Pioneer Brand Alfalfa Products - Langfritz Seed · 3 Right Product, Right Acre: Alfalfa 2015 Pioneer® Brand Alfalfa Variety Line-up Variety Segment Description 55Q27 Muscle/Quality

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Right Product, Right Acre: Alfalfa

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Pioneer® Brand Alfalfa Products IOWA 2014 & 2015

1-27-2014

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DuPont Pioneer Alfalfa Research, Arlington, WI

Connell, WA

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2015 Pioneer® Brand Alfalfa Variety Line-up

Variety Segment Description

55Q27 Muscle/Quality

New “muscle” leader with above average forage “quality” and outstanding yield.

Good choice for dairies and commercial hay growers who want highest yield and good forage quality.

55V50 Muscle “Muscle” leader, winning university trial data, highest overall root rot resistance including Phytophthora & multi-race Aphanomyces.

55H94 Leafhopper- Resistant

Leafhopper-resistant variety, recommend in Eastern half of U.S. and Canada for growers who don’t scout and control leafhoppers.

54QR04 GENRR Quality “Quality” GEN RR variety, yield and pest resistance similar to the popular variety 54R02, with improved forage quality.

55VR06 GENRR Muscle 2015

New Muscle GENRR variety nicknamed “World-beater” for its high yield.

Brings Aphanomyces race 2 resistance to the Pioneer GENRR line-up.

54B66™ brand

Premium Blend Premium winterhardy blend, widely adapted blend of Pioneer® brand varieties.

Roundup Ready® and Genuity® are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company.

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• When you emphasize high yield, winterhardiness, and stand persistence • Achieve full yield potential in leafhopper-prone areas by scouting; spray when threshold is met

Pioneer® brand ‘Muscle’ Varieties are high-yielding, very winterhardy varieties

55Q27—Leader Muscle/Quality variety • Above average forage quality with outstanding yield • Winning University trials

55V50 – Leader Muscle variety with top yields; places highly in University trials • Replaces popular variety 55V48 with improvements in yield and overall root rot resistance

55H94 – Leader Muscle/PLH variety • Higher yields under Potato Leafhopper pressure • Winner in unsprayed university trials in several Midwestern and Eastern states • Winterhardy five dormancy product extending yields into the fall season

Best choice for top yield,

Phytop, multi-race Aph resistance

Well-known for high yield,

Best overall choice for root rot

Resistance including

multi-race Aphanomyces,

also less than well drained soils

Problems with Potato

Leafhoppers

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Plants with roots susceptible to

Phytophthora or Aphanomyces

Healthy root

Seedling Root Rot Symptoms

• 55V50 has high

resistance to multiple

races of Aphanomyces

• High resistance to

Phytophthora root rot

• 55V50 has impressive

yield performance in

University trials

Select Pioneer® variety

55V50 for high yield and

overall High Resistance

to Root Rot Organisms

Table 1: Trait comparisons

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Muscle Varieties

Yield

% MN

Yield

cut 1 %

MN

Yield

cut 4

% MN

GAP

% MN

Spring

Growth

% MN

Fall

Growth

% MN

55V50 106 108 104 107 103 10555V48 103 102 105 107 107 125locs/reps 83/328 81/320 64/253 71/272 24/96 41/154

55V48 104 105 105 121 125 13653V52 98 102 98 88 96 77locs/reps 67/218 67/216 50/166 62/197 30-Sep 39/129

Table 1: Paired comparisons in trials with no or little leafhopper pressure-no seed yr data.

55V50 55V48 53V52

DRI 34 33 33

BW HR HR HR

VW HR R HR

FW R+ HR R

AN HR HR R

PY HR HR HR

AP1 HR HR HR

AP2 HR R HR

SA HR HR HR

PA HR HR R

MH R R

SN R R LR

Yield 9 9 7

GAP 9 9 7

RFQ 7 7

Dor 5 5 4

WH VH VH VH

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Plot: 55V50 Competitor by Yield differences % of mean

55V50 vs. 55V48 & 53V52 (% Mean) LN/NS/YW

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Right Product, Right Acre: Alfalfa 2014

55Q27 – New product for combination of

above average forage quality and yield.

