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Golden Harvest: Selecting Corn Hybrids Optimized for Northern Growing Conditions

Golden Harvest’s Corn Technical Product Lead, Todd McRoberts, unveils their line of Northern corn hybrids built for resilience and performance in colder climates.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD-TV) — To thrive in northern growing conditions, farmers need hybrids built for resilience and performance. Golden Harvest is responding with a lineup of corn hybrids specifically engineered to handle the North’s unique climate and harvest challenges.

Todd McRoberts, Corn Technical Product Lead with Golden Harvest, joined us on Tuesday’s Market Day Report to provide an update on the company’s northern hybrid offerings. In an interview with RFD-TV News, McRoberts highlighted key updates to this year’s hybrid lineup and compared the performance of new varieties with previous hybrids under local growing conditions.

McRoberts also discussed the specific traits and technologies embedded in the hybrids that should excite farmers, along with best practices growers can use to optimize planting and management, and shared the steps Northern farmers should take to maximize the potential of these hybrids in the upcoming season.

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