Source: FARM PROGRESS, 9/1/22

Wind events have affected crops in the Midwest in recent years, leading to greensnap and lodging of corn, but a new hybrid line developed at Bayer Crop Science should help prevent some of these problems in the future. Bayer’s short-stature corn is part of its Smart Corn System, and Bayer expects to have a breeding version available in 2023 and a biotech version available in 2027, with yields like their taller counterparts. “We have taken a technical approach to our elite corn products and are keeping the benefits of our regular hybrids, but making them shorter,” says Bob Reiter, head of research and development for Bayer Crop Science.

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