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The top 4 maize varieties for 2023
A well-considered choice of maize variety is an important link in your maize cultivation. Maize growers can choose from a wide range of maize varieties, which differ in earliness, nutritional yield and agricultural properties. Below are the top 4 for 2023 from our range of varieties.
LG (Limagrain) is the only maize breeder working in a genuine Dutch breeding program on the development of new maize varieties. Driven breeders from the research company in Rilland (Zeeland) have been working in a large breeding program for decades on early maize varieties that excel in VEM yield and harvest security. Our top 4 for next season:
LG 31.205: most sown variety in the Netherlands
This very early variety has been the most sown maize variety in the Netherlands for three years in a row. LG 7005 excels in yield and quality, ripens early and is very reliable and reliable.
LG 31.206: new on the Variety List
This very early variety storms into the Recommended Variety List 2023 with top marks on VEM yield. These new genetics raise the level of nutritional value and digestibility again.
LG CONCLUSION: the very earliest
With this ultra-early variety it is possible for maize growers on colder/wetter soils to grow quality maize in a short season. LG CONCLUSION is very firm and has a high starch yield, which fits well in rations with a lot of grass.
LG 31.219: starchy dual-purpose maize
This variety also excels in starch yield. With an FAO of 220 and high grain yield LG 7005 good on grassier farms in the south and east of the Netherlands. In the autumn, this variety remains vital for a very long time, so it can also be harvested very well as MCS or grain maize.
Tip: due to drought and heat in the growing areas for maize seed, many varieties are less widely available. We therefore advise you to order popular varieties from your supplier in good time.
For tailor-made maize variety advice, please contact the LG forage specialist in your region.
