AM1—Optimum® AcreMax® 1 Insect Protection System with an integrated corn rootworm refuge solution includes HXX, LL, RR2. Optimum AcreMax 1 products contain the LibertyLink® gene and can be sprayed with Liberty® herbicide. The required corn borer refuge can be planted up to half a mile away. AM—Optimum® AcreMax® Insect Protection system with YGCB, HX1, LL, RR2. Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above-ground insects. In EPA-designated cotton growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax products. AMX—Optimum® AcreMax® Xtra Insect Protection system with YGCB, HXX, LL, RR2. Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above- and below-ground insects. In EPA-designated cotton growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax Xtra products.

YGCB-The YieldGard® Corn Borer gene offers a high level of resistance to European corn borer, southwestern corn borer and southern cornstalk borer; moderate resistance to corn earworm and common stalk borer; and above average resistance to fall armyworm. RR2-Contains the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 trait that provides crop safety for over-the-top applications of labeled glyphosate herbicides when applied according to label directions.

HX1-Contains the Herculex® I Insect Protection gene which provides protection against European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, black cutworm, fall armyworm, western bean cutworm, lesser corn stalk borer, southern corn stalk borer, and sugarcane borer; and suppresses corn earworm. HXX-Herculex® XTRA contains the Herculex I and Herculex RW genes.

LL-Contains the LibertyLink® gene for resistance to Liberty® herbicide.

Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex® and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. YieldGard Corn

Borer Design and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company. Liberty®, LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer.

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The 2013 rollercoaster growing season continues with harvest well underway. September and early October brought much needed mild weather and above average temperatures. Entering the third week of August GDU accumulation was tracking 140 GDUs under the 10 year average. At that point, there was serious concern if the corn crop would be able to reach black layer prior to a major frost. As a result of the mild fall, a majority of fields have reached black layer and SE Minnesota has yet to have a killing frost. Yield results have been mixed based on geography and weather. We cannot forget about the spring we had when we evaluate yield data for 2013. Planting dates ranged from late April to early July in some areas; planting conditions during that timeframe were challenging at best.

Rollercoaster Ride Continues

November 2013 - Issue 6

Analyzing 2013 Yield Data

Planting date: In many instances plots were planted much later than normal without making changes to the maturity of the products. Earlier corn and soy-bean products have done extremely well compared to standard of full season products.

Corn Flowering date: Late flowering hybrids have tended to struggle in plots due to late planting dates and heat and moisture stress that occurred the sec-ond half of August as these hybrids were flowering.

Multiple Locations: Try to seek out plots that were replicated in the surrounding area. This will show some of the variables and give you a solid picture of how products performed in your area.

Multiple Years: It will be important to seek out 2012 yield data as well before decisions are made for next year. Products that shined in 2012 may not look nearly as good in 2013 based on planting and flower-ing date. Evaluate both years closely before making final product decisions for 2014.

Measured Yield Difference

Between Two Hybrids

Number of Environments

(locations)

3

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6

bu/A

12

bu/A

% Chance of Choosing

the Best Hybrid

1 51% 52% 60%

10 65% 75% 90%

30 67% 90% 95%

200 93% 95% 98%

The more hybrid test plot replications, the greater the chance the results are an accurate representation of performance.

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1 All Pioneer products are hybrids unless designated with AM1, AM, AMRW, AMX, and AMXT, in which case they are brands. 2012-2013 data collected through October 25, 2013. Data for individual product/variety comparisons was from the following geographic selection: Minnesota, Wisconsin & Northern Iowa. Infor-mation and results contained herein represent the average of all comparisons. Comparisons may be against any number of competitors unless otherwise indicated. Multi-year and multi-location information is a better predictor of future performance. Product/variety responses are variable and subject to any number of environmental, disease, and pest pressures. +/- 5 CRM. DO NOT USE THIS OR ANY OTHER DATA FROM A LIMITED NUMBER OF TRIALS AS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN PRODUCT SELECTION.

Hybrid/Brand1

Comparison Product # of

Locations

Pioneer Yield

(bu/a 56#)

Competitor Yield

(bu/a 56#)

Pioneer Yield

(Adv.)

Pioneer % Wins

Pioneer Moisture

Pioneer Moisture

Adv.

Pioneer Test Wt.

Pioneer Test Wt.

Adv.

