Corn needs a certain period of warm climate in order to reach maturity. Farmers usually plant their seeds as early in the spring as they can so that they are guaranteed to have a good harvest in the fall. Unpredictable weather has shortened the amount of time that the farmers have to ensure a proper yield, but certain seed companies are providing them with hybrids that mature faster.
Tim Velde, who planted his crops before the weather turned against him in May, stated that:
“I had to get something that matures a little earlier. Mostly 100- to 102-day corn is what I usually go for, and I switched to 88- to 90-day seed.”
One of the companies that provide these fast-maturing seeds is Pioneer Hi-Bred, which serves many towns and cities in southeast Minnesota such as Rochester. Brian Buck, whose Business Cards read ‘Field Agronomist’, stated:
“The whole state has been experiencing this, and really the whole Midwest. A lot happens fast in a tough spring like this.”
Seed companies are well-prepared for such situations. They rarely penalize farmers for choosing to switch corn seeds. The unused seeds are simply shipped to a location where they are stored until the next planting season.
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