T74  R2                         47.7                      9.2

Pioneer 90M80 PPST                       44.1                      8.9

Asgrow 0835                                    42.4                      9.2

Jorschumb Plot Soybean Plot 9/15/15 - This plot is located just east of Wheaton one mile. Very good yields and nothing stuck out too much although note that P15T46R2 was at the top again!

                                                        Yield                 Moisture

Pioneer P22T69R                             59.8                      12.9

Pioneer P16T17 R2                          59.8                      10.4

Pioneer P15T46 R2                          60.9                       9.8 - Winner!

Pioneer P15T83 R                            60.5                      10.3

Pioneer P14T52 R                            51.9                      10.0

Asgrow 1431                                    59.7                      10.6

Pioneer P10T91 R                            59.4                      10.0

Pioneer P10T02 R                            54.4                      10.3

Pioneer P09T74 R2                          59.5                       9.8
Pioneer 90M80                                 58.4                       9.5

Asgrow 0934                                    51.9                       9.9        

Anderson Soybean Plot 9/15/15 - This plot was located north of Wheaton along Hwy 75. It was planted on May 1st and harvested on September 21st. Fairly good yields for the year, especially north of Wheaton. One variety dominated this plot. P15T46 is a new variety with excellent IDC and Phytophthora scores also. By the looks of this plot, yield is a big score with this variety also!

                                                        Yield                 Moisture

Pioneer P22T69 R                            47.6                      24.0

Pioneer P19T60 R                            44.0                      12.6

Pioneer P16T17 R2                          44.5                      12.6      

Pioneer P15T46 R2                          61.4                      11.5 - Far and away the winner!

Pioneer P15T83 R                            46.5                       9.7

Pioneer P14T52                                47.7                       9.7

Asgrow 1435                                    46.9                      10.1

Pioneer P10T91 R                            48.6                       9.0

Pioneer P10T02  R                            48.5                      9.2

Pioneer P09T74 R2                          47.5                       8.9

Asgrow 0835                                    42.8                       9.5

Pioneer 90M80                                 43.6                       8.9

Soybean plots in general usually don't have a huge yield difference between the varieties. It is rare to have a variety stand out so much that we have to check to make sure we didn't combine an extra row by mistake. But this result is no mistake. P15T46R2 just plain stood out!

Warehouse Show Plot

This plot is the one right across from our warehouse. It didn't have great yields but they were better than some others. Planted at 34,500 with starter fertilizer.

Pioneer P9675amx    172.3 bu/a   20.8%   54.6#
Pioneer P9188amx    169.7 bu/a   17.6%   55.4#
DeKalb 43-48            175.1 bu/a   18.3%   53.5#
Pioneer P9526amxt   160.3 bu/a   21.5%   53.6#
Pioneer P9538amxt   166.7 bu/a   21.7%   51.6#
Pioneer P9644amx    160.6 bu/a   25.1%   52.9#
DeKalb 46-20            168.9 bu/a   20.0%   54.3#
Pioneer P9917amx    163.5 bu/a   21.7%   52.7#
Pioneer P9703amx    175.1 bu/a   23.8%   52.2#
Pioneer P9834amx    162.0 bu/a   25.9%   50.3#
DeKalb 48-12            161.5 bu/a   23.3%   52.0#
Pioneer P0157amx    172.1 bu/a   26.0%   53.2#
Pioneer P0193amx    150.9 bu/a   27.0%   50.5#
Pioneer P9834/9917  146.4 bu/a   24.0%   52.9#  -  Blend
DeKalb 50-84            150.3 bu/a   25.5%   49.6#

Four hybrids were at a little higher level than others. P9703amx is a new 97-day hybrid that is showing some potential. P0157amx is the new 101-day. No one ever checks to see what a 2 hybrid blend would do in corn. People do it for soybeans so why not corn? P9834 is a low test weight corn and P9917 is a higher test weight corn so we mixed them in some plots just to see what would happen. The P9917 does seem to pull up the poor test weight of P9834 and lower the moisture but we didn't see any yield benefits in general.

Anderson Corn Plot N of Wheaton

This plot was found along the east side of Highway 75 north of Wheaton 4-5 miles. This plot took a big hit from too much rain and from early frost like a lot of our plots this year.

Pioneer P9526amxt  131.8 bu/a   19.9%   53.6#
Pioneer P9538amxt  153.1 bu/a   19.0%   52.0#
Pioneer P9644amx   132.4 bu/a   21.7%   53.6#
DeKalb 46-20           128.8 bu/a   19.4%   53.3#
Pioneer P9703amx   138.8 bu/a   20.4%   52.3#
Pioneer P9917amx   131.4 bu/a   19.6%   53.9#
Pioneer P9834amx   111.5 bu/a   21.4%   50.2#
DeKalb 48-12           117.7 bu/a   21.8%   51.5#
Pioneer P0193amx   146.0 bu/a   22.2%   50.2#
Pioneer P0157amx   130.7 bu/a   24.2%   53.6#
Pioneer P9917/9834 130.8 bu/a   19.8%   51.0# Blended
DeKalb 50-84           117.9 bu/a   22.7%   50.6#

Not going to learn too much from this plot either. Yields are off pretty good. This area took some really poor weather early in the season and also took a pretty hard frost in the fall.  The top yielder was P9538 amxt which is a new 95-day hybrid that we are watching closely.