Maximizing Yield & Quality in Growing Corn Specialties One of the main factors in improving yield and quality is breeding and the application of appropriate agronomic technologies. Yield improvement is done primarily through continuous breeding and selection. Agronomic improvements are usually part of the hybrid selection index. Quality traits could be primarily single gene genetics […]
Author Archive | mary jane
February Newsletter: Food Industry Insights & a Look Behind the Scenes
A Diet with More Fruits, Vegetables, & Grains Healthy food is becoming important internationally. There were also 16 ounce plastic bags of pulp of many kinds of fruit. The trend continues. If you visit the supermarkets, you’ll see more products and more varieties than ever before – in the vegetable stands, in the frozen foods […]
January Newsletter: A New Year of Featured Products, Industry News, & a Tasty Recipe
Biofortification Gets the Attention of Crop Researchers What is Biofortification? This term is used to indicate a category of hybrids or varieties with genetic characteristics that enhance the nutritional value of the grain. The new interest in breeding for enhanced nutrition in crops is fueling the attention of crop researchers. The American Society of Agronomy is […]
December Newsletter: Our Seed Conference Takeaways, Hybrid Data, & a Holiday Recipe
Visit to Chicago: America’s Largest Seed Conference The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) had their annual meeting in Chicago December 5-9. This is America’s largest seed industry conference and seed expo. Every year, there are more than 4,000 attendees representing the U.S. seed industry and overseas seed companies. During the week there are events targeted […]
November Newsletter: A Look at the Trends, Specialty Hybrids, & a Corn Recipe
Take a glimpse at our 2016 November Newsletter! Global Warming: Is the Corn Belt Moving North? There have been some apparent changes in the growing season in the central Corn Belt; the onset of spring is earlier and with warmer temperatures. In our nearby area of Polk, Story and Boone counties, farmers start thinking about […]
October E-Newsletter
Updates from the Field Welcome to our new information exchange platform! We hope to keep you up to date with our latest corn breeding efforts. Here’s a look at what we have been working on this fall. View our October E-Newsletter Learn more about our: September Field Day Success Harvest Updates Seed Selection for your […]
GEI Field Day 2016
SPECIALTY CORN FOR FOOD AND FEED Learn about the properties of specialty corn, and specific types of specialty corn including: high lysine corn, high carotene corn, high anthocyanin corn, waxy corn and hard endosperm corn. THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. A lunch will be served using foods associated with specialty corn. NOTE: […]
Corn Specialty Hybrids
There are different types of corn in the market: dent, flint, floury, sweet corn and popcorn. Dent corn is the most common type produced by farmers for feed and food. Number two corn is the standard for the trade; this grain has a test weight of at least 56 lbs/bushel at 15% moisture. Specialty corns […]
Bio Fortified GEI High Carotenoid Corn for Better Nutrition
Bio fortified Corn for breeding for high pro vitamin A content in corn is one aspect of specialty corn breeding carried out by Genetic Enterprises International (GEI). The general benefits of vitamin A are that it promotes normal growth, prevents eye damage that leads to blindness and prevents risk of infections. GEI 2318, a high […]