P9526 Family

DeKalb DKC46-20RIB 16 178.7 176.6 2.1 69% 20.1 -0.6 55.3 -0.3

Dekalb DKC49-29RIB 28 189.3 182.4 6.9 79% 19.8 0.9 55.8 1.0

P9807 Family

DeKalb DKC46-20RIB 32 203.2 198.1 5.1 63% 18.6 -1.5 56.6 -2.2

DeKalb DKC48-12RIB 18 212.0 209.7 2.3 78% 17.5 -1.4 57.3 0.0

DeKalb DKC53-78RIB 12 191.1 193.3 -2.2 50% 18.6 0.6 57.6 0.2

P9834 Family

DeKalb DKC48-12RIB 26 188.5 187.5 1.0 54% 18.6 -0.6 54.6 -0.9

DeKalb DKC49-29RIB 44 190.2 188.2 2.0 50% 20.5 -0.4 53.8 -1.6

P9917 Family

DeKalb DKC48-12RIB 211 201.0 197.9 3.1 63% 17.2 -0.8 58.7 1.1

DeKalb DKC49-29RIB 55 190.5 187.5 3.0 55% 20.7 -0.1 55.8 0.7

DeKalb DKC50-66 88 204.1 196.6 7.5 77% 16.6 -1.1 59.2 0.3

P0062 Family

DeKalb DKC48-12RIB 207 199.9 195.0 4.9 69% 17.7 -1.1 56.7 -0.6

DeKalb DKC49-29RIB 53 191.7 187.8 4.0 62% 21.0 -0.7 54.1 -1.1

DeKalb DKC52-59 78 192.0 192.8 -0.9 51% 16.7 -0.4 57.1 -0.6

DeKalb DKC53-56RIB 70 193.8 197.4 -3.6 33% 20.2 1.4 54.2 -0.5

P0193 Family

DeKalb DKC48-12RIB 94 203.1 193.0 10.0 77% 18.9 -1.9 55.7 -1.2

DeKalb DKC49-29RIB 47 187.2 184.1 3.1 55% 21.5 -1.1 53.5 -1.6

DeKalb DKC53-78RIB 72 197.9 197.5 0.4 54% 18.4 -0.2 56.3 -0.8

DeKalb DKC55-09RIB 21 198.5 194.8 3.7 62% 17.9 1.4 57.1 -0.6

P0297 Family

DeKalb DKC48-12RIB 25 199.6 195.8 3.7 60% 21.4 -2.2 55.4 1.0

DeKalb DKC49-29RIB 48 196.5 188.7 7.8 77% 22.4 -2.1 55.0 -0.1

DeKalb DKC53-56RIB 65 198.6 199.3 -0.8 46% 21.7 0.1 55.2 0.7

DeKalb DKC53-78RIB 25 202.6 202.2 0.4 52% 20.9 -0.2 56.2 1.4

P0533 Family

DeKalb DKC52-04 98 211.3 205.6 5.6 68% 19.0 -1.0 58.4 0.4

DeKalb DKC53-56RIB 77 206.2 202.0 4.3 65% 22.7 -0.9 55.8 1.1

DeKalb DKC53-78RIB 156 208.7 201.1 7.5 73% 19.0 -1.0 58.6 1.0

DeKalb DKC55-09RIB 72 206.7 203.7 3.0 58% 17.9 0.8 58.8 1.0

P0636 Family

DeKalb DKC52-04 11 193.6 184.9 8.7 64% 21.4 -4.4 57.2 -1.1

DeKalb DKC53-56RIB 12 201.0 205.8 -4.7 50% 21.6 -2.5 55.7 -1.0

DeKalb DKC53-78RIB 10 213.1 209.9 3.2 60% 18.8 -2.7 57.0 0.0

DeKalb DKC55-09 12 197.3 189.6 7.8 58% 18.5 -0.6 58.4 -0.5

2014 Elite Pioneer® brand Corn Products for Minnesota

Hybrid/Brand1 CRM Descriptions Tech Seg

P9526AMX™ AMX,LL,RR2 95 New, Pioneer® brand Optimum® AQUAmax® product - excellent drought tolerance. Excellent stress emergence. Yield leader at 95 CRM with consistent performance, early 91 CRM silk.

P9834AMX™ AMX,LL,RR2 98 New, great addition to the portfolio. Very solid agronomics include good late season stalks and roots. Great candidate for fungicide response.

P0062AMX™ AMX,LL,RR2 100 Has very exciting top-end yield potential. Best performance has been observed in high yield environments. Below average stalk strength; best positioned in-zone or north of zone. Good dual-purpose product.

P0193AM™ AM,LL,RR2 101 Leader double that has tremendous yield potential in high yield environments and good stability in stress envi-ronments. Very good stalks and roots.

P0297AMX™ AMX,LL,RR2 102 New, a very short stature 102 CRM product with an early 96 CRM silk that brings top end yield potential with good roots and good mid-season brittle snap tolerance. Optimum AQUAmax product.

P0533AM1™ AM1,LL,RR2 105 Consistent and proven yield leader within the seed industry! Early 97 CRM silk, shorter plant stature, very good mid-season brittle stalk tolerance, average roots, excellent drought tolerance, and top-end yield potential! Early silk allows positioning north of zone.