55V50 55V48 55Q27

DRI 34 33 34

BW HR HR HR

VW HR R HR

FW R+ HR HR

AN HR HR HR

PY HR HR HR

AP1 HR HR HR

AP2 HR R R

SA HR HR R

PA HR HR R

MH R R

SN R R HR

Yield 9 9 9

GAP 9 9 9

Table 1: Trait comparisons

Figure: Points on this graph represent paired comparisons normalized to 55Q27 means for multiple test years and locations.

Direct comparisons between any other pair of products on this graph are instructive but not statistically orthogonal.

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DuPont Pioneer Performance TOPS

these Wisconsin Yield Trials

Dairyland’s so-called hybrids are not hybrids, but rather, the

result of two heterozygous populations crossed together.

Alfalfa is a self-incompatible tetraploid, incapable of inbreeding.

No homozygous inbreds means no true alfalfa hybrid.

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55V50 is TOPS in this Michigan Trail……

….and 55V50 is TOPS in this Ohio trial

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55V50 exceeds the average yield in this trial by one ton per acre over a two year

period…an excellent return on seed investment that should increase with stand age.

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• Positive performance vs. the competition

• Outstanding Pest Resistance for all regions

• Even the older products perform well

Competitive Summary, Pioneer vs Competitors

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• Give serious consideration to LH-resistant varieties for eastern half of the U.S. • If grower is not scouting, or is not getting consistent control from spraying, give strong

consideration to the LH-resistant variety. • If grower routinely scouts, sprays as needed, and gets consistent leafhopper control,

consider other varieties to maintain higher overall yield.

Are you getting good leafhopper control by scouting and spraying?

Consider Leafhopper Stopper® Alfalfa Varieties When You Don’t Plan to Scout & Spray

Thresholds for leafhopper control:

For non-LH resistant varieties, spray when leafhopper counts per ten sweeps

exceeds average plant height in inches.

For LH-resistant varieties, spray when leafhopper counts per ten sweeps

exceeds 3X the alfalfa height in inches.

Young plants of LH-resistant varieties are not fully resistant, and should be

sprayed according to the non-LH threshold.

55H94 – Leader LH-resistant variety

• Topped several unsprayed University trials in 2011 through 2013

• 164% of mean (2011 seeding year) in Cornell unsprayed trials

Eastern half of U.S. and Canada

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55H94 vs LH Competitors Unsprayed with LH Pressure

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505005WL 352LHRR

6475H

WL 350RRLH

FSG 420LH

AMERISTAND 404LH

Ameristand 409LH

EVERGREEN 3

WL 353LH

55V12

55V48

53H92

55H94 Comparisons Yield vs. Leafhopper Appearance Scores in Moderate and Heavy PLH Pressure

*Title shows color key for varieties in this chart

55H94 is represented by the red bars in the chart

Paired Comparisons in Unsprayed Trials with Leafhopper Pressure

• Pioneer® variety 55H94 is the highest performing leafhopper

resistant-variety available.

• In DuPont Pioneer research comparisons, leafhopper

resistant-varieties outyield non-leafhopper resistant varieties

when leafhoppers exceed threshold but not controlled.

• However, best yields come from controlling leafhoppers and

using top muscle varieties.

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Premium Blend -- Winterhardy Alfalfa

• Blends as an alternative to a pure variety if the grower prefers low price versus the known

performance and traits of a pure variety

• Blends allow DuPont Pioneer to transition more quickly to newer germplasm in new leader

varieties

Standard Germination Label

Variety Germination*

Elite Pioneer®

brand varieties

90% Total

Germ

54B66™ brand 85% Total

Germ

54B66™ brand – Premium Blend with minimum Disease Resistance Index DRI score of 31 • Formulated for good overall pest resistance and winterhardiness • Contains a core Pioneer® brand variety for performance consistency and Phytophthora

resistance • Other varietal components chosen for broad adaptation • 85% Total Germ on product label • See product profile in FIS for additional information

*Labeled total germination for most products, actual may vary for some batches in some years

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Conventional Variety Variety with

Genuity® Roundup Ready®

GEN RR Demo plot – Arlington, WI

Seeded June 5; Sprayed July 10

Six Days Post-Spray

How will you control weeds during stand establishment?

