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Fielder's Choice seed? Any user comments?

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Dave from MN

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Thinking of trying quite a bit, very atractive pricing. Just talked to a rep and I can get VT3 for less than I paid for regular RR corn from current seed I plant.
 
Dave all companies have a few good varieties. Or they couldn"t stay in business long. Fields choice has been around awhile. So now it is up to your dealer to pick the right variety for you.

Look at the test plot results to help with that decision as well. Our local coop sells for 4 or 5 companies. But they only sell 2 or 3 varieties from each conpany. The saleman knows the good from the OK.

Gary
 
The guy down the road put some out a few years ago, & it went flat--he had a terrible time getting it combined. Like Gary says--there are good numbers & not so good ones. The corn was sold at Farm & Fleet for $65 or $70 a bag.
 
Dave,

You should look at the U of Minn corn test results and also the FIRST results in MN. If Fielders Choice hybrids are not entered, then consider other hybrids, regardless of seed cost. I used to conduct the U of M tests and FC hybrids were entered and they did well. Choosing hybrids is your most difficult decision and most important one for growing and making money with corn. Don't rely on the seed salesman to tell you what hybrid matches your farm, soil type, etc. They simply cannot do that. They're selling seed, you need to buy hybrids after you've studied them and make your own choice.

I have the 2010 U of M corn results, but have not studied them nor the FIRST results. Email me if you'd like.

Dale Hicks, Professor Emeritus, U of M
 
His salesman probably knows what works better in his area (soil types considered) then what a test from 100 or miles away will show.(soil types are different then his)

If the salesman doesn't know the corn better than that, he's dealing with the wrong salesman.
 
I was an agronomist for Kansas State University for 29 years. What the state tests show (MN or any other state) take precedence over a salesman's opinion, particulary if run for several years as they always are. There are locations statewide where the tests are run, not a single location. They are replicated tests. And, there are a lot of excellent salesman who use the State data.
 
They started out in Rensalear, IN IIRC. Just a sales staff that sold by phone, no production acres or facilities. They would buy from other companies, usually returned seed I heard, and have it rebagged in thier bags. Hubner Seed near West Lebnaon, IN did a lot of their conditioning and eventually started raising some of the seed for them. FC, plus Hubners are now both owned by Monsanto.

I had a relative that worked for Hubners a few years back when they first started conditioning for FC. I tried a four bags one year . That was enough for me, some of the poorest yielding corn I ever raised & very poor TW.

I don't see much of it planted in the midwest on prime corn ground. a Use to be most of their production went to PA & TX. I've heard it has improved since big M bought the company but I still won't plant any.
 
Fielder"s is owned by American Seeds, Inc...a division of Monsanto. They have access to the same genetic portfolio as any other Monsanto owned company...DeKalb, Asgrow, Stone, Midwest, Heritage, Stewarts, Hubner, NC+ just to name a few. There is really no difference except for price. It all comes out of Monsanto or Remington seed production facilities.
 
What the others say about Monsanto being the parent company is true. They channel older numbers and numbers that had issues to that company. You are not going to find any genetics in a Fielders Choice bag that are in any companies top lineup. In many cases you are probably getting seed that is two or three years old. Thats not to say that there aren't some decent corns scattered in amongst them but you are taking a gamble. It makes a really good outlet for Monsanto to get rid of seed that they have no home for. They know that if priced cheap enough there will be guys that just can't resist "A good deal". If they get half price or less for it it is still better than burning or landfilling it. If you are serious about raising corn and getting top yields forget it. Some guys will trip over a dollar to save a dime.
 
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