2 All Pioneer products are varieties unless designated with LL, in which case, some are brands. 2012 & 2013 data collected through October 28, 2013. Data for individual variety comparisons was from the following geographic selection: Minnesota and Wisconsin. Information and results contained herein represent the average of all comparisons. Comparisons may be against any number of competitors unless otherwise indicated. Multi-year and multi-location information is a better predictor of future performance. Variety responses are variable and subject to any number of environmental, disease, and pest pressures. +/- 5 RM. Price used for income calculation: $13.00 per bushel. DO NOT USE THIS OR ANY OTHER DATA FROM A LIMITED NUMBER OF TRIALS AS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN PRODUCT SELECTION. RR – Contains the Roundup® Ready gene. Roundup Ready® and Roundup® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Company. All products are trademarks of their manufacturers.

Variety/Brand2 Competitor

Product # of

Comparisons Pioneer Yield

(bu/a 60#) Competitor

Yield (bu/a 60#) Pioneer Yld Adv

(bu/a 60#) Pioneer %Wins

Pioneer Adv($/ac)

90M80 (RR/SCN) Agrow Brand 38 51.1 50.6 0.5 50% $7

NK Brand 29 49.3 48.5 0.8 48% $10

90Y81 (RR/SCN) Asgrow Brand 25 47.8 48.0 -0.2 32% ($3)

NK Brand 14 46.7 46.0 0.8 57% $10

P10T91R (RR/SCN)

Asgrow AG0732 15 47.3 44.5 2.8 87% $36

Asgrow AG1230 18 52.7 52.5 0.2 61% $3

NK Brand S09-N6 22 51.8 50.9 1.0 68% $12

NK Brand S13-A4 18 52.7 51.8 1.0 61% $13

91Y30 (RR)

Asgrow AG1031 5 51.2 49.8 1.4 60% $18

Asgrow AG1230 33 55.0 53.5 1.5 76% $20

NK Brand S09-N6 21 55.1 52.8 2.3 86% $29

NK Brand S13-A4 31 55.0 52.0 3.0 87% $39

P16T04R (RR)

Asgrow AG1230 22 55.2 53.9 1.2 59% $16

Asgrow AG1431 48 54.1 56.0 -1.9 38% ($25)

NK Brand S13-A4 22 55.2 52.4 2.8 86% $37

NK Brand S17-G8 41 55.2 55.1 0.1 49% $1

P19T60R (RR/SCN) NK Brand S17-G8 39 55.7 54.7 1.0 51% $13

92Y22 (RR/SCN) Asgrow AG1931 71 56.1 55.7 0.5 52% $6

Agrow AG2433 6 60.1 57.9 2.2 83% $29

P22T69R (RR/SCN)

Asgrow AG1931 52 57.1 55.5 1.6 62% $21

Asgrow AG2031 80 58.5 58.6 -0.2 51% ($2)

Asgrow AG2232 25 58.3 58.1 0.2 56% $2

Asgrow AG2631 17 55.3 54.3 1.1 41% $14

Asgrow AG2632 11 60.8 60.1 0.8 45% $10

P24T19R (RR/SCN) Asgrow AG2330 22 57.0 56.2 0.9 59% $11

Asgrow AG2631 20 57.3 54.2 3.1 75% $40

92Y51 (RR/SCN)

Asgrow AG2330 26 55.8 54.9 0.8 65% $11

Asgrow AG2433 5 58.4 57.0 1.4 60% $18

Asgrow AG2631 20 55.9 54.2 1.7 55% $22

NK Brand S23-P8 5 54.4 52.5 1.9 40% $25

P25T51R (RR/SCN)

Asgrow AG2330 22 57.7 56.2 1.5 64% $20

Asgrow AG2631 20 57.3 54.2 3.0 70% $40

Asgrow AG2632 15 64.3 64.1 0.2 47% $3

Asgrow AG2733 6 68.0 66.4 1.6 50% $20

2014 Elite Pioneer2014 Elite Pioneer®® brand T Series Soybean Varieties for Minnesotabrand T Series Soybean Varieties for Minnesota

New T-Series Varieties RM Descriptions

P10T91R (RR/SCN) 1 Strong iron chlorosis tolerance (IDC) and high yield potential with good standability.

P16T04R (RR) 1.6 Non-SCN variety that is taller with good standability and yield potential.

P19T60R (RR/SCN) 1.9 SCN variety with high yield potential and good PRR protection.

P21T97R (RR/SCN) 2.1 SCN variety leader on Iron Chlorosis (IDC) acres

P22T69R (RR/SCN) 2.2 A “must-plant” T-Series with solid agronomic traits and top-end yield potential. Peking source of SCN resistance and solid white mold tolerance.

P24T19R (RR/SCN) 2.4 Widely adapted in Minnesota. Good PRR, IDC, and SDS tolerance.

P25T51R (RR/SCN) 2.5 Top-end yield potential and solid PRR resistance (1c & 3a genes). Wider canopy.

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