Consider Pioneer varieties with Genuity® Roundup Ready® technology

University trials average ½ ton per acre advantage for GENRR

weed control system in establishment year.

Can be a strong fit for growers who already use herbicides,

especially beyond establishment year.

Strong fit for commercial alfalfa growers who strive for weed-

free hay.

Spray soon after emergence for null plant take-out.

Rotate herbicides and weed control measures to help avoid

glyphosate resistant weed shift.

Leader GEN RR Varieties:

54QR04 – Hi forage quality variety

55VR06 -- New high performance, with Aph 2 resistance (limited for 2015)

Sprayed with Roundup® Sprayed with Raptor®

Roundup Ready®,

Roundup ® and

Genuity® are registered

trademarks used under

license from Monsanto

Company.

July 16

Six days post-spray

5-10% Null Plants

do not have

the GEN RR trait

Leafhopper damage

not to be confused

with null plants

DuPont Pioneer Research Trials Experience: First Cut Yield Gain

from RR

GEN RR = 1.9 t/a first cut, Conventional = 1.5 t/a first cut

0.4 t/a advantage @ $300 hay = $120

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RR Variety Comparisons (continued) 2014

Excellent Performance in Genuity® Roundup Ready® Products by DuPont Pioneer

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Winterkill & Evaluating Stand Productivity Early spring decisions to keep or rotate an alfalfa field can be evaluated using two methods that are proven estimates of forage yield potential.

Will die if >50% of the

plant is damaged

Inspect when spring

regrowth normally begins

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5-10oF

10-15oF

15-20oF

0-5oF

Great Lakes Soil temp and snow depth -3/04/14

• Potential exists for winterkill in

many areas of the Midwest

following winter 2014

• Lack of snow cover allows low

soil temps

• Soil temp <15oF can lead to

winter kill

• Assess stands as they come out

of winter dormancy

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Note 15oF soils

• Potential exists for winterkill in

many areas of the Midwest

following winter 2014

• Lack of snow cover allows low

soil temps

• Soil temp <15oF can lead to

winter kill

• Assess stands as they come out

of winter dormancy

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Stand Age

(Years)

Plant Density (plants/sq ft)

Good Marginal Poor

1 15+ 10-11 <10

2 10+ 8-10 <8

3 8+ 6-8 <6

4 5+ 4-5 <4

Evaluating Stand Productivity Early spring decisions to keep or rotate an alfalfa field can be evaluated using two methods that are proven estimates of forage yield potential.

The plant count method is done at early green-up and provides an early indication of stand survival. When counting plants per square foot, take a one-foot square and randomly throw it around the field. Count the number of plants (crowns) that are alive and healthy. Take four to five counts for every ten acres. Record the plant counts and average for the field.

Stand survival based on plant density and stand age.

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The stem count method is the most reliable, but it forces you to wait several weeks after initial green-up.

•Check stands when the alfalfa plants are four to six inches tall.

•Select four to five random one-foot square sites for every five to ten acres. •Count the number of stems per square foot.

•If an alfalfa field averages more than 55 stems per square foot, it has top yield potential. •Some yield loss may be observed with 40 to 55 stems per square foot.

•If the stem count is below 40 stems per square foot, replacing the stand should be considered.

46 stems,

9 Plants

Fourth-year stand

22 stems,

One plant

Four-year stand

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Be a good manager and keep yield records. Know you’re fields –

rotate to corn or other crops when yield begins to decline

Shown below is an example of winter-heaving

Roots are snapped below soil level and often

do not recover after first cutting

Sparse stand below will yield

poorly…

replace before it gets this sparse!

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Pioneer Brand Alfalfa Products - Langfritz Seed · 3 Right Product, Right Acre: Alfalfa 2015 Pioneer® Brand Alfalfa Variety Line-up Variety Segment Description 55Q27 Muscle/Quality