Maize Grain
Maize Grain
Maize is a premium quality grain which forms an integral part of pig, poultry and dairy feed rations. It also has a range of human food uses from flours, starch and grits to cornflakes and corn chips. If you’re looking for an alternative land use which delivers solid financial returns with limited labour input, growing maize grain could be the answer for you.
Maize grain hybrids
Pioneer® brand maize grain hybrids have been tested in our comprehensive local maize trialing program and are proven to deliver industry-leading yields of high-quality grain. As with all our products, there’s always a Pioneer Area Manager in your local area to help you choose the right hybrid and provide on-farm backup and technical support.
Maize grain for dairy cows
Pioneer® brand maize grain is an excellent supplementary feed option for dairy farmers because of its high energy content, slow digestion and local availability. For more information on the advantages of feeding maize grain to your dairy cows click here.
2025-26 Maize for Grain catalogue
Our latest edition features 20 maize grain hybrids including three new exciting options. We also profile three families and the successful maize growing businesses they have built over the years and generations, plus much more.
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Maize Grain Research 2024
Click on one of the links below to view our latest maize grain research and see how our hybrids compare to others. As well as providing robust hybrid comparison data, this year's edition summarises our latest nitrogen research.
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Maize Grain for Dairy Cows Manual
For more information on the benefits of maize grain or to download a copy of the Maize Grain for Dairy Cows manual click one of the button links below.
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Indicative production costs 2024-25
Calculate indicative maize grain costs of production in both low fertility maize silage growing envrionments. Costs of production have risen post the publishing of these numbers so enter your own costs for the best indication.
View all maize grain hybrids
When we commercialise Pioneer® brand maize grain hybrids we think local. Pioneer products are tested in over 160 maize grain trials across New Zealand. Compare the yield and agronomic performance of Pioneer maize grain hybrids in your region.
Maize grain hybrid trait table
View the individual trait characteristics for each of our maize grain hybrids and compare them against one another.
