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HOW DO THE NEW HYBRIDS STACK UP
Before you see a new hybrid from Pioneer, it goes through a rigorous trialling programme to make sure that it is ready for you to grow. For 2018, we are excited to have 5 new hybrids available for maize silage. When compared to the Pioneer hybrids which they are replacing, or that are the closest CRM comparison, from the current Pioneer lineup, the new hybrids have on average 1435 kgDM advantage and $940 more milk/ha. Below are the like for like comparisons so you can see how the new hybrids perform in your region.
| New Pioneer Hybrid | Comparison Pioneer Hybrid |
Growing Regions | Number of trials |
Harvest Drymatter Advantage (%) |
Yield Advantage (kgDM/ha) | Yield Significance | Milk profit per hectare+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P7124 | 39V43 |
Taranaki, Lower North Island & South Island |
25 | -1.98 | 1220 | * | $799 |
| P8500 | P8805 |
Taranaki, Lower North Island & South Island |
34 | 0.98 | 1387 | ** | $908 |
| P9127 | 38V12 |
Waikato, Taranaki, Lower North Island & South Island |
27 | -1.46 | 1491 | ** | $977 |
| P0362 | P0021 |
Waikato, Taranaki & Lower North Island |
25 | -1.98 | 1113 | ** | $729 |
| P1477W | P1758 |
Northland, Waikato & Bay of Plenty |
13 | -1.75 | 2473 | ** | $1620 |
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Total number of trials: 124 |
Average yield advantage to NEW Pioneer hybrids: 1435 |
Overall average advantage to new hybrids: $940 |
+Milk profit per hectare calculated on a milksolids response rate of 100 gMS/kgDM and a milk payout of $6.55/kgMS.