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By Farms.com
Producers interested in non-GMO corn now have more options thanks to De Dell Seeds.
The Melbourne, Ont. seed company introduced four new hybrids for the 2018 planting season – DL 2202, DL 3146, DL 3808 and DL 4902.
Each hybrid has its own specific characteristics and can provide a variety of advantages for producers, says Vince Trudell, president of De Dell Seeds.
“The cost of seed is much more reasonable,” Trudell said. “There’s no tech fees to be paid. Sometimes there’s premiums being paid and our seed can provide bumper crops as well as any other brand.”
De Dell Seeds can also help producers navigate the regulations related to neonicotinoids.
“When neonicotinoid seed treatments were introduced, we were the only company giving farmers a choice as to which seed treatments they would like to use,” he said. “Now that there’s mandatory testing and government regulations, we’ve simply got out of that market and switched to Fortenza.
“It’s a different group of insecticides, giving the same – if not better control – against cutworm.”
Farmers who have grown De Dell corn are thrilled with the results they’ve seen.
James Armstrong, a cash crop producer from Huron County, planted a test plot of De Dell corn and compared the yields to his regular seed choice.
“When we weighed them off, it was just amazing,” he said. “All the genetically modified (corn) had four or five cutworm holes into the cob. And 30 inches over, that De Dell (plot) was clean. We couldn’t believe it.
“A neighbour told me I had the best looking corn on the road.”